Blondie

- Season 1

(1957)

Driven by her friends' gossip, Blondie decides that Dagwood needs to pressure his boss for a better job and more pay. Dagwood is hesitant because he lacks confidence in his abilities, but Blondie cooks up a scheme to help Dagwood get the promotion he deserves.

When Mr. Dithers is suddenly hospitalized with an ulcer, Dagwood is put in charge of the construction of a new factory, but his new role as boss might not last long: on the first day on the job, a bird's nest is discovered in a tree that is scheduled to be chopped down.

To save money, Mr Dithers moves into the Bumsteads' home while his own house is being redecorated. Relationships sour quickly as the Dithers see the Bumsteads more as servants than kind-hearted people.

Dagwood meets a pretty librarian at lunch and has such a enjoyable time it becomes a regular occurrence. Blondie finds out and is jealous, not knowing that all her husband talks about is her.

After Blondie makes a joke about their house, Dagwood thinks she wants to move. He almost has their home sold before he finds out differently and must figure out how to get out of the deal.

Mr Dithers wants to purchase a gun for his collection. Knowing that his wife will be furious if she finds out, he organizes for Dagwood to purchase the weapon and give it to him as a gift to an appreciative boss.

Herb and Dagwood get into a big argument about politics, and vow never to speak to one another again. However, they soon find that each has tools that belong to the other.

Dagwood bemoans the fact he is not famous for anything. A chance encounter leads him to appear on a quiz show where his mathematical skills soon lead him to gain more fame and attention than he ever expected or desired.

A random conversation leads Blondie to be concerned about her marriage license. When repeated efforts to locate a replacement copy prove futile, she decides to work this to her advantage and tell Dagwood that they are not married and that he needs to woo her and win her heart all over again.

Blondie and Mrs. Woodley go shopping downtown and leave some packages in a locker, planning to pick them up later. But when Blondie gets home, she discovers that instead of the pound of liver she bought, her package contains $50,000.00 in cash. Then two gangsters soon show up at her door asking about it.

Blondie and Dagwood are given an Oriental idol as a gift, but it has a reputation as a jinx. Soon the Bumstead family finds itself plagued by one accident after another.

It is Blondie and Dagwood's anniversary, and the Dithers give them an extraordinary--extraordinarily ugly--lamp to celebrate the occasion. The couple hate the lamp and decide to return the gift and get a refund so they can purchase something they actually need.

Dagwood is concerned about how much he is getting paid, and with Blondie's coaching he confronts Mr. Dithers about a pay raise. The encounter does not go well and Dagwood ends up unemployed.

When Mr. Dithers finds a closet full of lamps, clothes and various gadgets in a closet in his house, he concludes that his wife Cora is a kleptomaniac.

Dagood finds himself in a fix when Mr. Dithers mails his employees a picture of an important female client, but mistakenly identifies Dagwood as the company president.

Blondie and Dagwood are concerned over Alexander, who appears to be dealing with a bad case of puppy love. Mr Dithers is a friend of the girl's father, and he offers to intercede on Alexander's behalf to see if the romance can be kick-started.

Blondie takes a job to get money to buy a new washing machine, so she hires a maid to take care of the house while she's gone. However, the woman's bizarre actions arouse the Bumsteads' suspicions that she is actually a jewel thief.

Dagwood decides that the living room isn't "manly" enough, so he insists that it be refurnished. To his dismay, Blondie promptly summons an interior decorator to give her an estimate on what redecorating the entire house would cost.

Mr. Dithers mentions to Dagwood that while he was in a nightclub he saw a singer who looked just like Blondie. Naturally, Dagwood comes to the conclusion that Blondie is sneaking out of the house at night to sing in a nightclub.

International spies pick Dagwood's hat as the hiding place for a role of secret microfilm. When Dagwood takes his hat back before they can retrieve the film, they sent out a beautiful secret agent to get it back.

Shortly after Blondie and Dagwood argue over Blondie buying a new hat, a friend of hers asks her if she wants to write the local newspaper's advice column for a week, and Blondie sees a chance for a little payback to Dagwood.

To repay Dagwood's kindness to him, a tramp agrees to help Dagwood get back at Mr. Dithers for going back on his promise to give Dagwood some stock in the company. The tramp will pose as a wealthy businessman who wants Dagwood to leave J.C. Dithers Co. and start his own business.

Mr. Dithers sees Blondie in a store buying dresses and expensive jewelry, and comes to the conclusion that Dagwood must be embezzling from the company.

The Bumsteads and the Woodleys plan a big shindig for Alexander's 16th birthday party, but their plans go on hold when Alexander announces that he doesn't want one.

New neighbors move into the area and tension immediately builds when the lady of the house is very attractive.