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The fourth season of Empty Nest premiered on NBC-TV on September 21st, 1991, and concluded on May 2nd, 1992. It consisted of twenty-four episodes.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Recurring Cast[]

  • Patricia Everly, April Lindsey as Mrs. Wasserman

Special Guest Stars[]

  • Betty White as Rose Nylund
  • Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo
  • Brian Norcross as Himself
  • Garth Brooks as Himself
  • Jack Carter as Himself

Episodes[]

Picture Title Original Airdate Episode # No. in Series Prod. Code Directed by Written by
File:EN071.jpg 50 Million Men and a Baby September 21, 1991 1 71 4.01 / 071 Steve Zuckerman Peter Galley
Laverne's teenage cousin Wanda Sue comes to Miami for advice about husbands and runs away when Laverne's back is turned, leaving her four month-old Madonna behind. Carol and Barbara are trusted with watching the baby, and while they babysit Barbara announces her intentions to have a baby via artificial insemination -- much to Harry's chagrin.
Guest Stars: Derek McGrath as Dr. Yardley; Ami Foster as Wanda Sue; Denice Kumagai as Woman, Carol Rosenthal as Receptionist.
File:EN072.jpg Almost Like Being in Love September 29, 1991 2 72 4.02 / 072 Steve Zuckerman Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen
Harry is very enamored with his new beau, which gets him thinking about popping the question.
Guest Stars: Angie Dickinson as Jackie; Dabbs Greer as Man.
File:EN073.jpg Her Cheatin' Heart October 5, 1991 3 73 4.03 / 073 Steve Zuckerman Pat Dougherty
Annoyed that Nick is going to Fort Lauderdale to play a charity game rather than taking her to the medical ball, Laverne takes Harry as her date and ends up meeting another man. When Carol confesses that she stole Barbara's first boyfriend at camp years ago, Barbara vows to exact revenge when Carol least expects it.
Guest Stars: Jesse Dabson as Tom; Robin Thomas as Will Comstock; John Towey as Sam Eckert; Gibby Brand as Table Guest; Frank Como as Ballplayer.
File:EN074.jpg Food for Thought October 12, 1991 4 74 4.04 / 074 Steve Zuckerman Regina Stewart
Tired of her job at the library, Carol decides to open a catering business against Harry's advice. Laverne has problems with her mechanic getting her car repaired in a timely manner.
Guest Stars: Eddie Velez as Jose Martinez, Don Lake as John Edgar Moss, Diane Racine as Woman, Glenn Shadix as Bud Larkin, Michael Malota as Timmy.
File:EN075.jpg Harry's Got a Gun October 19, 1991 5 75 4.05 / 075 Steve Zuckerman David Richardson
When the Weston's house is robbed, a terrified Carol buys a gun for protection. Charley's musings about the meaning of his life take a dramatic turn when Carol almost shoots him.
Guest Stars: Jon Polito as Slocum; Roger Hewlett as Cop.
File:EN076.jpg The Dreyfuss Affair October 26, 1991 6 76 4.06 / 076 Steve Zuckerman Rob LaZebnik
Dreyfuss needs surgery, but Harry will only hire the best to perform it. Meanwhile Charley contemplates a career change.
Guest Stars: Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Binder; Jack Brannon as Dr. Bolton.
File:EN077.jpg Country Weston November 2, 1991 7 77 4.07 / 077 Steve Zuckerman Pat Dougherty, Lisa Sanderson
Garth Brooks offers a job to Barbara as security chief on his tour. Charley moves in with the Westons while his house is being fumigated.
Guest Stars: John Loge as Doug; Christine Cavanaugh as Kimberly; Rex Ryon as Rocky; Garth Brooks as Himself.
File:EN078.jpg Windy November 9, 1991 8 78 4.08 / 078 Steve Zuckerman Arnie Kogen
Harry decides to sell the house, but a hurricane hits as the Westons prepare to move out.
Guest Stars: Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo; Anne Guilbert as Mama Todd; Nancy Mette as Robin MacKenzie; Leland Orser as Don MacKenzie; Laura Waterbury as Verna; Bryan Norcross as Himself.
Notes: This episode is part of an hour-long crossover event with The Golden Girls.
File:EN079.jpg Talk, Talk, Talk November 16, 1991 9 79 4.09 / 079 Steve Zuckerman David Richardson
Harry gets invited to be a call-in radio show about medicine. Barbara and Charley enter a chili cook-off.
Guest Stars: Nana Visitor as Margie; Debra Jo Rupp as Claire; Dee Dee Rescher as Dana; Edd Byrnes as Emcee; Kellye Worbel as Dolores; Nancy Marks as Renee; Robin Faye Bookland as Jenny; Victor Vitartas as Ed; Marsha Clark as Voice of Noah.
File:EN080.jpg Lonely Are the Brave November 23, 1991 10 80 4.10 / 080 Steve Zuckerman Roger Garrett
Barbara is awarded a police medal after accidentally saving a man's life, which turns Carol green with envy. Laverne upsets Harry when she questions a diagnosis of a patient.
Guest Stars: Gregory Itzin as Bill Wallace; Tom La Grua as Rick, Erika Flores as Luella; Mary Joan Negro as Dr. Walker; Jenny O'Hara as Mrs. Kravitz; Lou Cutell as Dr. Wilkind; David Doty as Man.
File:EN081.jpg If You Knew Andy Like I Know.. December 7, 1991 11 81 4.11 / 081 Steve Zuckerman Lyla Oliver
Harry takes on his friend's son Andrew as his new intern, and he seems to be both the perfect addition to the practice and the perfect new boyfriend for Carol. However, Harry and Laverne become increasingly uneasy about Andrew's scornful attitude towards his patients and his practice, and Carol must face up to the fact that Andrew is an egocentric boob. Meanwhile, Charley scoffs at Carol and Barbara's suggestion that his exotic date during a Caribbean tour was really a marriage ceremony -- until he receives a voodoo likeness of himself in the mail.
Guest Stars: Beau Gravitte as Andrew Elliot; Robert Hy Gorman as Daniel; Mindy Ann Martin as Diana.
File:EN082.jpg My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble.. December 14, 1991 12 82 4.12 / 082 Steve Zuckerman Harold Kimmel
Trouble brew when Laverne prepares to go on holiday and Harry hires as a temporary replacement -- his retired former nurse Winifred -- who makes it clear to Laverne she wants the job back permanently. Meanwhile, Barbara is in despair at having to fly to New York with aerophobic Carol, who drives the entire planeload of passengers crazy until there's a genuine emergency.
Guest Stars: Barbara Billingsley as Winifred McConnell; Tony Longo as Male Passenger; Maureen Arthur as Nun; Biff Yeager as Businessman; Barbara Alyn Woods as Stewardess; Patricia Everly as Mrs. Wasserman.
File:EN083.jpg The Son of a Preacherman January 4, 1992 13 83 4.13 / 083 Steve Zuckerman Rob LaZebnik
As a favor to a minister friend, Harry takes in his brilliant young son to shadow him while he works, but becomes distressed when the boy confesses that his father is pressuring him to become a doctor. Carol is excited about catering her friend Suzanne's posh Palm Beach wedding until the groom-to-be makes a pass at her.
Guest Stars: John McMartin as Reverend Chambers; Matthew Brooks as Alex; D. David Morin as Greg; Andrea Walters as Suzanne; Clarke Gordon as Judge.
File:EN084.jpg Ex-Appeal January 11, 1992 14 84 4.14 / 084 Steve Zuckerman Sandy Krinski, Ed Scharlach
Carol starts dating Barbara's ex-boyfriend, but Barbara realizes she still has feelings for him.
Guest Stars: Kevin Kilner as Jerry Duvall.
File:EN085.jpg The Great Escape January 18, 1992 15 85 4.15 / 085 Steve Zuckerman Arnie Kogen
Harry and Laverne are en route to a doctor-nurse weekend seminar and are forced to spend the night in a single motel room. An escaped convict whom Barbara helped to jail takes Barbara and Carol hostage.
Guest Stars: Richard Libertini as Lou Zinni; Jeff Doucette as Desk Clerk.
File:ENN086.jpg The Mismatchmaker February 1, 1992 16 86 4.16 / 086 Steve Zuckerman Roger Garrett
Harry does his best to help an old friend and his wife reconcile their marriage, but is finding it difficult. Barbara is reluctant to hire Carol as the caterer for a policeman's retirement party.
Guest Stars: Jerry Orbach as Arthur, Renee Taylor as Anne; Patty McCormack as Fran; Valorie Armstrong as Louise; Phil Leeds as Bunky.
File:EN087.jpg The Return of Aunt Susan February 8, 1992 17 87 4.17 / 087 Steve Zuckerman Dinah Manoff, David Richardson
The girls' Aunt Susan, a wealthy jet-setting philanthropist, pays the Westons an overdue visit, giving Carol the chance to reconnect with her.
Guest Stars: Lee Grant as Aunt Susan; Reva Rose as Nurse Matthews; Garret Pearson as Roberto.
File:EN088.jpg The Unimportance of Being Charley February 15, 1992 18 88 4.18 / 088 Steve Zuckerman Steven Sullivan, Ursula Ziegler
Charley attempts to fool his judgemental parents by telling them he's the captain of the cruise ship he works on. Carol believes that Harry favors Barbara over her.
Guest Stars: Richard Stahl as Fred Dietz; Marian Mercer as Ursula Dietz; Gregg Daniels as Simms; Richard Reicheg as The Captain.
File:EN089.jpg Sayonara February 22, 1992 19 89 4.19 / 089 Steve Zuckerman Rob LaZebnik
Nick leaves Laverne for a woman in Japan. Barbara goes undercover at a college sorority to catch an alleged computer hacker.
Guest Stars: Omar Gooding as Jason; Michelle Abrams as Kelly; Charlotte Ross as Antoinette.
File:EN090.jpg Dr, Weston and Mr. Hyde February 29, 1992 20 90 4.20 / 090 Doug Smart Peter Galley
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.
Guest Stars: Betty White as Rose Nylund, Andy Milder as Doctor's Assistant; Jay Johnson as George/Myra/Donald.
Notes: This episode concludes a crossover with The Golden Girls that began on "A Midwinter Night's Dream, Part 1".
File:EN091.jpg Charley for President March 14, 1992 21 91 4.21 / 091 Doug Smart Pat Dougherty
Furious that neighborhood pest and lawn Nazi Old Man Hetzel is running for HOA President, Carol decides to run with Charley as her stooge candidate. Barbara gets an undercover assignment in the hospital, but can't concoct a disguise Harry doesn't see through instantly.
Guest Stars: Lane Davies as Eric Proust; Amzie Strickland as Mrs. Robinson; Frances Bay as Sylvia; Bill Wiley as Old Man Hetzel; Pat Crawford Brown as Melba; Elmarie Wendel as Agnes; Alex Nevil as Mailman.
File:EN092.jpg Good Neighbor Harry March 28, 1992 22 92 4.22 / 092 Steve Zuckerman Harold Kimmel
Harry does a good deed for a neurotic neighbor, but it backfires when she refuses to leave him alone. Carol's new boyfriend seems perfect except for his hideously-annoying laugh.
Guest Stars: Louise Lasser as Louise Polsky; Gregory Paul Martin as Ian; April Lindsey as Mrs. Wasserman.
File:EN093.jpg Final Analysis April 25, 1992 23 93 4.23 / 093 Steve Zuckerman Arnie Kogen
Carol starts to feel good and is nearing a breakthrough in therapy, but her therapist suddenly dies. Harry's new patient likes to make smart-aleck remarks towards him.
Guest Stars: Jack Carter as Himself; Barry Kivel as Dr. Grossman; Ann Nelson as Mrs. Grossman; Christopher Castile as Barry; Peggy Mannix as Didi; Michelle Watkins as Michele; Kate Fuglei as Kate; Noreen Hennessy as Noreen; Lindsay Parker as Sally.
File:EN094.jpg Roots May 2, 1992 24 94 4.24 / 094 Steve Zuckerman Roger Garrett, David Harrison
Charley and the Westons travel to England to visit Weston Castle, the ancestral home of the Weston family, where Harry is to be awarded the Sword of Weston. As Harry explores the castle, he ends up getting lost, follows a secret passage and ends up in the dungeon.
Notes: In addition to playing Harry Weston, Richard Mulligan also plays the roles of Basil Moreton and Baroness Daphne Weston.

Release[]

Broadcast history[]

The season originally aired Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 PM (EST) on NBC from September 21st, 1991, to May 2nd, 1992.

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