The Jim Backus Show

Headline News, owned by Mike, runs an article on a crazed bomber creating havoc in the city. The person reads it, angering him and he vows revenge against the news office.

O'Toole is struggling to find a good story to offer when he discovers an apparent first hand account of a revolution in a south American nation written by a new correspondent. He s...

Mike is trying to raise funds for an orphanage without much success. He decides to stage a robbery with the help of "Fingers" Larkin , expecting the publicity will bring a flood of...

A retired stage actress is trying to adapt to a normal life when John's car breaks down near her house. Using her phone as she appears to be a cleaning woman, he thinks she is dest...

O'Toole sends an eager young reporter out to cover the arrival in town of a beautiful heiress. When the reporter is unable to get a story, O'Toole takes the assignment himself and...

Irresponsible millionaire playboy Sonny Slote has divorced and about to marry again, this time to a stripper half his age. Anxious for a story, O'Toole and Dora appear at the Slote...

The will of a recently deceased woman stipulates that her fortune should go to her prized cat, however, as the cat also died, the legacy goes to a nephew-if he can be located. O'To...

An infant is kidnapped and O'Toole looks for a sensational take on the story. But when Mike is unexpectedly in possession of the abducted baby it takes Dora's smarts to figure out...

A street gang beats up a boy who is told to blame a policeman on the beat. Mike suspects the cop is being framed and persuades Sidney to act as a decoy to clear the officer.

Trying to get financial support for his business Mike poses as an art expert to a wealthy man interested in buying paintings. But one falsehood leads to another with Mike starting...

Mike learns of a sweet old lady who's in jail for shoplifting and bails her out. She and her two sisters decide to help Mike out at his apartment but unbeknownst to him they have t...

Mike is following a hot story about a crooked poltician when his Uncle Chester comes for a visit. Mike is welcoming at first but when his relative interferes with his work Mike bec...

Mike gets the not very good idea of pretending to be a stool pigeon to land a story about crime. Mike is too believable and a criminal gang kidnaps him to keep him quiet. Mike's st...

To get an exclusive for his news service Mike hides a suspected criminal. He then tries to conceal himself in a roll top desk but gets stuck inside. Mike endeavors to get out witho...

Mike wants to expose a drama teacher who he believes is a phony, scamming people of their savings. Mike decides to pose a a Texas millionaire's son but gets little help from his as...

In an effort to get a raise from Mike, girl Friday Dora is forced to invent a fiance. But as the deception deepens Dora is asked to produce an actual person for everyone to meet. S...

Dora thinks she can do better as Mike's business fails so they switch positions. Dora hires Aldrich as a salesman and begins a romance while assigning Mike a story on bigamy. Irrit...

Mike give Sidney the office boy an opportunity to be a reporter. But when Sidney writes a false story his boss Mike must wotk fast to prevent any damage to the agency.

Mike is onto Lucifer Ferris, a hypnotist who he believes is blackmailing people. Ferris puts newspaperman O'Toole under a post hypnotic suggestion that keeps Mike from following th...

Mike and Dora, after a hot story, travel to West Virginia to ask questions about a murder convicted. Positive an innocent man is jailed the two reporters look for evidence to free...

Mike is refused an interview with a well known actress. He decides invent Pink Larsen, movie star, to create a buzz. All goes well until Mike is pressured to produce an actual pers...

Mike thinks he has a huge scoop when he learns of an unreported murder with the body in a barbershop. But his excitement evaporates when the corpse goes missing, then turns up aliv...

Mike is determined to land an interview with an Arab prince and sends Dora to work her magic. She's too successful as the ruler wants to make Dora his 39th wife so he offers Mike 3...

Mike takes on a gang of thugs who prey on soldiers frequenting a seedy bar.

Little Augie, a boxing promoter, is suspected of fixing fights but no one can get the proof. Mike is sensing a scoop so he get Sidney to pose as as fighter and tries to catch Littl...

Mike meet a depressed fellow sitting on a stoop wearing a Santa suit. Problem is it's months after Christmas. The man is unable to find a job and Mike tries to help but then suspec...

Mike is hot when a rival news service prints a number of his exclusives. Determined to get back at them, Mike convinces Dora to pose as a Russian secret agent. But Mike's plan thre...

Mike meets his doppelganger who happens to be a wealthy Argentine build as the World's Greatest Lover. The two agree to change places for a day and Mike is enjoying himself until s...

Mike is hired by Sally's suits to promote their swimwear in Miami. He and Sidney arrive but Siidney soon runs into trouble. Entanglement with a female con artist loses the office b...

Mike hires Minnie Morgan to write a lonely heart column for the news service. Minnie though is better a dispensing advice then following it as Mike and Dora find out by Minnie's co...

Mike's ex-girlfriend Henrietta shows up from her travels with a golf prodigy, a gorilla! Mike thinks he has found a sure way to make a fortune so he bets his savings on a match bet...

When Dora insists on taking her much delayed vacation Mike hires Debbie, a flighty youngster, as her replacement. But the teenager is a disaster in the office and as she's the daug...

It's time for a party or so Mike thinks when it's his birthday. Mike arrives at a celebration, thinking it's for him but before he learns of the mistake he receives two black eyes...

Jean Reilly, a former WAC, married in haste during WW II and has been looking for her missing groom since. After spotting Mike Jean insists he is her husband and Mike must figure o...

Mike needs Texas millionaire Handy Cameron's backing to save the news service. Mike decides to use the charms of Dora to help things along but Handy then wants to wed Dora and take...

It's birthday time for Sidney's grandmother and he wants to buy her a nice but inexpensive gift. Mike makes a suggestion that leads Sidney into purchasing a stolen necklace. The of...

Mike's uncle dies and Mike learns he's a beneficiary in the will to the tune of $100, 000. But there is a stipulation, he must have a son as heir. Mike latches onto the idea of ado...

Mike takes Dora for granted but when he learns she has accepted a better job offer, Mike becomes upset. He devises various plans to get Dora to stay but she remains unpersuaded. Th...