All Episodes of The Paul Lynde Show
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Season 1
7.9/1051 votesHowie Comes Home to Roost
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1972
Paul's daughter returns home from college with her unemployed husband Howie, for whom Paul tries to find a position.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Unknown
- 7.9/1043 votes
Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1972
Paul's plan to get Barbara and Howie out of the house backfires when Howie refuses to take the $3,000 he won on a game show.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
- 8.2/1038 votes
The Landlord
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1972
When Howie gets a part in an all-nude play, Paul tries to prevent it from opening.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Phoebe Ephron, S.A. Long
- 8.2/1041 votes
No Nudes is Good Nudes
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1972
When Paul throws them out of the house, Barbara and Howie join a commune.
Director: William Asher, Bruce Bilson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.9/1043 votes
To Commune or Not to Commune
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1972
Paul's plan to get the kids out of the house by faking unemployment backfires.
Director: George Tyne, Bruce Bilson
Writer: Unknown
- 8.7/1027 votes
How to be Unhappy, Though Poor
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1972
Paul must defend the oil company Howie and Barbara are demonstrating against.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Unknown
- 7.8/1038 votes
Pollution Solution
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1972
Howie and Barbara learn their marriage is invalid, so Paul tries to convince them to remarry.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 8.5/1028 votes
To Wed or Not to Wed
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1972
Paul hates Sally's new boyfriend, so she runs away from home.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 8.2/1028 votes
Unsteady Going
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1972
Paul hires Howie as his temporary secretary.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 8.3/1036 votes
Whose Lib?
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1972
Paul's eccentric sister visits while Paul is entertaining a Japanese businessman.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Ed Jurist
- 7.9/1038 votes
Meet Aunt Charlotte
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1972
Howie and Barbara move into Paul's basement just as Howie's parents come for a visit.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Ed Jurist, Stan Dreben
- 8.4/1026 votes
An Affair to Forget
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1972
Paul and Martha take sides when their friends separate.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Unknown
- 8.2/1032 votes
Martha's Last Hurrah
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1972
Paul's sister returns to cause trouble for Paul. She is siding with the candidate who is opposing the mayor's son whom Paul is helping.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Myles Wilder
- 6.6/1040 votes
Paul's Desperate Hour
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/20/1972
Howie invites the black man who mugged Barbara to dinner.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Unknown
- 8.5/1030 votes
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/27/1972
After he learns he has high blood pressure, Paul must try to be nice to Howie.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Unknown
- 8.8/1024 votes
The Bare Facts
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/3/1973
Paul loses the nomination for the Bar Association presidency when Howie's nude portrait of Barbara is printed in the local newspaper.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Unknown
- 8.5/1031 votes
Howie's Inheritance
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/10/1973
Howie inherits $10,000 but refuses to accept it.
Director: Jerry London
Writer: Laurence Marks
- 8.7/1024 votes
P.S. I Loathe You
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/17/1973
Paul writes a nasty letter to his boss, which then gets accidentally mailed,
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 8.1/1034 votes
The Congressman's Son
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/24/1973
Paul loses a big job when Howie changes a congressman's son into a hippie.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Leo Rifkin
- 8.5/1029 votes
Out of Bounds
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/1973
Paul's discovers that his fence extends one foot onto his neighbor's property, so he must either buy the land or move the fence.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Myles Wilder
- 8.2/1035 votes
Is This Trip Necessary?
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/7/1973
Paul's mother-in-law comes for a visit. In order to get rid of her, Paul arranges for her to win a free trip.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Bob Fisher, Arthur Marx
- 8.4/1032 votes
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Your Mother-in-Law But Were Afraid to Ask
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/14/1973
Paul's mother-in-law sprains her leg and moves in for a very long visit.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 8.5/1022 votes
Barbara Goes Home to Mother
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/28/1973
Paul is afraid the family unit is breaking up, so he institutes Family Day -- and everyone else desperately tries to end the fun.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 8.2/1030 votes
Togetherness
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/7/1973
Martha is jealous when their 18-year-old neighbor is impressed with Paul's legal abilities.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 8.3/1032 votes
Springtime for Paul
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/14/1973
Paul hurts his back, but is cured when he learns Howie's friend agrees to help him with acupuncture.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown