John Harkins

Blanche is determined to sleep with the one man who has refused her once in the past. Meanwhile, Rose claims to have seen a UFO and gets the Air Force involved.

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) comes to the defense of a Cabot Cove newcomer (Season Hubley) who is suspected in the murder of the town lecher (Bruce Glover). Lorna Luft and Kiel Martin guest star.

Ted is upset when Lou refuses to let him serve as the grand marshal of a circus parade, but that’s peanuts compared to what happens to Chuckles the Clown.

With the TV broken, Edith decides to buy a new one for Archie for their 30th wedding anniversary. But when the clerk won't let Edith buy a TV without Archie's signature because she's a woman, she goes to the bank for a loan. There too, she can not borrow money because she is just a housewife with no job, making Edith furious.

After reading the newspaper and seeing another nasty review of a play by powerful critic, John Bowman, Bobby decides to compose a letter attacking Bowman, only to reconsider and throw it in the trash.