Pete and Gladys Season 2, Episode 31: The Lame Excuse

Crossed Wires

Gladys picks up the phone to call the movie theater and instead overhears a conversation with a man she thinks is Gene Barry.

30 min

Fasten Your Seat Belts

While trying to exchange a cheap piece of luggage, a gift from Pete's boss, Gladys runs into Pete's boss' wife.

30 min

The Hoarder and the Boarder

Gladys is unhappy about removing junk from the garage, so she moves it to the spare bedroom. Then Pete tells her he is taking in a boarder.

30 min

Second Car

Peggy and Gladys decide to buy a new car with their husbands' money.

30 min

Uncle Paul's New Wife

Uncle Paul and his new bride show up and Gladys must convince them she is not a kook.

30 min

Money, Money, Who's Got the Money?

After Pete gets rid of one freeloading boarder, Gladys' nephew Bruce shows up.

30 min

Uncle Paul's Insurance

Pete can't bring himself to sell insurance to Uncle Paul, so he tries hypnotism.

30 min

Down with Togetherness

The neighbors are planning to turn a weekend at the lake into a surprise anniversary party for Pete and Gladys, but Gladys gets into a fight with Janet.

30 min

Eyewitness

After seeing an accident, Gladys decides to offer her services as a witness.

30 min

Three Loves of Gladys

Bruce is blackballed by a college fraternity, and Aunt Gladys launches a one-woman investigation to find out who is responsible and why.

30 min

Sick, Sick, Sick

Gladys is a contestant on a television giveaway show and wins the big prize with a story about her husband's serious illness, but Pete's boss sees the show and sends him to the hospital.

30 min

Christmas Shopping

30 min

The Live-In Couple

A bank will award a prize to the person opening the 5000th account and Gladys is determined to win, no matter how long it takes—even if she has to sleep in the bank.

30 min

Lover Go Away

In order to stop Aunt Kitty from visiting, Pete and Gladys decide to rent an apartment without a guest room.

30 min

Hero in the House

When Pete and Gladys go to the theater, a man insults Gladys but Pete decides he is too big to fight with.

30 min

Pete's Hobby

Gladys sells an old car she learns is valuable, then tries to retrieve it, only to learn it has been turned into a hot rod.

30 min

Who Was That Man?

Gladys' ex-boyfriend is in town and she manages to make a fool of herself by spilling coffee all over herself.

30 min

Garden Wedding

Pete and Gladys celebrate their tenth anniversary by visitng the place where they were married and the justice of the peace who married them.

30 min

Follow That Skeleton

Gladys is dying to know what is in the trunk of Uncle Paul's car, but she regrets it when she finds a skeleton.

30 min

Will the Real Michele Tabour Please Stand Up?

Gladys' double, a French dancer, disappears before an important press conference and Gladys volunteers to take her place.

30 min

The Prize

Gladys wins a jingle contest, but she doesn't know what the prize is.

30 min

Yak, Yak, Yak

Uncle Paul is afraid Gladys' talkative nature will spoil a deal he has going with an antique buyer.

30 min

Never Forget a Friend

Gladys' old friend comes to town and suggests everyone get together for dinner to reconcile an old misunderstanding.

30 min

Office Wife

An efficiency expert has turned Pete's office upside down and Pete becomes upset, sending Gladys to the rescue as his secretary.

30 min

The Chocolate Cake Caper

Uncle Paul believes a thief is after his expensive jade Buddha.

30 min

Sleepytime Wife

Pete invites a big insurance executive to dinner hoping he might offer Pete a vice presidency, but Gladys has been acting strangely lately.

30 min

Maternity House

The Porters are packing for a vacation in the mountains, having promised Cousin Helen and her husband they can use their home while they are away.

30 min

Pete's Party Dress

Gladys wants to open a box addressed to Pete's uncle, but it is nailed tight.

30 min

The Top Banana

30 min

Go Help Friends

After Pete and Gladys tell a neighbor to watch their house while they are away, they decide not to leave and are faced with the problem of telling their hypersensitive neighbor he is not needed.

30 min

Step on Me

Gladys wants to buy some new furniture, but Pete is happy with the old stuff.

30 min

The Case of the Gossipy Maid

30 min

The Arrival

30 min

The Expectant Gardener

30 min

Continental Dinner

Gladys suspects Horton, the gardener, has developed a crush on her when he gives her gifts, but is unsure when his girlfriend shows up.

30 min