5th Season 1992

  1. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"
    gs: Tom Sharp [ Mr. Logan ], Rider Strong [ Philip Logan ], Rhonda Aldrich [ Jane ]

    When Charley reveals that he's received a death threat from a female passenger he dumped, Barbara agrees to check up on him after work, and they discover mutual interests, including the Three Stooges. Next morning Charley confesses to Harry that he's smitten. Meanwhile, Harry tries to coax a rich young patient out of his fear of dogs by letting him bond with Dreyfuss - and the kid assumes he can just buy Dreyfuss.

    b: 19 Sep 92 pc: 098 w: Ursula Ziegler & Steve Sullivan d: Dinah Manoff
  2. "Take My Garage, Please"

    Carol and sprinkler repairman Patrick set up house in Harry's garage. (Paul Provenza joins the regular cast as Patrick.)

    b: 26 Sep 92 pc: 095 w: Fred Freeman & Lawrence J. Cohen d: Steve Zuckerman
  3. "R.N. On the Rebound"
    gs: David Gianopoulos [ Gibby ], Matt McKenzie [ Man ], Brady Bluhm [ Matt ]

    Freshly divorced Laverne is spending all her time at the Westons' and refusing to date, so Harry has Barbara fix her up on a blind date with coroner's assistant Gibby, whom Laverne immediately declares is the love of her life. Meanwhile, Patrick unveils his new sculpture "Nostalgia" which does nothing for Carol; but Charley likes it and becomes Patrick's art-gallery-hopping new buddy.

    b: 3 Oct 92 pc: 096 w: Pat Dougherty d: Steve Zuckerman
  4. "... Or Forever Hold Your Peace"
    gs: Jerry Orbach [ Arthur ], Charlotte Booker [ Karen ], Cynthia Szigiti [ Diana ], Gregory Itzin [ Judge Russell ]

    Harry risks a friendship when he objects to Arthur's sudden wedding plans with a younger woman he has only known a week; Barbara arrests Carol after a civil disturbance at an environmental protest against a plastic manufacturer.

    b: 10 Oct 92 pc: 099 w: Roger Garrett d: Doug Smart
  5. "The Boomerang Affair"
    gs: Diana Muldaur [ Sonya Phillips ], Eric Allan Kramer [ Sven ], Paul B. Price [ Levant ]

    Inexplicably dumped by businesswoman Sonya, Harry tries to win her back with romantic gestures - so she proposes to him; Laverne tries to conceal an ulcer.

    b: 17 Oct 92 pc: 097 w: David Richardson d: Steve Zuckerman
  6. "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"
    gs: Perry Anzilotti [ Mark Dossler ], Tony Longo [ Jake Carlson ], Joshua Boyd [ Steven ], Richard Fancy [ Congressman ], Wendee Cole [ Reporter #1 ], Charles Champion [ Reporter #2 ]

    Hoping to impress a potential boyfriend, Carol tries to prove her community-mindedness by hiring a recently paroled con - and is taken shameless advantage of by him.

    b: 24 Oct 92 pc: 101 w: Wendy Braff d: Steve Zuckerman
  7. "It's Not Easy Being Green"
    gs: Garvey Vernon [ Virgil ], Shannon Cochran [ Stacy ], Jeremiah Birkett [ Ruffian #1 ], Tim Griffin [ Ruffian #2 ], Doren Fein [ Brittany ], Brady Bluhm [ Little Boy ], Zachary Benjamin [ Little Kid ], Nathan Witt [ Caveboy ], Stacy Chess [ Little Girl ], Elise Ogden [ Judge ], Richard Tanner [ Man ]

    Harry agrees to help Laverne hand out candy at her apartment on Halloween night.

    b: 31 Oct 92 pc: 100 w: ______________ d: James Widdoes
  8. "Dirty Harry"
    gs: Geraldo Rivera [ Himself ], Danny Breen [ Roger Maxwell ], Christian Cousins [ Larry Larson ], Kimble Jemison [ Scott ], Michelle Watkins [ Mrs. Larson ]

    Carol persuades Harry to appear with her on Geraldo in a program about father-daughter conflict; a young patient is desperate to increase his height in order to accompany his friends on an amusement park roller coaster.

    b: 7 Nov 92 pc: 103 w: Pat Dougherty d: Renny Temple
  9. "Timing is Everything"
    gs: Katherine Cannon [ Laura ], James Duane Polk [ Delivery Man ]

    Harry is ready to rekindle a romance with an ex.

    b: 14 Nov 92 pc: 104 w: Cheryl Holliday d: Steve Zuckerman
  10. "Thanksgiving at the Westons'"
    gs: Debi Monhan [ Jody ], Kristen Amber [ Coreen ], Jacqueline Alexandra [ Twin ]

    Laverne is reluctant to accept Harry's invitation to Thanksgiving dinner - and flashbacks to the previous such dinner show why.

    b: 21 Nov 92 pc: 105 w: Arnie Kogen d: Steve Zuckerman
  11. "The Body Beautiful"
    gs: Kevin Scannell [ Pete Stanley ], Matt Levin [ Pauley Stanley ], Hector Elias [ Inspector Lopez ], Kevin Michaels [ Jerome ], Trish Ramish [ Tracy ]

    Running a routine medical, Harry uncovers steroid abuse by a football player whose father was a pro; Barbara takes Patrick's use of a nude model as an indication that she is too fat to interest him any more; Laverne is put in charge of fire drills.

    b: 5 Dec 92 pc: 102 w: Tim Kellerher d: Steve Zuckerman
  12. "Overboard"

    A storm strands cruise passenger Charley adrift in a raft.

    b: 12 Dec 92 pc: 106 w: ______________ d: Steve Zuckerman
  13. "Emily"
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    Emily returns from college.

    b: 2 Jan 93 pc: 107 w: ______________ d: Steve Zuckerman
  14. "The Sting"

    gs: Fred Applegate [ Clifford McGraw ], Dena Dietrich [ Aunt Helen ], Steven Flynn [ Zack Hennessey ], Sam Zapp [ Floyd ], Joseph Cousins [ Little Boy ], Stan Roth [ Customer ]

    The FBI wants Emily to help them bag her bookie boyfriend, who is suspected of being in on a major jewel heist; Charley will lose his job if he doesn't pass a CPR course - administered by Laverne.

    b: 9 Jan 93 pc: 108 w: Peter Gallay d: Steve Zuckerman
  15. "The Fracas in Vegas"
    gs: Frances Bay [ Agnes ], Richard Stahl [ Bellman ], Michael Warwick [ Bill ], Leah Lail [ Melissa ], Jimmy Lennon Jr. [ Ring Announcer ], Katy Bret [ Woman ], Joshua Boyd [ Steven ]

    Worn out from filling in for another doctor on weekends, Harry is overjoyed when Charley offers to take him to Las Vegas on tickets he won to attend the boxing event "Fracas in Vegas," but the trip turns out to be anything but relaxing: the direct flight takes twelve hours, they are stuck in a dumpy motel, and Charley picks up two women who give them mickeys and steal their money, and when they finally make it to the fight it lasts all of five seconds before a knockout. Meanwhile, Emily accuses Carol of getting old and intolerant when she refuses to let Emily's college friends crash on their living room floor.

    b: 23 Jan 93 pc: 111 w: David Richardson d: Steve Zuckerman
  16. "Pardon My Flashback"

    While gathered around the TV for the Super Bowl, the gang reflects on some of the times they have shared.

    b: 30 Jan 93 pc: 109 w: Pat Dougherty d: Steve Zuckerman
  17. "Dog Day Afternoon"
    gs: Debra Jo Rupp [ Dr. Simmons ], Sid Melton [ Man ], Richard Reicheg [ Security Guard ], Richard Karron [ Representative ]

    A small investment in a mall makes Laverne especially bossy.

    b: 6 Feb 93 pc: 113 w: Roger Garrett d: Steve Zuckerman
  18. "More to Love"
    gs: Bob Amaral [ Danny ], April Ortiz [ Florence ], Lisa Gorlitsky [ Theresa ], Robert Lesser [ Dr. Perry Smith ], Ellia English [ Jennifer ], Richard Tanner [ Eddie ]

    Emily is dating Carol's old school friend Danny, who compulsively jokes about his weight problem; Laverne is spending all her spare time on the phone gossiping with other nurses, but is aghast when another nurse accidentally hears her and Harry together in the supply closet and alerts the grapevine.

    b: 13 Feb 93 pc: 112 w: Harold Kimmel & Ross Abrash & Ursula Ziegler & Steve Sullivan d: Steve Zuckerman
  19. "My Dad, My Doctor"
    gs: Robert Curtis-Brown [ Dr. Dave Floey ], Anita Barone [ Cara ], Michael Heintzman [ Mr. McKeever ], Taylor Fry [ Little Girl ], Don Gibb [ Biker #1 ], James Cardriche [ Biker #2 ], Bill Reid [ Biker #3 ], Jack Haley [ Himself ]

    Emily tears a ligament in her knee and requires surgery, but wants to trust a friend's doctor who recommends an exercise regime rather than the surgeon Harry recommends. Patrick goes camping to get in touch with his muse, but Charley stows away in the trunk and they wind up in a biker bar.

    b: 20 Feb 93 pc: 114 w: Wendy Braff d: Steve Zuckerman
  20. "Love and Marriage"
    gs: David Rasche [ Jack Trenton ], Raye Birk [ Judge Talmadge ], Holly Fields [ Little Carol ], Candy Milo [ Mrs. Ortiz ], Teresa Ganzel [ Sharon ], WInston Rocha [ Jorge ], Jon Patrick Walker [ Acid ]

    Carol is upset when her cousin Little Carol visits to announce she has dropped out of college to marry a boy named Acid; scofflaw Charley is sentenced to community work at the hospital, and winds up delivering a baby.

    b: 27 Feb 93 pc: 116 w: Pat Dougherty d: Steve Zuckerman
  21. "The All-American Boy - Not!"
    gs: Adam LaVorgna [ Rudy ], David Correia [ Arturo ], Richard Gant [ Sgt. Fletcher ], Eric Christmas [ Mr. Garrison ], Liz Torres [ Madame LePard ], Adam Blumenfeld [ Storekeeper ], Michael French [ Man ]

    Volunteering at a free clinic, Harry meets a shoplifting street kid and takes him home. Then the boy disappears, together with all Harry's furniture; and Harry search desperately because his tests indicate the boy is an untreated diabetic in considerable medical danger.

    b: 20 Mar 93 pc: 115 w: Peter Galay d: Steve Zuckerman
  22. "Two For the Road"
    gs: Casey Sander [ Patrolman ], Vincent Ventresca [ Cop ]

    Patrick and Emily are driving back from New York together, and Harry, home with the flu, must bear the brunt of Carol's mounting certainty that something will happen between them on the road. In fact, they are stopped by a cop who is attracted to Emily - and a patrolman much more interested in Patrick.

    b: 10 Apr 93 pc: 117 w: David Richardson d: Steve Zuckerman
  23. "Aunt Verne Knows Best"
    gs: Joey Lawrence [ Wade ], Art Metrano [ Elevator Repairman ], Renee Humphrey [ Kerry ]

    Laverne's nephew Wade, arriving to attend college on a wrestling scholarship, is driven crazy by his overbearing aunt and seeks Harry's advice. Meanwhile, Carol is convinced that her relationship with Patrick won't make it past her usual six-month expiry date with men.

    b: 1 May 93 pc: 118 w: Ursula Ziegler & Steve Sullivan d: Steve Zuckerman
  24. "My Mother, My Self"

    rc: Marian Mercer [ Ursula Dietz ]

    Charley's recently divorced mother eyes Harry.

    b: 8 May 93 pc: 120 w: ______________ d: ______________
  25. "Charley to the Rescue"
    gs: Barbara Mandrell [ Ellen ], Tom Gallop [ Alan Hardy ], Fred Holliday [ Club Host ]

    Emily gets a job as cocktail waitress aboard Charley's cruise ship, and is harassed by the obnoxious comedian entertainer; Laverne sets Harry up on a date with her best friend.

    b: 15 May 93 pc: 119 w: Rob LaZebnick d: Steve Zuckerman
  26. "Surprise! Surprise!"
    gs: The various guests seen in flashbacks are not credited.

    It's Harry's birthday, and he overhears Charley planning a surprise party. Flashbacks detail his long relationships with Laverne, Carol and Barbara, and the women he has dated. Then he discovers Charley's party is for someone else.

    b: 22 May 93 pc: 110 w: Arnie Kogen d: Steve Zuckerman

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