Thu, Feb 5, 1953
In this episode, Margie (Gale Storm) tells Mrs. Odetts (Gertrude Hoffman) all about her plans to tag along on Vern's business trip to Hollywood in order to be discovered, and the older woman is enchanted by her fantasy and decides to come along as well. At first Vern (Charles Farrell) refuses to take Margie along, saying she will get into trouble with one of her "wild kicks," but she convinces him that she just wants to take in the culture and tricks him into "getting" the idea for her to go with him accompanied by a chaperon, Mrs. Odetts. Once there, Vern pairs the women up with Jack Winslow (Larry Carr), who gives them a studio tour. When Margie learns that famed director Andre DuPrez (Fritz Feld) still needs a leading lady for his current picture, she disposes of Jack using a trick chair in a haunted house set and she and Mrs. Odetts dress in costumes and sneak onto the set. DuPrez, believing they are part of the movie, orders them to their places, but a trampoline soon leads to trouble and Margie and Mrs. Odetts have to make a quick escape.
They make it back to the office just in time to meet Vern, and Jack, when he returns, does not rat them out. Later the night, he calls Margie and reveals that he lost his job because of the kerfuffle, but enjoyed his time with her anyway. She guiltily confesses her hi-jinks to Vern and begs him to get Jack's job back for him, and Vern, appreciating her honesty, arranges for him to be rehired. Vern and Jack ponder what to do about Margie, and decide to have her discovered after all, engaging DuPrez in the prank. The director pretends to fire his leading lady and casts Margie on the spot, promising to make her a star. He then cajoles her into a number of nerve-wracking scenarios, including a scene involving a gun and a nearsighted marksman and a dramatic confrontation in which she receives number of pastries to the face. When DuPrez tries to talk her into doing a trapeze scene--with no net, for authenticity--she realizes what he and Vern are up to and turns the tables on her father, fooling him into sitting in the fake chair and falling into a water tank. Jack, however, then does the same to her, and Mrs. Odetts gives Jack his comeuppance as well. Back at home, Margie swears to turn over a new leaf and keep out of trouble, but Vern has his doubts.
They make it back to the office just in time to meet Vern, and Jack, when he returns, does not rat them out. Later the night, he calls Margie and reveals that he lost his job because of the kerfuffle, but enjoyed his time with her anyway. She guiltily confesses her hi-jinks to Vern and begs him to get Jack's job back for him, and Vern, appreciating her honesty, arranges for him to be rehired. Vern and Jack ponder what to do about Margie, and decide to have her discovered after all, engaging DuPrez in the prank. The director pretends to fire his leading lady and casts Margie on the spot, promising to make her a star. He then cajoles her into a number of nerve-wracking scenarios, including a scene involving a gun and a nearsighted marksman and a dramatic confrontation in which she receives number of pastries to the face. When DuPrez tries to talk her into doing a trapeze scene--with no net, for authenticity--she realizes what he and Vern are up to and turns the tables on her father, fooling him into sitting in the fake chair and falling into a water tank. Jack, however, then does the same to her, and Mrs. Odetts gives Jack his comeuppance as well. Back at home, Margie swears to turn over a new leaf and keep out of trouble, but Vern has his doubts.
Wed, Sep 30, 1953
Honeywell () plans to go on a fishing trip with Vern (), but Vern tells him that he promised to take Margie () to Honolulu. They decide to trick her and invite her to go camping with them, saying that if she "roughs it" in the Canadian wildness for a week, they will spend the following week in Hawaii. The men highly doubt that she will make it, but Margie agrees to the deal, encouraged by Mrs. Odetts' comments about the eligible, outdoorsy men that she might find. Once there, at the trading post, they meet trappers Henderson and Steve (), who both raise Margie's interest, although matters are complicated when she is given a very heavy pack to carry. Vern and Honeywell are pleased, thinking she will soon give up, but she schemes with Steve and he gives her an empty pack for the walk to the campsite, and the men are soon winded as she strolls along comfortably. At the end of the journey, Steve sneaks her real bag back to her. Margie then attempts to put up her tent, but fails and ends up sleeping on the ground. In the morning, Vern and Honeywell head off to fish, and when they leave, Steve arrives again and helps her. Two of his friends, Tom and Dick, soon appear, and they offer their services as well, providing Margie with rustic furniture. Vern and Honeywell return with some unimpressive catches and are stunned to see the elaborately furnished campsite, believing that Margie did it all herself.
The men provide Margie with food as well, including a blueberry pie and meat, and Vern and Honeywell are shocked that she managed to shoot and skin a deer by herself. She claims she shot it in "self-defense," and they ask her to prove her marksmanship, and she does--with a little help from Steve, crouching behind her with another gun. Later, Margie's new friends invite her to a dance at the trading post, and she happily accepts. Stumped, Vern and Honeywell plan to scare Margie off with some intimidating moose sounds, but when they sneak into the woods to imitate the calls, she is already off at the dance, causing them to think that she fled into the night in fear. They hurry to the trading post to enlist the other men to help find her, but instead find Margie emerging from the dance with her suitors and realize that she tricked them. Vern accuses Margie of breaking their deal, but she claims that she found a loophole and threatens to tell the trappers about the illegal-sized fish that Vern and Honeywell caught, and the men are forced to give in. They soon head off for Hawaii, and Margie is soon thrilled by the arrival on the beach of her new camping friends.
The men provide Margie with food as well, including a blueberry pie and meat, and Vern and Honeywell are shocked that she managed to shoot and skin a deer by herself. She claims she shot it in "self-defense," and they ask her to prove her marksmanship, and she does--with a little help from Steve, crouching behind her with another gun. Later, Margie's new friends invite her to a dance at the trading post, and she happily accepts. Stumped, Vern and Honeywell plan to scare Margie off with some intimidating moose sounds, but when they sneak into the woods to imitate the calls, she is already off at the dance, causing them to think that she fled into the night in fear. They hurry to the trading post to enlist the other men to help find her, but instead find Margie emerging from the dance with her suitors and realize that she tricked them. Vern accuses Margie of breaking their deal, but she claims that she found a loophole and threatens to tell the trappers about the illegal-sized fish that Vern and Honeywell caught, and the men are forced to give in. They soon head off for Hawaii, and Margie is soon thrilled by the arrival on the beach of her new camping friends.
Wed, Dec 23, 1953
Margie forces Vern to eat "Boomies" cereal so the next-door-neighbor boy can win a prize. Vern is concerned because his company represents a rival product. The situation comes to a head just before Margie and Vern are scheduled to appear on a live children's program sponsored by "Boomies" cereal.