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Wings Season 4 |
| Episode 1 - [Lifeboat] |
| Details : Stranded at sea aboard a lifeboat after Joe ditched his airplanethe gang spend restless hours at each other's throats awaiting rescue.Joe watches his plane sinkand Helen loses her cello.Just as things are at there worstand the lifeboat is losing airthey are rescued by the Coast Guard.But for Joe things don't get betteras the unpaid bills begin to pile up and his search for a plane to rent proves futile.Finally he decides to sell Sandpiper and move to the South Pacificand convinces Helen to come with.But then Lowell comes out of the hangar and says he has something Joe might wanna seeit's his plane that was just salvaged.After seeing that he cannot leave. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Sep. 24, 1992 |
| Episode 2 - [The Fortune Cookie] |
| Details : Angry at the nearly non-existent aid from his insurance company Joe lets Brian convince him to fake an injury to get more money out of his insurers.Despite Helen's loud objectionsthey get a shady doctor's letter and wait for the insurers to come and inspect Joe.But Joe gets cold feet at the last minuteforcing the two brothers to have to switch roles.The investigator is a beautiful woman who quickly fools Brian into giving away the whole scamand the two brothers look like there headed for court or worse.But their panic is unnecessaryas Helen reveals the investigator is a friend of hers;she just wanted to teach the brothers a lesson.But then Roy shows up with a check from Joe's insurers for non-existent injuriesand Helen beats a hasty retreat. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Handy | Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : David Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Oct. 01, 1992 |
| Episode 3 - [Noses Off] |
| Details : Sandpiper is finally back in businessbut Joe's nose is broken by a man who mistakes him for Brian.At the surgeon's officethe doctor's observation of a bump on Brian's nose has him obsessing about getting a nose job. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Grimes | Kevin Brief | Peter Brown | Lana Clarkson | Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : Ken Levine | Writer : David Isaacs | |
| Air Date : Oct. 08, 1992 |
| Episode 4 - [Blackout Biggins] |
| Details : Roy complains out loud about the singing of the national anthem at a Red Sox game; he believes he could do far better. So with Brian's connections in the Sox front office Roy is given the chance to sing at Fenway. Roy responds by blacking out while doing the national anthem at the game. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : Steven Levitan | |
| Air Date : Oct. 22, 1992 |
| Episode 5 - [Mathers Of The Heart] |
| Details : Kissed by Helen after he fixes her stove Lowell decides to ask for a date. She laughs in his face but concedes to a date while apologizing to him. The next day the brothers discover that Helen had wonderful time while Lowell was bored out of his mind. It takes a while but on their next date Lowell finally gets up the nerve to dump Helen. Depressed after being dumped Helen wonders if her and Joe were meant to be together. But after sharing a steamy kiss in the airport terminal they quickly dismiss the idea. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Erick Avari | Writer : Adam Belanoff | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Oct. 29, 1992 |
| Episode 6 - [Two Jerks And A Jill] |
| Details : The arrival on Nantucket of beautiful new helicopter pilot Alex Lambert soon has the brothers chasing after her despite her obvious non-interest. Meanwhile Antonio gets invited to the Tuesday night rat shoot with Lowell and his buddies Tom and Tucker where he upstages Lowell by shooting more rats. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tracey Walter | Tom McCleister | Director : Andy Ackerman | Director : David Lee | |
| Air Date : Nov. 05, 1992 |
| Episode 7 - [It's So Nice To Have A Mather Around The House] |
| Details : When Alex agrees to go on a date with him on a boat to see the Parade of Tall shipsBrian borrows Lowell's boat.But on a dry run Brian sinks Lowell's it.Joe and Brian invite Lowell to stay with them for a whileand are surprised at how well Lowell cooks and how eager he is to do the household chores.They enjoy his visit so much that when his insurance check arrives they decide to hang onto it for a little while.But soon the honeymoon comes to an end as Lowell's strict discipline rubs the Hackett's the wrong way.But when they've agreed to boot Lowell out they discover his check is missing.At supper that nighthe confronts them with the check.While ironing out the misunderstanding about the checkthe brothers and Lowell make peace and they invite him to stay on. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Scott Thompson Baker | Writer : Ken Levine | Director : David Lee | Writer : David Isaacs | |
| Air Date : Nov. 12, 1992 |
| Episode 8 - [Just Say No] |
| Details : Joe and Helen watch with trepidation as Shannon Moss (one of Brian's old girlfriends) arrives. Their fears are soon realized when Brian falls under her spell yet again. Despite the fact that she is just using him to boost her own fragile ego seems her career is in trouble and her boyfriend just dumped her. But Brian thinks their starting a real relationship this time as always Shannon pushes him aside once her life seems to fall back into place. Brian doesn't wake up to the truth until goaded by Joe and Helen into a final confrontation with Shannon in the airport. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Teri Austin | Christopher Michael Moore | Writer : Adam Belanoff | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Nov. 19, 1992 |
| Episode 9 - [It May Have Happened One Night] |
| Details : Rumors abound at the airport when Antonio reveals he saw Joe's car parked outside of Alex's apartment late the night before.Soon the airport is buzzing and it's driving Brian and Helen crazy.But thanks to Alex's intoxication Joe is the only one who knows the real truth and he won't tell.That is until confronted by Alex who makes a big scene and pretends to leave after he won't tell herbut she soon returns.He eventually tells her the whole story and they share a steamy kiss.and just like that Alex is back in control. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Dec. 03, 1992 |
| Episode 10 - [The Customer's Usually Right] |
| Details : Joe's irration at getting charged a rewind fee for a returned videotape which he believes was rewoundends up costing the nice old lady at the Video Store her job.His chagrin deepens when he finds out that the tape hadn't been rewound (Lowell had watched it after Joe did and never rewound it)and more guilt is heaped upon his shoulders when he finds out the lady suffered a stroke following her firing.He visits the woman at the hospitalonly to find her entire family presentand she seems to recover after hearing his apologetic words. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Phil Buckman | Mike Pniewski | Writer : Janet Leahy | Director : Leonard R. Garner Jr. | |
| Air Date : Dec. 17, 1992 |
| Episode 11 - [Exit Laughing] |
| Details : Helen ignores Joe's advice and decides to go out with one of Joe's old college friendsbut she soon comes to regret that decision when she realizes she can't bare his annoying laugh. Finally she decides to dump but she in for a big surprise; |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steven Eckholdt | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Jan. 07, 1993 |
| Episode 12 - [What The Cabbie Saw] |
| Details : Antonio performs his civic duty when he helps bring to court a suspected robber and then testifies against him.But then the suspect gets released on a technicality and Antonio starts to fear for his life. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Beau Starr | Robert Fieldsteel | Writer : Steven Levitan | |
| Air Date : Jan. 14, 1993 |
| Episode 13 - [Labor Pains] |
| Details : After a trip to see a friend in Boston at Logan Airportand finding out how much more he gets payedLowell decides to ask Roy and Joe for a raise.Following Antonio's adviceLowell threatens to leave for a job in Boston if his demands aren't met.Joe can't afford the raiseand Roy refuses to cough anymore money.Even though he doesn't want that job in BostonLowell continues to bluffuntil he finds himself out of a jobreplaced by Gil and saying goodbye to his friends.But later that night Lowell returns much to everyone's surpriseand pays Antonio back for his advice. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lisa Edelstein | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Jan. 28, 1993 |
| Episode 14 - [I've Got A Secret] |
| Details : Loose talk at Helen's house one night between AntonioHelen and Alex reveals Alex once posed for Playboy.Helen and Antonio promise to keep it a secretbut at the airport the following MondayJoe and Brian quickly find out about it.They then quickly raid Roy's office and his collection of Playboyseventually finding the photo.Antonio becomes the focus of Alex's wrathbut it is soon revealed the secret was leaked by a subconsciously jealous Helen at the beauty parlor. Angry Words are exchanged between Alex and Helen when the truth comes to light.The situation is diffused by a very anxious Faywho wants to use the bathroom and can't while they are arguing. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Farrah Forke as Alex Lambert | Writer : Adam Belanoff | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 04, 1993 |
| Episode 15 - [The Gift Part 1] |
| Details : When Helen hears about auditions for the Nantucket String Quartetit revives her aspirations of being a cellist. Unfortunatelyshe has no cellothanks to the plane ditched at sea.Urged on by Brianshe takes on a second job at the fish packing plant to earn money for a new cellobut her happiness soon turns sour when she gets laid off.Disturbed at seeing her so unhappyBrian convinces Joe to take out another mortgage on the the house to buy Helen a new cellobut to the two brothers shock she refuses the generous gift. MeanwhileFayAntonioRoy and Lowell get parts in the cummunity theatre's production of The Phantom of the Oprah.All about a ghost haunting the The Oprah showcomplete with Fay playing the role of Oprah Winfrey. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Dori Brenner as Doris | Joy Claussen as Cecilia | Pattie Tierce as Betty | Ken Magee as Gus | Ron Robertson as Customer | Writer : David Angell | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 11, 1993 |
| Episode 16 - [The Gift Part 2] |
| Details : Helen is unhappy that the brothers are coming to her rescue with their giftbut they finally convince her to except the gift and go after the job in the Nantucket String Quartet.When the first choices of the String Quartet declineshe wins a place in the group.Helen's happiness is soon tempered by the strange quirks of her fellow musiciansbut for the sake of the job Brian and Joe helped her getshe doesn't quit.But her first performance is ruined by the guy she replacedwhen he returns and forces the disbanding of the quartet. Meanwhileafter some not so stellar rehearsalsPhantom of the Oprah is canceled before the first performance. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Woronov | Paul Ainsley | Derek Basco | Writer : David Angell | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 18, 1993 |
| Episode 17 - [I Love Brian] |
| Details : To impress Alex Brian tells her he is a good friend of Clint Black and that he can get ticket's to Black's sold-out Boston show.Helen works her way into the mixknowing Brian is up to his old tricks.Brian finally talks Lowell into dumping his three friends and going along with himso he can have Lowell's tickets for himAlex and Helen.Finally Helen coerces Brian into trying to get them into meeting Clintbut Brian is stopped at every turn until Helen talks to Clint and he pretends to be Brian's old friend. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Christine Cavanaugh | Clint Black | Kirstie Alley | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Feb. 25, 1993 |
| Episode 18 - [The Key To Alex] |
| Details : In their pursuit of AlexJoe and Brian take some indirect tips from Helena as she describes her own reactions to another's man advances.But Alex sees through all their ploysuntil Joe and Brian finally resort to honest conversation over dinner to settle their relationship with Alex. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steve Eastin | Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : David Lloyd | |
| Air Date : Mar. 15, 1993 |
| Episode 19 - [The Houseguest] |
| Details : To cheer up Carlton Blanchard on a lonely birthdayHelen invites him to her house for a party.But after Carlton falls down her stairs and threatens a lawsuit from his lawyer sonHelen's hospitality is stretched to the limit as he settles in her living room to recover from her injuries.FinallyHelen discovers two things that are no surprise at all.Carlton doesn't have a lawyer for a son and his injuries are imaginary.So she botts him out. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : William Hickey as Carlton Blanchard | Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : Bill Diamond | Writer : Michael Saltzman | |
| Air Date : Apr. 08, 1993 |
| Episode 20 - [Goodbye Old Friend] |
| Details : Weeb Gilroy's death has Lowell searching for the right words to write for a eulogy for his long time friend.Words fail him at the end;all he can think of is to finish working on the plane that they used to work on.With Joe's help they finally get it into the air. MeanwhileHelenwho hasn't slept in days due to a squirrel in the attic keeping her up all nightsuffers a concussion and the doctor tells her she must stay up for at least 24 hours as a precaution.Brian and Joe take on the jobresorting to using water guns to keep her up.In the end she tries to seduce Brian into letting her sleepbut it fails when Joe catches her in the act after pretending he was going to bed. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Apr. 29, 1993 |
| Episode 21 - [Another Wedding] |
| Details : At Walter's weddingLowell's hopes of getting back together with Bunny are dashed when she introduces him to her date.Trying to save face Lowell tells her about his own dateYvetteand is saved from telling the truth when a late arriving Alex shows up to support his bluff. MeanwhileJoe attempts to avoid a dull acquaintanceAntonio tries to gather up enough courage to talk to a beautiful woman Helen attempts to break away from her dancing partner to talk to another more interesting manand a lonely Brian leaves before Alex arrives. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Laura Innes | Adam Hendershott | Lee Brooks | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : May. 06, 1993 |
| Episode 22 - [Date Package Number Seven] |
| Details : Alex's weekend with Brian is spoiled when the wonderful spontaneity of the event revealed by Joe and Helen to be one of Brian's many prepared date packages.But instead of taking advantage of Brian's failureJoe pleads his brothers case to Alexand she Brian decide to start dating. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : Steven Levitan | |
| Air Date : May. 13, 1993 |