Perfect Strangers

Season 1

A high-strung and cynical man's life is never the same when his naive but good-natured cousin comes to America to live with him.

6 Episodes

Knock Knock, Who's There?
E1
Knock Knock, Who's There?Larry Appleton has just settled in his new Chicago apartment after leaving home of one of nine kids and took a job at the corner discount store working for his greedy landlord Mr. Twinkacetti until he can eventually become a photo journalist. But one evening, Balki Bartokomous, his distant cousin and a Mediterranean sheep herder from the island of Mypos shows up on his door step looking for a place to stay. So Larry takes him in and tries to get him a job at Twinkacetti's store which may mean risking his own job.
Picture This
E2
Picture ThisLarry tries to kickstart his career and gets tipped off that Dolly Parton is in town committing adultery. So he decides to follow her until he can get a picture to sell to newspapers. Meanwhile, Balki will do a favor for anyone who will ask for it so Larry teaches him to say "no" once in a while but it backfires on him.
First Date
E3
First DateLarry takes Balki to a singles bar to meet women and while Balki gets his first date, Larry gets beat up in a parking lot by a boyfriend of a woman he hit on.
Baby, You Can Drive My Car
E4
Baby, You Can Drive My CarBalki wants to obtain his "membership card to the American dream"--a driver's license--and Twinkacetti bets Larry $50 that he won't get it. So Larry offers to teach Balki to drive, but is hesitant to actually hand over the keys to his car.
Check This
E5
Check ThisLarry takes Balki to the bank to open a bank account but Balki doesn't seem to understand everything about banking when he overspends with his checks and buys Larry new furniture. Meanwhile, Twinkacetti is going to a poker game and his wife, Edwina doesn't like him gambling. So he asks Larry to tell his wife that they were at a basketball game but Larry refuses to.
Happy Birthday, Baby
E6
Happy Birthday, BabyLarry is miserable on his 24th birthday after he blew a photo opportunity. So Balki tries to throw him a last minute surprise birthday party for him to cheer him up.