The Gertrude Berg Show

Season 1

A middle-aged widow enrolls in college as a freshman when her children are grown up, and her experience of life outside academia together with her gentle humor and emotional dignity prove an invaluable asset to the students' young minds.

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26 Episodes

The First Day
E1
The First DaySarah Green, a 62-year-old matron, returns to college to become more educated and sociable. During her first day of college, "Mrs. G" discovers that she has a lot to learn--and a lot to contribute.
First Test
E2
First TestAn upcoming chemistry test is causing a lot of stress for Mrs. G and her much-younger fellow students.
Sam's Car
E3
Sam's CarMrs. G needs to sell her old '39 LaSalle automobile to make room for her son-in-law's new hobby in the garage.
Lonely Sunday
E4
Lonely SundayEveryone leaves campus on Sunday. Mrs. G's Sunday plans to visit her family are spoiled when her son-in-law's mother becomes ill. She wanders the campus looking for someone to share her Sunday leg of lamb.
Mrs. G. Meets Dr. Hennessey
E5
Mrs. G. Meets Dr. Hennessey
The Baby Affair
E6
The Baby AffairMrs G discovers that when it comes to rearing children, the answers are not always found in a book.
Crayton on TV
E7
Crayton on TVMrs. G leads a letter-writing campaign to keep Professor Crayton on television.
Red, Red Rose
E8
Red, Red RoseMrs. G discovers that Professor Crayton had a secret love with a poet many years ago. She arranges a poetry-reading with the poet so he can meet up with her again.
Romance for Maxie
E9
Romance for MaxieMaxie has met a wonderful gentleman, and the relationship may go further than Mrs. G. and the students want to see it go.
The Trouble with Crayton
E10
The Trouble with CraytonMrs. G is about to flunk chemistry, taught by nasty Professor Kestner (Peter Lorre), who even urges her to drop out, but her advisor Professor Crayton (Cedric Hardwicke) bucks her up and encourages her to give it the old college try.
The Teacher
E11
The TeacherMrs. G begins to teach a free informal class in Western Civilization to her working-class neighbors, but she becomes so involved in this project that she starts to neglect her own college coursework.
Mrs. G. Meets the Faculty
E12
Mrs. G. Meets the FacultyMrs. G goes to the faculty reception with all the other Freshmen and keeps everyone interested.
Mrs. G.'s Private Telephone
E13
Mrs. G.'s Private TelephoneWhen Mrs G has a private line installed in her room she quickly finds that all of the other house residents wish to use it.
Maxie's Silent Partner
E14
Maxie's Silent PartnerMaxine is considering selling the boarding-house to a developer to pay off all her bills. It will put all of the students out, and Mrs. G will not have anywhere to go, so she invests her savings in half-ownership of the campus boarding-house.
Mrs. G. Versus the Kingston Trio
E15
Mrs. G. Versus the Kingston TrioThere is a clash of musical styles when the Kingston Trio are booked to play the campus on the same night as the Faculty String Quartet.
Sunday Dinner
E16
Sunday DinnerDue to shortage of funds to run the boarding-house, Mrs. G decides to raise money by serving Sunday Dinner. Many students do not want to attend because of a certain boarder. How will Mrs. G get over this hurdle?
The Mother Affair
E17
The Mother AffairMrs. G tries to find a male interest for a student's overbearing mother.
Peace Corps
E18
Peace CorpsPaul (Fabian) wants to join the Peace Corps against his father's wishes, and Mrs. G, Maxie, and Professor Crayton all try to convince Mr. Volk to allow him to join.
Goodbye, Mr. Howell
E19
Goodbye, Mr. HowellAfter catching up with an old college chum who is doing well, George decides to quit teaching and start working with his friend at the oil company.
How Now, Brown Cow?
E20
How Now, Brown Cow?A snobbish Freshman feels superior to all of his peers and lets everyone know it. Mrs. G. puts him in his place during a debate.
High Finance
E21
High FinanceMrs. G telephones Carrie and tells her how the students raise extra funds to stay in school.
One of Our Books is Missing
E22
One of Our Books is MissingMrs. G convinces the head librarian, Mr. Ames, that she returned the library book he shows is overdue.
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
E23
Curfew Shall Not Ring TonightMrs. G gets the student body and the faculty to work together to set the campus curfew while preparing to go to the opera.
Gentleman Caller
E24
Gentleman CallerMrs. G's sister Dora gets bachelor Mr. Harris to visit her at college.
Dad's Day
E25
Dad's DayMrs.G and Maxie make room in the house for everybody's father's for Dad's Day since all the local places are full.
The Bird
E26
The BirdMrs. G finds a nesting bird in the campus cyclotron and protects it from being disturbed and removed.