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Based on the 1963 movie of the same name (which was itself based on the 1961 novel by Mark Toby), The Courtship of Eddie's Father follows widower Tom Corbett, his son Eddie, and their housekeeper Mrs. Livingston as they traverse their lives' ups and downs.

Here is the complete episode list for The Courtship of Eddie's Father. It includes original air dates, episode numbers, episode titles, and brief episode descriptions.

17-Sep-1969	Episode 1	Season 1 Number 1	Mrs. Livingston, I Presume	While touring MGM studios with his father, Eddie invites a homeless starlet to spend the night.
24-Sep-1969	Episode 2	Season 1 Number 2	Teacher's Pet	Eddie's classmates accuse him of being the teacher's pet when Tom starts dating their teacher, Miss Allen.
1-Oct-1969	Episode 3	Season 1 Number 3	And Eddie Makes Three	Tom falls in love with a model who isn't ready for motherhood.
8-Oct-1969	Episode 4	Season 1 Number 4	The Littlest Kidnapper	Eddie brings home a little Japanese boy for Mrs. Livingston to keep.
15-Oct-1969	Episode 5	Season 1 Number 5	The Computer	Tom reluctantly agrees to enroll in a computer dating service to do some research.
22-Oct-1969	Episode 6	Season 1 Number 6	Pain	Tom and Eddie experience the pains of growing up when Eddie balks at the idea of going to school.
29-Oct-1969	Episode 7	Season 1 Number 7	Guess Who's Coming for Lunch	After discovering his new friend's mother is not married, Eddie arranges a meeting between the two parents.
5-Nov-1969	Episode 8	Season 1 Number 8	Bully for You	When Eddie is bullied by a motherless girl (Jodie Foster) at school, Tom invites her and her father over to visit.
12-Nov-1969	Episode 9	Season 1 Number 9	Gentleman Friend	A wealthy manufacturer announces his plans to marry Mrs. Livingston.
19-Nov-1969	Episode 10	Season 1 Number 10	Any Friend of Dad's	A buddy from Tom's school days drops in for an extended visit.
26-Nov-1969	Episode 11	Season 1 Number 11	An F for Mrs. Livingston	Mrs. Livingston failed her English test, causing Eddie to think she will commit hara-kiri to save face.
3-Dec-1969	Episode 12	Season 1 Number 12	Member of the Wedding	Tina proposes to Norman.
10-Dec-1969	Episode 13	Season 1 Number 13	A Night Out for the Boys	An overnight camping trip leads to a Corbett-Lockwood quarrel.
17-Dec-1969	Episode 14	Season 1 Number 14	Mother of the Year	Tom offers to make sandwiches when the mothers of Eddie's classmates plan a luncheon for Eddie's pregnant teacher.
24-Dec-1969	Episode 15	Season 1 Number 15	Who Pulled the Blues Right Out of the Horn?	Eddie's flamboyant Aunt Kate comes for a visit.
31-Dec-1969	Episode 16	Season 1 Number 16	The Library Card	Eddie loses the very first library book he takes out.
7-Jan-1970	Episode 17	Season 1 Number 17	How Do You Know If It's Really Love?	Eddie is suffering from a case of puppy love
14-Jan-1970	Episode 18	Season 1 Number 18	The Road to You Know Where Is Paved with You Know What	A retired school teacher unknowingly alienates Eddie from his father.
21-Jan-1970	Episode 19	Season 1 Number 19	They're Either Too Young or Too Old	Eddie has a crush on his babysitter, who has a crush on Tom.
28-Jan-1970	Episode 20	Season 1 Number 20	The Mod Couple	Mrs. Livingston departs, leaving Eddie and Tom alone.
4-Feb-1970	Episode 21	Season 1 Number 21	Guardian for Eddie	Tom tries to find a future guardian for Eddie.
11-Feb-1970	Episode 22	Season 1 Number 22	The Promise	Tom tries to prevent Mrs. Livingston from being deported.
18-Feb-1970	Episode 23	Season 1 Number 23	A Five-Pound Monkey on His Stomach	Norman has to lose five pounds in two days.
25-Feb-1970	Episode 24	Season 1 Number 24	Free Is a Four Letter Word	Tom has been ordered by his boss to fire his best friend
4-Mar-1970	Episode 25	Season 1 Number 25	Don't Look Now, But Your Scorpio's Rising	Tom's nutty secretary has become interested in astrology and quits her job.
11-Mar-1970	Episode 26	Season 1 Number 26	Money Is a Five Letter Word	Eddie finds ten thousand dollars.
23-Sep-1970	Episode 27	Season 2 Number 1	The Unbirthday Present	When Eddie decides to give Tom a present for no particular reason, Norman helps him create the perfect gift.
30-Sep-1970	Episode 28	Season 2 Number 2	A Loaf of Bread, a Bar of Soap and a Jug of Peanut Butter	Tom informs Mr. Kelly when he overhears Eddie and Joey (Jodie Foster) making plans to run away to Mexico.
7-Oct-1970	Episode 29	Season 2 Number 3	The Important Word Is "And"	Tom learns a lesson in what not to do when Eddie joins a boys' club.
14-Oct-1970	Episode 30	Season 2 Number 4	I Thought, You Thought	Tom thinks Mrs. Livingston has a crush on Norman but Norman believes Tom is the object of her affections.
21-Oct-1970	Episode 31	Season 2 Number 5	The Business Trip	Tom has to tell Eddie that he has to work on the night of the school play.
28-Oct-1970	Episode 32	Season 2 Number 6	Eddie's Will	Mrs. Livingston's plans are upset when Tom punishes Eddie for not doing his homework.
4-Nov-1970	Episode 33	Season 2 Number 7	Hello, Mrs. Bessinger	A free-spirited girl enters Tom's life.
11-Nov-1970	Episode 34	Season 2 Number 8	Love Is for Sharing	A Native American orphan teaches Eddie and Tom about sharing.
18-Nov-1970	Episode 35	Season 2 Number 9	Who Wants to Sail Down the Amazon, Anyway?	Eddie's maternal grandfather expresses his desire to take Eddie on an expedition down the Amazon River.
25-Nov-1970	Episode 36	Season 2 Number 10	When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot, It Doesn't Fit	A liberated woman has Tom delighted but not in love.
2-Dec-1970	Episode 37	Season 2 Number 11	The Secret Box	Eddie begins to think that he was adopted.
16-Dec-1970	Episode 38	Season 2 Number 12	Fear Is for Understanding	Tom tries to exorcise a ghost.
23-Dec-1970	Episode 39	Season 2 Number 13	Gifts Are for Giving	Norman's prized medallion circulates.
6-Jan-1971	Episode 40	Season 2 Number 14	A Little Get Together for Cissy	Tom's sophisticated boss Cissy falls for him.
13-Jan-1971	Episode 41	Season 2 Number 15	The Ghetto Girl	Tom tries to help a girl from the ghetto with a chip on her shoulder.
20-Jan-1971	Episode 42	Season 2 Number 16	The Hospital	Eddie gets scared when Tom goes to the hospital for a routine physical.
27-Jan-1971	Episode 43	Season 2 Number 17	The Rift	Tom refuses to buy a horse for Eddie.
3-Feb-1971	Episode 44	Season 2 Number 18	The Encounter Group	Tina expresses her feelings about Tom and Norman in a group encounter meeting.
10-Feb-1971	Episode 45	Season 2 Number 19	Dear Mr. Cooper (a.k.a.) Eddie Meets an Astronaut	Eddie meets Apollo 13 astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in a story about privacy.
17-Feb-1971	Episode 46	Season 2 Number 20	The Lonely Weekend	While Eddie's away, Tom plans to spend the weekend with his girlfriend.
3-Mar-1971	Episode 47	Season 2 Number 21	The Magic Mrs. Rickles	Tina's mother's belief in magic leaves an impression on Eddie.
10-Mar-1971	Episode 48	Season 2 Number 22	To Catch a Thief	Things go missing from the Corbett household.
17-Mar-1971	Episode 49	Season 2 Number 23	Everybody Needs a Brother	Eddie's desire for a brother prompts Tom to adopt a child from another country.
24-Mar-1971	Episode 50	Season 2 Number 24	Discipline is a Four Letter Word Spelled Love	When Eddie's disobedience endangers his life, Tom spanks him for the first time.
15-Sep-1971	Episode 51	Season 3 Number 1	My Son, the Artist	Tom is taking an art class,sketching nude models. Eddie decides to try the same thing with his new friend,a neighbor girl.
22-Sep-1971	Episode 52	Season 3 Number 2	The Candidate	Tom might be the next member of the school board.
29-Sep-1971	Episode 53	Season 3 Number 3	Getting Back on the Horse	Eddie learns to cope with fear.
6-Oct-1971	Episode 54	Season 3 Number 4	Tell It Like I'm Telling You It Is	A small accident causes big legal problems.
13-Oct-1971	Episode 55	Season 3 Number 5	A Very Different Drummer	Tom and Eddie try to convince Norman it is okay to be a kook.
20-Oct-1971	Episode 56	Season 3 Number 6	The Bicycle Theft	A lesson in responsibility for Eddie gets out of hand.
27-Oct-1971	Episode 57	Season 3 Number 7	Two's Company	A divorced couple makes Tom's life miserable.
3-Nov-1971	Episode 58	Season 3 Number 8	Happy Birthday to You	Norman's birthday is coming up and he does not want anyone to take notice, but Tom and Eddie plan a surprise party anyway.
10-Nov-1971	Episode 59	Season 3 Number 9	Or Else!	Tina quits, and Norman follows suit.
17-Nov-1971	Episode 60	Season 3 Number 10	Thy Neighbor Loves Thee	Tom's new neighbors are driving him crazy with kindness.
1-Dec-1971	Episode 61	Season 3 Number 11	A Little Red	A beautiful female editor from the Soviet Union arrives to observe Tom's publishing methods.
8-Dec-1971	Episode 62	Season 3 Number 12	A Brave at Natchanoony	Eddie's first camping trip is a trauma to mother hen Norman.
15-Dec-1971	Episode 63	Season 3 Number 13	The Blarney Stone Girl	Tom meets a charming klutz with an inferiority complex.
29-Dec-1971	Episode 64	Season 3 Number 14	Prince Charming	Eddie's part in a play involves a kiss.
5-Jan-1972	Episode 65	Season 3 Number 15	The Choice	Tom's romance with a lady doctor depends on her choice to either get married or continue her studies abroad.
12-Jan-1972	Episode 66	Season 3 Number 16	The Karate Story	Eddie takes karate lessons so he can defeat the school bully.
19-Jan-1972	Episode 67	Season 3 Number 17	Very Young Man with a Horn	Eddie's saxophone playing is disturbing the bagpiper upstairs.
26-Jan-1972	Episode 68	Season 3 Number 18	The Investors	Tom and Norman invest in an oil well.
2-Feb-1972	Episode 69	Season 3 Number 19	It's All Write with Me	Tom feels his creative writing is causing him to neglect Eddie.
9-Feb-1972	Episode 70	Season 3 Number 20	A Little Help from My Friend	An insurance man proves to be a disastrous house guest.
16-Feb-1972	Episode 71	Season 3 Number 21	In the Eye of the Beholder	A sixteen dollar gift of friendship becomes a $5,000 headache.
23-Feb-1972	Episode 72	Season 3 Number 22	Time for a Change	Tom considers buying a new house that is in need of repair.
1-Mar-1972	Episode 73	Season 3 Number 23	We Love Annie	Mr. Landon is Annie's boss at an answering service company.