My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

1965
My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

4.7 | en | Comedy

The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP30  Desperate Minutes
Apr. 05,1966
Desperate Minutes

A gun totting jewel thief and his moll are using the Crabtree house as a hideout.

EP29  When You Wish Upon a Car
Mar. 29,1966
When You Wish Upon a Car

Dave's mother allows the children to think that she like, Aladdin's lamp, can grant any wish.

EP28  The Blabbermouth
Mar. 22,1966
The Blabbermouth

Dave returns from work too exhausted to think straight and he accidentally lets it slip that the car is really his mother.

EP27  Absorba the Greek
Mar. 15,1966
Absorba the Greek

Prudish building owner, Henry Heckendorn asks Dave to help him try to close the Greek Grotto, a notorious night club but Dave's mother suspects Heckendorn's motives.

EP26  It Might as Well Be Spring as Not
Mar. 08,1966
It Might as Well Be Spring as Not

It's mutual love at first sight for Mother and wealthy Conrad Byron who offers to trade him limousine and chauffeur for Dave's car.

EP25  Over the Hill to the Junkyard
Mar. 01,1966
Over the Hill to the Junkyard

The future looks mighty bleak for Dave's mother when Barbara wins a new limousine in a supermarket drawing.

EP24  An Unreasonable Facsimile
Feb. 22,1966
An Unreasonable Facsimile

Captain Manzini transforms a Swedish sailor into a lookalike, talkalike replica of Dave and smuggles him into the Crabtree household.

EP23  My Son, the Criminal
Feb. 15,1966
My Son, the Criminal

Mr. Kroot, the postman, know two thing about Dave. He saw Dave cementing the garage floor and also heard him say something about his mother not complaining anymore. So Kroot concludes that Dave has done his old lady in.

EP22  A Riddler on the Roof
Feb. 08,1966
A Riddler on the Roof

How can a car prevent a murder? That's what Mother has to figure out after she overhears three thugs plot the assassination of a visiting dignitary.

EP21  You Can't Get There From Here
Feb. 01,1966
You Can't Get There From Here

While driving the kids to camp, Dave is stopped by a sheriff who asks him for his driver's license and discovers that it has expired.

EP20  I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother
Jan. 25,1966
I'd Rather Do it Myself, Mother

When the housework gets Barbara down, Dave surprises her by hiring a maid who's unbearably efficient.

EP19  The Incredible Shrinking Car
Jan. 18,1966
The Incredible Shrinking Car

Captain Manzini offers Dave one last chance to sell his antique car before using a molecular compressor to shrink it to the size of a small toy.

EP18  Goldporter
Jan. 11,1966
Goldporter

Captain Manzini's uncle Louie, the head of a secret organization called DURC, says his hypnotic drug will make Dave agreeable to any request such as selling Mother.

EP17  I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?
Jan. 04,1966
I Remember Mama, Why Can't You Remember Me?

A collision with a truck leaves Mother with amnesia and Dave with a problem, how to bring back a car's memory.

EP16  Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon
Dec. 28,1965
Shine On, Shine On, Honeymoon

After being married for 8 years, Barbara and Dave decide to go on a honeymoon. However, Barbara's mother, an astrology nut, warns them of impending danger.

EP15  Many Happy No-Returns
Dec. 21,1965
Many Happy No-Returns

Mother is furious when she learns that Dave intends to let Barbara choose her own Christmas present.

EP14  Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing
Dec. 14,1965
Hey Lady, Your Slip Isn't Showing

Dave's mother in-law arrives for a visit and it's soon apparent that there is one mother too many on the scene.

EP13  For Whom the Horn Honks
Dec. 07,1965
For Whom the Horn Honks

Dave hears that Captain Manzini is dying but Mother warns him that Captain Manzini is up to something.

EP12  And Leave the Drive-In to Us
Nov. 30,1965
And Leave the Drive-In to Us

Dave's mother wants to celebrate her birthday by seeing a surf movie featuring her favorite actor, at a chilly open-air theater.

EP11  My Son, the Judge
Nov. 23,1965
My Son, the Judge

Mother tells Dave how to impress two stiffnecked council members who are interviewing prospects for judgeship in the domestic relations court.

EP10  My Son, the Ventriloquist
Nov. 16,1965
My Son, the Ventriloquist

Dave's mother and the rest of his family all want air conditioners. So to handle the expense, Dave must land the account of high living Franklyn Hotchkiss.

EP9  TV or Not TV
Nov. 09,1965
TV or Not TV

Dave's mother is tired of spending night after night in a dark garage so she tries to get Dave to by her a TV set.

EP8  The Captain Manzini Grand Prix
Nov. 02,1965
The Captain Manzini Grand Prix

Captain Manzini goads Dave into racing the car against England's foremost distance walker with Mother as the stakes.

EP7  Lights, Camera, Mother
Oct. 26,1965
Lights, Camera, Mother

Dave gets back at his neighbors who are petitioning him to get rid of his antique eyesore by starring the car in a TV commercial.

EP6  I'm Through Being a Nice Guy
Oct. 19,1965
I'm Through Being a Nice Guy

In a desperate effort to get the car away from Dave, Captain Manzini resorts to: Operation Unscrupulous, replacing the car with an exact replica.

EP5  Burned at the Steak
Oct. 12,1965
Burned at the Steak

Dave's mother badgers him into patching up the quarrel between the battling newlywed couple who lives next door.

EP4  Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home
Oct. 05,1965
Lassie, I Mean Mother, Come Home

When Dave neglects to set the parking break after parking on a hill, Mother rolls into an open van that is bound for Mexico.

EP3  What Makes Auntie Freeze
Sep. 28,1965
What Makes Auntie Freeze

As Dave drives up the mountains, Mother gets higher and higher from the alcohol in her antifreeze.

EP2  The De-Fenders
Sep. 21,1965
The De-Fenders

Dave fears for his mother's safety when car strippers are reported in the neighborhood.

EP1  Come Honk Your Horn
Sep. 14,1965
Come Honk Your Horn

Lawyer Dave Crabtree's troubles begin with the purchase of a decrepit 1928 Porter that claims through the radio to be his mother. Wife, Barbara doesn't want the old wreck but it has an overwhelming appeal for Captain Manzini, a very persistent antique car collector.

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4.7 | en | Comedy , Sci-Fi | More Info
Released: 1965-09-14 | Released Producted By: United Artists Television , Cottage Industries Inc. Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.

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Ann Sothern , Cindy Eilbacher , Jerry Van Dyke

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hfan77 I remember My Mother the Car when the local station in New York showed the reruns in the late 60s and I thought it definitely put the gimmick in gimmick shows. Along with shows like Mister Ed, Bewitched and My Favorite Masrtian, the show thrived on one premise, a talking car which Dave Crabtree claims it's his mother. According to the theme song, it's a 1928 Porter that only talked to Dave, but not to his wife Barbara and his two children Randy and Cindy.There was also the bad guy, Captain Manzini. Brilliantly played by Avery Schrieber of Burns and Schrieber fame, he constantly mangles Dave's last name as he desperately tries to buy the Porter.It was also the show that put Jerry Van Dyke on the map, after years of being in the shadow of his brother Dick. Even long before he played Luther on the long-running sitcom Coach. There was also Maggie Pierce as his wife Barbara and Randy Whipple and Cindy Eilbacher as the Crabtree's two children Randy and Cindy. And Miss Ann Sothern as the voice of Mother.Even though many critics panned the show, I thought there were some funny moments. But it wasn't enough for this gimmick to run out of gas after one season.
tighelander I think that this show might be the first show that I noticed was gone. I saw the show when I was 3-4 years old; I doubt it was ever reran back then. I remember liking it, and wondering what happened when it wasn't on anymore. I must have really liked it to have noticed it wasn't there anymore. I haven't thought about this since then, so it blows my mind, and makes me wonder if the memories are real or imagined. My memory of the car was that it was a newer model, not an antique, so who knows if the rest of my memory is real. Since it says that it was popular with kids (according to who?) too bad it wasn't moved to Saturday mornings. It would have been ahead of later live action fantasies like "HR Puffenstuff".
DropTop013 I admittedly was VERY young when My Mother the Car was on (about 5), but I remember EVERY episode I watched. It's the only show from that era aside from Star Trek that I can remember watching with my dad. I think this show may be the reason I turned out to be a real 'gearhead' in later life! It took me YEARS to realize that there was no such car company as PORTER, and I actually spent years trying to find one! (I only found out it was a Barris Custom when I was 16.) I think if given the chance today, the concept would work (look how long Knight Rider lasted!) Jerry Van Dyke always gets a bad rap when this show is brought up...if I were shown a script for This show and Gilligan's Island, I would have chosen My Mother the Car also--it was more believable!
yenlo VERY far from the worst TV show of all time. Granted that the ideas for stories probably would have grown thin had this series lasted any longer than three years or so. It did have it's moments of humor and it did last for 30 episodes which is a lot more than a lot of other real Turkeys!