The Halls of Ivy — 1952
26 episodes broadcast in 1952.
Fraternity hazing rituals -- and the physical risk hiding behind them -- become the subject of one of the series' most pointed excursions into controversial territory for a network comedy.
A subplot involving Nelson Carter's son plays out against a broadcast notable for closing with a full performance of the "Halls of Ivy" theme song.
Also logged as "Art Show Judge," Dr. Hall is drawn into judging a campus art exhibit.
Also logged as "Congressional Medal Winner," trouble finds the proprietor of Ivy's campus hot dog stand, "A La Cart."
One of the Ivy track team's stars abruptly walks away from the squad, leaving Dr. Hall to puzzle out an oddly personal problem.
Also logged as "Ivy Vine Gossip Show," the campus gossip sheet stirs up trouble around Ivy.
An Ivy student's flat refusal to sit for his astronomy examination becomes a small campus mystery in its own right.
Also logged as "Founders Day Celebration," the episode centers on Ivy's Founders Day festivities.
Also logged as "Spring Fever," a case of stolen money unsettles the Ivy campus.
Also logged as "Teachers Marry Against the Rules," two Ivy faculty members marry in defiance of the college's rules against it.
The Haendiges log preserves no plot detail for this broadcast beyond its title, concerning a French exchange student at Ivy.
Also logged as "Singing Student's Hearing Loss," a gifted student singer confronts the possible loss of his hearing.
Also logged as "Campus Baby," the episode tells a daring-for-1952 story of a pregnant student on the Ivy campus.
Also logged as "Wellman's Early for Dinner," board chairman Wellman and his family come to dinner at the Halls'.
Also logged as "Hires Female Math Instructor," Ivy hires its first female mathematics instructor.
Also logged as "Ivy Is Closing for the Summer," the broadcast marks the close of the school year and the series' final episode.
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