My World and Welcome to It 1x26 "Child's Play" ★★★★★★★★☆☆
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**Richard Stahl.** This final episode puts the focus on work instead of home. At least, at first. John and Phil (Henry Morgan) must work through the week-end, breaking promises to their children. Watching Phil grovel to his son, John feels smugly superior. Eventually, however, he begins to imagine how his broken promise will send Lydia down the wrong path in life. Cindy Williams and Talia Shire appear as future versions of Lydia. Plenty of laughs, particularly when the show returns to the father-daughter dynamic. _Jan-Mar 1970: NBC aired My World and Welcome to It as the first show of Monday night prime time, directly before the No. 1 show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (s3). Against it, CBS had the No. 2 show Gunsmoke (s15) while ABC aired It Takes a Thief (s3)._ 8/10
Child's Play
When Phil gives in to his son's wishes because of feelings of guilt, John chastises him for being weak, but when John himself misses a picnic he'd planned to take with Lydia, he imagines the negative consequences of his forgetfulness by conjuring up three possible Lydias of the future, none of them better off for his neglect.
My World and Welcome to It 1x25 "Monroe the Mysogynist" ★★★★★★★★★★
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**Craig Stevens.** John wrestles with 2 dilemmas here. (1) Is he a misogynist? (2) A handsome neighbour is wooing his “neglected” wife! Lots of funny moments, but the final scene–where Ellen sets him straight–is pure genius. _Jan-Mar 1970: NBC aired My World and Welcome to It as the first show of Monday night prime time, directly before the No. 1 show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (s3). Against it, CBS had the No. 2 show Gunsmoke (s15) while ABC aired It Takes a Thief (s3)._ 10/10
Monroe the Mysogynist
After both Ellen and Greeley accuse John of hating women, John becomes unable to think of any other kinds of cartoons to meet his deadline than ones which back up their accusations.
My World and Welcome to It 1x24 "The Fourth Estate" ★★★★★★★★★★
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**Allyn Ann McLerie.** A funny story that gets smarter and smarter as it goes on. Once again it starts with John and his editor - the wonderful Harold J. Stone - at loggerheads. Funny but we’ve seen it before. The twist comes when John submits a cartoon to his daughter’s school newspaper and the 10-year-old editor rejects it. Cue: John overreacting and Lydia being embarrassed by him. Very funny. However, the best part comes towards the end when the editor’s mother puts pressure on him to include the cartoon and he is all set to bow to this external pressure. John (in a wonderful scene) ends up coaching the kid on integrity and standing up for what you believe in, no matter what. In the end the kid doesn’t run the cartoon and John respects him for it. It’s a great episode. _Jan-Mar 1970: NBC aired My World and Welcome to It as the first show of Monday night prime time, directly before the No. 1 show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (s3). Against it, CBS had the No. 2 show Gunsmoke (s15) while ABC aired It Takes a Thief (s3)._ 10/10
My World and Welcome to It 1x24 "The Fourth Estate"
John once again has to deal with rejection, not only by Greeley, who can't find the humor in one of John's cartoons, but by the young editor of Lydia's sixth-grade school newspaper. John is upset by this double rejection, but his attempts to plead his case don't go the way he wants.
My World and Welcome to It 1x23 "The Mea Culpit Bit" ★★★★★★★★★☆
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**Milton Selzer, Stuart Margolin.** Most episodes focus on John’s marriage and family life. The best episodes tend to be about his daughter. This one is about his work, and his life as a creative dealing with deadlines. It is very funny and it is 100% accurate. The script, by Bill Manhoff, is clever. John, working under pressure at home, feels guilty/responsible when he shoos Lydia and she falls from the attic stairs and injures her arm. Thing is, the guys from work show up at the house feeling guilty too. Very funny idea. _Jan-Mar 1970: NBC aired My World and Welcome to It as the first show of Monday night prime time, directly before the No. 1 show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (s3). Against it, CBS had the No. 2 show Gunsmoke (s15) while ABC aired It Takes a Thief (s3)._ 9/10
My World and Welcome to It 1x23 "The Mea Culpit Bit"
John is suffering from cartoonist's block, making him irritable at work and then later at home. In his frustration he chases Lydia out of his study, causing her to fall and accidentally break her arm. Everyone seems to want to take the blame for Lydia's injury, and Ellen thinks she has a solution, at least to John's feelings of guilt.
My World and Welcome to It 1x21 "Rules for a Happy Marriage" ★★★★★★★★★★
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Stuart Margolin. Wonderful, delightful episode. One of the show’s best. John and the men he works with sit around and complain about their wives. It is filmed like a stage play, so that each actor stands and walks into the flashback, which he then acts out with the actress playing his wife. Once done, he returns to the group. John’s tale presents an alternative version of a scene we saw earlier in the episode. John’s drastic retelling paints Ellen in an unflattering light. All of this is hilarious. It’s also smart and insightful. Truly, this was a show too good for TV. Jan-Mar 1970: NBC aired My World and Welcome to It as the first show of Monday night prime time, directly before the No. 1 show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (s3). Against it, CBS had the No. 2 show Gunsmoke (s15) while ABC aired It Takes a Thief (s3). 10/10
My World and Welcome to It 1x21 "Rules for a Happy Marriage"
John suggests The Manhattanite use marriage as the theme of its anniversary issue, and he has his own ideas on the subject. After he elaborates on his thoughts on marriage, including the tendency of wives to tardiness, he ends up being late for a lunch date with Ellen.
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