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COLLECTION · Series · 1990

Wings

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.

Source: TMDB
* 6.8 (140)ComedyDramaUnited States
Creators
David Angell · Peter Casey · David Clark Lee
Countries
United States
Studios
NBC · Paramount Television · Grub Street Productions
Runtime
23 min/ep
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
19/04/1990
Score
6.8 / 10 (140)

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Tyne Daly as Mimsy Borogroves in "My Brother's Keeper"† — Primetime Emmy Awards
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Awards — Bruce Miller
  • 1994 — Primetime Emmy Awards
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Awards — Darryl Bates
  • Tommy Cole and Ken Wensevic for "Death Becomes Him" — Primetime Emmy Award
  • "Sons and Lovers" — Primetime Emmy Award
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — Favorite Airborne Character(s)
  • (Source: IMDb.com ) — Primetime Emmy Award
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 1990
Legacy
Episode 1. Legacy
1990-04-19 · 23 min

In the series premiere, brothers Joe and Brian Hackett search for a suitcase full of cash that their dead father supposedly left them.

Around the World in Eighty Years
Episode 2. Around the World in Eighty Years
1990-04-26 · 23 min

Fay encourages a retired pilot to complete his trip around the world.

Return to Nantucket (1)
Episode 3. Return to Nantucket (1)
1990-05-03 · 23 min

Brian flys to Boston to see if he can reunite with his ex-wife Carol.

Return to Nantucket (2)
Episode 4. Return to Nantucket (2)
1990-05-10 · 23 min

Joe and Brian compete to see who Carol loves more.

There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
Episode 5. There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
1990-05-17 · 23 min

Brian sets Joe up on a date with a woman who's been with every man on the island.

All for One and Two for Helen
Episode 6. All for One and Two for Helen
1990-05-24 · 23 min

Joe spies on Brian and Helen when they go on a date.

Season 2
Season 2
22 episodes · 1990
The Puppetmaster
Episode 1. The Puppetmaster
1990-09-28 · 23 min

Brian hires an actor to play the role of a charming pilot who asks Helen out.

The Story of Joe
Episode 2. The Story of Joe
1990-10-05 · 23 min

A magazine writer wants to do a cover story on Joe, but then he meets Brian, and finds his life more interesting. Cliff Clavin and Norm Peterson visit the island.

A Little Nightmare Music
Episode 3. A Little Nightmare Music
1990-10-12 · 23 min

Helen plays her cello to a very famous conductor (special guest star David Ogden Stiers), who tells her she's terrible.

Sports & Leisure
Episode 4. Sports & Leisure
1990-10-19 · 23 min

Roy tries to make friends with the gang by joining them in a game of Trivial Pursuit.

A Standup Kind of Guy
Episode 5. A Standup Kind of Guy
1990-10-26 · 23 min

Joe holds a bachelor party for a guy he can't remember going to high school with.

It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift
Episode 6. It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift
1990-11-09 · 23 min

Joe and Brian compete to see who gets Helen a more expensive birthday gift.

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
Episode 7. Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
1990-11-16 · 23 min

Brian dates a policewoman to get her to drop charges on his unpaid parking tickets. Meanwhile, Lowell totes his video camera around the airport trying to capture something to submit to the show "America's Wackiest Videos."

High Anxiety
Episode 8. High Anxiety
1990-11-23 · 23 min

Joe's grounded due to high blood pressure and he wonders if Helen will go out with him, now that he's not a pilot.

Friends or Lovers?
Episode 9. Friends or Lovers?
1990-12-07 · 23 min

Joe and Helen go on their first date and Brian hires high school student Kenny McElvey as a backup pilot for the grounded Joe.

There's Always Room for Cello
Episode 10. There's Always Room for Cello
1990-12-14 · 23 min

Roy gets the surprise of his life when he agrees to let his star athlete son take cello lessons from Helen.

A Terminal Christmas
Episode 11. A Terminal Christmas
1990-12-21 · 23 min

After everybody's holiday plans fall through, they decide to surprise Faye at her Christmas party. When they arrive, they discover she'd lied about her plans and find her all alone.

Airport '90
Episode 12. Airport '90
1991-01-03 · 23 min

Helen decides to take flying lessons from Joe but his classes are too long and boring so Brian offers to let her fly the plane. Shortly after, Brian is injured and Helen finds herself behind the controls.

Love Is Like Pulling Teeth
Episode 13. Love Is Like Pulling Teeth
1991-01-10 · 23 min

Joe plays nursemaid to Helen when she has her wisdom teeth pulled, but loses his patience when he tries to sneak away to watch a basketball game.

The Tennis Bum
Episode 14. The Tennis Bum
1991-01-24 · 23 min

Brian tries to save face when Fay trounces him in a friendly game of tennis.

My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be Trouble
Episode 15. My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be Trouble
1991-01-31 · 23 min

When Joe's back goes out and forces him into a stay at the hospital, Brian takes over Sandpiper. His eagerness is soon deflated when all his new ideas and crazy promotions turns into a disastrous mess.

Plane Nine From Nantucket
Episode 16. Plane Nine From Nantucket
1991-02-07 · 23 min

During a cargo flight, Brian and Joe see a UFO. Joe's concerned about unfavorable media attention, but Brian wants to report the sighting to the FAA. Meanwhile, Helen and Fay end up arm wrestling over a lunch bill dispute.

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Episode 17. Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
1991-02-14 · 23 min

When Joe and Helen decide to meet at their "special place" on Valentine's Day, they end up on opposite ends of the island. Meanwhile, when Roy's blind date exceeds all his low expectations, all he can do is try and figure out what's…

Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
Episode 18. Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
1991-02-21 · 23 min

Joe and Helen find themselves being rushed to the altar when Brian and the jet-setting woman of his dreams talk them into a double wedding.

All in the Family
Episode 19. All in the Family
1991-03-07 · 23 min

When Brian starts to date Kenny's mother, Kenny is worried about Brian's reputation with women. But just as Kenny warms to the idea of them dating, Brian dumps her. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen squabble over the issue of privacy.

Mother Wore Stripes
Episode 20. Mother Wore Stripes
1991-03-14 · 23 min

Brian is ecstatic when he and Joe's mother returns to Nantucket years after deserting them and their father. For Joe, it's too little too late, because he can't forgive her for leaving.

Murder She Roast
Episode 21. Murder She Roast
1991-03-21 · 23 min

While the house is being fumigated, Brian is forced to stay with Fay. The experience turns out to be surprisingly pleasant—that is, until he becomes convinced he's seen her featured on the "Most Wanted" show he is watching about a serial…

Duet for Plane and Cello
Episode 22. Duet for Plane and Cello
1991-03-28 · 23 min

Much to Joe's surprise, Helen wins a job with the Maine State Symphony. But when Helen comes to Joe and tells him she would stay if he only asked, the discussion turns into a huge fight involving a fire extinguisher and a grease gun.…

Season 3
Season 3
22 episodes · 1991
The Naked Truth
Episode 1. The Naked Truth
1991-09-19 · 23 min

After a ten month silence, Joe hears from Helen in New York City. When Helen fishes around about there relationship, he can't bring himself to tell her about his new girlfriend, Gail. Joe and Brian travel to New York to tell Helen in…

Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?
Episode 2. Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?
1991-09-26 · 23 min

Helen refuses to pay for the repairs to Joe's office, even after she ran her Jeep through it. As matters escalate, Joe winds up struggling to find someone to deliver a subpoena to Helen after suing in small claims court.

The Taming of the Shrew
Episode 3. The Taming of the Shrew
1991-10-10 · 23 min

Concerned by Helen's persistent anger over her break up with Joe, the rest of the group convince her to seek help with a transition group, not realizing exactly who the group is for. Meanwhile, after escorting Helen to the group meeting,…

I Ain't Got No Bunny
Episode 4. I Ain't Got No Bunny
1991-10-17 · 23 min

Lowell is paranoid about his wife, Bunny, flirting with other men. When Brian offers to help by talking to Bunny, he gets more than he bargained for.

If Elected, I Will Not Live
Episode 5. If Elected, I Will Not Live
1991-10-31 · 23 min

Roy's competition for the town council drops out, and the gang convinces Joe to run against him with Fay as a campaign manager. But when the local newspaper endorses Fay herself, Roy gets more competition than he can handle.

My Brother's Keeper
Episode 6. My Brother's Keeper
1991-11-07 · 23 min

The arrival of Millionaire Mimsy Borogroves has Fay, Roy and Helen eager to tap into her wealth. But Mimsy has eyes for Brian, and he soon enjoys the good life, receiving expensive presents and accompanying Mimsy everywhere, much to Joe's…

Crate Expectations
Episode 7. Crate Expectations
1991-11-14 · 23 min

As his birthday approaches, Joe firmly insists that the rest of the gang not throw him a party. When Fay asks him to stay late to wait for a shipment of airplane seats, Joe becomes convinced they're throwing him a party anyway.

Ladies Who Lunch
Episode 8. Ladies Who Lunch
1991-11-21 · 23 min

Tired of the bickering between Helen and Gail, Joe suggests that the two go out to lunch together. Things go farther than he expects, and the two women become fast friends, comparing embarrassing notes about him. Meanwhile, when the…

Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
Episode 9. Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
1991-12-05 · 23 min

Out of boredom while the airport is shut down for fog, Brian tries his hypnosis act on volunteers, during which Roy makes a shocking revelation.

The Late Mrs. Biggins
Episode 10. The Late Mrs. Biggins
1991-12-12 · 23 min

Roy reveals his wife Sylvia is not dead after all, but living in Boston after having deserted him abruptly sixteen years ago. Accompanied by Brian, Roy flies to Boston to win his wife back, only to find her life has taken a surprising…

The Bogey Men
Episode 11. The Bogey Men
1991-12-19 · 23 min

Brian talks Joe into a vacation so they can do a little golfing, but neglects to tell him it's a time share weekend promotion. Roy and Lowell tag along and disasters mount. Meanwhile, Antonio discovers money to be had in playing guitar…

Episode 12. Marriage, Italian Style
1992-01-09 · 23 min

Antonio turns to a sham marriage to stay in the country after finding out he's about to be deported. He struggles to follow through—and fool the feds—when the only wife Brian comes up with for him is a crazy, homeless old bat that wants…

Episode 13. Divorce, American Style
1992-01-16 · 23 min

Stunned by the news that their "quickie" divorce won't be for another three years, Helen sadly resigns herself to life as Antonio's wife. But she gains new hope when Brian tells her about a green card lottery.

Episode 14. Stew in a Stew
1992-01-23 · 23 min

Fay is forgiving at the loss of her annual raise when Joe tells her how tight money is, but when she sees the brothers gloating over a pair of new leather flight jackets, she quits. She takes a position with Aeromass while Joe struggles…

Episode 15. This Old House
1992-01-30 · 23 min

Joe and Brian learn their childhood home has been condemned due to storm damage and all efforts to save it fail. The gang visits one last time before the wrecking ball flies, and they relive some childhood memories.

Episode 16. Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes
1992-02-13 · 23 min

Dr. Frasier Crane's plans to conduct a self-esteem seminar on Nantucket are interrupted by Helen's accusations that he ruined her life in New York City when she attended one of his seminars. Instead of the refund she desires, Frasier…

Episode 17. Das Plane
1992-02-20 · 23 min

Joe is thrilled to learn that, for a charity auction, a plane ticket he donated to fly to any nearby airport goes for a staggering $10,000. But his mood sours when a misprint on the ticket forces him to fly crabby old Carlton Blanchard on…

Episode 18. Take My Life, Please
1992-02-27 · 23 min

Stuck behind a lunch counter and facing years of rejection as a musician, Helen takes a job placement exam. When the exam suggests she should pursue a career in music of food service, her friends decide to change the results—to law career…

Episode 19. Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy
1992-04-02 · 22 min

Antonio's repeated success with a video dating service soon has Joe, Brian, Helen and Lowell plunging into the video dating fray, with less than stellar results.

Episode 20. The Bank Dick
1992-04-23 · 22 min

Brian is forced to take a job as a bank security guard to cover a spent tax refund that he received in error. But on his first day, he fails to stop an armed robber and has to deal with the aftermath.

Episode 21. Say It Ain't So, Joe
1992-04-30 · 22 min

To help commemorate the anticipated breaking of Joe's old high school strike-out record, Joe's old coach coerces him to fly him and his star player to the game. But when heavy fog prevents his landing on time, some question whether his…

Episode 22. As Fate Would Have It
1992-05-07 · 22 min

In a bizarre twist of fate, Helen spilling soup on a man lands her a job offer with the director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She fights to get even one person (besides Roy) to attend her inaugural performance, but in the end,…

Season 4
Season 4
22 episodes · 1992
Lifeboat
Episode 1. Lifeboat
1992-09-24 · 22 min

After their plane plunges into the Atlantic en route to Boston, the whole gang finds themselves at each others throats and struggling for survival in a leaky lifeboat.

The Fortune Cookie
Episode 2. The Fortune Cookie
1992-10-01 · 22 min

Joe's future is up in the air when Sandpiper Air is grounded by his insurance company, but Brian's plan to save the airline doesn't fly right with Helen.

Noses Off
Episode 3. Noses Off
1992-10-08 · 22 min

Sandpiper is finally back in business but Joe's nose is broken by a man who mistakes him for Brian. At the surgeon's office, the doctor's observation of a bump on Brian's nose has him obsessing about getting a nose job.

Blackout Biggins
Episode 4. Blackout Biggins
1992-10-22 · 22 min

Roy is struck out at Fenway Park by his own rendition of the National Anthem, and Fay commits a costly personal foul at work.

Mathers of the Heart
Episode 5. Mathers of the Heart
1992-10-29 · 22 min

Lowell convinces Helen to go on a date with him.

Two Jerks and a Jill
Episode 6. Two Jerks and a Jill
1992-11-05 · 22 min

Antonio upstages Lowell in front of the Tuesday Night Rat Club, while Brian and Joe are grounded by an attractive helicopter pilot.

It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House
Episode 7. It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House
1992-11-12 · 22 min

Brian and Joe gain a new roommate after Brian accidentally sinks Lowell's houseboat.

Just Say No
Episode 8. Just Say No
1992-11-19 · 22 min

Brian's ex-flame arrives from New York to rekindle the fire and it's up to his friends to keep him from getting burned again.

It May Have Happened One Night
Episode 9. It May Have Happened One Night
1992-12-03 · 22 min

After having a few drinks, Alex asks Joe to drive her home and when he arrives late the next day everyone assumes that they spent the night together.

The Customer's Usually Right
Episode 10. The Customer's Usually Right
1992-12-17 · 22 min

Joe is irritated about getting charged a rewind fee for a returned video tape which he believes was rewound.

Exit Laughing
Episode 11. Exit Laughing
1993-01-07 · 22 min

Helen dates a guy with an annoying laugh. Antonio has trouble with his jerk neighbor.

What the Cabbie Saw
Episode 12. What the Cabbie Saw
1993-01-14 · 22 min

Antonio performs his civic duty when he helps bring to court a suspected robber and then testifies against him. But then the suspect gets released on a technicality, and Antonio starts to fear for his life.

Labor Pains
Episode 13. Labor Pains
1993-01-28 · 22 min

When Lowell demands a raise from Joe and Roy, shrewd bargaining tactics by Antonio and Roy leave Lowell dejected and jobless.

I've Got a Secret
Episode 14. I've Got a Secret
1993-02-04 · 22 min

When Alex tells Antonio and Helen that she posed nude for Playboy while in college, the secret is just too good to keep quiet.

The Gift (1)
Episode 15. The Gift (1)
1993-02-11 · 22 min

With an opening in a quartet, Helen wants to try out but her cello is on the bottom of the ocean. She gets a second job to purchase a new cello but things don't go as planned. Lowell, Faye, Roy and Antonio audition for a play.

The Gift (2)
Episode 16. The Gift (2)
1993-02-18 · 22 min

Helen gets the quartet role but hates it. However, she doesn't know how to quit without letting Joe and Brian down. Faye, Roy, Antonio and Lowell practice for their awful play.

I Love Brian
Episode 17. I Love Brian
1993-02-25 · 22 min

Hoping to impress Alex, Brian claims to know Clint Black. Helen and Alex are entertained while they expect Brian's scheme to attend a concert and meet him will backfire.

The Key to Alex
Episode 18. The Key to Alex
1993-03-15 · 22 min

Joe and Brian, in heated competition, pull out all the stops in a transparent attempt to get closer to Alex.

The Houseguest
Episode 19. The Houseguest
1993-04-08 · 22 min

Helen throws a surprise birthday for Nantucket's most unpopular resident, 70-year-old Carlton Blanchard, who threatens to become a permanent household fixture after suffering a fall in her home.

Goodbye, Old Friend
Episode 20. Goodbye, Old Friend
1993-04-29 · 22 min

Weeb Gilroy's death has Lowell searching for the right words to eulogize his long time friend. Words fail him at the end and all he can think of is to finish working on the plane they built together.

Another Wedding
Episode 21. Another Wedding
1993-05-06 · 22 min

The crew is invited to the wedding of the air traffic controller.

Date Package Number Seven
Episode 22. Date Package Number Seven
1993-05-13 · 22 min

Alex finally agrees to a date with Brian, only to find out later it was all a set-up.

Season 5
Season 5
24 episodes · 1993
Stop in the Name of Love
Episode 1. Stop in the Name of Love
1993-09-16 · 22 min

Everyone is of course skeptical when Brian announces that his relationship with Alex is special. To try to insure that their relationship lasts longer than a couple of weeks, they decide not to sleep with one another yet.

Terminal Jealousy
Episode 2. Terminal Jealousy
1993-09-23 · 22 min

Roy gets bored and decides to have some fun at everyone else's expense.

Bye-Bye, Bunny
Episode 3. Bye-Bye, Bunny
1993-09-30 · 22 min

Lowell and Bunny make their separation final by signing the divorce papers only to start sleeping together again. Meanwhile, Antonio consoles a woman who's cheating husband left his cellphone in Antonio's cab.

Business or Pleasure
Episode 4. Business or Pleasure
1993-10-07 · 22 min

When Joe flies in a potential investor, he's more interested in Helen than Joe's airline.

An Affair to Forget
Episode 5. An Affair to Forget
1993-10-14 · 22 min

Joe is upset at playing chauffeur to the other couples for their romantic trips off the island but it's everybody else who ends up suffering. Meanwhile, Antonio and Fay help Roy change his image to try to impress a new woman.

Black Eye Affair
Episode 6. Black Eye Affair
1993-10-28 · 22 min

While trying to create a perfect evening with her boyfriend, Davis, Helen runs into obstacle after obstacle with various friends who assist in aiding with what can only be certain disaster.

Joe Blows (1)
Episode 7. Joe Blows (1)
1993-11-04 · 22 min

Joe feels the weight of the world coming down on him as everyone comes to him to help solve their problems. As the stress mounts, he knows he must make a drastic change.

Joe Blows (2)
Episode 8. Joe Blows (2)
1993-11-11 · 22 min

With Joe MIA, the burden of running Sandpiper Air falls all on Brian. As he struggles to keep things in the air, he gets a clue to where Joe ran off to.

2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten
Episode 9. 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten
1993-11-18 · 22 min

When news arrives that Sandy Cooper is returning to Nantucket, Joe fears her high school obsession with him will return but the others think he's imagining things. Meanwhile, Antonio tries to raise money to send to his family and Roy is…

Come Fly with Me
Episode 10. Come Fly with Me
1993-12-02 · 22 min

Joe, Brian, Helen, and Lowell head to Boston for a night on the town but end up at a party that's more than what it seems. Roy, Fay and Antonio pool their resources to win a radio contest.

Happy Holidays
Episode 11. Happy Holidays
1993-12-16 · 22 min

Lowell's ex-wife arrives on Nantucket for a friend's wedding. Brian faces the prospect of meeting Alex's parents. Joe deals with the loss of a tree and Fay becomes overbearing as Helen organizes a holiday party for children.

Ready, Teddy, Go
Episode 12. Ready, Teddy, Go
1994-01-06 · 22 min

Davis finally shows up to see Helen after a string of cancellations. A furtive search through his luggage reveals a gift that may be inappropriate at this stage of their relationship. Fay rescues a lab rat from her experiments by her…

Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
Episode 13. Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
1994-01-20 · 22 min

Tired of Lowell's strictness, the brother's boot him out of the house. Despite his reluctance, Lowell buys a new house and tries to adjust to the experience of living alone for the first time.

The Faygitive
Episode 14. The Faygitive
1994-01-27 · 22 min

Somebody is asking questions around the island in search of Fay and she's spooked. Antonio loves the new cable TV service that Roy's shady friend installed.

Say Uncle, Carlton
Episode 15. Say Uncle, Carlton
1994-02-03 · 22 min

To help pay for his new used cab, Antonio gets a job as a chauffeur for Carlton Blanchard. Things get even worse when Carlton's equally annoying nephew, Lewis, arrives on Nantucket to attend Carlton's banquet.

Hey, Nineteen
Episode 16. Hey, Nineteen
1994-02-10 · 22 min

To Helen's disgust and Brian's envy, Joe starts dating a 19-year-old co-ed. Roy and Antonio find a dog whose cute charm no woman can resist.

Exclusively Yours
Episode 17. Exclusively Yours
1994-02-14 · 22 min

Brian's exclusive commitment to Alex is sorely tested when Joe flies in a group of models for a photo shoot. Helen's decision to name food items on her menu after the people in the airport doesn't go as well as she hoped.

Moonlighting
Episode 18. Moonlighting
1994-02-17 · 22 min

To ease Alex's embarrassment over having to take a job as a waitress at a medieval themed restaurant during the off-season, the gang tell their own stories of embarrassing off-season jobs.

Sleepless in Nantucket
Episode 19. Sleepless in Nantucket
1994-03-10 · 22 min

Brian moves in with Alex, and both quickly become irritated by the other's annoying habits. Meanwhile, Lowell attempts to come up with a name for his sister's baby.

Boys Will Be Girls
Episode 20. Boys Will Be Girls
1994-04-07 · 22 min

When the football coach who belittled Joe and Brian in high school returns to Nantucket to be honored in a gym dedication, they plan a practical joke that gets way out of hand.

Roy Crazy
Episode 21. Roy Crazy
1994-04-14 · 22 min

Roy's ex-wife makes a surprise appearance on the island. She seems to be up for a reconciliation, much to Roy's delight, but may have ulterior motives. Helen tries to fend off a smitten and slightly crazy waiter from the crab house she…

Long Distance Lament
Episode 22. Long Distance Lament
1994-04-28 · 22 min

Davis cancels yet another date leading Helen to accept a date with another man. As for Joe, after two dates conflict, he tells a lie to get out of one of them only to have the other one cancel.

Call of the Wild
Episode 23. Call of the Wild
1994-05-05 · 22 min

When Brian's old friend shows up and they resume their wild, partying lifestyle every night, Alex grows increasingly neglected. Lowell takes in his idol, over-the-hill television superhero Big Strong Man, who takes advantage of his…

A Decent Proposal
Episode 24. A Decent Proposal
1994-05-12 · 22 min

Joe may have finally found a bank willing to float him a loan to expand Sandpiper Air. Helen anxiously awaits Davis' mid-week arrival, sure that he's coming to break up with her.

Season 6
Season 6
26 episodes · 1994
Whose Wife is it Anyway?
Episode 1. Whose Wife is it Anyway?
1994-09-20 · 23 min

After their night together, Helen tells Joe that it was all a big mistake and she goes to New York to marry Davis. While bemoaning his loss with Brian (who has sorrows of his own, when news comes that Alex has left the island for good),…

Twisted Sister
Episode 2. Twisted Sister
1994-09-27 · 23 min

The arrival of Helen's elder sister Casey to Nantucket sidetracks Joe's plan to give Helen an engagement ring. What was originally planned to be an evening for two at Lexington's becomes a party of four, with Casey along to catch up with…

The Shrink
Episode 3. The Shrink
1994-10-04 · 23 min

After Brian's depression over Alex's departure results in a near break-down during a flight, Joe suggests he go see a psychiatrist. Once there Brian makes a partial recovery, but Joe is the one with the true breakthrough, as he realizes…

The Spark and How to Get It
Episode 4. The Spark and How to Get It
1994-10-11 · 23 min

After his therapist pronounces him fully recovered from his break-up with Alex, Brian plunges back into the dating world. His efforts at the Club Car yield nothing of interest (despite Antonio's assistance with the "Good Cop, Bad Cop"…

The Waxman Cometh
Episode 5. The Waxman Cometh
1994-10-18 · 23 min

After receiving $25,000 from the family trust fund, Lowell invests the money in an old wax museum. Despite everyone's doubts, Lowell renovates the museum. but he comes to realize it won't be easy at the lackluster grand reopening of…

Is That a Ten-Foot Sandwich or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
Episode 6. Is That a Ten-Foot Sandwich or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
1994-11-01 · 23 min

Joe and Helen just want some time alone with one another, but Brian and Casey continually interrupt them. Brian and Casey decide to surprise them with an engagement party as an apology, but Antonio misinterprets an overheard conversation…

All's Fare
Episode 7. All's Fare
1994-11-08 · 23 min

To pay off a $1500 IRS fine, Antonio becomes the driver/errand boy/personal assistant to Gavin Rutledge, a businessman visiting Nantucket for a week for a real estate deal. Uncomfortable at seeing Gavin dating Casey, Antonio faces a major…

Miss Jenkins
Episode 8. Miss Jenkins
1994-11-15 · 23 min

The return of 9th grade English teacher Laura Jenkins to Nantucket reawakens the Hacketts' schoolboy crushes. For Brian, fantasy becomes reality when he spends the night with her, but to his embarrassment he doesn't perform. Meanwhile,…

If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
Episode 9. If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
1994-11-22 · 23 min

When Helen and Casey's mother arrives on Nantucket, Helen isn't sure which sister her mother came to see. And when she finds out her mother gambled away the $10,000 for her and Joe's wedding, she is convinced that Casey has always been…

The Wrong Stuff
Episode 10. The Wrong Stuff
1994-11-29 · 23 min

To counteract Roy's Aeromass promotions, the Hacketts woo famous astronaut Ace Galvin as a celebrity spokeman for Sandpiper. Joe and Brian soon discover that Ace is as charming and persuasive in public as he is irratating and annoying in…

Insanity Claus
Episode 11. Insanity Claus
1994-12-13 · 23 min

On Christmas Eve, new air traffic controller Bob snaps when Antonio buys Helen's last jelly donut, pulling out a gun and taking Antonio hostage. Matters for Antonio only get worse when it is revealed that his new girlfriend is also Bob's…

She's ... Back
Episode 12. She's ... Back
1995-01-03 · 23 min

When Sandy Cooper returns to the island, Joe fears yet another bizarre encounter with the obsessed woman. She tells him it was all a practical joke, and he believes her until a stop at Helen's house becomes Sandy and Joe's wedding day.…

Have I Got a Couple for You
Episode 13. Have I Got a Couple for You
1995-01-10 · 23 min

With nothing to do one Saturday night, Joe and Helen start socializing with a new couple on the island, the Tuckers. Their initial trepidation is soon forgotten in all the fun, but the Tuckers quickly tire of their needy counterparts.…

Fools Russian
Episode 14. Fools Russian
1995-01-31 · 23 min

When Roy flies in a mail-order bride from Russia, Helen tries to convince Roy and Anya that this marriage should never be, but both ignore her. Anya's resolve is weakened by a chance encounter with another man, and the sight of her…

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Episode 15. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
1995-02-07 · 23 min

Struggling to agree on wedding plans, Joe and Helen decide to crash another couple's wedding to check out a place. Unfortunately their fighting infects the newlyweds. At the airport later, seeing the newlyweds about to take seperate…

Remembrance of Flings Past (1)
Episode 16. Remembrance of Flings Past (1)
1995-02-09 · 23 min

The Gang make preparations for the upcoming Siasconset High School reunion, but the events of the reunion are not what anyone expects.

Remembrance of Flings Past (2)
Episode 17. Remembrance of Flings Past (2)
1995-02-14 · 23 min

After receiving the news that he might be the father of Sara's little boy, Jason, Joe is advised by Roy to keep quiet on the whole affair, but Joe's guilt forces him to tell Joe and Helen. Meanwhile, Lowell questions his choice in…

Gone But Not Faygotten
Episode 18. Gone But Not Faygotten
1995-02-21 · 23 min

When Fay decides to retire, Joe and Brian hire Casey to replace Fay at the counter. To the Hacketts' surprise, Casey works wonders for their business. When Fay asks for her old job back, the brothers face a predicament. Rather than fire…

Ex, Lies and Videotape
Episode 19. Ex, Lies and Videotape
1995-02-28 · 23 min

Brian's excitement over appearing on a talk show is dampened when his ex-girlfriend Alex also appears. After bitter words on and off the screen, the two sleep together, but Brian decides to end things.

Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man
Episode 20. Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man
1995-03-21 · 23 min

Lowell's innocent birthday gift to Casey lands him a show at an art museum when Casey shows off the gift to a museum director. Determined to launch both their careers in the art world, Casey relentlessly pushes Lowell's artistic abilities…

The Love Life and Times of Joe and Helen
Episode 21. The Love Life and Times of Joe and Helen
1995-04-04 · 23 min

As the wedding draws near, Brian struggles to come up with a gift idea for Joe and Helen. He finally hits on the idea of making a video for them, and goes about capturing everyone's memories of their relationship on video.

A House to Die For
Episode 22. A House to Die For
1995-05-02 · 23 min

Carlton's ill health becomes a boon to the gang when Carlton's nephew Lewis invites them over to Carlton's house to start selling off the old man's items. Joe and Helen have an eye for the house itself; Brian drools over a classic muscle…

Nuptials Off
Episode 23. Nuptials Off
1995-05-09 · 23 min

When Helen discovers that she and Antonio are still married (by finding papers under her cash register), she turns to Roy for help. He convinces her she needs to fly to Mexico over the weekend to get a quickie divorce, but that means…

Et Tu, Antonio?
Episode 24. Et Tu, Antonio?
1995-05-16 · 23 min

When Antonio's cousin Dominic and his fiancée Teresa visit Nantucket, Antonio finds himself struggling to ignore his feelings for Teresa. He succumbs to temptation during supper at his apartment, after Teresa voices concerns over problems…

Boys Just Want to Have Fun (1)
Episode 25. Boys Just Want to Have Fun (1)
1995-05-23 · 23 min

The night before the wedding, Helen warns Joe not to have too wild of a bachelor party. But it's Helen who ignores her own advice in a wild bachelorette party, while Joe suffers through the worst bachelor party Brian's ever thrown. Later…

Here It Is: The Big Wedding (2)
Episode 26. Here It Is: The Big Wedding (2)
1995-05-23 · 23 min

Joe and Helen's wedding day gets off to a bad start when the best man and maid of honor, Brian and Casey, oversleep after spending the night together. When Antonio discovers this, he and Brian fight. In the struggle, the wedding ring is…

Season 7
Season 7
26 episodes · 1995
Burnin' Down the House (1)
Episode 1. Burnin' Down the House (1)
1995-09-19 · 23 min

Joe and Helen return from their honeymoon in Jamaica to receive bad news: a night of passion between Brian and Casey in Helen's house resulted in a devastating fire. That leaves Brian kicked out of both the house and Sandpiper by Joe.

Burnin' Down the House (2)
Episode 2. Burnin' Down the House (2)
1995-09-26 · 23 min

When digging through the rubble of Helen's home, Brian and Casey unearth a suitcase and photograph that had been the Hackett brothers' only inheritance from their late father. Brian's attempts to remind Joe of that fail, but Joe later…

Death Becomes Him
Episode 3. Death Becomes Him
1995-10-10 · 23 min

The sad news of Harrison Kingsbury's death in Miami is occasion for celebration at Sandpiper, as Kingsbury's oldest daughter hires the Hacketts to bring the body back to Nantucket for the memorial. But the brothers fly the wrong body back…

The Person Formerly Known as Lowell
Episode 4. The Person Formerly Known as Lowell
1995-10-31 · 23 min

Back from vacation, Lowell goes out for a meal of hot wings with Antonio and lands in hot water when he witnesses a mob hit. After he is threatened by the gangster's lawyer, he decides to join the Witness Protection Program and leave…

Hooker, Line and Sinker
Episode 5. Hooker, Line and Sinker
1995-11-07 · 23 min

To lift Antonio's spirits after he's dumped by the "Big Faced Girl," Joe and Brian set him up with a girl at the Club Car only to discover later that she's a very expensive hooker.

She's Gotta Have It
Episode 6. She's Gotta Have It
1995-11-14 · 23 min

Joe and Helen reap unpected benefits after getting a large insurance settlement for Helen's burnt down house. But Joe soon faces the task of stopping Helen's shopping spree before it leaves them broke. Meanwhile, Brian and Casey try to…

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong
Episode 7. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong
1995-11-21 · 23 min

Joe and Helen's initial fortune at landing famous architect Y.M. Burg to design their new house soon turn sour as he suggests a house shaped like a giant "7." Meanwhile, Brian hires a new mechanic, Budd Bronski, who attempts to live down…

When a Man Loves a Donut
Episode 8. When a Man Loves a Donut
1995-11-28 · 23 min

When Joe is too busy with his new wife to spend time with him, Brian turns to food. He ends up trying to deal with his problems at a meeting of the "Eat-A-Holics." Meanwhile, Antonio tries to get used to tight shoes, after he pays $200…

The Big Sleep
Episode 9. The Big Sleep
1995-12-12 · 23 min

After fighting with Helen over the architect's plans for their new house (he wants a big screen TV in the bedroom, she wants a walk-in closet), Joe has a strange dream involving Tigers, Clowns, Roy belly-dancing, and the couple dying in a…

'Twas the Heist Before Christmas
Episode 10. 'Twas the Heist Before Christmas
1995-12-19 · 23 min

Nothing goes right at Helen's christmas party: Joe wants to hit the road to head for the slopes before they are snowed in; Antonio gives but does not receive; Roy misses his mother; Budd tries to be social; and Casey invites Carlton's…

Honey, We Broke the Kid
Episode 11. Honey, We Broke the Kid
1996-01-02 · 23 min

Joe and Helen volunteer to babysit but it's far from the learning experience that they hoped it would be. Meanwhile, Casey gets a big time Hollywood star to come to the island to appear in her Nantucket Tourism commercial.

B.S., I Love You
Episode 12. B.S., I Love You
1996-01-09 · 23 min

Joe and Brian are thrilled at the return of Grandpa Hackett, but Helen isn't so sure he is who he claims to be. Meanwhile, Antonio refuses to continue a chain letter, which everyone else gets and passes along, and begins to suffer for it.

Sons and Lovers
Episode 13. Sons and Lovers
1996-01-16 · 23 min

It's Roy's 12th birthday (he was born on a leap year), and Helen contacts Roy's son R.J. and convinces him to come back to Nantucket for the party. But the initial reconciliation is dashed when R.J. brings his significant other to the…

Bye, George
Episode 14. Bye, George
1996-01-30 · 23 min

Fay quickly falls for Lyle, the dashing man she met on a cruise, but the wedding is jeopardized when Fay learns the awful truth about him. His real first name is George, just like her first three dead husbands. Armed with this new…

The Team Player
Episode 15. The Team Player
1996-02-06 · 23 min

A publicity disaster occurs when Antonio covers for the Hacketts so they can go to a hockey game. Antonio bumps the Bruins' abrasive star goalie Danny "Dead End" Connelly off a Sandpiper flight to a critical game, causing the Bruins to…

Love at First Flight
Episode 16. Love at First Flight
1996-02-13 · 23 min

Brian falls in love with a woman while flying her to Nantucket for her wedding. Meanwhile, Antonio has mixed feelings after finding out Roy is dating Edna, "The Big Faced Girl."

Lynch Party
Episode 17. Lynch Party
1996-02-20 · 23 min

When news arrives that Davis Lynch has re-surfaced, Helen recounts the tale of how she never broke off her engagement with him, then tries to break the news to Davis, while not alerting Joe.

One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest
Episode 18. One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest
1996-02-27 · 23 min

Sandy's return sends Joe to the psychologist, as no one believes his stories of her obsession with him. The psychologist does wonders to calm Joe down, but the real psycho is revealed when Joe meets Sandy in the vacant psychologist's…

Driving Mr. DeCarlo
Episode 19. Driving Mr. DeCarlo
1996-03-12 · 23 min

Antonio thinks his fortunes have taken a turn for the better when one of passengers hires him to be his personal chauffeur. But some overheard conversations seem to indicate that his new boss is a mobster. Meanwhile, Helen hurriedly…

A Tale of Two Sister Cities
Episode 20. A Tale of Two Sister Cities
1996-03-26 · 23 min

On the verge of losing her job with the Tourism Board, Casey sees a solution when her sister city idea is accepted. But things go downhill when Brian sleeps with the visiting princess of prospective sister city Khirinan. Meanwhile,…

What About Larry?
Episode 21. What About Larry?
1996-04-09 · 23 min

The contractor Joe and Helen hires to build their new house falls apart when his wife kicks him out, and the Hacketts try to rebuild his confidence and get him back to work. Meanwhile, a vacationing George Kennedy is bothered by an…

The Lady Vanishes
Episode 22. The Lady Vanishes
1996-04-23 · 23 min

Antonio meets the perfect woman, but when she disappears before he can get her name, he goes on a desperate search for her, only to discover it wasn't just coincidence that she was so difficult to track down. Meanwhile, Brian impresses…

Life Could Be a Dream
Episode 23. Life Could Be a Dream
1996-04-30 · 23 min

The unearthing of a 20-year old time capsule is occasion for Joe, Brian, Helen, and Casey to reflect on what kind of a future they envisioned themselves having as kids. Joe dreamed of being a pitcher for the Red Sox, Brian dreamed of…

The Lyin' King
Episode 24. The Lyin' King
1996-05-07 · 23 min

Joe faces a moral dilemma: can he lie to Helen so he can go to a strip club with Brian? To soothe his conscience, he volunteers some time at the Golden Crest retirement home, but ends up taking one of the residents with him to the strip…

Love Overboard
Episode 25. Love Overboard
1996-05-14 · 23 min

Casey finally catches up with the husband who abandoned her, but her rage lessens as he professes his heartfelt remorse at his desperate act. She's understanding to his sad stories of bankruptcy and shame causing him to leave in the first…

Grouses, Houses and Bickering Spouses
Episode 26. Grouses, Houses and Bickering Spouses
1996-05-21 · 23 min

Burdened with continual problems by living with Brian and Casey, as well as further delays in the building of their new house, Joe and Helen decide to buy another house. They solve one problem by selling their old new home, but another…

Season 8
Season 8
24 episodes · 1996
Porno for Pyros
Episode 1. Porno for Pyros
1996-09-18 · 23 min

After Joe and Helen burn down Brian's house, he's expecting a big check, much like the one Joe and Helen got. But the gutting of the old Hackett house is cause for an appearance by an insurance investigator, who has serious doubt about…

... Like a Neighbor Scorned
Episode 2. ... Like a Neighbor Scorned
1996-09-25 · 23 min

Joe and Helen meet the next-door neighbors, Steve and Barbara, but what starts out as pleasant soon turns disturbing when Steve asks for $5000 to cover his gambling debts. Becoming increasingly paranoid after a fight, Joe and Helen decide…

Maybe It's You
Episode 3. Maybe It's You
1996-10-02 · 22 min

Brian's vow to find a deeper, more meaningful relationship is tested by beautiful but dumb Dani. Meanwhile, Joe tries to deal with the fact that one of his best friends didn't invite him to his wedding.

Single and Hating It
Episode 4. Single and Hating It
1996-10-09 · 22 min

As a furious storm rages outside, Joe and Helen stop by the "Singles Mingle" to drop off Brian's wallet, intent on leaving as soon as possible to begin celebrating the first anniversary of their wedding. But news soon comes that the roads…

Too Beautiful for You
Episode 5. Too Beautiful for You
1996-10-23 · 22 min

Antonio volunteers to man the Nantucket Suicide Hotline. It soon pays off for him when he scores a date with a caller he helped. When they meet he can't believe his eyes or his luck and keeps waiting for the other shoe to drop—for her to…

The Gift of Life
Episode 6. The Gift of Life
1996-10-30 · 22 min

When a medical courier leaves his package in the terminal on Halloween Eve, the gang scramble to find him before time runs out.

Olive or Twist
Episode 7. Olive or Twist
1996-11-06 · 22 min

Casey encourages Brian to use his insurance money to open a martini bar, offering to help manage it. But things go awry immediately when the first customer through the door slips and falls on the floor. Brian's problems are compounded…

Wingless (1)
Episode 8. Wingless (1)
1996-11-13 · 22 min

A financial crisis forces Joe to seek out an investor for Sandpiper. He thinks his luck has changed when businessman Jonathan Clayton comes to the island. But he soon informs them he doesn't invest in companies; he buys them.

Wingless (2)
Episode 9. Wingless (2)
1996-11-20 · 22 min

Cord's first act as the new President of Sandpiper is to hold a meeting, informing everyone they need a "big idea". Something that drives Joe crazy, trying to get everyone to see there is no "Big Idea". But Roy mentions to Cord that the…

Wingless (3)
Episode 10. Wingless (3)
1996-12-11 · 22 min

When Cord chickens out on delivering a presentation before his father's board of directors, Joe and Brian must deliver it. Meanwhile, hanging in the men's, Helen learns a nasty secret: Cord was expected to fail at Sandpiper for the tax…

All About Christmas Eve
Episode 11. All About Christmas Eve
1996-12-18 · 23 min

Another odd Christmas falls on Nantucket as Antonio drives a nun around in search of a vision she saw in a dream, while Joe plays reluctant host to feuding brothers Lou and Harry, and a little last minute shopping ends up trapping Fay,…

Let's Talk About Sex
Episode 12. Let's Talk About Sex
1997-01-08 · 23 min

Roy falls for talk show host Mary Pat Lee, but discovers she used confidential information to ambush Joe and Helen on her show. Meanwhile, Brian pays Casey to run errands for him.

Hosed
Episode 13. Hosed
1997-01-15 · 23 min

Joe and Helen deal with a crooked vacuum cleaner salesman charging them to repair a vacuum originally sold with an "eternal" guarantee. Meanwhile, Brian gets close to Roy to get closer to his niece.

Just Call Me Angel
Episode 14. Just Call Me Angel
1997-02-05 · 23 min

On their way home from Las Vegas, Joe has a bad case of food poisoning and is soon helpless in the airliner's bathroom, where he is soon followed by the plane's pilots. This leaves the job of hero to be played by Brian, who safely lands…

Fay There, Georgy Girl
Episode 15. Fay There, Georgy Girl
1997-02-12 · 23 min

After selling off the valuables of her George's, Fay is visited by their ghosts, demanding that she buy back their items. Meanwhile, Joe's Valentine's Day efforts seem paltry to Helen compared to the man intending to propose to his…

Escape from New York
Episode 16. Escape from New York
1997-02-19 · 23 min

Brian and Helen's trip to New York to see "Rent" turns into a nightmare when the theatre refuses to transfer the tickets from Helen's benefactor to her. Even worse, a con-man robs them of their money and Helen is forced to compete in a…

House of Blues
Episode 17. House of Blues
1997-03-05 · 23 min

Kicked out by Joe and Helen, Brian and Casey move into a new home with Antonio. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen's fling with nudism has them being threatened with blackmail when the neighbor kids snap pictures of them.

Ms. Write
Episode 18. Ms. Write
1997-03-19 · 23 min

Brian falls for "R" after reading her love letters mistakenly sent to a former occupant of the house. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen ask Antonio to install a new security system for them.

Dreamgirl
Episode 19. Dreamgirl
1997-04-02 · 23 min

When Fay goes on vacation, the Hacketts hire a beautiful woman to fill in at the counter. Brian finds her distressingly distracting, while Joe and Helen have uneasy dreams about her. Meanwhile, Casey helps Antonio get a job at the…

Heartache Tonight
Episode 20. Heartache Tonight
1997-04-16 · 23 min

Roy invites Joe and Helen over to his house on an important night for him: the introduction of his girlfriend to his mother. But when he's dumped before the fateful evening, Helen reluctantly fills in. Meanwhile, Brian passes on his cold…

Oedipus Wrecks
Episode 21. Oedipus Wrecks
1997-05-07 · 23 min

Brian is surprised to find out his new girlfriend Emily's son is already in college. Further complications ensue when Casey takes a shine to young Shawn. Meanwhile, Joe and Roy go to the circus: Joe to try and deal with his childhood…

Raging Bull*&@!
Episode 22. Raging Bull*&@!
1997-05-14 · 23 min

When a long time rival drops out of a boxing tournament, Joe finds himself matched up against Brian. But what starts out as a friendly competition gets decidedly unpleasant.

Final Approach (1)
Episode 23. Final Approach (1)
1997-05-21 · 23 min

To cheer up Helen, Joe restores her old cello. While Helen is busy rediscovering her old passion, Joe and Brian discover that the ages-old treasure hunt they undertook when their father died isn't over yet. They and the rest of the gang…

Final Approach (2)
Episode 24. Final Approach (2)
1997-05-21 · 23 min

Joe and Brian are divided over their new-found inheritance: Joe wants to expand the business, and Brian wants to use the money to leave Nantucket and the tedium of his job. Joe's agony over the dissolving of the partnership is further…

Cast by season
Tim Daly
Tim Daly
Joe Hackett
Steven Weber
Steven Weber
Brian Hackett
Crystal Bernard
Crystal Bernard
Helen Chapel
David Schramm
David Schramm
Roy Biggins
Rebecca Schull
Rebecca Schull
Fay Cochran
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church
Lowell Mather
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