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The Mothers-In-Law (1967)

Comedy

The Mothers-in-Law is an American sitcom starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two matriarchs who were friends and next-door neighbors whose children's elopement rendered them in-laws. The show aired on NBC from September 1967 to April 1969. Produced by Desi Arnaz, the series was created by Bob Carroll, Jr., and Madelyn Davis.

IMDb rating
7.2 (762 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
The Roku Channel · Xumo Play · Tubi TV · Hoopla
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1967)

7.37 avg 30 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 61 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 46 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 37 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 50 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 36 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 41 votesEp 7: 6.4 · 40 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 32 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 34 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 36 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 32 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 33 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 31 votesEp 14: 6.8 · 31 votesEp 15: 6.6 · 27 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 29 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 32 votesEp 18: 6.8 · 35 votesEp 19: 6.3 · 32 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 25 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 29 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 31 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 25 votesEp 24: 7.3 · 30 votesEp 25: 7.6 · 29 votesEp 26: 7.9 · 26 votesEp 27: 7.5 · 28 votesEp 28: 7.5 · 24 votesEp 29: 7.6 · 28 votesEp 30: 7.5 · 30 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1On Again, Off Again, Lohengrin7.361
2Everybody Goes on a Honeymoon6.846
3All Fall Down7.237
4A Night to Forget7.850
5The Newlyweds Move In8.036
6The Career Girls7.841
7Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?6.440
8My Son, the Actor6.632
9How Do You Moonlight a Meatball?7.934
10I Thought He'd Never Leave7.436
11The Great Bicycle Race7.232
12Through the Lurking Glass7.433
13Divorce: Mother-in-Law Style7.531
14The Not-Cold-Enough War6.831
15You Challenge Me to What?6.627
16Everybody Wants to Be a Writer7.429
17The Kids Move Out7.932
18The Hombre Who Came to Dinner: Part 16.835
19The Hombre Who Came to Dinner: Part 26.332
20Don't Give Up the Sloop7.625
21I'd Tell You I Love You, But We're Not Speaking7.829
22Herb's Little Helpers8.131
23Bye, Bye Blackmailer7.525
24The Wig Story7.330
25It's Only Money7.629
26I Haven't Got a Secret7.926
27Jerry's Night Out with the Boys7.528
28The Long, Long Weekend7.524
29Jealousy Makes the Heart Grow Fonder7.628
30How Not to Manage a Rock Group7.530

Season 2 (1968)

7.46 avg 26 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 30 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 34 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 30 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 25 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 25 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 27 votesEp 7: 5.2 · 26 votesEp 8: 6.0 · 27 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 24 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 26 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 24 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 23 votesEp 14: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 23 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 23 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 23 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 27 votesEp 20: 6.2 · 28 votesEp 21: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 23: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 24: 8.3 · 23 votesEp 25: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 26: 7.5 · 23 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Here Comes the Bride, Again7.434
2The Match Game7.830
3A Little Pregnancy Goes a Long Way6.925
4Love Thy Neighbor - If You Can't Get Him to Move7.425
5I Didn't Raise Myself to Be a Grandmother7.624
6Even Mothers-In-Law Have Mothers-In-Law8.227
7The Matador Makes a Movie5.226
8It's a Dog's Life6.027
9The First Anniversary Is the Hardest7.524
10The Birth of Everything But the Blues7.726
11Nome, Schnome, I'd Rather Have It at Home7.622
12Hail, Hail, the Gang's Still Here6.924
13Didn't You Use to Be Ossie Snick?7.923
14Make Room for Baby7.222
15Haven't You Had That Baby Yet?7.723
16And Baby Makes Four8.023
17Nanny, Go Home7.521
18Double Trouble in the Nursery8.223
19Void Where Prohibited by In-Laws8.127
20Guess Who's Coming Forever6.228
21Every In-Law Wants to Get Into the Act7.521
22Two on the Aisle7.921
23Take Her, He's Mine7.823
24Show Business Is No Business8.323
25The Charge of the Wife Brigade7.921
26The Not-So-Grand Opera7.523