Elizabeth preaches calm when Alvin tries to catch the paperboy who throws the paper in the birdbath. Alvin thinks he can create a miracle lotion. Alvin and Elizabeth can't get rid of a boorish guest who's overstayed his welcome.
Elizabeth schemes with to go on Alvin's business trip. After the car needs repair Alvin explains how the engine works to Elizabeth. Alvin's friend Richard is tasked with delivering a birdbath.
1. Alvin and a friend purchase a schooner. 2. The couple buy a TV during the early days of television. 3. A neighbor visits and they try to teach him how to play ping-pong.
1, Elizabeth gives herself a shiner the same evening Alvin's co-worker Mr. Underhill comes to dinner. 2. Elizabeth and Alvin try to keep quiet when her mother visits and sleeps in. 3. Elizabeth disastrously fills in at Alvin's office for a sick employee.
Photographer; Of the Honeymoon; Numb, Deaf and Blind
1) The couple get into an argument that's more twist than shout. 2) Elizabeth gets deeply involved in shopping. 3) An open door for the tax man is used by a thief
AKA Daylight Saving Time; Meteorite; Anniversary Gift
1. Alvin is having a bad day. 2. Alvin and Elizabeth get a new swimming pool. 3. Alvin and Elizabeth get swindled on some property.
In the first segment, Alvin and Elizabeth dye Easter eggs and get into an argument about the usefulness of having a rabbit for a pet. In the second segment, Elizabeth has returned to night school and returns home with her first homework project - the creation of a vase using potter's clay. In the third segment, Alvin and Elizabeth are replacing all the dying flowers in the backyard while Babs, their less-than-helpful neighbor, chops down the shrubs that are still living.
In the first vignette, Elizabeth tries to convince Alvin to let her plant an oak tree in the middle of their patio; in the second, Alvin attempts to repair his malfunctioning television set by himself; in the third, Elizabeth and Alvin attempt to deal with a charmless carhop at a drive-in movie theater.
A notice about an overdue hill concerns Elizabeth but doesn't recall the purchase. Alvin expresses admiration for a beautiful actress and Elizabeth becomes jealous. Neighbors who are jingle writers run some by Alvin and Elizabeth.
In the first vignette, Elizabeth and Alvin are planning a long weekend, but they can't leave until Alvin's bonus check arrives in the mail and the postman is late on his rounds; the second Elizabeth comes down with the urge to do some serious house cleaning; in the third, Elizabeth and Alvin try to patch up their neighbors' matrimonial squabble that started when the husband shaved off his mustache without consulting his wife first.
1) Elizabeth and company get involved in some detective work. 2) Elizabeth helps write a speech. 3) Antics arise with Moosie.
In the first segment, Elizabeth pesters Alvin with her constant inconsequential phone calls to his office; in the second, Elizabeth asks Alvin to quiz her on the Girl Scout leader's handbook to ensure she's prepared for her first camping trip and in the last part, Elizabeth bedevils a poor census taker.
Everything Goes Wrong/Tenderhearted with Animals/Babysitting Eddie Miller
Alvin and Elizabeth prepare for a trip by only speaking Spanish at dinner. Elizabeth embarrasses Alvin when he's the only man at a tea room. Chaos occurs when the couple go to the store for groceries.
Alvin gets competitive during ping pong, a heavy rainstorm shows the roof isn't fixed, the couple involve a salesman into figuring out a book's murder plot.
1) Elizabeth brings home a parrot. 2) Elizabeth gets angry with Alvin for falling asleep while she's chatting. 3) One of Alvin's bowling buddies comes by early and interrupts their dinner with talk of germs.
1) Elizabeth gives Alvin a magazine quiz. 2) The couple experiments with mental telepathy. 3) Golf practice in the backyard has its own hazards.