Mona McCluskey

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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.

Seasons

26 Episodes • Premiered 1965

1. Meet Mona McCluskey (Pilot)

Mona's letter to the Air Force secretary demanding a raise for Mike causes chaos.

2. All That Dough and No Place to Go

Mona plots to get Mike money for a Mexican vacation with her.

3. All in a Night's Work

Mona breaks her pact with Mike to finish a painting on time.

4. In Every Life a Little Wife Must Fall

Reluctantly, Mona agrees to a State Department request to dine with a visiting, playboy maharajah.

5. Mona Carroll Versus Mona McCluskey

When Mike is recommended for officers training school, Mona decides to abandon her acting career.

6. 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.

7. Let's Play Cupid

Mona and Mike's attempt to reconcile their friend with his girlfriend leads to complications.

8. Good for the Goose, Bad for the Gander

Mike becomes jealous when Mona films a love scene with matinee idol Mario Martoni.

9. Michelangelo's Rival

Mona buys a $1500 clay statue, and then pretends she created it herself to keep Mike from learning its price.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Mail Against Female

Irritated because Mona opens his mail, Mike sends himself a fake set of orders assigning him to Hawaii.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.