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'''''Vacation Playhouse''''' is an American [[Anthology series|anthology]] [[television series]] that was broadcast on [[CBS]] during the summer months from 1963 through 1967.<ref name="brooks">{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present1946–Present |date=June 24, 2009 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |page=1463 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Vacation+Playhouse%22+CBS&pg=PA1463 |access-date=August 16, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

''Vacation Playhouse'' premiered on July 22, 1963,<ref name="brooks" /><ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> airing as a summer replacement for the [[Sitcom|situation comedy]] ''[[The Lucy Show]]''; a voiceover introduced each episode with "While Lucy's on vacation . . . it's ''Vacation Playhouse''."<ref name="lb">{{cite book |last1=Monush |first1=Barry |title=Lucille Ball FAQ: Everything Left to Know About America's Favorite Redhead |date=2011-06-01 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-55783-940-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nNCGDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Vacation+Playhouse%22&pg=PT277 |access-date=May 27, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> As a replacement for ''The Lucy Show'' inIn 1963, it consisted of unsold pilots for situation comedies. When it returned in 1964, again replacing ''The Lucy Show'', it mostly aired previously unseen situation comedy pilots,<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> but also included the pilot for a musical-comedy [[variety show]]<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> and repeats of comedic episodes of ''[[General Electric Theater]]''. In 1965, it replaced ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]'', and that summer it aired dramatic adventure and mystery episodes<ref name="brooks" /><ref name="lb" /> in addition to situation comedies.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> It again replaced ''The Lucy Show'' in 1966 and 1967 and returned to its earlier format of presenting situation comedy pilots, during each of those summers consisting of previously unaired pilots and repeats of episodes that it had aired in previous years.<ref name="brooks" /><ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/>

During 1963, ''Vacation Playhouse'' aired on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]], premiering on July&nbsp;22 and concluding on September&nbsp;23.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> It returned in the summer of 1964 in the same time slot, running from June&nbsp;15 to September&nbsp;14.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> During its third season in 1965, the series moved to Friday nights from 9:30 to 10:00 p.m&nbsp;pm. Eastern Time from June&nbsp;25 to September&nbsp;10.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> It returned to its previous time slot on Monday nights in 1966, airing from July&nbsp;4 and September&nbsp;5, as well as for a final run in the summer of 1967 which began on July&nbsp;3.<ref name="brooks" /><ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> Its final episode was broadcast on August&nbsp;28,&nbsp; 1967.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/>

| style="text-align:center;" | [[Vacation Playhouse#Season 1 (1963)|1]]

| style="text-align:center;" | [[Vacation Playhouse#Season 2 (1964)|2]]

| style="text-align:center;" | [[Vacation Playhouse#Season 3 (1965)|3]]

| style="text-align:center;" | [[Vacation Playhouse#Season 4 (1966)|4]]

| style="text-align:center;" | [[Vacation Playhouse#Season 5 (1967)|5]]

Season 4′s4's nine episodes included two repeats of previously aired episodes.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> Season 5′s5's nine episodes included four repeats of previously aired episodes.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/>

| ShortSummary = A suitor falls for identical twin sisters —– one an artist, the other a [[fashion designer]] —– who help each other in times of need during their many misadventures. Starring [[Ginger Rogers]] (playing both sisters), [[Charles Ruggles]], [[Cesare Danova]], [[Warren Parker]], [[Eugene Chan (actor)|Eugene Chan]], [[Maureen Leeds]], and [[Gardner McKay]]. Unsold pilot for ''The Ginger Rogers Show''.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/04/status-guide-vacation-playhouse/ |title=Status of Vacation Playhouse |author=Robert Jay |date=18 April 2009 |website=tvobscurities.com |publisher=Television Obscurities |access-date= 16 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Begin Vacation Playhouse |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-vacation-playhouse/130094008/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |work=The Times Herald |date=July 20, 1963 |location=Michigan, Port Huron |page=14|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref><ref name=postgazette19630722>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19630722&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 22, 1963, p. 31.]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/GingerRogersShowPilot |title=Ginger Rogers Show Pilot |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=archive.org |publisher=Internet Archive |access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/vacation_playhouse/s01/e01 |title=Vacation Playhouse – Season 1, Episode 1 A Love Affair Just for Three |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=rottentomatoes.com |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref>

| ShortSummary = A pretty young woman finds herself in possession of a magic lamp that has transported a 1,000-year-old [[genie]] to the present. Starring [[Diane Jergens]], [[Gustavo Rojo]], [[Wallace Ford]], and [[George Grizzard]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>{{cite news |title=Magic Lamp And Wishes Prove Jinx |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-vacation-playh/130138128/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=July 21, 1963 |page=84|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Magic Lamp And Wishes Prove Jinx |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-vacation-playh/130138128/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=July 21, 1963 |page=84|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19630729&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 29, 1963, p. 33.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A rock band seeking its big break that travels around the [[United States]] on an old bus driven by its manager secures a booking at a [[country club]] benefit, but the benefit's organizer objects to their style of music and orders them off the stage. After their manager threatens a [[lawsuit]], the organizer's father apologizes and the band resumes playing and eventually wins over the organizer to their music. Starring [[Bobby Rydell]], [[James Dunn (actor)|James Dunn]], [[Ben Bryant (actor)|Ben Bryant]], [[Larry Merrill]], [[Peter Brooks (actor)|Peter Brooks]], [[Art Metrano]], [[Stefanie Powers]], [[Lloyd Corrigan]], and [[Frank Cady]], with singing appearances by [[Dennis Crosby]], [[Lindsay Crosby]], and [[Phillip Crosby]].<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tvobscurities.com/spotlight/swingin-together/|title=Swingin' Together (Unsold Pilot)|publisher=Television Obscurities|date=May 20, 2010|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

| ShortSummary = A young couple that live on a [[houseboat]] and drive a [[motorcycle]] face a threat to their marriage when the husband must choose between working for his wealthy father-in-law or staying in college. Starring [[Beverly Wills]].<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19630909&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', September 9, 1963, p. 11.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A small-town [[physician]] who has many heartwarming adventures and rarely is paid with money for his services faces a challenge when a couple prefers to use a [[midwife]] to deliver their first baby.<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19630916&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', September 16, 1963, p. 39.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A woman who owns a [[nightclub]] in the South [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] patronized by sailors must keep 3,000 of them away from her daughter —– and then is forced to make her own [[beer]] when her club is declared off limits. Starring [[Ethel Merman]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=postgazette19630923>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19630916&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', September 23, 1963, p. 33.]</ref><ref name=postgazette19670710>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19670710&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 10, 1967, p. 33.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = On his hectic first day on the job as the only male member of the teaching staff of an [[elementary school]], a third-grade teacher enlists the aid of the school's jokester [[janitor]] to deal with a [[snake]] that has gotten loose while the rest of the school's staff makes bets on how many hours he will last in the job. Starring [[Dwayne Hickman]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=postgazette19640615>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19640615&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', June 15, 1964, p. 41.]</ref><ref name=postgazette19670828>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19630729&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', August 28, 1967, p. 37.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = AAn American woman who ismoves theto managerLondon with her daughter to ofmanage a [[travel agency]] infor Londona wealthy [[Business magnate|tycoon]] is forced to work with the owner's inept nephew —– a crazy Englishman who turns the office into a madhouse with wild promotions he dreams up. Starring [[Eve Arden]], [[Cindy Carol]], [[Derek Bond]], [[Jeremy Lloyd]], [[Roger Avon]], [[Katy Greenwood]], [[Nicholas Parsons]], [[Ambrosine Phillpotts]], [[Howard Smith (actor)|Howard Smith]], and [[Pauline Chamberlain]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19640720&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 20, 1964, p. 29.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A French dancer is determined to marry a handsome [[New York City]] millionaire bachelor who is equally determined not to get married. Starring [[James Franciscus]] and [[Suzanne Pleshette]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=pph>{{cite news |title=Franciscus And Pleshette In New Comedy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-vacation-playhous/130092391/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |work=Portland Press Herald |date=July 26, 1964 |page=6 C|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref> A repeat<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19640727&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 27, 1964, p. 31.]</ref> of an episode of ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' that originally aired on March&nbsp;19,&nbsp; 1961, it was a pilot for the proposed situation comedy ''Band of Gold''.

| ShortSummary = An American tries to open a tourist service in [[Paris]].<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19640803&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', August 3, 1964, p. 10.]</ref> Starring [[Van Johnson]], [[Jan Sterling]], [[Marcel Dalio]], and [[Judi Meredith]].

| ShortSummary = When a slick and lecherous city boy who works as a traveling photographer takes his camera into a rural area in the [[Tennessee]] hills to photograph a high school graduation, a beautiful country girl in need of a graduation dress captivates him, and he stirs up excitement when he tries to trade a dress for some favors.<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/183751251418 |title=1960 TV AD~G.E. THEATER 'GRADUATION DRESS' by WILLIAM FAULKNER~STELLA STEVENS |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=October 30, 1960 |website= |publisher= |access-date=June 17, 2024 }}</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19640810&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', August 10, 1964, p. 31.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19640810&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', August 10, 1964, p. 18.]</ref> Starring [[Hugh O'Brian]], [[Stella Stevens]], [[Ellen Corby]], [[Buddy Ebsen]], [[Tom Nolan (actor)|Tommy Nolan]], and [[Susanne Sidney|Suzanne Sydney]]. A repeat of an episode which aired originially on ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' on October&nbsp;30,&nbsp; 1960.<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/>

| ShortSummary = A [[judge]] tries to get away from his duties temporarily and overcome family obstacles so he can enjoy a [[Recreational fishing|fishing]] trip. Starring [[Fred Clark]] and [[Audrey Totter]].<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19640831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', August 31, 1964, p. 33.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19640831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', August 31, 1964, p. 23.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A [[variety show]] starring [[Orson Bean]], featuring [[improvisational comedy]] sketches by the comedy troupe The Beanbaggers (made up of [[Avery Schreiber]], [[Mina Kolb]], [[Dick Shael]], and [[Arlene Golonka]]), and musical performances by the [[Serendipity Singers]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name="s">{{cite news |title=Bean Show: Wild & Wacky |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state/130093272/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |work=The State |date=September 7, 1964 |location=South Carolina, Columbia |page=4 -– A|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19640907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', September 7, 1964, p. 67.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = Alternative titles "Starr" and "Starr of the Yankees." A rookie [[baseball]] player has an accident that almost ends his career before it can begin. Starring [[Martin Milner]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19650723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Friday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 23, 1965, p. 31.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19650723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', July 23, 1965, p. 11.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = An expatriate American who operates a [[casino]] in [[Mexico]] becomes involved in a gun-[[smuggling]] plot by Mexican revolutionaries in 1870. Starring [[Gerald Mohr]].<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19650723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Friday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 30, 1965, p. 29.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19650730&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', July 30, 1965, p. 20.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = An arrogant, conniving, and philandering [[war correspondent]] covering [[World War II]] in [[France]] prefers a [[Hedonism|hedonistic]] lifestyle to actallyactually doing his job, so he never visits the front for his stories, preferring to enjoy life behind the lines and piece together phony stories from bits of information he gathers from other reporters. Starring [[Tony Randall]], [[Jered Barclay|Jerry Barclay]], [[Roxane Berard]], [[Alan Carney]], [[Alan Dexter]], [[Robert Gist]], [[Chet Stratton]], and [[Jason Wingreen]]. A repeat of an episode of ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' that originally aired on January&nbsp;5,&nbsp; 1959.

| ShortSummary = At the reading of a will, two women who are distant cousins learn that they will inherit money, a [[townhouse]] in [[New York City]], and a conniving 97-year-old [[parrot]] named named Cap'n Ahab, but to qualify for the inheritance, they must live together and care for Cap'n Ahab. Starring [[Judy Canova]] and [[Jaye P. Morgan]].<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19650903&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', September 3, 1965, p. 12.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = After a soldier is discharged from the [[United States Army]] and returns to his home town to become the [[Newspaper editor|editor]] of a [[newspaper]] his aunt has inherited, the folksy humor in his writing so angers the town's banker that he tries to put the newspaper out of business. Starring [[Pat Buttram]], [[El Brendel]], [[Sara Haden]], [[Jack Orrison]], [[Jonathan Hale|John Hale]], and [[Mary Jane Saunders]].

| ShortSummary = On his hectic first day on the job as the only male member of the teaching staff of an [[elementary school]], a third-grade teacher enlists the aid of the school's jokester [[janitor]] to deal with a [[snake]] that has gotten loose while the rest of the school's staff makes bets on how many hours he will last in the job. Starring [[Dwayne Hickman]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=postgazette19640615/><ref name=postgazette19670828/> A repeat of the episode previously aired on June&nbsp;15,&nbsp; 1964.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/>

| ShortSummary = A woman who owns a [[nightclub]] in the South [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] patronized by sailors must keep 3,000 of them away from her daughter —– and then is forced to make her own [[beer]] when her club is declared off limits. Starring [[Ethel Merman]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=postgazette19630923/><ref name=postgazette19670710/> A repeat of the episode previously aired on September&nbsp;23,&nbsp; 1963.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/>

| ShortSummary = The adventures of all-American hero [[Frank Merriwell]], a [[Yale University]] student at the turn of the [[20th century]] who excels at sports, solves mysteries, and rights wrongs. Starring [[Jeff Cooper]] and [[Tisha Sterling]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19660725&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 25, 1966, p. 31.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19660725&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', July 25, 1966, p. 11.]</ref> Based on the character created by [[Gilbert Patten]].

| ShortSummary = A small-town [[fire chief]]'s brother-in-law is an eager but ineffectual [[Firefighter|fireman]] who shares a home with the chief and the chief's wife, although the chief always is trying to get him move out of the house. The chief has a perfect record of fire safety and control until his brother-in-law unconsciously —– but steadily —– undermines the [[fire department]]′s operations. Starring [[Soupy Sales]], [[Gale Gordon]], and [[Jack Weston]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19660801&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', August 1, 1966, p. 35.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19660801&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', August 1, 1966, p. 19.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A pair of no-talent [[vaudeville]] performers searching for a great gig try a series of tricks to get a top agent and impresario in a [[Chicago]] hospital to see their act. Starring [[Donald O'Connor]], [[Soupy Sales]], and [[Jerome Cowan]]. Unsold pilot for ''The Donald O'Connor Show''.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=etp>{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-20191937–2019, 2d ed. |date=January 17, 2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3810-2 |page=107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69-_DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Vacation+Playhouse%22+CBS&pg=PA107 |access-date=August 16, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19660815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', August 15, 1966, p. 41.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19660815&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', August 15, 1966, p. 12.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A young widow works as an [[illustrator]], and her impressionable 7-year-old son imagines her drawings coming to life, preferring the world of fantasy he creates to making real friends. Starring [[Patricia Crowley]] and [[Bill Mumy]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=schenectadygazette19660829>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19660829&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', August 29, 1966, p. 22.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = Eager to join the war effort during [[World War II]], a 16-year-old boy who looks older than he is joins the [[United States Army Air Forces]] and quickly rises to the rank of [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]]. Placed in command of a small air base in [[England]], he deals with his commanding [[General officer|general]] while he and his [[Aviation squadron|squadron]] carry out their missions. Starring [[Michael Burns (actor)|Michael Burns]] and [[Dick Foran]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19660905&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', September 5, 1966, p. M-3.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A sweet old college professor invents a rejuvenation pill that makes anyone who takes it look 10 years younger, but only for a short time. He lets a pretty housewife try it, leading to an encounter with her errant husband in a [[nightclub]] and a teenage beach party on the beach at [[Malibu, California|Malibu]], [[California]]. Starring [[Ed Wynn]] in a posthumous role and [[Ethel Waters]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19670703&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 3, 1967, p. 35.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19670703&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', July 3, 1967, p. 20.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A woman who owns a [[nightclub]] in the South [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] patronized by sailors must keep 3,000 of them away from her daughter —– and then is forced to make her own [[beer]] when her club is declared off limits. Starring [[Ethel Merman]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=postgazette19630923/><ref name=postgazette19670710/> A repeat of the episode aired twice previously,<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> on September&nbsp;23,&nbsp; 1963,<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/> and July&nbsp;18,&nbsp; 1966.

| ShortSummary = Two couples spend a hectic two days guarding [[United States dollar|$]]15,000 in cash. Starring [[Richard Benjamin]] and [[Brenda Vaccaro]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=schenectadygazette19660808/> A repeat of the episode<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/> previously aired on August&nbsp;8,&nbsp; 1966.<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/>

| ShortSummary = A bumbling young man who owns a [[rubber]] [[plantation]] in [[South America]] and fights injustice as a [[jungle]] adventurer in his spare time sets off into the [[Amazon rainforest]] to rescue a [[dentist]] and a [[nurse]] —– who also is the dentist's beautiful daughter —– from [[Headhunting|headhunters]] who are holding them captive. Starring [[Wally Cox]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19670731&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Complete Television Programs for Monday," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', July 31, 1967, p. 33.]</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ziW8EwMpto0C&dat=19670731&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Television Highlights," ''Schenectady Gazette'', July 31, 1967, p. 11.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = A young widow works as an [[illustrator]], and her impressionable 7-year-old son imagines her drawings coming to life, preferring the world of fantasy he creates to making real friends. Starring [[Patricia Crowley]] and [[Bill Mumy]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=schenectadygazette19660829/> A repeat of an episode previously aired on August&nbsp;29,&nbsp; 1966.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=schenectadygazette19660829/>

| ShortSummary = After the spirit of his late wfewife returns to help him find a new mate, a magazine editor ends up with two dates on the same night. Starring [[Barry Nelson]] and [[Joanna Moore]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19670814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "TV Key Previews," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', August 14, 1967, p. 39.]</ref>

| ShortSummary = On his hectic first day on the job as the only male member of the teaching staff of an [[elementary school]], a third-grade teacher enlists the aid of the school's jokester [[janitor]] to deal with a [[snake]] that has gotten loose while the rest of the school's staff makes bets on how many hours he will last in the job. Starring [[Dwayne Hickman]].<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/><ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/><ref name=postgazette19640615/><ref name=postgazette19670828/> A repeat of an episode aired twice previously, on June&nbsp;15,&nbsp; 1964<ref name=tvobsecuritiesstatus/> and July&nbsp;4,&nbsp; 1966.<ref name=tvobsecurities19561967/>

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6PyCGMFHB4 ''Vacation Playhouse'' episode "My Boy Goggle"] on [[YouTube]]