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22 Episodes 1986 - 1987
Episode 1
Construction in front of Cobbs grocery has slowed business and Howard is told to layoff two staff. As he worries over the decision he gets to know his employees even better making the job more difficult.
Episode 2
Fri, Oct 10, 1986
Edna decides to make Howard jealous by making up a pretend boyfriend. However the fabrication spins out of control as a jealous Banister wants to know more details about his rival.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 17, 1986
Howard hires a friend Curtis who's down on his luck as the store butcher. But the man's abrasive ways soon offend fellow employees and customers. Edna makes Howard realize that Curtis has always used and bullied him.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 24, 1986
Hospital is where Howard is for hernia operation and his friends rally around him with encouragement. Howard's roommate has endless stories of malfeasance and disaster deepening his pre-surgical anxiety.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 31, 1986
Howard's niece Denise arrives to visit, heartbroken after a breakup. Howard tries to think of ways to cheer her up and decides Leslie should take her out on a date.
Episode 6
Murray has one last scouting badge to earn and it involves wilderness skills. His dad is unavailable so Howard volunteers to go in his place. Things go well until the bear shows up and Howard runs away leaving Murray alone.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 14, 1986
Dobbs grocery loses an important cookie account and Howard struggles to find a replacement. A homeless woman Gert offers a recipe which proves to be a sensation. When Gert dies the staff learns she was actually a millionaire.
Episode 8
Fri, Nov 21, 1986
Margo, a friend of Edna's, finds Jack interesting and with Howard's encouragement they go out. Margo's jealous boyfriend finds out and shows up at the store making unsubtle threats regarding Jack. Howard tries to remedy the situation.
Episode 9
Fri, Dec 12, 1986
It's employee review time and Howard thinks he deserves a big raise. When it's not forthcoming Howard must decide whether the time has come to find a different job.
Episode 10
Fri, Dec 19, 1986
Jack is assigned to create the new floor display by Howard even though Edna believes she could do better. Edna uses her skills to make her own in a way to get Howard to appreciate her work more.
Episode 11
Fri, Dec 26, 1986
The employees' slush fund has been building up and can't decide how to spend it. Howard volunteers to invest then surprises them all by buying a racehorse.
Episode 12
Sun, Jan 11, 1987
When Howard invests Edna's savings into a questionable gold mine she's convinced he has a gambling addiction. A visit to a psychiatrist does little good as Howard doesn't think he has a problem. Edna still wants her cash back.
Episode 13
Sun, Jan 18, 1987
George, an former boyfriend of Edna's, shows up to help celebrate her birthday. Over dinner Howard learns Edna and George were once married. Howard fails to control his jealousy.
Episode 14
Sun, Jan 25, 1987
Howard and her other co-workers were think Marlene has joined a cult. Howard decides to infiltrate the organization in disguise to convince Marlene to quit.
Episode 15
Edna suggest Cobb's offer child care to parents as to they shop and it's a success. At the end of one day though a child is not picked up and remains mute as to his name or address. The staff struggles with what to do.
Episode 16
Sun, Feb 8, 1987
Howard learns Viker has been kicked out by his wife and is sleeping at the store. Howard offers to house him temporarily with disastrous results. Banister works to reconcile the married couple and get his sanity back.
Episode 17
Sun, Feb 15, 1987
Howard receives a chain letter and declines to continue despite the urging of his superstitious co-workers. Then accidents start to occur at Cobbs and Marlene heads to the hospital. Howard starts to rethink his actions.
Episode 18
Sun, Feb 22, 1987
After an unpleasant encounter with mobster Meatloaf Rothko the police ask Howard to wear a wire and meet with Rothko. Reluctant, Howard's staff urges him to do it and be a hero.
Episode 19
Sun, Mar 1, 1987
The city plans on removal of a stately old tree and Howard galvanized Cobbs employees to protest. Howard, Viker, Leslie, and Jake are thrown in jail and have to plead their case before a judge.
Episode 20
Sun, Mar 8, 1987
While Edna is on vacation Molly, a woman from Howard's past, shows up with a boy who she claims is Howard's son. While Bannister adjusts to the idea of being a dad he also bonds with the teen Mickey.
Episode 21
Sun, Mar 15, 1987
Employee Jan's niece Gilga is distraught as her visa has expired. Jack agrees to marry the attractive woman to allow her to stay in the country.
Episode 22
Howard is worried about not being a big success when he decides to attend his class reunion. His rival Lester looks young plus he's wealthy with a gorgeous wife. Howard becomes angry with envy.