Mon, Nov 10, 1969
Nick is having problems even trying to speak to, let alone arrange a meeting with Bruce Sanders, whose latest non-fiction book, "How to Build a Better Body", Nick wants to serialize in the magazine. Nick asks Doris, in her first step to an executive position at the magazine, to try to get that meeting with Sanders in his place. Doris is able to get a meeting with him, but finds that their discussions have to be fit in around and during his excessive workout schedule or publicity engagements. Because of such distractions, Sanders suggests dinner at his apartment, which Doris agrees but is not looking forward to solely because she has seen what unusual health food he eats. But the business dinner is not quite what she expects in more ways than one. Although Nick appreciates the personal connection Doris has made with Sanders, he feels that he has to intervene to get back to the original goal, which may be difficult for out of shape and uncoordinated Nick, who is nonetheless concerned for Doris' welfare being around a muscle-bound potential playboy.
Mon, Jan 5, 1970
Because it would take away from his weekend social time, Ron asks Doris to go on assignment - what would be her first writing assignment - to cover Duke Farentino in the deserted mining town of Silver Gulch, he who is training there for the weekend in the title defense of his world middleweight boxing crown. Despite boxing not being Doris' interest, she reluctantly agrees. Although she arrives looking like the proverbial fish out of water, Doris is determined to fit in "with the boys". Duke ends up taking a special interest in Doris professionally because of his special interest in her personally, he who provides her exclusive access on behalf of all the members of the press. Doris ends up being a distraction to Duke - who professes his love for her - which could possibly ruin his chances of defending his title as he has her on his mind instead of boxing.
Mon, Jan 19, 1970
Walking through a parking lot at Fisherman's Wharf after their lunch on a hot day, Doris and Myrna see six poodles inside a locked station wagon, a business car of Paul's Poodle Parlor, with all the windows rolled up and no food or water inside. With Myrna's help, Doris does whatever needed to get the poodles out of this unsafe situation. Managing to break in, Doris figures that the most prudent course of action is to take the poodles back to the air-conditioned office--as Nick has gone for the day--and telephone "Paul" to have him pick up the poodles there, but not before she informs the poodles' owners of the shabby way Paul has treated them them and gives Paul a piece of her mind. In the aftermath, Doris faces two legal matters: Paul charges her with breaking and entering and theft; and her actions could affect Nick's abilities to get Supreme Court Justice William Forester to agree to have the magazine publish his memoirs.
Mon, Jan 26, 1970
Nick is under a lot of pressure from Today's World publisher, Colonel Fairburn, as Nick and his executive team have lately had and are still having problems coming up with interesting and insightful feature stories. What Doris thinks Nick and Ron need is a day away from the office to let their minds relax and re-energize, she offering the farm as a retreat location on Sunday. They accept Doris' invitation. On Sunday at lunch at Doris', Toby seems a little listless, as he is not even eating. With a fever, he is eventually diagnosed with the measles. As neither Nick or Ron remembers if they have ever had the measles and can't find out on a Sunday, they are under quarantine at the farm until they find out for sure. So on Monday morning, Doris, in addition to making the initial inquiries as to Nick and Ron's past measles status with the necessary county health authorities, has set up the house as a satellite office of Today's World. Having the house be part house, part farm, part hospital and part office may be difficult for Doris, Nick and Ron to manage for their "nine to five" lives and need to get work done, especially under the pressure from Colonel Fairburn. So when Colonel Fairburn comes to San Francisco unexpectedly, will he be understanding of the situation seeing as to the state of the magazine of late?
Mon, Feb 2, 1970
LeRoy seems preoccupied when Buck, Doris and Myrna stop by the gas station for some gas. The reason is that his wife Ellie is in the hospital soon to give birth to their first child. LeRoy can't leave since there isn't anyone else to manage the gas station in his place. As such, Doris volunteers herself and Myrna to be the pump jockeys, while Buck drives him to the hospital as he seems to be in no shape to pay attention to the road. Doris figures that it should be an easy job as all the station's business is local, and as such infrequent because of the small population of Mill Valley. What Doris is unaware of is that a detour has been set up on the main highway, rerouting traffic to the road along which the gas station is located. This leads to a busy afternoon of misadventures for Doris, Myrna and their multitude of customers, some who think they can take advantage of two seemingly helpless women.
Mon, Feb 9, 1970
Warren Coleman has just completed an article for the magazine, an exposé on purported mobster Barney Moore. As such, Coleman is a bundle of nerves, he believing that Moore's men are after him despite that he has been placed in a safe house and the fact that only he, Doris and Nicholson are supposed to know about the article. Coleman is comforted by Doris' assurances, until Moore and his men stop by the safe house and kidnap the two of them. Moore's goal is not to stop publication of the article, but rather that it be edited to his satisfaction. While Nicholson, Ron and Myrna try to figure out what to do to save Doris, belligerent Doris and scared Coleman may have a helping hand in the form of Moore's exasperated wife, Flossie Moore, who has a love/hate relationship with her husband.
Mon, Feb 16, 1970
Nick's hired an artist to do a painting for the magazine's cover. Soon, she's found the perfect subject; Buck. Though he initially declines Doris is able to convince him to do it. Soon, Buck's enjoying being the subject of a magazine cover. But when the finished work ends up not being quite what she nor Buck envisioned, Doris has to figure a way to break it to Buck .
Mon, Feb 23, 1970
Nicholson gets wind that reclusive billionaire William Tyler, who is hyper-vigilant about his privacy and who has not had his photograph taken in thirty years, is in San Francisco. It would be a huge scoop for the magazine to get a photograph of the man today, and Nick puts Ron on the case. Meanwhile, Doris, who doesn't know the topic of Ron's assignment, is having lunch in the park, when she comes to the rescue of a simply dressed elderly man taking a nap, he who is harassed by the police as a vagrant. Believing him to be a homeless transient, Doris, who can see that he is a nice man who is just down on his luck, not only shares her lunch with him but tries to find him a job. Unable to do so, she decides to hire him to work on the ranch with Buck, an offer that he accepts. As he calls himself Bill Thompson, Doris has no idea that he is really William Tyler, who was looking for an out of the way, private place from which to conduct his business. Meanwhile, Ron is having a great time racking up "expenses" as he searches for Tyler in all of Ron's favorite places.
Mon, Mar 2, 1970
Incognito as down and out vagrant Bill Thompson, recluse billionaire William Tyler is enjoying his work helping Buck on the farm, "Thompson" who is doing all the work while Buck "supervises". Both Doris and Buck like having Bill around purely for his good-natured company. But they also notice that he is one to keep to himself, never wanting to venture out beyond the farm to meet people. Ron and Nicholson's search for Tyler and the fact of Tyler living on Doris' farm may finally come together when Nicholson searches for a human interest story, Doris who believes that story is the varied history as she knows of the man living on her farm. But if they are heard, the voices of observant children may be able to piece together the story quicker.