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26 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
Fri, Jun 24, 1988 30 mins
Joe's reaction to the news that Sam is expecting isn't quite what she hoped for. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal. Joe: Robert Walden. Cliff: Paul Regina. Lou: Brandon Maggart.
Episode 2
Fri, Jul 8, 1988 30 mins
When the son of a man Lou served with in Korea visits, Lou avoids him and denies knowing his father very well. Gus Moran: James Keane. Lou: Brandon Maggart. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie.
Episode 3
Fri, Jul 15, 1988 30 mins
Penny starts dating a lawyer hired by Joe's ex-wife to negotiate her share of Joe's pension. Howard Charles: Maurice Hill. Photo Girl: Elise Turner. Penny: Hallie Todd. Joe: Robert Walden.
Episode 4
Fri, Sep 30, 1988 30 mins
The gang receives a video of Donald's Los Angeles trip that convinces them he's "gone Hollywood." Miss LaPaul: Julie Gregg. Jerry: Sanford Jensen. Nancy: Gracie Harrison. Shawn: Suzanne Slater.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 7, 1988 30 mins
Cliff starts a catering business and his first client is Donald, who's trying to sign a book deal with a baseball umpire (Cliff Bemis). Mike: Timothy Williams. Micky: Peter Iacangelo. Bob Jones: Casey Sander. Cliff: Paul Regina. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Episode 6
Fri, Oct 21, 1988 30 mins
Joe is furious when Lou shows him an art magazine that features photographs of Sam posing nude. Joe: Robert Walden. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Lou: Brandon Maggart.
Episode 7
Fri, Oct 28, 1988 30 mins
Penny finds out that living by herself isn't as much fun as she thought. Mailman: Steve Mittelman. Plumber: Carol Siskind. Penny: Hallie Todd.
Episode 8
Fri, Nov 4, 1988 30 mins
Lou blows the whistle on the new owners of his company when he sees safety violations and a lowering of quality standards. Mr. Carter: Richard Roat. Lou: Brandon Maggart.
Episode 9
Fri, Nov 11, 1988 30 mins
Donald proposes that he and Lou become partners and start a remodeling business. Mr. Stoner: Lewis Arquette. Lloyd: Mike Tino. Lou: Brandon Maggart.
Episode 10
Fri, Dec 2, 1988 30 mins
The gang decides to throw a surprise baby shower for mother-to-be Sam. Constance: Cornelia Guest. Gary: Gary Nardino. Lily: Stephanie Shroyer. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal. George Christy: Himself.
Episode 11
Fri, Dec 16, 1988 30 mins
Penny's plan to make Mike jealous by dating a hunk backfires when Mike turns up with a gorgeous blonde. Doctor: Dennis Holahan. Penny: Hallie Todd.
Episode 12
Fri, Dec 30, 1988 30 mins
When Joe and Sam name Lou as their baby's guardian in the event they could no longer care for her, Penny and Cliff feel slighted. Robert Walden, Mary Ann Pascal. Cliff: Paul Regina. Lou: Brandon Maggart.
Episode 13
Fri, Jan 6, 1989 30 mins
Donald is stricken with insomnia as the 20th anniversary of his coming out nears, and he goes off into the wilderness to find a cure. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Cliff: Paul Regina. Joe: Robert Walden.
Episode 14
Fri, Jan 13, 1989 30 mins
Sam and Joe are overwhelmed with career and family, so they hire an English nanny (Robin Pearson Rose) who turns out to be even more help than they'd hoped for. Olga: Carol Swarbrick. Joe: Robert Walden.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 20, 1989 30 mins
Downcast over their bowling team's winless record, the gang take a wry look at past examples of their imperfections. Flo: Anita Gillette. Stonehand: Ken Foree. Candy: Candy Clark. Thor: Matthias Hues.
Episode 16
Fri, Feb 17, 1989 30 mins
Donald fixes Cliff up with a blind date for the Velvet Spike's "Midwinter Night's Luau Week." Warren: Patrick James. Cliff: Paul Regina. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Lou: Brandon Maggart.
Episode 17
Fri, Feb 24, 1989 30 mins
While Joe and Sam go on a skiing vacation, Donald, Cliff and Lou baby-sit for Caroline amidst an avalanche of work obligations. Paul Regina, Brandon Maggart. Mike: Timothy Williams. Joe: Robert Walden.
Episode 18
Fri, Mar 3, 1989 30 mins
Lou suffers "empty-nest syndrome" when his youngest daughter has her first date. Kirk: Christian Hoff. Lou: Brandon Maggart. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal.
Episode 19
Fri, Mar 10, 1989 30 mins
Sam tries to be the perfect daughter during a visit from her father, but even her best efforts fall short of his expectations. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal. Joe: Robert Walden. Penny: Hallie Todd.
Episode 20
Fri, Mar 17, 1989 30 mins
A crooked real-estate developer tricks Joe into selling the Point After by promising to keep the bar open, then announces he's going to raze the place and put up a high-rise. J. Thomas Briggs: Dakin Matthews. Judge: Mike Ross.
Episode 21
Fri, Apr 7, 1989 30 mins
When Donald decides to redo his flat, Sam recommends a decorator, who turns out to be a snob. Benny: Huck Liggett. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie. Cliff: Paul Regina. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal.
Episode 22
Fri, Apr 14, 1989 30 mins
Penny suffers an anxiety attack over the job interviews she's facing and proceeds to gain weight at an alarming rate. Mike: Timothy Williams. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie.
Episode 23
Fri, Apr 21, 1989 30 mins
When Donald takes up again with his college sweetheart, Cliff suffers pangs of jealousy. Paul Regina, Philip Charles MacKenzie. Lou: Brandon Maggart.
Episode 24
Fri, Apr 28, 1989 30 mins
The gang throw Sam and Joe a first-anniversary party, but the occasion is marred by the couple's bickering, and the two return home to dream of marriage---to different partners. Walter Cavanaugh: John Sanderford. Sam: Mary Ann Pascal.
Episode 25
Fri, May 5, 1989 30 mins
As Lou nears the age at which his father died, he enlists the help of a medium to contact Pop Waters' spirit. Gary: Gary Nardino. Woman: Leslie Hall. Lou: Brandon Maggart. Donald: Philip Charles MacKenzie.
Episode 26
Thu, Jun 1, 1989 30 mins
Donald and Lou have a serious falling-out, but they refuse to reveal the cause and all efforts to reconcile them are in vain. Bubba: James Avery. Annie: Alison LaPlaca. Joe Don: Tim Rossovich. Lou: Brandon Maggart.