Mona McCluskey - Season 1

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Meet Mona McCluskey (Pilot)

1 - Meet Mona McCluskey (Pilot)

Air Date: September 16, 1965

Mona's letter to the Air Force secretary demanding a raise for Mike causes chaos.

All That Dough and No Place to Go

2 - All That Dough and No Place to Go

Air Date: September 23, 1965

Mona plots to get Mike money for a Mexican vacation with her.

All in a Night's Work

3 - All in a Night's Work

Air Date: September 30, 1965

Mona breaks her pact with Mike to finish a painting on time.

In Every Life a Little Wife Must Fall

4 - In Every Life a Little Wife Must Fall

Air Date: October 7, 1965

Reluctantly, Mona agrees to a State Department request to dine with a visiting, playboy maharajah.

Mona Carroll Versus Mona McCluskey

5 - Mona Carroll Versus Mona McCluskey

Air Date: October 14, 1965

When Mike is recommended for officers training school, Mona decides to abandon her acting career.

How to Put Out an Old Flame

6 - How to Put Out an Old Flame

Air Date: October 21, 1965

Mona is pleased when Mike leaves to attend a reunion of his old squadron, but becomes suspicious when General Crone says he knows nothing about it.

Let's Play Cupid

7 - Let's Play Cupid

Air Date: October 28, 1965

Mona and Mike's attempt to reconcile their friend with his girlfriend leads to complications.

Good for the Goose, Bad for the Gander

8 - Good for the Goose, Bad for the Gander

Air Date: November 4, 1965

Mike becomes jealous when Mona films a love scene with matinee idol Mario Martoni.

Michelangelo's Rival

9 - Michelangelo's Rival

Air Date: November 11, 1965

Mona buys a $1500 clay statue, and then pretends she created it herself to keep Mike from learning its price.

How to Cure an Old Ham

10 - How to Cure an Old Ham

Air Date: November 25, 1965

Mona invites a former film star to dinner, and he remains for weeks. Mona is unable to move him out because he has no money. She gets him a part in a picture so he can earn some cash, and he reacts in an unusual way.

My Husband, The Wife Beater

11 - My Husband, The Wife Beater

Air Date: December 2, 1965

Mona's two spinster aunts puzzle Mike by snubbing him when they come to visit Mona. Mike's bewilderment grows when he offers the aunts a box of candy, and they stomp on it.

Mail Against Female

12 - Mail Against Female

Air Date: December 9, 1965

Irritated because Mona opens his mail, Mike sends himself a fake set of orders assigning him to Hawaii.

Stranger in the Love Nest

13 - Stranger in the Love Nest

Air Date: December 23, 1965

A professional photographer for a weekly magazine pretends to be one of Mona's old school chums in order to get a magazine story about her.

Dance, Kookerina, Dance

14 - Dance, Kookerina, Dance

Air Date: December 30, 1965

Mona explodes when Mike tells her that the general has booked another dancer for the annual frolics. The general plans to give Mona an award at the frolics in appreciation for her previous entertainment for the troops.

Mona, The Soft Air Force Recruit

15 - Mona, The Soft Air Force Recruit

Air Date: January 13, 1966

Mike won't let Mona buy a color TV, so Mona figures a devious way to get Mike the money to buy it for her.

Down from the Wild Blue Yonder

16 - Down from the Wild Blue Yonder

Air Date: January 20, 1966

Mike is leaving the Air Force after his enlistment ends, rejecting re-enlistment to pursue a higher-paying civilian job so he can better support Mona. Both Mona and General Crone are unhappy with his decision to leave the Air Force.

The General Swings at Dawn

17 - The General Swings at Dawn

Air Date: January 27, 1966

General Crone's nephew pays him a visit, and when it's apparent that he out-Beatles The Beatles, the general begs the McCluskeys to keep him out of sight while his superior visits the base.

Lovebirds and Jailbirds

18 - Lovebirds and Jailbirds

Air Date: February 10, 1966

Mike smacks a pie at a nightclub comic who insults Mona. Mike hits nightclub comic with a pie, winds up in jail. He refuses to let Mona pay his bill because the comic said Mike married her for her money.

Diamonds are a Girl's Worst Friend

19 - Diamonds are a Girl's Worst Friend

Air Date: February 17, 1966

For their third anniversary, Mike gifts Mona a $350 diamond ring. A props-man mistakenly takes it from the studio, causing chaos.

Mona, The Mystic

20 - Mona, The Mystic

Air Date: February 24, 1966

On the eve of his wedding, Sgt. Gruzewsky abruptly calls it off after consulting a fortune teller, leaving Mona to salvage the situation.

Love, Chimp Style

21 - Love, Chimp Style

Air Date: March 3, 1966

A trained monkey complicates Mona's life when he takes a liking to her.

Operation Chicken Soup

22 - Operation Chicken Soup

Air Date: March 10, 1966

Mona parachutes into Mike's bivouac, delivering her cold remedy via rented plane.

How to Turn Off a Laser Beam

23 - How to Turn Off a Laser Beam

Air Date: March 17, 1966

A reputed Texas millionaire (Barry Kelly) persuades Mona to invest in a new electronics company.

Snow Valley Snow Job

24 - Snow Valley Snow Job

Air Date: March 24, 1966

Mona panics when Mike registers her as a contestant in a ski race at a winter resort.

Will He, Or Won't He?

25 - Will He, Or Won't He?

Air Date: April 7, 1966

Mona and Mike step up their campaign to get Sgt. Gruzewsky (Robert Strauss) to marry Alice (Elena Verdugo.)

Mike's Birthday Present

26 - Mike's Birthday Present

Air Date: April 14, 1966

Misunderstandings lead Mike to believe Mona is pregnant.