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Picket Fences Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1995 - 1996
Episode 1
A Change of Season
Fri, Sep 22, 1995 60 mins
Kimberly changes her college plans; a fire imperils Carter; and Mayor Bey proposes changes to the sheriff's uniforms. Carter: Kelly Connell. Ted Bogdan: Mitchell Gibney. Attorney: Robert Harper. Max: Lauren Holly. Brock: Tom Skerritt.
Episode 2
Reap the Whirlwind
Fri, Sep 29, 1995 60 mins
As a tornado threat looms over Rome, Wambaugh blows it while toasting his wife at his anniversary party; and Kenny's life nearly spins out of control. Shari: Melora Walters. Sue: Sheila McCarthy. Myriam: Erica Yohn. Carter: Kelly Connell. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel.
Episode 3
Pal Joey
Fri, Oct 6, 1995 60 mins
A doctor (Amy Aquino)---who's also a TV personality---sets her sights on Jill's practice; cultural differences figure in the arrest of an immigrant Mee: Pia Reyes. Myriam: Erica Yohn. Jill: Kathy Baker. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel. Swain: Jerome Front. Kenny: Costas Mandylor.
Episode 4
Blood Brothers
Fri, Oct 13, 1995 60 mins
DA Littleton faces a figure from his past when two prison escapees make their way to Rome. Dale "Sky" Betts: Richard Lawson. Robert Quincy Adams: Van Quattro. Cara: Shandra Olds-Whitlow. Brock: Tom Skerritt.
Episode 5
Dog Eat Dog
Fri, Oct 20, 1995 60 mins
Max is grilled in court after a tussle with a man dressed in a bratwurst costume. Meanwhile, Jill is suspicious when Kimberly visits Dr. Joey. Curtis Williams: Jack Black. Mayor Bey: Marlee Matlin. Franklin Dell: Dennis Arndt.
Episode 6
Heart of Saturday Night
Fri, Oct 27, 1995 60 mins
Saturday night in Rome: Jill and Brock have the house to themselves when Matthew heads out to party with friends. Tina: Chandra West. Pete Hunnecker: Erin Beaux. Judge Bone: Ray Walston. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel. Jill: Kathy Baker. Brock: Tom Skerritt. Platt: Matthew Kaminsky. Stuart: Jonah Rooney. Bob O'Dell: Chris Carrara.
Episode 7
Down the Tubes
Fri, Nov 3, 1995 60 mins
Cryptic dreams after his brother's death lead Littleton (Don Cheadle) to an epiphany. Meanwhile, Brock polkas with Mayor Bey; and Jill (Kathy Baker) struggles to stay a step ahead at work amid personal turmoil. Cecile: Sage Allen. Dr. Joey: Amy Aquino. Posey: Mildred Dumas. Mary Lou: Marte Boyle Slout. Judge Bone: Ray Walston.
Episode 8
This Little Piggy
Fri, Dec 8, 1995 60 mins
An animal-rights group that counts Kimberly as a member protests a pig-wrestling event at the town fair; and Dr. Joey (Amy Aquino) becomes emotionally attached to a cancer patient (Jeff Corey). Kimberly: Holly Marie Combs. Adam: Jaime Gomez. Brock: Tom Skerritt. Jill: Kathy Baker.
Episode 9
Witness for the Prosecution
Fri, Dec 15, 1995 60 mins
The death of a gay man during a papal parade in Rome, Wis., is thought to be a suicide---until an unlikely witness speaks out. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel. Pope John Paul II: Eugene Greytak. Ben Speers: Geoffrey Nauffts. Attorney General Lane: Robert Foxworth.
Episode 10
Dem Bones
Fri, Jan 5, 1996 60 mins
Wambaugh and his son are on opposite sides of a murder trial involving a Jew accused of murdering a Nazi in 1943. Jacob Levine: Ronny Graham. David Wambaugh: Mark Harelik. Jonathan Braun: J. Kenneth Campbell. Miriam: Erica Yohn. Tobias Hostetter: Richard Hamilton. Brock: Tom Skerritt.
Episode 11
Bloodlines
Fri, Jan 12, 1996 60 mins
Matthew (Justin Shenkarow) is traumatized by a classmate's suicide, causing Jimmy to pay him extra attention. Meanwhile, difficulties in dissection class make Kimberly doubt her calling to study medicine. Dr. Day: Lynnda Ferguson. Newbauer: Michael Massee. Laurie: Marlee Matlin. Jimmy: Tom Skerritt. Kimberly: Holly Marie Combs.
Episode 12
Snow Exit
Fri, Jan 19, 1996 60 mins
A blizzard hits Rome, stranding together the feuding Bone and Wambaugh, and forcing Jill to deal with Jimmy's ex-wife (Cristine Rose). Curtis Williams: Jack Black. Mother Dinkel: Edie McClurg. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel. Bone: Ray Walston. Jill: Kathy Baker.
Episode 13
My Romance
Fri, Jan 26, 1996 60 mins
Judge Bone (Ray Walston) is reunited with an old friend (Teresa Wright); Carter is shocked by a live wire; and Zack's heartstrings go zing over a young cellist (Eun Chu Chong). Zack: Adam Wylie. Sue: Sheila McCarthy. Carter: Kelly Connell. Grampa Bill: Kenneth White. Rose: Susan French. Dot: Doreen Lang. Serge: Robert Joy.
Episode 14
The Z Files
Fri, Feb 9, 1996 60 mins
Misadventures in cyberspace: Zack creates a porno picture of his teacher (Dey Young) that ends up on the World Wide Web, while Max finally meets the man she's been "chatting" with. Don Dwyer: Robert Mailhouse. Edward: Adam Arkin. Kevin: Jeremy Lelliott. Zack: Adam Wylie. Max: Lauren Holly.
Episode 15
Bottled
Fri, Feb 16, 1996 60 mins
Feelings long bottled up surface at Zack's party, which finds Jill enduring a mid-life crisis, and Wambaugh bristling over Bone's lack of respect. Jill: Kathy Baker. Jimmy: Tom Skerritt. Max: Lauren Holly. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel. Bone: Ray Walston. Scripted by David E. Kelley.
Episode 16
Dante's Inferno
Mon, Apr 22, 1996 60 mins
When Maxine's appointed interim mayor, her power goes to her head---and makes her the target of a misogynistic deejay (Charles Rocket), who's putting ugly thoughts into his listeners' minds. Stubby Muller: Don Stark. Maxine: Lauren Holly. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel.
Episode 17
Bye Bye Bey-Bey
Wed, Apr 24, 1996 60 mins
Laurie reveals that she bore her son for her gay brother and his lover, an announcement that brings their mother (Louise Fletcher) back into their lives. Harry Smith has a cameo. Gordy: Bill Brochtrup. Rev. Novotny: Dabbs Greer. Laurie: Marlee Matlin.
Episode 18
Three Weddings and a Meltdown
Wed, Apr 24, 1996 60 mins
Sue and Carter, then Maxine and Kenny, announce their engagements; Myriam convinces Wambaugh to represent a widow charged with killing three of her husbands; Jill walks out on Jimmy. Sue: Sheila McCarthy. Carter: Kelly Connell. Jimmy: Tom Skerritt. Jill: Kathy Baker. Maxine: Lauren Holly.
Episode 19
Winner Takes All
Wed, Jun 5, 1996 60 mins
Jill's shot at coaching Zack's basketball team turns into an obsession---until Zack and his teammates take their parents to court to keep the adults from interfering. Sports announcer Pat O'Brien has a cameo. Eddy Dearden: Gregg Daniel. Jill: Kathy Baker. Matthew: Justin Shenkarow.
Episode 20
Forget Selma
Wed, Jun 12, 1996 60 mins
Myriam's relationship with a stockbroker (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) devastates Wambaugh, who comes to suspect her new love is up to no good. Abe: Aki Aleong. Myriam: Erica Yohn. Bone: Ray Walston. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel. Kimberly: Holly Marie Combs. Jimmy: Tom Skerritt. Jill: Kathy Baker.
Episode 21
To Forgive Is Divine
Wed, Jun 19, 1996 60 mins
An Amish woman raped by a Rome resident (Matt Skerritt) refuses to testify on religious grounds. When the alleged rapist strikes again, the second victim's parents sue the Amish community. Eli: Bernard Kates. Franklin Dell: Denis Arndt. Mary Beiler: Caroline Lagerfelt. Jimmy: Tom Skerritt. Wambaugh: Fyvush Finkel.
Episode 22
Liver Let Die
Wed, Jun 26, 1996 60 mins
Jimmy suspects the murder of a transient is linked to a teenager and his mentally handicapped brother (Kevin Patrick Walls, Kristoffer Ryan Winters). Vicki Klausner: Melinda Dillon. Rev. Novotny: Dabbs Greer. Jimmy: Tom Skerritt. Jill: Kathy Baker.