To Rome with Love

Season 1

1969 · 26 episodes · 2h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Pilot

   28 Sept 1969 · 30 min

   Following his wife's death, Michael Endicott moved with his three daughters from Iowa to Rome, Italy, to teach at the American Overseas School. His sister, Harriet, briefly joined them before returning to Iowa. In the second season, Michael's father-in-law, Andy Pruitt, visited from Iowa, having sold his farm, and took up residence in their apartment.

2. 2

   2. Hello, Aunt Harriet

   5 Oct 1969 · 30 min

   Professor Mike Endicott's sister, Harriet, visits and is dismayed by Penny's arrest and strangers using their bathroom. Urging Mike to move his daughters back to Iowa, Harriet reconsiders after he showcases the appealing aspects of their Roman life.

3. 3

   3. To Rome From Iowa

   12 Oct 1969 · 30 min

   Alice, a tourist, mistakes Mike Endicott for Italian, and he plays along, unaware of the romantic complications to come. He woos the charming American teacher with dinner and dancing, then struggles to reveal his deception.

4. 4

   4. Goodbye, Aunt Harriet

   19 Oct 1969

   Aunt Harriet struggles to impose American customs on her family and neighborhood. Tonight's episode features touching farewells as she prepares to leave the Endicotts. The goodbye scenes with the children are particularly poignant, and her struggles with the language barrier at the market evoke sympathy. Meanwhile, she attracts the attention of an Italian admirer.

5. 5

   5. The Telephone

   2 Nov 1969 · 30 min

   Lacking a phone, the Endicotts relied on the grocer's. Gino then contacted a distant relative in the phone company, and miraculously, the Endicotts got their own line. The consequence? Overuse by neighbors and a disgruntled grocer with a neglected phone.

6. 6

   6. We Want To Go Home

   9 Nov 1969

7. 7

   7. A Palazzo is Not a Home

   16 Nov 1969

8. 8

   8. The Long Road Home

   23 Nov 1969

9. 9

   9. A Secret Day

   30 Nov 1969

10. 10

    10. An Affair of Honor

    14 Dec 1969

11. 11

    11. And One More Spring

    28 Dec 1969

12. 12

    12. Anything Can Happen in Rome

    4 Jan 1970

13. 13

    13. A Gown for Allison

    11 Jan 1970

14. 14

    14. One Coin in the Fountain

    18 Jan 1970

15. 15

    15. To Go Home Again

    25 Jan 1970

16. 16

    16. The Pied Piper of Rome

    1 Feb 1970

17. 17

    17. My Daughter Penny

    8 Feb 1970

18. 18

    18. Beautiful People

    1 Mar 1970

19. 19

    19. Birds, Bees and Romans

    8 Mar 1970

20. 20

    20. The Pretty Little Girl

    15 Mar 1970

21. 21

    21. Father's Choice

    29 Mar 1970

22. 22

    22. A Friend for Penny

    5 Apr 1970

23. 23

    23. Spring Vacation

    26 Apr 1970

24. 24

    24. West of Rome

    3 May 1970

25. 25

    25. Our Friend Gino

    10 May 1970

26. 26

    26. We Remember Mama

    17 May 1970