Dear John

1. Pilot

Air Date: 1988-10-06

John reluctantly attends his first meeting of the One-Two-One Club -- only after mistakenly wandering into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting across the hall. (TV Guide)

2. Ralph's Curse

Air Date: 1988-10-27

3. Hello/Goodbye

Air Date: 1988-11-03

A young man claims to be John' son.

4. The Younger Girl

Air Date: 1988-11-10

John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.

5. Matthew's Dilemma

Air Date: 1988-11-17

John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.

6. Dear Mike

Air Date: 1988-11-24

7. Politics as Usual

Air Date: 1988-12-01

8. Dancing in the Dark

Air Date: 1988-12-15

9. Was It Good for Me?

Air Date: 1989-01-05

10. Honest John

Air Date: 1989-01-12

11. The Return of Ricky

Air Date: 1989-01-19

12. Dream Babe

Air Date: 1989-01-26

13. Stand by Your Man

Air Date: 1989-02-16

14. Love and Marriage

Air Date: 1989-02-23

15. For a Friend

Air Date: 1989-03-02

16. The Second Time Around

Air Date: 1989-03-09

17. The Last Dance

Air Date: 1989-03-16

18. Sisters

Air Date: 1989-03-30

Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)

19. Gone Camping

Air Date: 1989-04-06

On a camping trip, John and Matthew are stranded in a cabin by a snowstorm that ushers in a blizzard of chilling consequences. (TV Guide)

20. Margo

Air Date: 1989-04-27

The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)

21. Friends and Lovers

Air Date: 1989-05-04

22. Bound for Gloria

Air Date: 1989-05-11

1. A New Leash on Life

Air Date: 1989-09-28

2. The Other Group

Air Date: 1989-10-12

3. Ralph's Second Chance

Air Date: 1989-10-19

Blomlika, 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.

4. John's Blind Date

Air Date: 1989-11-02

After one night with John, a flight attendant is ready to fly with him forever. (TV Guide)

5. The Secret of Success

Air Date: 1989-11-09

Ralph peddles a book promoting the power of positivity, which John could use, but won't, to publish his poetry. (TV Guide)

6. The British Are Coming

Air Date: 1989-11-16

Unwed mother Louise needs a hubby to present to her strait-laced father---and gets more help than she can handle. (TV Guide)

7. Something on the Side (aka Mike's Other Girl)

Air Date: 1989-11-23

8. Fathers Know Best

Air Date: 1989-11-30

9. The Dilemma with Emma

Air Date: 1989-12-07

10. Kate, a Date & Fate

Air Date: 1989-12-21

11. Honolulu Baby

Air Date: 1990-01-04

It'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.

12. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Air Date: 1990-01-11

John'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)

13. Kirk's Problem

Air Date: 1990-01-17

Attractive newcomer Mary Beth brings out the worst in Kirk, and it's much worse than even he imagined. (TV Guide)

14. John's Friend

Air Date: 1990-01-24

Kirk 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)

15. Unwelcome to the Club

Air Date: 1990-02-07

An 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)

16. Some Nights to Remember

Air Date: 1990-02-12

17. John's New Job (1)

Air Date: 1990-02-14

John's going to kick himself if he can't find the cash to send Matthew to Europe for a soccer tourney. (TV Guide)

18. John's New Job (2)

Air Date: 1990-02-21

John 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)

19. Babyface

Air Date: 1990-02-28

John, Kirk and Ralph give new meaning to ""change the baby"" when Louise leaves Nigel in their care. (TV Guide)

20. John's Night Out

Air Date: 1990-03-08

Afraid he's becoming a support-group addict, John takes a night off to wing it on his own. (TV Guide)

21. True Confessions

Air Date: 1990-03-14

The group throws a surprise birthday party for Kirk, but the surprise is on them. (TV Guide)

22. To John with Love

Air Date: 1990-05-02

John basks in the adulation Mary Beth lavishes on him for helping her write an article.

23. Aunt Red

Air Date: 1990-05-09

Kate chooses John as her nephew's role model—but the boy prefers Kirk.

24. No More Mr. Nice Guy

Air Date: 1990-05-16

1. Pretty Man

Air Date: 1990-09-19

John goes on a blind double-date with Kirk, and finds himself mistaken for a professional escort.

2. And Baby Makes Four (1)

Air Date: 1990-09-26

John hopes for a reconciliation whe his ex-wife Wendy says she wants another child—but she only wants her sperm.

3. And Baby Makes Four (2)

Air Date: 1990-10-03

Feeling pressured and rushed, John breaks into the insemination clinc to retrieve his sperm.

4. A Priest's Story

Air Date: 1990-10-10

John tries to mediate a fight over a woman between Kirk and his amazingly similar brother—a priest.

5. That's Big of Me

Air Date: 1990-10-24

A new member proposes to both Kate and Louise.

6. Hot Lips Lacey

Air Date: 1990-10-31

John sort of fulfills his dream of playing clarinet at Carnegie Hall.

7. Hole in One

Air Date: 1990-11-07

At her aunt's funeral, Kate confronts her ex-husband Blake, a cad nonetheless loved by the rest of her family.

8. The Blunder Years

Air Date: 1990-11-14

John seeks a reunion with famous adventure author Jessica Stone, whom he recalls in flashbacks as the great love of his youth.

9. Down and Out in Rego Park

Air Date: 1990-11-28

Despite interruptions by a newly svelte woman from Overeaters Anonymous (new recurring guest Olivia Brown), the groups tries to heer up Mary Beth, who's lost her job.

10. Homeward Bound

Air Date: 1990-12-12

John wants his aging mother to move in with him.

11. Matter of Trust (1)

Air Date: 1990-12-19

John's job is jeopardized and the group disbands after a tabloid links him to a promiscuous movie star. (Part 1 of 2)

12. Matter of Trust (2)

Air Date: 1990-12-19

13. Molly and Me

Air Date: 1991-01-05

Ralph falls for a married fellow toll-taker.

14. Love Stories (1)

Air Date: 1991-01-19

John meets a pretty periodontist, Kate a suave South American, and Kirk his fiesty match. (Part 1 of 2)

15. Love Stories (2)

Air Date: 1991-01-26

Jackie agrees to live with Kirk, under exacting conditions; Louse gets a date with her IRS auditor. (Part 2 of 2)

16. Love Stories (3)

Air Date: 1991-02-02

Everyone gets dumped except Ralph; John's ex-wife Wendy brings news of a new baby. (Part 3 of 3)

17. John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure

Air Date: 1991-02-09

Kirk loses John's antique watch to a pretty thief.

18. The Poet (1)

Air Date: 1991-02-16

When John's college poetry teacher visits, he steals some of John's poems for a book. Meanwhile, the group preps for a talent show.

19. The Poet (2)

Air Date: 1991-03-02

John huddles with the group members over whether to expose the former professor who plagaarized his poems. (Part 2 of 2)

20. Louise, the Hero

Air Date: 1991-03-13

After they learn she'd been institutionalized, the groups scoffs at Louise's claim she can save the financiall strapped center.

21. Matthew and the Baby

Air Date: 1991-03-20

John tries getting his son Matthew to discuss his hurt feelings about the baby his mom and John are having.

22. John's Week Off

Air Date: 1991-05-01

John is stranded in remove Hawaiian airports after buying a discount ticket from Kirk; Alejandro proposes to Kate.

1. Brothers

Air Date: 1991-09-19

Kirk convinces John they're long-lost brothers, and moves in with him.

2. Kirk's Ex-wife

Air Date: 1991-09-20

Kirk goes into hiding when the group discovers his wife left him for another woman.

3. Kate's Cop

Air Date: 1991-09-27

Kate faces her fear of intimacy by dating the cop who takes the report when the group is held at gunpoint.

4. Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?

Air Date: 1991-10-04

5. Hello, Annie

Air Date: 1991-10-25

6. Lust & Death

Air Date: 1991-11-08

7. The Bachelor Shower

Air Date: 1991-11-15

John and Kirk's windfall at an automated bank teller comes to light at a police officer's bachelor party.

8. I Do, Baby (1)

Air Date: 1991-12-13

Kirk claims there is good reason to terminate Kate's wedding plans; John has trouble at childbirth class.

9. I Do, Baby (2)

Air Date: 1991-12-13

10. Once I Had a Secret Love

Air Date: 1991-12-20

Louise confesses to an affair with a club member.

11. 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas

Air Date: 1991-12-27

John unwittingly hires a Santa Claus with problems for a Christmas party at the day-care center.

12. Do the Wrong Thing

Air Date: 1992-01-03

13. The Big Payday

Air Date: 1992-04-01

14. John's Divided Heart

Air Date: 1992-04-15

Scriptwriter Mary Beth sees John's problems as soap-opera fodder for her show ""The Divided Heart.""

15. Who's Who

Air Date: 1992-06-12

John is suddenly willing to take risks after a near-death experience in an elevator.

16. Poor John (1)

Air Date: 1992-07-15

Lack of funds clouds John's ski weekend with a new flame. (Part 1 of 1)

17. Poor John (2)

Air Date: 1992-07-22

John overextends his credit to impress his new girlfriend. (Part 2 of 2)

18. The Write Stuff

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John tries his hand at soap opera scripts.

19. Heartburn and Heartache

Air Date: 1992-06-07

A doctor links John's stomach pain to Kirk.

20. Adult Education

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Kirk finally gets his high school diploma.

21. Freddy's Back

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John babysits his boss's parrot.

22. The Nightmare Continues

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Louise encourages the group to tackle their relationship problems through creative visualization.