Dear John (1988)

Season 1

A divorced man tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife.

Where to Watch Season 1

22 Episodes

  • Pilot
    E1
    PilotJohn reluctantly attends his first meeting of the One-Two-One Club -- only after mistakenly wandering into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting across the hall. (TV Guide)
  • Ralph's Curse
    E2
    Ralph's CurseRalph believes he's fallen victim to a curse that's plagued his family for generations.
  • Hello/Goodbye
    E3
    Hello/GoodbyeA young man claims to be John' son.
  • The Younger Girl
    E4
    The Younger GirlJohn's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.
  • Matthew's Dilemma
    E5
    Matthew's DilemmaJohn can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
  • Dear Mike
    E6
    Dear MikeJohn's friend Mike, who stole Wendy and their house, is now apparently rejected.
  • Politics as Usual
    E7
    Politics as UsualA political candidate invites John to a private party.
  • Dancing in the Dark
    E8
    Dancing in the DarkJohn is looking forward to spending Christmas in his apartment with his young son, only to find out at the last minute that the boy is going to Disneyland instead. So John winds up spending Christmas in his apartment with his elderly neighbor, Mrs. Lumenski.
  • Was It Good for Me?
    E9
    Was It Good for Me?Ralph begs John to ask Kate out on a date in his behalf. Kate believes John is asking for himself and agrees to have dinner with John. During the date Kate and John both get drunk and Kate offers to sleep with John.
  • Honest John
    E10
    Honest JohnWendy wants John to pretend they're still married so Matthew will be accepted into a Catholic school.
  • The Return of Ricky
    E11
    The Return of RickyThe gang plans a 1960's nostalgia benefit for Ricky Fortune and the Fortunettes.
  • Dream Babe
    E12
    Dream BabeKirk starts an awkward relation with an overly fawning young Japanese woman who stumbles into the support group while looking for English class at the center and John is often inconvenienced to translate.
  • Stand by Your Man
    E13
    Stand by Your ManA new member, (Cleavon Little), whose marriage failed because of his being gay, falls for John.
  • Love and Marriage
    E14
    Love and MarriageWhen Louise's stomach begins to expand, the group is curious who the father is and why he isn't helping her. She tells them that he doesn't yet know. She decides to tell him and he proposes. But she is not sure she wants to marry him.
  • For a Friend
    E15
    For a FriendIn an effort to meet other women, John's friend, Gary (Gerrit Graham), joins the group and lies about his wife being dead.
  • The Second Time Around
    E16
    The Second Time AroundJohn has a date with the woman to whom he lost his virginity 30 years ago. When he meets her (Gwen Verdon) he realizes that she is much older than he realized.
  • The Last Dance
    E17
    The Last DanceThe group helps Ralph talk to a woman he's been too nervous to ask out.
  • Sisters
    E18
    SistersKate tells the group her sister is coming for a visit and she tells them that she always makes a play for every guy she's with. And when they tell Kate she's being paranoid, she decides to prove by introducing Kirk as her beau and to see if she makes a move. And when she doesn't, John takes her home with him. And when he talks about how he and Kate went out once, she comes on to him.
  • Gone Camping
    E19
    Gone CampingJohn clashes with his ex-wife over visitation issues with their son Matthew. To maximize the time they have, John takes him to a cabin in the woods. When an epic snowfall traps them in, it looks as though he doesn't plan to return him.
  • Margo
    E20
    MargoThe group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)
  • Friends and Lovers
    E21
    Friends and LoversJohn's work friend Ken comes to him about his failing marriage. John mistakenly lets slip some of Ken's lies to his wife. John's date falls through. Everything is going wrong. At a party, Louise sets John up with Liz.
  • Bound for Gloria
    E22
    Bound for GloriaJohn brings Gloria, a grieving young widow to the group. Kirk thinks the woman is crazy. But, he immediately starts dating her.

Cast of Season 1

  • Judd HirschJohn Lacey
  • Jere BurnsKirk Morris
  • Jane CarrLouise Mercer
  • Isabella HofmannKate McCarron
  • Harry GroenerRalph Drang
  • Tom WillettTom
  • Ed. WeinbergerProducer

 

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