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NBC
Aug 28, 1954

NBC
Aug 28, 1954

The Mickey Rooney Show

Summary The Mickey Rooney Show also known as Hey, Mulligan was produced by Volcano Pictures in association with Mickey Rooney Enterprises. Mickey's comedic talents were brought for one season to the small screen. The premise for the show was Mickey played a page at the IBC television network who is trying to become an actor. Based on characters ...

Comedy

NBC
Aug 28, 1954

NBC
Aug 28, 1954

The Mickey Rooney Show

Season 1

Season Premiere: Aug 28, 1954

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Summary The Mickey Rooney Show also known as Hey, Mulligan was produced by Volcano Pictures in association with Mickey Rooney Enterprises. Mickey's comedic talents were brought for one season to the small screen. The premise for the show was Mickey played a page at the IBC television network who is trying to become an actor. Based on characters ...

Comedy

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Episode 1 • Aug 28, 1954

Mickey is a page at a TV network who likes all the same television shows that the "average" person likes. It's his job to watch new programs and determine which will be a hit.

Episode 2 • Sep 4, 1954 • 26 m

The Moon or Bust

Mickey and his pal Freddy launch a home-made space ship to the moon. They land in outer space, but there are no moon men around only cows.

Episode 3 • Sep 11, 1954 • 30 m

Mickey, moonlighting as a disc jockey, gets mixed up with a gang of crooks.

Episode 4 • Sep 18, 1954 • 24 m

Mickey is mistaken for a visiting French author.

Episode 5 • Sep 25, 1954

Mickey becomes a private eye and the target of much attention from a gang of hoodlums.

Episode 6 • Oct 2, 1954

The Grunion Hunt Mystery

A fishy character interrupts Mickey's plans for a grunion hunt with Pat.

Episode 7 • Oct 9, 1954 • 30 m

A haunting tale: Mickey's parents and boss are trying to rent the same cabin for their vacations when ghosts suddenly appear.

Episode 8 • Oct 16, 1954 • 26 m

Mickey and Freddy join a city-wide hunt for an escaped lion.

Episode 9 • Oct 23, 1954 • 26 m

The Bronc Buster

Mickey's girl Pat falls for a tall Texan and Mickey goes West to win her back.

Episode 10 • Oct 30, 1954 • 26 m

The betting is heavy when Mickey is picked to represent the network in a boxing match but most of the wagers are placed on his opponent.

Episode 11 • Nov 6, 1954 • 26 m

The Other Woman

Mickey shows some home movies which include a scene of his boss embracing a beautiful women. When his wife threatens to his supervisor, Mickey and Freddy decide to pretend to be Arab princes to lure the 'other woman' away.

Episode 12 • Nov 20, 1954 • 26 m

Diamond in the Rough

Undaunted by his lack of golf skills, Mickey enters the company's annual tournament to take a shot at its top prize of 50 dollars. A pair of jewel thieves grabs a valuable diamond and hides the jewel in Mickey's golf ball.

Episode 13 • Nov 27, 1954

Mickey learns that his size may be impeding his growth in the business world.

Episode 14 • Dec 4, 1954 • 25 m

Mrs. Mulligan falls under the influence of a spiritualist who tells her to sell the family house.

Episode 15 • Dec 11, 1954

An injection cures Mickey's laryngitis and gives him a fabulous singing voice.

Episode 16 • Dec 18, 1954

Episode 17 • Dec 25, 1954 • 25 m

The network brass has Mickey's boss on the carpet for a low-rated show.

Episode 18 • Jan 1, 1955 • 30 m

A newspaper job gives Mickey a chance to prove his journalistic prowess or lack of it.

Episode 19 • Jan 8, 1955 • 30 m

Loving son Mickey wants to surprise his mother with a fur coat so he starts raising chinchillas.

Episode 20 • Jan 15, 1955

The Basketball Star

Mickey tries out for the company basketball team in trick shoes.

Episode 21 • Jan 22, 1955 • 30 m

The Wedding Present

Network employees chip in for a wedding gift and choose Mickey to buy it.

Episode 22 • Jan 29, 1955

Mickey and the Mummy

An Egyptian mummy is an unexpected source of help as Mickey tries to apprehend jewel smugglers.

Episode 23 • Feb 5, 1955 • 26 m

Seven Days to Doom

Mickey learns that he has only seven days to live.

Episode 24 • Feb 12, 1955 • 25 m

Cinderella Nell

Joy and bedlam reign: Mrs. Mulligan has won a giant TV jackpot.

Episode 25 • Feb 19, 1955 • 25 m

Mickey is assigned to escort movie queen Mona Sanders around the TV studio.

Episode 26 • Feb 26, 1955

The Average Man

The network launches a search for the average TV viewer.

Episode 27 • Mar 5, 1955 • 26 m

Friends and Foes

Best friends for 21 years and the friendship ends when Mickey and Freddy argue over when they met.

Episode 28 • Mar 12, 1955

Mickey unwittingly hires a chimp to star in the company show.

Episode 29 • Mar 26, 1955

A socialite visits the Mulligans to take part in a charity for underprivileged children but is quick to leave after hearing Mulligan's 23rd precinct harmonics.

Episode 30 • Apr 2, 1955

The Giant Killer

Roped into babysitting, Mulligan tells his version of the fable, "Jack and the Beanstalk".

Episode 31 • Apr 16, 1955

The Surplus Store

Confident of their business ability, Mickey and Freddy buy a war-surplus store.

Episode 32 • Apr 23, 1955

Mickey becomes the guardian of a beautiful "baby" and her huge inheritance.

Episode 33 • May 7, 1955

Mickey orders some Government surplus computers and receives a robot instead.

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