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COLLECTION · Series · 1985

Moonlighting

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.

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* 7.5 (395)ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryUnited States
Creators
Glenn Gordon Caron
Countries
United States
Studios
ABC · Picturemaker Productions · ABC Circle Films
Runtime
46 min/ep
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
03/03/1985
Score
7.5 / 10 (395)
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Specials
Specials
6 episodes · 2005
The Story of Moonlighting Part I: Not Just a Day Job
Episode 1. The Story of Moonlighting Part I: Not Just a Day Job
2005-05-31 · 46 min

No synopsis

The Story of Moonlighting Part II: Inside the Blue Moon Detective Agency
Episode 2. The Story of Moonlighting Part II: Inside the Blue Moon Detective Agency
2005-05-31 · 46 min

No synopsis

The Moonlighting Phenomenon
Episode 3. The Moonlighting Phenomenon
2005-05-31 · 5 min

No synopsis

Memories of Moonlighting
Episode 4. Memories of Moonlighting
2006-02-07 · 30 min

No synopsis

Moonlighting Screen Test
Episode 5. Moonlighting Screen Test
2006-02-07 · 16 min

No synopsis

Moonlighting Original ABC Promos
Episode 6. Moonlighting Original ABC Promos
2006-02-07 · 46 min

No synopsis

Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 1985
Pilot
Episode 1. Pilot
1985-03-03 · 93 min

After an embezzling accountant leaves her penniless, ex-model Maddie Hayes decides to sell the few failing businesses she still owns, among them a detective agency. But private eye David Addison wants to keeps his job, so he persuades a…

Gunfight at the So-So Corral
Episode 2. Gunfight at the So-So Corral
1985-03-05 · 49 min

Dave and Maddie face a difficult situation when they have to tell their client that the son he hired them to find is a notorious contract killer.

Read the Mind... See the Movie
Episode 3. Read the Mind... See the Movie
1985-03-12 · 46 min

Maddie believes that a client's design secrets are being pilfered from the astral plane by a psychic.

The Next Murder You Hear
Episode 4. The Next Murder You Hear
1985-03-19 · 50 min

Maddie becomes infatuated with a radio talk-show host who has apparently been murdered while he was on the air.

Next Stop Murder
Episode 5. Next Stop Murder
1985-03-26 · 48 min

Maddie and Dave get trapped on a train filled with mystery buffs when they try to deliver Agnes on time for her big weekend solving a make-believe murder staged by a famous author.

The Murder's in the Mail
Episode 6. The Murder's in the Mail
1985-04-02 · 42 min

Dave and Maddie find a dead body as they try to collect money for a collection agency, but it disappears without a trace when they try to report it.

Season 2
Season 2
18 episodes · 1985
Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?
Episode 1. Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?
1985-09-24 · 48 min

Dave's older brother shows up unexpectedly, flashing a big roll of money and determined to impress a bemused Maddie, unaware that he's pursued by a drug dealer who wants his money back.

The Lady in the Iron Mask
Episode 2. The Lady in the Iron Mask
1985-10-01 · 45 min

A mysterious veiled woman asks Dave and Maddie to find the man who disfigured her twenty years ago on her wedding day-so she can marry him.

Money Talks, Maddie Walks
Episode 3. Money Talks, Maddie Walks
1985-10-08 · 47 min

Maddie learns through the near-suicide of a friend where her embezzling accountant has fled to and immediately flies after him, determined to get her money back.

The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
Episode 4. The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
1985-10-15 · 49 min

Dave and Maddie each dream their own solutions to an unsolved 1946 murder case after hearing the story while finishing an investigation.

My Fair David
Episode 5. My Fair David
1985-10-29 · 50 min

Maddie bets David that he can't act like a mature responsible professional for one full week while they deliver ransom money for the mother of a kidnapped concert pianist.

Knowing Her
Episode 6. Knowing Her
1985-11-12 · 49 min

Maddie fears David's old flame is using him when she returns and asks him for help with a bad marriage.

Somewhere Under the Rainbow
Episode 7. Somewhere Under the Rainbow
1985-11-19 · 47 min

Dave and Maddie argue over whether to help a young woman who claims to be a leprechaun find the pot of gold she insists her father has hidden for her in Los Angeles.

Portrait of Maddie
Episode 8. Portrait of Maddie
1985-11-26 · 47 min

Maddie becomes obsessed by the portrait done of her by an artist she never knew and who killed himself upon completing it.

Atlas Belched
Episode 9. Atlas Belched
1985-12-10 · 48 min

Dave busies himself finding an important phone index for a hapless young executive while Maddie mulls over an offer to sell the agency to a competitor.

Twas the Episode Before Christmas
Episode 10. Twas the Episode Before Christmas
1985-12-17 · 40 min

Ms. Dipesto finds a baby left in her apartment by a woman named Mary fleeing from the hit men who killed her husband, and Dave and Maddie quarrel over using the agency phones as a "Santa hot line."

The Bride of Tupperman
Episode 11. The Bride of Tupperman
1986-01-14 · 49 min

Dave and Maddie compete to fulfill their client's unusual request: find him a possible mate fitting his very specific requirements.

North by North Dipesto
Episode 12. North by North Dipesto
1986-01-21 · 48 min

A restless Ms. Dipesto gets a chance for danger and excitement when she gets a piece of paper from a mysterious man while attending a ball in Dave and Maddie's place.

In God We Strongly Suspect
Episode 13. In God We Strongly Suspect
1986-02-11 · 45 min

Dave and Maddie agree to "corpse-sit" for an escape artist's widow, who believes her dead husband's threats to come back and get even with her.

Every Daughter's Father Is a Virgin
Episode 14. Every Daughter's Father Is a Virgin
1986-02-18 · 43 min

Maddie worries about her parents' strange behavior, so Dave tails her father to see if he's having an affair.

Witness for the Execution
Episode 15. Witness for the Execution
1986-03-11 · 49 min

A sick old man asks Dave and Maddie to be the "expert" witnesses at his murder.

Sleep Talkin' Guy
Episode 16. Sleep Talkin' Guy
1986-04-01 · 49 min

Dave uses information passed on to him from a prostitute with an important client who talks in his sleep to solve several big cases.

Funeral for a Door Nail
Episode 17. Funeral for a Door Nail
1986-04-29 · 46 min

A depressed man hires a hit man to kill him after his wife dies, then desperately seeks Dave and Maddie's help to call him off when he sees his supposedly dead wife alive.

Camille
Episode 18. Camille
1986-05-13 · 48 min

Dave hires an unlucky con woman who accidentally became a heroine when she stopped an assassination attempt against a United States senator, but who is still pursued by a determined crooked cop.

Season 3
Season 3
15 episodes · 1986
The Son Also Rises
Episode 1. The Son Also Rises
1986-09-23 · 46 min

David's estranged father makes a surprise visit to announce his upcoming wedding and to introduce his bride-to-be, who comes as a shock to David.

The Man Who Cried Wife
Episode 2. The Man Who Cried Wife
1986-09-30 · 46 min

A man hires Dave and Maddie to find his wife, who's been making mysterious late night phone calls to him, the same wife he's sure he killed and buried in the forest.

Symphony in Knocked Flat
Episode 3. Symphony in Knocked Flat
1986-10-14 · 46 min

Dave and Maddie agree to each arrange what they consider to be an ideal evening for the other, but the concert tickets Dave buys from a scalper get them into nothing but trouble.

Yours, Very Deadly
Episode 4. Yours, Very Deadly
1986-10-28 · 46 min

Dave and Maddie are hired by a married woman to find the man she has been sharing a torrid romantic correspondence with and make sure he understands the arrangement is over.

All Creatures Great and ... Not So Great
Episode 5. All Creatures Great and ... Not So Great
1986-11-11 · 46 min

A priest asks Dave and Maddie to find a woman he's become infatuated with during confession and whose latest revelation was her intention to kill herself.

Big Man on Mulberry Street
Episode 6. Big Man on Mulberry Street
1986-11-18 · 46 min

Maddie becomes consumed with curiosity when David announces he must fly back to New York to attend the funeral of his former wife's brother.

Atomic Shakespeare
Episode 7. Atomic Shakespeare
1986-11-25 · 46 min

A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew complete with Petruchio Dave and Kate Maddie.

It's a Wonderful Job
Episode 8. It's a Wonderful Job
1986-12-16 · 46 min

A depressed Maddie gets a chance to see what her life and the rest of Blue Moon staff would be like if she had sold the agency as she originally intended.

The Straight Poop
Episode 9. The Straight Poop
1987-01-06 · 46 min

Rona Barrett investigates the rumors about discord among the principals at the Blue Moon Detective agency.

Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing
Episode 10. Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing
1987-01-13 · 46 min

Ms. Dipesto tries to solve a haunted house case refused by Dave and Maddie to show Bert Viola that she's just as good a detective as he is.

Blonde on Blonde (1)
Episode 11. Blonde on Blonde (1)
1987-02-03 · 46 min

Maddie's strange mood has David worried so he spends the evening following her, but ends up involved in a murder.

Sam & Dave (2)
Episode 12. Sam & Dave (2)
1987-02-10 · 46 min

Dave and Maddie quarrel over Sam as they keep watch on a man for his mistress, who's convinced he's two-timing her-with his wife.

Maddie's Turn to Cry (3)
Episode 13. Maddie's Turn to Cry (3)
1987-03-03 · 46 min

Maddie feels more and more confused about Sam and Dave after an all-night stakeout with Dave ends in an early morning proposal from Sam.

I Am Curious... Maddie (4)
Episode 14. I Am Curious... Maddie (4)
1987-03-31 · 46 min

Sam confronts Dave about Maddie, and tells him he's not good enough for her.

To Heiress Human
Episode 15. To Heiress Human
1987-05-05 · 46 min

Maddie tries to ignore the previous night as she and David tackle a new case: a woman wants evidence that her fiance loves her and not her father's money.

Season 4
Season 4
14 episodes · 1987
A Trip to the Moon
Episode 1. A Trip to the Moon
1987-09-29 · 46 min

After a month of intimacy, Maddie begins to question just where this relationship with David is headed.

Come Back Little Shiksa
Episode 2. Come Back Little Shiksa
1987-10-06 · 46 min

With Maddie in Chicago, Dave feels very sympatico with a client who offers $10,000 if they can locate the woman he spent one memorable night with.

Take a Left at the Altar
Episode 3. Take a Left at the Altar
1987-10-13 · 46 min

David recruits Bert Viola as his detecting companion in a case concerning a man who failed to show up for his wedding while Maddie continues to brood in Chicago.

Tale in Two Cities
Episode 4. Tale in Two Cities
1987-11-03 · 46 min

Maddie's parents throw a party for her in Chicago while Dave and Bert party it up in LA.

Cool Hand Dave (Part I)
Episode 5. Cool Hand Dave (Part I)
1987-11-17 · 46 min

Ms. Dipesto lets Maddie's secret slip, so Dave frantically tries to fly to Chicago, but he gets waylaid and makes an unexpected side trip to prison under another man's name.

Cool Hand Dave (Part II)
Episode 6. Cool Hand Dave (Part II)
1987-12-01 · 46 min

Ms. Dipesto lets Maddie's secret slip, so Dave frantically tries to fly to Chicago, but he gets waylaid and makes an unexpected side trip to prison under another man's name.

Father Knows Last
Episode 7. Father Knows Last
1987-12-15 · 46 min

Mr. Hayes visits Dave after his return to the agency to subtly hint that he should take some responsibility for Maddie's unborn child.

Los Dos DiPestos
Episode 8. Los Dos DiPestos
1988-01-05 · 46 min

Ms. Dipesto's mother returns from a visit to Mexico carrying more than she realizes and becomes the target for several different parties.

Fetal Attraction
Episode 9. Fetal Attraction
1988-01-19 · 46 min

Dave searches for a suitable Lamaze partner so he can be prepared for Maddie's delivery.

Tracks of My Tears
Episode 10. Tracks of My Tears
1988-02-02 · 46 min

Maddie returns home by train. She is still unsure about David and has dreams and nightmares about being married to him on the trip back. On the journey, she meets a systems analyst returning to Los Angeles and they become friends.

Eek! A Spouse!
Episode 11. Eek! A Spouse!
1988-02-09 · 46 min

Dave is skeptical about the existence of Walter Bishop and bugs Maddie about it as they work on case for a woman who wants to buy off her husband's mistress.

Maddie Hayes Got Married
Episode 12. Maddie Hayes Got Married
1988-03-01 · 46 min

Maddie's confused and worried: Dave has insisted on throwing a bachelor party for Walter and a huge formal wedding for her.

Here's Living With You, Kid
Episode 13. Here's Living With You, Kid
1988-03-15 · 46 min

Bert, bored on an all-night stakeout, dreams about how nice it would be to live with Agnes, but her hesitation when he actually asks her hurts his tender ego.

And the Flesh Was Made Word
Episode 14. And the Flesh Was Made Word
1988-03-22 · 46 min

Dave and Maddie try to recover their working relationship while dealing with the romantic writings of a man obsessed by one woman.

Season 5
Season 5
13 episodes · 1988
A Womb With a View
Episode 1. A Womb With a View
1988-12-06 · 46 min

An angel from above visits Baby Hayes as he waits to be born and gives him the low down on his parents and their relationship.

Between a Yuk and a Hard Place
Episode 2. Between a Yuk and a Hard Place
1988-12-13 · 46 min

Maddie takes on several new cases in an effort to bury her sorrow, including one where a woman is convinced that her husband is still in love with someone from his past.

The Color of Maddie
Episode 3. The Color of Maddie
1988-12-20 · 46 min

Maddie and David struggle to find a new footing for their relationship while working on a case for a woman whose husband of one week returns after a ten year absence.

Plastic Fantastic Lovers
Episode 4. Plastic Fantastic Lovers
1989-01-10 · 46 min

Maddie and David are hired by a disfigured man who has become a recluse and needs the detectives' help in proving that a plastic surgeon wantonly caused his disfiguration.

Shirts and Skins
Episode 5. Shirts and Skins
1989-01-17 · 46 min

The office divides along gender lines when Maddie takes on a case for a woman who shot her boss for sabotaging her career when she refused his sexual advances.

Take My Wife, For Example
Episode 6. Take My Wife, For Example
1989-02-07 · 46 min

A ruthless divorce lawyer comes to Blue Moon for help in reconciling a couple she helped split up, and Maddie tries to buy David a present.

I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld
Episode 7. I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld
1989-02-14 · 46 min

Dave and Maddie keep company with a popular corpse and visit a graveyard when a man seeking a bodyguard drops dead in their office.

Those Lips, Those Lies
Episode 8. Those Lips, Those Lies
1989-04-02 · 46 min

Maddie is sympathetic while David is skeptical when his brother shows up asking for help tracking down his fiancee's former partner, who has absconded with all their company assets.

Perfetc
Episode 9. Perfetc
1989-04-09 · 46 min

Maddie resists, but David plunges ahead when a dying burglar asks for their help in proving he committed the perfect crime 25 years earlier.

When Girls Collide (1)
Episode 10. When Girls Collide (1)
1989-04-16 · 46 min

David goes beyond the call of duty to help entertain Maddie's cousin Annie, and Maddie realizes that David may be over his obsession with her.

In 'N Outlaws
Episode 11. In 'N Outlaws
1989-04-23 · 46 min

Burt pouts and frantically tries to solve the crime when Agnes is forced to miss his family reunion because she won't vote to convict a man of murdering his partner / lover.

Eine Kleine Nacht Murder
Episode 12. Eine Kleine Nacht Murder
1989-04-30 · 46 min

As the sole eyewitness to a murder, Maddie is given police protection. But David suspects that her handsome young bodyguard is setting her up for death.

Lunar Eclipse
Episode 13. Lunar Eclipse
1989-05-14 · 46 min

Dave breaks it off with Annie when her husband comes to California, everyone attends the wedding of Burt and Agnes, and the agency closes its doors for a final time as everyone tries to figure out why it all had to end.

Cast by season
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Shepherd
Maddie Hayes
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
David Addison
Allyce Beasley
Allyce Beasley
Agnes DiPesto
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Rob
★ 10.0 / 10
Life-changing TV! And I sincerely mean that. Back in 1985 Moonlighting transformed me from a moody, aggressive grump into a happy smiling blues singing fool. This is the first show I would quote lines from in conversation. I'd wander into work the day after an episode aired singing the same song snippets Bruce Willis sang in the show. Moonlighting was a massive part of my young life and still holds very dear memories for me today.
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