The essential episodes of Wings
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Wings — each pick states its reason.
- 01
One-plane airline owner Joe Hackett is reunited with his fun-loving brother when their late father bequeaths them a strange box.
- 02
Brian wants to rendezvous with his ex, Carol, who has developed a habit of dumping boyfriends.
- 03
Helen's no-dating-pilots rule is bent when she unknowingly starts to date one, and when she finds out the truth, she's flying too high to care.
- 04
A writer flies in to interview Joe, but it's tales from and about Brian that catch his interest.
- 05
The elements conspire against holiday plans for everyone but Fay, whose traditional gathering is short on gatherers.
- 06
My Brother's Back---And There's Gonna Be Trouble
Brian runs the airline while Joe's in traction, a job made tougher after Kenny loses the plane.
- 07
Both Hacketts see a UFO, but only Brian talks, while Joe fears loose lips will sink his airship.
- 08
Putting what he perceives as two and two together, Brian concludes that Fay is a wanted murderer.
- 09
Brian discovers that Lowell's jealousy of his wife is well-founded when Brian and Joe get an offer they'd better refuse.
- 10
When Fay doesn't get a raise, she decides to test Joe by going to work for Roy.
- 11
Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes
A self-esteem seminar run by Dr. Frasier Crane is analyzed by a dissatisfied past customer---Helen.
- 12
Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy
Helen, Lowell, Brian and Joe compare notes at the end of their video dates.
- 13
Helen befriends an old man, who falls in her house and then stays on to convalesce.
- 14
Joe and Brian try to keep Helen awake after she sustains a concussion; Lowell struggles over a eulogy for an old friend.
- 15
Brian and Joe have different ideas about what to do with their new-found fortune. And Helen has a dream she'd like to pursue, too.
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