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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Season: 2

Episode: 1

The Unbirthday Present

Air Date:23/09/1970

When Eddie decides to give Tom a present for no particular reason, Norman helps him create the perfect gift.

Crew

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Martin Donovan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Stan Cutler

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Episode: 2

A Loaf of Bread, a Bar of Soap and a Jar of Peanut Butter

Air Date:30/09/1970

Tom informs Mr. Kelly when he overhears Eddie and Joey (Jodie Foster) making plans to run away to Mexico.

Crew

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Peggy Chantler Dick

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jodie Foster

Character: Joey Kelly

Department: Acting

Name: David Ketchum

Character: Joe Kelly

Department: Acting

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Episode: 3

The Important Word is 'And'

Air Date:07/10/1970

Tom learns a lesson in what not to do when Eddie joins a boys' club.

Crew

Name: Bob Sweeney

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Martin Donovan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Stan Cutler

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jonathan Daly

Character: Dr. Bob Lockwood

Department: Acting

Name: Teddy Quinn

Character: Danny Lockwood

Department: Acting

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Episode: 4

I Thought, You Thought

Air Date:14/10/1970

Tom thinks Mrs. Livingston has a crush on Norman but Norman believes Tom is the object of her affections.

Crew

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Martin Donovan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Stan Cutler

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Episode: 5

The Business Trip

Air Date:21/10/1970

Tom has to tell Eddie that he has to work on the night of the school play.

Crew

Name: Bob Rodgers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Robert Hitchcock

Character: Bar Patron (uncredited)

Department: Acting

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Episode: 6

Eddie's Will

Air Date:28/10/1970

Mrs. Livingston's plans are upset when Tom punishes Eddie for not doing his homework.

Crew

Name: Peggy Chantler Dick

Role: Teleplay

Department: Writing

Name: Jay Simms

Role: Story

Department: Writing

Name: Luther James

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Peggy Chantler Dick

Role: Story

Department: Writing

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Episode: 7

Hello, Mrs. Bessinger, Goodbye

Air Date:04/11/1970

A free-spirited girl enters Tom's life.

Crew

Name: Joanna Lee

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Bob Sweeney

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Suzanne Pleshette

Character: Valerie Bessinger

Department: Acting

Name: Patrick O'Moore

Character: Senator Goldrich

Department: Acting

Name: Natalie Masters

Character: Mrs. Goldrich

Department: Acting

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Episode: 8

Love is for Sharing

Air Date:11/11/1970

An Indian orphan teaches Eddie and Tom about sharing.

Crew

Name: Shirley Gordon

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Sid McCoy

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Lee Joe Casey

Character: Bobby Brownbear

Department: Acting

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Episode: 9

Who Wants to Sail Down the Amazon, Anyway?

Air Date:18/11/1970

Eddie's maternal grandfather expresses his desire to take Eddie on an expedition down the Amazon River.

Crew

Name: Joanna Lee

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Don Weis

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Peggy Chantler Dick

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Will Geer

Character: Harry I. Madison

Department: Acting

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Episode: 10

When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot, It Doesn't Fit

Air Date:25/11/1970

A liberated woman has Tom delighted but not in love.

Crew

Name: Don Weis

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Martin Donovan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Stan Cutler

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Lori Saunders

Character: Cynthia Kurland

Department: Acting

Name: William Lanteau

Character: Gus the Waiter (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Name: Cosmo Sardo

Character: Maitre d' (uncredited)

Department: Acting

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Episode: 11

The Secret Box

Air Date:02/12/1970

Eddie begins to think that he was adopted.

Crew

Name: Shirley Gordon

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Jerrold Bernstein

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Gabie Grammer

Character: Elsie

Department: Acting

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Episode: 12

Fear is for Understanding

Air Date:16/12/1970

Tom tries to exorcise a ghost.

Crew

Name: Shirley Gordon

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Randall Hood

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Episode: 13

Gifts Are for Giving

Air Date:23/12/1970

A story about Norman's highly treasured gift.

Crew

Name: Bill Bixby

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Shirley Gordon

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jodie Foster

Character: Joey Kelly

Department: Acting

Name: David Ketchum

Character: Joe Kelly

Department: Acting

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Episode: 14

A Little Get Together for Cissy

Air Date:06/01/1971

Tom's sophisticated boss Cissy falls for him.

Crew

Name: Harry Falk

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Martin Donovan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Stan Cutler

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Tippi Hedren

Character: Cissy Drummond-Randolph

Department: Acting

Name: John Fiedler

Character: The Mild Man

Department: Acting

Name: Ivor Barry

Character: The Englishman

Department: Acting

Name: David Armstrong

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Eastman

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Name: Dennis Fimple

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Department: Acting

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Episode: 15

The Ghetto Girl

Air Date:13/01/1971

Tom tries to help a girl from the ghetto with a chip on her shoulder.

Crew

Name: Gary Nelson

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Alan J. Levitt

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Amanda Lynne

Character: Gus

Department: Acting

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Episode: 16

The Hospital

Air Date:20/01/1971

Eddie gets scared when Tom goes to the hospital for a routine physical.

Crew

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Martin Donovan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Stan Cutler

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Andrew Prine

Character: Dr. Hal 'Speed' Gould

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Clarke Chisolm

Character: Female Technician

Department: Acting

Name: Catherine Ferrar

Character: Miss Fern

Department: Acting

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Episode: 17

The Rift

Air Date:27/01/1971

Tom refuses to buy a horse for Eddie.

Crew

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Peggy Chantler Dick

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Murray Pollack

Character: Bar Patron (uncredited)

Department: Acting

Name: Hal Cooper

Character: Gus (uncredited)

Department: Directing

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Episode: 18

The Encounter Group

Air Date:03/02/1971

Tina expresses her feelings about Tom and Norman in a group encounter meeting.

Crew

Name: Joanna Lee

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Hal Cooper

Character: Gus (uncredited)

Department: Directing

Name: Pat Delaney

Character: Harriet

Department: Acting

Name: Rosemary Edelman

Character: Carol Fleischman

Department: Acting

Name: Lew Horn

Character: Bob Fleischman

Department: Acting

Name: Ed Hall

Character: Ted Wilson

Department: Acting

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Episode: 19

Dear Mr. Cooper (a.k.a.) Eddie Meets an Astronaut

Air Date:10/02/1971

Eddie meets Apollo 13 astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in a story about privacy.

Crew

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Shirley Gordon

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Saha

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Gordon Cooper

Character: Gordon Cooper

Department: Acting

Name: Bill Fiore

Character: Mr. Weston

Department: Acting

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Episode: 20

The Lonely Weekend

Air Date:17/02/1971

While Eddie's away, Tom plans to spend the weekend with his girlfriend.

Crew

Name: Harry Falk

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Martin Donovan

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Stan Cutler

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Brenda Benet

Character: Brenda

Department: Acting

Name: Jodie Foster

Character: Joey Kelly

Department: Acting

Name: Claire Brennen

Character: Sherry Barnes

Department: Acting

Name: Robert Burton

Character: Brian Frisbee

Department: Acting

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Episode: 21

The Magic Mrs. Rickles

Air Date:03/03/1971

Tina's mother's belief in magic leaves an impression on Eddie.

Crew

Name: Joanna Lee

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Harry Falk

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jodie Foster

Character: Joey Kelly

Department: Acting

Name: Lisa Kirk

Character: Mrs. Rickles

Department: Acting

Name: Chris Woodley

Character: Miss Huffman

Department: Acting

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Episode: 22

To Catch a Thief

Air Date:10/03/1971

Things go missing from the Corbett household.

Crew

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

Name: Susan Harris

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Willie Aames

Character: Scott

Department: Acting

Name: Vincent Van Patten

Character: Mark

Department: Acting

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Episode: 23

Everybody Needs a Brother

Air Date:17/03/1971

Eddie's desire for a brother prompts Tom to adopt a child from another country.

Crew

Name: Blanche Hanalis

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Hal Cooper

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: Mark Antony Van der Nagel

Character: Jerry Riley

Department: Acting

Name: Brandon Williams

Character: Steve Riley

Department: Acting

Name: Jeff Williams

Character: Mike Riley

Department: Acting

Name: Tiger Williams

Character: Lester Riley

Department: Acting

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Episode: 24

Discipline is a Four Letter Word Spelled Love

Air Date:24/03/1971

When Eddie's disobedience endangers his life, Tom spanks him for the first time.

Crew

Name: Terry Becker

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Blanche Hanalis

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Mark Toby

Role: Novel

Department: Writing

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