My Living Doll

Sep 27, 1964

Dr. Robert MacDonald is introduced to Project AF709, a female robot who doesn't look like any other robot he's ever seen: it's been made to look like a tall, gorgeous, statuesque woman.

Oct 4, 1964

Rhoda is asked out on a date by a man who doesn't know she's a robot. Since she hasn't been programmed not to go out on a date, she accepts.

Oct 11, 1964

Reading Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" has had a peculiar effect on poor Rhoda. She's afflicted with spells of vertigo, as well as difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality. The situation is complicated by an unexpected visit from Bob's boss.

Oct 18, 1964

Irene programs Rhoda to act like a lady in love, and Rhoda takes the information to her transistorized heart.

Oct 25, 1964

Bob is escorting a general's daughter to a V.I.P. reception and gives strict orders that Rhoda is not to leave the apartment, but, of course, that doesn't happen.

Nov 1, 1964

A seven-time loser in the marriage game proposes to Rhoda the Robot and she accepts. So Robert has to get her out of the predicament without offending the groom-to-be, a millionaire who has contributed a vast sum to a new research clinic.

Nov 8, 1964

It would take a computer to find the right girl for Peter, and Bob has just the tool, Rhoda. He furnishes Rhoda with information on 250 girls working at the space lab, trying to find a match for Peter.

Nov 15, 1964

Irene sneaks Rhoda into a beauty contest, to which Bob is a judge.

Nov 22, 1964

Rhoda has to be programmed for laughter when she meets a comic. Bob's friend Herbert Wentworth would rather be a comic than a pharmacist, but Bob's been asked to persuade the young man to stick to filling prescriptions.

Nov 29, 1964

Bob's working extremely hard on a magazine article, and he instructs Rhoda to make certain that he finishes on time.

Dec 6, 1964

Dr. McDonald uses Rhoda the robot to teach a compulsive that mathematical odds are against him.

Dec 13, 1964

Rhoda acts as a translator for a visiting foreign potentate who is visiting Dr. McDonald. The guest is so impressed with Rhoda's quietly efficient interpreting, he wants to take her along on the rest of his American visit.

Dec 16, 1964

Bob has an opportunity to lunch with an attractive female doctor and asks Rhoda to cancel his meeting with the police chief. The message gets misconstrued and Bob must scramble to fix the mistake.

Dec 23, 1964

Elderly millionaire, Jonas Clay, sees Dr. Robert McDonald in order to be certified as sane, as he wants to leave his $10 million estate to a horticultural society. Dr. McDonald and Rhoda, as his secretary, spend time in Clay's mansion in order to observe family interactions between Clay, his sister Edwina, and nephew Waldo.

Dec 30, 1964

Dr. McDonald programs a few human frailties for Rhoda the robot, and it seems his sister is jealous of Rhoda.

Jan 6, 1965

Peter owes a small fortune to a pool shark, but he very cleverly signed Bob's name to the IOU. They send in Rhoda to play the pool shark and with her abilities beat the shark and repays the debt.

Jan 13, 1965

Bob asks Rhoda to copy a Picasso painting and she does it so accurately, a dealer declares it an original. Bob must figure out a way to have the art discounted without revealing Rhoda's unique involvement.

Jan 20, 1965

Rhoda, unaware that department stores are places where people purchase things, helps herself to gems from a jewelry counter.

Jan 27, 1965

Jack takes Bob's advice about facing one's fears but carries it too far. Peter tells a young woman he's an accomplished skydive and finds himself having to prove it.

Feb 3, 1965

Bob takes Rhoda along when he goes to interview prospective women astronauts. It turns into a major mistake as the government sees Rhoda as a prime candidate.

Feb 10, 1965

After Bob is appointed as chairman of a road-safety committee, Peter crashes his car into Bob's car and then tries to blame Bob so his insurance won't be canceled. Rhoda testifies in court about the entire incident.

Feb 17, 1965

After Dr. Bob McDonald has been suddenly called away to Pakistan, Peter Robinson is given custody of Rhoda Miller and learns that the girl he has admired is in fact a robot.

Feb 24, 1965

Rhoda goes to work for an escort service.

Mar 3, 1965

Rhoda the robot is picked to replace Peter Robinson's girlfriend Ann as model for a high-style fashion show in Paris.

Mar 10, 1965

Rhoda the robot collapses from too much beach sun. Hero Peter Robinson has all kinds of trouble acting as nursemaid and a suspicious janitor thinks he's murdered the girl.

Mar 17, 1965

The housekeeper Mrs. Moffat asks Peter if her brother Harry can stay for a visit. Peter agrees but Harry, a nightclub comedian, shows no inclination of ever leaving. Peter and Rhoda devise a solution.