My Mother the Car

Season

1965

USA

4.7

TV-PG

The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Come Honk Your Horn

While perusing the local car lot, Dave Crabtree discovers his mother's been reincarnated as a junkie old car, so he buys her and brings her home, much to the dismay of both his wife and eccentric car collector Captain Manzini.

S1 • E2

The De-Fenders

When Dave learns that there are local vandals who are stripping cars, he spends a sleepless night going to ridiculous lengths ensure his mother's safety.

S1 • E3

What Makes Auntie Freeze

Dave is forced to drive his mother to a mountaintop wedding, but along the way she gets drunk on antifreeze.

S1 • E4

Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home

Gladys falls asleep and winds up on a truck bound for Mexico. When they discover she's missing, both Dave and Captain Manzini go into mourning.

S1 • E5

Burned at the Steak

When his mother encourages him to meddle in their quarreling neighbors' affairs, Dave inexplicably winds up breaking up their marriage.

S1 • E6

I'm Through Being a Nice Guy

Captain Manzini launches Operation Unscrupulous: he replicated the Porter, hires a trio of thieves to steal the original and establishes an airtight alibi for himself.

S1 • E7

Lights, Camera, Mother

An obnoxious neighbor petitions Dave to get rid of his "eyesore" car, but he changes his tune when a television executive announces plans to feature the Porter in a TV commercial.

S1 • E8

The Captain Manzini Grand Prix

Captain Manzini goads Dave into a race against a speed walker in an attempt to attain ownership of the Porter.

S1 • E9

TV or Not TV

Dave puts a TV in the garage for his mother, but confusion abounds when she wins a chance to appear on a game show.

S1 • E10

My Son, the Ventriloquist

With the help of his mother, Dave lands a new client by pretending to be a ventriloquist.

S1 • E11

My Son, the Judge

Dave is up for a job as a judge, but complications ensue when he gets a pair of roller-skates stuck on his feet.

S1 • E12

And Leave the Drive-In to Us

For his mother's birthday, Dave decides to take the family to the drive-in, but the evening is mostly a disaster.

S1 • E13

For Whom the Horn Honks

In order to get his mits on the Porter, Captain Manzini fakes a terminal illness.

S1 • E14

Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing

When Captain Manzini manipulates Barbara's mother, it results in the whole family treasure hunting for the Porter's registration slip.

S1 • E15

Many Happy No-Returns

Dave and Barb each decide to forfeit their own Christmas presents to bid on the other's work in a charity art auction.

S1 • E16

Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon

Dave and Barb decide to finally go on their honeymoon, but Barb's mother goes to ridiculous lengths to ensure they don't leave.

I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?

S1 • E17

I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?

Dave's mother gets amnesia following a fender bender.

S1 • E18

Goldporter

Captain Manzini uses a hypnotic drug on Dave to get him to agree to sell the Porter.

S1 • E19

The Incredible Shrinking Car

Captain Manzini uses a molecular compressor on the Porter to render it useless to Dave.

S1 • E20

I'd Rather Do It Myself, Mother

Dave hires a maid to help out with the housework, but she quickly takes charge of the house.

S1 • E21

You Can't Get There from Here

The Crabtrees get stranded in the backwoods when the local sheriff discovers Dave's driver's license has expired.

S1 • E22

A Riddler on the Roof

Dave and his mother try to thwart the assassination of a visiting dignitary.

S1 • E23

My Son, the Criminal

A nosy mailman convinces officials that Dave killed his mother and buried her under the floor of the garage.

S1 • E24

An Unreasonable Facsimile

Captain Manzini tries to steal the Porter away from the Crabtrees by hiring a Dave lookalike.

S1 • E25

Over the Hill to the Junkyard

Numerous complications ensue when Barbara wins a new car.

S1 • E26

It Might as Well Be Spring as Not

A handsome developer wants Mother for a promotion gimmick.

S1 • E27

Absorba the Greek

Dave is hired by a landlord keen on evicting a tenant running a Greek Tavern (with belly dancing!) in his building. When Dave and Barb check out the place, the landlord shows up, and they must avoid being seen.

S1 • E28

The Blabbermouth

Barbara catches Dave talking to the car and soon the news of the talking car is in the papers. Manzini then tries to convince the car to come away for fame and fortune. Dave stops them and then wakes up from a dream.

S1 • E29

When You Wish Upon a Car

When mom tricks Dave into buying a doll for Randy and Cindy after hearing Cindy wish for it, Cindy convinces the neighborhood kids that the 1928 Porter is a genie.