Perfect Strangers

  • Premiered: Mar 1986
  • Episodes: 150
  • Followers: 53
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Friday at 21
  • Comedy Family

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Season 5
5x1
Good Skates
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 22, 1989
When Larry finds out that Grant, a co-worker of Jennifer's is impressing Jennifer by raising money for a ""big brothers"" roller skating marathon, he gets jealous of him and lies about his roller skating ability to win Jennifer.
5x2
Lie-Ability
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 29, 1989
After a minor car accident, Mr. Gorpley suggests Larry should sue. So Larry has plans to defraud an insurance company to gain money to help his sister Elaine with her tuition. But Balki objects as usual.
5x3
The Newsletter
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 06, 1989
When Balki is put in charge of the Chronicle Newsletter, Larry horns in and suggests he dig deep into the information. But he ends up reporting Lydia getting cosmetic surgery, Mr. .. show full overview
5x4
Tooth or Consequences
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1989
Balki gets a cavity and Larry makes him a dental appointment for him and Balki is excited to go when Larry tells him about all the neat stuff but he's too scared to go when Mr. Gorpley tells him about the drill.
5x5
Dog Day Mid-Afternoon
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 1989
Larry writes an expose of a money laundering scheme that gets him his first front page story but he's upset when he realizes that Marshall & Walpole too all the credit for his article. .. show full overview
5x6
Poetry in Motion
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1989
Larry and Balki discover that Lowell Kelly, a famous poet used to live in their apartment and his unpublished poem is hidden there. So they search for it but Balki doesn't know that .. show full overview
5x7
Father Knows Best (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 10, 1989
Larry's perfectionist father comes for a visit and Larry wants to impress him so he can finally get a ""well done son"" from his father. But instead, they end up trapped in the basement that is flooding after Larry broke the water pipe.
5x8
Father Knows Best (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 17, 1989
Larry and Balki, Jennifer and Mary Anne, Lydia and Mr. Gorpley, and of course Larry's father are all trapped in the flooding basement. Larry attempts to solve the problem without much .. show full overview
5x9
Hello Ball
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 24, 1989
When Jennifer's father comes to town, Larry tries to impress him. So they decide to go golfing. Larry is an excellent golfer but Mr. Lyons is a bad golfer and a bad loser o Larry decides .. show full overview
5x10
Almost Live from Chicago
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 01, 1989
Lydia has been offered the opportunity of having her on TV advice show but she has one problem, she's afraid of cameras. But Larry tries to force her to do the show because of a mistake he made in high school when he turned down an opportunity.
5x11
Home Movies
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 08, 1989
Balki wants to send a home movie to his mama for the reunion he is going to miss. But Larry takes over the video and goes overboard with his movie-making skills.
5x12
Everybody in the Pool
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 15, 1989
Balki plays the football pool for the first time at the Chronicle and wins. He also ends up winning the next five weeks which makes everyone mad at him except Larry who decides to copy .. show full overview
5x13
Because They're Cousins
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 05, 1990
Balki's cousin Bartok come to visit from Mypos via Los Angeles for the last six months. Bartok looks just like Balki except after being in LA, he lost his accent and got a cool attitude, .. show full overview
5x14
Disorderly Orderlies
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 12, 1990
Balki tries to get Larry to do volunteer work at the hospital but he refused until he discovered that a famous football player is a patient there hoping that he can get an interview to advance his career.
5x15
The Selling of Mypos
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 26, 1990
When a big corporation in Chicago wants to buy 300 acres of land on Mypos, Balki was chosen to negotiate the sale, and he picked Larry to guide him through. When they are offered 10% of .. show full overview
5x16
Nightmare Vacation
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Air date
Feb 02, 1990
Larry found the perfect vacation and Balki, Jennifer and Mary Anne decide to give him one more chance with planning vacations. They go to a tropical resort, Club Paradise with broken .. show full overview
5x17
Three's a Crowd
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 09, 1990
While playing a board game, an argument breaks out between Jennifer and Mary Anne. The result being Mary Anne moving out and in with Larry and Balki at Balki's insistence. Larry doesn't .. show full overview
5x18
Blast from the Past
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 16, 1990
It's a very psychotic evening when Marvin Berman, who tried to blow up Larry and Balki, visits them for dinner to apologize. But in the process, they mistakenly think that the mob is after them and they are surrounded by killers.
5x19
He's the Boss
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 23, 1990
When Mr. Wainwright hires a personal assistant Mr. Glover, Balki gets promoted to the executive staff, but is unaware that it is a scheme that Mr. Glover has to try and implement the .. show full overview
5x20
Here Comes the Judge
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 09, 1990
When Balki is elected the head of the grievance committee, Lydia is accused of parking violations and she tries to influence his judgment by buying him ""bunny slippers"" but Larry tells .. show full overview
5x21
This Old House
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 30, 1990
Larry has a plan to make a fortune and talks Balki into buying a house for no money down, fixing it up and then selling it for a profit. He ends up making a deal for $150,000 but when he .. show full overview
5x22
Eyewitless Reports
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Air date
Apr 11, 1990
A Chronicle Tour sends Mr. Gorpley, Larry and Balki & Jennifer and Mary Anne to a cabin in the forest where they encounter a 'Mad Dog' killer who escaped from prison. The killer is later .. show full overview
5x23
Bye, Bye Birdie
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 13, 1990
Balki grows very fond of his new pet parrot that drives Larry crazy. Meanwhile, their chimney is clogged and when Larry tried to light a fire, he had to open the window to let the smoke out, the parrot flies out and Balki is heartbroken.
5x24 Season finale
Digging Up the News
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 27, 1990
Larry is assigned to interview Uncle Shaggy, a kid's show host and when he gets Balki to take a picture of him without his costume, the get Uncle Shaggy fired after someone discovered .. show full overview

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