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Season 1 - Episode Guide

Episodes

No Security in Security

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1985

No Security in Security

The store has been supplied with a new security system which means security guards are no longer needed. Howard must fire Alf but he's got no heart to do it until the freak lady store owner commands him to do it.

Labor and Other Relations

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1985

Labor and Other Relations

Cobb's latest directive prompts Marlene to call a strike among the supermarket employees.

No Cause for Alarm

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1985

No Cause for Alarm

Howard gets an interview to become an assistant manager at a luxury hotel, but has to deal with a faulty security alarm keeping him from getting sleep.

X-Ray Marks the Spot

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 1985

X-Ray Marks the Spot

The staff is none too pleased when it's time for the company physical. Meanwhile, Edna thinks she may be pregnant with Howard's baby.

Everyone's a Winner

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1985

Everyone's a Winner

When the store holds a promotional bingo game with a free trip to Greece for the winner, a printing error on the cards could give every participant the grand prize.

Seven Days Make One Week

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1985

Seven Days Make One Week

A gorgeous lady who offers samples of diet products invites Howard over for an exercise session. Edna gets jealous and threatens Howard.

A Rosenbloom by Any Other Name

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1985

A Rosenbloom by Any Other Name

Jennifer decides to get even when she doesn't get a long-overdue raise. Meanwhile, Howard deals with an elderly woman waiting outside the store.

Or Get Off the Pot

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1985

Or Get Off the Pot

When Edna thinks her relationship with Howard has hit a dead end, she convinces him to go to a group therapy session to put it back on track.

Phantom of the Market

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1985

Phantom of the Market

Before Howard can take a Hawaiian vacation, he has to find the culprit behind the disappearance of several thousand dollars worth of gourmet food from the store.

Car Pool

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1985

Car Pool

When the head office takes away employee parking to make room for customers, Christian forms a carpool that leads to trouble. Bannister assists Edna in pretending to be someone else to avoid traffic tickets.

Love on Sale

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1985

Love on Sale

Murray starts a matchmaking service in the store to earn extra money for a used car, but his new venture lands Howard in jail before an important business meeting.

Skip to the Loo

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1985

Skip to the Loo

Howard's patience is pushed to the limit by a couple of eccentric visitors.

Love is a Many Splendored Alf

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1986

Love is a Many Splendored Alf

Edna sets up Alf with a friend of hers after the woman shows an interest in the security guard. Meanwhile, Howard has to deal with various electrical problems in the store and an inept electrician.

Supermarket Superbowlers

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1986

Supermarket Superbowlers

The grocery crew believes they have a genuine shot of winning a bowling competition and the cash that does with it until Murray injures his arm. Howard decides to use a ringer instead of girlfriend Edna causing hurt feelings.

Otherwise Engaged

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1986

Otherwise Engaged

Edna gets Marlene's new diamond ring stuck on her finger and her visiting mother thinks that she has become engaged.

Store Wars

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1986

Store Wars

A nearby market triggers a price war; Howard is smitten with a younger woman during Edna's vacation. 

Banzai

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1986

Banzai

Howard is befuddled by Edna's new management technique.

Dog Day After Dark

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1986

Dog Day After Dark

Health food fanatics who are offended by Howard's commercial promoting a new snack food, and the product itself, terrorize the store's staff.

My Darling Serpentine

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1986

My Darling Serpentine

Howard gets too busy to buy Edna an anniversary gift and hands the job to Alf. He decides a hamster is an appropriate present which gets loose at the store. Marlene agrees to go to a school dance with Murray.

Edna's New Friend

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1986

Edna's New Friend

Cultural events are on the top of Edna's list when she befriends a man who shares her interests. Christian gets a deal on beef but learns it's horse meat after customers start buying it.

Jack Be Numbskull

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Mar 5, 1986

Jack Be Numbskull

The thug that Marlene hires to discourage Jack Christian's advances inadvertently mistakes Howard for his target.

Sex Appeal

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Mar 12, 1986

Sex Appeal

Howard is up for a promotion, with Mrs. Cobb's daughter Tiffany as the decision maker. Tiffany desires Howard, and his promotion depends on him returning her sexual advances.

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