I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother

Season 1, Episode 20, Aired
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Dave's efforts to help an overworked Barbara with the housework causes even more chores. He finally listens to Mother and hires a maid. The efficient woman soon has the home running like clockwork. Barbara, however, is miserable with all the free time and wants the woman fired.

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      • Barbara: (to Dave) One of us is "twilight zoning" and it isn't me.
        This is a reference to the CBS TV series Twilight Zone, the Rod Serling series famous for its bizarre surrealism.

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