8.5/1084 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1968
Carolyn Muir, a young widow from Philadelphia, moves into Gull Cottage on the coast of Maine with her two young children, family dog, and housekeeper. Unknown to her Gull Cottage is already inhabited by the ghost of the former owner Captain Daniel Gregg, a charming but somewhat aggravating ghost who is not sure if he wants this family in his home.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: N/A
8.1/1065 votes#2 - Haunted Honeymoon
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1968
A young couple on the way to their wedding get stranded at Gull Cottage for the night and Captain Gregg is beside himself at what to do with them. So he decides they must get married that night.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: N/A
8.0/1048 votes#3 - Treasure Hunt
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1968
With the house badly in need of repair, Carolyn tries to play off Claymore's vanity by telling him that a national magazine wants to do a photo shoot of Gull Cottage and if he could attend to some of the work that needs done it would be much more impressive. The Captain finds her plan amusing and bets her $5 dollars that Claymore will not do the repairs, but when it appears that he really won't fix the necessary items, the Captain comes up with a brilliant scheme of his own.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Writer: N/A
7.8/1057 votes#4 - The Ghost Hunter
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1968
Claymore brings a stranger to look at the house who claims he is a student of architecture and wants to take photos of the house. When he comes back to the house after the Muirs leave for the evening Captain Gregg thinks he's a burglar and tries to scare him away, not realizing that he is actually a parapsychologist who is determined to find the ghost of Gull Cottage and make him known to an unsuspecting public.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.8/1040 votes#5 - Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1968
The local historical society wants to erect a statue of legendary local Navy hero Captain Figg. Captain Gregg is insulted that he wasn't chosen and wants Mrs. Muir to expose Figg as the coward he was, but Mrs. Muir must have proof.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
8.3/1054 votes#6 - Vanessa
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1968
Vanessa Peekskill, the great-great-granddaughter of Captain Gregg's true love, comes to Gull Cottage to research their romance, and the Captain is quite taken with her.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: N/A
7.8/1042 votes#7 - The Real James Gatley
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1968
When antique hounds visit the cottage, Claymore tries to sell them the Captain's barometer by switching it for a replica he had made, but the Captain switches them back and Claymore is arrested for selling the fake.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: N/A
6.9/1043 votes#8 - Uncle Arnold the Magnificent
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1968
Mrs. Muir's Uncle Arnold who sells magic tricks comes for a visit. Candy asks for him to stay and perform at her birthday party until they find his tricks don't work and his stories grow old and stale fast.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1045 votes#9 - Way Off Broadway
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1968
When Claymore gets Mrs. Muir to star in his amateur theatre production, the Captain feels abandoned and decides to disrupt the show.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: N/A
8.0/1040 votes#10 - The Monkey Puzzle Tree
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1968
Captain Gregg reluctantly consents to removal of the antiques and replacing them with modern furniture to make the cottage a home, but when she has his prized monkey puzzle tree cut down after a window is broken the angry Captain leaves.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: N/A
8.1/1041 votes#11 - Captain Gregg's Whiz-Bang
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1968
When Carolyn is desperate in need of money to fix the plumbing but can't think of one idea for her article, Captain Gregg comes to her rescue with disastrous results.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1041 votes#12 - Madeira, My Dear?
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1968
The Captain extends a series of invitation to Carolyn for conversation and Madiera, to celebrate the end of the passing day, but things never quite seem to work out as he intended, due to ""petty household chores.""
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
7.5/1043 votes#13 - Love is a Toothache
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1968
When Martha takes an interest in the local dentist, who seems to ignore her advances, Carolyn takes the matter into her own hands, enlisting the Captain for a little help.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: N/A
7.9/1041 votes#14 - Mister Perfect
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/1968
A former beau literally sails back into Carolyn Muir's life on his yacht and asks her to marry him much to the jealously of the Captain.
Director: Gene Reynolds
Writer: N/A
7.6/1036 votes#15 - Dear Delusion
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/1969
Prompted by her family doctor, Carolyn sees a psychiatrist, who convinces her that the Captain is a delusion she should ignore. When the psychiatrist shows up at Gull Cottage, the Captain takes delusion into his own hands.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.6/1036 votes#16 - Dog Gone!
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/1969
Everyone knows that the Captain and Scruffy don't like each other, and the Captain's really in the doghouse when Scruffy mysteriously disappears.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1033 votes#17 - A Pain in the Neck
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/18/1969
Claymore has an accident, hurting his back, and ends up convalescing at Gull Cottage, running the Muirs ragged.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: N/A
7.8/1036 votes#18 - Strictly Relative
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/25/1969
When Jonathan accidentally tells Carolyn's visiting in-laws about the Captain, they believe he's a living person and jump to the conclusion that Carolyn plans on marrying him.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Writer: N/A
8.3/1039 votes#19 - Chowderhead
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/1/1969
The Captain's face is being used on the label of a new brand of chowder, and both he and Mrs. Muir are annoyed but for different reasons.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Writer: N/A
7.5/1035 votes#20 - It's a Gift
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/8/1969
The Captain's attempt to make up for interfering in Jonathan's education involves scrimshaw, a parasol, a loan from Claymore, and a lot of regrettable secrecy.
Director: Lee Philips
Writer: N/A
7.8/1043 votes#21 - Buried on Page One
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/15/1969
Taking a job at the Schooner Bay Beacon, Carolyn finds herself overworked by the editor. The Captain misses her, and has never forgiven the Beacon's inaccurate reporting of his death.
Director: N/A
Writer: Peggy Elliott
7.5/1036 votes#22 - Make Me a Match
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/22/1969
Carolyn's distraught friend Aggie comes to visit after breaking up with her fiancé. Carolyn and the Captain set her up with Claymore.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.5/1036 votes#23 - Jonathan Tells it Like it Was
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1969
Jonathan's history essay wins first place, but when he changes the essay to reflect facts the Captain provides, he stirs up resentment and puts his prize and the family's peace in jeopardy.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
8.3/1048 votes#24 - The Medicine Ball
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1969
Carolyn comes down with a bug, and Captain Gregg, dissatisfied with the doctor, concocts his own remedy which sends Mrs. Muir back to the mid-1800's where she is the "ghost" and the very much alive Captain is the only one who can see her.
Director: Gary Nelson
Writer: N/A
7.9/1038 votes#25 - Son of the Curse
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/1969
The kids find a clock with a curse on it. After the clock is started the last living Gregg will die at midnight, Claymore Gregg.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Season 1
Every episode of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Season 1!
Derived from the 1947 movie with the same name, a house is haunted by a deceased sea captain who wreaks havoc with the new tenants...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by Gene Reynolds and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/1968. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Haunted Honeymoon".