The worst episodes of Wings
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- 01
Helen lands a job with a symphony, over a former student, who purposely blows the audition.
- 02
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
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.
- 03
Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?
Helen refuses to pay for damaging Joe's office, so he takes her to court.
- 04
After Roy reveals that his departed wife is hardly "late," he decides to find the woman who left him 16 years ago.
- 05
Joe's high-school pitching record will be broken---if he gets the pitcher to the game on time.
- 06
The Hacketts compete for a pilot, who finds them both infantile.
- 07
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.
- 08
Roy says his jock son wants cello lessons from Helen only because he's attracted to her, but the jock demurs.
- 09
Joe agrees over the phone to be best man for a high-school pal---whom he doesn't remember.
- 10
High blood pressure grounds Joe, but the lackadaisical manner of his remaining pilot has Joe flying into a rage.
- 11
Fledgling pilot Helen cuts Joe's dull ground school for hands-on experience with Brian---who loses consciousness in mid-flight.
- 12
Joe has to miss a crucial TV-sports evening with the guys to care for the dentally impaired Helen.
- 13
Boosting Fay's tennis confidence haunts Brian; busting Lowell's zeppelin haunts Joe; and a gender question haunts Helen.
- 14
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.
- 15
Helen returns from New York after a disastrous 10 months---and prospects don't improve when Joe reveals how he's spent the time.
- 16
Joe is drafted to challenge Roy for a town-council seat, but neither wins the endorsement of the corrupt local paper.
- 17
Joe overhears plans for his surprise birthday party, but misses that it has to be moved to the next night.
- 18
Joe insists that Helen and Gail end their bickering over lunch, which goes better than either anticipated; Fay tries to stretch a streak of touching First Ladies.
- 19
When Antonio faces deportation, Brian finds a woman who's willing to wed for a while.
- 20
The bride has trouble adjusting to married life, which could end if Antonio can win the green-card lottery.
- 21
A robber spoils Brian's second job as a bank guard.
- 22
Helen's Boston Symphony debut, her friends' attendance and everyone's future are in doubt when Joe's plane begins to sputter.
- 23
All have survived the water landing, but can they survive each other as they await rescue?
- 24
The insurance company is unresponsive after Joe's plane crash, so Brian talks him into trying a personal-injury ploy.
- 25
The laugh's on Helen when she learns jealousy is not behind Joe's reluctance to fix her up with his friend.
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