was raising in his attic, but no pet is mentioned regularly throughout the series. Henry Aldrich was an endearingly bumbling kid growing awkwardly into adolescence, and The Aldrich Family often revolved around Henry's misadventures with his friends and girls. Recognition In 1942, the Sam Aldrich character was named "radio's outstanding father" by the National Father's Day Committee. Partial list of episodes "Crowded Bathroom" (Rudy Vallee short) (07/27/1938) "More of the Life of Henry Aldrich" (Rudy Vallee short) (07/11/1938) "Henry's Engagement" (10/10/1939) "Girl Trouble" (aka "Blind Date") (10/17/1939) "Ice Fishing for Fruitcake" (1940) "School Picnic" (1940) "Raising Pigeons & Rabbits – Part I" (02/20/1940) "Raising Pigeons & Rabbits– Part II" (02/27/1940) "Coupon Craze" (04/23/1940) "Model Airplane Race" (04/30/1940) "The Lost Watch" (09/12/1940) "Halloween Pranks" (10/31/1940) "Mother's Day Dinner" (05/07/1940) "Cross Country Race" (06/11/1940) "Pen Pal" (01/26/1941) "The Lost Letter" (10/23/1941) "Mrs. Aldrich Has an Attitude" (01/22/1942) "Henry's Secret Admirer" (01/29/1942) "Selling Christmas Cards" (06/18/1942) "Valentine's Day Party" (02/11/1943) "Love Note to Teacher" (02/23/1943) "Legal Trouble" (03/11/1943) "Selling War Bonds" (04/01/1943) "Props for the School Play" (04/15/1943) "Waste Paper Drive" (1944) "The Generous Gentleman" (aka "Movie Star") (01/27/1944) "Homer's Piano Recital" (03/02/1944) "Warmest Day in March" (03/09/1944) "April Fools Day" (04/01/1944) "Close That Door" (04/13/1944) "Awaiting Phone Calls" (04/20/1944) "Replacing Box of Chocolates" (04/27/1944) "Babysitting or Movies?" (05/11/1944) "Bracelet for Kathleen" (06/29/1944) "Homer is Popular" (09/15/1944) "McCall's Bicycle" (11/02/1944; script re-performed on 04/26/1953) "Henry Sends Candy to Two Girls" (01/12/1945) "Church and Chocolate" (1/25/1945) "Costume Party" (11/16/1945) "Dinner Jacket Mix-up" (03/08/1946) "Mary Has Joe Graham Over" (09/26/1946) "Cancer Special" (11/30/1946) "Birthday Pipe for Mr. Aldrich" (03/13/1947) "Dinner Date with Gladys" (02/21/1948) "Date with Helen Forbes" (05/13/1948) "Painting the Garage" (06/24/1948) "Homer's Party" (09/16/1948) "Rotating Weekly Parties" (09/30/1948) "Everybody Sleeps Over" (10/?/1948) "Mary's New Job" (aka "Is Mary Getting Married?") (10/07/1948) "Babysitting for Stevie" (10/21/1948) "The Great Wiener Roast" (10/24/1948) Films Eleven Henry Aldrich B movies were made by Paramount Pictures between 1939 and 1944: What a Life (1939) Life with Henry (1941) Henry Aldrich for President (1941) Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) Henry and Dizzy (1942) Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943) Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943) Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943) Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944) Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944) Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944) The first two films – the Brackett and Wilder scripted What a Life (1939), followed by Life with Henry (1941) – featured Jackie Cooper in the