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After moving to Boston from Virginia, to spy on his sister who just started college, Boyd finds himself working for the student union where he raises hell more often than he should.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01PilotMarch 21, 1996—Boyd arrives in Boston with his sister Wyleen. While she is attending Randolph Harrington College, he gets a job as a handyman at the Studen
- S01E02Out, Out, Damn Jack!March 28, 1996—Boyd uses Leonard to get Jack to take an offer from Stanford, so he can have Joy to himself. Wyleen finds another student who's also having
- S01E03I Thee EndowApril 4, 1996—Wyleen is the subject of a student film, showing her daily life. When Jack doesn't seem to want to make the effort, Boyd takes the challenge
- S01E04Relationship of FoolsApril 11, 1996—Joy asks Boyd to double-date with Jack and her friend Anna. Boyd uses the chance to get closer to Joy. Meanwhile, Wyleen tries to have a rel
- S01E05Boyd Gets ShrunkApril 18, 1996—At Jack's suggestion, Wyleen see the school therapist to help with her problems with Boyd. The therapist suggests bringing Boyd in for a ses
- S01E06Virginia ReelingApril 25, 1996—Boyd plans a group outing for line dancing at a country bar. Wyleen gets the opportunity to be a country singer. Leonard confesses to having
- S01E07Hope Springs a LeakAugust 11, 1996—Joy wants to break up with Jack after kissing Boyd. Tasha offers to manage Wyleen's singing career. Leonard is asked by the college presiden
- S01E08Autumn 'Foilage'August 18, 1996—Wyleen gets a job working for Professor Reed. When Boyd wants to take Joy on a ride in his car, he encounters some trouble getting his car o
- S01E09Everybody's StalkingSeptember 8, 1996—Wyleen gets hooked on fat-free cookies. Leonard wins free groceries and the ensuing publicity photo gets him a disciple who thinks he's the
- S01E10A Streetcar Named DenialSeptember 15, 1996—Boyd starts a side-business selling Tuna sandwiches with Tasha and Leonard's help. Wyleen has a hard time pleasing her drama teacher.
Season02
- S02E01Everything's Coming Up Sub-RosasSeptember 29, 1996—Wyleen discovers a there is a secret woman's society on campus and decides she needs to join them. Butterfield schedules to meet with Leonar
- S02E02Conspiracy of DuncesOctober 6, 1996—Tasha detects that Joy might be a bit jealous of Boyd. Wyleen learns about conspiracy theories and hidden agendas from Professor Reed. Leona
- S02E03This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco ...October 13, 1996—Tasha suggests to Jack that he recruit Boyd to organize a surprise party for Joy's birthday, a date he'd forgotten. President Butterfield tr
- S02E04Mercury RetrogradeOctober 20, 1996—Tasha sets Boyd up on a blind date. Joy accidentally calls Jack "Boyd". Leonard helps Tasha move into her newly painted office. Wyleen, stil
- S02E05The War RoomOctober 27, 1996—Wyleen decides to run for president of the freshman class.
- S02E06Trustee and SympathyNovember 3, 1996—Boyd searches for the name of the landlord of their building, since the heat has been off for the past two days. The college entertains an o
- S02E07A Triage Grows in BostonNovember 10, 1996—Boyd and Wyleen host the Pritchett family barbecue. Joy seems to get very tired, every time her pending wedding to Jack is mentioned. Leonar
- S02E08Gobble, Gobble, Aggch!November 17, 1996—Wyleen and Boyd decide to hold a get-together for Thanksgiving. Wyleen invites Cookie in hopes of getting a part in the spring play. Jack an
- S02E09Coming CleanNovember 20, 1996—Boyd struggles to pay Wyleen's tuition for next semester. To raise funds, he gets a part time job working as a janitor. Leonard and Wyleen a
- S02E10Arts and CraftinessDecember 8, 1996—Leonard is traveling home to his mother's for the holidays and his joke about a bomb at airport security gets him and Wyleen held for questi
- S02E11The Finals CurtainDecember 15, 1996—Trying to study for her finals, Wyleen is fighting a cold, Boyd's interruptions and Jack's cryptic messages about the content of the final.
- S02E12Soup to NutsJanuary 5, 1997—Everybody wants to have lunch with Boyd so they can get his advice. Wyleen wants to him to be there when she has lunch with the newly reform
- S02E13A Night in CamelotFebruary 16, 1997—Boyd and Jack discover a pair of shoes that might have once belonged to JFK. After displaying their lack of knowledge, Tasha tells Boyd they
- S02E14Commander-in-GriefMarch 9, 1997—When a new president is selected for the college, Boyd loses a job. Cookie expresses an interest in Leonard.
- S02E15His and HerpesMarch 16, 1997—Wyleen develops a large cold sore on her upper lip. Boyd frets over the color of his teeth as he begins to work his new job. The crisis cent
- S02E16Extra CreditMarch 23, 1997—The college rolls out a new credit card program that it locates in the student union. Wyleen's been approved and begins to spend and spend.
- S02E17The Occidental PuristsApril 6, 1997—Wyleen gets the lead in the play The Tea Ceremony. Joy arranges a date for Tasha and also tries to fix her hair. Leonard reluctantly agrees
- S02E18Heres to You, Mrs. ByrnesApril 7, 1997—Joy's mother comes for a visit and takes more of a liking to Boyd than is comfortable for him. Leonard needs an insurance physical and gets
- S02E19I.D. EndowApril 13, 1997—Boyd and others are against a tuition increase proposed by Cross. Wyleen wants to borrow money to obtain a fake ID. Leonard's guest for his
- S02E20To Bare is HumanApril 14, 1997—A men's magazine want to do a layout featuring the women of Harrington. Leonard gets a date with a former centerfold. Cross takes Joy out to
- S02E21A Cross to BearApril 20, 1997—Cross is going to be featured on a public television program called American Mind as a prominent educator. Boyd is tired of paying for every
- S02E22Sophomore's ChoiceApril 27, 1997—Cross gets on Tasha for disciplining the son of a major college benefactor. Wyleen tells Boyd it is time for him to move out. He looks for a
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