Seasons & Episodes
Man Against the World (Pilot)
When Lydia complains to her father about the dullness of her history lesson at school, John tells her his own version of
The Disenchanted
When the noise from the freight elevator beside his office becomes intolerable, John decides to try working at home, onl
Little Girls Are Sugar & Spice - And Not Always Nice!
In order to get closer to her father, with whom she seems to share little in common, Lydia learns how to play chess from
Christabel
John has dog problems with just about everyone: Greeley, over a magazine piece about his childhood family pet who bit pe
The Night the House Caught Fire
When Lydia comes down with a bad cold, John takes the opportunity to try to show her that people with vivid imaginations
The Ghost and Mr. Monroe
After Greeley once again fails to understand the humor in one of John's cartoons, John quits his job with The Manhattani
Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore
John, finding himself bothered by the ordinariness of his life, fantasizes about being involved in a tale of espionage i
Seal in the Bedroom
Greeley rejects yet another of John's cartoons which he doesn't understand, one involving a seal in the bedroom of a mar
The Saga of Dimity Ann
After being bitten by the family cat, Dimity Ann, John takes her away and leaves her in a new housing developement. Lyd
A Friend of the Earth
The Monroe's new neighbor, Paul Morton, who is also a cartoonist, challenges John's more sophisticated humor by pitting
Maid in Connecticut
The Monroes have a new maid who for some reason has a phobia about modern appliances, and Ellen tells John to be kind to
Native Wit
John finally manages to get his revenge on Zeph Leggin by studying old jokes and using them to defeat the local humorist
The Shrike and the Chipmunks
When Greeley decides to dedicate an entire issue of The Manhattanite to children's book author George Lindsay Lockhart,
Rally Round the Flag
Frustrated while trying to buy a Christmas present for Lydia, John makes the unfortunate choice of an American flag as h
The War Between Men and Women
During a sixteenth anniversary party for the Jensens at the Monroe's house, Phil loses his temper when his wife Ruth int
The Mating Dance
Lydia is supposed to go to a dance with a boy named Elbert, but when a bully beats him up and insists that Lydia go to t
Darn that Dream
Lydia is concerned about nightmares, so John tells stories about his family during his childhood in Columbus, Ohio. He
The Human Being and the Dinosaur
When a neighborhood boy tries to tell Lydia about the facts of life, she responds by punching him in the mouth. While E
Dear Is a Four-Letter Word
When both Ellen and Lydia's teacher Miss Skidmore agree that John's cartoons are causing his daughter acute embarrassmen
The Middle Years
When Ellen and Lydia go on an overnight trip, leaving John home alone, he finds himself interrupted in his work by a pai
Rules for a Happy Marriage
John suggests The Manhattanite use marriage as the theme of its anniversary issue, and he has his own ideas on the subje
The Wooing of Mr. Monroe
When John begins collaborating on a book with a female writer, Ellen suspects he may really be having an affair instead.
The Mea Culpit Bit
John is suffering from cartoonist's block, making him irritable at work and then later at home. In his frustration he c
The Fourth Estate
John once again has to deal with rejection, not only by Greeley, who can't find the humor in one of John's cartoons, but
Monroe the Mysogynist
After both Ellen and Greeley accuse John of hating women, John becomes unable to think of any other kinds of cartoons to
Child's Play
When Phil gives in to his son's wishes because of feelings of guilt, John chastises him for being weak, but when John hi
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