Season 1 (1986)
- This season consisted of 6 episodes.
- Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker and Ernie Sabella were present for all episodes.
- Lise Cutter was absent for 2 episodes. (Edit: Now Lise was seen in every episode in season 1. However, she only appeared in two season 2 episodes. That could be what you're thinking of.)
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Knock Knock...Who's There?" | Joel Zwick | Dale McRaven | March 25, 1986 (1986-03-25) | 174902 |
| Larry Appleton moves to Chicago to become a photojournalist. Meanwhile, he takes a job at a corner discount store run by his landlord, Mr. Twinkacetti. One night his distant cousin Balki Bartokomous, a shepherd from the island of Mypos, appears on his doorstep. Larry takes him in and helps him get a job at the store, although Twinkie isn't happy about it. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Picture This!" | Joel Zwick | William Bickley & Michael Warren |
April 1, 1986 (1986-04-01) | 174901 |
| Larry gets tipped off that Dolly Parton is in town committing adultery, so he decides to follow her until he can get a picture to sell to newspapers. Meanwhile, Balki will do favors for anyone who ask, so Larry tries to teach him to say "no" sometimes. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "First Date" | Joel Zwick | Marty Nadler | April 8, 1986 (1986-04-08) | 174903 |
| Larry takes Balki to a singles bar to teach him how to meet women, but Balki's much more adept with women than he thought. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" | Howard Storm | Doug Keyes & Chip Keyes |
April 15, 1986 (1986-04-15) | 174904 |
| Balki wants to get his driver's license. Mr. Twinkacetti doesn't think he can, but Larry is so confident that he can that he bets $50 and offers Balki his car. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Check This" | Joel Zwick | William Bickley & Michael Warren |
April 22, 1986 (1986-04-22) | 174905 |
| Larry takes Balki to open a checking account, but problems arise when Balki spends without understanding how it works. Meanwhile, Mr. Twinkacetti wants Larry to cover for him to hide his gambling from his wife. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Happy Birthday, Baby" | Joel Zwick | Doug Keyes & Chip Keyes |
April 29, 1986 (1986-04-29) | 174907 |
| Larry is miserable on his 24th birthday after blowing a photo opportunity, so Balki tries to throw him a last-minute surprise party. |
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