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1. PILOT
October 8, 1988
Written by Susan Harris. Directed by Jay Sandrich.

Harry is proposed to eighteen months after the death of his wife.

Guest Starring: Grace Zabriskie as Eva Barrett


2. THE CHECK ISN'T IN THE MAIL
October 15, 1988
Written by Gary Jacobs. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Carol gets all dolled up for a date with her contemptible ex-husband. Harry thinks Dreyfuss may be sick.

Guest Starring: Adrian Zmed as Gary, Leo Geter as Dr. Ross, Ann Ryerson as Mrs. Bridges, Craig Richard Nelson as The Waiter


3. BARBARA GETS SHOT
October 22, 1988
Written by Don Reo. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry tries to get Barbara to give up her police career after she is shot.

Guest Starring: David Correia asCop #2, Richard Fancy as Lieutenant, Dean Fortunato as Cop #1, Lindsay Parker as Jennifer, Jan Rabson as Cop #4, Thom Sharp as Dr. Mitch Helpern, Ruth Silveira as Nurse


4. FATAL ATTRACTION
November 5, 1988
Written by Susan Harris. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Neighbor Blanche thinks she is in love with Harry and comes on strong when showing her affection. An old friend of the family dies after an illness. Carol decides to move in and take care of her father.

Guest Starring: Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux


5. FATHER OF THE BRIDE
November 12, 1988
Written by Susan Harris. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry is ecstatic when Barbara accepts her surgeon boyfriend's marriage proposal, but she has second thoughts the night before the wedding.

Guest Starring:


6. HARRY'S VACATION
November 12, 1988
Written by Susan Beavers. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry thinks he has become a burden on Carol and Barbara when they send him away on a vacation, despite his objections.

Guest Starring: Marcia Rodd as Woman, Tommy Hinkley as Bartender, Lela Ivey as Debbie, Abdul Salaam El Razzac as Piano Player, Joe Hart as Man


7. TINKER TO EVERS TO TUCSON
November 19, 1988
Written by David Tyron King. Directed by Hal Cooper.

When husband Nick is traded to a Japanese baseball team, Laverne is forced to quit. A sick Charley camps out on Harry's couch.

Guest Starring: Jason Bernard as Mr. Noack, Brandon Adams as Peter, Eva Charney as Michelle


8. WHAT'S A FATHER TO DO?
November 26, 1988
Written by Rod Parker. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry makes plans to accompany Carol to see her photographs displayed in an art gallery, and also to attend a ceremony honoring Barbara with a gold medal of valor. The problem is, both events are on the same day.

Guest Starring: Raye Birk as Albert, Time Haldeman as Waiter, Xavier Garcia as Estebon, Grace Albertson as Woman


9. HARRY'S FRIEND
December 3, 1988
Written by Arnie Kogen. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry isn't too happy when Carol begins dating his old friend..

Guest Starring: Donnelly Rhodes as Leonard, Edan Gross as Jeffrey Millstein


10. LIBBY'S GIFT
December 17, 1988
Written by Rob LaZebnick and David Sacks. Directed by Hal Cooper.

An organ that Libby ordered before dying finally arrives at the house and Harry becomes determined to learn to play it in time for his and Libby's anniversary. Barbara and Carol worry that he is going too far. A patient asks Harry for birth control.

Guest Starring: Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, Katie V. O'Neill as Katie Taylor, William Gallo as Delivery Man


11. THE FIRST TIME...AGAIN
December 24, 1988
Written by Gary Jacobs. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry is encouraged to spend a weekend alone with his girlfriend. Jeffrey Millstein's imagination runs wild after he sees a scary movie.

Guest Starring: Barbara Babcock as Paula, Edan Gross as Jeffrey Millstein, Dierk Torsek as Mr. Millstein, Jarrett Lennon as Little Boy


12. FULL NEST
January 14, 1989
Written by Susan Beavers. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Financial trouble forces Barbara to move back in with Harry...but it's not all fun and games. A lonely Carol soon decides to move in as well.

Guest Starring: Brad Hall as Chuck


13. TEARS OF A CLOWN
January 21, 1989
Written by Marie Therese Squerciati. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Carol becomes public relations director of the hospital and causes a multi-million dollar lawsuit when she reveals the mental problems of local celebrity Poko the Clown at a press conference. Charley convinces Barbara to pose as his fiance to get a promotion.

Guest Starring: Paul Sand as Poko, Ian Abercrombie as Captain Burke, Diane Webster as Mrs. Lundquist, Nancy Cartwright as Ann, Nikki Rose as Little Girl, Shaun Rose as Little Boy


14. HERE'S A HOWDY-DO
January 28, 1989
Written by Kim Hill. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry doesn't understand why no one likes his new girlfriend, but soon realizes they were right. When the relationship ends, Carol, who actually liked the lady, questions her own instincts..

Guest Starring: Susan Anspach as Dr. Diane Hardy, Judith-Marie Berger as Janet, Charles Levin as Stan, Jana Marie Hupp as Tracy, Nike Doukas as Liz, Whitby Hertford as Alec, Rand Stone as Jeff


15. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
February 4, 1989
Written by David Tyron King. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Carol falls in love with a South American freedom fighter and announces she's going away with him. Jeffrey Millstein falls in love with Laverne.

Guest Starring: Betty White as Rose Nylund, Edan Gross as Jeffrey Millstein, Frank Luz as Eric, Tom Nibley as Waiter


16. BLAME IT ON THE MOON
February 11, 1989.
Written by Gary Jacobs. Directed by Hal Cooper.

The Westons laugh when Charley says the full moon will bring love, but then realize he could be right. A rude doctor catches Harry's eye. Carol's finds romance when a man returns run-away Dreyfuss (who in turn finds love in the man's female dog). A stake-out leads Barbara into the arms of a high-school boyfriend.

Guest Starring: Ray Buktenica as Alan, Greg Kean Williams as Brad, Katherine Cannon as Dr. Kenney


17. DUMPED
February 18, 1989
Written by Susan Beavers. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Barbara falls in love with neighbor Dorothy's nephew, but is surprisingly unphased when he dumps her. Dorothy and Harry have an argument when Dorothy blames Barbara for the breakup.

Guest Starring: Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, John Scott Clough as Jim, Cynthia Steele as Mother #1, Mary Garripoli as Mother #2, Matthew Kenmore as Sick Kid, Christopher Chas Robin as Coughing Kid


18. THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
February 25, 1989
Written by David Sacks & Rob LaZebnick. Directed by John Bowab.

The hospital's new owner forces Harry to move his practice after 25 years in the same office. Meanwhile, Carol tries to amend the past after reading Emily's old diary and Charley tries out a new look.

Guest Starring: Linda Thorson as Janice Brattle, James Staley as Ted, Jane Galloway as Lucy, Tony Longo as Stan, Gregory Itzin as Frank


19. MAN OF THE YEAR
March 4, 1989
Written by Mady Julian. Directed by Hal Cooper.

When Harry receives a Man of the Year award, his estranged father comes to town for the ceremony, but Harry gets upset when he learns that his father didn't think he could make it as a doctor. Carol overhears a conversation and thinks her grandfather is dying.

Guest Starring: Harold Gould as Dr. Stanfield Weston, Peter Hobbs as Dr. Garrison, Kat Sawyer-Young as Woman Doctor, William Bogert as Doctor #1, Milt Oberman as Doctor #2


20. MY SISTER, MY FRIEND
March 11, 1989
Written by Howard Kimmel. Directed by Steve Zuckerman.

Harry promises to take Carol and Barbara with him to Paris if the two can go one month without fighting. Charley wins a greyhound in a card game.

Guest Starring: Frances Guinan as Dr. Mitchell, Eva Charney as Ms. Clark, Jake Junef as The Boy


21. A LIFE IN THE DAY
March 18, 1989
Written by David Tyron King, Rob LaZebnik, and David Sacks. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry sees five patients: a week-old baby, a five-year-old whose father denies the boy's onset diabetes; a seven-year-old curious about sex; an eleven-year-old having the cast removed from his arm; a belligerent 14-year-old who uses drugs; and an 18-year-old picking up his medical records before going away to college.

Guest Starring: Richard Kind as Elton Sexton, Debra Engle as Mrs. Sexton, Billy O'Sullivan as Billy at age 5, Michael Lee Owens as Billy age 7, Aeryk Egan as Billy age 11, Stephen Dorff as Billy age 14, Matthew Perry as Billy age 18


22. CYRANO DE WESTON
March 18, 1989
Written by Arnie Kogen. Directed by Hal Cooper.

Harry gives Charley advice on how to impress a new girlfriend, who turns out to be the same lady Harry is seeing. When a relative dies and leaves Barbara and Emily money, Carol is anxious to see what she'll be getting...but isn't too thrilled when it arrives.

Guest Starring: Christina Belford as Fran, Ed Hooks as Mailman