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Winnie was the cute blonde housekeeper for the Harper family: lawyer dad T.J. and his three children: sons Robb and Gene and daughter Jessie. She was also a witch and often resorted to magic to get the Harper kids out of--and into--trouble.
- 1989-1990
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy, Fantasy
Winnie was the cute blonde housekeeper for the Harper family: lawyer dad T.J. and his three children: sons Robb and Gene and daughter Jessie. She was also a witch and often resorted to magic to get the Harper kids out of--and into--trouble.
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Pilot
Fri, Sep 22, 1989 23 mins
When Gene wishes for someone to help him bowl, Winnie the witch falls out of the sky and decides to stay on as the family's housekeeper.
Episode 2
The Bosses Are Coming
Sun, Sep 24, 1989
Winnie's sleazy boss arrives to drag her back to the witch realm, disguising himself as one of T.J.'s clients.
Episode 3
Wedding Bell Blues
Sun, Oct 1, 1989
T.J. is desperate to find a date for a wedding, so the kids decide to set him up with Winnie.
Episode 4
Too Much of a Good Thing
Sun, Oct 8, 1989
There are unintended consequences when Winnie casts a love spell on a girl who Robb likes.
Episode 5
Guess Who's Staying for Dinner?
Sun, Oct 22, 1989
Winnie locks horns with the obnoxious widow of one of Thomas's clients, who has designs on making him her new beau. Meanwhile, Gene records home movies to send to his friends back in New York.
Episode 6
Hallowinnie
Sun, Oct 29, 1989
Jessie invites the exclusive clique "The Debs" over for Halloween, but Winnie accidentally turns her invisible and can't reverse the spell.
Episode 7
Two for the Road
Sun, Nov 5, 1989
T.J. buys a car for Winnie and Robb to share, but Winnie ends up hogging it.
Episode 8
Not with My Sister You Don't
Sun, Nov 19, 1989
While Jessie goes out with an older boy, Gene and Robb trick Winnie into taking them to an X-rated movie.
Episode 9
Love That Winnie
Sun, Dec 3, 1989
Winnie has fantasies of life being like it is on "The Donna Reed Show." However, she comes to the realization that life's not that chipper when Gene breaks his father's prized watch, and she reluctantly agrees to magically fix it.
Episode 10
The New Secretary
Sun, Dec 10, 1989 30 mins
T.J. hires Winnie as his secretary, but he becomes miffed when she tries to reunite a couple (Robert Reed and Florence Henderson) who are in the midst of a divorce.
Episode 11
Radio Nights
Sun, Dec 17, 1989
Episode 12
We Gotta Be Me
Sun, Jan 7, 1990
Winnie gets rid of all of Robb's bad traits, but when she tries to undo her spell, he splits into good Robb and bad Robb.
Episode 13
Blast from the Past
Sun, Jan 14, 1990
A warlock whom Winnie was betrothed to a few hundred years ago via an arrangement between her family and his shows up. It seems that Winnie didn't want to marry him so she conspired with her father to send him on a quest they thought he could never fulfill but he has and has come to claim Winnie.
Episode 14
Love and Death
Sun, Jan 21, 1990
Robb is instantly smitten with Winnie's sister Cassandra, but after she briefly whisks him away to Niagra Falls, he becomes so phobic that he refuses to leave the house.