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Season 1

  • S01E01 Pilot

    • October 6, 1988
    • NBC

    John reluctantly attends his first meeting of the One-Two-One Club -- only after mistakenly wandering into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting across the hall. (TV Guide)

  • S01E02 Ralph's Curse

    • October 27, 1988
    • NBC

    Ralph believes he's fallen victim to a curse that's plagued his family for generations.

  • S01E03 Hello/Goodbye

    • November 3, 1988
    • NBC

    A young man claims to be John' son.

  • S01E04 The Younger Girl

    • November 10, 1988
    • NBC

    John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.

  • S01E05 Matthew's Dilemma

    • November 17, 1988
    • NBC

    John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.

  • S01E06 Dear Mike

    • November 24, 1988
    • NBC

    John's friend Mike, who stole Wendy and their house, is now apparently rejected.

  • S01E07 Politics as Usual

    • December 1, 1988
    • NBC

    A political candidate invites John to a private party.

  • S01E08 Dancing in the Dark

    • December 15, 1988
    • NBC

    John attends a Christmas dance with his fellow members of One-Two-One and when Matthew goes to Disney World for the holidays he spends Christmas eve with a lonely elderly widow.

  • S01E09 Was It Good for Me?

    • January 5, 1989
    • NBC

    Ralph begs John to ask Kate out on a date in his behalf. Kate believes John is asking for himself and agrees to have dinner with John. During the date Kate and John both get drunk and Kate offers to sleep with John.

  • S01E10 Honest John

    • January 12, 1989
    • NBC

    Wendy wants John to pretend they're still married so Matthew will be accepted into a Catholic school.

  • S01E11 The Return of Ricky

    • January 19, 1989
    • NBC

    The gang plans a 1960's nostalgia benefit for Ricky Fortune and the Fortunettes.

  • S01E12 Dream Babe

    • January 26, 1989
    • NBC

    A beautiful Japanese girl who doesn't speak English accidentally comes to the One-To-One club meeting. Kirk becomes intrigued and begins to date the woman.

  • S01E13 Stand by Your Man

    • February 16, 1989
    • NBC

    A new member, (Cleavon Little), whose marriage failed because of his being gay, falls for John.

  • S01E14 Love and Marriage

    • February 23, 1989
    • NBC

    Louise is surprised by the reaction of her unborn baby's father (Woody Harrelson) when she tells him.

  • S01E15 For a Friend

    • March 2, 1989
    • NBC

    In an effort to meet other women, John's friend, Gary (Gerrit Graham), joins the group and lies about his wife being dead.

  • S01E16 The Second Time Around

    • March 9, 1989
    • NBC

    John has a date with the woman to whom he lost his virginity 30 years ago. When he meets her (Gwen Verdon) he realizes that she is much older than he realized.

  • S01E17 The Last Dance

    • March 16, 1989
    • NBC

    The group helps Ralph talk to a woman he's been too nervous to ask out.

  • S01E18 Sisters

    • March 30, 1989
    • NBC

    Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)

  • S01E19 Gone Camping

    • April 6, 1989
    • NBC

    On a camping trip, John and Matthew are stranded in a cabin by a snowstorm that ushers in a blizzard of chilling consequences. (TV Guide)

  • S01E20 Margo

    • April 27, 1989
    • NBC

    The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)

  • S01E21 Friends and Lovers

    • May 4, 1989
    • NBC

    Ken, a friend of John's turn to him for help with his troubled marriage. This comes at the worst time and jeopardizes John's plans for a long awaited romantic evening.

  • S01E22 Bound for Gloria

    • May 11, 1989
    • NBC

    John brings Gloria, a grieving young widow to the group. Kirk thinks the woman is crazy. But, he immediately starts dating her.

Season 2

  • S02E01 A New Leash on Life

    • September 28, 1989
    • NBC

  • S02E02 The Other Group

    • October 12, 1989
    • NBC

  • S02E03 Ralph's Second Chance

    • October 19, 1989
    • NBC

    Blomlika, the bride who skipped out on Ralph at their wedding reception, bounds back into his life, eager to pick up where they left off 14 months before.

  • S02E04 John's Blind Date

    • November 2, 1989
    • NBC

    After one night with John, a flight attendant is ready to fly with him forever. (TV Guide)

  • S02E05 The Secret of Success

    • November 9, 1989
    • NBC

    Ralph peddles a book promoting the power of positivity, which John could use, but won't, to publish his poetry. (TV Guide)

  • S02E06 The British Are Coming

    • November 16, 1989
    • NBC

    Unwed mother Louise needs a hubby to present to her strait-laced father---and gets more help than she can handle. (TV Guide)

  • S02E07 Something on the Side (aka Mike's Other Girl)

    • November 23, 1989
    • NBC

    John catches Wendy's new husband Mike, with another woman.

  • S02E08 Fathers Know Best

    • November 30, 1989
    • NBC

    John's father (Stephen Elliott) visits and starts spending time with Kate. Kirk finds it funny, and teases her. But, John gets jealous and confronts his father father, while Kate confronts him.

  • S02E09 The Dilemma with Emma

    • December 7, 1989
    • NBC

    John regrets a promise he made to his uncle that he would take care of his Aunt Emma (Elizabeth Franz), who constantly complains about her cardiac condition.

  • S02E10 Kate, a Date & Fate

    • December 21, 1989
    • NBC

    John sets Kate up with an old fraternity friend (Jeffrey DeMunn). She falls for him. But, he dumps her and John wants to know why. His friend reveals a serious secret that led to his decision to dump Kate.

  • S02E11 Honolulu Baby

    • January 4, 1990
    • NBC

    It's the second anniversary of the day John's wife left him (DJ Day), and the group is concerned because John is binging on junk food. Mrs. Philbert is preparing to attend her 60th high school anniversary, her first because she was always afraid of meeting her former fiance, Lloyd, and her best friend, Clara, who eloped together. John is deputized to escort her to New Jersey, where Lloyd and Clara show up after all -- so Mrs. Philbert introduces him as her fiance, invites them back to ""their"" place, and sets about seducing Lloyd with her patented technique: playing ""Honolulu Baby"" on the ukelele.

  • S02E12 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

    • January 11, 1990
    • NBC

    John's relationship with his new lady would be just great were it not for her daughter, who thinks all her mother's dates are grown-up dweebs. (TV Guide)

  • S02E13 Kirk's Problem

    • January 17, 1990
    • NBC

    Attractive newcomer Mary Beth brings out the worst in Kirk, and it's much worse than even he imagined. (TV Guide)

  • S02E14 John's Friend

    • January 24, 1990
    • NBC

    Kirk takes John along for a free ski weekend, but he's left in the cold when John befriends a fellow Sherlock Holmes buff. (TV Guide)

  • S02E15 Unwelcome to the Club

    • February 7, 1990
    • NBC

    An ex-con wants to join the group, and no one wants to say no to a killer whose temper is triggered by rejection. (TV Guide)

  • S02E16 Some Nights to Remember

    • February 12, 1990
    • NBC

    The group remembers all the good times they've spent at a restaurant about to close, especially John, who visited the place not long after Wendy left him.

  • S02E17 John's New Job (1)

    • February 14, 1990
    • NBC

    John's going to kick himself if he can't find the cash to send Matthew to Europe for a soccer tourney. (TV Guide)

  • S02E18 John's New Job (2)

    • February 21, 1990
    • NBC

    John discovers his wonderful new job has a catch: the ex-student who got it for him expects a more intimate form of thanks. (Part 2 of 2)

  • S02E19 Babyface

    • February 28, 1990
    • NBC

    John, Kirk and Ralph give new meaning to ""change the baby"" when Louise leaves Nigel in their care. (TV Guide)

  • S02E20 John's Night Out

    • March 7, 1990
    • NBC

    Afraid he's becoming a support-group addict, John takes a night off to wing it on his own. (TV Guide)

  • S02E21 True Confessions

    • March 14, 1990
    • NBC

    The group throws a surprise birthday party for Kirk, but the surprise is on them. (TV Guide)

  • S02E22 To John with Love

    • May 2, 1990
    • NBC

    John basks in the adulation Mary Beth lavishes on him for helping her write an article.

  • S02E23 Aunt Red

    • May 9, 1990
    • NBC

    Kate chooses John as her nephew's role model—but the boy prefers Kirk.

  • S02E24 No More Mr. Nice Guy

    • May 16, 1990
    • NBC

    Barry, a divorce lawyer joins the group and confesses that he want to belittle his wife in court. He offer get tough advice to various member of the group. This cause John stands to stand up Wendy proving he is no Mr. Milquetoast.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Pretty Man

    • September 19, 1990
    • NBC

    John goes on a blind double-date with Kirk, and finds himself mistaken for a professional escort.

  • S03E02 And Baby Makes Four (1)

    • September 26, 1990
    • NBC

    John hopes for a reconciliation whe his ex-wife Wendy says she wants another child—but she only wants her sperm.

  • S03E03 And Baby Makes Four (2)

    • October 3, 1990
    • NBC

    Feeling pressured and rushed, John breaks into the insemination clinc to retrieve his sperm.

  • S03E04 A Priest's Story

    • October 10, 1990
    • NBC

    John tries to mediate a fight over a woman between Kirk and his amazingly similar brother—a priest.

  • S03E05 That's Big of Me

    • October 24, 1990
    • NBC

    A new member proposes to both Kate and Louise.

  • S03E06 Hot Lips Lacey

    • October 31, 1990
    • NBC

    John sort of fulfills his dream of playing clarinet at Carnegie Hall.

  • S03E07 Hole in One

    • November 7, 1990
    • NBC

    At her aunt's funeral, Kate confronts her ex-husband Blake, a cad nonetheless loved by the rest of her family.

  • S03E08 The Blunder Years

    • November 14, 1990
    • NBC

    John seeks a reunion with famous adventure author Jessica Stone, whom he recalls in flashbacks as the great love of his youth.

  • S03E09 Down and Out in Rego Park

    • November 28, 1990
    • NBC

    Despite interruptions by a newly svelte woman from Overeaters Anonymous (new recurring guest Olivia Brown), the groups tries to heer up Mary Beth, who's lost her job.

  • S03E10 Homeward Bound

    • December 12, 1990
    • NBC

    John wants his aging mother to move in with him.

  • S03E11 Matter of Trust (1)

    • December 19, 1990
    • NBC

    John's job is jeopardized and the group disbands after a tabloid links him to a promiscuous movie star. (Part 1 of 2)

  • S03E12 Matter of Trust (2)

    • December 19, 1990
    • NBC

    A tabloid gets word that John is the latest boyfriend of a sex-addicted actress (Robin Strasser). This places his job in danger.

  • S03E13 Molly and Me

    • January 5, 1991
    • NBC

    Ralph falls for Molly, (Megan Mullally) a fellow toll-taker. His romance is complicated because she's married.

  • S03E14 Love Stories (1)

    • January 19, 1991
    • NBC

    John meets a pretty periodontist, Kate a suave South American, and Kirk his fiesty match. (Part 1 of 2)

  • S03E15 Love Stories (2)

    • January 26, 1991
    • NBC

    Jackie agrees to live with Kirk, under exacting conditions; Louse gets a date with her IRS auditor. (Part 2 of 2)

  • S03E16 Love Stories (3)

    • February 2, 1991
    • NBC

    Everyone gets dumped except Ralph; John's ex-wife Wendy brings news of a new baby. (Part 3 of 3)

  • S03E17 John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure

    • February 9, 1991
    • NBC

    Kirk loses John's antique watch to a pretty thief.

  • S03E18 The Poet (1)

    • February 16, 1991
    • NBC

    When John's college poetry teacher visits, he steals some of John's poems for a book. Meanwhile, the group preps for a talent show.

  • S03E19 The Poet (2)

    • March 2, 1991
    • NBC

    John huddles with the group members over whether to expose the former professor who plagaarized his poems. (Part 2 of 2)

  • S03E20 Louise, the Hero

    • March 13, 1991
    • NBC

    After they learn she'd been institutionalized, the groups scoffs at Louise's claim she can save the financiall strapped center.

  • S03E21 Matthew and the Baby

    • March 20, 1991
    • NBC

    John tries getting his son Matthew to discuss his hurt feelings about the baby his mom and John are having.

  • S03E22 John's Week Off

    • May 1, 1991
    • NBC

    John is stranded in remove Hawaiian airports after buying a discount ticket from Kirk; Alejandro proposes to Kate.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Brothers

    • September 19, 1991
    • NBC

    Kirk convinces John they're long-lost brothers, and moves in with him.

  • S04E02 Kirk's Ex-wife

    • September 20, 1991
    • NBC

    Kirk goes into hiding when the group discovers his wife left him for another woman.

  • S04E03 Kate's Cop

    • September 27, 1991
    • NBC

    Kate faces her fear of intimacy by dating the cop who takes the report when the group is held at gunpoint.

  • S04E04 Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?

    • October 4, 1991
    • NBC

    Mary Beth is happy to get a job writing for a soap opera, until she learns the reason.

  • S04E05 Hello, Annie

    • October 25, 1991
    • NBC

    Kirk sublets his dream apartment from a guy whose friend refuses to leave.

  • S04E06 Lust & Death

    • November 8, 1991
    • NBC

    Kirk sleeps with a woman whose brothers threaten to hurt him unless he marries her.

  • S04E07 The Bachelor Shower

    • November 15, 1991
    • NBC

    John and Kirk's windfall at an automated bank teller comes to light at a police officer's bachelor party.

  • S04E08 I Do, Baby (1)

    • December 13, 1991
    • NBC

    Kirk claims there is good reason to terminate Kate's wedding plans; John has trouble at childbirth class.

  • S04E09 I Do, Baby (2)

    • December 13, 1991
    • NBC

    Kirk continues to try to terminate Kate's wedding plans; John has trouble at childbirth class.

  • S04E10 Once I Had a Secret Love

    • December 20, 1991
    • NBC

    Louise confesses to an affair with a club member.

  • S04E11 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas

    • December 27, 1991
    • NBC

    John unwittingly hires a Santa Claus with problems for a Christmas party at the day-care center.

  • S04E12 Do the Wrong Thing

    • January 3, 1992
    • NBC

    John has to choose which of his two dates he'll take to a Broadway show.

  • S04E13 The Big Payday

    • April 1, 1992
    • NBC

    The group is offered a real-estate deal by a former con man claiming to have gone straight.

  • S04E14 John's Divided Heart

    • April 15, 1992
    • NBC

    Scriptwriter Mary Beth sees John's problems as soap-opera fodder for her show ""The Divided Heart.""

  • S04E15 Who's Who

    • June 12, 1992
    • NBC

    John is suddenly willing to take risks after a near-death experience in an elevator.

  • S04E16 Poor John (1)

    • July 15, 1992
    • NBC

    Lack of funds clouds John's ski weekend with a new flame. (Part 1 of 1)

  • S04E17 Poor John (2)

    • July 22, 1992
    • NBC

    John overextends his credit to impress his new girlfriend. (Part 2 of 2)

  • S04E18 The Write Stuff

    • July 29, 1992
    • NBC

    John tries his hand at soap opera scripts.

  • S04E19 Heartburn and Heartache

    • June 7, 1992
    • NBC

    A doctor links John's stomach pain to Kirk.

  • S04E20 Adult Education

    • June 14, 1992
    • NBC

    Kirk finally gets his high school diploma.

  • S04E21 Freddy's Back

    • June 21, 1992
    • NBC

    John babysits his boss's parrot.

  • S04E22 The Nightmare Continues

    • June 28, 1992
    • NBC

    Louise encourages the group to tackle their relationship problems through creative visualization.