Empty Nest

Name: Empty Nest
Genre: Family, Comedy
Released: 1988-10-08
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure, Park Overall, Marsha Warfield

★ 5.9 /10 (29) • 1988–1995

Family Comedy

Creator Susan Harris

A recently widowed Miami paediatrician finds that his two grown daughters have moved back in and that the house he expected to have to himself is fuller than ever. The series was created as a companion to 'The Golden Girls', set in the same neighbourhood and sharing the occasional character, and NBC aired it for seven seasons between 1988 and 1995. Richard Mulligan played Harry Weston and won an Emmy for the role, with Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol and Park Overall around him, plus a dog called Dreyfuss.

Seasons

Episodes

170

Country

—

Status

Ended

Cast

Richard Mulligan

Dr. Harry Weston · 170 eps

Kristy McNichol

Barbara Weston · 121 eps

Dinah Manoff

Carol Weston · 170 eps

David Leisure

Charley Dietz · 170 eps

Park Overall

LaVerne Todd · 170 eps

Estelle Getty

Sophia Petrillo · 52 eps

Marsha Warfield

Dr. Maxine Douglas · 50 eps

Lisa Rieffel

Emily Weston · 26 eps

Paul Provenza

Patrick Arcola · 26 eps

Betty White

Rose Nylund · 3 eps

Edan Gross

Jeffrey Millstein · 3 eps

Laurie Kincaid · 1 eps

Chuck McCann

Coach Biederbeck · 2 eps

Jackie Sheridan · 1 eps

Judith Marie-Bergan

Janet · 2 eps

Dr. Stanfield Weston · 1 eps

Dorothy Zbornak · 1 eps

Edie McClurg

· 1 eps

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Episode Guide

Pilot

08 Oct 1988

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

The Check Isn't In the Mail

22 Oct 1988

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

Barbara Gets Shot

29 Oct 1988

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

Fatal Attraction

05 Nov 1988

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.

Father of the Bride

12 Nov 1988

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

Harry's Vacation

19 Nov 1988

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

Tinker to Evers to Tucson

26 Nov 1988

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

What's a Father to Do?

03 Dic 1988

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.

Harry's Friend

10 Dic 1988

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

Libby's Gift

17 Dic 1988

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.

The First Time, Again

07 Ene 1989

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

Full Nest

14 Ene 1989

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.

Here's a Howdy-Do

28 Ene 1989

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.

Strange Bedfellows

04 Feb 1989

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.

Tears of a Clown

06 Feb 1989

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.

Blame It on the Moon

11 Feb 1989

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.

Dumped

18 Feb 1989

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.

The More Things Change...

25 Feb 1989

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.

Man of the Year

04 Mar 1989

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.

Cyrano de Weston

18 Mar 1989

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.

My Sister, My Friend

25 Mar 1989

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.

A Life in the Day

01 Abr 1989

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.