The Patty Duke Show Season 1, Episode 29: A Slight Case of Disaster

1

The French Teacher

Patty gets a crush on her new French teacher after he makes her his test subject.

2

The Genius

While Patty is taking a test to determine the intelligence of today's students, the machine goes nuts and the results say Patty is a genius with a 185 I.Q.

3

The Elopement

J.R. Castle leads Martin to believe that Patty and Richard are planning to elope. Acutally, they are helping Natalie plan a surprise vacation for Martin and her at the same fishing lodge where tjhey spent their honeymoon.

4

House Guest

Martin's Aunt Pauline comes to visit.

5

The Birds and the Bees Bit

Ross is invited to his first dance, so Patty and Cathy try to teach him about girls.

6

The Slumber Party

Ross tape records conversations at Patty and Cathy's slumber party's, and then blackmails them with the tape.

7

The Babysitters

When Mr. Lane refuses to pay for an evening gown for Patty, she decides to go into the babysitting business.

8

The Conquering Hero

When the star basketball player's parents move to Michigan, the Lanes invite him to stay with them.

9

The President

Patty and Cathy both run for president of the Girls' League.

10

Double Date

Patty plays Patty and Cathy at a party, after Cathy got sick for having taken a flu shot meant for Patty.

11

The Actress

The school is putting on a lavish version of Anthony and Cleopatra. Cathy tries out for the lead, but Patty unexpectedly gets it.

12

How to Be Popular

Cathy wants to win more friends, so she writes to Aunt Jane,a Lonely Hearts colunnist, for advice.

13

The Song Writers

Richard enters Patty and Cathy's song in the Jimmy Dean Songwriter Contest. Unfortunately, Patty had copied the words from a book of poetry!!

14

The Princess Cathy

Cathy falls in love with a foreign exchange student.

15

Christmas Present

Christmas is a day away and Cathy anxiously awaits a visit from her father, only to learn that he is a prisoner in a foreign country.

16

Auld Lang Syne

Martin's brother Kenneth sets out to write his autobiography, but discovers writing a book to be more difficult than he imagined.

17

Horoscope

Patty become an astrologist in order to earn money to buy Natalie a birthday present.

18

The Tycoons

When all the girls like the dress that Cathy made, she and Patty decide to go into business.

19

Author! Author!

Patty writes a novel presenting the viewpoint of the American teenager and immediately gets a publishing contract.

20

The Continental

Martin learns that he is being transferred to Paris.

21

Let 'Em Eat Cake

Natalie makes the mistake of leaving her cake in the church bazaar on the kitchen table unattened.

22

Going Steady

Patty and Richard decide to go steady.

23

Are Mothers People?

Natalie Lane begins to feel unwanted and devises a plan to get even with her family for the uncaring way they have been acting.

24

The Con Artist

Cathy buys a vacuum cleaner for Natalie's birthday but finds the cost is too much for her to handle.

25

The Perfect Teenager

After flunking an exam for teenagers, Patty decides to enroll in modeling school.

26

Chip Off the Old Block

To increase the circulation of the school paper, Patty uses scandalous stories which infuriate the school principal.

27

The Wedding Anniversary Caper

In order to buy a gift for his parents wedding anniversary, Ross enters Patty's photo in a teenagers beauty contest.

28

Pen Pals

Patty receives some beautiful letters from a new pen pal, and therefore loses interest in Richard.

29

A Slight Case of Disaster

In order to impress Sue Ellen, Patty buys an expensive dress that she can't afford.

30

The Friendship Bit

Patty discovers that she is allergic to Cathy.

31

Patty, the Foster Mother

Patty unknowingly signs papers to adopt a Korean orphan.

32

Drop Out

Richard decide to quit school.

33

Leave it to Patty

In order to get elected chairman of the class prom, Patty promise to get Pinky Gristol "The Mop" as a guest.

34

The Little Dictator

Cathy, who is student principal for a week, has trouble dealing with Patty.

35

The Working Girl

Patty gets a job at the local ice cream parlor.

36

The Cousins

Patty and Cathy reminisce about Cathy's arrival in the Lane household.