Season 2 (1986/87)
- This season consisted of 22 episodes.
- Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker were present for all episodes.
- Ernie Sabella only appears in 11 episodes.
- Belita Moreno only appears in 8 episodes.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Hello, Baby" | Joel Zwick | Paula A. Roth | September 17, 1986 (1986-09-17) | 175502 |
| Balki invites Gina, a pregnant friend from his citizenship class, to stay with him and Larry while her husband is out of town. Already cranky from sharing the sofa with Balki, Larry panics when he realizes that Gina could go into labor at any moment. | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Hunks Like Us" | Joel Zwick | Alan Mandel | September 24, 1986 (1986-09-24) | 175504 |
| Larry and Balki join a health club: Balki to get in shape; Larry when he falls for a fellow member. The guys try to prove that they're jocks, but overdoing their workouts might spell trouble for their potential romances. | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | "The Unnatural" | Joel Zwick | Paula A. Roth | October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01) | 175513 |
| Larry's softball team has a chance of winning the championship--until their star player becomes unavailable. Can Balki help Larry win the coveted trophy? And can Larry overcome his hesitancy and keep his promise to Balki? | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Lifesavers" | Joel Zwick | Jim Parker | October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22) | 175501 |
| After Larry saves Balki from getting hit by a taxi, Balki becomes his personal servant, but it soon becomes too much for Larry. So Larry arranges for a "burglar" to break in so Balki can save him. | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | "Babes in Babylon" | Joel Zwick | Bob Keyes | October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29) | 175508 |
| Larry and Balki win a trip to Las Vegas. Larry plans out the whole trip to prevent Balki from hitting the casinos and developing a dangerous habit, but Balki eventually talks him into a quick try at roulette, but Larry ends up becoming addicted to gambling.... | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Ladies and Germs" | Joel Zwick | William Bickley & Michael Warren |
November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05) | 175503 |
| After visiting Mr. Twinkacetti in the hospital, Larry catches a cold just before his date with a beauty queen. Balki offers a secret Myposian cure, which proves to be surprisingly potent. | ||||||
| 13 | 7 | "Falling in Love Is..." | Joel Zwick | William Bickley & Michael Warren |
November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12) | 175514 |
| Larry is suspicious of Balki's night-school girlfriend, but Balki refuses to believe that she's just using him for a good grade. After ignoring Larry's advice, Balki is dumped. | ||||||
| 14 | 8 | "Can I Get a Witness?" | Joel Zwick | Bob Keyes | November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26) | 175517 |
| Balki takes a job delivering packages for a racketeer named Vince Lucas. After Vince is busted he and Larry are asked to testify in court, but Vince threatens to kill them if they do. | ||||||
| 15 | 9 | "Two Men and a Cradle" | Joel Zwick | Paula A. Roth | December 3, 1986 (1986-12-03) | 175515 |
| Balki agrees to take care of Gina's baby while she goes away with her husband, but an outing to the park finds them bringing home the wrong baby. | ||||||
| 16 | 10 | "The Rent Strike" | Joel Zwick | Mark Fink | December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10) | 175507 |
| A rent strike Balki and Larry organize to force Twinkacetti to make needed repairs turns into a battle of wills when Twinkie shuts off the utilities. | ||||||
| 17 | 11 | "A Christmas Story" | Joel Zwick | Dale McRaven | December 17, 1986 (1986-12-17) | 175516 |
| Balki tries to keep Larry merry when a blizzard keeps him from going home to Wisconsin. | ||||||
| 18 | 12 | "Dog Gone Blues" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) | 17551 |
| When Balki brings home a dog--forbidden by their lease--he and Larry plot to keep him secret from Twinkacetti. | ||||||
| 19 | 13 | "Since I Lost My Baby" | Joel Zwick | Doug Keyes & Chip Keyes |
January 14, 1987 (1987-01-14) | 17550 |
| Twinkie forgets his wedding anniversary for the 16th time, Edwina kicks him out, and Balki takes him in. But Twinkie makes no effort to reconcile with his wife, so Larry and Balki have to try to get them back together. | ||||||
| 20 | 14 | "Trouble in Paradise" | Joel Zwick | Mark Fink | January 21, 1987 (1987-01-21) | 175518 |
| Larry and Balki invite Jennifer and Mary Anne over for dinner, but don't agree on the menu: Balki wants to serve a Myposian meal. | ||||||
| 21 | 15 | "Beautiful Dreamer" | Joel Zwick | Paula A. Roth | January 28, 1987 (1987-01-28) | 175521 |
| When Balki has trouble sleeping, Larry tries to help him discover the source of his nightmare. | ||||||
| 22 | 16 | "Tux for Two" | Joel Zwick | Joel Saltzman | February 4, 1987 (1987-02-04) | 175522 |
| Larry takes Balki to a black-tie affair for Larry's photographer idol, Roger Morgan, whom he wants to impress, but Balki clashes with high society. | ||||||
| 23 | 17 | "Tenspeed and Softtouch" | Joel Zwick | John B. Collins | February 11, 1987 (1987-02-11) | 175526 |
| Larry and Balki become 'big brothers' to a troubled teenager who is always stealing. They do fine until Larry accuses him of stealing his bike. | ||||||
| 24 | 18 | "Snow Way to Treat a Lady, Part 1" | Joel Zwick | Howard Adler & Robert Griffard |
February 18, 1987 (1987-02-18) | 175523 |
| Balki signs himself and Larry up for a group ski vacation. Larry doesn't want to go at first, but when he learns that Jennifer is going, he agrees because he's desperate to impress her. | ||||||
| 25 | 19 | "Snow Way to Treat a Lady, Part 2" | Joel Zwick | Howard Adler & Robert Griffard |
February 25, 1987 (1987-02-25) | 175524 |
| In the aftermath of the avalanche, Larry, Balki, Jennifer, and Mary Anne are trapped in a cabin and fearing for their lives. They decide to dig a tunnel to safety. | ||||||
| 26 | 20 | "Get a Job" | Joel Zwick | Bob Keyes | March 4, 1987 (1987-03-04) | 175525 |
| After Twinkie refuses to give them raises, Larry and Balki quit their jobs and end up at a burger joint serving to rowdy hockey fans. | ||||||
| 27 | 21 | "Hello, Elaine" | Joel Zwick | William Bickley & Michael Warren |
April 1, 1987 (1987-04-01) | 175520 |
| Larry is appalled when his favorite sister, Elaine, tells him that she's going to New York to become a professional pianist instead of going to college. | ||||||
| 28 | 22 | "Up on the Roof" | Joel Zwick | Dale McRaven | May 6, 1987 (1987-05-06) | 175511 |
| Larry enters a photo contest with the perfect picture in mine, but to take it, he and Balki must go shoot it from Twinkie's roof before a storm hits. |
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