Norby - Season 1

The first episode tells of Pearson Norby's promotion from head teller to vice-president in charge of small loans in Pearl River's First National Bank.

Pearson Norby, newly promoted vice president in Pearl River's First National Bank, is horrified to learn that he has overdrawn his own bank account. Beset with doubts about his banking ability, Norby spends a miserable night with an "angel-in-charge-of-hopelessness."

Norby's fights against "those mercenary businessmen" for his old picnic tree. The "villains" plan to tear it down to make room for a motel, but the noble banker begs the "woodsmen" to "spare that tree."

While Diane and Helen wait for Norby, Diane studies the "love interest" of all the bank people.

Norby's feeling chipper today, but not Helen. She's beginning to feel that life has passed her by!

The girls in the bank look on enviously as a "just married" car passes by. Telephone operator Wahleen Johnson gets carried away with the orange-blossom atmosphere and intimates that there will be wedding bells in her future too. 

Pearson and Helen Norby have a slight disagreement which, with a little encouragement, turns into a color war.

Helen and Maureen sign up for an art appreciation course in the adult-education program. 

Young Diane Norby decides that her ambition is to be a ballet dancer. Norby says she must earn her own money for dancing instructions.

When bank guard Dorcus announces that he wants to retire after years of service, there is a secret reason. He has lost his gun, and is too embarrassed to say so!

Helen offers to help out at the bank by filling in as a secretary for Norby. Her office behavior convinces Norby that the place for a woman is in the home.