While trying to teach Harold how to kick a football, Hazel realizes that what is needed in town is a playground for the children. This leads her to go all out to try to get one despite George and his clients' opinion.
It's that time of the year when Hazel begins warming George up to the idea of a raise but this year, he absolutely refuses, leaving Hazel furious. Later, when Hazel falls and hurts herself, she decides to draw up a will, but George thinks she's planning a lawsuit against him.
Hazel plays Nurse for Mr. B & Missy as she taking care of the ill Baxters around the house after getting caught the flu. It's up to Hazel to get them better with a dose of medicine until Harold is the last Baxter to get caught by the flu.
Hazel is in no mood to be the perfect maid to an important client of George's after she gets a parking ticket that she is sure she didn't deserve. Although, the fine is only a couple of dollars, Hazel wants George to represent her and help her prove that she wan't at fault.
A competitor of Dorothy's is trying to get her to join her interior decorating business but Dorothy is content with her own small business despite few customers. This prompts Hazel to try to influence the new neighbors into hiring Dorothy to furnish their home.
George and Dorothy's nightly television viewing has been getting interupted by Hazel who's excuse is that her television set in her room is broken. This leads to George taking her down to the store to by her one, which is where she decides to get a color TV and quickly becomes the talk of the town.
Harold is out playing and finds an abandoned dog and brings him home. Hazel and Dorothy are overjoyed but the joy becomes fear when they remember that George forbids a dog in the house. This leads them to plot together to convince George to let Harold keep the dog.
When Hazel plays matchmaker between George's niece and her own nephew, George's sister doesn't like it one bit.
It's Thanksgiving, and the Baxter's have company. George's sister is there, upset with her husband. George's mother talks of being lonely. Hazel steps in and helps each of them while trying to get the dinner made.
The Baxters are planning a weekend ski trip to a lodge and Hazel is planning on going along to be in a snow contest with a man she has a crush on. However, Hazel may have to sit out of the race when George has to work unexpectedly and insists that Hazel stay with him while Harold go along ahead.
Hazel's friend Laura wants to get the attentions of a new gardner in the neighborhood but has some trouble doing so. This leads her and Hazel to take a class in changing your personality. Soon, Hazel begins doing so to hers and begins doing just what the instructor tells the class, shower everyone with compliments. However, Hazel's constant complimenting gets her into hot water with George and Dorothy.
Hazel has one gift to buy before Christmas and it's for Dorothy. However, when she discovers she doesn't have enough money for it, she gets a job at a department store and encounters a shoplifter.
Dorothy must have a piano she sees at an antique auction.
Harold finds a stray dog that he names, Smiley. Unfortunately, the rightful owners later come to the Baxter home to claim him and Hazel sets about trying to find a way for the dog to remain in the Baxter household.
Hazel helps an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, to find a new maid after their own housekeeper quits.
Hazel writes a cookbook and has trouble getting it published until Mr. Baxter helps.
Mr. Griffin asks Hazel to marry him after buying a house in the neighborhood.
Hazel is snubbed by other vacationers at a resort.
Hazel's suspicions rise as George's old girlfriend visits.
A businessman tries selling worthless stock to Hazel's friends.
Hazel discovers that the artist who painted her portrait is now famous.
Hazel tries boosting a gardener's self-confidence.
Hazel gives up her day off to prepare food for Dorothy's luncheon.
Man's innate stubbornness is the topic of this episode. Mr. Baxter is tired of getting telephone calls from salesmen, so he stubbornly insists on switching to an unlisted number. The switch is made, but he loses the new number and stubbornly insists he remembers it. Of course, he doesn't and all the family's calls are going to a small taxicab company.
Stan Blake's teen-age son develops a crush on Dorothy.
Hazel organizes a pajama party for a motherless girl.
Dorothy tries getting a snobbish boy to join the Cub Scouts.
Hazel spearheads a campaign for aid to education.
A local lake is to be drained for a new building. Hazel finds out and starts a protest. George explains it is his client that wants the lake drained. When Hazel and George argue, she moves and goes to a neighbor's for a vacationing maid.
The Baxters' neighbor, a widower with four children, finds himself in deep trouble when both George Baxter and Hazel decide to push him into marriage - to two different women.
George Baxter grumbles when Hazel spends half her time helping the neighbors but when she brings home one of their babies - and asks him to be its sitter - he puts his foot down.
Alan Hale, Jr. guest stars as a burglar who breaks into the Baxter's home.
Hazel learns that a neighbor just had air conditioning installed. The maid at that house is a friend of hers who brags how her place has air conditioning. Hazel pesters Mr B to have air conditioning installed at his house.
George decides to hire an assistant to help him at his law office. Hazel thinks it is a great idea and has a neighbor's son in mind. However, George hires a woman who just happens to be gorgeous.
Harold realizes there is a Mother's Day and a Father's Day, but no day to celebrate Hazel. So the family makes the next Sunday as Hazel's Day a grand celebration.