Life with Elizabeth

- Season 1

(1953)

Three separate stories in the life of our two protagonists. In the first story, Alvin comes home from work and finds Elizabeth in a foul humor; in the second segment, Elizabeth and Alvin recall their hesitant first kiss; and in the third tale, Alvin becomes jealous when Elizabeth invites an old beau to dinner.

Elizabeth preaches calm when Alvin tries to catch the paperboy who throws the paper in the birdbath. Alvin thinks he can create a miracle lotion. Alvin and Elizabeth can't get rid of a boorish guest who's overstayed his welcome.

Incident one, Elizabeth and Alvin read mystery books at night and every noise in the house scares them silly. In two, Alvin whittles a slingshot on the front porch while Elizabeth makes him jealous flirting with the neighbor across the street. In three, they take their car to Elmer's Garage to have the horn fixed, but Alvin falls under the mechanic's hypnotic spell.

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Elizabeth does not take seriously Alvin's attempt to win a photo contest. Elizabeth's performance of domestic duties falls short. The effects of physical events for Alvin, Elizabeth and Mrs. Skinridge alter their ability to act normally.

In the first vignette, Elizabeth tries to break the news of her mother's visit to Alvin gently; in the second, Alvin manages to paint Elizabeth into a corner and in the third Elizabeth decides to take singing lessons.

In the first vignette, Elizabeth tries to convince Alvin to let her plant an oak tree in the middle of their patio; in the second, Alvin attempts to repair his malfunctioning television set by himself; in the third, Elizabeth and Alvin attempt to deal with a charmless carhop at a drive-in movie theater.

1. Alvin is studying nursery rhymes to be prepared for the visit of Elizabeth's four year old niece. 2. Elizabeth is in distress when Alvin for the first time in their marriage is going away on a short business trip. 3. Alvin and Elizabeth is staying over the weekend in Moosie's cabin and Elizabeth won't go to bed because of spiders.

Alvin gets competitive during ping pong, a heavy rainstorm shows the roof isn't fixed, the couple involve a salesman into figuring out a book's murder plot.

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Elizabeth gives herself a shiner the same evening Alvin's co-worker Mr. Underhill comes to dinner. Elizabeth and Alvin try to keep quiet when her mother visits and sleeps in. Elizabeth disastrously fills in at Alvin's office for a sick employee.

1. Alvin prepares to sail on the schooner that he purchased with a friend. 2. The couple are among the first to purchase a TV during the early days of television. 3. A bumbling neighbor visits and they try to teach him how to play ping-pong.

In preparation for a visit from her mom Elizabeth turns the den into a bedroom with Alvin oblivious. Everything goes wrong when Alvin and Elizabeth bike into the country. Elizabeth recalls her early distate for a busybody neighbor.

Alvin and Elizabeth prepare for a trip by only speaking Spanish at dinner. Elizabeth embarrasses Alvin when he's the only man at a tea room. Chaos occurs when the couple go to the store for groceries.

Del builds a homemade dishwasher as a gift to Elizabeth. Del is unenthusiastic about items Elizabeth made in crafts class. Del is ready to sue after Elizabeth is in a minor car accident.

Elizabeth need help from a man in fixing her husband's dinner. Elizabeth decorates the house in a jungle theme to distract from a problem. Alvin becomes flirtatious with friend Claudette Underhill while his wife is stuck with her dullard husband.

3 incidents in Elizabeth's life with Alvin are shown.