Wings — Season 2

All 22 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    September 28, 1990 · 30m

    The Puppetmaster8.0

    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.

  2. 02

    October 5, 1990 · 30m

    The Story of Joe8.0

    A writer flies in to interview Joe, but it's tales from and about Brian that catch his interest.

  3. 03

    October 12, 1990 · 30m

    A Little Nightmare Music7.0

    The boys urge Helen to demand an audition with a conductor, but she gets him at a bad time---his honeymoon.

  4. 04

    October 19, 1990 · 30m

    Sports & Leisure7.5

    Roy's quest for likability is an adventure for all when he practices Joe's advice.

  5. 05

    October 26, 1990 · 30m

    A Stand-up Kind of Guy6.5

    Joe agrees over the phone to be best man for a high-school pal---whom he doesn't remember.

  6. 06

    November 9, 1990 · 30m

    It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift7.5

    Helen's birthday sets the brothers in motion trying to outdo each other to get her the more expensive gift.

  7. 07

    November 16, 1990 · 30m

    Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned6.0

    Helen suggests a "little white lie" to get Brian out of his unwanted romance with a policewoman, but his lie of choice isn't Helen's.

  8. 08

    November 23, 1990 · 30m

    High Anxiety6.5

    High blood pressure grounds Joe, but the lackadaisical manner of his remaining pilot has Joe flying into a rage.

  9. 09

    December 7, 1990 · 30m

    Friends or Lovers?7.5

    A lonely Joe and Helen dine together, then park at Indian Point---not far from Joe's new backup pilot.

  10. 10

    December 14, 1990 · 30m

    There's Always Room for Cello6.3

    Roy says his jock son wants cello lessons from Helen only because he's attracted to her, but the jock demurs.

  11. 11

    December 21, 1990 · 30m

    A Terminal Christmas8.5

    The elements conspire against holiday plans for everyone but Fay, whose traditional gathering is short on gatherers.

  12. 12

    January 3, 1991 · 30m

    Airport '906.5

    Fledgling pilot Helen cuts Joe's dull ground school for hands-on experience with Brian---who loses consciousness in mid-flight.

  13. 13

    January 10, 1991 · 30m

    Love Is Like Pulling Teeth6.5

    Joe has to miss a crucial TV-sports evening with the guys to care for the dentally impaired Helen.

  14. 14

    January 24, 1991 · 30m

    The Tennis Bum6.5

    Boosting Fay's tennis confidence haunts Brian; busting Lowell's zeppelin haunts Joe; and a gender question haunts Helen.

  15. 15

    January 31, 1991 · 30m

    My Brother's Back---And There's Gonna Be Trouble8.0

    Brian runs the airline while Joe's in traction, a job made tougher after Kenny loses the plane.

  16. 16

    February 7, 1991 · 30m

    Plane Nine From Nantucket8.0

    Both Hacketts see a UFO, but only Brian talks, while Joe fears loose lips will sink his airship.

  17. 17

    February 14, 1991 · 30m

    Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places7.5

    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.

  18. 18

    February 21, 1991 · 30m

    Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo7.5

    Brian's plan to marry a woman he's known for 20 hours spurs long-time friends Joe and Helen to question their feelings.

  19. 19

    March 7, 1991 · 30m

    All in the Family6.5

    Brian's lack of a "sensitive, intelligent, attractive woman" is overheard by one, who offers to fill that void, which doesn't sit well with her son.

  20. 20

    March 14, 1991 · 30m

    Mother Wore Stripes7.5

    Another difference in the Hackett brothers is their reaction to seeing their mother, who walked out on them 18 years earlier.

  21. 21

    March 21, 1991 · 30m

    Murder She Roast8.0

    Putting what he perceives as two and two together, Brian concludes that Fay is a wanted murderer.

  22. 22

    March 28, 1991 · 30m

    Duet for Plane and Cello5.5

    Helen lands a job with a symphony, over a former student, who purposely blows the audition.

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