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Season 1

  • S01E01 Pilot

    • October 8, 1988
    • NBC

    Harry is proposed to eighteen months after the death of his wife.

  • S01E02 The Check isn't in the Mail

    • October 22, 1988
    • NBC

    Carol gets all dolled up for a date with her contemptible ex-husband. Harry thinks Dreyfuss may be sick.

  • S01E03 Barbara Gets Shot

    • October 29, 1988
    • NBC

    Harry tries to get Barbara to give up her police career after she is shot.

  • S01E04 Fatal Attraction

    • November 5, 1988
    • NBC

    Neighbor Blanche thinks she is in love with Harry and comes on strong when showing her affection. An old friend of the family dies after an illness. Carol decides to move in and take care of her father.

  • S01E05 Father of the Bride

    • November 12, 1988
    • NBC

    Harry is ecstatic when Barbara accepts her surgeon boyfriend's marriage proposal, but she has second thoughts the night before the wedding.

  • S01E06 Harry's Vacation

    • November 19, 1988
    • NBC

    Harry thinks he has become a burden on Carol and Barbara when they send him away on a vacation, despite his objections.

  • S01E07 Tinker to Evers to Tucson

    • November 26, 1988
    • NBC

    When husband Nick is traded to a Japanese baseball team, Laverne is forced to quit. A sick Charley camps out on Harry's couch.

  • S01E08 What's a Father to Do?

    • December 3, 1988
    • NBC

    Harry makes plans to accompany Carol to see her photographs displayed in an art gallery, and also to attend a ceremony honoring Barbara with a gold medal of valor. The problem is, both events are on the same day.

  • S01E09 Harry's Friend

    • December 10, 1988
    • NBC

    Harry isn't too happy when Carol begins dating his old friend.

  • S01E10 Libby's Gift

    • December 17, 1988
    • NBC

    An organ that Libby ordered before dying finally arrives at the house and Harry becomes determined to learn to play it in time for his and Libby's anniversary. Barbara and Carol worry that he is going too far. A patient asks Harry for birth control.

  • S01E11 The First Time, Again

    • January 7, 1989
    • NBC

    Harry is encouraged to spend a weekend alone with his girlfriend. Jeffrey Millstein's imagination runs wild after he sees a scary movie.

  • S01E12 Full Nest

    • January 14, 1989
    • NBC

    Financial trouble forces Barbara to move back in with Harry but it's not all fun and games. A lonely Carol soon decides to move in as well.

  • S01E13 Here's a Howdy-Do

    • January 28, 1989
    • NBC

    Harry doesn't understand why no one likes his new girlfriend, but soon realizes they were right. When the relationship ends, Carol, who actually liked the lady, questions her own instincts.

  • S01E14 Strange Bedfellows

    • February 4, 1989
    • NBC

    Carol falls in love with a South American freedom fighter and announces she's going away with him. Jeffrey Millstein falls in love with Laverne.

  • S01E15 Tears of a Clown

    • February 6, 1989
    • NBC

    Carol becomes public relations director of the hospital and causes a multi-million dollar lawsuit when she reveals the mental problems of local celebrity Poko the Clown at a press conference. Charley convinces Barbara to pose as his fiance to get a promotion.

  • S01E16 Blame It on the Moon

    • February 11, 1989
    • NBC

    The Westons laugh when Charley says the full moon will bring love, but then realize he could be right. A rude doctor catches Harry's eye. Carol's finds romance when a man returns run-away Dreyfuss (who in turn finds love in the man's female dog). A stake-out leads Barbara into the arms of a high-school boyfriend.

  • S01E17 Dumped

    • February 18, 1989
    • NBC

    Barbara falls in love with neighbor, Dorothy's nephew, but is surprisingly not phased when he dumps her. Dorothy and Harry have an argument when Dorothy blames Barbara for the breakup.

  • S01E18 The More Things Change

    • February 25, 1989
    • NBC

    The hospital's new owner forces Harry to move his practice after 25 years in the same office. Meanwhile, Carol tries to amend the past after reading Emily's old diary and Charley tries out a new look.

  • S01E19 Man of the Year

    • March 4, 1989
    • NBC

    When Harry receives a Man of the Year award, his estranged father comes to town for the ceremony, but Harry gets upset when he learns that his father didn't think he could make it as a doctor. Carol overhears the conversation and thinks her grandfather is dying.

  • S01E20 Cyrano de Weston

    • March 18, 1989
    • NBC

    Harry gives Charley advice on how to impress a new girlfriend, who turns out to be the same lady Harry is seeing. When a relative dies and leaves Barbara and Emily money, Carol is anxious to see what she'll be getting but isn't too thrilled when it arrives.

  • S01E21 My Sister, My Friend

    • March 25, 1989
    • NBC

    Harry promises to take Carol and Barbara with him to Paris if the two can go one month without fighting. Charley wins a greyhound in a card game.

  • S01E22 A Life in the Day

    • April 1, 1989
    • NBC

    Harry sees five patients: a week-old baby, a five-year-old whose father denies the boy's onset diabetes; a seven-year-old curious about sex; an eleven-year-old having the cast removed from his arm; a belligerent 14-year-old who uses drugs; and an 18-year-old picking up his medical records before going away to college. The end of the episode reveals that all of these have been the same patient at different ages.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Settling

    • September 30, 1989
    • NBC

    Carol's new boyfriend is all for marriage, but not consummation.

  • S02E02 Harry Snubs Laverne

    • October 14, 1989
    • NBC

    When Harry is inducted into the hospital's hall of fame, he forgets to thank Laverne in his acceptance speech. Meanwhile, two young patients announce their wedding plans and Charley asks to be buried with the Westons.

  • S02E03 On the Interpretation of Dreams

    • October 21, 1989
    • NBC

    His recurring dream (which includes running from a tiger, a pink kimono, and Ed McMahon) keeps Harry and the girls up all night, trying to decipher it's meaning. They end up at an all-night diner where they run into Laverne.

  • S02E04 Between a Cop and a Hard Place

    • October 28, 1989
    • NBC

    Barbara finds out that her new police partner, whom Carol is dating, is married.

  • S02E05 Just You and My Kid

    • November 4, 1989
    • NBC

    An old patient returns and asks Harry to be the father of her child.

  • S02E06 Rambo of Neiman Marcus

    • November 11, 1989
    • NBC

    Carol and Barbara are witnesses to a mall robbery and surprisingly it's Carol who nabs the thief, not police officer, Barbara. Neighbor Rose hits Harry's car and offers to pay for the damages.

  • S02E07 You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not

    • November 18, 1989
    • NBC

    Carol objects when Harry asks her to tutor a boy she used to baby-sit, until she sees how handsome he has become. Carol feels guilty after the two end up sleeping together. Laverne misses best friend, Lurlene's birthday party because of a double work load at the office.

  • S02E08 The R.N. Who Came to Dinner

    • November 25, 1989
    • NBC

    Laverne moves in with the Westons after a fight with Nick and proceeds to take control of the house. A young patient who can't get a date for a school dance asks Harry to take her.

  • S02E09 Green Eggs and Harry

    • December 2, 1989
    • NBC

    Harry enlists the help of Carol when he is asked to write a children's book, but he soon finds out that Barbara has better ideas. Charley is smitten with another juror during jury duty.

  • S02E10 Overdue for a Job

    • December 9, 1989
    • NBC

    Carol gets a job at a library, where she meets an obnoxious college professor. Charley joins a Big Buddy program. Barbara teaches Dreyfuss to play Frisbee.

  • S02E11 A Christmas Story

    • December 16, 1989
    • NBC

    The Westons prepare for their annual holiday skiing trip until Dreyfuss runs away. Laverne refuses to accept Christmas gifts from Harry.

  • S02E12 Change of Heart

    • January 6, 1990
    • NBC

    An overworked Harry has an angina attack but refuses to slow down and rest.

  • S02E13 Harry's Choice

    • January 13, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry is thrilled when Barbara quits the police force, but feels he may have pushed her into a different job. Carol tries to save enough money to pay for Harry's birthday present: an oil portrait of herself.

  • S02E14 Complainin' in the Rain

    • January 27, 1990
    • NBC

    Tired of her complaining, Barbara persuades Carol to go with her on a spontaneous adventure. Harry and Laverne recall the day she came to work for him, but their stories have several variations.

  • S02E15 M.D., P.O.V.

    • February 3, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry tries to avoid a reporter who is doing a story on him. A young patient is on the verge of death and no one can figure out why.

  • S02E16 Everything but Love

    • February 10, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry's visiting niece starts dating Charley. Laverne's friend Lurlene visits and accuses Laverne of being ""citified.""

  • S02E17 Timing

    • February 12, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry feels ready to rekindle an old romance.

  • S02E18 It Happened Two Nights, Four Costume Changes

    • February 17, 1990
    • NBC

    Laverne is told that Nick is having an affair so she tells him she is dating Harry. When she finds out she was misinformed, Nick refuses to believe that she made up the story about her affair. Meanwhile, Carol and Barbara disagree on how to get rid of a mouse in the house.

  • S02E19 Love is Blind

    • February 24, 1990
    • NBC

    Carol dates a blind man and focuses only on his disability, ignoring the fact that he is rude and obnoxious. Jeffrey Millstein is nervous about a chess tournament.

  • S02E20 Goodbye, Mr. Dietz

    • March 3, 1990
    • NBC

    The Westons come home to find that Charley is having a party in their house. When Harry tells him to leave and never come back, he moves away. Meanwhile, Harry unknowingly throws away Laverne's lucky hot dog wrapper while cleaning up the office.

  • S02E21 Lessons

    • March 10, 1990
    • NBC

    A student has a crush on Barbara, who is working undercover at a high school. Meanwhile, Charley takes up golf, Harry teaches Dreyfuss to fetch the paper, and Laverne is convinced she'll become fat after looking at a family album.

  • S02E22 Take My Mom, Please

    • March 24, 1990
    • NBC

    Carol and Barbara hire a maid, and then realize the family silver is missing. A young patient in need of a father sets Harry up on a date with her mom.

  • S02E23 Did You Ever See a Dream Dying?

    • April 14, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry helps Nick buy a bar. The Westons take in a lost dog and then blame Dreyfuss for all the damage it does.

  • S02E24 Still Growing After All These Years

    • April 28, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry realizes that his new girlfriend takes too good care of him, which is something he doesn't need anymore. Charley auditions to become a television weatherman. Jeffrey Millstein seeks Harry's advice on how to make friends in public school.

Season 3

  • S03E01 A Flaw is Born

    • September 22, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry is uncomfortable dating a more successful woman, a world-famous brain surgeon; Carol and Barbara plot revenge on an inconsiderate man who met Carol on a plane and promised to phone but never did.

  • S03E02 Harry's Excellent Adventure

    • September 29, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry looks forward to his golf game until he has to cancel to help Barbara with her taxes and Carol with her car. Tired of having no time for himself, he follows a globe-trotting friend to Pamplona for the running of the bulls.

  • S03E03 There's No Accounting

    • October 6, 1990
    • NBC

    Carol is drawn to Barbara's sensitive, intelligent new boyfriend and can't figure out why he would be interested in Barbara. Harry is bored by his new girlfriend, a lady who seems perfect for him. Laverne grows attached to a dog that Nick brings home.

  • S03E04 Barbara the Mom

    • October 13, 1990
    • NBC

    Barbara fears she has no motherly instincts when babysitting her boyfriend's young kids. Carol volunteers at the zoo and finds that the pandas only mate when she is around. Harry is reluctant to let Laverne give him a flu shot. Charley attempts to write his autobiography.

  • S03E05 The Tortoise and the Harry

    • October 20, 1990
    • NBC

    When a patient is depressed after his best friend moves away, Harry gives him a pet turtle. The boy becomes more upset when the turtle dies soon after. Carol talks Barbara into taking an art class with her. Charley tries new ways to meet women.

  • S03E06 Mad About the Boy

    • October 27, 1990
    • NBC

    After being dumped yet again, Carol flips out and falls in love with the first man she can find: an oddball who passes out cheese samples at the mall. Laverne decides to spice up Harry's biography for a hospital newsletter.

  • S03E07 Honey, I Shrunk Laverne

    • November 3, 1990
    • NBC

    Laverne quits when Harry complains that she is making too many office decisions without him. Carol talks Barbara into letting her join her poker game.

  • S03E08 The Boy Next Door

    • November 10, 1990
    • NBC

    During a moment of weakness, Carol and Charley sleep together. Thinking perhaps their hate for one another is actually masking love, they attempt to build a relationship.

  • S03E09 A Family Affair

    • November 17, 1990
    • NBC

    Harry suspects that Barbara's new boyfriend is married, and when he voices his concerns Barbara gets mad. Worried that Dreyfuss is getting too fat, the Westons put him on a diet, but then end up secretly giving him junk food.

  • S03E10 Someone to Watch Over Me

    • November 24, 1990
    • NBC

    Charley wants visitors during a hospital stay and when his parents can't come, he hires actors to play them. A neighbor accuses Dreyfuss of fathering his dog's puppies.

  • S03E11 Harry Knows Best

    • December 8, 1990
    • NBC

    A young patient of Harry's announces she wants a nose job. Charley thinks about a career as a gigolo. The Westons decide to take a new family portrait.

  • S03E12 Whenever I Feel Afraid

    • December 15, 1990
    • NBC

    Laverne is fearful after a mugging. Carol and Barbara compete for a handsome new neighbor.

  • S03E13 A Shot in the Dark

    • January 5, 1991
    • NBC

    Barbara mistakes Carol's boyfriend for a burglar and shoots him. He stays with the Westons to recuperate and only ends up getting hurt worse. Harry helps Laverne confront her fear of public speaking when she has to give a speech at an awards ceremony.

  • S03E14 Sucking up is Hard to Do

    • January 19, 1991
    • NBC

    Carol advises Barbara on how to suck up to get a job promotion. Laverne plays matchmaker for Harry.

  • S03E15 The Man That Got Away

    • January 26, 1991
    • NBC

    Barbara tries to get a man she likes to ask her out. Laverne must cast the deciding vote on an important Hickory issue.

  • S03E16 The Mentor

    • February 2, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry realizes his mentor is getting too old to practice medicine, but is afraid to tell him. Meanwhile, Carol and Barbara prepare for a piano recital.

  • S03E17 The Dog Who Knew Too Much

    • February 9, 1991
    • NBC

    The Westons each pour their hearts out to Dreyfuss when the girls decide to move out after two years at home.

  • S03E18 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

    • February 16, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry dates a 28 year old, which upsets Carol, Barbara, and the girl's parents. Laverne shapes up a nurse trainee.

  • S03E19 All About Harry

    • March 9, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry dates a newspaper writer who begins writing about their relationship in her column. Charley is rendered impotent after a medical experiment backfires.

  • S03E20 Drive, He Said

    • March 16, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry is supposed to get Charley back to the house for a surprise party, but instead the two end up searching for Charley's old girlfriend whom he never got over. Meanwhile, Carol, Barbara, and Laverne try to entertain the party guests.

  • S03E21 The Last Temptation of Laverne

    • March 23, 1991
    • NBC

    Laverne's aunt Retha will lend a house down payment only if Laverne, though innocent, will assume blame for a car accident. Carol and Barbara meet an old man in the park who is moving into a retirement home and try to make his last day of freedom something to remember.

  • S03E22 What's Eating You?

    • April 13, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry forces Barbara to spend a week at home with him and Carol, away from the stress of police work, when a physical reveals she has a pre-ulcerous condition. But as the week progresses, Harry and Carol find it is they who are creating stress for Barbara. Laverne tries to track down a case of Harry's favorite bandages, which have been discontinued.

  • S03E23 The Cruise

    • May 4, 1991
    • NBC

    While on a cruise, Barbara practices for a talent show, Harry tries to avoid two ladies who won't leave him alone, and Carol finds the man of her dreams...who disappears when Charley steers the ship into the Bermuda Triangle. Meanwhile back home, Laverne redesigns Harry's refrigerator.

  • S03E24 The Way We Are

    • May 11, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry looks forward to a visit from a childhood sweetheart, until a childhood rival also resurfaces. Charley wonders what FICA is when the company starts taking part of his paycheck.

Season 4

  • S04E01 50 Million Men and a Baby

    • September 21, 1991
    • NBC

    Laverne's cousin leaves her baby behind and runs off to find her husband, who left after a fight. So while Laverne looks for her, the Westons take care of the baby. The experience makes Barbara want her own child and she considers artificial insemination.

  • S04E02 Almost Like Being in Love

    • September 28, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry's lust for his girlfriend sparks marital thoughts.

  • S04E03 Her Cheatin' Heart

    • October 5, 1991
    • NBC

    Laverne meets another man at a banquet and goes out to dinner with him while Nick is out of town. Meanwhile, when Carol confesses that she stole Barbara's first boyfriend at camp years ago, Barbara vows to extract revenge when Carol least expects it.

  • S04E04 Food for Thought

    • October 12, 1991
    • NBC

    Carol quits her job at the library and buys a catering business.

  • S04E05 Harry's Got a Gun

    • October 19, 1991
    • NBC

    The Westons buy guns after their house is burglarized, a choice they later regret when Carol gets a little trigger happy. Charley decides to head to the woods to do some serious thinking about his life.

  • S04E06 The Dreyfus Affair

    • October 26, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry hires a world-famous vet to operate on Dreyfuss. Charley contemplates a career change when he is offered a job at Uncle Buzzy's Pirate World.

  • S04E07 Country Weston

    • November 2, 1991
    • NBC

    Country music star Garth Brooks offers Barbara a job as security chief on his tour. Charley moves in with the Westons while his house is being fumigated.

  • S04E08 Windy

    • November 9, 1991
    • NBC

    A hurricane hits just as the Westons decide to sell their house. Laverne's mother-in-law visits.

  • S04E09 Talk, Talk, Talk

    • November 16, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry becomes host of a call-in radio show; Carol, Barbara, and Charley enter a chili cook-off.

  • S04E10 Lonely Are the Brave

    • November 23, 1991
    • NBC

    Just as Carol conquers her emotional problems, she becomes jealous of Barbara, who is up for a medal of honor for saving a man's life (something she did by accident). Laverne upsets Harry when she asks for a second opinion after he diagnoses her visiting niece's symptoms as allergies.

  • S04E11 If You Knew Andy Like I Know...

    • December 7, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry hires an old friend's son as an associate, but isn't pleased with the way he practices medicine. Meanwhile, Carol begins a relationship with the new associate and realizes he is arogant and self-absorbed.

  • S04E12 My Nurse is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble...

    • December 14, 1991
    • NBC

    Harry's old nurse Winifred returns to fill in while Laverne goes out of town, and a war erupts between the two ladies when Winifred reveals that she's out to get Laverne's job. While on a trip to New York with Barbara, Carol manages to annoy the entire planeload of passengers (including a nun).

  • S04E13 The Son of a Preacherman

    • January 4, 1992
    • NBC

    As a favor to a minister friend, Harry takes in his brilliant young son as an observer, but becomes distressed when the boy confesses it's only his father's pressure that makes him want to be a doctor. Carol is excited about catering her friend Suzanne's posh Palm Beach wedding, until the groom gets excited by Carol.

  • S04E14 Ex-Appeal

    • January 11, 1992
    • NBC

    Carol starts dating Barbara's ex-boyfriend, but Barbara realizes she still has feelings for him.

  • S04E15 The Great Escape

    • January 18, 1992
    • NBC

    While Harry and Laverne are en route to a medical seminar, an escaped convict takes Barbara and Carol hostage.

  • S04E16 The Mismatchmaker

    • February 1, 1992
    • NBC

    Harry tries to reconcile a friend and his wife. Barbara hires Carol to cater a police party.

  • S04E17 The Return of Aunt Susan

    • February 8, 1992
    • NBC

    Carol likes her jet-setting aunt's philanthropist lifestyle. Laverne refuses to miss work despite being in a wheelchair after falling off her roof.

  • S04E18 The Unimportance of Being Charley

    • February 15, 1992
    • NBC

    Charley poses as captain of his ship to impress his visiting parents. Worried that Harry favors Barbara over her, Carol decides to keep track of how many times he does so.

  • S04E19 Sayonara

    • February 22, 1992
    • NBC

    Nick leaves Laverne for a woman in Japan. Barbara goes undercover at a college sorority to catch a computer hacker.

  • S04E20 Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde

    • February 29, 1992
    • NBC

    The full moon on Leap Day causes strange things to happen: after throwing his back out, Harry begins to act very unusual; a series of odd occurrences leads Barbara to believe that a neighborhood repairman is actually Dreyfuss; Charley cancels a date to stay home and watch The Sound of Music.

  • S04E21 Charley for President

    • March 14, 1992
    • NBC

    Carol persuades Charley to run for president of the home owner's association. While on undercover assignment at the hospital, Barbara tries to fool Harry with a number of disguises, but he sees through every one.

  • S04E22 Good Neighbor Harry

    • March 28, 1992
    • NBC

    A good deed backfires on Harry when a neurotic woman refuses to leave him alone. Carol's new boyfriend seems perfect except for his hideously annoying laugh.

  • S04E23 Final Analysis

    • April 25, 1992
    • NBC

    Just as Carol nears a breakthrough, her psychiatrist dies. Harry's new patient enjoys making jokes and smart alack remarks.

  • S04E24 Roots

    • May 2, 1992
    • NBC

    The Westons (and Charley) travel to England to their ancestral home Weston Castle, where Harry is to receive the Sword of Weston in a ceremony. Unfortunately he gets locked in a dungeon after following a secret passage. Meanwhile back home, Laverne tries to teach Dreyfuss to ride a skateboard. Richard Mulligan plays three roles in this episode: the usual Harry, a butler named Basil, and a relative Baroness Daphne Weston.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

    • September 19, 1992
    • NBC

    Barbara agrees to drop by and check up on Charley after he receives a death threat. Seeing how much they have in common, Charley becomes smitten with her . Meanwhile, after Harry lets a young patient play with Dreyfuss, the kid tries to buy him.

  • S05E02 Take My Garage, Please

    • September 26, 1992
    • NBC

    Carol begins dating Patrick, the Westons' sprinkler man. When his apartment is condemned, Carol persuades Harry to let Patrick move into the garage.

  • S05E03 R.N. on the Rebound

    • October 3, 1992
    • NBC

    Barbara sets newly divorced Laverne up on a blind date with a coroner's assistant. Carol is jealous of the friendship between Patrick and Charley (who surprisingly understands the depth of Patrick's art).

  • S05E04 ...Or Forever Hold Your Peace

    • October 10, 1992
    • NBC

    Harry objects to Arthur's sudden wedding plans, which prompts Arthur to end their friendship. Carol tries to get Barbara to arrest her at a protest.

  • S05E05 The Boomerang Affair

    • October 17, 1992
    • NBC

    Harry tries his best to get a lady to agree to date him, but soon wishes he hadn't bothered when she tries to control every area of his life. Laverne tries to conceal an ulcer.

  • S05E06 Cruel and Unusual Punishment

    • October 24, 1992
    • NBC

    After finding a man guilty during jury duty, Carol tires to clear her conscience by hiring a former criminal to work at her catering business.

  • S05E07 It's Not Easy Being Green

    • October 31, 1992
    • NBC

    Harry agrees to help Laverne hand out candy on Halloween, while Carol and Patrick are mugged after attending a costume party dressed as Madame Curie and Radium.

  • S05E08 Dirty Harry

    • November 7, 1992
    • NBC

    Carol talks Harry into appearing with her on Geraldo. A young patient tries to increase his height so he will be tall enough to ride an amusement park roller coaster.

  • S05E09 Timing is Everything

    • November 14, 1992
    • NBC

    Harry attempts to start a relationship with an old friend. Carol tries to assemble exercise equipment she bought for Patrick, and when she can't do it she reluctantly calls on Charley for help.

  • S05E10 Thanksgiving at the Westons'

    • November 21, 1992
    • NBC

    Laverne is reluctant to accept Harry's invitation to Thanksgiving dinner and flashbacks to the previous such dinner show why.

  • S05E11 The Body Beautiful

    • December 5, 1992
    • NBC

    Harry discovers that a patient is using steroids. Upset that Patrick is using a nude model in his work, Carol starts thinking she's not attractive enough and attempts an exercise regimen. Laverne is put in charge of fire drills.

  • S05E12 Overboard

    • December 12, 1992
    • NBC

    A storm strands cruise passenger Charley adrift in a raft and he returns a different man. Carol and Patrick have a chance to work together, but she becomes jealous when he gets the job and she doesn't.

  • S05E13 Emily

    • January 2, 1993
    • NBC

    When Emily returns from college, Carol decides to take her little sister under her wing, so to speak, and sets her up on a blind date with Patrick's friend. Meanwhile, Emily's rich boyfriend, whom she doesn't want to see anymore, doesn't want their relationship to be over.

  • S05E14 The Sting

    • January 9, 1993
    • NBC

    The FBI wants Emily to help them nab her bookie boyfriend. Laverne teaches Charley CPR.

  • S05E15 The Fracas in Vegas

    • January 23, 1993
    • NBC

    Harry and Charley travel to Las Vegas to see a boxing match but the trip is plagued with problems. Meanwhile, Emily wonders when Carol stopped being her cool big sister when Carol won't let her visiting college friends crash on the living room floor. Emily later regrets her comments when Carol takes control and starts teaching the whole group to do 70's dances.

  • S05E16 Pardon My Flashback

    • January 30, 1993
    • NBC

    While gathered around the television for the Super Bowl, the Westons, Laverne, and Charley reflect on old times.

  • S05E17 Dog Day Afternoon

    • February 6, 1993
    • NBC

    A small investment in a mall makes Laverne especially bossy. Carol consults an animal psychologist for help when Dreyfuss ignores her after she yells at him.

  • S05E18 More to Love

    • February 13, 1993
    • NBC

    Emily is dating Carol's old school friend Danny, who compulsively jokes about his weight problem; Laverne is spending all her spare time on the phone gossiping with other nurses, but is aghast when another nurse accidentally hears her and Harry together in the supply closet and alerts the grapevine.

  • S05E19 My Dad, My Doctor

    • February 20, 1993
    • NBC

    Emily upsets Harry when she tears a ligament in her knee and needs surgery, but chooses instead to follow a therapy program recommended by another doctor. Meanwhile, Patrick goes camping and Charley tags along.

  • S05E20 Love and Marriage

    • February 27, 1993
    • NBC

    Carol is upset when cousin Little Carol visits and announces her wedding plans. Charley is sentenced to community service at the hospital and gets some helpful tips from Jack Trenton.

  • S05E21 The All-American Boy -- Not!

    • March 20, 1993
    • NBC

    Harry befriends a young shoplifter while volunteering at a free clinic and brings him home. The boy, an uncontrolled diabetic, later runs away, taking the Westons furniture with him.

  • S05E22 Two for the Road

    • April 10, 1993
    • NBC

    Patrick and Emily drive back from New York together in his van. Meanwhile, Harry, who is home sick with the flu, must bear the brunt of Carol's certainty that something will happen between the two while on the road.

  • S05E23 Aunt Verne Knows Best

    • May 1, 1993
    • NBC

    Laverne is too controlling on her nephew, who is in town to attend college. Carol is convinced her relationship with Patrick will be over before their nearing six month anniversary because no other relationship (except her doomed marriage) has lasted past six months.

  • S05E24 My Mother, My Self

    • May 8, 1993
    • NBC

    Charley's mother arrives to tell him that she and his father are divorced and ends up falling in love with Harry. Carol goes on a trip to meet Patrick's mother. Laverne battles her insurance company.

  • S05E25 Charley to the Rescue

    • May 15, 1993
    • NBC

    Emily is harassed by an obnoxious comic while working as a waitress on Charley's cruise ship. Laverne fixes Harry up with what she thinks is his perfect match.

  • S05E26 Surprise! Surprise!

    • May 22, 1993
    • NBC

    It's Harry's birthday and he overhears Charley planning a surprise party, but soon finds out it isn't for him. Flashbacks from seasons past highlight this episode.

Season 6

  • S06E01 When the Rooster Dies

    • September 25, 1993
    • NBC

    Harry sells his pediatrics practice to another doctor, who ends up firing Laverne. When the hospital sends Harry to check out an inner-city clinic, he ends up teaming up with the owner, Dr. Maxine Douglas, to keep the place open. Laverne joins them as nurse. Meanwhile, Sophia Petrillo moves back into nearby Shady Pines retirement home and drops by the Weston house.

  • S06E02 Bye-Bye, Baby...Hello (1)

    • October 2, 1993
    • NBC

    Carol throws Patrick out when she realizes that he'll never grow up, but later learns that she's pregnant. Laverne goes too far when trying to organize things at the clinic.

  • S06E03 Bye-Bye, Baby...Hello (2)

    • October 9, 1993
    • NBC

    Carol can't decide how to tell Patrick about her pregnancy. Laverne refuses to tell Maxine a secret.

  • S06E04 Mama Todd, the Sequel

    • October 16, 1993
    • NBC

    Laverne's mother-in-law visits, unaware that Nick and Laverne are divorced. Charley tries to persuade Carol to make him godfather of the baby.

  • S06E05 Mom's the Word

    • October 23, 1993
    • NBC

    Carol is afraid to tell a date that she is pregnant. Laverne and Maxine disagree when trying to plan a baby shower.

  • S06E06 Diary of a Mad Housewife

    • October 30, 1993
    • NBC

    Carol reads her mother's old diary and thinks she wasn't wanted. Maxine is annoyed by a mime and a hypochondriac at the clinic.

  • S06E07 Mother Dearest

    • November 6, 1993
    • NBC

    Maxine's mother visits and drives her crazy, but then finds out she may have glaucoma. Charley finds out the sex of Carol's baby, something she didn't want to know. Harry and Casey MacAfee try to make a date.

  • S06E08 No Volunteers, Please

    • November 13, 1993
    • NBC

    A shy woman volunteers at the clinic and starts sending Laverne flowers and cooking her dinner, which prompts Maxine to think the lady is a lesbian. Carol tries to get her unborn child enrolled in a posh preschool.

  • S06E09 Das Boob

    • November 20, 1993
    • NBC

    Harry and Charley get stranded at sea. Maxine tries to overcome her fear of public speaking.

  • S06E10 The Girl Who Cried Baby

    • November 27, 1993
    • NBC

    Maxine and Harry compete to sell opera tickets. After a series of false alarms, Carol gives birth to son Scotty while at the opera.

  • S06E11 Superbaby

    • December 11, 1993
    • NBC

    When the baby starts ""singing Beethoven,"" Carol fears the hospital has given her the wrong child.

  • S06E12 Read All About It

    • December 18, 1993
    • NBC

    When Maxine has a dental emergency, Harry steps in and gives an interview in her place, but the journalist makes the article sound as though Harry deserves all the credit for the clinic's success. Meanwhile, Charley falls for Dreyfuss' vet.

  • S06E13 Love a la Mode

    • January 8, 1994
    • NBC

    Charley plans to marry a waitress from a pancake house. When she finds out they have the same birthday, Laverne thinks that explains why she and Maxine are so much alike, which Maxine thinks is ridiculous.

  • S06E14 What's a Mother to Do?

    • January 15, 1994
    • NBC

    Carol joins a mother-daughter support group and ends up feeling that she is the worst mother in the world, especially after locking the baby in the car. Laverne thinks Maxine is dying when she mysteriously asks for time off after a check-up.

  • S06E15 Gesundheit

    • January 22, 1994
    • NBC

    When the baby can't stop sneezing, Carol hires Studs With Suds to clean the house from top to bottom, and Sophia charges her friends to come and see them in action. But when they think it may be Dreyfuss causing the allergy, Harry takes him to stay with Charley, who doesn't want to give him back. Meanwhile, strange noises from upstairs make Laverne think the clinic is haunted by the ghosts of men who were murdered there years before.

  • S06E16 Under the Gun

    • January 29, 1994
    • NBC

    Harry gets shot when a young boy brings a gun to the clinic. Carol has a date with a famous anthropologist, who opts instead to go party with Charley.

  • S06E17 Brotherly Shove

    • February 5, 1994
    • NBC

    Charley ends up working at his brother's used car lot, but when he makes a big sale his brother takes all the credit. Maxine and Laverne become competitive when they start jogging to get in shape.

  • S06E18 The Ballad of Shady Pines

    • February 12, 1994
    • NBC

    Laverne fills in for a friend at Shady Pines, where Sophia's boyfriend hits on her. Sophia catches the two together and thinks Laverne is stealing her man.

  • S06E19 Hog Heaven

    • March 5, 1994
    • NBC

    Laverne's old biker boyfriend returns and the two rekindle their romance, which annoys Harry, who doesn't think the guy is good enough for her. Carol makes a memory video for baby Scotty.

  • S06E20 Charley's Millions

    • March 8, 1994
    • NBC

    After receiving an inheritance, Charley assembles a group of people who have meant a lot to him over the years (which includes Harry, Carol, Sophia, and Don Adams from Get Smart) and takes them all on a trip to Mardi Gras. Laverne's hideous looking cat dies.

  • S06E21 Half That Jazz

    • April 2, 1994
    • NBC

    Harry persuades his old jazz idol Sonny Baxter to come out of retirement and play at a benefit. Strange things start happening after Sophia vows revenge on Charley for dumping her niece.

  • S06E22 The Devil and Dr. Weston

    • April 9, 1994
    • NBC

    A wealthy philanthropist eyes Harry. Carol tries to help shy Doris (who once volunteered at the clinic but now sales roll-on moose door-to-door) come out of her shell.

  • S06E23 A Foreign Affair

    • April 16, 1994
    • NBC

    Maxine's boyfriend, an African cultural attache, proposes marriage. Sophia and Charley get Carol (who meanwhile has started to play the guitar again) hooked on the dog races.

  • S06E24 Lordy, Lordy, Landlordy

    • April 23, 1994
    • NBC

    When their good-for-nothing landlord refuses to repair the problems at the clinic, Laverne threatens a rent strike and ends up getting the gang evicted. Meanwhile, Sophia convinces Carol to spend some time away from baby Scotty but she can't seem to bring herself to let him out of her sight.

  • S06E25 Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder

    • May 21, 1994
    • NBC

    Harry fills in at his old practice and becomes smitten with the nurse. Laverne is upset because Harry forgets the anniversary of the day they started working together.

  • S06E26 Best Friends

    • May 21, 1994
    • NBC

    Carol is upset when her childhood friend returns and starts dating Harry. A patient at the clinic turns out to be a member of the family which has feuded with Laverne's for years, which sparks a mini-war between the two.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Let's Give Them Something to Talk About

    • September 24, 1994
    • NBC

    Rumors fly after Charley and Laverne begin spending a lot of time together, but the two swear they are just friends. Carol is excited about her new job at a local newspaper, until she finds out that she has been hired merely as a driver for the paper's teenage reporter.

  • S07E02 Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town

    • September 24, 1994
    • NBC

    Reporter Carol tries her best to meet Hillary Clinton, who is visiting the clinic, but only ends up getting thrown in jail along with Laverne and Charley.

  • S07E03 Just for Laughs

    • October 1, 1994
    • NBC

    Charley pursues a new career as a stand-up comedian and centers his whole act around making fun of Harry. Meanwhile, a mentally unstable woman befriends Laverne and Maxine battles the bus station when they move the bus shelter.

  • S07E04 A Chip Off the Old Charley

    • October 8, 1994
    • NBC

    Charley discovers he has a son, who is a 17-year-old flautist. Carol fills in for Laverne at the clinic and tries to put a damper on Maxine's smoking.

  • S07E05 The Woman Who Came to Dither

    • October 15, 1994
    • NBC

    Sophia, who is fed up with the strict Shady Pines manager, moves in with the Westons. Carol tries to help with the problem and ends up bringing all the retirement home residents to the house. Meanwhile, Maxine doesn't trust Doris, Laverne's temporary replacement at the clinic.

  • S07E06 Carol Gets a Raise

    • October 22, 1994
    • NBC

    Carol wants career advancement and ends up in a compromising position with her boss. Meanwhile, Maxine fills in for Harry and speaks at an elementary school.

  • S07E07 The Courtship of Carol's Father

    • December 3, 1994
    • NBC

    When Harry wishes his ex-girlfriend well on her new marriage, the woman realizes she still has feelings for him. Carol tries to set Harry up with a lounge singer.

  • S07E08 The Tinker Grant

    • December 3, 1994
    • NBC

    When the clinic applies for a grant, a man comes to evaluate their request and leaves his notebook behind, which Maxine reads. Charley seeks Sophia's help when trying to impress an Italian girlfriend's parents.

  • S07E09 Would You Believe...

    • December 17, 1994
    • NBC

    Harry is attracted to the minister Charley is dating. Meanwhile, Maxine buys Laverne's beloved truck.

  • S07E10 Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Pain

    • December 17, 1994
    • NBC

    Maxine gets unwanted attention when dating a television weatherman. Carol and Charley make a bet: He can't mooch from the Westons for one week, and she can't call Harry ""Daddy"" for one week.

  • S07E11 Single White Male

    • January 7, 1995
    • NBC

    Charley is uncomfortable when he finds out his new roommate is gay. Meanwhile, Maxine joins Harry's golf group.

  • S07E12 Dear Aunt Martha

    • January 14, 1995
    • NBC

    Carol tries to pick up a man who wrote to the newspaper's advice column, but has trouble picking him out of a crowd. Harry's old navy sparring partner shows up with a score to settle.

  • S07E13 Goodbye Charley

    • January 21, 1995
    • NBC

    After a death, Charley feels depressed about his own mortality and fears no one will miss him when he's gone, so Carol tries to boost his morale and helps him stage his own funeral.

  • S07E14 Family Practice

    • January 28, 1995
    • NBC

    Maxine agrees to take care of a patient's children while the lady has gall bladder surgery. Sophia invites Harry to a Shady Pines square dance.

  • S07E15 Grandma, What Big Eyes You Have

    • February 4, 1995
    • NBC

    Harry is attracted to a woman he meets in the park, but soon finds out she is married. Laverne keeps a parrot at the office while waiting for it's owner to claim it, which annoys Maxine. Carol goes overboard when shopping at a value size discount club.

  • S07E16 Feelings, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings

    • February 25, 1995
    • NBC

    Laverne is afraid to reveal her true feelings for her visiting friend Matt, and becomes jealous when Carol asks him to dinner. Charley poses for a nude layout in a magazine.

  • S07E17 And Kevin Makes Three

    • March 4, 1995
    • NBC

    Carol is jealous over Kevin's quick bonding with Scotty. Harry and Maxine help Laverne learn to speak Spanish.

  • S07E18 Harry Weston: Man's Best Friend

    • March 18, 1995
    • NBC

    Harry becomes Carol's boss' new best friend, which makes Charley jealous. Laverne auditions for a commercial in which she'll play the voice of a cartoon owl.

  • S07E19 The Ex-Files

    • March 18, 1995
    • NBC

    Carol is afraid her relationship with Kevin is over when she meets his beautiful intelligent ex-wife. Meanwhile, Charley sues Harry when he gets sick after eating some old Chinese food from the Westons' fridge.

  • S07E20 Stand by Your Man

    • March 25, 1995
    • NBC

    Constant interruptions frustrate Laverne's relationship with Matt, prompting her to go out with Maxine, Charley, and his friend Bud (who she ""hits it off"" with). Harry meets a woman whose dog looks just like Dreyfuss and persuades her to breed the two.

  • S07E21 My Pal Valy-Val

    • June 10, 1995
    • NBC

    Carol goes off looking for a friend and ends up stopping a woman from committing suicide. Harry goes on a survival camping trip to be alone, but Charley tags along. A psychic opens up a shop next to the clinic, which excites Laverne and annoys Maxine.

  • S07E22 Remembrance of Clips Past

    • June 17, 1995
    • NBC

    While at Laverne's going-away party, the gang remembers old times as she prepares to get married and move back to Hickory.

  • S07E23 Life Goes On (1)

    • April 29, 1995
    • NBC

    When the clinic closes due to an asbestos problem, Laverne persuades Maxine to go to Hickory with her to help plan her wedding, which Laverne's mother is going overboard with. Meanwhile, Carol announces her engagement to Kevin, Harry decides to sell the house and move to Vermont where he's been offered a teaching job, and Charley and Sophia get lost on the road to Hickory. The wedding plans cease when Laverne elopes, and Carol breaks up with Kevin after hearing of Harry's move.

  • S07E24 Life Goes On (2)

    • April 29, 1995
    • NBC

    With the gang fretting over Laverne's elopement, Kevin comes to see Carol and the two decide to get married with Laverne's father performing the ceremony. Laverne and Matt return unhitched and the ceremony becomes a double wedding. Barbara returns home to pack her things, but Harry has second thoughts about moving...until he is confronted by his dead wife Libby's ghost.