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Empty Nest

The sitcom "Empty Nest" follows the daily struggles of Harry Weston, a widowed pediatrician, as he navigates his life with his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who return to live with him after their own marriages fail.

The sitcom "Empty Nest" follows the daily misadventures of a widowed pediatrician, Harry Weston, and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who move back in with him after their failed marriages. The show's humor stems from the daughters' struggles to find the perfect partner and leave their childhood home, as well as their encounters with their flirtatious next-door neighbor, Charlie Dietz, and Harry's quirky southern nurse, Laverne Todd.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Oct 8, 1988

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

Episode 3 Barbara Gets Shot

3. Barbara Gets Shot

Aired: Oct 29, 1988

After Barbara is Shot, Harry is determined to get her to quit the force.

Episode 4 Fatal Attraction

4. Fatal Attraction

Aired: Nov 4, 1988

When neighbor Blanche Devereaux visits the Westons, she causes a problem when...

Episode 5 Father of the Bride

5. Father of the Bride

Aired: Nov 11, 1988

Barbara accepts her surgeon boyfriend's proposal, which makes Harry thrilled....

Episode 6 Harry's Vacation

6. Harry's Vacation

Aired: Nov 18, 1988

Despite his objections Barbara and Carol send Harry on Vacation, which leads ...

Episode 9 Harry's Friend

9. Harry's Friend

Aired: Dec 9, 1988

When Carol starts dating a new man, Harry is put into an uncomfortable situat...

Episode 10 Libby's Gift

10. Libby's Gift

Aired: Dec 16, 1988

Harold receives an organ that Libby ordered before her passing and is determi...

Episode 12 Full Nest

12. Full Nest

Aired: Jan 13, 1989

When financial troubles force Barbara to move back into Harry's home, she fin...

Episode 13 Here's a Howdy-Do

13. Here's a Howdy-Do

Aired: Jan 27, 1989

Harry is concerned that no one likes his new girlfriend, that is until they b...

Episode 14 Strange Bedfellows

14. Strange Bedfellows

Aired: Feb 3, 1989

Carol's been seeing a guy who is an activist. And when he says that he plans ...

Episode 15 Tears of a Clown

15. Tears of a Clown

Aired: Feb 5, 1989

Carol gets a new job as Public Relations director of the hospital, this all g...

Episode 16 Blame It on the Moon

16. Blame It on the Moon

Aired: Feb 10, 1989

There is a full moon and romance is in the air for all the Westons - even Dre...

Episode 17 Dumped

17. Dumped

Aired: Feb 17, 1989

Barbara gets lessons from Carol about life as a "dumpee" after Dorothy Zborna...

Episode 19 Man of the Year

19. Man of the Year

Aired: Mar 3, 1989

When Harry is honored by his alma mater, his father whom he doesn't have a go...

Episode 20 Cyrano de Weston

20. Cyrano de Weston

Aired: Mar 17, 1989

Harry writes a love letter for a lady that Charlie wants to date but complica...

Episode 21 My Sister, My Friend

21. My Sister, My Friend

Aired: Mar 24, 1989

Harry in hoping he can get the girls to get along, promises to take them to P...

Episode 22 A Life in the Day

22. A Life in the Day

Aired: Mar 31, 1989

We watch Dr. Weston visit 5 different patients in a the matter of one episode...

Info about Empty Nest

Seasons: 7

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Family