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Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.

Created by:
David Angell, Peter Casey, David Clark Lee
Cast:
Tim Daly, Steven Weber, Crystal Bernard, David Schramm
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
NBC

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Seasons

8 available

Season 2

Episodes

Episode 1 selected
Still from The Puppetmaster E01

Episode 1

★ 9.0

The Puppetmaster

1990-09-28 · 23m

Brian hires an actor to play the role of a charming pilot who asks Helen out.

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Episode 2

★ 8.0

The Story of Joe

1990-10-05 · 23m

A magazine writer wants to do a cover story on Joe, but then he meets Brian, and finds his life more interesting. Cliff Clavin and Norm Peterson visit the island.

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Episode 3

★ 8.0

A Little Nightmare Music

1990-10-12 · 23m

Helen plays her cello to a very famous conductor (special guest star David Ogden Stiers), who tells her she's terrible.

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Episode 4

Sports & Leisure

1990-10-19 · 23m

Roy tries to make friends with the gang by joining them in a game of Trivial Pursuit.

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Episode 5

★ 8.0

A Standup Kind of Guy

1990-10-26 · 23m

Joe holds a bachelor party for a guy he can't remember going to high school with.

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Episode 6

★ 8.0

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

1990-11-09 · 23m

Joe and Brian compete to see who gets Helen a more expensive birthday gift.

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Episode 7

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned

1990-11-16 · 23m

Brian dates a policewoman to get her to drop charges on his unpaid parking tickets. Meanwhile, Lowell totes his video camera around the airport trying to capture something to submit to the show "America's Wackiest Videos."

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Episode 8

High Anxiety

1990-11-23 · 23m

Joe's grounded due to high blood pressure and he wonders if Helen will go out with him, now that he's not a pilot.

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Episode 9

Friends or Lovers?

1990-12-07 · 23m

Joe and Helen go on their first date and Brian hires high school student Kenny McElvey as a backup pilot for the grounded Joe.

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Episode 10

There's Always Room for Cello

1990-12-14 · 23m

Roy gets the surprise of his life when he agrees to let his star athlete son take cello lessons from Helen.

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Episode 11

A Terminal Christmas

1990-12-21 · 23m

After everybody's holiday plans fall through, they decide to surprise Faye at her Christmas party. When they arrive, they discover she'd lied about her plans and find her all alone.

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Episode 12

Airport '90

1991-01-03 · 23m

Helen decides to take flying lessons from Joe but his classes are too long and boring so Brian offers to let her fly the plane. Shortly after, Brian is injured and Helen finds herself behind the controls.

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Episode 13

Love Is Like Pulling Teeth

1991-01-10 · 23m

Joe plays nursemaid to Helen when she has her wisdom teeth pulled, but loses his patience when he tries to sneak away to watch a basketball game.

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Episode 14

The Tennis Bum

1991-01-24 · 23m

Brian tries to save face when Fay trounces him in a friendly game of tennis.

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Episode 15

My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be Trouble

1991-01-31 · 23m

When Joe's back goes out and forces him into a stay at the hospital, Brian takes over Sandpiper. His eagerness is soon deflated when all his new ideas and crazy promotions turns into a disastrous mess.

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Episode 16

Plane Nine From Nantucket

1991-02-07 · 23m

During a cargo flight, Brian and Joe see a UFO. Joe's concerned about unfavorable media attention, but Brian wants to report the sighting to the FAA. Meanwhile, Helen and Fay end up arm wrestling over a lunch bill dispute.

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Episode 17

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

1991-02-14 · 23m

When Joe and Helen decide to meet at their "special place" on Valentine's Day, they end up on opposite ends of the island. Meanwhile, when Roy's blind date exceeds all his low expectations, all he can do is try and figure out what's wrong with her.

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Episode 18

Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo

1991-02-21 · 23m

Joe and Helen find themselves being rushed to the altar when Brian and the jet-setting woman of his dreams talk them into a double wedding.

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Episode 19

All in the Family

1991-03-07 · 23m

When Brian starts to date Kenny's mother, Kenny is worried about Brian's reputation with women. But just as Kenny warms to the idea of them dating, Brian dumps her. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen squabble over the issue of privacy.

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Episode 20

Mother Wore Stripes

1991-03-14 · 23m

Brian is ecstatic when he and Joe's mother returns to Nantucket years after deserting them and their father. For Joe, it's too little too late, because he can't forgive her for leaving.

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Episode 21

Murder She Roast

1991-03-21 · 23m

While the house is being fumigated, Brian is forced to stay with Fay. The experience turns out to be surprisingly pleasant—that is, until he becomes convinced he's seen her featured on the "Most Wanted" show he is watching about a serial killer.

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Episode 22

Duet for Plane and Cello

1991-03-28 · 23m

Much to Joe's surprise, Helen wins a job with the Maine State Symphony. But when Helen comes to Joe and tells him she would stay if he only asked, the discussion turns into a huge fight involving a fire extinguisher and a grease gun. Meanwhile, a confused looking woman who doesn't speak english and has been hanging around the airport gains Fay's sympathy and Roy's hostility.

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Cast

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Joe Hackett

Steven Weber

Steven Weber

Brian Hackett

Crystal Bernard

Crystal Bernard

Helen Chapel

David Schramm

David Schramm

Roy Biggins

Rebecca Schull

Rebecca Schull

Fay Cochran

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Antonio Scarpacci

Amy Yasbeck

Amy Yasbeck

Casey Davenport

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