Patty Leads a Dog's Life

Episode aired Feb 9, 1966

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6.2/10

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In order to make a few bucks Patty offers to take care of a woman's dog. A dog that just happens to have a list of peculiar needs.In order to make a few bucks Patty offers to take care of a woman's dog. A dog that just happens to have a list of peculiar needs.In order to make a few bucks Patty offers to take care of a woman's dog. A dog that just happens to have a list of peculiar needs.

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Patty Dog Sits

When no one will lend Patty (Patty Duke) ten dollars, she arranges to take care of the spoiled little dog "Pierre" owned by snooty Reta Shaw (as Eloise Sutton), a woman Martin (William Schallert) is hoping will re-sign an advertising contract. As you might imagine, the pampered pooch proves to be more difficult that Patty imagined. Moreover, "Pierre" requires Martin to sing lullabies to relieve stress, rubs mother Natalie (Jean Bryon) the wrong way, and has Ross (Paul O'Keefe) doing dog calls. Disappearing frequently during the final season, cousin Cathy isn't budgeted at all for this episode.

***** Patty Leads a Dog's Life (2/9/66) Bruce Bilson ~ Patty Duke, William Schallert, Reta Shaw, Jean Bryon

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Patty's Dog Days

The Lanes are hosting Martin's society columnist Eloise Sutton (familiar husky, gruff character actress Reta Shaw). Her contract with the newspaper is up for renewal and he is afraid they will lose her. He asks Patty to watch after Eloise's spoiled little dog Pierre that she brings with her. Eloise bemoans having to leave Pierre in a kennel while she's away on an assignment for four days in Palm Beach. Patty takes on the responsibility, and a packet of instructions, for $10. Naturally, the experience becomes trying for everyone. Pierre can only be calmed when Martin sings "Rock-a-Bye-Baby", leading to a comically embarrassing scene where he tries to hide doing so over the phone in front of his boss. Ross' singing efforts in the backyard comically earns money thrown over by a neighbor. Soon, Pierre goes missing and the search leaves Patty stuck in a pipe. Her hopes for rescue lies in a little boy (Teddy Quinn) reluctant to help.

The plot is a bit weak and at times a bit silly, but there's laughs here.

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Trivia
Cathy did not appear in this episode.

Quotes
Patty Lane: Dad, I've just made a very important decision.
Martin Lane: Namely?
Patty Lane: When I go to college, I do not want you to buy me a brand new car.
Martin Lane: Oh, that's very noble of you, especially since I wasn't planning to buy you even a brand old car.
Patty Lane: Oh, no car at all then. And, since I'm willing to make that great sacrifice, could I please have $10?
Martin Lane: Patty, now you know this is going to be a rough evening for me. I'd think instead of accentuating the negative you'd try to think of some way to help.
Patty Lane: Oh, I'll help. What d'ya want me to do?
Natalie Lane: Well, you can begin by seeing that nobody disturbs us.
Patty Lane: Okay.
Martin Lane: And another thing you can do to help would be to take care of Pierre while Miss Sutton is here.
Patty Lane: She's bringing her son?
Martin Lane: No, her dog.
Natalie Lane: Oh, Martin, you didn't tell me she was bringing that spoiled little dog.
Martin Lane: Well, the sitter canceled at the last minute.
Patty Lane: A sitter for a dog?
Natalie Lane: Why couldn't she get another sitter?
Martin Lane: Listen, you just can't find a registered nurse at a moment's notice.
Natalie Lane: Let's get one thing straight, Martin; I am not going to set a place at this dining room table for a dog.
Martin Lane: Well, of course not. He can eat at the kitchen table with Patty.