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25 Episodes 1986 - 1987
Episode 1
Wed, Sep 24, 1986 30 mins
Flashbacks recall the good old days, as the girls prepare to move away and leave Nell, Joey and Grandpa. Part 1 of two. Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, John Hoyt, Joey Lawrence. Katie: Kari Michaelsen. Julie: Lauri Hendler.
Episode 2
Wed, Sep 24, 1986 30 mins
Conclusion. Nell clears the way for Sam's attendance at college and finds herself alone after the girls leave home. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Sam: Lara Jill Miller. Grandpa: John Hoyt.
Episode 3
Wed, Oct 1, 1986 30 mins
Nell, Joey and Sam arrive in the Big Apple, where Nell's feelings about Sam going to college begin to sour. Nell: Nell Carter. Tim: Patrick Collins. Steve: Kurt McKinney. Joey: Joey Lawrence.
Episode 4
Wed, Oct 8, 1986 30 mins
Joey's father shows up with a little brother for Joey, and plans to raise the boys himself. Tim: Patrick Collins. Matthew: Matthew Lawrence. Officer: Nat Bernstein. Nell: Nell Carter. Joey: Joey Lawrence.
Episode 5
Wed, Oct 15, 1986 30 mins
A letter from Joey sends Nell scurrying to New York, convinced that he's not being properly cared for. Nell: Nell Carter. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Grandpa: John Hoyt. Matthew: Matthew Lawrence.
Episode 6
Wed, Oct 29, 1986 30 mins
Nell tries to get a job at a famous New York publishing company. She then decides to rent an apartment in Greenwich Village where she, Addy, Joey and Matthew move into.
Episode 7
Wed, Nov 5, 1986 30 mins
Nell is making life miserable for everyone with her incessant complaining about New York---and New Yorkers. Marty: Paul Sand. Mrs. Jacoby: Yvonne Wilder. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Joey: Joey Lawrence.
Episode 8
Wed, Nov 12, 1986 30 mins
Friendship is put to the test when Nell hires Addy as her assistant reader. Mr. Broderick: Mark L. Taylor. Walter: Michael Korn. Marty: Paul Sand. Maggie: Rosie O'Donnell. Grandpa: John Hoyt.
Episode 9
Wed, Nov 19, 1986 30 mins
Joey brings home a hamster earmarked for research and suddenly everyone's interested in animal rights. Nell Carter. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Marty: Paul Sand. Matthew: Matthew Lawrence.
Episode 10
Wed, Nov 26, 1986 30 mins
When Joey gets caught running numbers, Nell turns to the last person she ever thought she'd ask for help: Marty (Paul Sand). Nell: Nell Carter. Joey: Joey Lawrence. Maggie: Rosie O'Donnell. Addy: Telma Hopkins.
Episode 11
Wed, Dec 3, 1986 30 mins
When the man who conned Nell at the bank shows up in the restaurant downstairs, she can't convince anyone of his guilt. Kimball: Paul Gleason. Mama: Rosetta LeNoire. Policeman: Arnold Turner.
Episode 12
Wed, Dec 10, 1986 30 mins
Marty is temporarily without an invitation to Christmas dinner when Nell discovers that he told Joey there's no Santa Claus. Nell Carter, Joey Lawrence. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Matthew: Matthew Lawrence.
Episode 13
Wed, Jan 7, 1987 30 mins
Nell has mixed emotions when a man claiming he's her high-school admirer calls and suggests they get together. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Grandpa: John Hoyt. Matthew: Matthew Lawrence. Earl: Shelly Garrett.
Episode 14
Wed, Jan 21, 1987 30 mins
Nell insists on lending Addy money for a new dress, assuring her that it won't cause problems in their friendship. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Joey: Joey Lawrence. Marty: Paul Sand. Maggie: Rosie O'Donnell.
Episode 15
Wed, Jan 21, 1987 30 mins
While Nell is tied up with her new job, Joey loses Matthew on the streets of New York. Part 1 of two. Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Nell: Nell Carter. Marty: Paul Sand.
Episode 16
Wed, Jan 28, 1987 30 mins
Conclusion. Nell resigns from her new job so that she can spend more time with Joey and Matthew. Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence. Addy: Telma Hopkins.
Episode 17
Wed, Feb 4, 1987 30 mins
Maggie's husband wants them to move to Georgia; Joey tells Grandpa he's in love with "a certain baby sitter." Maggie: Rosie O'Donnell. BJ: Blake Clarke. Nell: Nell Carter. Grandpa: John Hoyt.
Episode 18
Wed, Feb 11, 1987 30 mins
Nell's attempt to foster understanding between Joey and his teacher turns out to be a rather expensive lesson. Nell Carter, Joey Lawrence. Marty: Paul Sand. Matthew: Matthew Lawrence. BJ: Blake Clark.
Episode 19
Wed, Feb 11, 1987 30 mins
Joey's admiration for the host of a children's show disturbs Nell when she discovers the man's a racist. Captain Jerk: Paul Williams. Joey: Joey Lawrence. Nell: Nell Carter. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Mama: Rosetta LeNoire.
Episode 20
Sat, Feb 21, 1987 30 mins
Nell knows that her boss is beginning to fire many workers on the job, and when she finds out he has a daughter named Molly that is Joey's age, she sets the two up, so she can work her way to staying on the job. What Nell doesn't know is that Joey is turning into a Gigolo, leaving the family everyday for Molly, even during Matthews birthday party. In the end, Nell madly storms into Molly's room, and tells Joey to come home for his brothers party.
Episode 21
Tue, Mar 31, 1987 30 mins
Nell finds an excuse to attend Parents' Week at Sam's college, after Sam specifically told her not to come. Part 1 of two. Nell Carter. Linda: Susan Marie Snyder. Mr. Dudley: Joseph Maher. Keith: Patrick Breen.
Episode 22
Tue, Apr 7, 1987 30 mins
Conclusion. Nell outstays her welcome, continuing to make Prof. Dudley crazy with her advice to Sam's classmates. Sam: Lara Jill Miller. Eric: Todd Field. Keith: Patrick Breen. Nell: Nell Carter.
Episode 23
Tue, Apr 28, 1987 30 mins
An old friend informs Nell and Mama that Nell's father's old church is being torn down to make room for condos. Mary: Donna LaBrie. Joey: Joey Lawrence. Rev. Dixon: Teddy Wilson. Nell: Nell Carter.
Episode 24
Tue, May 5, 1987 30 mins
Addy is skeptical when Nell claims she's met a charming prince, but she changes her mind after he proposes. Addy: Telma Hopkins. Nell: Nell Carter. Grandpa: John Hoyt. Joey: Joey Lawrence.
Episode 25
Tue, May 12, 1987 30 mins
Mama shows up with a date, but Nell won't let her mother go out until she gets some facts. Nell: Nell Carter. Ernie: Bill Henderson. Grandpa: John Hoyt. Addy: Telma Hopkins.