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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

  • TV-PG
  • 1973–1978
  • 3 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 7.6

Before MR. BEAN there was Frank Spencer... the original Master of Disaster.

Meet Frank Spencer, an eager young man trying to find his way in the world. He's enthusiastic, well-meaning... and disaster-prone.

Episodes

6 episodes
  1. 1Cliffhanger

    30 minNov 22, 1973

    Disaster-prone Frank manages to find a job as salesman for farm products, and with the job goes a car...and when they go for a picnic on a seaside cliff-top...

  2. 2The RAF Reunion

    30 minNov 29, 1973

    Today, Frank attends his RAF reunion & the hidden story of his short but eventful spell in the service unfolds in flashback - of how the massed forces of the RAF were mobilized to get him out!

  3. 3The Public Relations Course

    30 minDec 6, 1973

    Frank loses another job, this time he was working in the sewers. Betty encourages him to go back to work at the prison but he doesn't think they will take him back after he was fired for assisting a prison breakout. A search of the newspaper comes up with a Public Relations course that will lead to a high paying career. Frank goes away to attend the 5-day course. On the first night Frank accidentally starts a fight in the cafeteria. A leaking water bottle causes friction between Frank and one of his roommates which leads to a brawl among all of the roommates but Frank. While role playing in class Frank causes the instructor to blow his stack which causes the entire class to leave.

  4. 4Frank and Marvin

    30 minDec 13, 1973

    Betty reveals that she's pregnant. Frank goes off to a holiday camp for an interview as a ""bluecoat."" Frank runs through his act as a ventriloquist, using a dummy called Marvin the Monkey. Unfortunately, Marvin's head gets damaged, so Frank replaces it with a doll's head. The manager wants a singer, so Frank gives him an awful rendition of ""Early One Morning"". He finishes his act (and his chance of getting the job) by accidentally setting off a firewaorks display from the back of his coat.

  5. 5Fathers' Clinic

    30 minDec 20, 1973

    When Frank goes to the Fathers' Clinic, his usual bad luck causes absolute mayhem!!

  6. 6The Baby Arrives

    30 minDec 27, 1973

    It's the moment that Frank has been waiting for as Betty gives birth to his daughter... but the usual bedlam remains...

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Series cast

Michael CrawfordFrank Spencer19 episodes
Michele DotriceBetty Spencer19 episodes
Jessica ForteJessica Spencer4 episodes
John D. Collins2 episodes
Julia Breck2 episodes
Ralph Watson2 episodes
Geoffrey Whitehead1 episode
Linda Hayden1 episode
Cyril Shaps1 episode
Desmond Llewelyn1 episode
Vernon Dobtcheff1 episode
Sydney Tafler1 episode
James Cossins1 episode
Brian Osborne1 episode
Roland MacLeod1 episode
John Ringham1 episode
Diane Holland1 episode
Elisabeth Sladen1 episode

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