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[[Image:Empty Nest lighter logo script.png|right|250px]]
  
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|name = Empty Nest: Season 4
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This page lists the episodes aired in Season Four of the NBC-TV series ''[[Empty Nest]]''. The the Season 4 premiere, titled ''"50 Million Men and a Baby"'', first aired on September 21, 1991, with the season's finale episode, ''"Roots"'' airing on May 2, 1992, with a total of 22 episodes aired.
  
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|season = 4
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=='''Season 4: 1991–1992'''==
  
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! style="background-color:#700070;color:white;"|Ep
  
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! style="background-color:#700070;color:white;"|No.
  
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|country = United States
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! style="background-color:#700070;color:white;"|Title
  
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|num_episodes = 24
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! style="background-color:#700070;color:white;"|Directed by:
  
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|network = NBC-TV
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! style="background-color:#700070;color:white;"|Written by:
  
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|first_aired = September 21, 1991
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! style="background-color:#700070;color:white;"|Original air date
  
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|last_aired = May 2, 1992
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="32" style="text-align:center;"
  
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|creator = [[Susan Harris]]
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! id="ep1" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|71
  
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|producer = Gil Junger<br>Dennis Snee<br>Steven Sullivan<br>Ursula Ziegler
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| data-iceapw="1"|1
  
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|prev_season = [[Season 3 (Empty Nest)|Season 3]]
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="10" style="text-align:left;"|"[[50 Million Men & a Baby]]"
  
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|next_season = [[Season 5 (Empty Nest)|Season 5]]
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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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.
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Peter Gallay
  
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==Cast==
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| data-iceapw="3"|September 21, 1991
  
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===Main Cast===
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|-
  
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*[[Richard Mulligan]] as [[Harry Weston|Dr. Harry Weston]]
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"|Laverne's teenage cousin Wanda Sue comes to ask for advice, because her husband has run away; and when Laverne's back is turned, Wanda Sue goes looking for him - leaving 4-month-old Madonna behind. After she and Carol baby-sit, Barbara announces her intention of having a baby by artificial insemination.
  
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*[[Dinah Manoff]] as [[Carol Weston]]
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*[[Kristy McNichol]] as [[Barbara Weston]]
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* [[David Leisure]] as [[Charley Dietz]]
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*[[Park Overall]] as [[Laverne Todd]]
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*[[Bear|Bear the Dog]] as [[Dreyfuss]]
   
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=== Recurring Cast ===
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Derek McGrath]] as [[Dr. Yardley]], [[Ami Foster]] as [[Wanda Sue]], [[Denice Kumagai]] as Woman, [[Carol Rosenthal]] as Receptionist
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="12" data-iceapw="34" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep2" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|72
  
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| data-iceapw="1"|2
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapc="2" data-iceapw="9" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Almost Like Being in Love]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="8"|Susan Harris, Lawrence J. Cohen, & Fred Freeman
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|September 28, 1991
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Harry's lust for his girlfriend sparks marital thoughts.
  
   
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* Patricia Everly, April Lindsey as Mrs. Wasserman
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Angie Dickinson]] as [[Jackie]], [[Dabbs Greer]] as Man
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="28" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep3" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|73
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|3
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="6" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Her Cheatin' Heart]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|October 5, 1991
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Annoyed that Nick is going to Fort Lauderdale to play a charity game rather than taking her to the medical ball, Laverne agrees to go with Harry, and meets another man. 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.
  
   
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=== Special Guest Stars ===
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'''Special 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
  
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* [[Betty White]] as Rose Nylund
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="15" style="text-align:center;"
  
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* [[Estelle Getty]] as Sophia Petrillo
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! id="ep4" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|74
  
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* Brian Norcross as Himself
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| data-iceapw="2"|4
  
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* Garth Brooks as Himself
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="3" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Food for Thought]]"
  
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* Jack Carter as Himself
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Regina Stewart
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|October 12, 1991
  
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|-
  
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Harry tries to mind his own business and stay out of Carol's after she decides to quit her job at the library in favor of starting her own catering business.
  
   
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==Episodes==
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'''Special 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
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="16" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''Picture'''
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| data-iceapw="2"|5
  
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''Title'''
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="4" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Harry's Got a Gun]]"
  
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''Original Airdate'''
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''Episode #'''
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & David Richardson
  
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''No. in Series'''
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| data-iceapw="3"|October 19, 1991
  
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''Prod. Code'''
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''Directed by'''
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! style="background-color:#E2BF14;color:white;" |'''Written by'''
 
|-
  
|-
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| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN071.jpg|158x158px]]
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"|Charley's musings about the meaning of his life take a dramatic turn when, after the Westons are burglarized, Carol buys a gun - and almost shoots Charley.
  
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|[[50 Million Men and a Baby]]
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| September 21, 1991
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Jon Polito]] as [{Slocum]], [[Roger Hewlett]] as Cop
  
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|1
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="15" style="text-align:center;"
  
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|71
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! id="ep6" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|76
  
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|4.01 / 071
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| data-iceapw="2"|6
  
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|[[Steve Zuckerman]]
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="3" style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Dreyfus Affair]]"
  
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|Peter Galley
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Ron LaZebnik
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|October 26, 1991
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="7" | 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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Derek McGrath as Dr. Yardley; Ami Foster as Wanda Sue; Denice Kumagai as Woman, Carol Rosenthal as Receptionist.
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Harry hires a renowned veterinarian to operate on Dreyfuss.
  
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as [[Dr. Binder]], [[Jack Brannon]] as [[Dr. Bolton]]
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="14" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep7" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|77
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|7
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="2" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Country Weston]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Pat Dougherty & Lisa Sanderson
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|November 2, 1991
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Garth Brooks hires Barbara as tour security chief. Country music star Garth Brooks guest stars.
  
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[John Loge]] as Doug, [[Christine Cavanaugh]] as [[Kimberley]], [[Rex Ryon]] as [[Rocky]], [[Garth Brooks]] as Himself
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="13" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep8" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|78
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|8
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="1" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Windy]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Arnie Kogen
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|November 9, 1991
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN072.jpg|158x158px]]
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Harry decides to sell the house, but then a hurricane hits.
  
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|[[Almost Like Being in Love]]
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|September 29, 1991
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'''Special 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
  
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|2
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="15" style="text-align:center;"
  
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|72
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! id="ep9" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|79
  
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|4.02 / 072
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| data-iceapw="2"|9
  
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|Steve Zuckerman
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="3" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Talk, Talk, Talk]]"
  
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|Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & David Richardson
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|November 16, 1991
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="7" |Harry is very enamored with his new beau, which gets him thinking about popping the question.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' [[Angie Dickinson]] as Jackie; Dabbs Greer as Man.
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Harry becomes a hero as the host of a phone-in radio medical show.
  
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Nana Visitor]] as [[Margie]], [[Debra Jo Rupp]] as [[Claire]], [[Dee Dee Rescher]] as [[Dana]], [[Edd Byrnes]] as MC, [[Kellye Worbel]] as [[Dolores]], [[Nancy Marks]] as [[Renee]], [[Robin Faye Bookland]] as [[Jenny]], [[Victor Vitartas]] as Ed, [[Marsha Clark]] as [[Noah]]
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="16" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep10" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|80
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|10
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="4" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Lonely Are the Brave]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Roger Garrett
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|November 23, 1991
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| After accidentally saving a man's life, Barbara is awarded a police medal.
  
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' Gregory Itzin as [[Bill Wallace]], [[Tom La Grua]] as [[Rick (Barbara's partner)]], [[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
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="19" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep11" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|81
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|11
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="7" style="text-align:left;"|"[[If You Knew Andy Like I Know...]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Lyla Oliver
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|December 7, 1991
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN073.jpg|158x158px]]
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Harry has a handsome new intern, the son of a friend, who seems an ideal addition to the practice and an ideal new boyfriend for Carol. Then Harry and Laverne become increasingly uneasy about Andrew's scornful attitude towards his patients and the practice of medicine; and Carol, worried about being overly critical of the men she dates, must face up to the fact that Andrew is an egocentric boob. Meanwhile, Charley scoffs at Carol and Barbara's suggestion that his exotic "hot date" during a Caribbean tour was really a marriage ceremony - until he receives a voodoo likeness of himself in the mail.
  
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|[[Her Cheatin' Heart]]
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|October 5, 1991
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Beau Gravitte]] as [[Andrew Elliot]], [[Robert Hy Gorman]] as [[Daniel]], [[Mindy Ann Martin]] as [[Diana]]
  
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| 3
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="21" style="text-align:center;"
  
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|73
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|4.03 / 073
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| data-iceapw="2"|12
  
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|Steve Zuckerman
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="9" style="text-align:left;"|"[[My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble...]]"
  
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|[[Pat Dougherty]]
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris and Harold Kimmel
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|December 14, 1991
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''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.
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Trouble is brewing 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 phobic Carol, who drives the entire planeload of passengers crazy - until there's a genuine emergency.
  
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'''Special 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]]
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="17" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep13" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|83
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|13
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="5" style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Son of a Preacherman]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Ron LaZebnik
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|Janurary 4, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| 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.
  
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[John McMartin]] as [[Reverend Chambers]], [[Matthew Brooks]] as [[Alex]], [[D. David Morin]] as [[Greg]], [[Andrea Walters]] as [[Suzanne]], [[Clarke Gordon]] as Judge
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="13" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep14" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|84
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|14
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="1" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Ex-Appeal]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Sandy Krinski & Ed Scharlach
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|January 11, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN074.jpg|158x158px]]
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Carol starts dating Barbara's ex-boyfriend, but Barbara realizes she still has feelings for him.
  
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|[[Food for Thought]]
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|October 12, 1991
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Kevin Kilner]] as [Jerry Duvall]
  
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|4
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="15" style="text-align:center;"
  
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| 74
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! id="ep15" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|85
  
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|4.04 / 074
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| data-iceapw="2"|15
  
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| Steve Zuckerman
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="3" style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Great Escape]]"
  
  +
|Regina Stewart
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Arnie Kogan
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|January 18, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''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.
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| While Harry and Laverne are away en route to a doctor-nurse weekend seminar - and forced to spend the night in a single motel room - an escaped convict whom Barbara helped to jail takes Barbara and Carol hostage.
  
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Richard Libertini]] as [[Lou Zinni]], [[Jeff Doucette]] as Desk Clerk
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="14" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep16" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|86
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|16
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="2" style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Mismatchmaker]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Roger Garrett
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|February 1, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Harry tries to reconcile a friend and his wife; Barbara is reluctant to hire Carol as caterer of a police retirement party.
  
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Jerry Orbach]] as [[Arthur]], [[Renee Taylor]] as Anne, [[Patty McCormack]] as [[Fran]], [[Valorie Armstrong]] as [[Louise]], [[Phil Leeds]] as [[Bunky]]
  
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="19" style="text-align:center;"
  
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! id="ep17" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|87
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|17
  
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="5" style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Return of Aunt Susan]]"
  
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="7"|Dinah Manoff  (story) & David Richardson (story/teleplay)  
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|February 8, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN075.jpg|158x158px]]
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Carol likes a jet-setting philanthropist aunt's lifestyle.
  
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|[[Harry's Got a Gun]]
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|October 19, 1991
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'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Lee Grant]] as [[Aunt Susan]], [[Reva Rose]] as [[Nurse Matthews]], [[Garret Pearson]] as [[Roberto]]
  
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|5
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|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="17" style="text-align:center;"
  
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|75
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! id="ep18" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|88
  
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|4.05 / 075
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| data-iceapw="2"|18
  
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
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| class="summary" data-iceapw="5" style="text-align:left;"|"[[The Unimportance of Being Charley]]"
  
  +
|David Richardson
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| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
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| data-iceapw="5"|Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler
  
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| data-iceapw="3"|February 15, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Jon Polito as Slocum; Roger Hewlett as Cop.
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| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Charley poses as a navigator to impress his judgmental parents.
  
−  
−
'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Gregg Daniels]] as [[Simms]], [[Richard Reicheg]] as [[The Captain]]
  
−
|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="13" style="text-align:center;"
  
−
! id="ep19" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|89
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|19
  
−
| class="summary" data-iceapw="1" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Sayonara]]"
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
−
| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Ron LeZebnik
  
−
| data-iceapw="3"|February 22, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
−
| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| A Japanese baseball team woos Laverne's husband Nick.
  
−  
−
'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Omar Gooding]] as [[Jason]], [[Michelle Abrams]] as [[Kelly]], [[Charlotte Ross]] as [[Antoinette]]
  
−
|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="17" style="text-align:center;"
  
−
! id="ep20" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|90
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|20
  
−
| class="summary" data-iceapw="5" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Dr, Weston & Mr. Hyde]]"
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|Doug Smart
  
−
| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Peter Gallay
  
−
| data-iceapw="3"|February 29, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:EN076.jpg|158x158px]]
−
| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| 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 Betty White crosses over in her character Rose from ''[[The Golden Girls]]''.
  
  +
|[[The Dreyfuss Affair]]
−  
  +
|October 26, 1991
−
'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Betty White]] as [[Rose Nylund]], [[Andy Milder]] as Doctor's Assistant, [[Jay Johnson]] as as [[George/Myra/Donald]]
  
  +
|6
−
|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="16" style="text-align:center;"
  
  +
|76
−
! id="ep21" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|91
  
  +
|4.06 / 076
−
| data-iceapw="2"|21
  
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
−
| class="summary" data-iceapw="4" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Charley for President]]"
  
  +
|Rob LaZebnik
−
| data-iceapw="2"|Doug Smart
  
−
| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty
  
−
| data-iceapw="3"|March 14, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |Dreyfuss needs surgery, but Harry will only hire the best to perform it. Meanwhile Charley contemplates a career change.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as Dr. Binder; Jack Brannon as Dr. Bolton.
−
| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Furious that neighborhood pest and "lawn Nazi" Hetzel is running for president of the neighborhood association, Carol decides to run a stooge candidate - Charley. Meanwhile, Barbara gets an undercover assignment in the hospital, but can't concoct a disguise Harry doesn't see through instantly.
  
−  
−
'''Special 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
  
−
|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="16" style="text-align:center;"
  
−
! id="ep22" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|92
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|22
  
−
| class="summary" data-iceapw="4" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Good Neighbor Harry]]"
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
−
| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Harold Kimmel
  
−
| data-iceapw="3"|March 28, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
−
| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| An act of kindness backfires for Harry when a neurotic woman refuses to leave him alone. Meanwhile, Carol's new boyfriend seems perfect except for his hideously annoying laugh.
  
−  
−
'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Louise Lasser]] as [[Louise Polsky]], [[Gregory Paul Martin]] as [[Ian]], [[April Lindsey]] as [[Mrs. Wasserman]]
  
−
|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="15" style="text-align:center;"
  
−
! id="ep22" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|93
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|23
  
−
| class="summary" data-iceapw="3" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Final Analysis]]"
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
−
| data-iceapw="5"|Susan Harris & Arnie Kogan
  
−
| data-iceapw="3"|April 25, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN077.jpg|158x158px]]
−
| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| Just as Carol nears a breakthrough, her psychiatrist dies; Harry's patient thinks he's a comic.
  
  +
|[[Country Weston]]
  +
|November 2, 1991
  +
|7
  +
|77
  +
|4.07 / 077
  +
| Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Pat Dougherty, Lisa Sanderson
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' John Loge as Doug; Christine Cavanaugh as Kimberly; Rex Ryon as Rocky; [[Garth Brooks]] as Himself.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN078.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Windy]]
  +
|November 9, 1991
  +
|8
  +
|78
  +
|4.08 / 078
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Arnie Kogen
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" | Harry decides to sell the house, but a hurricane hits as the Westons prepare to move out.<br>'''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.<br>'''Notes:''' This episode is part of an hour-long crossover event with {{GoldenGirlsSeriesLink}}.
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|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN079.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Talk, Talk, Talk]]
  +
|November 16, 1991
  +
|9
  +
|79
  +
|4.09 / 079
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|David Richardson
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |Harry gets invited to be a call-in radio show about medicine. Barbara and Charley enter a chili cook-off.<br>'''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.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN080.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Lonely Are the Brave]]
  +
|November 23, 1991
  +
| 10
  +
|80
  +
|4.10 / 080
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Roger Garrett
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''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.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN081.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[If You Knew Andy Like I Know...|If You Knew Andy Like I Know..]]
  +
|December 7, 1991
  +
|11
   
  +
|81
−
'''Special Guest Stars:''' [[Jack Carter]] as Himselr, [[Barry Kive]]l 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]]
  
  +
|4.11 / 081
−
|- class="vevent" data-iceapc="10" data-iceapw="13" style="text-align:center;"
  
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
−
! id="ep22" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"|94
  
  +
|Lyla Oliver
−
| data-iceapw="2"|24
  
−
| class="summary" data-iceapw="1" style="text-align:left;"|"[[Roots]]"
  
−
| data-iceapw="2"|Steve Zuckerman
  
−
| data-iceapw="5"|Roger Harris & David Richardson
  
−
| data-iceapw="3"|May 2, 1992
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| colspan="7" | 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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Beau Gravitte as Andrew Elliot; Robert Hy Gorman as Daniel; Mindy Ann Martin as Diana.
−
| class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:#700070;"| The Westons (and Charley) travel to England to their ancestral home Weston Castle, where Harry is to receive of Weston in a ceremony. Unfortunately he gets locked in a dungeon after following a secret passage.
  
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN082.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble...|My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble..]]
  +
|December 14, 1991
  +
|12
  +
|82
  +
|4.12 / 082
  +
| Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Harold Kimmel
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''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.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN083.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[The Son of a Preacherman]]
  +
|January 4, 1992
  +
|13
  +
| 83
  +
|4.13 / 083
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Rob LaZebnik
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' John McMartin as Reverend Chambers; Matthew Brooks as Alex; D. David Morin as Greg; Andrea Walters as Suzanne; Clarke Gordon as Judge.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN084.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
| [[Ex-Appeal]]
  +
| January 11, 1992
  +
|14
  +
|84
  +
| 4.14 / 084
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Sandy Krinski, Ed Scharlach
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |Carol starts dating Barbara's ex-boyfriend, but Barbara realizes she still has feelings for him.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Kevin Kilner as Jerry Duvall.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN085.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[The Great Escape]]
   
  +
|January 18, 1992
−
'''Note''' [[Richard Mulligan]] appears in multiple roles as butler [[Basil Moretti]] / [[Baroness Daphne Weston]] and as Dr. Weston.
  
  +
|15
  +
|85
  +
|4.15 / 085
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Arnie Kogen
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" | 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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Richard Libertini as Lou Zinni; Jeff Doucette as Desk Clerk.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:ENN086.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[The Mismatchmaker]]
  +
|February 1, 1992
  +
|16
  +
|86
  +
|4.16 / 086
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Roger Garrett
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' [[Jerry Orbach]] as Arthur, [[Renee Taylor]] as Anne; Patty McCormack as Fran; Valorie Armstrong as Louise; Phil Leeds as Bunky.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN087.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[The Return of Aunt Susan]]
  +
|February 8, 1992
  +
|17
  +
|87
  +
|4.17 / 087
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Dinah Manoff, David Richardson
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |The girls' Aunt Susan, a wealthy jet-setting philanthropist, pays the Westons an overdue visit, giving Carol the chance to reconnect with her.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Lee Grant as Aunt Susan; Reva Rose as Nurse Matthews; Garret Pearson as Roberto.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN088.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[The Unimportance of Being Charley]]
  +
|February 15, 1992
  +
|18
  +
|88
  +
|4.18 / 088
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Steven Sullivan, Ursula Ziegler
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Richard Stahl as Fred Dietz; Marian Mercer as Ursula Dietz; Gregg Daniels as Simms; Richard Reicheg as The Captain.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN089.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
| [[Sayonara]]
  +
|February 22, 1992
  +
|19
  +
|89
  +
|4.19 / 089
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Rob LaZebnik
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |Nick leaves Laverne for a woman in Japan. Barbara goes undercover at a college sorority to catch an alleged computer hacker.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Omar Gooding as Jason; Michelle Abrams as Kelly; Charlotte Ross as Antoinette.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN090.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Dr, Weston & Mr. Hyde|Dr, Weston and Mr. Hyde]]
  +
|February 29, 1992
  +
|20
  +
|90
  +
| 4.20 / 090
  +
|[[Doug Smart]]
  +
|Peter Galley
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' [[Betty White]] as [[Rose Nylund]], Andy Milder as Doctor's Assistant; Jay Johnson as George/Myra/Donald.<br>'''Notes:''' This episode concludes a crossover with ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' that began on "[[A Midwinter Night's Dream, Part 1]]".
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:EN091.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Charley for President]]
  +
| March 14, 1992
  +
|21
  +
|91
  +
|4.21 / 091
  +
|[[Doug Smart]]
  +
|Pat Dougherty
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" | 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.<br>'''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.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN092.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Good Neighbor Harry]]
  +
|March 28, 1992
  +
|22
  +
|92
  +
|4.22 / 092
  +
| Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Harold Kimmel
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''Guest Stars:''' Louise Lasser as Louise Polsky; Gregory Paul Martin as Ian; April Lindsey as Mrs. Wasserman.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN093.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Final Analysis]]
  +
|April 25, 1992
  +
| 23
  +
|93
  +
|4.23 / 093
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Arnie Kogen
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''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.
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="8" |<!--Putting in a nice space between episodes-->
  +
|-
  +
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:EN094.jpg|158x158px]]
  +
|[[Roots]]
  +
|May 2, 1992
  +
|24
  +
|94
  +
|4.24 / 094
  +
|Steve Zuckerman
  +
|Roger Garrett, David Harrison
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="7" |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.<br>'''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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==Site Navigation==
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==References==
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[[Category:Empty Nest episodes]]
  
[[Category:Empty Nest episodes]]

Latest revision as of 23:51, 23 March 2024

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.

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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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