Season 2 - Episode Guide

Episodes

The Puppetmaster

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1990

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Helen's no-dating-pilots rule is bent when she unknowingly starts to date one, and when she finds out the truth, she's flying too high to care.

The Story of Joe

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1990

The Story of Joe

A writer flies in to interview Joe, but it's tales from and about Brian that catch his interest.

A Little Nightmare Music

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1990

A Little Nightmare Music

The boys urge Helen to demand an audition with a conductor, but she gets him at a bad time---his honeymoon.

Sports & Leisure

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1990

Sports & Leisure

Roy's quest for likability is an adventure for all when he practices Joe's advice.

A Stand-up Kind of Guy

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1990

A Stand-up Kind of Guy

Joe agrees over the phone to be best man for a high-school pal---whom he doesn't remember.

It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1990

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Helen's birthday sets the brothers in motion trying to outdo each other to get her the more expensive gift.

High Anxiety

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1990

High Anxiety

High blood pressure grounds Joe, but the lackadaisical manner of his remaining pilot has Joe flying into a rage.

Friends or Lovers?

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1990

Friends or Lovers?

A lonely Joe and Helen dine together, then park at Indian Point---not far from Joe's new backup pilot.

There's Always Room for Cello

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1990

There's Always Room for Cello

Roy says his jock son wants cello lessons from Helen only because he's attracted to her, but the jock demurs.

A Terminal Christmas

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1990

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The elements conspire against holiday plans for everyone but Fay, whose traditional gathering is short on gatherers.

Airport '90

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 3, 1991

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Fledgling pilot Helen cuts Joe's dull ground school for hands-on experience with Brian---who loses consciousness in mid-flight.

Love Is Like Pulling Teeth

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 10, 1991

Love Is Like Pulling Teeth

Joe has to miss a crucial TV-sports evening with the guys to care for the dentally impaired Helen.

The Tennis Bum

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 24, 1991

The Tennis Bum

Boosting Fay's tennis confidence haunts Brian; busting Lowell's zeppelin haunts Joe; and a gender question haunts Helen.

Plane Nine From Nantucket

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1991

Plane Nine From Nantucket

Both Hacketts see a UFO, but only Brian talks, while Joe fears loose lips will sink his airship.

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1991

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

On Valentine's Day, Joe and Helen try to calm that morning's storm by meeting at their special place; Roy meets his classified-ad date.

Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Feb 21, 1991

Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo

Brian's plan to marry a woman he's known for 20 hours spurs long-time friends Joe and Helen to question their feelings.

All in the Family

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1991

All in the Family

Brian's lack of a "sensitive, intelligent, attractive woman" is overheard by one, who offers to fill that void, which doesn't sit well with her son.

Mother Wore Stripes

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1991

Mother Wore Stripes

Another difference in the Hackett brothers is their reaction to seeing their mother, who walked out on them 18 years earlier.

Murder She Roast

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1991

Murder She Roast

Putting what he perceives as two and two together, Brian concludes that Fay is a wanted murderer.

Duet for Plane and Cello

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1991

Duet for Plane and Cello

Helen lands a job with a symphony, over a former student, who purposely blows the audition.

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