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113 • Counter-Proposal

It's the happiest day of Ann's life! After four years of dating, Donald finally asks Ann to marry him and presents her with an engagement ring - which he was talked into buying second-hand by a co-worker against his better judgement. When he goes out of town on assignment a few hours later, Don's buddy shows up at Ann's door needing the ring back. It seems his old fiance will take him back if he still has the ring. Ann is shocked, and crushed... but in no time at all, she decides to save the day and fix it all!

114 • Rattle of a Single Girl

Ann becomes worried that things will change between she and Donald because of their upcoming nuptuals. So in an attempt to guarantee a long and happy marriage, she convinces Donald to go with her to a pre-marital counselor, but ends up creating problems where none existed before!. Alan Openheimer guest stars as the counselor.

115 • Donald, Sandy, Harry and Snoopie

Donald's sister comes to town to meet an actor with whom she is having a serious relationship. Donald, worrying that no one is good enough for his sister - especially an actor - enlists Ann's help and asks her to play master spy to check him out. But when the man hears Ann is asking around town about him, he calls her to ask to meet and talk. Once alone together, he begins making sleezy advances, and Don and Ann are convinced he's a rat! But is he? Cloris Leachman guest-stars as Don's sister.

116 • That Cake

Ann lands the presitgious title of "Miss New York has Everything" and does a TV promotion for the city in which she bakes a fruit topped cheesecake using all New York ingredients. But with Ann, nothing ever goes smoothly, and she ends up losing her engagement ring in the cake batter! By the time she realizes, the cake has been shipped to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's house for a state dinner. Ann and Don show up at the kitchen door and proceed to destroy the Governor's desert to search - in vain - for the missing ring!

117 • Chef's Night Out

While Ann's father is on vacation, he leaves his restaurant (La Parisienne) in her hands, but soon the entire staff - from cooks to maitre d come down with a 72-hour virus. When hiring the retired chef fails (as all the wine is going into him instead of into the cooking,) Ann and Donald must run the restaurant themselves during the weekend rush.

118 • No Man's a Manhattan Island

After an initial appearance on a game show in which Ann fails miserably, she is given a second chance to appear again in one week on "Know Your Neighbor." This time she is determined to do well so she sets out to learn all she can about her neighbors. But it's New York and no one wants to talk - until she creates a false emergency where everyone must gather in her apartment. When she still can't learn enough, she throws a party, pretending it's her birthday. But during the get together, her purse disappears! Is one of her neighbors a thief? While trying to find out which one is a little shady, she discovers that they ALL are!

119 • Soot Yourself

As a member of an ecology-minded group, Ann is assigned to picket in front of the Newsview Magazine building where Donald works. This proves to be very embarrassing for Donald and he is appeased when he believes Ann is making amends by having his boss (Mr. Adams) and his wife over for a home-cooked meal. But Ann's crusade is just gearing up and she plans to serve him a "polluter's dinner".

120 • I Ain't Got Nobody

Ann is ecstatic at being chosen to cohost a children's show, but her wholesome image gets tarnished quickly when she suddenly turns up as Playpen Magazine's fold-out of the month wearing nothing but a staple! Both Don and Mr. Marie must deal with snickers as their friends believe the worst. But Ann soon discovers the photographer that shot her layout for Hair Style Magazine simply pieced her head onto someone else's body. Guest cast includes Kenneth Mars as Captain Gooney.

121 • Super Reporter

To celebrate a milestone at the magazine, Don's fellow workers (and Ann as their accomplice), give Don a "Super Don" suit - complete with cape and tights. And then, as a practical joke, they steal Donald's clothing, so he's forced to continue to wear the suit the rest of the day. But they don't know Don's boss, Mr. Adams has an important associate Don must go and impress! And later, when Ann forgets to get Don's tux from the cleaners, he's forced once again to stay in the suit. So Ann and Don decide perhaps they better try to get into the cleaners - even if it IS closed! Guest cast includes James Gregory.

122 • That Girl's Daddy

When Ann's mother is away visiting relatives, Ann's father drops by feeling a little old and a little lonely. So Ann insists he stay a few days with her to lift his spirits. Don is having his buddies over for a poker game at Ann's, so Lou is asked to join in. But when he takes a liking to Ann's flirty friend who drops by to accompany Ann to theatre class, Ann fears he's going to be seduced by this "other woman!"

123 • Stop the Presses, I Want to Get Off

While doing a photo layout for a magazine publisher who is a competitor to Newsview, Ann overhears that they are without a reporter to cover a famous fashion designer's visit. She volunteers to work for them, and they slyly hire her (for a penny a word!) knowing that since she cannot write, they'll end up getting Donald to write their article. Before you know it, they seem to have Don writing for them full-time - at very little pay and at Ann's expense! But it isn't long before Don's boss recognizes Don's writing style - in another magazine!

124 • That Senorita

After getting a part in a comedy-skit revue based on some of her dubious qualities, Ann learns that the show is including a sketch that's quite degrading to Latinos. An offended cast member, (played by Alejandro Rey) enlists her help to get the producers to change their minds and remove the sketch.

125 • An Uncle Herbert for All Seasons

On a visit from Iceland, Ann's Uncle Herbert (played to delight by classic comedy master Phil Silvers) stops for a visit at Ann's. In no time, he's turning Ann and Donald's world upside-down. It seems that Ann's father Lou (Herbert's brother) is distrustful of his get-rich-quick schemes and tells Donald this. Unfortunately, an unsuspecting Don has already allowed his boss to invest in one of his ventures!

126 • There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis (Part 1)

Traveling to St. Louis with a two-fold purpose (to appear in a play and to meet Donald's parents), Ann learns that making good on both is almost too much for one girl. She is convinced that Don's mother hates her and decides that she might be able to turn it around if she were to have a larger, starring role in the play instead of her more modest part.

127 • There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis (Part 2)

In St. Louis to appear in a play and meet Donald's parents, Ann once again finds that nothing is ever easy. Baseball great Stan Musial guest-stars.

128 • That Script

Ann schemes to meet a noted American writer whose book she sees as a perfect vehicle for a movie with her as the lead. However, when they meet, the author (William Windom guest stars) sees in Ann the spirit and image of his deceased wife. His current wife, however, knows very well why her husband should stay retired and the mystery deepens. Nina Foch and Morty Gunty also guest star.

129 • The Russians Are Staying

Ann befriends a Russian comedian but before you know it, he's telling her he's decided to defect and asks for Don and her help! It won't be easy.. the KGB are tailing them everywhere.

130 • A Limited Engagement

Cold feet and fears for the future intrude on Ann and Don's plans for marriage. Donald realizes that he's not prepared for marriage and breaks the engagement, playing to the classic "boy gets girl; boy loses girl; boy gets girl back" theme of storytelling.

131 • Two for the Money

Ann gets a modeling assignment at Belmont Race Track and when Don's friends realize there's a horse running named for her, they see it as a "sign" and send her with the money to place a bet for them. After much confusion at the window, she places the bet alright, but then loses the ticket and sure enough the horse wins! Surely they'll remember her at the window and just "give her the winnings", right? Uh-huh..

132 • Those Friars

Ann's late Uncle Harry wills her an old trunk filled with bits and pieces of his career in vaudeville. Ann is doubly surprised when stars Milton Berle and Danny Thomas (playing themselves) pay a visit to her apartment and try to buy the old trunk. She and Donald speculate that there may be something of great value in the trunk and somehow they are just missing it! This show's highlight is the musical stage number performed by Ann (Marlo) and Danny (her real-life father) at the end of the episode.

133 • Stag Party

Donald's friends throw him a stag (Bacheolor) party - which almost costs him his engagement to Ann. It seems that Ann's father is in attendance and a little too much alcohol leads to a bit of fantasizing and "cold feet"!

134 • That Shoplifter

While working in a department store, Ann is approached by what she believes is store security who asks her to test the staff's alertness by intentionally shoplifting and seeing if she can get away with it. She's to bring the "loot" to a back storeroom where it will presumably be placed back into stock. Ann gets a kick out of this new assignment - until she meets the REAL head of security and discovers she's been duped!

135 • That King

Ann is contacted by the US State Department with news that they need her help. It seems that foreign royalty (the King of Kowali) has taken a shine to her after having seen her appear in American commercials. He'd like to see her socially... and for the sake of international diplomacy, she reluctantly agrees amid sounds of a jealous Donald. However, they are both in shock to discover he is a young boy. In no time, Ann's "date" with his Royal Highness turns to diplomatic disaster!

136 • The Elevated Woman

On their way to the Women's Liberation meeting, which Donald reluctantly agrees to visit, Ann and Donald become trapped in a stuck elevator. They never make the meeting, but this scenario lends itself to a series of flashbacks that span the entire series and hit on some of the most classic scenes of the show.

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