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The Best Episodes of The Mothers-in-Law

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The Best Episodes of The Mothers-in-Law

The Mothers-in-Law is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two matriarchs who were friends and next-door neighbors whose children's elopement rendered...

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  1. Background image for A Night to Forget
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #1 - A Night to Forget

    S1:E4

    Kaye and Eve are locked inside a store for the night.

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    Director:Maury Thompson
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  2. Background image for The Newleyweds Move In
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #2 - The Newleyweds Move In

    S1:E5

    Kaye and Eve promise not to interfere in their kids' lives when the kids move into their apartment above the Hubbard's garage.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  3. Background image for The Kids Move Out
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #3 - The Kids Move Out

    S1:E17

    Jerry and Suzie decide to move out when Eve and Kaye's interference and medling ways become too much for the both of them to endure.

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  4. Background image for I'd Tell You I Love You, But We're Not Speaking
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #4 - I'd Tell You I Love You, But We're Not Speaking

    S1:E21

    Jerry and Suzie decide to use a group therapy session to get their parents speeking again.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Mark Howard, Robert Daniel
  5. Background image for Herb's Little Helpers
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Herb's Little Helpers

    S1:E22

    Eve becomes Herb's secretary when his regular calls in sick.

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  6. Background image for How Do You Moonlight a Meatball?
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #6 - How Do You Moonlight a Meatball?

    S1:E9

    Eve Helps Kaye sell her famous spaghetti and meatballs on the college campus to help pay off Suzie's ring.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Fred S. Fox
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  7. Background image for I Haven't Got a Secret
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #7 - I Haven't Got a Secret

    S1:E26

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writer:Peggy Chantler Dick
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    7.5/10(38 votes)

    #8 - The Career Girls

    S1:E6

    Kaye and Eve audition for parts in a play.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Fred S. Fox
  9. Background image for Don't Give Up the Sloop
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #9 - Don't Give Up the Sloop

    S1:E20

    The two couples fight over who actually owns the boat that they won on a game show.

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Harvey Miller, Bill Idelson
  10. Background image for Bye, Bye Blackmailer
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Bye, Bye Blackmailer

    S1:E23

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  11. Background image for It's Only Money
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #11 - It's Only Money

    S1:E25

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writer:Sydney Zelinka
  12. Background image for The Long, Long Weekend
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #12 - The Long, Long Weekend

    S1:E28

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  13. Background image for Jealousy Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Jealousy Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

    S1:E29

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  14. Background image for Everybody Wants to Be a Writer
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Everybody Wants to Be a Writer

    S1:E16

    Eve and Kaye try to write a TV script, but unfortunately it turns out that they stole it from another writer.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writer:Bill O'Hallaren
  15. Background image for The Wig Story
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #15 - The Wig Story

    S1:E24

    No description available

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writer:Michael Morris
  16. Background image for Jerry's Night Out with the Boys
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Jerry's Night Out with the Boys

    S1:E27

    No description available

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    Directors:Elliott Lewis, Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  17. Background image for How Not to Manage a Rock Group
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #17 - How Not to Manage a Rock Group

    S1:E30

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writer:Don Nelson
  18. Background image for On Again, Off Again, Lohengrin
    7.2/10(58 votes)

    #18 - On Again, Off Again, Lohengrin

    S1:E1

    A fight breaks out between the Hubbards and the Buells about their children's wedding plans.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  19. Background image for All Fall Down
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    #19 - All Fall Down

    S1:E3

    Problems arise when both Kaye and Eve break their legs skiing.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Allan Manings, Hugh Wedlock Jr.
  20. Background image for Divorce-Mother-In-Law Style
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Divorce-Mother-In-Law Style

    S1:E13

    No description available

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Harvey Miller, Bill Idelson
  21. Background image for I Thought He'd Never Leave
    7.1/10(32 votes)

    #21 - I Thought He'd Never Leave

    S1:E10

    A fugitive bank robber hides out at the Hubbards' home.

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Sydney Zelinka, Ronald Axe
  22. Background image for Through The Lurking Glass
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Through The Lurking Glass

    S1:E12

    When Roger is arrested--the whole clan disguises themselves in costumes to go and rescue him.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Howard Ostroff, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
  23. Background image for The Not Cold Enough War
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #23 - The Not Cold Enough War

    S1:E14

    No description available

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writer:Bill O'Hallaren
  24. Background image for Everybody Goes On a Honeymoon
    6.7/10(41 votes)

    #24 - Everybody Goes On a Honeymoon

    S1:E2

    The newlywed's honeymoon is over when the Hubbards and the Buells show up at their resort hotel.

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    Director:Desi Arnaz
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.
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    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #25 - The Great Bicycle Race

    S1:E11

    The Hubbards and the Buells enter a cycling club.

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    Director:Elliott Lewis
    Writers:Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.

Best Episodes Summary

"A Night to Forget" is the best rated episode of "The Mothers-in-Law". It scored 7.8/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Maury Thompson and written by Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr., it aired on 10/1/1967. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Newleyweds Move In".