Don McGuire
Director
Mona McCluskey (1965)
Season 1
Mona McCluskey is an American sitcom that aired on NBC as part of its 1965-1966 schedule. The series stars Juliet Prowse in the title role, and aired from September 16, 1965 to April 14, 1966. Juliet Prowse and Denny Miller in the story of a movie actress married to an Air Force sergeant.
Released Sept. 17, 1965
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.military, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.showbiz-comedy, imdb.military, imdb.airforce
Production Companies: United Artists Television, McCadden Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Meet Mona McCluskey (Pilot)
Mona's letter to the Air Force secretary demanding a raise for Mike causes chaos.
Sept. 16, 1965, midnight
S1E2 - All That Dough and No Place to Go
Mona plots to get Mike money for a Mexican vacation with her.
Sept. 23, 1965, midnight
S1E3 - All in a Night's Work
Mona breaks her pact with Mike to finish a painting on time.
Sept. 30, 1965, midnight
S1E4 - In Every Life a Little Wife Must Fall
Reluctantly, Mona agrees to a State Department request to dine with a visiting, playboy maharajah.
Oct. 7, 1965, midnight
S1E5 - Mona Carroll Versus Mona McCluskey
When Mike is recommended for officers training school, Mona decides to abandon her acting career.
Oct. 14, 1965, midnight
S1E6 - How to Put Out an Old Flame
Mona is pleased when Mike leaves to attend a reunion of his old squadron, but becomes suspicious when General Crone says he knows nothing about it.
Oct. 21, 1965, midnight
S1E7 - Let's Play Cupid
Mona and Mike's attempt to reconcile their friend with his girlfriend leads to complications.
Oct. 28, 1965, midnight
S1E8 - Good for the Goose, Bad for the Gander
Mike becomes jealous when Mona films a love scene with matinee idol Mario Martoni.
Nov. 4, 1965, midnight
S1E9 - Michelangelo's Rival
Mona buys a $1500 clay statue, and then pretends she created it herself to keep Mike from learning its price.
Nov. 11, 1965, midnight
S1E10 - How to Cure an Old Ham
Mona invites a former film star to dinner, and he remains for weeks. Mona is unable to move him out because he has no money. She gets him a part in a picture so he can earn some cash, and he reacts in an unusual way.
Nov. 25, 1965, midnight
S1E11 - My Husband, The Wife Beater
Mona's two spinster aunts puzzle Mike by snubbing him when they come to visit Mona. Mike's bewilderment grows when he offers the aunts a box of candy, and they stomp on it.
Dec. 2, 1965, midnight
S1E12 - Mail Against Female
Irritated because Mona opens his mail, Mike sends himself a fake set of orders assigning him to Hawaii.
Dec. 9, 1965, midnight
S1E13 - Stranger in the Love Nest
A professional photographer for a weekly magazine pretends to be one of Mona's old school chums in order to get a magazine story about her.
Dec. 23, 1965, midnight
S1E14 - Dance, Kookerina, Dance
Mona explodes when Mike tells her that the general has booked another dancer for the annual frolics. The general plans to give Mona an award at the frolics in appreciation for her previous entertainment for the troops.
Dec. 30, 1965, midnight
S1E15 - Mona, The Soft Air Force Recruit
Mike won't let Mona buy a color TV, so Mona figures a devious way to get Mike the money to buy it for her.
Jan. 13, 1966, midnight
S1E16 - Down from the Wild Blue Yonder
Mike is leaving the Air Force after his enlistment ends, rejecting re-enlistment to pursue a higher-paying civilian job so he can better support Mona. Both Mona and General Crone are unhappy with his decision to leave the Air Force.
Jan. 20, 1966, midnight
S1E17 - The General Swings at Dawn
General Crone's nephew pays him a visit, and when it's apparent that he out-Beatles The Beatles, the general begs the McCluskeys to keep him out of sight while his superior visits the base.
Jan. 27, 1966, midnight
S1E18 - Lovebirds and Jailbirds
Mike smacks a pie at a nightclub comic who insults Mona. Mike hits nightclub comic with a pie, winds up in jail. He refuses to let Mona pay his bill because the comic said Mike married her for her money.
Feb. 10, 1966, midnight
S1E19 - Diamonds are a Girl's Worst Friend
For their third anniversary, Mike gifts Mona a $350 diamond ring. A props-man mistakenly takes it from the studio, causing chaos.
Feb. 17, 1966, midnight
S1E20 - Mona, The Mystic
On the eve of his wedding, Sgt. Gruzewsky abruptly calls it off after consulting a fortune teller, leaving Mona to salvage the situation.
Feb. 24, 1966, midnight
S1E21 - Love, Chimp Style
A trained monkey complicates Mona's life when he takes a liking to her.
March 3, 1966, midnight
S1E22 - Operation Chicken Soup
Mona parachutes into Mike's bivouac, delivering her cold remedy via rented plane.
March 10, 1966, midnight
S1E23 - How to Turn Off a Laser Beam
A reputed Texas millionaire (Barry Kelly) persuades Mona to invest in a new electronics company.
March 17, 1966, midnight
S1E24 - Snow Valley Snow Job
Mona panics when Mike registers her as a contestant in a ski race at a winter resort.
March 24, 1966, midnight
S1E25 - Will He, Or Won't He?
Mona and Mike step up their campaign to get Sgt. Gruzewsky (Robert Strauss) to marry Alice (Elena Verdugo.)
April 7, 1966, midnight
S1E26 - Mike's Birthday Present
Misunderstandings lead Mike to believe Mona is pregnant.
April 14, 1966, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 17, 1965
Last Air Date: April 14, 1966, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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