Season 2

Season 2 (1990)






Episodes List

Ep.1 The Puppetmaster

Air Date: 1990-09-28

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

Ep.2 The Story of Joe

Air Date: 1990-10-05

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.

Ep.3 A Little Nightmare Music

Air Date: 1990-10-12

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

Ep.4 Sports & Leisure

Air Date: 1990-10-19

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

Ep.5 A Standup Kind of Guy

Air Date: 1990-10-26

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

Ep.6 It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift

Air Date: 1990-11-09

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

Ep.7 Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned

Air Date: 1990-11-16

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."

Ep.8 High Anxiety

Air Date: 1990-11-23

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.

Ep.9 Friends or Lovers?

Air Date: 1990-12-07

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

Ep.10 There's Always Room for Cello

Air Date: 1990-12-14

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

Ep.11 A Terminal Christmas

Air Date: 1990-12-21

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.

Ep.12 Airport '90

Air Date: 1991-01-03

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.

Ep.13 Love Is Like Pulling Teeth

Air Date: 1991-01-10

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.

Ep.14 The Tennis Bum

Air Date: 1991-01-24

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

Ep.15 My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be Trouble

Air Date: 1991-01-31

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.

Ep.16 Plane Nine From Nantucket

Air Date: 1991-02-07

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.

Ep.17 Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

Air Date: 1991-02-14

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.

Ep.18 Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo

Air Date: 1991-02-21

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.

Ep.19 All in the Family

Air Date: 1991-03-07

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.

Ep.20 Mother Wore Stripes

Air Date: 1991-03-14

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.

Ep.21 Murder She Roast

Air Date: 1991-03-21

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.

Ep.22 Duet for Plane and Cello

Air Date: 1991-03-28

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.