The essential episodes of Wings
Watch these 25 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
Roy's quest for likability is an adventure for all when he practices Joe's advice.
- 06
It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift
Helen's birthday sets the brothers in motion trying to outdo each other to get her the more expensive gift.
- 07
A lonely Joe and Helen dine together, then park at Indian Point---not far from Joe's new backup pilot.
- 08
The elements conspire against holiday plans for everyone but Fay, whose traditional gathering is short on gatherers.
- 09
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.
- 10
Both Hacketts see a UFO, but only Brian talks, while Joe fears loose lips will sink his airship.
- 11
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
On Valentine's Day, Joe and Helen try to calm that morning's storm by meeting at their special place; Roy meets his classified-ad date.
- 12
Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
Brian's plan to marry a woman he's known for 20 hours spurs long-time friends Joe and Helen to question their feelings.
- 13
Another difference in the Hackett brothers is their reaction to seeing their mother, who walked out on them 18 years earlier.
- 14
Putting what he perceives as two and two together, Brian concludes that Fay is a wanted murderer.
- 15
Her anger at Joe unabated, Helen, supported by Brian, takes a shot at group therapy.
- 16
Brian discovers that Lowell's jealousy of his wife is well-founded when Brian and Joe get an offer they'd better refuse.
- 17
Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
Downtime at the terminal is filled by "Fay's Foggy Day Fun Box," until Brian hypnotizes Roy, who reveals a "deepest, darkest secret."
- 18
When Fay doesn't get a raise, she decides to test Joe by going to work for Roy.
- 19
Brian, Joe and Helen have time for one last look before the wrecking ball destroys the house where the Hacketts grew up.
- 20
Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes
A self-esteem seminar run by Dr. Frasier Crane is analyzed by a dissatisfied past customer---Helen.
- 21
The Hacketts fly to New Mexico with an elderly man whose curiosity is endless---and endlessly irritating.
- 22
Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy
Helen, Lowell, Brian and Joe compare notes at the end of their video dates.
- 23
Helen befriends an old man, who falls in her house and then stays on to convalesce.
- 24
Joe and Brian try to keep Helen awake after she sustains a concussion; Lowell struggles over a eulogy for an old friend.
- 25
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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