E1 - Henry's Change of Life

Aired: April 05, 1986

Henry, Muriel and Monroe move to Mill Valley, CA. The Rushes buy a new home. Henry bought a 49% share in a newspaper with a demanding 51% owner. Monroe is now his assistant and Muriel his photographer.

E2 - Front Page Monroe

Aired: April 12, 1986

Monroe publishes a front page story about corporate pollution and gets sent to jail for not revealing his source.

E3 - Four is a Crowd

Aired: April 19, 1986

The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.

E4 - Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry

Aired: April 26, 1986

The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dream.

E5 - Miss Marin Bugler

Aired: May 03, 1986

The Marin Bugler holds a beauty contest with unexpected repercussions for the winner

E6 - Garfield the Cat Joins the Marin Bugler

Aired: May 10, 1986

Henry strikes up a deal to run the Garfield comic strip in the Marin Bugler

E7 - Bedtime for Henry

Aired: May 17, 1986

All Henry wants to do is spend a relaxing day in bed, but is constantly interrupted

E8 - Educating Lisa

Aired: May 24, 1986

The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen

E9 - Henry's Novel Solution

Aired: May 31, 1986

Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his inspiration from the bottle

E10 - Henry Gets Taken for a Ride

Aired: June 07, 1986

Henry decides to buy a car for Lisa. He attempts to show his business prowess by getting the best deal but in the process gets far less than he bargained for.

E11 - Late, Great Herbert Maxwell

Aired: July 12, 1986

Monroe and Henry learn about a coverup with regards to death of a friend of Mrs. Stinson.

E12 - Muriel's Fish Story

Aired: July 19, 1986

Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.

E13 - Ya Gotta Have Heart

Aired: September 27, 1986

When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.

E14 - Monroe's Critical Condition

Aired: October 04, 1986

Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.

E15 - Cyrano Henry

Aired: October 11, 1986

Mr. Forester asks for Henry's help in writing a personal ad, which turns Henry into a ghost writer of sorts for all of his correspondence with the women who answer.

E16 - Family Fued

Aired: October 18, 1986

Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.

E17 - Rock Around Henry

Aired: November 01, 1986

Henry rallies behind two rock musicians who were banned from performing at a local music festival.

E18 - Herb Kiss, Henry Tells

Aired: November 08, 1986

Henry and Muriel are caught in the middle of Herb and Marsha Kennedy's marriage problems after it's discovered that Herb has had an affair.

E19 - Believing is Seeing

Aired: November 15, 1986

Henry suddenly becomes editor of the paper when Mrs. Stinson quits. Henry realizes he needs her at the paper and Mrs. Stinson realizes quitting was the wrong move.

E20 - Acropolis Now

Aired: November 22, 1986

Henry suspects Iris' Greek fiancé is after her money.

E21 - Presenting Buddy Ficus

Aired: January 31, 1987

Monroe reviews a comedy club, and thinks that the comedians at the club were not up to par; he decides to go onstage himself to try his hand at stand-up comedy. On the night Monroe is performing, under the stage name Buddy Ficus, the audience does not think his jokes are funny and everyone (except Muriel, Henry, Hope and Lisa) leave. Monroe falsely thinks he did a great job, and it is up to Henry to tell Monroe that stand-up is not Monroe's forte.

E22 - Lisa Goes Lottery Loco

Aired: February 07, 1987

Lisa is overjoyed when she wins $5 and becomes addicted to playing.