Dear John (1988)
Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Ozone Park, Queens. John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; and Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett).
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Episode 1 - A New Leash on Life
Release Date: 1989-09-28 -
Episode 2 - The Other Group
Release Date: 1989-10-12 -
Episode 3 - Ralph's Second Chance
Release Date: 1989-10-19Blomlika, the bride who skipped out on Ralph at their wedding reception, bounds back into his life, eager to pick up where they left off 14 months before.
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Episode 4 - John's Blind Date
Release Date: 1989-11-02After one night with John, a flight attendant is ready to fly with him forever. (TV Guide)
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Episode 5 - The Secret of Success
Release Date: 1989-11-09Ralph peddles a book promoting the power of positivity, which John could use, but won't, to publish his poetry. (TV Guide)
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Episode 6 - The British Are Coming
Release Date: 1989-11-16Unwed mother Louise needs a hubby to present to her strait-laced father---and gets more help than she can handle. (TV Guide)
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Episode 7 - Something on the Side (aka Mike's Other Girl)
Release Date: 1989-11-23 -
Episode 8 - Fathers Know Best
Release Date: 1989-11-30 -
Episode 9 - The Dilemma with Emma
Release Date: 1989-12-07 -
Episode 10 - Kate, a Date & Fate
Release Date: 1989-12-21 -
Episode 11 - Honolulu Baby
Release Date: 1990-01-04It's the second anniversary of the day John's wife left him (DJ Day), and the group is concerned because John is binging on junk food. Mrs. Philbert is preparing to attend her 60th high school anniversary, her first because she was always afraid of meeting her former fiance, Lloyd, and her best friend, Clara, who eloped together. John is deputized to escort her to New Jersey, where Lloyd and Clara show up after all -- so Mrs. Philbert introduces him as her fiance, invites them back to ""their"" place, and sets about seducing Lloyd with her patented technique: playing ""Honolulu Baby"" on the ukelele.
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Episode 12 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Release Date: 1990-01-11John's relationship with his new lady would be just great were it not for her daughter, who thinks all her mother's dates are grown-up dweebs. (TV Guide)
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Episode 13 - Kirk's Problem
Release Date: 1990-01-17Attractive newcomer Mary Beth brings out the worst in Kirk, and it's much worse than even he imagined. (TV Guide)
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Episode 14 - John's Friend
Release Date: 1990-01-24Kirk takes John along for a free ski weekend, but he's left in the cold when John befriends a fellow Sherlock Holmes buff. (TV Guide)
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Episode 15 - Unwelcome to the Club
Release Date: 1990-02-07An ex-con wants to join the group, and no one wants to say no to a killer whose temper is triggered by rejection. (TV Guide)
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Episode 16 - Some Nights to Remember
Release Date: 1990-02-12 -
Episode 17 - John's New Job (1)
Release Date: 1990-02-14John's going to kick himself if he can't find the cash to send Matthew to Europe for a soccer tourney. (TV Guide)
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Episode 18 - John's New Job (2)
Release Date: 1990-02-21John discovers his wonderful new job has a catch: the ex-student who got it for him expects a more intimate form of thanks. (Part 2 of 2)
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Episode 19 - Babyface
Release Date: 1990-02-28John, Kirk and Ralph give new meaning to ""change the baby"" when Louise leaves Nigel in their care. (TV Guide)
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Episode 20 - John's Night Out
Release Date: 1990-03-08Afraid he's becoming a support-group addict, John takes a night off to wing it on his own. (TV Guide)
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Episode 21 - True Confessions
Release Date: 1990-03-14The group throws a surprise birthday party for Kirk, but the surprise is on them. (TV Guide)
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Episode 22 - To John with Love
Release Date: 1990-05-02John basks in the adulation Mary Beth lavishes on him for helping her write an article.
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Episode 23 - Aunt Red
Release Date: 1990-05-09Kate chooses John as her nephew's role model—but the boy prefers Kirk.
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Episode 24 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
Release Date: 1990-05-16