Newhart

Oct 25, 1982

Dick and Joanna Loudon purchase the Stratford Inn, a remnant of colonial times in scenic Vermont. Their caretaker, George Utley, and his family have tended the inn for decades. Dick hires a maid, Leslie, and meets their next-door neighbor (and habitual liar) Kirk. The inn opens for business amid myriad start-up problems.

Nov 1, 1982

Dick and Joanna learn that there's a body buried in the basement. The Loudons try to get the body moved to the church cemetery, only to find that she was a witch.

Nov 8, 1982

Dick gets his hopes up after two city officials suggest he run for town council.

Nov 15, 1982

Joanna falls through the ice at the annual River Day festival. Dick is on the outs when Joanna blames him for everything bad that happens in her life.

Nov 22, 1982

Dick and the gang pitch in to help Kirk get the Minuteman up to code after its shut down.

Nov 29, 1982

Dick spirals into a profound depression after the Stratford is denied in its bid to be classified an historic landmark.

Dec 6, 1982

Leslie's high school sweetheart returns from far off places to ask for her hand in marriage, to Kirk's obvious displeasure.

Dec 13, 1982

Dick praises an aspiring writer's work to avoid hurting her feelings. The writer's enthusiastic husband quits his job to allow his wife to write full time. It's up to Dick to secure her an agent and teach her to write, all before their savings runs out in a month and a half.

Dec 20, 1982

The inn is swamped when 24 guests are snowed in on Christmas Eve. While Kirk tries to keep the guests entertained, Dick tries to find room for a traveller named Joseph and his pregnant wife.

Dec 27, 1982

A U.S. Senator's wife checks into the inn and holds a press conference to announce she's divorcing her inattentive husband.

Jan 3, 1983

Dick jeopardizes Leslie's lifelong dream of becoming a world-class skier when he accidentally falls on her.

Jan 10, 1983

George's old flame visits the inn. Both are disappointed when the other isn't as they remember.

Jan 17, 1983

Dick and Joanna cant wait for their 'fun' friends to visit, but soon become perturbed after their friends treat the Loudons not as friends, but innkeepers.

Jan 31, 1983

Leslie's attractive cousin Stephanie visits Vermont to settle her emotions as she nears her wedding day. Stephanie soon finds herself lusting after Kirk.

Feb 7, 1983

Washed-up comic Manny Silver visits the Stratford, reminding Dick of the 'debt' he owes Manny for starting his writing career. Manny shames Dick into letting him perform in the inn, over Joanna's strenuous objections.

Feb 14, 1983

Kirk goes into the hospital for surgery to remove a foreign object from his nose, leaving Larry, Darryl and a very svelte Darryl in charge of the cafe. Dick and Joanna, about to go to New York for a writer's conference have to bail out the boys when an unexpected crowd turns up at the cafe.

Feb 21, 1983

Dick, Kirk, and George go to Boston to use their bench passes for a Celtics game. Dick loses his pass. Meanwhile, Leslie and Joanna wait at the inn for incoming guest, Daniel J. Travanti.

Mar 13, 1983

When Kirk's cafe is robbed, his history of deception comes back to haunt him as the insurance investigator refuses to believe his story.

Mar 20, 1983

George is the town laughingstock when he claims to have spied an UFO.

Mar 27, 1983

Dick inadvertently insults Joanna, calling her a homebody. Joanna takes a job with a travel agency in an attempt to assert herself.

Apr 3, 1983

Kirk's grandmother visits on the same night he finally gets a date with Leslie.

Apr 10, 1983

Dick loves being 'just one of the guys' when Chester and Jim invite him to join their golf foursome. Dick is distressed to find that their gambling habit and lousy golfing abilities make him the big winner. Dick tries to figure out a way to give the money back without breaking 'the guy code'.

Oct 17, 1983

Dick travels to New York to interview famous starlet Erica Chase for a potential biography. Joanna hires Stephanie to be the new maid over her parents objections.

Oct 24, 1983

Man-hungry Erica Chase literally chases Dick across her hotel suite to try to bed him. Stephanie's overbearing father flies to Vermont to convince her to come back home with him.

Oct 31, 1983

George finds a stray dog, 'Lucky'. Stephanie's husband drops by to find out why she left him.

Nov 7, 1983

Joanna creates a stir at a potluck dinner by breaking a long-standing tradition whereby men eat in the dining room, women in the kitchen.

Nov 14, 1983

Joanna convinces Dick to use a play he'd written years before in a local production. Friction develops when Dick casts her, not in the role of 'Joanna', but rather 'Joanna's Mother'.

Nov 21, 1983

Joanna is swamped when Dick volunteers her to serve Thanksgiving dinner for over 100 people, including her parents. George is upset when his Thanksgiving parade is ruined by rain.

Dec 5, 1983

Stephanie stumbles onto Larry, Darryl and Darryl's home when she's lost in a winter snowstorm.

Dec 12, 1983

With a deadline looming, Dick can't get any work done on his latest book due to constant interruptions. Kirk wants to build a miniature golf course, George is worried about retirement, and the Stratford plays host to a guest who just wont leave.

Dec 19, 1983

Kirk helms a singles club in the hopes of finding the perfect girlfriend.

Jan 2, 1984

Kirk thinks he's met the girl of his dreams, but isn't sure how he feels when he discovers she's a clown.

Jan 9, 1984

Stephanie and Joanna attend a poetry reading at Dartmouth where a professor has a special interest in Joanna. Dick unleashes his 'Irish temper' when said professor makes a pass at Joanna.

Jan 16, 1984

Stephanie's old boyfriend stays at the inn with his new wife, Stephanie's old best friend Tish Ellison. The sparks fly when Steph and Tish get reacquainted. Kirk throws a dinner party for Dick, Joanna, Cindy and himself.

Jan 23, 1984

George becomes a volunteer fireman, determined to shed his image as the town boob. George loses the keys to the fire truck just as the town's first fire in five years erupts.

Jan 30, 1984

After guesting on a literary discussion television program, Dick is tabbed to be its new host. Dick's first program gets off to a bad start when he's scheduled guest doesn't show up, and the fill-in, Col. Lloyd Mennenger, is a little off-kilter.

Feb 6, 1984

Kirk relies on Dick and George to decide whether he should propose to Cindy.

Feb 13, 1984

Kirk is up in arms when a fast food franchise announces plans to build a restaurant in the town.

Feb 27, 1984

Kirk's can't wait for his wedding to Cindy, until the wedding actually starts and Kirk faints during the ceremony. .

Mar 5, 1984

Kirk's grandmother visits, loaning her car to Kirk and Cindy for their honeymoon. Kirk realizes there's trouble when he's arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.

Mar 12, 1984

Dick is dumbfounded when George's club, the Beavers, reject him for membership. Kirk and Cindy have their first fight. A man with an imaginary wife stays at the inn.

Mar 19, 1984

Dick gets his own television program 'Vermont Today'. Originally scheduled to interview the president of the university of Vermont, Dick instead hosts a competition for the world's smallest horse. Stephanie meets Michael Harris, the man of her dreams.

Mar 26, 1984

Stephanie is disappointed when she has to watch the inn instead of participating in the Maple Syrup beauty contest, so she quickly crafts a disguise and goes as Miss Inez Velasco, leaving the inn in the hands of a guest.

Apr 2, 1984

Dick and Joanna plan a birthday party for George after he reveals he's never had one. Dick calls everyone he can think of, but no one can make it. In desperation, Dick calls up George's old army buddies.

Oct 15, 1984

Dick and Joanna return from vacation to find Kirk and Cindy have moved away and Kirk has asked Dick to sell the cafe. Michael teaches Dick the only way he'll be able to sell the rundown cafe is by stretching the truth.

Oct 22, 1984

Joanna has a date, set 20 years earlier, with a former beau in New York. A jealous Dick tags along. An awful trumpet player serenades the inn while he prepares for an audition.

Oct 29, 1984

Dick, George, Chester, Jim & Michael go duck hunting on the opening day of hunting season to film a television special. They're all stranded when Michael forgets to tie off the boat. With death eminent, they all discuss their regrets in life, including Dick's admission that he always wanted to play Prof. Henry Hill in 'The Music Man'.

Nov 5, 1984

Larry misinterprets a comment by Stephanie and makes her the object of his undying love.

Nov 12, 1984

Dick's jokes at a Beaver Lodge roast for George are a hit with everyone except the guest of honor, spurring George to consider leaving the inn. Stephanie sells cosmetic kits.

Nov 19, 1984

Dick throws a fit and is sentenced for outstanding parking tickets on the day of a big Celtics game. Stephanie, who's never been punished for anything in her life, can't bring herself to tell Dick that she's the one who got the tickets.

Nov 26, 1984

After Michael is roped into hiring Stephanie as WPIV's receptionist, he can't bring himself to fire her. Meanwhile, Joanna hires Harley Estin as a temporary maid.

Dec 3, 1984

Dick is hounded by an obsessive fan who goes as far as moving into the inn and starting a Dick Loudon fan club.

Dec 10, 1984

Dick is dragged into court when a farmer claims Dick plagiarized his work.

Dec 31, 1984

George panics when his girlfriend starts talking marriage. Stephanie tries to pass the driver's test.

Jan 7, 1985

Dick and Joanna squabble over 'creative differences' when they collaborate on a book on pillows. Larry and the boys stay at the inn while their cabin is being fumigated.

Jan 14, 1985

George is a local hero after he saves two boys from drowning.

Feb 4, 1985

The Loudons feud with Larry and the Darryls after Dick alerts animal control to the brother's illegal, and annoying goat. Simply hilarious.

Feb 11, 1985

Dick and Joanna spar after Dick is 'riddled' with doubts when Joanna is set to appear on his Valentines Day Show.

Feb 18, 1985

Stephanie falls for a visiting television executive, forcing her to choose between him and Michael.

Feb 25, 1985

Stephanie returns home for a brief visit, but she's soon convinced to stay when she's overwhelmed with presents. Michael is astonished by Steph's transformation to a spoiled brat. Dick tries to beat Joanna's annoying knack for guessing exactly what her birthday present will be.

Mar 4, 1985

Joanna undertakes a massive project when she agrees to try to spruce up Larry, Darryl & Darryl and the Minuteman cafe.

Mar 11, 1985

After demanding extravagent perks, Michael is fired from WPIV. Bev replaces him with Dick. An unemployed Michael falls to pieces, and Dick is exasperated with his new job duties.

Mar 18, 1985

George is upset when Dick and Harley Estin try to remodel the garage so it looks like the carriage house it was originally built as several centuries ago. Joanna hosts a rummage sale.

Apr 8, 1985

Harley goes to jail after he is tricked into selling swamp grave plots. Michael, Dick and Joanna set up an ""Abscam"" to catch the real criminal.

May 6, 1985

Darryl runs off after he and his brother's win a contest for writing the best commerical jingle, netting them $30,000. Dick, Larry & the remaining Darryl search for the missing brother. Meanwhile, Joanna decorates the inn in Christmas decor for a Christmas card photo.

May 28, 1985

Dick and his crew have VITA fever when the local broadcasting awards, the VITAs, are scheduled to be announced. Dick, inspired by a puppet show put on by Larry and the boys for an ailing Stephanie, decides to jazz up his act to win a VITA nomination.

Sep 30, 1985

Dick fills in on a kiddie TV program for its ailing host, Pirate Pete. Dick is appalled at Pete's commercialism and inadvertantly gets the programs cancelled. Dick tries his hardest to get Pete reinstated. Meanwhile, George plays a practical joke on Stephanie, adjusting her scale up two pounds.

Oct 7, 1985

Michael and Steph break up when Michael realizes he's tired of Stephanie's demanding ways. Dick has difficulties with the WPIV staff when they're slow to direct his show.

Oct 21, 1985

Dick covers for Larry when he enrolls in night school and doesn't want the Darryls to know he's improving himself. Joanna obsesses when a travel guide lowers the inn's rating.

Oct 28, 1985

A lonely Joanna becomes best friends with Stephanie who insists on a group vacation to lovely Morocco.

Nov 4, 1985

Larry runs for Mayor.

Nov 11, 1985

Stephanie's father visits the inn with the news that he's left his wife. The town celebrates Colonial Days, an authentic recreation of colonial times.

Nov 25, 1985

When Dick's old college jazz band reunites at the inn, he finds that expectations often excede reality.

Dec 2, 1985

Stephanie and Joanna open an aerobics club. Problems present themselves when Stephanie appoints herself as the manager and relegates Joanna to custodial duties.

Dec 16, 1985

Joanna and Steph are furious with Michael after they peek at his diary and find out what he really thinks of them.

Dec 23, 1985

Dick convinces George to quit the Beaver Lodge after the Beavers cheat George out of a prize rightfully his. George starts up a rival lodge to get back at the Beavers.

Jan 6, 1986

George joins a Big Brother program and is dismayed when his young protege Mitch is awestruck by Dick's fast paced lifestyle. Michael and Stephanie use a Oujia board.

Jan 13, 1986

Michael begins shirking his duties and risks his job when he tries to find a talent to impress his mother.

Jan 20, 1986

Larry dedicates his life to Dick when he believes Dick brought him back from the dead.

Jan 27, 1986

Stephanie must care for the hotel staff and guests when a measels epidemic sweeps the inn.

Feb 3, 1986

The Loudons are spooked when the ghost of Sarah Newton (episode #2) returns to haunt the inn.

Feb 10, 1986

Joanna and a decidedly unenthusiastic Dick decide to renew their wedding vows to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

Feb 17, 1986

The town panics when it appears the annual Snow Carnival will be cancelled due to a lack of snow. Larry, Darryl & Darryl request $2,000 to make it snow.

Feb 24, 1986

Dick is thrilled when a production company expresses interest in making 'How to be a Plumber' into a video. His elation quickly dissipates when the producers decide to recast 'Dick Loudon' because of Dick's shifty eyes and stammer.

Mar 3, 1986

George meets his only living relative, Cousin Eugene.

Mar 10, 1986

On a lark, Dick submits his newest book to his publisher under the pseudonym he used when he first started writing, Dwight Schmidlapp, only to find it rejected. Dick sinks into a funk when he realizes he's 'coasting' in his writing career.

Mar 17, 1986

A jilted fiancee staying at the inn gets a job at the Minuteman cafe. She unwittingly encourages the affections of both Darryls but rejects them for the more vocal Larry. George organizes a citywide campaign when Michael pulls Barnaby Jones off the air in favor of The Secret Lives of Platinum Gold Dancers.

Apr 7, 1986

George worries that a new girlfriend, actress Loretta Dupris is only dating him to make use of his handyman skills. TV Producer J.J. buys a Victorian mansion and plans to bulldoze it to erect a space needle.

Apr 14, 1986

Secretary Alma amazes Dick, which she fills in as producer.

May 12, 1986

The Loudons, George, Steph and Michael are invited to Vanderkellen mansion for Arthur's birthday. Art insists Michael sign a pre-nuptial agreement that he refuses to do. Stephanie fears Michael's only dating her for her money. Dick worries when he breaks a music box given to Arthur by Winston Churchill.

Sep 29, 1986

Dick is stuck with a perky, brainless co-hostess for his new program 'On the Town'. Meanwhile, Larry and the Darryls name their new pig 'Miss Stephanie' much to the real Stephanie's dismay.

Oct 6, 1986

Stephanie has her hands full when she temporarily leads a group of 'Ranger Girls'. While Steph tries to teach them about coming-out parties and makeup, the girls want to learn survival techniques. Meanwhile, Dick and Joanna endure George's wood carving, Mount Stratford.

Oct 13, 1986

Dick heads west to pursue his dream of being a cowboy.

Oct 20, 1986

Dick endures the townspeople's pity when Joanna and new friend Hal are suspected by everyone of having an affair.

Oct 27, 1986

Michael becomes enamored with temporary office secretary Susan.

Nov 3, 1986

Michael struggles with his desire for Susan, versus his passion for Stephanie.

Nov 17, 1986

A new friend threatens Larry's position as family leader.

Nov 24, 1986

The Newhart family travels to Vanderkellen mansion for Thanksgiving, but is forced to leave prematurely when Stephanie finds her parents threw away her favorite toy.

Dec 1, 1986

Dick convinces a reluctant George to live a little and spend some of his $50,000 fortune. Meanwhile the town believes Dick to be destitute after a check bounces due to a bank error.

Dec 8, 1986

Dick and Joanna have an opportunity to shed their 'town newcomer' status when Dick's asked to run a fundraiser for the local library. Dick, the former advertising executive, finds it a hard pill to swallow when his idea is rejected and Joanna's is unanimously applauded.

Dec 15, 1986

Stephanie worries she might lose her job after she breaks a toe and her temporary replacement is 'better than Mary Poppins'.

Dec 22, 1986

Dick and George attend a literary party in New York. Dick worries that George won't fit in with the high class partygoers and is stunned and jealous when George is the life of the party.

Jan 5, 1987

Michael helps Larry court the girl of his dreams. Joanna holds Dick responsible for his actions in her dream.

Jan 12, 1987

Dick's old college sweetheart visits the inn for a weekend of skiing, leaving Joanna worried that Dick may want to rekindle an old flame.

Jan 19, 1987

Cousin Ned Vanderkellen's 100th birthday party goes smoothly... until Cousin Ned drops dead.

Jan 26, 1987

George sets out to repair the town's cracked bell tower, even after the town votes him down. Michael rents The Wizard of Oz to overcome his fear of wind.

Feb 2, 1987

Dick tries to help Joanna overcome her fear of eye doctors. George feels slighted by Stephanie after she blows him off in favor of shopping.

Feb 9, 1987

Larry, Darryl & Darryl ask Dick to represent them after they're arrested for kidnapping a neighbor's cow.

Feb 16, 1987

Dick gains an unwanted reputation as an acerbic wit after verbally assaulting an inept guest.

Feb 23, 1987

Dick and Joanna find that spontaneity isn't all it's cracked up to be after Dick's spontaneous plans land them in a fleabag motel for the worst night of their lives.

Mar 9, 1987

Dick tries to find someplace to sleep after Joanna throws him out.

Mar 16, 1987

Michael interviews for a network job. George finds a 'Duck Rock'.

Apr 6, 1987

Dick enrolls in a typing class, only to find that the teacher, Mr. Brooney, is the same tyrant he had for a sixth-grade teacher.

Apr 13, 1987

Michael is lost when Stephanie goes away for the weekend. Desperate, he goes to a Beaver Lodge dinner with George and is the life of the party.

Sep 14, 1987

Joanna has trouble dumping a 16-year-old boy with a crush on her. George searches for a nickname.

Sep 21, 1987

Larry is ousted as leader after he discovers that Darryl is actually the oldest of the three.

Sep 28, 1987

Dick and Joanna love the fun-loving couple staying at the Stratford...until they announce they're opening a posh new inn down the street.

Oct 5, 1987

George reunites with an old high school flame.

Oct 12, 1987

Michael steals an idea for a new program from a student in his television production class.

Oct 19, 1987

Stephanie panics when she discovers she's no longer 'blossoming'. It takes Larry, Darryl, and Darryl's sage advice to break her depression. George buys blue jeans.

Oct 26, 1987

Michael seeks to create an Orson Welles-style panic when he programs The War of the Worlds on Halloween night. Dick desperately tries to control the panicked guests at the inn's costume party.

Nov 9, 1987

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Nov 16, 1987

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Nov 23, 1987

Dick hosts a 48-hour telethon when WPIV is about to go under.

Dec 7, 1987

Joanna delivers Dick's unfunny speech when she's picked to give historical presentations to tour groups. George babysits the Darryls while Larry vacations.

Dec 14, 1987

Dick encourages Officer Shifflet to go on strike after the town refuses to give him a raise.

Jan 4, 1988

Larry, Darryl & Darryls announce their plans to adopt a child. Little do they suspect their 'child' will be 18-years-old.

Jan 11, 1988

Dick's former co-host Buffy Denver visits the inn and strikes up a friendship with Stephanie after discovering they have so much in common.

Jan 18, 1988

Dick has a showdown with television critic Curtis Bilgray after Bilgray writes several negative reviews of 'Vermont Today'. Larry and the Darryls become cult figures after finding a pancake with Paul Anka's face on it.

Feb 1, 1988

George decides to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a used car salesman.

Feb 8, 1988

Dick becomes the town pariah after he inadvertently kills the town's good-luck charm, The Great White Buck.

Feb 15, 1988

Dick is roped into co-hosting a home shopping show with Stephanie.

Feb 22, 1988

Michael is tempted by a television executive during a conference in New Orleans.

Mar 7, 1988

Dick gets a chance to work with his favorite illustrator, Corinne Denby, while George & Joanna eagerly await the Inn's 5,000th guest.

Mar 14, 1988

This unique episode goes inside several characters' dreams. Dick dreams all his troubles have disappeared; the wicked Joanna torments Stephanie; Michael runs three major networks; and Larry guest hosts the Tonight Show.

Mar 21, 1988

Michael changes his entire outlook on life when he starts producing the news. George gives up on the Red Sox.

May 2, 1988

Dick's on the outs with Joanna when he's accepted into the town glee club and she's not.

May 9, 1988

Joanna sets George up on a blind date. Everything goes great until George runs into his date's jealous ex-boyfriend.

Oct 24, 1988

Dick becomes the focus of the town's ire after a prisoner breaks out of jail using one of Dick's how-to manuals.

Oct 31, 1988

Michael revs up the stale Ye Olde Apple Days festival, leaving George and his traditional activites in the cold..until George organizes a rival festival. Larry and his brothers stage a walk-a-thon when swampland is endangered.

Nov 14, 1988

Stephanie is horrified to discover that a blood transfusion following an emergency appendectomy came from Darryl.

Nov 21, 1988

Dick and Joanna visit a therapist after Joanna becomes concerned that their marriage is stagnating. Stephanie is worried after discovering that Michael had large ears as a child.

Dec 12, 1988

Stephanie is attracted to the virile young stomemason working at the Inn.

Dec 19, 1988

Dick's father visits the inn and, to Dick's consternation, resists all Dick's efforts to entertain him.

Jan 9, 1989

Dick's patience is tried when he's elected foreman of a jury of the townspeople, who as always use their peculiar intellect to irk Dick.

Jan 16, 1989

Joanna lands a job selling real estate. Her first sale hits a snag when her low-class clients, the Hollidays, stay at the inn while looking for a home.

Jan 23, 1989

Michael goes job hunting after he's axed by WPIV.

Feb 6, 1989

The Inn's old maid, Madelyn Stone, returns after a 25 year absence to answer George's marriage proposal. Stephanie competes with Madelyn.

Feb 13, 1989

Dick fills in for Michael and takes Stephanie to a high society charity ball. Dick is the life of the party after Stephanie tells everyone that Dick owns a large hotel chain.

Feb 20, 1989

Michael goes into debt after spending lavishly on Annual Cupcake Day.

Feb 27, 1989

Michael & Joanna endure a torturous evening at Larry, Darryl & Darryl's house. Dick gives a commencement speech at an exclusive school.

Mar 13, 1989

Dick is picked to be the sidekick for a new late night talk show hosted by an abrasive man who has it in for Dick.

Mar 20, 1989

Wealthy socialite Scooter Drake drops by Vermont looking to purchase an inn. While Joanna shows Scooter around, Michael begins a new career as a mime.

Mar 27, 1989

While visiting Michael in a sanitarium (he's vacationing), Dick runs into illustrator Corinne Denby and invites her to collaborate with him on his next book...despite her habit of burning things.

Apr 10, 1989

Stephanie goes on a shopping spree while she tries to forget Michael. Meanwhile Dr. Kaiser realizes she has developed an attraction for Michael (who's been released from the sanitarium).

Apr 24, 1989

Michael becomes a last minute guest on Vermont Today and emerges a town favorite. The dimwitted locals hang on his every word.

May 1, 1989

Joanna gets her own realty television show providing a great lead-in for Vermont Today. Dick loves the big ratings but can't stand Joanna's amorous co-host. Meanwhile, one of the Darryls' receives a manservant as a present.

May 8, 1989

George's Aunt Bess visits, shattering several of his childhood beliefs when he finds she wasn't the sweet lady he remembers. Dick and one of the Darryls play chess.

May 15, 1989

The townspeople accuse Dick or murdering Joanna after her ""disappearance"" strangely fits the scenario of his first murder-mystery novel, ""Murder at the Stratley"".

May 22, 1989

Michael and Stephanie conduct personal interviews at the mall and realize that they're perfect together after all.

Sep 18, 1989

Michael and a pregnant Stephanie return from a six-month cruise totally unprepared for parenthood.

Sep 25, 1989

Dick accidentally burns down Maison Hubert while enjoying an after-dinner cigar. The Loudon's take in Hubert while he recuperates. Hubert vows he will ""get Monsieur Loudon"".

Oct 2, 1989

Dick is chosen to judge the annual Poetry and Pastry contest. Miss Goddard, the reigning champion, uses her feminine wiles to try to influence the judging. Michael throws an all-male baby shower.

Oct 16, 1989

An episode of Vermont Today on 'Hidden Shame' nets a surprise guest when George admits to a childish prank.

Oct 23, 1989

Michael quits his job at Menkey's grocery to become a lounge singer.

Nov 13, 1989

Stephanie's mother offers to buy the newlyweds a mansion, but only if Michael changes his last name to Vanderkellen.

Nov 20, 1989

A cash-strapped visiting dignitary makes Dick a royal Lord. After hearing of his good fortune, the townspeople's opinion of Dick jumps up a notch.

Dec 4, 1989

Stephanie is sent to jail after she slaps a security guard in a fit of prenatal hormones.

Dec 11, 1989

Joanna's Aunt Louise visits bearing gifts, despite her long-standing opinion that Joanna is much too good for Dick.

Dec 18, 1989

George meets the perfect girl, except for her large rear end. Michael and Stephanie consult with a baby naming guru.

Jan 1, 1990

Georeg plans on never sleeping again when he's plagued by a recurring nightmare. Michael & Stephanie use 'wombphones' to educate their future child.

Jan 8, 1990

It's baby time for the Harris' as Steph's baby is about to be born. Michael is determined to capture the birth on tape over Stephanie's objections.

Jan 15, 1990

Joanna takes an odd man to several houses to try to convince him to buy one, but he just can't seem to commit. Joanna visits his home and walks in to find a shrine dedicated to her.

Jan 29, 1990

When an overbearing new neighbor moves next door, Dick finds his polite veneer mistaken for friendship. The townsfolk, who all assume Dick is their best friend, are in an uproar when they hear that Dick and Sam are 'best friends'.

Feb 5, 1990

Stephanie's parents buy WPIV for baby Stephanie. Dick refuses to pander to the child, forcing baby Steph to cancel Vermont Today in the middle of an interview with George McGovern.

Feb 19, 1990

Michael announces plans to spice up WPIV's lineup with a new sitcom, Seein' Double starring Stephanie as identical twins Judy and Jody, with Dick as their crotchety widowed father.

Feb 26, 1990

Dick is roped into joining George's old gang, 'The Houligans', when they reunited after 40 years. Dick leads them into a rumble against their long-time rivals, 'The Ruffians'.

Mar 5, 1990

After another shopping spree for baby Steph, Dick teaches Michael that materialism isn't the best way to raise a child. A skeptical Michael becomes convinced after a haunting dream depicts a possible future. Julia Duffy plays grown-up baby Steph.

Mar 19, 1990

George falls under the influence of five priests vacationing at the inn. After George announces his intention to join the priesthood, Miss Goddard tries her hardest to change his mind.

Apr 9, 1990

George is the toast of the town when he events a hot new board game, ""Handymania"".

Apr 30, 1990

Dick finagles his way into a weekly poker game with Tim Conway. Unaware of Tim's cheap nature, Dick drives him away after raising a quarter.

May 7, 1990

Michael comes up with the perfect lead-in to Vermont Today, the 'Giddy Goose' show. He casts his favorite dinner theater actor as Giddy, only to discover the man's also his father.

May 14, 1990

Society bluebloods Scooter Drake and his new wife Libby drop by with a child of their own, apparently superior to baby Steph in every way. Michael and Stephanie decide to divorce due to Michael's peasant heritage.

May 21, 1990

In the midst of a town meeting, a Japanese visitor announces his intentions to purchase the entire town and turn the land into a gigantic golf course. Everyone but Dick is thrilled and sells out.