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Perfect Strangers Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
The Lottery
Fri, Oct 14, 1988 30 mins
Larry gives his cousin a lesson in economic reality after Balki is tempted to play the lottery. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur. Lydia: Belita Moreno.
Episode 2
Assertive Training
Fri, Oct 21, 1988 30 mins
Larry completes an assertiveness-training course and devises a plan to help Balki get a raise. Doug: Lorry Goldman. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson.
Episode 3
Aliens
Fri, Oct 28, 1988 30 mins
Larry braves a horror-movie marathon, but he awakens the next day believing that Balki is an extraterrestrial. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France. Lydia: Belita Moreno. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson.
Episode 4
Piano Movers
Fri, Nov 4, 1988 30 mins
Balki strikes a sour note with Larry when he tells Lydia they'll move her piano up 10 flights of stairs so she can sing for a record producer. Chuck: Mike Delano. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France.
Episode 5
High Society
Fri, Nov 11, 1988 30 mins
An invitation from newspaper owner Endicott has the cousins rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, who believe Balki (Bronson Pinchot) is the Crown Prince of Mypos. Mrs. Endicott: Carol Bruce.
Episode 6
Up a Lazy River
Fri, Nov 18, 1988 30 mins
Larry and Balki take Jennifer and Mary Anne on a camping excursion that lands them up the river. Part 1 of two. Mark Linn-Baker, Bronson Pinchot. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Lydia: Belita Moreno.
Episode 7
Up a Lazy River
Fri, Nov 25, 1988 30 mins
Conclusion. Lost in the wilderness, Balki and the girls discover that Larry is no Eagle Scout. Balki: Bronson Pinchot. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson.
Episode 8
College Bound
Fri, Dec 9, 1988 30 mins
Larry prepares a surprise party for college-bound Balki and reminisces with friends (via clips from past episodes) about his cousin's introduction to life in America. Gina: Candi Milo. Burns: Eugene Roche.
Episode 9
The Gift of the Mypiot
Fri, Dec 16, 1988 30 mins
Larry gets a case of the bah humbugs when Balki invites the lonely Mr. Gorpley to their Christmas Eve party. Mark Linn-Baker, Bronson Pinchot. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France.
Episode 10
Maid to Order
Fri, Jan 6, 1989 30 mins
Larry puts his foot down when the maid Balki hires turns out to be more like a mother than a housekeeper. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France. Gorpley: Sam Anderson. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson.
Episode 11
That Old Gang of Mine
Fri, Jan 13, 1989 30 mins
Balki joins a bikers' club that plans a hair-raising initiation for their newest member. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker. Cobra: John Matuszak. Flame: Diane Delano.
Episode 12
Crimebusters
Fri, Jan 20, 1989 30 mins
Larry tries to investigate a story on his own, jeopardizing his job as a researcher and his friendship with Carl (Reginald VelJohnson). Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker. Harriette: JoMarie Payton-France.
Episode 13
Games People Play
Fri, Feb 3, 1989 30 mins
Larry and Balki (Mark Linn-Baker, Bronson Pinchot) compete on the TV game show "Risk It All." Bink: Bob Goen. Kelly: Jude Mussetter. Wainwright: F.J. O'Neil.
Episode 14
Come Fly with Me
Fri, Feb 10, 1989 30 mins
Balki enjoys his first plane flight, but the girls can't wait to get back on terra firma after eating Balki's travel treats. Jennifer: Melanie Wilson. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker.
Episode 15
Blind Alley
Fri, Feb 17, 1989 30 mins
Balki pinch-hits for the bowling league, but he may be unable to see his way to victory after a visit to the eye doctor on the day of a tournament. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker. Gorpley: Sam Anderson.
Episode 16
The King and I
Fri, Feb 24, 1989 30 mins
A hypnotist's demonstration leaves Larry unfazed, but it leaves Balki acting like Elvis on the day of a big tax audit. Lamont: Terrence E. McNally. Yates: Ron Perkins. Lydia: Belita Moreno. Gorpley: Sam Anderson.
Episode 17
Prose and Cons
Fri, Mar 10, 1989 30 mins
Larry and Balki land in jail for refusing to reveal a source on Larry's stock-market story. Wainwright: F.J. O'Neil. Dutch: Robert Schuch. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Jake: Charles Young. Guard: Raymond O'Keefe.
Episode 18
Car Wars
Fri, Mar 17, 1989 30 mins
Larry uses the Appleton Used-Car Rating System to help Balki buy the trouble-free car of his dreams. Mark Linn-Baker. Lydia: Belita Moreno.
Episode 19
Just a Gigolo
Fri, Mar 31, 1989 30 mins
The cousins try to prevent Lydia from marrying a golddigging con artist who's just ripe for temptation. Jack: Charles Frank. Larry: Mark Linn-Baker. Lydia: Belita Moreno. Wainwright: F.J. O'Neil.
Episode 20
Seven-Card Studs
Fri, Apr 14, 1989 30 mins
The chips are down for Balki, who's lost in Gorpley's poker game, but Larry has a plan to recoup his cousin's losses. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker. Walt: Guy Christopher. Gorpley: Sam Anderson.
Episode 21
Teacher's Pest
Fri, Apr 28, 1989 30 mins
Asked to teach a course, Larry plans to mold the minds of future journalists by setting class standards high; but disgruntled students soon place a price on Larry's head for imposing standards far beyond their reach. Pam: Judy Prescott. Chuck: Joshua Cadman.
Episode 22
Wedding Belle Blues
Fri, May 5, 1989 30 mins
According to Mypos tradition, Balki becomes a man on his 25th birthday, an occasion that brings a visitor (Peter Allas) bearing a special gift---a wife (Kathryn Marcopulos). Reverend: Bill Cort.