Empty Nest

  • Premiered: Oct 1988
  • Episodes: 170
  • Followers: 2
  • Ended
  • NBC
  • Saturday
  • Comedy Drama Family

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Season 5
5x1
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 19, 1992
Barbara agrees to drop by and check up on Charley after he receives a death threat. Seeing how much they have in common, Charley becomes smitten with her . Meanwhile, after Harry lets a young patient play with Dreyfuss, the kid tries to buy him.
5x2
Take My Garage, Please
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 26, 1992
Carol begins dating Patrick, the Westons' sprinkler man. When his apartment is condemned, Carol persuades Harry to let Patrick move into the garage.
5x3
R.N. on the Rebound
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 03, 1992
Barbara sets newly divorced Laverne up on a blind date with a coroner's assistant. Carol is jealous of the friendship between Patrick and Charley (who surprisingly understands the depth of Patrick's art).
5x4
...Or Forever Hold Your Peace
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 10, 1992
Harry objects to Arthur's sudden wedding plans, which prompts Arthur to end their friendship. Carol tries to get Barbara to arrest her at a protest.
5x5
The Boomerang Affair
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 17, 1992
Harry tries his best to get a lady to agree to date him, but soon wishes he hadn't bothered when she tries to control every area of his life. Laverne tries to conceal an ulcer.
5x6
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 24, 1992
After finding a man guilty during jury duty, Carol tires to clear her conscience by hiring a former criminal to work at her catering business.
5x7
It's Not Easy Being Green
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 31, 1992
Harry agrees to help Laverne hand out candy on Halloween, while Carol and Patrick are mugged after attending a costume party dressed as Madame Curie and Radium.
5x8
Dirty Harry
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 07, 1992
Carol talks Harry into appearing with her on Geraldo. A young patient tries to increase his height so he will be tall enough to ride an amusement park roller coaster.
5x9
Timing is Everything
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 14, 1992
Harry attempts to start a relationship with an old friend. Carol tries to assemble exercise equipment she bought for Patrick, and when she can't do it she reluctantly calls on Charley for help.
5x10
Thanksgiving at the Westons'
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 21, 1992
Laverne is reluctant to accept Harry's invitation to Thanksgiving dinner and flashbacks to the previous such dinner show why.
5x11
The Body Beautiful
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 05, 1992
Harry discovers that a patient is using steroids. Upset that Patrick is using a nude model in his work, Carol starts thinking she's not attractive enough and attempts an exercise regimen. Laverne is put in charge of fire drills.
5x12
Overboard
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 12, 1992
A storm strands cruise passenger Charley adrift in a raft and he returns a different man. Carol and Patrick have a chance to work together, but she becomes jealous when he gets the job and she doesn't.
5x13
Emily
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 02, 1993
When Emily returns from college, Carol decides to take her little sister under her wing, so to speak, and sets her up on a blind date with Patrick's friend. Meanwhile, Emily's rich .. show full overview
5x14
The Sting
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 09, 1993
The FBI wants Emily to help them nab her bookie boyfriend. Laverne teaches Charley CPR.
5x15
The Fracas in Vegas
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 23, 1993
Harry and Charley travel to Las Vegas to see a boxing match but the trip is plagued with problems. Meanwhile, Emily wonders when Carol stopped being her cool big sister when Carol won't .. show full overview
5x16
Pardon My Flashback
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 30, 1993
While gathered around the television for the Super Bowl, the Westons, Laverne, and Charley reflect on old times.
5x17
Dog Day Afternoon
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 06, 1993
A small investment in a mall makes Laverne especially bossy. Carol consults an animal psychologist for help when Dreyfuss ignores her after she yells at him.
5x18
More to Love
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 13, 1993
Emily is dating Carol's old school friend Danny, who compulsively jokes about his weight problem; Laverne is spending all her spare time on the phone gossiping with other nurses, but is .. show full overview
5x19
My Dad, My Doctor
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 20, 1993
Emily upsets Harry when she tears a ligament in her knee and needs surgery, but chooses instead to follow a therapy program recommended by another doctor. Meanwhile, Patrick goes camping and Charley tags along.
5x20
Love and Marriage
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 27, 1993
Carol is upset when cousin Little Carol visits and announces her wedding plans. Charley is sentenced to community service at the hospital and gets some helpful tips from Jack Trenton.
5x21
The All-American Boy -- Not!
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 20, 1993
Harry befriends a young shoplifter while volunteering at a free clinic and brings him home. The boy, an uncontrolled diabetic, later runs away, taking the Westons furniture with him.
5x22
Two for the Road
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 10, 1993
Patrick and Emily drive back from New York together in his van. Meanwhile, Harry, who is home sick with the flu, must bear the brunt of Carol's certainty that something will happen between the two while on the road.
5x23
Aunt Verne Knows Best
Episode overview
Air date
May 01, 1993
Laverne is too controlling on her nephew, who is in town to attend college. Carol is convinced her relationship with Patrick will be over before their nearing six month anniversary .. show full overview
5x24
My Mother, My Self
Episode overview
Air date
May 08, 1993
Charley's mother arrives to tell him that she and his father are divorced and ends up falling in love with Harry. Carol goes on a trip to meet Patrick's mother. Laverne battles her insurance company.
5x25
Charley to the Rescue
Episode overview
Air date
May 15, 1993
Emily is harassed by an obnoxious comic while working as a waitress on Charley's cruise ship. Laverne fixes Harry up with what she thinks is his perfect match.
5x26 Season finale
Surprise! Surprise!
Episode overview
Air date
May 22, 1993
It's Harry's birthday and he overhears Charley planning a surprise party, but soon finds out it isn't for him. Flashbacks from seasons past highlight this episode.

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