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Dear John Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Thu, Oct 6, 1988 30 mins
In the series pilot, recently divorced John Lacey decides to join a singles group. Louise: Jane Carr. Kirk: Jere Burns. Kate: Isabella Hofmann. Mrs. Philbert: Billie Bird.
Episode 2
Ralph's Curse
Thu, Oct 27, 1988 30 mins
Ralph is feeling more doomed than usual---he's convinced he's fallen victim to a curse that's haunted his family for generations. John: Judd Hirsch. Kate: Isabella Hofmann. Kirk: Jere Burns. Louise: Jane Carr.
Episode 3
Hello/Goodbye
Thu, Nov 3, 1988 30 mins
A young man shows up at John's door, calls him "Dad," and asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns, Jane Carr, Harry Groener.
Episode 4
The Younger Girl
Thu, Nov 10, 1988 30 mins
A young woman takes an active interest in John (Judd Hirsch). David: Tom Troupe. Ken: William Sadler. Ralph: Harry Groener. Kirk: Jere Burns. Louise: Jane Carr. Kate: Isabella Hofmann.
Episode 5
Matthew's Dilemma
Thu, Nov 17, 1988 30 mins
John worries that his son Matthew is slipping away when the boy seems hesitant to spend time with him. Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns. Wendy: Carlene Watkins.
Episode 6
Dear Mike
Thu, Nov 24, 1988 30 mins
Mike, the friend who stole John's wife and moved into his house, comes back with a sad tale of rejection. Wendy: Carlene Watkins. Kirk: Jere Burns. Louise: Jane Carr. Kate: Isabella Hofmann.
Episode 7
Politics as Usual
Thu, Dec 1, 1988 30 mins
John joins Kate in working for a political candidate, who soon wants John to come to her private unpolitical party. Steven: Bob Snead. Waiter: Robert G. Lee. Woman: Catherine MacNeal.
Episode 8
Dancing in the Dark
Thu, Dec 15, 1988 30 mins
Christmas can be a lonely time for the One-Two-One members---especially John, whose son is off to Disney World for the holidays. Wendy: Carlene Watkins. Mrs. Lumenski: Sylvia Sidney.
Episode 9
Was It Good for Me?
Thu, Jan 5, 1989 30 mins
A very tipsy John is very, very tempted when an equally tipsy Kate offers to sleep with him. Ralph: Harry Groener. Kirk: Jere Burns. Louise: Jane Carr. Mrs. Philbert: Billie Bird.
Episode 10
Honest John
Tue, Jan 12, 1988 30 mins
John's ex-wife asks him to pretend they're still married so Matthew can get into a Catholic school. Ricky: Trevor Eve. Father Brennan: William Glover. Mother Superior: Angela Paton.
Episode 11
The Return of Ricky
Tue, Dec 19, 1989 30 mins
The gang comes up with a comeback idea for Rick the has-been rock singer: a '60s nostalgia benefit in a cafeteria. Freddie: Freddie Garrity. Helen: Mary Anne Schafer. Ralph: Harry Groener. John: Judd Hirsch.
Episode 12
Dream Babe
Thu, Jan 26, 1989 30 mins
Kirk's girlfriend (Patricia Ayame Thomson) worships the ground he walks on, and doesn't understand English. Mr. Yoshimura: Keone Young. Mrs. Yoshimura: Yuri Ogawa. Kirk: Jere Burns.
Episode 13
Stand by Your Man
Thu, Feb 16, 1989 30 mins
A new member confides that his marriage failed because he's gay, but feels better when he finds Mr. Right---John. David: Dakin Matthews. Waiter: Doug Carfrae. Barman: Richard Blum. John: Judd Hirsch.
Episode 14
Love and Marriage
Thu, Feb 23, 1989 30 mins
Louise is stunned by the reaction of her unborn baby's father when she tells him he's a daddy-to-be. Bartender: Richard Blum. John: Judd Hirsch. Kirk: Jere Burns. Ralph: Harry Groener.
Episode 15
For a Friend
Thu, Mar 2, 1989 30 mins
John's friend Gary joins the group with a glib tale of a long-dead wife who isn't dead at all---and John knows it. Judd Hirsch. Kate: Isabella Hofmann. Carol: Nancy Lane. Kirk: Jere Burns. Ralph: Harry Groener.
Episode 16
The Second Time Around
Thu, Mar 9, 1989 30 mins
John has a date with the first woman he was ever intimate with, and he hopes to continue the relationship after a 30-year hiatus. Ralph: Harry Groener. Louise: Jane Carr. Woman: Barbara Rhoades.
Episode 17
The Last Dance
Thu, Mar 16, 1989 30 mins
The support group helps Ralph trip the light fantastic with a woman he's been afraid to approach. Ralph: Harry Groener. Kate: Isabella Hofmann. Kirk: Jere Burns. John: Judd Hirsch.
Episode 18
Sisters
Thu, Mar 30, 1989 30 mins
Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. Kate: Isabella Hofmann. Kirk: Jere Burns. John: Judd Hirsch. Mrs. Philbert: Billie Bird.
Episode 19
Gone Camping
Thu, Apr 6, 1989 30 mins
On a camping trip, John and Matthew are stranded in a cabin by a snowstorm that ushers in a blizzard of chilling consequences. Wendy: Carlene Watkins. Reporter: Larry McCormick. Anchor: Tiiu Leek.
Episode 20
Margo
Thu, Apr 27, 1989 30 mins
The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. Margo: Shannon Tweed. Sylvia: Annie Golden. Bartender: Richard Blum. Kirk: Jere Burns. John: Judd Hirsch.
Episode 21
Friends and Lovers
Thu, May 4, 1989 30 mins
The swells from a friend's stormy marriage threaten to swamp John's plans for a romantic evening out. Ken: Bill Sadler. Liz: Morgan Brittany. Dr. Osbourne: Nancy Linari. Wanda: Elizabeth Savage. John: Judd Hirsch.
Episode 22
Bound for Gloria
Thu, May 11, 1989 30 mins
John brings in a vulnerable young widow, who brings out the worst in Kirk (Jere Burns). Mom: Pat Crawford Brown. Bartender: Nick Flynn. John: Judd Hirsch. Louise: Jane Carr. Kate: Isabella Hofmann.