About this season
Pete and Gladys is an American situation comedy television series starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was broadcast on September 10, 1962.
Episodes (36)
1. Crossed Wires
Aired 18 September 1961 • 30 min
Gladys picks up the phone to call the movie theater and instead overhears a conversation with a man she thinks is Gene Barry.
2. Fasten Your Seat Belts
Aired 25 September 1961 • 30 min
While trying to exchange a cheap piece of luggage, a gift from Pete's boss, Gladys runs into Pete's boss' wife.
3. The Hoarder and the Boarder
Aired 2 October 1961 • 30 min
Gladys is unhappy about removing junk from the garage, so she moves it to the spare bedroom. Then Pete tells her he is taking in a boarder.
4. Second Car
Aired 9 October 1961 • 30 min
Peggy and Gladys decide to buy a new car with their husbands' money.
5. Uncle Paul's New Wife
Aired 16 October 1961 • 30 min
Uncle Paul and his new bride show up and Gladys must convince them she is not a kook.
6. Money, Money, Who's Got the Money?
Aired 23 October 1961 • 30 min
After Pete gets rid of one freeloading boarder, Gladys' nephew Bruce shows up.
7. Uncle Paul's Insurance
Aired 30 October 1961 • 30 min
Pete can't bring himself to sell insurance to Uncle Paul, so he tries hypnotism.
8. Down with Togetherness
Aired 6 November 1961 • 30 min
The neighbors are planning to turn a weekend at the lake into a surprise anniversary party for Pete and Gladys, but Gladys gets into a fight with Janet.
9. Eyewitness
Aired 13 November 1961 • 30 min
After seeing an accident, Gladys decides to offer her services as a witness.
10. Three Loves of Gladys
Aired 20 November 1961 • 30 min
Bruce is blackballed by a college fraternity, and Aunt Gladys launches a one-woman investigation to find out who is responsible and why.
11. Sick, Sick, Sick
Aired 27 November 1961 • 30 min
Gladys is a contestant on a television giveaway show and wins the big prize with a story about her husband's serious illness, but Pete's boss sees the show and sends him to the hospital.
12. Christmas Shopping
Aired 4 December 1961 • 30 min
13. The Live-In Couple
Aired 11 December 1961 • 30 min
A bank will award a prize to the person opening the 5000th account and Gladys is determined to win, no matter how long it takes—even if she has to sleep in the bank.
14. Lover Go Away
Aired 25 December 1961 • 30 min
In order to stop Aunt Kitty from visiting, Pete and Gladys decide to rent an apartment without a guest room.
15. Hero in the House
Aired 1 January 1962 • 30 min
When Pete and Gladys go to the theater, a man insults Gladys but Pete decides he is too big to fight with.
16. Pete's Hobby
Aired 8 January 1962 • 30 min
Gladys sells an old car she learns is valuable, then tries to retrieve it, only to learn it has been turned into a hot rod.
17. Who Was That Man?
Aired 15 January 1962 • 30 min
Gladys' ex-boyfriend is in town and she manages to make a fool of herself by spilling coffee all over herself.
18. Garden Wedding
Aired 22 January 1962 • 30 min
Pete and Gladys celebrate their tenth anniversary by visitng the place where they were married and the justice of the peace who married them.
19. Follow That Skeleton
Aired 29 January 1962 • 30 min
Gladys is dying to know what is in the trunk of Uncle Paul's car, but she regrets it when she finds a skeleton.
20. Will the Real Michele Tabour Please Stand Up?
Aired 5 February 1962 • 30 min
Gladys' double, a French dancer, disappears before an important press conference and Gladys volunteers to take her place.
21. The Prize
Aired 12 February 1962 • 30 min
Gladys wins a jingle contest, but she doesn't know what the prize is.
22. Yak, Yak, Yak
Aired 19 February 1962 • 30 min
Uncle Paul is afraid Gladys' talkative nature will spoil a deal he has going with an antique buyer.
23. Never Forget a Friend
Aired 26 February 1962 • 30 min
Gladys' old friend comes to town and suggests everyone get together for dinner to reconcile an old misunderstanding.
24. Office Wife
Aired 5 March 1962 • 30 min
An efficiency expert has turned Pete's office upside down and Pete becomes upset, sending Gladys to the rescue as his secretary.
25. The Chocolate Cake Caper
Aired 12 March 1962 • 30 min
Uncle Paul believes a thief is after his expensive jade Buddha.
26. Sleepytime Wife
Aired 19 March 1962 • 30 min
Pete invites a big insurance executive to dinner hoping he might offer Pete a vice presidency, but Gladys has been acting strangely lately.
27. Maternity House
Aired 2 April 1962 • 30 min
The Porters are packing for a vacation in the mountains, having promised Cousin Helen and her husband they can use their home while they are away.
28. Pete's Party Dress
Aired 9 April 1962 • 30 min
Gladys wants to open a box addressed to Pete's uncle, but it is nailed tight.
29. The Top Banana
Aired 16 April 1962 • 30 min
30. Go Help Friends
Aired 23 April 1962 • 30 min
After Pete and Gladys tell a neighbor to watch their house while they are away, they decide not to leave and are faced with the problem of telling their hypersensitive neighbor he is not needed.
31. The Lame Excuse
Aired 7 May 1962 • 30 min
Gladys tells Pete's boss that he is sick, so they can attend a costume party rather than go to dinner with him.
32. Step on Me
Aired 14 May 1962 • 30 min
Gladys wants to buy some new furniture, but Pete is happy with the old stuff.
33. The Case of the Gossipy Maid
Aired 21 May 1962 • 30 min
34. The Arrival
Aired 28 May 1962 • 30 min
35. The Expectant Gardener
Aired 4 June 1962 • 30 min
36. Continental Dinner
Aired 10 September 1962 • 30 min
Gladys suspects Horton, the gardener, has developed a crush on her when he gives her gifts, but is unsure when his girlfriend shows up.