Season 4

Episode Guide

Lifeboat

S4 E1
In this conclusion to last season's cliffhanger, Joe, Brian, Helen, Lowell, Roy and Fay find themselves struggling for survival in a leaky lifeboat after their plane goes down in route to.

The Fortune Cookie

S4 E2
Joe's future is up in the air when Sandpiper Air is grounded by his insurance company, but Brian's plan to save the airline doesn't fly right with Helen.

Noses Off

S4 E3
Joe's nose is broken, but it's Brian's ego that gets bruised when the Hackett's visit a local plastic surgeon.

Blackout Buggins

S4 E4
Roy is struck out at Fenway Park by his own rendition of the National Anthem, and Fay commits a costly personal foul at work.

Two Jerks And A Jill

S4 E6
Antonio upstages Lowell in front of the Tuesday Night Rat Club, while Brian and Joe are grounded by an attractive helicopter pilot.

It's So Nice To Have A Mather Around The House

S4 E7
Brian and Joe gain a new roommate after Brian accidentally sinks Lowell's houseboat.

Just Say No

S4 E8
Brian's ex-flame arrives from New York to rekindle the fire, and it's up to his friends to keep him from getting burned again.

It May Have Happened One Night

S4 E9
After having a few drinks, Alex asks Joe to drive her home and when he arrives late the next day everyone assumes that they spent the night together.

The Customer's Usually Right

S4 E10
Joe, Brian, and Helen's plan to spend Christmas Eve together watching movies are ruined when Joe finds an unwarranted fifty-cent charge on his rental receipt. Joe's attempts to erase the charge result in the firing of an elderly lady and her consequent stroke.

What The Cabbie Saw

S4 E12
Antonio fears for his life when he becomes sole witness to a jewelry store robbery.

Labor Pains

S4 E13
When Lowell demands a raise from Joe and Roy, shrewd bargaining tactics by Antonio and Roy leave Lowell dejected and jobless.

I've Got A Secret

S4 E14
When Alex tells Antonio and Helen that she posed nude for Playboy while in college, the secret is just too good to keep quiet.

The Key To Alex

S4 E18
Joe and Brian, in heated competition, pull out all the stops in a transparent attempt to get closer to Alex.

The House Guest

S4 E19
Helen throws a surprise birthday for Nantucket's most unpopular resident, 70-year-old Carlton Blanchard, who threatens to become a permanent household fixture after suffering a fall in her home.

Date Package Number Seven

S4 E22
Brian's attempt to impress Alex backfires when Joe and Helen reveal that their romantic evening was one of Brian's pre-arranged "Date Packages."