About this season
Grindl is an American situation comedy that began in the fall of 1963 on NBC, originally sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The show, starring Imogene Coca in the title role, lasted for one season.
Episodes (32)
1. The Gruesome Basement
Aired 15 September 1963 • 30 min
Grindl, who's working for the Hartmans, is very upset when Mrs, Hartman disappears and her suspicions mount when Mr. Hartman displays extreme sensitivity about a locked basement door.
2. Grindl, Counterspy
Aired 22 September 1963 • 30 min
Grindl is the babysitter of a 7-year old boy genius who is keeping a bottle of experimental rocket fuel in the refrigerator.
3. Grindl, She-Wolf of Wall Street
Aired 29 September 1963 • 30 min
4. The Ghastly Honeymoon
Aired 6 October 1963 • 30 min
Grindl meets a handsome and eligible suitor through a marriage bureau, but before the wedding takes place, the bridegroom takes out a large insurance policy on Grindl's life.
5. Grindl and the Counterfeiters
Aired 13 October 1963 • 30 min
Grindl goes to work in a bookstore unaware that it's being used as a front for a ring of counterfeiters.
6. Grindl: Femme Fatale
Aired 20 October 1963 • 30 min
Grindl gets an inside look at a male harem when she becomes a maid for glamorous Gloria Lanett.
7. One Angry Grindl
Aired 27 October 1963 • 30 min
Grindl has deadlocked the jury with her vote of not guilty. She feels the defendant's blue eyes are sufficient cause for reasonable doubt.
8. Grindl, Witness for the Defense
Aired 3 November 1963 • 30 min
Grindl is keeping house for a man who is supposedly an invalid.
9. Lady Grindl
Aired 10 November 1963 • 30 min
Grindl inherits a British estate and the title ""Lady Grindl."" She arrives at Dundstetter Moors to claim her inheritance, but three bent twigs on the family tree try to frighten her away.
10. The Great Bank Robbery
Aired 17 November 1963 • 30 min
The great bank robbery is what a group of thieves have been planning to pull but they are unable to find the bank's weak spot that is until Grindl is hired as a teller.
11. Grindl, the Meddler
Aired 8 December 1963 • 30 min
12. The Great Schultz
Aired 15 December 1963 • 30 min
A magician known as The Great Schultz plans a pseudo-scientific act in which he seems able to change his wife into a rabbit and Grindl is mighty impressed.
13. 'Twas the Week Before Christmas
Aired 22 December 1963 • 30 min
14. Grindl, Impractical Nurse
Aired 29 December 1963 • 30 min
Grindl watches TV's ""Dr. Wherton, Intern with a Cause"" and decides to become a nurse.
15. The Lucky Piece
Aired 5 January 1964 • 30 min
A superstitious gambler plays a long shot when he hires Grindl as a maid.
16. Grindl, the Private Eye
Aired 12 January 1964 • 30 min
After watching a TV detective show, Grindl accepts a job as a maid for a private detective.
17. Grindl's Day Off
Aired 19 January 1964 • 30 min
Grindl's day starts off as one of those days when she finds herself taking a shower in her pajamas.
18. The Mad Bomber (a.k.a.) Grindl, the Mad Bomber
Aired 26 January 1964 • 30 min
Olaf, The Mad Bomber, who plants bombs that go off when the phone rings, makes a bad connection when he does the answering service where Grindl works.
19. Grindl and the Boodle
Aired 2 February 1964 • 30 min
Insurance investigators, hoping to recover some stolen money ask Grindl to impersonate a gunman's moll.
20. Dial G For Grindl
Aired 9 February 1964 • 30 min
Grindl is mistaken for a professional killer.
21. Taming of a Tyrant
Aired 16 February 1964 • 30 min
In a socialite's household, Grindl spearheads a strike against a tyrannical butler.
22. It's in the Bag
Aired 23 February 1964 • 30 min
Anxious to becomes her own boss, Grindl lets two con men talk her into selling vacuum cleaners.
23. Grindl, Part-time Wife
Aired 1 March 1964 • 30 min
Grindl unwittingly chooses a kleptomaniac to pose as her butler husband.
24. Active Retirement
Aired 8 March 1964 • 30 min
Grindl tries to prove an active retirement for an old railroad man.
25. Grindl, Girl Wac
Aired 15 March 1964 • 30 min
Grindl recalls her World War II misadventures.
26. The Big Deception
Aired 22 March 1964 • 30 min
Grindl, working as a guide in a model home, decides to borrow it to help a young man impress his in-laws.
27. Grindl Goes West
Aired 29 March 1964 • 30 min
Grindl may be one of the few people to leave Las Vegas a winner, half of a gambling casino has been built on property she owns.
28. The Moon Killer
Aired 5 April 1964 • 30 min
The Moon Killer is on the prowl and Grindl is alone and unprotected in her apartment.
29. There's No Such Thing as a Bad Barracuda
Aired 12 April 1964 • 30 min
While babysitting in a tough neighborhood, Grindl gets involved in a war between two teenage gangs.
30. Everything's Coming Up Roses
Aired 19 April 1964 • 30 min
Grindl is working as a housekeeper for a horticulturist and she'd like to know what became of her predecessors.
31. Some Dogs Have the Biggest Mouths
Aired 26 April 1964 • 30 min
Some dogs have the biggest mouths and Grindl meets one, a talking dog that gives her the name of the gunman who shot his master.
32. Aunt Grindl
Aired 3 May 1964 • 30 min
Grindl thinks her cousin has left her a fortune but the legacy is something other than money.