
December Bride
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.
Cast

Spring Byington
Lily Ruskin

Dean Miller
Matt Henshaw

Frances Rafferty
Ruth Henshaw

Harry Morgan
Pete Porter

Verna Felton
Hilda Crocker
Seasons
E1Lily Ruskin Arrives
Oct 4, 1954
Lily moves in with her daughter and son-in-law
E2Lily is Bored
Oct 11, 1954
A bored Lily looks for an exciting pastime
E3The Chinese Dinner
Oct 18, 1954
E4The Accident
Oct 25, 1954
Lily asks her son-in-law, Matt, to testify in her behalf in an auto-accident case.
E5The Veterinarian
Nov 1, 1954

E6My Soldier
Nov 8, 1954
E7Grunion Hunting
Nov 15, 1954
E8Lily's Mother-in-Law
Nov 22, 1954
E9Lily Hires a Maid
Nov 29, 1954
E10The Gigolo
Dec 6, 1954

E11The Rich Man
Dec 13, 1954
E12The Christmas Show
Dec 20, 1954

E13The Luau
Dec 27, 1954
E14Lily Wants to Pay Her Way
Jan 3, 1955
E15Lily the Artist
Jan 10, 1955
E16The Grandfather Clock
Jan 17, 1955
E17The Sentimentalist
Jan 24, 1955
E18The Uranium Show
Jan 31, 1955
E19The Insurance Show
Feb 7, 1955
While shopping, Lily bumps her head on a low awning and gets involved with one of Pete Porter's schemes.
E20Surprise Party
Feb 14, 1955
E21Jealousy
Feb 21, 1955
E22Wedding Preparations
Feb 28, 1955

E23The Breakup
Mar 7, 1955
E24Mexico
Mar 14, 1955
E25Lily's Niece
Mar 21, 1955
E26Matt Cooks
Mar 28, 1955

E27Theater Tickets
Apr 4, 1955
E28Psychiatrist
Apr 11, 1955
E29Gossip
Apr 18, 1955
E30Matt's Mustache
Apr 25, 1955
E31The Line-Up
May 2, 1955
E32The Other Couple
May 9, 1955
E33Lily's Song
May 16, 1955

E34Chicken Salad
May 23, 1955
E1The Boxing Show
Oct 3, 1955
E2The Pizza Show
Oct 10, 1955

E3Lily and the Wolf
Oct 17, 1955
E4Ruth Neglects Matt
Oct 24, 1955
E5The Shoplifter
Oct 31, 1955
E6Let Yourself Go
Nov 7, 1955
E7The Laundromat Show
Nov 14, 1955
E8Skidrow
Nov 21, 1955

E9Big Game Hunter
Nov 28, 1955
E10Family Quarrel
Dec 5, 1955
E11High Sierras
Dec 12, 1955
E12Rate Your Mate
Dec 26, 1955

E13Operation: Coleslaw
Jan 2, 1956
E14The Trailer Show
Jan 9, 1956
Lily invites a family whose trailer has broken down into the house, only to discover that one of their kids has the mumps.
E15Matt's Movie Career
Jan 16, 1956
Matt is persuaded to step in at the last minute when an actor cancels out of Lily's club play. His performance is such a success that Matt begins thinking of a theotrical career, much to Ruth's dismay.

E16The Rudy Vallee Show
Jan 23, 1956
E17The Texas Show (1)
Jan 30, 1956
E18The Texas Show (2)
Feb 6, 1956
E19The Texas Show (3)
Feb 13, 1956
E20Sunken Den
Feb 20, 1956
E21The Wrestler
Feb 27, 1956

E22Ruth Gets a Job
Mar 12, 1956
E23Handcuffs
Mar 19, 1956

E24Pete's Brother-in-Law
Mar 26, 1956
E25Lily in a Gas Station
Apr 2, 1956
E26Ruth's Haircut
Apr 9, 1956
E27Jaywalker
Apr 16, 1956
Lily fights a jaywalking ticket, causing Matt to fear losing entrance to a country club.
E28Beauty Pageant
Apr 23, 1956
E29Lily and the Sailor
Apr 30, 1956
E30Lily, the Matchmaker
May 7, 1956
Lily receives a visit from her plain Jane friend Florence and after hearing her lament about her spinster hood, Lily hatches a plan. She and Hilda think of the eligible men they know but have little luck matchmaking.
E31Swimming Pool
May 14, 1956
E1The Rory Calhoun Show
Oct 8, 1956
E2The Marjorie Main Show
Oct 15, 1956
Lily and Hilda welcome a movie star's agent who is looking over Matt's house for his client. The agent won't tell them which star he represents, but does tell them her initials - ""M. M.""
E3House on Blocks
Oct 29, 1956
E4The Prize Fighter
Nov 5, 1956
E5Ritzy Neighborhood
Nov 12, 1956
E6Lily and the Prowler
Nov 19, 1956
E7The Jockey
Nov 26, 1956
E8The Decorating Show (a.k.a.) Re-Decorating
Dec 3, 1956
E9The Indian Show
Dec 10, 1956
E10Man Town (a.k.a.) Man Hunt
Dec 17, 1956
E11Football Hero
Dec 24, 1956
E12New Year's Party
Dec 31, 1956
E13Royalty
Jan 7, 1957
E14Chicken Farm
Jan 14, 1957
E15The Homecoming Show
Jan 21, 1957
E16The Budget Show
Jan 28, 1957
E17Study Group
Feb 4, 1957
E18Mother-in-Law Group (a.k.a.) Mother-in-Law Club
Feb 11, 1957
E19The Piano Show
Feb 18, 1957
E20Duck Hunting
Feb 25, 1957
E21The Engagement Show
Mar 4, 1957
E22Masquerade Party
Mar 11, 1957
E23Kissing Booth
Mar 18, 1957
E24The Hobo Show
Mar 25, 1957
E25The Englishman
Apr 1, 1957
E26Do It Yourself
Apr 8, 1957
E27The Old Man
Apr 15, 1957
E28Song Plugging
Apr 22, 1957
E29Mountain Climbing
Apr 29, 1957
E30Lily-Hilda Fight
May 6, 1957
E1Vallee's Protege (a.k.a.) Crashing Hollywood
Oct 7, 1957
E2Mean Grandfather
Oct 14, 1957
E3The Golf Lesson
Oct 21, 1957
E4The Photography Show
Nov 4, 1957
E5Sports Car
Nov 11, 1957
E6The Microphone Show
Nov 18, 1957
E7Matt's Gray Hair
Dec 2, 1957
E8The Other Woman
Dec 9, 1957
E9The Butler Show
Dec 16, 1957
E10Ruth Goes Home to Mother
Dec 23, 1957
E11Hot Meal
Dec 30, 1957
E12The Airplane Show
Jan 6, 1958
E13The Parrot Show
Jan 13, 1958
E14The Antique Show
Jan 20, 1958
E15Housemother
Jan 27, 1958
E16The Muscleman Show
Feb 3, 1958
E17Contour Chair
Feb 10, 1958
Matt buys Ruth a health chair, with a full vibrator. The two can't agree where the chair should be in the house. The chair has some interesting characteristics.
E18The Fred MacMurray Show
Feb 17, 1958
Lily decides to choose Fred MacMurray as her newspaper's honorary candidate for mayor.
E19Baby Rehearsal
Feb 24, 1958
E20Army Buddy
Mar 3, 1958
E21The Ed Wynn Show
Mar 10, 1958
E22The Bouncer Show
Mar 17, 1958
E23Sleep Teaching
Mar 24, 1958
E24The Gilbert Roland Show
Mar 31, 1958
E25Aunt Emily
Apr 7, 1958
E26The Mickey Rooney Show
Apr 14, 1958
E27Lily's Birthday Dress
Apr 21, 1958
E28Wedding Float
Apr 28, 1958
E29The Capistrano Show
May 5, 1958
E30Lily on Boat
May 12, 1958
E31Matt-Pete Fight
May 19, 1958
E1The Edgar Bergen Show
Oct 2, 1958
Lily helps Edgar get his brother-in-law to propose to his girl.
E2The Alaska Show
Oct 9, 1958
E3Fenwick Arms
Oct 16, 1958
E4Bride's Father-in-Law
Oct 23, 1958
E5The Chimp Show
Oct 30, 1958
E6Hilda Gets Engaged
Nov 6, 1958
E7The Zsa Zsa Gabor Show
Nov 13, 1958
E8Horse Phobia
Nov 20, 1958
Lily arranges for Pete to take riding lessons when his fear of horses jeopardizes his chance to earn a whopping commission by selling insurance to a wealthy horse rancher.
E9Tough Mother-in-Law
Nov 27, 1958
E10Power Saw
Dec 4, 1958
Lily presents son-in-law Matt with a set of power tools for his birthday, but then Ruth begins to feel neglected when Matt becomes absorbed in his new hobby.
E11The Post Office Show
Dec 11, 1958
E12Car for Christmas
Dec 18, 1958
E13Child of Nature
Dec 25, 1958
E14The Beatnik Show
Jan 1, 1959
E15The Nurse Show
Jan 8, 1959
E16Pete Has a Baby
Jan 15, 1959
E17Nurse is Fired
Jan 22, 1959
E18Lily's Blind Date
Jan 29, 1959
E19Lily's Advice Column
Feb 5, 1959
In her column, Lily tells a young man not to follow in his father's footsteps. Unfortunately, the father is one of the newspaper's biggest advertisers.
E20The Hi-Fi Show
Feb 12, 1959
E21The Scotch Show
Feb 19, 1959
E22The Martian Show
Feb 26, 1959
E23Lily Babysits
Mar 5, 1959

E24Ruth the Brain
Mar 12, 1959
E25Stan Loses His Nerve
Mar 19, 1959

E26The Texan, Rory Calhoun
Mar 26, 1959
E27Linda on TV
Apr 2, 1959

E28Lily Goes Fishing
Apr 9, 1959
Matt and Pete make a day of fishing with Matt coming home with a prize catch. He plans on having it mounted but unfortunately forgets to tell Lily who fixes it for dinner. Lily then tries to make it up to him.
E29Lily Helps Twilly
Apr 16, 1959

E30Lily, the Example
Apr 30, 1959
E31Bald Baby
May 7, 1959
Storyline
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.
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