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In the series pilot, Lily Ruskin comes for a visit with her daughter and son-in-law.
S1 • E2
Lily is suffering from fatigue. Figuring she is bored, Ruth and Matt arrange to have several people with interesting hobbies visit Lily to keep her entertained. They don't know that Lily is actually busy during the day.
S1 • E3
Mr. Fong, in America to do business with Matt's firm, is invited to dinner at the Henshaw home. In honor of their guest, Ruth and Lily plan a Chinese dinner complete with lanterns, a Chinese dancing girl and a Chinese waiter.
S1 • E4
Lily asks her son-in-law, Matt, to testify in her behalf in an auto-accident case.
S1 • E5
Lily has two dates for the same evening, thanks to Matt.
S1 • E6
Her soldier is a G.I. who believes Lily is a gorgeous young blond. The so-said "bombshell" panics when the soldier shows up.
S1 • E7
Lily and her friend, Hilda, plan a grunion hunt to keep themselves occupied and out of the way of Matt and Ruth.
S1 • E8
While the rest of the Henshaw family is excited about Lily dating Harvey Adams, she balks at marrying him because his mother is too domineering.
S1 • E9
Lily tries to repay her daughter and son-in-law for the kindness they have shown by hiring a maid, but the well-meant plan backfires when the maid quits just when the Henshaw family needs her most.
S1 • E10
An alarmed Lily swings into action when she learns that her friend, infatuated with a dashing young man, has withdrawn a large sum of money from her savings account.
S1 • E11
Lily meets a charming gentleman when she bumps her car into his, who then becomes so taken with her that he begins rushing her.
S1 • E12
Lily outdoes herself in her search for the perfect Christmas gift for her daughter and son-in-law. The confusion begins when the charming, but scatterbrained, mother-in-law overhears Matt say that he yearns for an old-fashioned Christmas.
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Ruth and Matt have to cancel their Hawaiian vacation when an important client arrives in town. To recreate "a reasonable facsimile thereof" for them, Lily enlists the help of her friend, Hilda, a grass skirt and plenty of imagination.
S1 • E14
Lily offers to pay for her room and board, but her son-in-law and daughter refuse to accept the money. To prove her determination, the charming mother-in-law quietly moves from the Henshaw home.
S1 • E15
Lily takes up oil painting as a hobby, much to the displeasure of Matt, so Matt devises a plan to discourage Lily's new artistic interest, which turns out to be a pretty expensive little brainstorm.
S1 • E16
A grandfather clock belonging to Lily causes a small-scale riot in the Henshaw household with its erratic behavior.
S1 • E17
Lily wants to recapture the past when she learns that an old boyfriend is coming to Los Angeles and intends to pay her a visit.
S1 • E18
Lily and her friend, Hilda, go hunting in the desert for uranium, but Matt is so convinced that the two won't last a week that he bets his wife the fur coat she wants that the uranium hunt will be over almost as soon as it begins.
S1 • E19
While shopping with Hilda, Lily bumps her head on a low awning and gets involved with one of Pete Porter's schemes.
S1 • E20
As her birthday rolls around, Lily gets very curious about what's in the packages and ends up breaking one of them.
S1 • E21
Lily becomes jealous and takes immediate action when she learns that her latest beau, Tom, has hired a beautiful new secretary.
S1 • E22
Wedding preparations take over the attention of Ruth and Lily as they make out the guest list for Lily's upcoming marriage to Tom Anderson.
S1 • E23
The breakup of Lily's engagement to Tom is brought about by Tom's daughter, who passes a rather distorted judgment on Lily.
S1 • E24
Lily and Hilda journey south of the border for a vacation in Mexico, only to spend their vacation in a cozy, first-class jail cell.
S1 • E25
Lily's niece runs away from home to pursue a movie career in Hollywood, but Lily does a bit of acting herself to discourage her and send the girl back home.
S1 • E26
After an argument with their wives, Matt and Pete set up housekeeping together.
S1 • E27
Lily promises to buy theater tickets for Ruth's anniversary, but Hilda forgets to pick them up from the scalper. In order to get the tickets, Lily and Hilda go to extreme lengths.
S1 • E28
Lily takes up cello lessons to divert her mind from a broken romance, until an introduction to a handsome psychiatrist dispels her blues.
S1 • E29
Hilda suggests that she move in with Lily when Ruth and Matt announce they want to spend the weekend at the mountains. Unfortunately, the plans go awry when Lily and Hilda have an argument.
S1 • E30
Ruth insists that Matt shave off his new mustache and he refuses. When Lily moves out of their home hoping they will solve the problem, Ruth and Matt get the mistaken impression that Lily intends to elope.
S1 • E31
Lily secretly plans a surprise for Ruth and Matt when she calls in a furniture upholsterer during their absence, but confusion reigns when they get a bigger surprise than she counted on.
S1 • E32
Lily invites a newlywed couple to the Henshaw home in an attempt to demonstrate how happily a household can function with the mother-in-law as a member.
S1 • E33
Lily and Hilda compose a song for their club's charity bazaar, never dreaming that the tune will be presented on TV.
S1 • E34
The doctor advises Ruth and Matt that Lily is suffering from boredom and that they had better liven up her life.
Lily Ruskin
Ruth Henshaw
Matt Henshaw
Pete Porter
Hilda Crocker
Stanley
Lester
Madeline
Lee
Elsie