My Little Margie

1. Reverse Psychology

Jun 9, 1952 · 30 min

Both Margie and Vern use a book on reverse psychology to get each other to breakup with their prospective mates, Freddie and Roberta, respectively. However, the whole thing backfires when a misunderstanding causes each one to think the other is eloping.

2. A Friend for Roberta

Jun 16, 1952 · 30 min

Margie tries to get a date for Roberta with a famous opera star so she will leave Vern alone. However, the singer thinks its Margie who wants the date.

3. Radioactive Margie

Jun 23, 1952 · 30 min

Margie writes a fake letter saying there is uranium on some property Freddie has inherited so Vern will give him a job. Vern finds out what she did and turns the tables by making Margie think their is uranium behind their apartment building.

4. Margie Sings Opera

Jun 30, 1952 · 30 min

Margie gets an opera singer to perform at a party to impress one of Vern's clients. When the singer cancels, Margie must replace him by disguising herself as the male singer.

5. Margie's Sister Sally

Jul 7, 1952 · 30 min

Vern sets Margie up on a date with a client's son. Margie sees a photo of a little boy so she disguises herself as an 11-year-old girl. When her date shows up she discovers the photo was an old one and the client's son is a handsome young man. Now in order to date him she must pretend to be her own older sister.

6. Costume Party

Jul 14, 1952 · 30 min

Margie and Mr. Honeywell try to trick Vern into going to a costume party by saying Roberta will be there with another man. Meanwhile, a thief sees the guestlist and decides it will be the perfect time to rob the partygoer's apartments.

7. Margie Plays Detective

Jul 21, 1952 · 30 min

In order to get Vern to take her on a trip to Havana, Margie promises to be on her best behaviour. Events conspire to ruin her plan as all kinds of problems pop up throwing the Albright apartment into chaos.

8. Insurance

Jul 28, 1952 · 30 min

When Vern's doctor tells him he needs to get in better shape for his insurance he does so by walking instead of going by car and cutting back on meals. This causes Margie to think her father is in financial difficulties and she tries her best to correct the problem.

9. Margie's Mink

Aug 11, 1952 · 30 min

When Margie receives a mink coat by mistake, she tries to impress Vern by telling him a man sent it to her. When the man who bought the coat shows up he turns out to be a U.N. delegate from Arabia who wants to add Margie to his harem.

10. Efficency Expert

Aug 18, 1952 · 30 min

Vern wants Margie to date someone with ambition so in retaliation she starts dating Mr. Honeywell's nephew, an obnoxious effeciency expert, who Vern dislikes.

11. The Hooded Vern

Aug 25, 1952 · 30 min

Margie pretends to be a spy so she can meet a handsome FBI agent. When he uncovers her plot, he and Vern conspire to teach her a lesson.

1. The Contract

Sep 1, 1952 · 30 min

Both Vern and Margie find themselves with one date too many and try to conceal the fact so their dates won't find out about each other.

2. Vern's Chums

Sep 8, 1952 · 30 min

Margie invites Freddie's parents to dinner to try and drum up some investment business for Vern. Vern thinks it must mean Margie and Freddie are considering marriage, so he brings home some show people to make a bad impression on Mr. & Mrs. Wilson.

3. Conservative Margie

Oct 4, 1952 · 30 min

To impress a very conservative client of Vern's, Margie pretends to be an old-fashioned girl, but the client is so pleased she expects Margie to marry her grandson.

4. Margie's Career

Oct 11, 1952 · 30 min

Margie gets a job as a singer in a nightclub which is frequented by gangsters. A concerned Vern hires an actor to pose as a gangster to scare Margie, but unbeknownst to Vern he's actually dealing with a real mobster.

5. Vern Needs a Rest

Oct 18, 1952 · 30 min

Margie tries to convince Vern to go on vacation to Florida by making him think he's having a nervous breakdown.

6. Missing Link

Oct 25, 1952 · 30 min

When Margie is conned into buying the contract of a has-been wrestler she tries to make back her money by claiming she and Freddie are big game hunters who have returned from the wilderness with the missing link.

7. The Blonde Margie

Nov 1, 1952 · 30 min

To breakup Margie and Freddie, Vern sets Freddie up on a date with Mr. Honeywell's niece, but Margie finds out, becomes a blonde and pretends to be the other woman to test Freddie's loyalty.

8. Who's Married?

Jan 1, 1953 · 30 min

Margie poses as Freddie's wife to help him get a job with one of Vern's clients who only hires married men. When Vern is at the meeting too, he also thinks they are married.

9. New Neighbors

Jan 8, 1953 · 30 min

Mr. Todd arranges for Vern's new client to move into the apartment above the Albrights so he will be in close proximity for business dealings. Trouble arises when the Albrights fight with the new neighbors without realizing who they are.

10. Motorcycle Cop

Jan 15, 1953 · 30 min

Margie gets a speeding ticket from a motorcycle cop who wants to date her, so she and Mrs. Odetts plan to prove her innocence.

11. The Indians

Jan 22, 1953 · 30 min

Vern hires an actor to pose as a client to keep Margie away from the actual man. But the real client overhears Margie telling the actor she can show him real Indians in Central Park, so the client offers to pose as an Indian so he can find out whats going on.

12. The Two Lieutenants

Jan 29, 1953 · 30 min

Mrs. Odetts has been writing letter to servicemen using Margie's name and photos. Now two of the servicemen are in town and want to meet their pen pal.

13. Hollywood Trip

Feb 5, 1953 · 30 min

Margie, Vern and Mrs. Odetts take a trip to Hollywood. Trying to crash the movies, Margie pretends to be an acrobat and Mrs. Odetts pretends to be a clown in order to get jobs in a circus epic.

14. Hillbilly Margie

Feb 12, 1953 · 30 min

When a group of mountain folk inherit stock in Honeywell & Todd, Margie and Vern must pose as hillbillies to get it back.

15. Hypochondriac

Feb 19, 1953 · 30 min

When a client of Vern's backs out of a deal because of her sick grandson, Margie's trip to Paris is canceled. Margie learns the grandson is a hypochondriac so with the help of Mrs. Odetts, she pretends to be even sicker than he to make him feel better about his own condition.

16. Cry Wolf

Feb 26, 1953 · 30 min

When Vern won't take her on a trip to Mexico, Margie hires a press agent to make it seem she is involved with a notorious playboy. Vern uncovers her plot and hires an actor to pose as the playboy, but matters are complicated when the real man arrives in town.

17. Homely Margie

Mar 5, 1953 · 30 min

To keep a young client away from Margie, Vern shows him a picture which has been retouched to make her look homely. When Margie has to meet the man, Vern convinces her to disguise herself to look like the photo.

18. Trapped Freddie

Mar 12, 1953 · 30 min

Vern promises Margie a new car if she won't see Freddie for one month. Unaware that Freddie is already there, Margie agrees, then must try to hide him from Vern.

19. Vern, the Failure

Mar 19, 1953 · 30 min

Vern feels like a failure after attending his class reunion, so Margie tries to get him promoted by pretending another firm has offered him a better job. Trouble arises when Vern thinks the job offer is real and quits Honeywell & Todd.

20. Stock Control

Mar 26, 1953 · 30 min

Margie finds herself in possession of some very important stock and takes advantage of the situation.

21. Buried Treasure

Apr 2, 1953 · 30 min

When the Albrights buy a run-down country house, Vern tries to keep Margie occupied by planting a phony treasure map.

22. The Golf Game

Apr 9, 1953 · 30 min

Freddie has a job at Honeywell & Todd and Margie is afraid he will lose it if he can't play a good game of golf to impress a prospective client, so she conspires to make him appear an expert golfer.

23. They Also Serve

Apr 16, 1953 · 30 min

Margie and Vern are forced to take jobs as a maid and butler to have a place to sleep when their hotel reservations are canceled. The only problem is, they run into the client Vern is in town to sign.

24. The Newlyweds

Apr 23, 1953 · 30 min

Margie inadvertently causes trouble between her newlywed neighbors by an offhand remark about not letting jealousy break up their marriage.

25. To Health with Yoga

Apr 30, 1953 · 30 min

Margie tries to meet the author of a book on yoga by telling some fibs that keep growing.

26. Young Vern

May 7, 1953 · 30 min

When Vern starts feeling old because Roberta is dating a younger man, Margie tries to help out by having his hair dyed while he sleeps and enlisting the help of her young girlfriend to make a fuss over him. The only trouble is, her scheme works too well and Vern gets carried away with himself.

27. A Horse on Vern

May 14, 1953 · 30 min

Margie gets a job as a newspaper reporter but runs into some trouble over a missing horse.

28. Girl Against the World

May 21, 1953 · 30 min

Freddie can't get his play produced because it is too far-fetched, so Margie, Freddie and Mrs. Odetts act out the play as though it were real for Vern's new client who happens to be a producer.

29. Mrs. Margie Calkins

May 28, 1953 · 30 min

Margie poses as her neighbor's wife in order to scare off an old girlfriend, but the plan backfires and his old flame decides to move into the building.

30. Vern's New Girlfriend

Jun 4, 1953 · 30 min

Margie tries to prevent a gold-digging blonde from hooking her father.

31. Father's Little Helper

Jun 11, 1953 · 30 min

Margie convinces Vern to let her help him land a deal with two rich Texans, but when they turn out to be phonies Margie has to try and save Vern's job.

32. Delinquent Margie

Jun 18, 1953 · 30 min

Mrs. Odetts enlists the help of Margie and Vern to get $6000 dollars out of her trust fund so she can buy a hot rod car.

33. A Mother for Vern

Jun 25, 1953 · 30 min

Margie has to pose as Vern's mother in order to get a client to sign with him.

34. Freddie's Formula

Jul 2, 1953 · 30 min

Vern offers to take care of a client's pet white cat, but Margie thinks its a stray and lets Freddie use it to try out his new invention, a permanent hair dye.

35. The Truck Driver

Jul 9, 1953 · 30 min

A truck driver runs into Margie's car in order to ask her on a date. Vern and Mr. Honeywell think he's only a gold-digger, so they convince Margie to pretend she is poor to test him. However, the man is actually a rich client of Honeywell & Todd, who, acting on similiar advice, is also pretending to be broke.

36. Margie's Helping Hand

Jul 16, 1953 · 30 min

Margie asks Vern for the money to pay a charity pledge and then gets a lecture on responsibility, so she sets out to prove she really does want to lend a helping hand.

37. Double Trouble

Jul 23, 1953 · 30 min

To keep Margie from wanting to go on a trip to South America, Vern hires an actor to court her. Margie uncovers the plot and uses the actor's twin brother to make Vern think he's losing his mind.

1. A Present for Dad

Sep 2, 1953 · 30 min

Margie wants to have her portrait painted as a present for Vern's birthday. Short on money, she arranges to pretend to be the girlfriend of an artist to impress his friend and in exchange he will paint the portrait. Vern gets suspicious and, following Margie, thinks she is having an illicit affair.

2. Campus Homecoming

Sep 9, 1953 · 30 min

Vern plans to do some business with the Dean at his college reunion, but Margie intends to teach him a lesson when she finds out he and his friends weren't quite as dignified in college as he had claimed.

3. A Day at the Beach

Sep 16, 1953 · 30 min

Vern calls in sick so he can take the day off and go to the beach with Margie at her suggestion. Trouble arises when he runs into a client and, without realizing who she is, brags about being irresponsible.

4. My Little Bookie

Sep 23, 1953 · 30 min

Vern hides the fact that he got a bonus and tells Margie he is in danger of losing his job if she doesn't start economizing. Margie tries to help, but only ends up causing more trouble.

5. Go North, Young Girl

Sep 30, 1953 · 30 min

Vern tells Margie he will take her to Hawaii if she can last through a Canadian hunting trip. He's convinced she won't be able to take it, but Margie outfoxes him by hiring three men to do all her work for her.

6. Margie, the Writer

Oct 7, 1953 · 30 min

Vern tries to get Margie interested in writing, thinking it will keep her out of trouble. In order to research her book, Margie starts pretending she has amnesia and when the police get involved, its wall-to-wall trouble for everyone.

7. My Little Clementine

Oct 14, 1953 · 30 min

Margie asks Vern for a job at Honeywell & Todd, but Vern says no. When Margie's lookalike cousin arrives, Vern thinks its Margie in disguise and decides to get even.

8. That's the Spirit

Oct 21, 1953 · 30 min

Margie tries to convince Vern to be more aggressive with Mr. Honeywell by taking him to a phony seance in which Mrs. Odetts pretends to be a spirit giving him advice.

9. Margie's Phantom Lover

Oct 28, 1953 · 30 min

Vern and Mr. Honeywell make Margie believe she has a secret admirer to keep her from entering an auto race. When Margie tries to find out who the secret admirer is, Vern's new client gets involved.

10. Margie's Baby

Nov 4, 1953 · 30 min

Margie tries to help the daughter of Vern's new client. He doesn't know his daughter is married and has a baby, so Margie has to pretend the baby is hers.

11. A Slight Misunderstanding

Nov 11, 1953 · 30 min

Margie tries to help her neighbors repair their marriage by making the wife jealous, but Vern and Freddie end up thinking they are having an affair.

12. Vern's Secret Fishing Place

Nov 18, 1953 · 30 min

Vern always wins the annual fishing tournament and Mr. Honeywell offers Margie a mink coat if she will help him beat Vern.

13. Comedy of Terrors

Nov 25, 1953 · 30 min

Vern is the foreman on a jury that convicts a gangster. Worried about her father's safety, Margie sets a trap for what she thinks are the gangster's henchmen, but turn out to be a mild-mannered client and a private detective.

14. What's Cooking?

Dec 2, 1953 · 30 min

Margie invites Mr. Honeywell and a prospective client to dinner. She lets Freddie, who now has a job selling cookware, make the dinner. What she doesn't know is that Vern's client is a competitor of Freddie's company.

15. Vern's Two Daughters

Dec 9, 1953 · 30 min

Vern doesn't want Margie to meet a client's son, so he sends her out of town and has Roberta pose as Margie. When a suspicious Margie returns, she catches on and then pretends to be her own imaginary sister, Helen.

16. Chubby Little Margie

Dec 16, 1953 · 30 min

Vern convinces Margie to break her date with a Marine to go out with a client's son. An angry Margie uses helium to inflate her dress so she will look fat. The plan backfires, however, when the client's son turns out to be a dreamboat.

17. Margie's Millionth Member

Dec 23, 1953 · 30 min

The set and costumes used in the ""My Little Margie"" episode ""Margie's Millionth Member"" are from ""Rocky Jones Space Ranger"". Both sets and costumes were used at The Hal Roach Studios. The name of one of the cereal company owners is ""Mr.Crackie"".

18. Meet Mr. Murphy

Dec 30, 1953 · 30 min

Margie agrees to babysit for a chimpanzee that belongs to one of Vern's clients. Vern, not realizing who the chimp belongs to, pays Freddie to kidnap it. When Margie learns of the plan, she tells Freddie to go ahead with it to teach Vern a lesson.

19. Vern Gets the Bird

Jan 6, 1954 · 30 min

Margie must pretend to be a birdwatching enthusiast in order to keep a client of Vern's around long enough to sign a new contract.

20. Vern Retires

Jan 13, 1953 · 30 min

A misunderstanding over Mr. Honeywell's health leads to Vern being fired. Now Margie must scheme to get his job back.

21. Health Farm

Jan 20, 1954 · 30 min

At a health farm for wealthy women, Margie switches identity with a friend who wants to be sure her new boyfriend isn't after her money.

22. Day and Night

Jan 27, 1954 · 30 min

Vern tells Margie if one more thing goes wrong she won't get her trip to Sun Valley. Margie then gets into trouble when she tries to operate a broken elevator and ends up taking a fellow tenant on a wild ride. When the woman threatens to sue, Margie tries to keep the landlord from talking to Vern, by convincing Vern it is the middle of the night.

23. Mexican Standoff

Feb 3, 1954 · 30 min

Margie, Vern and Mrs. Odetts go to Mexico to see a client and run into plenty of trouble and misunderstandings.

24. Margie's Manproof Lipstick

Feb 10, 1954 · 30 min

Freddie has a new job selling lipstick that lasts three months. When Margie messes up a demonstration Freddie was trying to give to Vern's new client, she must think of a way to correct the problem she has caused.

25. Margie Babysits

Feb 17, 1954 · 30 min

Margie and Vern babysit for client's grandson who happens to be an obnoxious brat. What Margie doesn't realize is that the old lady neighbor who is helping them amuse the child is actually a notorious thief.

26. Case of the Helping Hand

Feb 24, 1954 · 30 min

Vern thinks his job is being taken over by an ambitious young man at Honeywell & Todd. The man is a big fan of murder mysteries, so Margie and Roberta set up a real mystery to try and trick him into leaving the company.

27. Sleepwalking

Mar 3, 1954 · 30 min

Margie decides she wants to live in a ground floor apartment and to convince Vern it is a good idea she makes him believe he walks in his sleep and it is dangerous for him to live on the tenth floor.

28. A Proposal for Papa

Mar 10, 1954 · 30 min

Mr. Honeywell makes Vern hire the daughter of a client to be his secretary. When the girl falls for Vern and wants to marry him, Margie tries to make her see how ridiculous the age difference is by dating the girl's aged father. The only problem is, the old man really falls for Margie.

29. Vern's Son

Mar 17, 1954 · 30 min

To keep a new client away from Margie, Vern lies and says he has a son instead of a daughter. When the client wants to meet Vern's son, Margie disguises herself as a boy.

30. Daughter-At-Law

Mar 24, 1954 · 30 min

Margie's new boyfriend is a lawyer who convinces Margie Vern has no legal right to treat her like a child.

31. The New Freddie

Mar 31, 1954 · 30 min

In order to breakup Margie and Freddie, Vern and Mr. Honeywell convince Freddie that Margie would like him better if he acted like a cave man. Margie discovers their plan and retaliates by pretending she loves the ""new Freddie"".

32. Tugboat Margie

Apr 14, 1954 · 30 min

When Vern and Freddie are called to duty by the Navy, Margie ends up a stowaway on their ship.

33. En Garde

Apr 14, 1954 · 30 min

Vern gets carried away with fencing lessons and neglects Roberta. Mr. Honeywell hires a Frenchman to make Vern jealous.

34. Honeyboy Honeywell

Apr 21, 1954 · 30 min

Convinced Mr. Honeywell would be a better boss if he were a married man, Margie gets him a date at a lonely hearts club. When the woman turns out to be a gold-digger, Mrs. Odetts and Margie pose as Mr. Honeywell's wife and daughter to get rid of her.

35. Careless Margie

Apr 28, 1954 · 30 min

Margie is careless with her money, so Vern tries to teach her a lesson about financial management. Margie ends up thinking her father has gone broke and rents out their apartment to a couple of wrestlers.

36. Vern on the Lam

May 5, 1954 · 30 min

Vern gets into trouble when he forgets his entry permit on a trip to South America and ends up tangling with a commander, unaware that he is the client he is there to sign.

37. Margie and the Shah

May 12, 1954 · 30 min

Despite Vern's objections, Margie is determined to meet Vern's old fraternity brother, the Shah of Zena...even if it means sneaking into his hotel room.

38. Margie and the Bagpipes

May 19, 1954 · 30 min

When Margie accidentally breaks a set of antique bagpipes belonging to the head of a Scottish lodge, she tries to replace them with Mr. Honeywell's set.

39. Dutch Treat

May 26, 1954 · 30 min

Margie poses as a 12-year-old immigrant girl to help Mr. Todd out of a misunderstanding he is having with his wife over a check he wrote.

39. Margie's Elopement

May 25, 1955 · 30 min

Margie helps the daughter of one of Vern's clients elope against her father's wishes. Vern thinks it is Margie who has eloped.