
TV show · family, comedy
Empty Nest
1988–1995 · 7 seasons, 170 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Empty Nest
Season 1
1988 · 22 episodes
1. Pilot
Harry is proposed to eighteen months after the death of his wife.
2. The Check Isn't In the Mail
Carol gets all dolled up for a date with her contemptible ex-husband. Harry thinks Dreyfuss may be sick.
3. Barbara Gets Shot
Harry tries to get Barbara to give up her police career after she is shot.
4. Fatal Attraction
Neighbor Blanche thinks she is in love with Harry and comes on strong when showing her affection. An old friend of the family dies after an illness. Carol decides to move in and take care of her father.
5. Father of the Bride
Harry is ecstatic when Barbara accepts her surgeon boyfriend's marriage proposal, but she has second thoughts the night before the wedding.
6. Harry's Vacation
Harry thinks he has become a burden on Carol and Barbara when they send him away on a vacation, despite his objections.
7. Tinker to Evers to Tucson
When husband Nick is traded to a Japanese baseball team, Laverne is forced to quit. A sick Charley camps out on Harry's couch.
8. What's a Father to Do?
Harry makes plans to accompany Carol to see her photographs displayed in an art gallery, and also to attend a ceremony honoring Barbara with a gold medal of valor. The problem is, both events are on the same day.
9. Harry's Friend
Harry isn't too happy when Carol begins dating his old friend.
10. Libby's Gift
An organ that Libby ordered before dying finally arrives at the house and Harry becomes determined to learn to play it in time for his and Libby's anniversary. Barbara and Carol worry that he is going too far. A patient asks Harry for birth control.
11. The First Time, Again
Harry is encouraged to spend a weekend alone with his girlfriend. Jeffrey Millstein's imagination runs wild after he sees a scary movie.
12. Full Nest
Financial trouble forces Barbara to move back in with Harry but it's not all fun and games. A lonely Carol soon decides to move in as well.
13. Here's a Howdy-Do
Harry doesn't understand why no one likes his new girlfriend, but soon realizes they were right. When the relationship ends, Carol, who actually liked the lady, questions her own instincts.
14. Strange Bedfellows
Carol falls in love with a South American freedom fighter and announces she's going away with him. Jeffrey Millstein falls in love with Laverne.
15. Tears of a Clown
Carol becomes public relations director of the hospital and causes a multi-million dollar lawsuit when she reveals the mental problems of local celebrity Poko the Clown at a press conference. Charley convinces Barbara to pose as his fiance to get a promotion.
16. Blame It on the Moon
The Westons laugh when Charley says the full moon will bring love, but then realize he could be right. A rude doctor catches Harry's eye. Carol's finds romance when a man returns run-away Dreyfuss (who in turn finds love in the man's female dog). A stake-out leads Barbara into the arms of a high-school boyfriend.
17. Dumped
Barbara falls in love with neighbor, Dorothy's nephew, but is surprisingly not phased when he dumps her. Dorothy and Harry have an argument when Dorothy blames Barbara for the breakup.
18. The More Things Change...
The hospital's new owner forces Harry to move his practice after 25 years in the same office. Meanwhile, Carol tries to amend the past after reading Emily's old diary and Charley tries out a new look.
19. Man of the Year
When Harry receives a Man of the Year award, his estranged father comes to town for the ceremony, but Harry gets upset when he learns that his father didn't think he could make it as a doctor. Carol overhears the conversation and thinks her grandfather is dying.
20. Cyrano de Weston
Harry gives Charley advice on how to impress a new girlfriend, who turns out to be the same lady Harry is seeing. When a relative dies and leaves Barbara and Emily money, Carol is anxious to see what she'll be getting but isn't too thrilled when it arrives.
21. My Sister, My Friend
Harry promises to take Carol and Barbara with him to Paris if the two can go one month without fighting. Charley wins a greyhound in a card game.
22. A Life in the Day
Harry sees five patients: a week-old baby, a five-year-old whose father denies the boy's onset diabetes; a seven-year-old curious about sex; an eleven-year-old having the cast removed from his arm; a belligerent 14-year-old who uses drugs; and an 18-year-old picking up his medical records before going away to college. The end of the episode reveals that all of these have been the same patient at different ages.
Season summaries7 seasons, 170 episodes
Season 1
1988 · 22 episodes
Season 2
1989 · 24 episodes
Season 3
1990 · 24 episodes
Season 4
1991 · 24 episodes
Season 5
1992 · 26 episodes
Season 6
1993 · 26 episodes
Season 7
1994 · 24 episodes
Episodes run about 28 min. Last episode: June 17, 1995
What is it about? Empty Nest
Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people surrounding him: daughters Barbara and Carol; his wisecracking office assistant, nurse LaVerne Todd; and obnoxious neighborhood mooch Charley Dietz. Thank goodness he always finds a friendly shoulder (and a warm, wet tongue) in Dreyfuss, his enormous dog.
Genres: family, comedy. Themes: nurse, hospital, doctor, co-workers relationship, family, sitcom.
Cast and crew Empty Nest
AllCreators
- Created bySusan Harris
- MusicGeorge Aliceson Tipton
- NetworkNBC
Full cast157 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Richard Mulligan · Harry Weston · 170 ep.
- Kristy McNichol · Barbara Weston · 121 ep.
- Dinah Manoff · Carol Weston · 170 ep.
- David Leisure · Charley Dietz · 170 ep.
- Park Overall · LaVerne Todd · 170 ep.
- Paul Provenza · Patrick Arcola · 26 ep.
- Lisa Rieffel · Emily Weston · 26 ep.
- Marsha Warfield · Maxine Douglas · 50 ep.
- Estelle Getty · 52 ep.
- Mayim Bialik · Laurie Kincaid · 1 ep.
- Luis Ávalos · 1 ep.
- Brian Bloom · 1 ep.
- William Cort · 1 ep.
- Jennifer Salt · 1 ep.
- Paul Regina · 1 ep.
- Angie Dickinson · Jackie Sheridan · 1 ep.
- Don Lake · 1 ep.
- Christine Cavanaugh · 1 ep.
- Jeff Doucette · 2 ep.
- Vernee Watson · 1 ep.
- Barbara Billingsley · 1 ep.
- Lee Grant · 1 ep.
- Earl Boen · 1 ep.
- Allison Mack · 1 ep.
- Jaclyn Bernstein · 2 ep.
- Judith Marie-Bergan · Janet · 2 ep.
- Dena Dietrich · 2 ep.
- Paul Eiding · 1 ep.
- Edward Winter · 1 ep.
- Peggy Pope · 1 ep.
- Adrian Zmed · Gary · 1 ep.
- Rue McClanahan · Blanche Devereaux · 1 ep.
- Nancy Cartwright · Ann · 1 ep.
- Katherine Cannon · Kenney · 1 ep.
- Bea Arthur · Dorothy Zbornak · 1 ep.
- Marla Adams · Elna · 1 ep.
- Stephen Dorff · Billy at 14 · 1 ep.
- Bill Cobbs · 1 ep.
- Jeannie Elias · 1 ep.
- Tracey Walter · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Edward Stephenson · Production Design
- Paul Junger Witt · Producer
- Tony Thomas · Producer
- Gil Junger · Producer
- George Aliceson Tipton · Original Music Composer
- Steve Zuckerman · Director
- Arnie Kogen · Writer
- Rob LaZebnik · Writer
- Susan Beavers · Writer
- Dennis Snee · Writer
- David Sacks · Writer
- Dinah Manoff · Director
- David Richardson · Writer
- Bob Tischler · Writer
- Susan Harris · Writer
- Jay Sandrich · Director
- Robert Berlinger · Director
- James Widdoes · Director
- Don Reo · Writer
- Mitchell Hurwitz · Writer
- Cindy Chupack · Writer
- Ross Abrash · Writer
- Rod Parker · Writer
- Drake Sather · Writer
- Kari Lizer · Writer
- Cheryl Holliday · Writer
- Lyla Oliver · Writer
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Details Empty Nest

- First episode
- October 8, 1988
- Last episode
- June 17, 1995
- Status
- ended
- Network
- NBC
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Touchstone Television, Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Empty Nest have?
7 seasons, 170 episodes. The last episode aired June 17, 1995.
Who’s in Empty Nest?
Richard Mulligan, Kristy McNichol, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure, Park Overall, Paul Provenza, Lisa Rieffel, Marsha Warfield, Estelle Getty, and Mayim Bialik. Created by Susan Harris.
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