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"Porno
for Pyros": After Joe and Helen burn down Brian's
house,he's expecting a big check,much like the one Joe
and Helen got,but the gutting of the old Hackett house
is cause for an appearance by an insurance investigator,who
has serious doubt about the legitimacy of the two claims
in the last year. |
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"...
Like a Neighbor Scorned": Joe and Helen meet
the next-door neighbors,Steve and Barbara,but what starts
out as pleasant soon turns disturbing. |
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"Maybe
It's You": Brian's vows to find a deeper,more
meaningful relationship is tested by beautiful but dumb
Dani. Meanwhile,Joe tries to deal with the fact that one
of his best friends didn't invite him to his wedding. |
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"Single
and Hating It": As a furious storm rages outside,Joe
and Helen stop by the "Singles Mingle" to drop
off Brian's wallet,intent on leaving as soon as possible
to begin celebrating the first anniversary of their wedding.But
news soon comes that the roads are closed due to high
water and everyone is trapped.Not wanting to let everyone
know they are married,for fear of their reaction,Joe asks
Helen to be his bride again. |
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"Too
Beautiful for You": Antonio volunteers to man
the Nantucket Suicide Hotline,it soon pays off for him
when he scores a date with a caller he helped.When they
meet he can't believe his eyes or his luck and keeps waiting
for the other shoe to drop and for her to dump him.But
the weird thing is,she never does. |
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"The
Gift of Life": When a medical courier leaves
his package in the terminal on Halloween Eve,the gang
scramble to find him before time runs out. |
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"Olive
or Twist": Casey encourages Brian to use his
insurance money to open a martini bar,offering to help
Brian manage it. But things go awry immediately when the
first customer through the door slips and falls on the
floor.Brian's problems are compounded when he learns Casey
never got insurance. |
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"Wingless
- Part 1": A financial crisis forces Joe to seek
out an investor for Sandpiper.He thinks his luck has changed
when businessman Jonathan Clayton comes to the island.But
he soon informs them,he doesn't invest in companies he
buys them.Having no other choice, Joe sells Sandpiper.Clayton's
"hands-off" approach takes effect right away
as he installs his slacker son Cord as the new President
of Sandpiper. |
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"Wingless
- Part 2": Cord's first act as the new President
of Sandpiper is to hold a meeting, informing everyone
they need a "big idea".Something that drives
Joe crazy, trying to get everyone to see there is no "Big
Idea".But there is,little does Roy know that he would
be responsible for the "Big Idea".Mentioning
to Cord that the charter business is the one, he hasn't
been able to crack. |
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"'Wingless
- Part 3": When Cord chickens out on delivering
a presentation before his father's board of directors,Joe
and Brian must deliver it. Meanwhile,hanging in the men's,Helen's
learns a nasty secret:Cord was expected to fail at Sandpiper
for the tax write-off. |
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"All
About Christmas Eve": Another odd christmas falls
on Nantucket,as Antonio drives a nun around in search
of a vision she saw in a dream.While Joe plays reluctant
host to feuding brothers Lou and Harry and a little last
minute shopping ends up trapping Fay,Helen and Casey. |
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"Let's
Talk About Sex": Roy falls for talk show host
Mary Pat Lee,but discovers she used confidential information
to ambush her Joe and Helen on her show. Meanwhile,Brian
pays Casey to run errands for him. |
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"Hosed":
Joe and Helen deal with a crooked Vacuum cleaner salesman
charging them for a vacuum originally sold with an "eternal"
guarantee. Meanwhile,Brian gets close to Roy to get closer
to his niece. |
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"Just
Call Me Angel": On their way home from Las Vegas,Joe
has a bad case of food poisoning and is soon helpless
in the airliner's bathroom.Where he is soon followed by
the plains pilots.Leaving the job of hero to be played
by Brian who safely lands the plane and becomes an instant
celebrity. |
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"Fay
There, Georgy Girl": After selling off the valuables
of her Georges,Fay is visited by their ghosts,demanding
that she buy back their items. Meanwhile,Joe's Valentine's
Day efforts seem paltry to Helen compared to the man intending
to propose to his beloved with a banner flying from the
Sandpiper plane (problem is she's not his beloved,and
she can't even stand him.) and Brian and Casey prepare
to go out on a sham date. |
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"Escape
from New York": Brian and Helen's trip to New
York to see "Rent" turns into a nightmare when
the theatre refuses to transfer the tickets from Helen's
benefactor to her.Even worse a con-man robs them of their
money and Helen is forced to compete in a drag queen contest
in order to get the money to get home. |
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"House
of Blues": Kicked out by Joe and Helen,Brian
and Casey move into a new home home with the help of a
new roommate Antonio,whose money goes into the house,but
whose body is still living with his girlfriend Elise.But
things suddenly become crowded when Antonio is dumped.
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"Ms.
Write": Brian falls for "R",after reading
her love letters,mistakenly sent to a former occupant
of the house.Then dumping Casey's boss who he had begged
Casey to get him a date with.When he finally does find
"R" it turns out to be a 10 year old girl. Meanwhile,Joe
and Helen ask Antonio to install a new security system
in their house. |
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"Dreamgirl":
When Fay goes on vacation,the Hackett's hire a beautiful
woman to fill in at the counter.Brian finds her distressingly
distractiving,while Joe and Helen have uneasy dreams about
her. Meanwhile,Casey helps Antonio get a job at the department
store,only to see him promoted ahead of her. |
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"Heartache
Tonight": Roy invites Joe and Helen over to his
house on an important night for him:the introduction of
his girlfriend to his mother.But when he's dumped before
the fateful evening,Helen reluctantly fills in. Meanwhile,Brian
passes on his cold to Casey before her big date. |
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"Oedipus
Wrecks": Brian is surprised to find out his new
girlfriend,Emily's son is already in college.Further complications
ensue when Casey takes a shine to young shine. Meanwhile,Joe
and Roy go to the circus:Joe to try and deal with his
childhood trauma and Roy to demand an apology from the
clown who humilated him in his act. |
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"Raging
Bull*&@!": When a long time rival drops out
of a boxing tournament,Joe finds himself matched up against
Brian.But what starts out as a friendly competition gets
decidedly unpleasant. |
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"Final
Approach - Part 1": To cheer up Helen,Joe restores
her old cello.While Helen is busy rediscovering her old
passion,Joe and Brian discover the ages old treasure hunt
they undertook when their father died isn't over yet.They
and the rest of the gang are led all over New England,only
to wind up back at the airport,to discover $250,000 in
an old suitcase in an airport locker. |
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"Final
Approach - Part 2": Joe and Brian are divided
over their new-found inheritance:Joe wants to expand the
business,and Brian wants the money to leave Nantucket
and the tedium of his job.Joe's agony over the dissolving
of the partnership is further complicated when he learns
of Helen's earth shaking news:she's been invited to study
cello in Vienna with the world's greatest cellist.Joe
is prepared to sacrifice Sandpiper to help Helen finally
live her dream.But it is Brian who makes the final sacrifice,by
postponing his and Casey's move to the Carribean,in order
to run Sandpiper for one year while Joe and Helen are
away in Vienna. * SERIES FINALE* |
