Grand
In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.
Seasons
1. A Tale of One City
Air Date: 1990-01-18
Janice's estranged husband calls after having gone out for cigarettes three years earlier.
2. The Pretty Good Mother
Air Date: 1990-01-25
Tom's attempt to win back his job is marred by Carol Anne's suspicion that he's having an affair with Janice, who allows herself and Edda a designated period of depression to deal with the divorce.
3. Sex, Lies, and Cable TV
Air Date: 1990-02-01
Lunching together, Carol Anne and Janice clear things up between them, but find there's still a problem they both share. Meanwhile, cable TV viewers are offered the philosophy of Norris.
4. A Boy and His Dad
Air Date: 1990-02-08
There's one little thing that Tom never told Carol Anne about his past, and it's just arrived in Grand, behind the wheel of the Porsche that smacked into Carol Anne.
5. Faded Genes
Air Date: 1990-02-15
Bonding in the woods, Tom and Dylan get tips about fathers and sons from Norris, while surgery-bound Desmond imparts a surprise on the same topic to Weldon.
6. Legends of Sport
Air Date: 1990-02-22
With Eddie in town to celebrate his glory days of yore, Janice has a knee-jerk reaction to his glory days of now; and Dylan leads Edda astray.
7. Deer Hunter
Air Date: 1990-03-01
After Wayne's father is shot by a deer, Tom sets about networking at the funeral, while the widow falls under the official scrutiny of her son.
8. The Bald, the Blond, and the Dead
Air Date: 1990-03-08
Weldon tries a cosmetic change for Carnegie Hall. Norris channels the spirit of a genius. Japanese bikers throw Tom's future off track.
9. Carnagie Hell
Air Date: 1990-03-15
In New York, Janice hears history repeating itself. While at Carnegie Hall, George Bush and Leonard Bernstein are replaced by Dan Quayle and Plafka Dobra.
10. An Obtuse Triangle
Air Date: 1990-03-22
Janice compares rashes with Edda's Romeo. Norris finds all you need is love to avoid a career as a dead comic. Tom is tempted by an offer from Japan.
11. Trigonometry Made Easy
Air Date: 1990-03-29
Norris succeeds in business without really trying. Wayne proposes to Janice. A secret admirer arranges to meet with Carol Anne.
12. Czech, Please
Air Date: 1990-04-05
Weldon's plans for Plafka are stabled. Janice gives Wayne a maybe, and learns the cause of her rash. Carol Anne yields to men's tears and Tom sees his $1.1 million turn into $46,853.
13. Blow Off
Air Date: 1990-04-12
Aspiring beaus are dismissed by the Pasetti women. Desmond and Weldon square off in the name of love. Carol Anne plans a tryst while Tom plots his takeover of Eastern Europe.
1. Janice Steals Home
Air Date: 1990-10-04
Janice and Edda are living at Weldon's mansion until their tornado-ravaged trailer is fixed. Meanwhile, Carol Anne mourns her missing spouse.
2. The Chickens Come Home to Roost
Air Date: 1990-10-11
A voodooist and an olfactory psychic are only two of the steps taken by Carol Anne to locate Tom who is sought not only by his spouse.
3. The Healing
Air Date: 1990-10-18
Janice is romanced by a traveling salesman. Norris buys his way into a band. A man who won't take no for an answer asks Carol Anne to dance.
4. The Return of Yale Pinhaus
Air Date: 1990-10-25
Carol Anne organizes a high-school reunion, where Janice is reunited with her senior-prom date.
5. Desmond's Mother
Air Date: 1990-11-01
Child-parent relationships are strained between Edda and Janice as well as Desmond and his visiting mum.
6. Norris' Romance
Air Date: 1990-11-15
Carol Anne creates one really great page for her diary after Norris turns his bar into a cabaret, where he discovers a rising talent.
7. Roamers and Rumors
Air Date: 1990-11-22
The rumor mill grinds Edda and Janice while Weldon and Desmond take a commemorative hike. Carol Anne looks for work.
8. Lady Luck
Air Date: 1990-11-29
Carol Anne has all the luck because Janice ignores Edda's lucky lima bean. Meanwhile, advertised female wrestling packs the bar.
9. One Way Out
Air Date: 1990-12-06
Carol Anne gets a death threat, but the woman hired to guard her body is more interested in Desmond's. Janice has a Weldon executive over for dinner.
10. The Mother Load
Air Date: 1990-12-13
At a black-tie affair honoring Janice's boyfriend, Norris falls victim to Janice's mother's boyfriend.
11. Wolf Boy (1)
Air Date: 1990-12-20
Richard offers Janice a job. Viva eases Desmond into another year. A challenge accompanies Carol Anne's new son.
12. The Well
Air Date: 1990-12-27
Timmy seeks help for Janice who is trapped in an abandoned well; and Desmond and Manny duel over Viva.
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Rating
5.5/10
Release Date
1990-01-18
Episodes
25 (2 seasons)
Status
Canceled
Cast
Production Companies
Carsey-Werner Company