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My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

★ 4.8/10•1965•30m•Comedy•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 14, 1965

Episodes

Episode 1 - Come Honk Your HornE130m

Come Honk Your Horn

Lawyer Dave Crabtree's troubles begin with the purchase of a decrepit 1928 Porter that claims through the radio to be his mother. Wife, Barbara doesn't want the old wreck but it has an overwhelming appeal for Captain Manzini, a very persistent antique car collector.

Sep 14, 1965

Episode 2 - The De-FendersE230m

The De-Fenders

Dave fears for his mother's safety when car strippers are reported in the neighborhood.

Sep 21, 1965

Episode 3 - What Makes Auntie FreezeE330m

What Makes Auntie Freeze

As Dave drives up the mountains, Mother gets higher and higher from the alcohol in her antifreeze.

Sep 28, 1965

Episode 4 - Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come HomeE430m

Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home

When Dave neglects to set the parking break after parking on a hill, Mother rolls into an open van that is bound for Mexico.

Oct 5, 1965

Episode 5 - Burned at the SteakE530m

Burned at the Steak

Dave's mother badgers him into patching up the quarrel between the battling newlywed couple who lives next door.

Oct 12, 1965

Episode 6 - I'm Through Being a Nice GuyE630m

I'm Through Being a Nice Guy

In a desperate effort to get the car away from Dave, Captain Manzini resorts to: Operation Unscrupulous, replacing the car with an exact replica.

Oct 19, 1965

Episode 7 - Lights, Camera, MotherE730m

Lights, Camera, Mother

Dave gets back at his neighbors who are petitioning him to get rid of his antique eyesore by starring the car in a TV commercial.

Oct 26, 1965

Episode 8 - The Captain Manzini Grand PrixE830m

The Captain Manzini Grand Prix

Captain Manzini goads Dave into racing the car against England's foremost distance walker with Mother as the stakes.

Nov 2, 1965

Episode 9 - TV or Not TVE930m

TV or Not TV

Dave's mother is tired of spending night after night in a dark garage so she tries to get Dave to by her a TV set.

Nov 9, 1965

Episode 10 - My Son, the VentriloquistE1030m

My Son, the Ventriloquist

Dave's mother and the rest of his family all want air conditioners. So to handle the expense, Dave must land the account of high living Franklyn Hotchkiss.

Nov 16, 1965

Episode 11 - My Son, the JudgeE1130m

My Son, the Judge

Mother tells Dave how to impress two stiffnecked council members who are interviewing prospects for judgeship in the domestic relations court.

Nov 23, 1965

Episode 12 - And Leave the Drive-In to UsE1230m

And Leave the Drive-In to Us

Dave's mother wants to celebrate her birthday by seeing a surf movie featuring her favorite actor, at a chilly open-air theater.

Nov 30, 1965

Episode 13 - For Whom the Horn HonksE1330m

For Whom the Horn Honks

Dave hears that Captain Manzini is dying but Mother warns him that Captain Manzini is up to something.

Dec 7, 1965

Episode 14 - Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't ShowingE1430m

Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing

Dave's mother in-law arrives for a visit and it's soon apparent that there is one mother too many on the scene.

Dec 14, 1965

Episode 15 - Many Happy No-ReturnsE1530m

Many Happy No-Returns

Mother is furious when she learns that Dave intends to let Barbara choose her own Christmas present.

Dec 21, 1965

Episode 16 - Shine On, Shine On, HoneymoonE1630m

Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon

After being married for 8 years, Barbara and Dave decide to go on a honeymoon. However, Barbara's mother, an astrology nut, warns them of impending danger.

Dec 28, 1965

Episode 17 - I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?E1730m

I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?

A collision with a truck leaves Mother with amnesia and Dave with a problem, how to bring back a car's memory.

Jan 4, 1966

Episode 18 - GoldporterE1830m

Goldporter

Captain Manzini's uncle Louie, the head of a secret organization called DURC, says his hypnotic drug will make Dave agreeable to any request such as selling Mother.

Jan 11, 1966

Episode 19 - The Incredible Shrinking CarE1930m

The Incredible Shrinking Car

Captain Manzini offers Dave one last chance to sell his antique car before using a molecular compressor to shrink it to the size of a small toy.

Jan 18, 1966

Episode 20 - I'd Rather Do it Myself, MotherE2030m

I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother

When the housework gets Barbara down, Dave surprises her by hiring a maid who's unbearably efficient.

Jan 25, 1966

Episode 21 - You Can't Get There From HereE2130m

You Can't Get There From Here

While driving the kids to camp, Dave is stopped by a sheriff who asks him for his driver's license and discovers that it has expired.

Feb 1, 1966

Episode 22 - A Riddler on the RoofE2230m

A Riddler on the Roof

How can a car prevent a murder? That's what Mother has to figure out after she overhears three thugs plot the assassination of a visiting dignitary.

Feb 8, 1966

Episode 23 - My Son, the CriminalE2330m

My Son, the Criminal

Mr. Kroot, the postman, know two thing about Dave. He saw Dave cementing the garage floor and also heard him say something about his mother not complaining anymore. So Kroot concludes that Dave has done his old lady in.

Feb 15, 1966

Episode 24 - An Unreasonable FacsimileE2430m

An Unreasonable Facsimile

Captain Manzini transforms a Swedish sailor into a lookalike, talkalike replica of Dave and smuggles him into the Crabtree household.

Feb 22, 1966

Episode 25 - Over the Hill to the JunkyardE2530m

Over the Hill to the Junkyard

The future looks mighty bleak for Dave's mother when Barbara wins a new limousine in a supermarket drawing.

Mar 1, 1966

Episode 26 - It Might as Well Be Spring as NotE2630m

It Might as Well Be Spring as Not

It's mutual love at first sight for Mother and wealthy Conrad Byron who offers to trade him limousine and chauffeur for Dave's car.

Mar 8, 1966

Episode 27 - Absorba the GreekE2730m

Absorba the Greek

Prudish building owner, Henry Heckendorn asks Dave to help him try to close the Greek Grotto, a notorious night club but Dave's mother suspects Heckendorn's motives.

Mar 15, 1966

Episode 28 - The BlabbermouthE2830m

The Blabbermouth

Dave returns from work too exhausted to think straight and he accidentally lets it slip that the car is really his mother.

Mar 22, 1966

Episode 29 - When You Wish Upon a CarE2930m

When You Wish Upon a Car

Dave's mother allows the children to think that she like, Aladdin's lamp, can grant any wish.

Mar 29, 1966

Episode 30 - Desperate MinutesE3030m

Desperate Minutes

A gun totting jewel thief and his moll are using the Crabtree house as a hideout.

Apr 5, 1966

Actors

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Gladys Crabtree

Cindy Eilbacher

Cindy Eilbacher

Cindy Crabtree

Jerry Van Dyke

Jerry Van Dyke

Dave Crabtree

Maggie Pierce

Maggie Pierce

Barbara Crabtree

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