Seasons & Episodes
#001
Madame prepares for the latest taping of her syndicated TV talk show. At the end of this hectic day, Madame's niece Sara
This is Her Past
Sara Joy begins pounding the pavement in Hollywood; After being sawed in half by the world's most incompetent magician,
#003
A neighborhood boy whom Madame once babysat returns to visit her, but he has grown into a popular television evangelist.
#004
Bernadette books a ladies Dixie band on the show without Madame's approval; Buzz and Sara Joy submit Pinkerton's diary f
#005
A rash of robberies in the neighborhood leads Madame to install a home security system. Unfortunately, as she's testing
#006
No sooner does Solaria, a psychic, predict that Madame is fated to have a baby than a bundle of joy is found on the door
#007
It's dueling divas when guest star Debbie Reynolds does a life-sized impression of Madame on the show; Sara Joy admits t
#008
Madame and Bernadette have a falling out after Solaria conducts a seance to make contact with Bernadette's deceased husb
#009
As the standoff between Madame and Bernadette rages on, the household falls into disarray; Sara Joy's friend Patty Sue t
#010
Madame and Bernadette reconcile, and the household returns to order -- until Madame becomes indisposed, at which point a
#011
Concerned over Buzzy's adolescent crush on Sara Joy, Madame intervenes with the boy's self-involved show-biz parents, bu
#012
After winning the Irish Sweepstakes, an eccentric, formerly homeless woman named Cora moves in next door to Madame. When
#013
To boost ratings, Madame sponsors an on-air "Marry Madame" contest to find the man who will become her seventh husband;
#014
Bernadette, Pinkerton and Sara Joy take an instant dislike to Madame's new fiancé, but when Madame remains blind to his
#015
When Madame and con-man Dwayne Kellogg elope to Mexico, Pinkerton, Sara Joy and Bernadette spring into action to stop th
#016
Depressed and behaving erratically in the wake of her ruptured engagement to Dwayne Kellogg, Madame refuses professional
#017
Dr. Joyce Brothers continues her in-depth analysis of Madame, which reveals a long-standing pattern of choosing the wron
#018
Against her better judgment, Madame allows a vitriolic reporter to follow her with a camera for a TV expose that complet
#019
A famous Italian director asks Madame to appear in his latest film, which leads her to question staying in television; M
#020
Tab Hunter is interviewed by Madame in her eponymous talk show, and she confuses him with other famous 1950s heartthrob
#021
Madame's neighbors launch a petition to prevent her from running her show on their street, and Madame finds an unlikely
#022
A dip in Madame's ratings indicates that she has fallen out of touch with the youth market. Feeling past her prime, Mada
#023
Madame decides the only way to recapture her beauty is to undergo cosmetic surgery. She and Pinkerton then concoct a rus
#024
Solaria tries to hypnotize Madame out of a debilitating bout of insomnia, which causes Madame to fall into a post-hypnot
#025
When Barney is fired from "Madame's Place," his replacement is a cutting-edge Canadian producer whose run of controversi
#026
Madame hosts a reunion for one of the 'Whoopie Girls' from her speakeasy days, but the down-on-her-luck former vaudevill
But Please, No Jokes
After spending her life savings to record a single, Sara Joy quits her job to pursue a full-time singing career. When Ma
#028
When Madame is chosen Woman of the Year by the Fine Arts Guild, Bernadette and Pinkerton move into damage control mode,
#029
Sara Joy wants Madame to back the production of an esoteric play written by her untalented boyfriend from acting class;
#030
A freak snowstorm brings Hollywood to its knees during sweeps week, forcing Madame to put her staff and family to work o
#031
Sara Joy hopes to make the Olympics gymnastics team; Madame's former producer sues her for firing him -- serving her sub
#032
Sara Joy promotes the career of a juggling street performer; Madame's trial continues, with the plaintiff threatening bl
#033
Sara Joy takes the stand on Madame's behalf as the trial draws to a conclusion.
#034
When Sara Joy ends her courtship with a love-'em-and-leave-'em nude artist's model, Solaria sets her up with her nephew,
#035
Madame is paid a visit by her black sheep cousin Charley -- a man who transforms into Bette Davis whenever he hears the
#036
Madame's sergeant nephew Lamar is temporarily re-stationed in Los Angeles, where he commandeers the mansion and puts the
#037
Madame defies network executives when she hires a handsome but inept new announcer over their more seasoned candidates.
#038
Madame invites her second husband and his new fiancée to lunch, then orders William Shatner off the set of her show whe
#039
Madame hires a bargain basement interior designer who romances Bernadette to get a commercial deal on Madame's show.
#040
Believing the mansion is haunted, the household hires a local ghostbuster; Madame hosts comedian George Gobel on her sho
#041
Madame continues efforts to banish the ghosts of Groucho and Harpo Marx, whose practical jokes from beyond have the hous
#042
An old flame of Pinkerton's returns after 22 years to disclose that they have a son together; comedian Dick Shawn appear
#043
Two teenagers from the Brooklyn chapter of Madame's fan club steal their way into the mansion -- and then refuse to leav
#044
Defeated and disillusioned by her inability get a role in a major motion picture, Madame decides to retire, throwing her
#045
Pinkerton becomes addicted to a television soap opera; comedian Rip Taylor forces Madame to play straight man to him whe
#046
Sara Joy is hypnotized into becoming more assertive, which turns into her a completely different person; Arsenio Hall ap
#047
When a fan letter berates her physical appearance, Madame hires a makeover consultant who prescribes a complete overhaul
#048
The household goes to extremes to raise funds when the media reports that Madame is bankrupt; comedian Scatman Crothers
#049
An extraterrestrial steals into the mansion with the objective of "melding" with Madame so he can bring comedy back to h
#050
A bumbling inspector takes charge after Madame's iconic, life-size portrait is stolen.
#051
While Pinkerton is on vacation, his twin brother, an uncultivated biker named Chopper, drops in to pay his respects. Act
#052
Madame is audited by the Internal Revenue Service, which becomes sticky when Mr. Honest shows up to throw light on every
#053
Mr. Honest seeks Madame's help in ferreting out the identity of his secret admirer; comedienne Alice Ghostley visits Mad
His Biggest Dream
Feeling his midlife crunch, Pinkerton accepts an offer to train an up-and-coming female prizefighter. Final episode of s
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