Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1989
Hannah decides to quit teaching and leave her boyfriend, Jack, to return home to Chicago and pursue a career as a writer. On the flight home to Chicago, Hannah meets and helps Marty deal with his fear of flying, and he tells her about a research job opening at Chicago Monthly, the magazine where he works as a writer. Hannah goes to the magazine to apply for the job, meets the editor, and is challenged to write a 2,000-word article on "the tortilla wars: does Chicago prefer corn or flour?" by 9 o'clock the following morning.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1989
Hannah's first deadline prompts her first fight with Marty when she loses his article in the computer and he doesn't have a backup, much to Pamela's delight.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1989
Hannah's old boyfriend and Marty's ex-college roommate are one in the same person, and Jack tries to convince her that he has changed. Meanwhile, Hannah and Marty are working on a story that will expose a charity scam.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1989
Marty doesn't want anyone to know he is living in fear when he receives his first death threat.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1989
Marty is in turmoil when his mother stops by for a visit and Hannah gets him face his relationship with her, so he can get rid of all the angst it generates.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Apr 11, 1989
Hannah is feeling down, and Marty has just been dumped, so the two of them decide to go out together, both to celebrate her birthday and to mark the end of his relationship with Alice – but they both insist it's "not a date".
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 27, 1989
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1989
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 11, 1989
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 18, 1989
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 25, 1990
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 1, 1989
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 8, 1989
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 15, 1989
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1989
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 29, 1989
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 6, 1989
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 13, 1989
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1990
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 17, 1990
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1990
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1990
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1990
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 28, 1990
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1990
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1990
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1990
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1990
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1991
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1991
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1991
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1991
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1991
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1991
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1991
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1991
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Apr 17, 1991
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: May 8, 1991
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: May 15, 1991
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1991
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1991
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1991
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1991
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1991
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1991
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1991
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1991
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1991
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1991
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1992
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1992
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1992
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1992
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1992
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: May 27, 1992
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Jun 3, 1992
