A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy’s mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.

第35集《寅次郎恋爱补习班》(Tora San the go-between) 导演：山田洋次 原著：山田洋次 剧本：山田洋次、朝间义隆 主演：渥美清、倍赏千惠子、樋口可南子 制作：松竹影业 出版日期：1985年8月3日 片长：108分钟 票房：137万人 剧情 在长崎旅行中，阿寅见一位年迈的老太太不小心摔倒了，就和同伴上去帮助，当晚他们住在老人家里，和老人开怀畅饮，载歌载舞，小屋里传来少有的欢笑声。 谁知道，老人就这样走了。当家人赶来奔丧时，阿寅认识了老人的孙女，她的母亲当年被人欺骗后生下她这个私生子，因不被世人所容而自杀。背着沉重的包袱在别人的白眼下长大的她非常珍惜得到阿寅的帮助，庆幸在老人的最后时刻阿寅给她带来了快乐。 她刚刚从印刷公司被辞退，阿寅热情帮助，阿博受哥哥之托不敢懈怠，很快为她找到了工作。阿寅看出住在她楼下攻读法律的小伙子在暗恋她，就想办法为他们牵线搭桥，使失去亲人的她感受到家的温暖。

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.

第26集《寅次郎海鸥之歌》(Foster daddy Tora San) 导演：山田洋次 原著：山田洋次 剧本：山田洋次、朝间义隆 主演：渥美清、倍赏千惠子、伊藤灡 制作：松竹影业 出版日期：1980年12月27日 片长：98分钟 票房：188万人 剧情 妹妹樱花一家有了自己的新房子，作哥哥的阿寅送上了他的一份心意——2万元。朋友小岛去世了，阿寅匆匆赶去，见到了他的女儿锦子。她的父亲生前嗜赌好酒，做人做得并不成功。他告诉女儿，一定要嫁给大学毕业的上班族，而不要嫁给小商贩。阿寅将锦子带到东京，他从未这样细心地照顾着她，把她当成自己的女儿。他鼓励锦子重新回到学校，为了她的安全，在她放学时接她回家。锦子的妈妈在她3岁时离开她，所以，阿寅要代行父职，给这个不幸的孩子一个幸福的家。

After Torajiro's latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako (last seen in Tora-san's Dear Old Home), now a widow.

Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.

When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.

While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, Torajiro befriends three young women on vacation during his travels.