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Premiered

Saturday, October 8, 1988

Ended: Saturday, April 1, 1989

When does Empty Nest Season 1 come out?

Empty Nest Season 1 premiered Saturday, October 8, 1988 on NBC and ended Saturday, April 1, 1989. The season has 22 episodes.

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Empty Nest Season 1 release schedule

Empty Nest Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Pilot

Harry is proposed to eighteen months after the death of his wife.

Saturday · 38 years ago

2. The Check Isn't In the Mail

Carol gets all dolled up for a date with her contemptible ex-husband. Harry thinks Dreyfuss may be sick.

Saturday · 38 years ago

3. Barbara Gets Shot

Harry tries to get Barbara to give up her police career after she is shot.

Saturday · 38 years ago

4. Fatal Attraction

Neighbor Blanche thinks she is in love with Harry and comes on strong when showing her affection. An old friend of the family dies after an illness. Carol decides to move in and take care of her father.

Saturday · 38 years ago

5. Father of the Bride

Harry is ecstatic when Barbara accepts her surgeon boyfriend's marriage proposal, but she has second thoughts the night before the wedding.

Saturday · 38 years ago

6. Harry's Vacation

Harry thinks he has become a burden on Carol and Barbara when they send him away on a vacation, despite his objections.

Saturday · 37 years ago

7. Tinker to Evers to Tucson

When husband Nick is traded to a Japanese baseball team, Laverne is forced to quit. A sick Charley camps out on Harry's couch.

Saturday · 37 years ago

8. What's a Father to Do?

Harry makes plans to accompany Carol to see her photographs displayed in an art gallery, and also to attend a ceremony honoring Barbara with a gold medal of valor. The problem is, both events are on the same day.

Saturday · 37 years ago

9. Harry's Friend

Harry isn't too happy when Carol begins dating his old friend.

Saturday · 37 years ago

10. Libby's Gift

An organ that Libby ordered before dying finally arrives at the house and Harry becomes determined to learn to play it in time for his and Libby's anniversary. Barbara and Carol worry that he is going too far. A patient asks Harry for birth control.

Saturday · 37 years ago

11. The First Time, Again

Harry is encouraged to spend a weekend alone with his girlfriend. Jeffrey Millstein's imagination runs wild after he sees a scary movie.

Saturday · 37 years ago

12. Full Nest

Financial trouble forces Barbara to move back in with Harry but it's not all fun and games. A lonely Carol soon decides to move in as well.

Saturday · 37 years ago

13. Here's a Howdy-Do

Harry doesn't understand why no one likes his new girlfriend, but soon realizes they were right. When the relationship ends, Carol, who actually liked the lady, questions her own instincts.

Saturday · 37 years ago

14. Strange Bedfellows

Carol falls in love with a South American freedom fighter and announces she's going away with him. Jeffrey Millstein falls in love with Laverne.

Saturday · 37 years ago

15. Tears of a Clown

Carol becomes public relations director of the hospital and causes a multi-million dollar lawsuit when she reveals the mental problems of local celebrity Poko the Clown at a press conference. Charley convinces Barbara to pose as his fiance to get a promotion.

Monday · 37 years ago

16. Blame It on the Moon

The Westons laugh when Charley says the full moon will bring love, but then realize he could be right. A rude doctor catches Harry's eye. Carol's finds romance when a man returns run-away Dreyfuss (who in turn finds love in the man's female dog). A stake-out leads Barbara into the arms of a high-school boyfriend.

Saturday · 37 years ago

17. Dumped

Barbara falls in love with neighbor, Dorothy's nephew, but is surprisingly not phased when he dumps her. Dorothy and Harry have an argument when Dorothy blames Barbara for the breakup.

Saturday · 37 years ago

18. The More Things Change...

The hospital's new owner forces Harry to move his practice after 25 years in the same office. Meanwhile, Carol tries to amend the past after reading Emily's old diary and Charley tries out a new look.

Saturday · 37 years ago

19. Man of the Year

When Harry receives a Man of the Year award, his estranged father comes to town for the ceremony, but Harry gets upset when he learns that his father didn't think he could make it as a doctor. Carol overhears the conversation and thinks her grandfather is dying.

Saturday · 37 years ago

20. Cyrano de Weston

Harry gives Charley advice on how to impress a new girlfriend, who turns out to be the same lady Harry is seeing. When a relative dies and leaves Barbara and Emily money, Carol is anxious to see what she'll be getting but isn't too thrilled when it arrives.

Saturday · 37 years ago

21. My Sister, My Friend

Harry promises to take Carol and Barbara with him to Paris if the two can go one month without fighting. Charley wins a greyhound in a card game.

Saturday · 37 years ago

22. A Life in the Day Finale

Harry sees five patients: a week-old baby, a five-year-old whose father denies the boy's onset diabetes; a seven-year-old curious about sex; an eleven-year-old having the cast removed from his arm; a belligerent 14-year-old who uses drugs; and an 18-year-old picking up his medical records before going away to college. The end of the episode reveals that all of these have been the same patient at different ages.

Saturday · 37 years ago

Empty Nest Season 1 guest stars

  • Estelle Getty

    Estelle Getty

    Sophia Petrillo

  • Judith Marie-Bergan

    Judith Marie-Bergan

    Janet

  • Adrian Zmed

    Adrian Zmed

    Gary

  • Rue McClanahan

    Rue McClanahan

    Blanche Devereaux

  • Nancy Cartwright

    Nancy Cartwright

    Ann

  • Katherine Cannon

    Katherine Cannon

    Dr. Kenney

  • Bea Arthur

    Bea Arthur

    Dorothy Zbornak

  • Marla Adams

    Marla Adams

    Elna

  • Stephen Dorff

    Stephen Dorff

    Billy at 14

  • Craig Richard Nelson

    Craig Richard Nelson

    The Waiter

  • Ian Abercrombie

    Ian Abercrombie

    Captain Burke

  • Harold Gould

    Harold Gould

    Dr. Stanfield Weston

  • Matthew Perry

    Matthew Perry

    Bill at 18

  • Betty White

    Betty White

    Rose Nylund

  • Ann Ryerson

    Ann Ryerson

    Mrs. Bridges

  • Grace Zabriskie

    Grace Zabriskie

    Eva Barrett

Empty Nest Season 1 FAQ

When does Empty Nest Season 1 come out?

Empty Nest Season 1 premiered Saturday, October 8, 1988 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Empty Nest Season 1?

Empty Nest Season 1 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of Empty Nest Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Empty Nest Season 1 finale?

The Empty Nest Season 1 finale (Episode 22) aired Saturday, April 1, 1989.

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