Episode 1
Aired Jun 28, 1951
Kingfish Gets Drafted
The local draft board mixes up the Kingfish with another George Stevens.
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Episode 2
Aired Jul 5, 1951
Kingfish's Secretary
Sapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary.
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Episode 3
Aired Jul 12, 1951
The Young Girl's Mother
In spite of his friends' advice, Andy plans to marry a girl much younger than himself.
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Episode 4
Aired Jul 19, 1951
The Rare Coin
The Kingfish swindles Andy out of a rare nickel; he unthinkingly drops it in the slot of a lunchroom's phone booth and places a call; they must figure out how to retrieve the valuable coin without getting caught.
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Episode 5
Aired Jul 26, 1951
Kingfish Has a Baby
The Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father.
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Episode 6
Aired Aug 2, 1951
Counterfeiters Rent Basement
Kingfish rents the lodge hall's basement to a printing company; unbeknownst to him, the only thing being printed is counterfeit money.
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Episode 7
Aired Aug 9, 1951
Sapphire Disappears
After Sapphire and her Mama go missing, the Kingfish fears the worst.
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Episode 8
Aired Aug 16, 1951
The Winslow Woman
Kingfish has Andy pose as a baron to trick a rich widow into marrying him.
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Episode 9
Aired Aug 23, 1951
The Gun
The Kingfish purchases a gift for Sapphire for their anniversary; inside the gift is a gun that some crooks have hidden; Kingfish decides to pawn the gun so he can buy Sapphire a nicer gift.
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Episode 10
Aired Aug 30, 1951
Call Lehigh 4-9900
Sapphire tells Kingfish to burn some old clothes; rather, he tries to pawn them off on Andy; an old telephone number in a pocket reads, "The Best in Town;" this leads to a few predicaments beyond Kingfish's control.
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Episode 11
Aired Sep 6, 1951
Leroy Lends a Hand
Sapphire's brother, LeRoy, comes to live with them; he goes to work for Kingfish and Andy at their parking lot; thinking it is a used car lot, he sells one of the cars.
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Episode 12
Aired Sep 13, 1951
The Fur Coat
Sapphire visits Mama in Chicago; Kingfish gets a job as a delivery boy for a department store; he tries to deliver a fur coat, but he gets no response and ends up bringing it home; Sapphire returns, finds the coat, and thinks it's a present for her.
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Episode 13
Aired Sep 20, 1951
Jewelry Store Robbery
Andy inadvertently shoots a photograph of a jewelry store robber; the Kingfish tries to swindle him out of half the $1,000 reward.
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Episode 14
Aired Sep 27, 1951
Kingfish's Last Friend
Feeling that he hasn't a friend in the world, the Kingfish wants to turn over a new leaf by becoming honest.
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Episode 15
Aired Oct 4, 1951
Andy Buys a House
Kingfish goes to work for a real estate company; he sells a house to Andy, without informing him that it must be moved because the underlying lot is condemned to make room for a new highway.
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Episode 16
Aired Oct 11, 1951
Amost Helps Out
Feeling that he's unappreciated by his wife, Kingfish concocts a scheme to cause Sapphire to believe they're not legally married.
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Episode 17
Aired Oct 18, 1951
Getting Mama Married: Part 1
Kingfish's attempt to marry off Sapphire's mother puts him in dire financial straits.
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Episode 18
Aired Oct 25, 1951
Getting Mama Married: Part 2
Having learned his mother-in-law's suitor is a con-artist, Kingfish digs himself ever deeper to fix things.
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Episode 19
Aired Nov 1, 1951
The Happy Stevenses
The Kingfish and Sapphire are faithful listeners to "The Happy Harringtons" radio program, and they wish some of Harry and Harriet's happiness would rub off on their marriage.
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Episode 20
Aired Nov 8, 1951
Traffic Violation
After a traffic court judge warns the Kingfish that his next court appearance will land him in jail, he wrecks the car and hands the attending police officer Andy's license as identification.
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Episode 21
Aired Nov 15, 1951
Quo Vadis
When an old school chum visits New York, the Kingfish poses as a millionaire in order to perpetuate a hometown myth that he's an extremely successful New York businessman.
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Episode 22
Aired Nov 22, 1951
The Diner
While out for a Sunday drive with Sapphire and Mama, the Kingfish sees a diner for sale; he and Andy go in together to buy it; a new highway that routes traffic away from the diner throws a wrench in their plan.
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Episode 23
Aired Nov 29, 1951
The Turkey Dinner
The Kingfish figures there's profit to be made if he can insert himself as the middleman in acquiring the twenty turkeys that Sapphire needs for her woman's club dinner.
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Episode 24
Aired Dec 6, 1951
Ready-Made Family
The Kingfish must put together a phony family quickly to convince his visiting Uncle Clarence to keep him in his will after having lied to him.
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Episode 25
Aired Dec 20, 1951
Relatives
After Sapphire's mama moves in with the Kingfish and Sapphire, a domestic court judge orders Mama to stay out of all arguments between man and wife; the Kingfish uses this order to his advantage.
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Episode 26
Aired Dec 27, 1951
Andy Gets a Telegram
Andy gets a job opportunity in Brazil; Kingfish seeks to steal the opportunity from Andy; he's foiled when he discovers that the opportunity is fake, designed by Sapphire to keep Kingfish away from Andy's bad influence.
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Episode 27
Aired Jan 3, 1952
Hospitalization
Kingfish sells Andy a phony hospitalization insurance policy; the con goes awry when Andy winds up in the hospital and wants to file a claim.
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