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A widowed Los Angeles columnist raises his son and manages his new relationship.
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Hal Towne is a Los Angeles widower with a bright ten-year-old son to raise (aided by a stern housekeeper). He writes a syndicated column, "All Around Towne," which brings him into contact with numerous competitors for the favors of his publicity-agent girlfriend.
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Hal hosts old friend Major Brick Lafferty before he reports for duty. But the army man parties too hard so Hal goes to base to cover for his pal. But do to a snafu Hal finds himself getting a physical then readied for a mission.
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A show biz friend of Hal's drops by and thinks Sarge would be perfect for the stage. Hal, not wanting to lose his housekeeper, has his doubts. He hires an acting coach hoping that will end Sarge's acting ambitions
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Columnist Hal Towne interviews Ollie Wintergreen, a famous dog trainer. Wintergreen irritates Hal by saying that all the credit should go to the trainer.
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After telling his son Randy to fight back when a bully threatens him, columnist Hal Towne finds himself faced with the same problem. But Hal is afraid that if he fights he will be the loser.
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Hal Towne's friend is faced with the loss of his job as an art critic. Hal decides to help his friend by becoming an artist.
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Columnist Hal Towne arranges an interview with a young lady voted "Woman of the Year." He is pleased to find that she is beautiful but is apprehensive when he discovers that she is an accomplished sportswoman.
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Sarge encounters a former matinee idol, down on his luck, in the park. The housekeeper brings the older man home to clothe and feed him, then return him to his previous glory. Hal has his doubts that it will work.
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Hal's publisher friend asks for help as his 21 year old son has become entangled with a flashy showgirl. Hal is successful is liberating the young man then finds himself the object of the woman's attentions.
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When Sarge is questioned for passing a counterfeit note, Hal turns amateur criminologist and investigates his new neighbors, convinced that they must be printing fake money.
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Columnist Hal becomes the victim of a blackmail plot when he stumbles on the fact that a French film star is secretly married.
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Hal decides Sarge needs a hand so he hires Annabella, a young maid. No one seems to figure out she is a missing princess but when it's discovered a diplomatic crisis occurs.
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Columnist Hal Towne repays an old debt by giving a job to the son of a friend. The boy proves to be very rambunctious, and somehow Hal finds himself entangled with the daughter of a South American diplomat.
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UN delegate Martino and his wife are rushing to the hospital for an imminent birth but it won't wait. They stop at Hal's apartment where quintuplets are delivered. Hal becomes frustrated as he can't report on the biggest story around.
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Seeing an opportunity to make a hit with a young widow, Hal Towne volunteers to manage her daughter's campaign to become president of her fifth-grade class. Then Hal discovers that his son Randy is also a candidate for that office.
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Hal puts some personal opinions in his column, which upsets his publisher. So Hal decides to show the boss what the column would be like without any opinions whatever.
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Hal goes all out to sell a mink coat at a charity bazaar. There's a small problem: the coat is not for sale; it belongs to his publisher's wife.
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Mike is unnerved when a number of his exclusives end up in arch rival Ed Hollister's column. Mike's suspicions land on Karen and Eliot for leaking the info, endangering his friendships with them.
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Hal Towne is mistakenly identified as the author of a smoldering romantic novel. Despite his denials, he becomes the target: of a procession of amorous women and irate men.
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Hal's Aunt Millie comes to visit and it is her all-too-candid comments that disrupts Hal's life at home and in the office. But the climax comes when Hal learns he's supposed to go on network TV in an interview with her.
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Hal interviews a child psychologist during with she states that Hal's glamorous job is detrimental to Randy's development. Hal has his doubts but decides to take another position so he won't hinder his son's abilities.
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Hal thinks his housekeeper Sarge needs some romance in her life so he decides to fix her up. The man he chooses happens to be a con artist and his affecttion is for Hal's bank account instead of Sarge.
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After Hal writes about much engaged heiress Paula Hamilton, she arrives in his office outraged. She decides revenge is best if she convinces Hal to aspire to high society. Randy and Sarge show him the error of his ways.
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Randy meets a new girl in his apartment building and falls head over heels in love. He writes a series of mash notes, but the letters are intercepted by the girl's grandmother who thinks they're from Randy's father and meant for her.
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Hal has generally been pleased with Randy's grades but his expectations change when he meets a super smart child. Hal begins to demand more from his son in academics despite being warned of his unreasonableness.
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Hal thinks Randy is wanting more time away from him to be with other kids his age so the son is sent to camp. Randy believes his dad just wants to vacation without him. The misunderstanding leads to unhappiness all around.
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Hal help a publicity shy celebrity friend of his plan his wedding, keeping it a secret from everyone. Sarge get the wrong idea and thinks Hal is to wed Karen so the housekeeper organizes a different celebration.
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Hal decides to give a struggling young actress a plug in his newspaper column. He decides her real name, Gretchen Clayhipple, is too hard to remember and without consulting her changes it to June Thursday
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Amelia 'Sarge' Sargent
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Ed Hollister
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