Season 2

1990 · 22 episodes

Episodes

1The PuppetmasterBrian hires an actor to play the role of a charming pilot who asks Helen out.
2The Story of JoeA magazine writer wants to do a cover story on Joe, but then he meets Brian, and finds his life more interesting. Cliff Clavin and Norm Peterson visit the island.
3A Little Nightmare MusicHelen plays her cello to a very famous conductor (special guest star David Ogden Stiers), who tells her she's terrible.
4Sports & LeisureRoy tries to make friends with the gang by joining them in a game of Trivial Pursuit.
5A Standup Kind of GuyJoe holds a bachelor party for a guy he can't remember going to high school with.
6It's Not the Thought, It's the GiftJoe and Brian compete to see who gets Helen a more expensive birthday gift.
7Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman ScornedBrian dates a policewoman to get her to drop charges on his unpaid parking tickets. Meanwhile, Lowell totes his video camera around the airport trying to capture something to submit to the show "America's Wackiest Videos."
8High AnxietyJoe's grounded due to high blood pressure and he wonders if Helen will go out with him, now that he's not a pilot.
9Friends or Lovers?Joe and Helen go on their first date and Brian hires high school student Kenny McElvey as a backup pilot for the grounded Joe.
10There's Always Room for CelloRoy gets the surprise of his life when he agrees to let his star athlete son take cello lessons from Helen.
11A Terminal ChristmasAfter everybody's holiday plans fall through, they decide to surprise Faye at her Christmas party. When they arrive, they discover she'd lied about her plans and find her all alone.
12Airport '90Helen decides to take flying lessons from Joe but his classes are too long and boring so Brian offers to let her fly the plane. Shortly after, Brian is injured and Helen finds herself behind the controls.
13Love Is Like Pulling TeethJoe plays nursemaid to Helen when she has her wisdom teeth pulled, but loses his patience when he tries to sneak away to watch a basketball game.
14The Tennis BumBrian tries to save face when Fay trounces him in a friendly game of tennis.
15My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be TroubleWhen Joe's back goes out and forces him into a stay at the hospital, Brian takes over Sandpiper. His eagerness is soon deflated when all his new ideas and crazy promotions turns into a disastrous mess.
16Plane Nine From NantucketDuring a cargo flight, Brian and Joe see a UFO. Joe's concerned about unfavorable media attention, but Brian wants to report the sighting to the FAA. Meanwhile, Helen and Fay end up arm wrestling over a lunch bill dispute.
17Looking for Love in All the Wrong PlacesWhen Joe and Helen decide to meet at their "special place" on Valentine's Day, they end up on opposite ends of the island. Meanwhile, when Roy's blind date exceeds all his low expectations, all he can do is try and figure out what's wrong with her.
18Love Means Never Having to Say GeronimoJoe and Helen find themselves being rushed to the altar when Brian and the jet-setting woman of his dreams talk them into a double wedding.
19All in the FamilyWhen Brian starts to date Kenny's mother, Kenny is worried about Brian's reputation with women. But just as Kenny warms to the idea of them dating, Brian dumps her. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen squabble over the issue of privacy.
20Mother Wore StripesBrian is ecstatic when he and Joe's mother returns to Nantucket years after deserting them and their father. For Joe, it's too little too late, because he can't forgive her for leaving.
21Murder She RoastWhile the house is being fumigated, Brian is forced to stay with Fay. The experience turns out to be surprisingly pleasant—that is, until he becomes convinced he's seen her featured on the "Most Wanted" show he is watching about a serial killer.
22Duet for Plane and CelloMuch to Joe's surprise, Helen wins a job with the Maine State Symphony. But when Helen comes to Joe and tells him she would stay if he only asked, the discussion turns into a huge fight involving a fire extinguisher and a grease gun. Meanwhile, a confused looking woman who doesn't speak english and has been hanging around the airport gains Fay's sympathy and Roy's hostility.