December Bride

Oct 4, 1954

Lily moves in with her daughter and son-in-law

Oct 11, 1954

A bored Lily looks for an exciting pastime

Oct 18, 1954

Oct 25, 1954

Lily asks her son-in-law, Matt, to testify in her behalf in an auto-accident case.

Nov 1, 1954

Nov 8, 1954

Nov 15, 1954

Nov 22, 1954

Nov 29, 1954

Dec 6, 1954

Dec 13, 1954

Dec 20, 1954

Dec 27, 1954

Jan 3, 1955

Jan 10, 1955

Jan 17, 1955

Jan 24, 1955

Jan 31, 1955

Feb 7, 1955

While shopping, Lily bumps her head on a low awning and gets involved with one of Pete Porter's schemes.

Feb 14, 1955

Feb 21, 1955

Feb 28, 1955

Mar 7, 1955

Mar 14, 1955

Mar 21, 1955

Mar 28, 1955

Apr 4, 1955

Apr 11, 1955

Apr 18, 1955

Apr 25, 1955

May 2, 1955

May 9, 1955

May 16, 1955

May 23, 1955

Oct 3, 1955

Oct 10, 1955

Oct 17, 1955

Oct 24, 1955

Oct 31, 1955

Nov 7, 1955

Nov 14, 1955

Nov 21, 1955

Nov 28, 1955

Dec 5, 1955

Dec 12, 1955

Dec 26, 1955

Jan 2, 1956

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.

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.

Jan 23, 1956

Jan 30, 1956

Feb 6, 1956

Feb 13, 1956

Feb 20, 1956

Feb 27, 1956

Mar 12, 1956

Mar 19, 1956

Mar 26, 1956

Apr 2, 1956

Apr 9, 1956

Apr 16, 1956

Lily fights a jaywalking ticket, causing Matt to fear losing entrance to a country club.

Apr 23, 1956

Apr 30, 1956

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.

May 14, 1956

Oct 8, 1956

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.""

Oct 29, 1956

Nov 5, 1956

Nov 12, 1956

Nov 19, 1956

Nov 26, 1956

Dec 3, 1956

Dec 10, 1956

Dec 17, 1956

Dec 24, 1956

Dec 31, 1956

Jan 7, 1957

Jan 14, 1957

Jan 21, 1957

Jan 28, 1957

Feb 4, 1957

Feb 11, 1957

Feb 18, 1957

Feb 25, 1957

Mar 4, 1957

Mar 11, 1957

Mar 18, 1957

Mar 25, 1957

Apr 1, 1957

Apr 8, 1957

Apr 15, 1957

Apr 22, 1957

Apr 29, 1957

May 6, 1957

Oct 7, 1957

Oct 14, 1957

Oct 21, 1957

Nov 4, 1957

Nov 11, 1957

Nov 18, 1957

Dec 2, 1957

Dec 9, 1957

Dec 16, 1957

Dec 23, 1957

Dec 30, 1957

Jan 6, 1958

Jan 13, 1958

Jan 20, 1958

Jan 27, 1958

Feb 3, 1958

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.

Feb 17, 1958

Lily decides to choose Fred MacMurray as her newspaper's honorary candidate for mayor.

Feb 24, 1958

Mar 3, 1958

Mar 10, 1958

Mar 17, 1958

Mar 24, 1958

Mar 31, 1958

Apr 7, 1958

Apr 14, 1958

Apr 21, 1958

Apr 28, 1958

May 5, 1958

May 12, 1958

May 19, 1958

Oct 2, 1958

Lily helps Edgar get his brother-in-law to propose to his girl.

Oct 9, 1958

Oct 16, 1958

Oct 23, 1958

Oct 30, 1958

Nov 6, 1958

Nov 13, 1958

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.

Nov 27, 1958

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.

Dec 11, 1958

Dec 18, 1958

Dec 25, 1958

Jan 1, 1959

Jan 8, 1959

Jan 15, 1959

Jan 22, 1959

Jan 29, 1959

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.

Feb 12, 1959

Feb 19, 1959

Feb 26, 1959

Mar 5, 1959

Mar 12, 1959

Mar 19, 1959

Mar 26, 1959

Apr 2, 1959

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.

Apr 16, 1959

Apr 30, 1959

May 7, 1959