By the Book
Episode 26 · 1969-03-29

- Comedy
- Family
Episode overview
Steve is going to submit a bit for a lucrative government contract. Meanwhile, Bobbie Jo tries to get Uncle Joe to start running as a form of exercise. Uncle Joe finds out that Steve is submitting the bid. Joe wonders why Steve didn't ask him for his advice on it. When Steve doesn't hear if he was awarded the contract or not, Joe rubs it into Steve that he should have talked to him first. Steve gets mad at Uncle Joe and dissolves their partnership. Steve finally hears that he was awarded the contract. He is willing to bury the hatchet, but Joe isn't. Steve hears from a government official named William R. Blake, an old Air Force nemesis of Steve's, that there's a problem with the contract. Blake finds an error in Steve's bid that would have cost him a lot of money.
25 minutes
Season 6 episodes
1. Birthplace of a Future President1968-09-28
2. The Singing Sweethearts1968-10-05
3. Only a Husband1968-10-19
4. The Valley Has a Baby1968-10-26
5. Granny, the Baby Expert1968-11-02
6. Wings1968-11-09
7. The Lady Doctor1968-11-16
8. The Sneaky Ways of a Woman Who is Both Beautiful and Smart1968-11-23
9. The Strange Case of Joseph P. Carson1968-11-30
10. Bye, Bye, Doctor1968-12-07
11. First Night Out1968-12-14
12. A Cake from Granny1968-12-21
13. The Feminine Mistake1968-12-28
14. The Ballad of the Everyday Housewife1969-01-04
15. The Christening1969-01-11
16. Billie Jo and the Big Big Star1969-01-18
17. Steve's New Job1969-01-25
18. The Cannonball Bookmobile1969-02-01
19. A Man Called Cyrus Plout1969-02-08
20. Joe Saves the Post Office1969-02-15
21. I'm Allergic to Daddy1969-02-22
22. Uncle Joe Retires1969-03-01
23. The Organ Fund1969-03-08
24. The Great Race1969-03-15
25. Tune in Next Year1969-03-22
26. By the Book1969-03-29