7.8/1047 votes#1 - Howie 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: N/A
- 7.7/1041 votes
#2 - 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
- 8.1/1037 votes
#3 - 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: S.A. Long, Phoebe Ephron
- 8.0/1039 votes
#4 - 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: Bruce Bilson, William Asher
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1042 votes
#5 - 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: Bruce Bilson, George Tyne
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1026 votes
#6 - 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: N/A
- 7.6/1037 votes
#7 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1027 votes
#8 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1026 votes
#9 - Unsteady Going
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1972
Paul hires Howie as his temporary secretary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1033 votes
#10 - 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
- 7.6/1035 votes
#11 - 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
- 8.8/1023 votes
#12 - 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: N/A
- 7.9/1031 votes
#13 - 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
- 6.2/1038 votes
#14 - 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: N/A
- 8.1/1029 votes
#15 - 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: N/A
- 8.6/1023 votes
#16 - 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: N/A
- 8.1/1030 votes
#17 - 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
- 8.5/1022 votes
#18 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1033 votes
#19 - 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
- 8.1/1028 votes
#20 - 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: N/A
Writer: Myles Wilder
- 8.0/1032 votes
#21 - 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
- 8.3/1029 votes
#22 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1031 votes
#23 - Back Talk
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/1973
Barbara and Howie have a fight about not fighting enough, so she moves into her parents' room, causing Paul to move in with Howie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1020 votes
#24 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1029 votes
#25 - 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: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Paul Lynde Show Season 1
Every episode of The Paul Lynde Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Paul Lynde Show Season 1!
The Paul Lynde Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC. The series stars Paul Lynde and aired from September 13, 1972 to September...
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Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Howie Comes Home to Roost" is the best rated episode of "The Paul Lynde Show" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by N/A, it aired on 9/13/1972. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles".