The Trouble with Father

Season 1

Stu Erwin played a mild-mannered high-school principal, with June Collyer as his wife.

Where to Watch Season 1

52 Episodes

Mr. Lamont Stays All Night
E1
Mr. Lamont Stays All Night
The Contest
E2
The Contest
Stu's Holiday
E3
Stu's HolidayStu’s plans to spend the Admission Day holiday in bed are interrupted by younger members of the family
Dr. I.Q. Irwin
E4
Dr. I.Q. Irwin
Father Finds a Genius
E5
Father Finds a Genius
Father's Little Gift
E6
Father's Little Gift
June's Romance
E7
June's Romance
Thank You, Mr. Jarvis
E8
Thank You, Mr. Jarvis
Father Gets Into the Act
E9
Father Gets Into the ActA bogus talent agent fills June's and Joyce's heads with visions of stardom, and Stu is determined to shut the guy down.
Problem Party
E10
Problem Party
Lesson in Tolerance
E11
Lesson in Tolerance
Father Knows Best
E12
Father Knows Best
Competition
E13
Competition
The Ugly Duckling
E14
The Ugly Duckling
Telephonitis
E15
TelephonitisThanks to Willie, Stuart Erwin's listing in the new phone book is wrong. Now he's getting calls for a shady gangster named Erwin Stuart from his floozy girlfriend and "business" associates. A parade of unsavory types parade through Stu's home as he's trying to impress the membership director of the country club.
Bugle Sounds
E16
Bugle Sounds
What Paper Do You Read?
E17
What Paper Do You Read?
Hot Rod
E18
Hot Rod
Cousin Steve Pays a Visit
E19
Cousin Steve Pays a Visit
High Finance
E20
High Finance
The Helping Hand
E21
The Helping Hand
Wedding Bells
E22
Wedding BellsThinking Joyce and Drexel are going to run away to get married, Stu gets assistance from Willie to prevent them from running off.
Black Saturday
E23
Black SaturdayWhen the neighbors get an automatic dishwasher June becomes envious. Stu with Willie's help decides to build one for her. Disaster strikes when Jackie uses a how to page for gum and an entire box of laundry soap gets dumped in the machine.
Father and Shakespeare
E24
Father and Shakespeare
Stu's Private Eye
E25
Stu's Private Eye
Class Reunion
E26
Class Reunion
Stu Goes to the Dogs
E27
Stu Goes to the Dogs
Interior Decorating
E28
Interior Decorating
Milk of Human Kindness
E29
Milk of Human Kindness
Baby Knows Best
E30
Baby Knows Best
Weighty Problem
E31
Weighty Problem
Father Picks a Queen
E32
Father Picks a QueenStu confuses peroxide for hair oil and becomes a blonde and Joyce confuses herself with a glamorous beauty queen and buys a too brief bathing suit.
The Great Debate
E33
The Great DebateJune agrees to debate the anonymous author of a men's rights manifesto published in the local newspaper, not realizing it was submitted by Stu.
The Burglar Alarm
E34
The Burglar AlarmConcerned about a string of burglaries in the neighborhood, Stu decides to install a burglar-alarm system in the house. He gets Willie to help him, but together the two don't quite get things right.
Many Happy Returns
E35
Many Happy Returns
The Present
E36
The Present
Private Enterprise
E37
Private Enterprise
TV Comes to the Erwins
E38
TV Comes to the Erwins
Springtime for a Father
E39
Springtime for a Father
Doctor's Examination
E40
Doctor's Examination
Barbecue
E41
BarbecueJoyce and Nancy’s parents interfere in order to help their daughters in their feud over Drexel. The Erwins give a barbecue in order to lure the boy to their house.
Quaratine
E42
Quaratine
Dear Dora
E43
Dear Dora
June Serves on a Jury
E44
June Serves on a Jury
Nothing But the Truth
E45
Nothing But the TruthAfter catching Jackie in a fib, Stu makes her swear to always tell the truth. Keeping her promise, she proceeds to cause a fight between Drexel and Joyce, insult a tacky-dressing neighbor, and tell rude Uncle George what everyone really thinks of him.
Roughing It
E46
Roughing ItStu is convinced by his friend Fred Billings to go on a hunting trip, against the better judgment of Stu's wife June. When the men get to the campsite deep in the mountains, Stu learns that Fred's idea of roughing it is quite different from most outdoorsmen's.
Cafe Society
E47
Cafe Society
I Spy
E48
I Spy
The Track Meet
E49
The Track Meet
That's My Mother
E50
That's My Mother
The Pen is Mightier
E51
The Pen is MightierStu secretly takes over the school newspaper's gossip column. He immediately causes a ruckus by printing some info that causes problems with their friends the Hodges and interferes with Joyce's dating life.
It's Just Money
E52
It's Just Money