Sisters (American TV series)
{{Short description|American family drama television series (1991–1996)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Sisters maincast.jpg
| caption = Sisters cast members Julianne Phillips, Patricia Kalember, Sela Ward and Swoosie Kurtz.
| genre = Family drama
| creator = {{Plain list|
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| starring = {{Plain list|
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| composer = Jay Gruska
W. G. Snuffy Walden
David Benoit
Bennett Salvay
John Debney
Joseph Vitarelli
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 6
| num_episodes = 127{{cite magazine|title=1991 to 1996: 'Sisters'|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/11/07/1991-1996-sisters/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 7, 2014|author=Vilkomerson, Sara|access-date=November 10, 2023}}
| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
- Ron Cowen
- Daniel Lipman
- Michael Filerman
- Anita W. Addison
- Robert Butler
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| producer = {{Plain list|
- Peter Schneider
- Allison Hock
- Kevin Inch
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| camera =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = {{Plain list|
- Cowlip Productions
(seasons 2-6) - Lorimar Television
(1991–1993)
(seasons 1–3) - Warner Bros. Television
(1993–1996)
(seasons 4–6)
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| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{start date|1991|5|11}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1996|5|4}}
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Sisters is an American family drama television series that aired from May 11, 1991, to May 4, 1996, on NBC. The series was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who were also the executive producers and showrunners.
Overview
Sisters focused on four very different sisters living in Winnetka, Illinois. Their recently deceased father, Thomas Reed, a doctor, had been absent and a workaholic, while their long-suffering mother, Beatrice, turned to alcoholism to cope with his neglect and affairs. Having always wanted sons, their father had called the girls by male versions of their full names: Alexandra was called Alex; Theodora, Teddy; Georgiana, Georgie; and Francesca, Frankie.
For the first two seasons, each episode began with the sisters' weekly ritual of chatting in a steam bath together,{{Cite news|first=Joy |last=Horowitz |title=The Taming of a TV Series Teaser, Or Less Talk About the Bedroom |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEED6173EF935A35756C0A967958260 |work=The New York Times |date= May 6, 1991 |access-date=2008-01-27}}{{Cite news|first=John J. |last=O'Connor |title=Critic's Notebook; After 5 Years of Family Fractiousness, 'Sisters' Exits Elegantly |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806E4DE1439F937A35756C0A960958260 |work=The New York Times |date= May 4, 1996 |access-date=2008-01-27}} but switched to a more traditional opening sequence beginning with the 1992–1993 season: glossy, black-and-white filmed scenes of the sisters engaging in various activities during both their childhood and adult years. Initially, the only soundtrack used for the opening was the sounds of the characters, but in the fall of 1993 a piano solo composed by John Debney was added as theme music.
Most episodes of the show featured a number of flashbacks, in which the characters would interact with or simply observe their younger selves (played by younger actresses). Although the show was a drama with soap opera–style storylines, the show was also quirky and offbeat in the style of other shows at the time like CBS's Northern Exposure.
=Season One=
One year after her husband's death, Beatrice reluctantly sold the family home to move into a seniors' condominium building. Depressed, Beatrice relapses on alcohol and is arrested for driving under the influence. Teddy comes back into town from California to discover her ex-husband Mitch is dating her younger sister Frankie. Alex believes her husband Wade is cheating on her, but instead discovers he is a crossdresser. Bea goes to court for her DUI charge; the judge on her case, Truman Ventner, is an acquaintance of hers who also happens to live in her building. Teddy pursues Mitch and although he resists her, they eventually spend a night together; shortly afterward Mitch and Frankie (who is unaware of the encounter) announce their engagement and plan a quick wedding. Teddy breaks up their wedding drunk with a shotgun; Frankie decides not to reschedule the wedding and she and Mitch stop seeing each other. Ashamed of how her behavior is affecting the family and especially her daughter Cat, Teddy leaves Cat with Mitch and announces she will return to California alone. Georgie's son Evan is diagnosed with leukemia, and Teddy decides to stay in Winnetka.
=Season Two=
Georgie attempts to balance her needs with Evan's during his treatment. Alex discovers Wade has been cheating on her for six months with a former patient, and she and Wade divorce. Reed (Ashley Judd) reacts by rebelling and dropping out of school. Frankie makes a financial investment in Mitch's fish market; while filing paperwork at City Hall, they decide to elope. Teddy discovers she is pregnant with Mitch's baby following their earlier brief encounter; she tells the family that she became pregnant after a one-night stand. Mitch eventually finds out the truth, but Frankie never does. Truman and Beatrice begin a relationship. Teddy begins a job doing window dressing at a fashion boutique, then suffers a miscarriage. Alex begins dating her plumber, Victor, while Wade tries to win her back. After Evan's favorite teacher is dismissed for being HIV-positive, Georgie runs for the school board, but narrowly loses. Teddy is let go from the fashion boutique, embarks on a brief career as a "Wonderful You" makeup saleslady, and begins her clothing design career when during an (unsuccessful) makeup sales party, Alex's socialite friends notice Teddy's hand-painted blouse and demand to order blouses of their own. Alex and Wade decide to reconcile. Frankie discovers she cannot carry a child; following a failed adoption, she asks Georgie to be a surrogate mother for her baby.
=Season Three=
Alex plans an elaborate ceremony and reception at her house for Truman and Beatrice's wedding, but they decide to elope; Reed and Kirby (Paul Rudd) are married there instead. Georgie gives birth to Frankie's son Thomas George after a car accident; Georgie has difficulty seeing him as her sister's child. Alex and Teddy feud due to Alex's jealousy of Teddy's newfound success as a clothing designer. Simon Bolt (Mark Frankel) invests in Teddy's fashion design company but later sells it to a Texan investor without consulting Teddy. Teddy walks away from her company when the new owner does not respect her artistic vision. A Hollywood producer makes a TV movie of the family's surrogacy story. Alex is diagnosed with breast cancer, which leads her to doing a standup comedy act about her cancer experience. Frankie and Mitch divorce and spar over custody of Thomas George.
=Season Four=
Cat is attacked and raped by a college acquaintance; James Falconer (George Clooney) is assigned to investigate the case. He is able to help Cat remember her attacker, Kyle, and he is arrested. However the prosecution cannot prove its case and Kyle is found not guilty only to be shot and killed on the courthouse steps by a previous victim. Frankie quits her executive job and buys the Sweet Sixteen diner. Teddy and Falconer run into each other at an AA meeting and begin dating. Trevor rebels and is sent to boarding school, then runs away from the school and disappears. Georgie falls into a depression about her perceived failure as a parent and considers suicide, but decides against it and asks for help. Truman is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and initially refuses to tell Beatrice. The stress of Trevor's disappearance leads Georgie and John to separate. Alex gets her own talk show with a lesbian producer named Norma (Nora Dunn). Alex meets Big Al (Robert Klein) when he agrees to sponsor her talk show; she initially dislikes him but they soon begin dating. A fifth sister, Charlotte Bennett (Jo Anderson), is introduced. Charlotte is a cancer patient who needs a bone marrow donation from a relative. Although none of the sisters are a match, she receives the bone marrow from an unrelated donor. Keeping the customary manner in which her half-sisters go by male versions of their full names, Charley is brought into the family and welcomed, primarily through Frankie's effort and determination. Alex and Big Al marry; on their wedding night he is arrested for tax evasion. Georgie and John reunite after realizing they cannot control what happens to Trevor. Reed returns for a visit and gives birth to Halsey. Trevor finally returns from the streets when Winnetka is hit by a tornado, and Falconer and Teddy marry on a plane that is caught in the storm.
=Season Five=
Falconer is killed. His murder was ordered by a criminal he was about to testify against in court. Georgie begins seeing a new therapist, Dr. Caspian (Daniel Gerroll), who manipulates her into believing she had been molested by her father. Frankie inherits a boxer, Lucky (John Wesley Shipp), from a former client, and eventually begins a relationship with him. A viewer with terminal cancer asks Alex to take care of her daughter, Roxie (Kathryn Zaremba); Alex wants to adopt the little girl, but her father returns and they move away together. Unable to cope with Falconer's death, Teddy relapses with alcohol. Big Al is released from prison early and runs for mayor. Teddy shows up drunk to his election night victory party and hits Evan on his bicycle with her car; she leaves to enter rehab. Truman gives Alex a videotaped message asking her to help him end his life once his Alzheimer's has advanced. Dr. Caspian and Georgie begin an affair during her therapy sessions; Georgie leaves John, believing Dr. Caspian loves her, but Dr. Caspian ignores her and claims she has misinterpreted their "work" together. Georgie realizes she has been manipulated, but has no evidence to get the psychological board to revoke his license. Charley begins therapy with Dr. Caspian and eventually manages to record him behaving inappropriately toward her during their sessions. Norma fires Alex from her talk show for talking about AIDS against the network's wishes. Frankie accidentally creates Cowlotta, a large pink cow character that children love, and is asked to move to Japan to manage the character. Alex helps Truman end his life; she is arrested, but avoids prison when a terminally ill judge recuses himself from her case. Teddy has an affair with Daniel Albright (Gregory Harrison), the man who had Falconer killed, in an attempt to gather evidence that will send him to jail. With Lucky's help, she succeeds and Albright is arrested. Alex and Norma run a pledge drive for the local PBS station and are asked to create a new version of Alex's talk show. Bea is depressed following Truman's death; Charley offers her a job working as a receptionist in her free clinic. Teddy meets Jack Chambers (Philip Casnoff), the man who received Falconer's transplanted heart, and strikes up a brief relationship with him.
=Season Six=
Now divorced from John, Georgie goes to graduate school in psychology. She begins a relationship with Brian (Joe Flanigan), a 24-year-old student in her classes who was very standoffish to her at first. Teddy and Cat are carjacked; Cat meets police officer Billy Griffin (Eric Close) when reporting the crime. Later, Teddy is accidentally shot in the head with the gun she bought for protection. She falls into a coma, but Alex convinces brilliant neurosurgeon Dr. Gabriel Sorenson (Stephen Collins) to operate and save her life. Teddy eventually begins a relationship with Sorenson, and Cat decides to enter the police academy. Charley (now played by Sheila Kelley) becomes a foster parent to Jesse (Sean Nelson), the son of a woman at her free clinic who died. She also begins dating her colleague Dr. Wes Hayes (Michael Whaley), though he is initially resistant to an interracial relationship. Reed (now played by Noelle Parker) returns to town after divorcing Kirby and losing custody of her daughter Halsey, and ends up running a high-priced call-girl ring. Alex turns crucial evidence over to the police and Reed is sentenced to community service. Teddy and Gabe decide to marry, but their wedding is interrupted when a heart donor is found for Big Al; Teddy and Gabe finally marry at the hospital just before Big Al is taken into surgery. Charley decides to adopt Jesse, and plans to quickly marry Wes because two parents make a more appealing adoptive family; however, Charley eventually realizes Jesse should instead be adopted by the family that had already adopted his brother. Charley and Wes marry anyway. Alex's talk show is canceled again and she decides to take an extended trip to help flooding victims in Tennessee. In the final episode, Georgie's college thesis about her sisters deeply angers Alex and Charley, though Teddy finds it amusing. The sisters must put aside their differences when Beatrice has a major stroke. Shortly before Beatrice dies Frankie returns from Japan and clashes with Charley. Later, Frankie announces she wants to move back home to Winnetka. Georgie sees John at Bea's memorial service and realizes she misses him; shortly afterward, she breaks up with Brian. The sisters scatter their mother's ashes on the rosebushes she named after them. Teddy announces she is pregnant with a daughter, who she plans to name Beatrice Rose. Georgie and John discuss reconciling and share an embrace. Finally, Alex assumes the role of family matriarch.
Characters
=Main=
- Swoosie Kurtz as Alexandra "Alex" Reed Halsey Barker
- Sela Ward as Theodora "Teddy" Reed Margolis Falconer Sorenson
- Patricia Kalember as Georgiana "Georgie" Reed Whitsig
- Julianne Phillips as Francesca "Frankie" Reed Margolis (seasons 1–5, special guest star in season 6)
- Jo Anderson as Dr. Charlotte "Charley" Bennett Hayes (recurring, seasons 4–5)
- Sheila Kelley as Dr. Charlotte "Charley" Bennett Hayes (main, season 6)
=Supporting=
- Garrett M. Brown as John Whitsig (seasons 1–5, special guest star in season 6)
- Ed Marinaro as Mitch Margolis (seasons 1–4)
- Heather McAdam as Catherine "Cat" Margolis (recurring, seasons 1–5; main, season 6)
=Recurring=
- David Dukes as Dr. Wade Halsey (seasons 1–3)
- Kathy Wagner as Reed Halsey Philby (season 1)
- Ashley Judd as Reed Halsey Philby (seasons 2–4)
- Noelle Parker as Reed Halsey Philby (season 6)
- Philip Sterling as Truman Ventner (seasons 1–5)
- David Gianopoulos as Victor Runkel (season 2)
- Paul Rudd as Kirby Philby (seasons 3–4, 6)
- Mark Frankel as Simon Bolt (seasons 3–4)
- George Clooney as Detective James Falconer (seasons 4–5)
- Nora Dunn as Norma Lear (seasons 4–6)
- Robert Klein as Alvin "Big Al" Barker Barkowitz (seasons 4–6)
- Michael Whaley as Dr. Wes Hayes (seasons 5–6)
- Stephen Collins as Dr. Gabriel Sorenson (season 6)
- Joe Flanigan as Brian Kohler-Voss (season 6)
- Eric Close as Billy Griffin (season 6)
Episodes
=Series overview=
{{Series overview
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| link1 = #Season 1 (1991)
| episodes1 = 7
| start1 = {{Start date|1991|5|11}}
| end1 = {{End date|1991|6|20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1991/06/20|title=TV Listings for June 20, 1991|access-date=November 10, 2023|publisher=TV Tango}}
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| link2 = #Season 2 (1991–92)
| episodes2 = 22
| start2 = {{Start date|1991|9|21}}
| end2 = {{End date|1992|5|2}}
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| link3 = #Season 3 (1992–93)
| episodes3 = 24
| start3 = {{Start date|1992|9|26}}
| end3 = {{End date|1993|5|22}}
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| link4 = #Season 4 (1993–94)
| episodes4 = 22
| start4 = {{Start date|1993|9|25}}
| end4 = {{End date|1994|5|21}}
| color5 = #CF70FF
| link5 = #Season 5 (1994–95)
| episodes5 = 24
| start5 = {{Start date|1994|9|24}}
| end5 = {{End date|1995|4|29}}{{cite news|title=April 29, 1995|work=Statesman Journal|page=32|date=April 29, 1995}}
| color6 = #1A1AFF
| link6 = #Season 6 (1995–96)
| episodes6 = 28
| start6 = {{Start date|1995|9|23}}
| end6 = {{End date|1996|5|4}}
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=Season 1 (1991)=
{{Episode table |background=#FF7575 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers= |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Moving In, Moving Out, Moving On
|DirectedBy=Robert Butler
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|11}}
|Viewers=15.5{{cite news|title=Movies are NBC's ace|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 15, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Winnetka, Illinois. One year after the death of their father from a long battle with cancer, the four very different sisters of the Reed family try to put aside their personal differences and help their widowed, alcoholic mother, Beatrice, sell her house. Alex, the eldest of the sisters, is a wealthy and snobbish, WASP wife of Wade Halsey, a plastic surgeon, with a teenage daughter, Reed, and is too self-involved with her perfect life to notice anything else, until she's forced to bail out her own mother from jail when she's arrested for drunk driving. Georgie is a real estate agent who takes over as the matriarch of the family to support it and her two sons, Trevor and Evan, when her flaky, unemployed husband, John Whitsig, confines himself to their house singing karaoke in his bathrobe after suffering a nervous breakdown since losing his job. Teddy, the second oldest of the sisters, is a free-spirited drifter and artist who arrives in town after years of living on the road with her teenage daughter Cat and tries to win back her ex-husband Mitch Margolis, a fish store owner, who is now romantically involved with the youngest sister Frankie, an ambitious marketing analyst living in nearby Chicago.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=80%
|DirectedBy=Robert Butler
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|18}}
|Viewers=15.9{{cite news|title=The verdict: 'L.A. Law' No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 22, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Alex, on the eve of her 15th wedding anniversary party with Wade, realizes that her idyllic marriage may be falling apart when she finds out that he is a cross dresser. Meanwhile, Teddy continues to try to win back her ex-husband Mitch, who will not give in to her pleads for a renewed commitment.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=A Thousand Sprinkles
|DirectedBy=Steven Robman
|WrittenBy=Eric Overmyer & Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|5|25}}
|Viewers=12.8{{cite news|title=Ratings start summer slump|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 30, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy looking for work, asks Frankie to give her a job at her office as an intern, which only heats up tensions between them over Teddy's continuing ploy to win back Mitch, and Frankie trying to steal the affection of Cat by giving her expensive gifts. Meanwhile, Alex and Wade join a counseling group for cross-dressing husbands much to his anger when he feels that their marital problems be kept private. Georgie tries to find psychiatric help for John while he continues to sulk around the house and sing to himself. Elsewhere, Beatrice meets Judge Truman Ventner after she is indicted for drunk driving and shortly afterward, begins a relationship with him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Devoted Husband, Loving Father
|DirectedBy=Jan Eliasberg
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|6|1}}
|Viewers=10.2{{cite news|title=CBS news streak ends|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=June 5, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Frankie, probing into their dead father's past, finds some disturbing secrets she never knew which hints of an extra marital affair he had with one of Beatrice's friends. Meanwhile, Georgie wrestles with temptation when she considers romance with an old college boyfriend when he comes into town, while John decides to pursue a singing career.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Of Mice and Women
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Diana Gould
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|6|8}}
|Viewers=12.8{{cite news|title=Hoops Net NBC a win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=June 12, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Georgie, trying to get a raise and a promotion at the reality office, invites her boss over at her house for dinner, which nearly turns disastrous due to Trevor and Evan's problems, and everyone else crashing the event to dump their problems on Georgie. Meanwhile, Alex begins to realize that her financial situation is more in trouble then she thought when all her credit cards are rejected, and she meets a repo man who repossesses her car for non-payments, and at this point, she finally realizes that Wade had invested all of their wealth in a stock that failed. Mitch phones a party-line where he confides his problems about his problems with Frankie, unaware that it is Teddy, now employed as a phone operator. Also, John hires a film crew to rent out the house to record his songs for a cable TV commercial.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Deja Vu All Over Again
|DirectedBy=Arlene Sanford
|WrittenBy=Eric Overmyer
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|6|15}}
|Viewers=12.5{{cite news|title=Bulls Win One for NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=June 19, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Frankie and Mitch announce their engagement to everyone and decide to get married quickly, and Alex is more than happy to hold the wedding at her house. But Teddy is the only one not happy, and after falling off the wagon, she crashes the exchange of vows with a shotgun she stole from Alex and gives the new meaning to the term: "shotgun wedding. While the family members talk to the camera about Frankie and Mitch, Alex gets stuck with some unexpected bills after Wade skips town to escape bill collectors.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Some Tuesday in July
|DirectedBy=Anita W. Addison
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|6|20}}
|Viewers=13.5{{cite news|title='PrimeTime' Lifts No. 2 ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=June 26, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=With Cat angry and at her for falling off the wagon, Teddy decides that Cat is better off living with Mitch while she thinks about leaving town again. Alex tries to get Reed the lead part in her high school play of 'Romeo and Juliet' despite the fact that Reed cannot act and cannot remember her lines. Meanwhile, Georgie's youngest son Evan, is hospitalized for leukemia. The grim turn of events begin to push Georgie to her breaking point, but it also brings John to his senses when he finally sees the seriousness of his life which brings him out of his near-catatonic state to take a job offer and give support to his family again.
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=Season 2 (1991–92)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=One to Grow On
|DirectedBy=Steven Robman
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|9|21}}
|Viewers=15.8{{cite news|title=New faces try to save 'One Life to Live'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 25, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Georgie and her sisters plan a birthday party for Evan, who is returning from the hospital. Frankie must decide whether to attend the party or travel to Japan on business. Teddy's continued drinking drives the other sisters away.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Picture of Perfection
|DirectedBy=Sandy Smolan
|WrittenBy=Cathryn Michon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|9|28}}
|Viewers=14.9{{cite news|title='Roseanne' comes out on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 2, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Mitch and Frankie get married.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Strikes and Spares
|DirectedBy=Steven Robman
|WrittenBy=Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|5}}
|Viewers=14.7{{cite news|title=Cable pulls network's plug|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 9, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Wade's mistress, Tiffany Blue, tries to convince Wade to have a hit man kill Alex before she can finalize their divorce. Teddy's relationship with Hank Seawall heats up.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Living Arrangements
|DirectedBy=Sandy Smolan
|WrittenBy=Cynthia Saunders
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|12}}
|Viewers=14.9{{cite news|title=Hearings score a win for NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 16, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Cat runs away to avoid living with Mitch and Frankie. Teddy, Mitch, and Frankie go looking for her. Teddy can't bring herself to tell her family she's pregnant and that Mitch might be the father, so she considers having an abortion.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=A Kiss is Still a Kiss
|DirectedBy=Deborah Reinisch
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|10|19}}
|Viewers=15.1{{cite news|title=CBS bats one out of the park|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 23, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Alex finds romance when she attends her 20-year high school reunion. Truman asks Beatrice to spend the weekend with him. John wants to spend some romantic time with Georgie.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Freedom's Just Another Word
|DirectedBy=Christopher Hibler
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|2}}
|Viewers=14.5{{cite news|title=Ratings contest narrows|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 6, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Hank's nude photographs of Teddy surface at an art exhibit hosted by Alex. Teddy lands in jail when she assaults a police officer. Alex asks Victor to escort her to the art exhibit in order to make Wade jealous when she learns that he is bringing a date. Two radio DJs humiliate John during an on-the-air interview.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=The Family Way
|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|9}}
|Viewers=16.1{{cite news|title=NBC's hurricane windfall|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 13, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Hank tries to convince Teddy to tell Mitch about her pregnancy. Alex finds out about her mother's relationship with Truman. Trevor becomes rebellious due to feeling neglected by John and Georgie, who have been giving all their attention to his sickly younger brother Evan.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=The Kindness of Strangers
|DirectedBy=Jan Eliasberg
|WrittenBy=Richard Gollance
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|16}}
|Viewers=16.5{{cite news|title='60 Minutes' clocks a 3rd win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 20, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Alex, getting no help from a computer dating service, decides that Victor is the perfect choice to fit the bill despite the fact that they both come from very different backgrounds. While Mitch is out of town with Cat, his overbearing and meddlesome mother, Naomi, pays an unexpected and unwelcome visit to Frankie at her loft. But they soon discover that they have a lot in common. Georgie and John's cranky neighbor, Mr. Ratner, causes problems for them over property rights, and Georgie eventually discovers the real deep-rooted reason for Mr. Ratner's unhappiness.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Georgie Through the Looking Glass
|DirectedBy=Lorraine Senna Ferrera
|WrittenBy=Richard Greenberg
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|11|23}}
|Viewers=14.2{{cite news|title=CBS scores a strong win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 27, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=On Thanksgiving, Georgie visits the old Reed home where she grew up and mysteriously is transported back in time where she views one particular Thanksgiving that put a change on her life. Back at the Wistig house, John and the others wait impatiently for Evans health tests to say if he will live or not. Meanwhile, Reed returns from a six-month trip to France transformed into a rebellious activist and causes problems for both Alex and Wade over her newfound personality.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Jeff Baron
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|12|14}}
|Viewers=13.9{{cite news|title=St. Nick arrives early for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 18, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=While trying to keep her window decoration job, Teddy has a miscarriage that is an emotional setback for her. Alex discovers that Reed has her own reasons why she wants to enter with her in the annual Mother/Daughter costume pageant, that Reed wants to use the first prize money to return to France since learning that her parents are now divorced. Meanwhile, Frankie can't decide whether or not to complain of an annoying office Lothario who makes unwanted sexual passes at her because he is her ticket to becoming corporate vice president of the firm.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Eggnog
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1991|12|21}}
|Viewers=16.9{{cite news|title=Ratings for CBS to celebrate|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 26, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=On Christmas Eve, Georgie attempts to infect the family with Christmas cheer, but Bea's contaminated eggnog infects them with food poisoning. Alex attempts to get out of the family Christmas and go on a vacation to Mexico with Victor. Frankie and Mitch come to blows over Mitch's attention to Teddy over her recent miscarriage. Meanwhile, Teddy receives an emotional boost when she begins having conversations with the ghost of Charles Dickens (Tony Jay) over what to do with her life. Also, Trevor, Evan, and Cat rent a series of horror movies ("Santacide") with a Christmas theme.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Good Help is Hard to Find
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Jeffrey Stepakoff
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|11}}
|Viewers=14.2{{cite news|title=Pigskin plays in to CBS win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 15, 1992}}
|ShortSummary=Georgie finds her voice when she comes to the defense of Evan's HIV-positive teacher (Raphael Sbarge), who the school wants to fire. Alex tries to stop the deportation of her Guatemalan maid (Shelley Morrison), and Frankie reluctantly helps Mitch and Teddy with their tax audit.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Troubled Waters
|DirectedBy=Jan Eliasberg
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|18}}
|Viewers=15.3{{cite news|title=Brooks ropes ratings for NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 22, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Alex has to decide between going with ex-husband Wade or new boyfriend Victor to an awards show. Mitch tries to convince Frankie to go on a fishing trip. Teddy has difficulty deciding on a car.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Working Girls
|DirectedBy=Steven Robman
|WrittenBy=Gardner Stern
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|1|25}}
|Viewers=15.9{{cite news|title=NBC's horror tale surprise|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 29, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Frankie is faced with a difficult choice when the man who harassed her at work has started to harass a new coworker (Heidi Swedberg). Teddy is fired from her job as a window dresser, and decides to start selling cosmetics door-to-door. Bea and Truman announce their plans to move in together, but find it hard to make compromises.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Tippecanoe and Georgie Too!
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Abraham Tetenbaum
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|8}}
|Viewers=12.0{{cite news|title=CBS mines Olympic gold|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 12, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Georgie announces her candidacy for the Local School Board. However, she has second thoughts when a campaign consultant (Nicholas Pryor) starts to alienate her from her family. Alex and Wade interview a private school for Reed. Frankie and Mitch try to sell a stove that they think is worthless.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=23
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=The Four Elements
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman & Michael Filerman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|15}}
|Viewers=10.1{{cite news|title=CBS wins, but ABC gets silver|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 19, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy's new clothing designs are destroyed in a fire. Victor saves Reed from drowning in the bath tub.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=24
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=A Matter of Life and Death
|DirectedBy=Gwen Arner
|WrittenBy=Thomas Babe
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|22}}
|Viewers=11.3{{cite news|title=CBS' all-around Olympic win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 26, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Georgie continues to campaign before the city council election, while Teddy and Frankie quarrel over personal items they want to keep. Beatrice is rushed to the hospital suffering a heart attack.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=25
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The First Time
|DirectedBy=Jan Eliasberg
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman|t= Daniel Lipman & Jeffrey Stepakoff}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|2|29}}
|Viewers=15.7{{cite news|title=Last-place Fox is rising fast|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 4, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy and Mitch are upset upon learning that Cat intends to have sex with her boyfriend.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=26
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Empty Rooms
|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
|WrittenBy=Jeff Baron
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|4|11}}
|Viewers=13.7{{cite news|title=CBS' historic jump|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 15, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=The sisters try to cheer up Beatrice, who has become depressed after her heart attack. Frankie considers adoption when she learns that she can't become pregnant.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=27
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Heart and Soul
|DirectedBy=David Carson
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|4|18}}
|Viewers=13.4{{cite news|title='Roseanne' leads ABC's way|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 22, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy finds a new romantic interest in her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, Harry Chris Sarandon. Wade asks Alex to reconcile.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=28
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Pandora's Box
|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
|WrittenBy=Jeffrey Stepakoff
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|4|25}}
|Viewers=14.5{{cite news|title=ABC wins with news, goodbyes|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 29, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=A teenage mother has second thoughts after offering her baby to Mitch and Frankie to adopt. Beatrice decides to break up with Truman if he doesn't marry her.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=29
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Not in a Million Years
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|5|2}}
|Viewers=14.7{{cite news|title='Cosby' goes out on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 6, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary= Georgie agrees to carry Frankie and Mitch's baby.
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=Season 3 (1992–93)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=30
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Sunstroke
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|9|26}}
|Viewers=15.5{{cite news|title='Murphy' wave carries CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 30, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=During a late-summer heat wave, Alex wants to have the perfect wedding for her mother and Truman. But Beatrice doesn't like her daughter's plans. While Alex spends a romantic evening with her ex-husband, Wade, Reed informs them that she wants to quit college to be with her boyfriend Kirby. Later, Reed informs everyone that she has married Kirby, and Alex reacts by breaking every piece of crystal in her house. Meanwhile, Frankie is concerned that Georgie, who is seven months pregnant, may be over-exerting herself, so she hires a housekeeper for Georgie. While Cat prepares to leave town for college, Teddy fears that Beatrice will move away from everyone after she marries Truman.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=31
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Bottom Line
|DirectedBy=Steve Robman
|WrittenBy=Kimberly Costello
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|3}}
|Viewers=13.0{{cite news|title=Monday lineup bolsters No. 1 CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 7, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy finds a way to help her struggling clothing business when, after Alex invites her to a dinner party, Teddy meets Simon Bolt, a wealthy but cynical British corporate magnate who becomes interested in her work and wants to invest $10 million to help expand her business. Meanwhile, Laura, a sexy TV reporter, wants to know about Mitch and his fish store which makes Frankie jealous. Also, the very pregnant Georgie fights her sudden craving for chocolate.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=32
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=A Promise Kept
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|10}}
|Viewers=15.0{{cite news|title=Rankings omit Perot' paid ad|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 14, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Frankie decides to convert and raise a Jewish family with Mitch, much to the shock of the family, especially the conservative Beatrice. Meanwhile, Teddy and Simon fight over how to run Teddy's new clothing factory and over McKinley working for the company. Also, Alex helps Reed and Kirby with moving into their new apartment and afterward takes them into her house after they are evicted.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=33
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=And God Laughs
|DirectedBy=Steve Robman
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|17}}
|Viewers=15.6{{cite news|title=Baseball hits big for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 21, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary= Georgie flashes back after learning John's plane crashed; Bolt coaches Teddy for a news conference spotlighting her line.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=34
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Sins of the Mothers
|DirectedBy=Harry Harris
|WrittenBy=Kimberly Costello
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|24}}
|Viewers=13.2{{cite news|title=Baseball cleans up for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 28, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary= Teddy becomes concerned when she catches Cat drunk, Alex gets a lesson in political correctness, and Frankie fears she might be pregnant.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=35
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Lost Souls
|DirectedBy=Barbara Amato
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|10|31}}
|Viewers=13.6{{cite news|title=Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 4, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary= Alex thinks she accidentally killed a man, Frankie and Mitch spend the night in a haunted house, and Teddy learns of the secret that haunts Simon.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=36
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Accidents Will Happen
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|7}}
|Viewers=14.9{{cite news|title=Election news, football kick up ABC's ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 11, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary= Mitch gets into a dispute with a friend who takes a fall outside of Mitch's store, and Beatrice, Georgie and Alex win the lottery.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=37
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Crash and Born
|DirectedBy=Nancy Malone
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|14}}
|Viewers=17.6{{cite news|title='Jacksons,' solid gold for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 18, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary= After being hit by a drunk driver, Georgie now trapped inside her car, goes into labor-while her sisters look on helplessly.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=38
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=The Best Seats in the House
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman|t= Kimberly Costello & Lisa Melamed}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|11|21}}
|Viewers=16.9{{cite news|title=Jacksons help as-easy-as-ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 25, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy has her first Fashion Show, and Georgie struggles with postpartum depression and her feelings toward Frankie and their shared child.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=39
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Rivals
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Hugh O'Neill
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|12|5}}
|Viewers=12.8{{cite news|title=ABC's Tuesday lineup ends up rosy|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 9, 1992|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Alex proposes a line of jewelry to Simon, Frankie and Beatrice feud over the upbringing of Frankie's baby, and Reed is caught in a test of wills between her father and Kirby.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=40
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Portrait of the Artists
|DirectedBy=Michael Lange
|WrittenBy=Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|12|12}}
|Viewers=14.3{{cite news|title=No royal ratings for ABC's 'Charles and Diana'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 16, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy learns that her high school beau has AIDS, Alex enrolls in a writing class taught by a famous author and Frankie drives Georgie's family crazy.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=41
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Teach Your Children Well
|DirectedBy=Gwen Arner
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1992|12|19}}
|Viewers=12.0{{cite news|title=Early Christmas gift for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 23, 1992|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=During Frankie's first Hanukkah, a swastika is painted on Mitch's storefront, and John's dad shows up to make peace.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=42
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=All That Glitters
|DirectedBy=Barbara Amato
|WrittenBy=Kimberly Costello
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|9}}
|Viewers=15.1{{cite news|title=Women help push CBS to victory|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 13, 1993}}
|ShortSummary=Restless Frankie wants to curtail her maternity leave, putting her at odds with Mitch; Teddy cautiously agrees to live with Bolt.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=43
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Crimes and Ms. Demeanors
|DirectedBy=Gwen Arner
|WrittenBy=Janet Himelstein & P.K. Knelman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|16}}
|Viewers=14.3{{cite news|title=ABC gets a Thursday night boost|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 20, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy declares war on a fashion critic (Concetta Tomei); Georgie backs over a neighbor's (George Furth) chihuahua.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=44
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=The Whole Truth
|DirectedBy=Jan Eliasberg
|WrittenBy=Ruth Wolff
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|1|23}}
|Viewers=12.9{{cite news|title=Inaugural gala helps carry CBS to top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 27, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=A screenwriter profiles Georgie's surrogacy and starts family fights; Alex tries to get her daughter and son-in-law to leave.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=45
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Things Are Tough All Over
|DirectedBy=Harry Harris
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|6}}
|Viewers=13.9{{cite news|title=CBS rides to top on wings of 'Skylark'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 10, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=A TV movie on the sisters unites Alex with her romantic idol.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=46
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Moving Pictures
|DirectedBy=Kevin Incn
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|13}}
|Viewers=13.0{{cite news|title=King of Pop and 'Queen' rule the ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 17, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=As Alex undergoes breast-augmentation surgery, a small malignancy is found, forcing the removal of the tumor and part of her breast.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=47
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Mirror, Mirror
|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
|WrittenBy=Richard Greenberg
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|20}}
|Viewers=14.7{{cite news|title='Queen' rules in CBS' royal sweep|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 24, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Worry over chemotherapy makes Alex more sarcastic; Teddy offers to sell her shares to ward off a takeover; tests indicate Evan is a genius.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=48
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Different
|DirectedBy=Harry Harris
|WrittenBy=Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|2|27}}
|Viewers=12.3{{cite news|title=Grammy show a winner for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 3, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Georgie is hired to write an advice column for the local newspaper; John thinks Teddy has fallen in love with him; Alex and Frankie accuse Truman of cheating on their mother.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=49
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Dear Georgie
|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
|WrittenBy=Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|4|24}}
|Viewers=14.2{{cite news|title='Walker' kicks in for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 28, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Georgie is hired to write an advice column for the local newspaper; John thinks Teddy has fallen in love with him; Alex and Frankie accuse Truman of cheating on their mother.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=50
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Some Other Time
|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|1}}
|Viewers=12.5{{cite news|title='Fried Green Tomatoes' gives NBC sizzle|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 5, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=A podiatrist (John Schuck) romances Alex; Frankie spends time with an executive; Georgie and John try to rekindle romance.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=51
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=The Cold Light of Day
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen (story), Daniel Lipman (teleplay), Kimberly Costello (teleplay & story)
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|8}}
|Viewers=12.7{{cite news|title=Sturdy 'Home' helps lift ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 12, 1993|author=Donlon, Brian}}
|ShortSummary=Bolt proposes to Teddy; Alex buys a wig from a mystic who claims it has powers; Frankie and Mitch consult a marriage counselor.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=52
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Out of the Ashes
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Amy Lippman & Christopher Keyser
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|15}}
|Viewers=12.9{{cite news|title='Cheers' nudges NBC to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 19, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Moving into a new house makes Mitch confront Frankie; a diminutive Texas billionaire (Henry Gibson) buys out Teddy's firm.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=53
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=The Icing on the Cake
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman|t= Lisa Melamed & Daniel Lipman}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|5|22}}
|Viewers=12.7{{cite news|title='Cheers' brings happy times to NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 26, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=The siblings fight as the airing of their TV movie approaches; Frankie takes a job offer in New York.
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=Season 4 (1993–94)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=54
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Back on Track
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|9|25}}
|Viewers=13.6{{cite news|title='Dave's World,' 'Harts' help CBS to victory|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 29, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Frankie and Mitch battle in court over their son; Cat trains Alex for a marathon; the first lady seeks Teddy's services.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=55
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Land of the Lost Children
|DirectedBy=Steven Robman
|WrittenBy=Kathryn Pratt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|2}}
|Viewers=12.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 6, 1993}}
|ShortSummary=Seeking to avenge the attack on Cat, Teddy interferes in the investigation; Reed joins a religious cult.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=56
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Demons
|DirectedBy=Sharron Miller
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman |t= Ron Cowen & Lisa Melamed}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|9}}
|Viewers=14.9{{cite news|title=New shows pick up steam in ABC win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 13, 1993|author=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy overreacts when Cat's attacker makes bail; Frankie prepares for a date with a man she met over her computer; Alex wants John on her show.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=57
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=A Kick in the Caboose
|DirectedBy=Steven Robman
|WrittenBy=Christopher Keyser & Amy Lippman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|16}}
|Viewers=11.2{{cite news|title='Home Improvement' powers to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 20, 1993|author1=Graham, Jefferson|author2=Gable, Donna}}
|ShortSummary=Alex is offered a job as a talk show host. Frankie buys the Sweet Sixteen with Georgie as her partner. Teddy decides that she and Mitch should remain friends.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=58
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Sleepless in Winnetka
|DirectedBy=Michael Engler
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman & Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|23}}
|Viewers=11.5{{cite news|title=World Series earns CBS a win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 27, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=59
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=The Good Daughter
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman & Georgia Jeffries
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|10|30}}
|Viewers=16.1{{cite news|title=ABC usurps CBS as No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 3, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=60
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Something in Common
|DirectedBy=Mel Damski
|WrittenBy=Kathryn Pratt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|6}}
|Viewers=14.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 10, 1993}}
|ShortSummary=Teddy falls for Falconer (George Clooney). Georgie's older son begins dating an older girl, drinking, and failing in school.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=61
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=A Bolt From the Blue
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|13}}
|Viewers=12.7{{cite news|title=Walters gives ABC a special boost|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 17, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=62
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=The Best Intentions
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|20}}
|Viewers=13.9{{cite news|title=CBS sweeps back to top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 24, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=63
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=The Things We Do for Love
|DirectedBy=Jan Eliasberg
|WrittenBy=Linda Mathious & Heather MacGillvray
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|11|27}}
|Viewers=14.0{{cite news|title=Thanksgiving week tie for NBC, CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 1, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=64
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Broken Angel
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|12|11}}
|Viewers=12.3{{cite news|title=Midler's 'Gypsy' coming up roses for CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 15, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=65
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=Second Thoughts
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1993|12|18}}
|Viewers=12.1{{cite news|title=ABC on top for 2nd week|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 22, 1993|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=66
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=A Path Through the Snow
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|1|15}}
|Viewers=13.2{{cite news|title='Columbo' on the case for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=67
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Chemical Reactions
|DirectedBy=Bethany Rooney
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|1|22}}
|Viewers=14.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 26, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=68
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Poison
|DirectedBy=Mel Damski
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|1|29}}
|Viewers=13.5{{cite news|title=Super Bowl runs up NBC's score|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 2, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=69
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=Tangled Webs
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|2|5}}
|Viewers=13.3{{cite news|title=Lilith brings ratings to 'Frasier'|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=70
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Up to His Old Tricks
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Daniel Kipman & Kathryn Pratt |t= Ron Cowen & Kathryn Pratt}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|2|12}}
|Viewers=12.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 16, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=71
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Blood is Thicker Than Water
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|4|23}}
|Viewers=14.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 27, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=72
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Lock and Key
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|4|30}}
|Viewers=13.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 4, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=73
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Life Upside-Down
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|5|7}}
|Viewers=11.8{{cite news|title=ABC keeps hammering away|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 11, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=74
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Protective Measures
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|5|14}}
|Viewers=12.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 18, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor=59ff59
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=75
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=Up in the Air
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|5|21}}
|Viewers=12.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 25, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
=Season 5 (1994–95)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=76
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Bombshell
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|9|24}}
|Viewers=13.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 28, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=77
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Blinders
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|1}}
|Viewers=13.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 5, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=78
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=I Only Have Eyes for You
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|8}}
|Viewers=11.2{{cite news|title=CBS edges into No. 1 spot, but can it stay?|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 12, 1994|author=Graham, Jefferson}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=79
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Falling Leaves
|DirectedBy=Alan Myerson
|WrittenBy=Peter Schneider
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|15}}
|Viewers=12.5{{cite news|title=Regular series put ABC back on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=80
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Heroes
|DirectedBy=Janet G. Knutsen
|WrittenBy=Allison Hock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|22}}
|Viewers=10.9{{cite news|title='Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 26, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=81
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Scandalous
|DirectedBy=Bethany Rooney
|WrittenBy=Tammy Ader
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|29}}
|Viewers=10.7{{cite news|title=ABC is 'Home' alone at the top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 2, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=82
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Down for the Count
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Kathryn Pratt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|5}}
|Viewers=11.8{{cite news|title='Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=83
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Cold Turkey
|DirectedBy=Helaine Head
|WrittenBy=Lisa Melamed
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|12}}
|Viewers=11.4{{cite news|title=CBS' 'Scarlett' sweeps to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 16, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=84
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=Paradise Lost
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy=Peter Schneider
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|19}}
|Viewers=12.6{{cite news|title='Scarlett,' CBS' sweeping epic|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 23, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=85
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Twilight Time
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=Allison Hock
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|12|3}}
|Viewers=12.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 7, 1994}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=86
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=A Child Is Given
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|12|17}}
|Viewers=11.2{{cite news|title=ABC's winning way with comedy|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 21, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=87
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=No Pain, No Gain
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|7}}
|Viewers=13.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 11, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=88
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=A Lullaby to My Father
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|14}}
|Viewers=13.0{{cite news|title='ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 18, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=89
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=A Good Deed
|DirectedBy=Michael Schultz
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|21}}
|Viewers=12.2{{cite news|title='ER' helps NBC to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 25, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=90
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=A House Divided
|DirectedBy=Davis Guggenheim
|WrittenBy=Lindsay Harrison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|4}}
|Viewers=12.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 8, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=91
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=A Proper Farewell
|DirectedBy=Bruce Humphrey
|WrittenBy=Tammy Ader
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|11}}
|Viewers=13.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 15, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=92
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=Angel of Death
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|18}}
|Viewers=11.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 22, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=93
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Sleeping with the Devil
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|4}}
|Viewers=12.5{{cite news|title='Murphy,' 'Dust' help push CBS to No. 1 tie|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 8, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=94
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Judgement Day
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|1}}
|Viewers=11.7{{cite news|title=Oscar show, celeb chats keep ABC on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 5, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=95
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Word of Honor
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|8}}
|Viewers=10.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 12, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=96
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Remembrance of Sisters Past
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|15}}
|Viewers=9.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 19, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=97
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=A Fighting Chance
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|22}}
|Viewers=10.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 26, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=98
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Matters of the Heart
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|29}}
|Viewers=10.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 3, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= CF70FF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=99
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Enchanted May
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|6}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
}}
=Season 6 (1995–96)=
{{Episode table |background=#1A1AFF |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers= |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=100
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=100
|DirectedBy=Kevin Inch
|WrittenBy=Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|9|23}}
|Viewers=9.6{{cite news|title=NBC Sunday starters stumble|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 27, 1995|author=Graham, Jefferson}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=101
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Out of the Woods
|DirectedBy=James A. Conter
|WrittenBy=Jan Eliasberg
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|9|30}}
|Viewers=10.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 4, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=102
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Passion of Our Youth
|DirectedBy=Harry Harris
|WrittenBy=Tammy Ader
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|10|7}}
|Viewers=9.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 11, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=103
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=One Fine Day
|DirectedBy=Rachel Feldman
|WrittenBy=Kathryn Pratt & Deborah Starr Seibel
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|10|21}}
|Viewers=10.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 25, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=104
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Deceit
|DirectedBy=Michael Schultz
|WrittenBy=Kathryn Pratt & Lindsay Harrison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|11|4}}{{cite news|title=November 4, 1995|work=Statesman Journal|page=34|date=November 4, 1995}}
|Viewers=8.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 8, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
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{{Episode list
|NumParts= 2
|EpisodeNumber_1=105
|EpisodeNumber_2=106
|EpisodeNumber2_1=6
|EpisodeNumber2_2=7
|Title=For Everything a Season: Parts 1 & 2
|AltTitle=A Perfect Circle"
"Change of Life
|DirectedBy_1=Joan Micklin Silver
|DirectedBy_2=Kevin Inch (part 2)
|WrittenBy_1=Jan Eliasberg
|WrittenBy_2=Molly Newman (part 2)
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|11|11}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1995/11/11|title=TV Listings for November 11, 1995|access-date=November 10, 2023|publisher=TV Tango}}{{cite news|title=November 11, 1995|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|page=42|date=November 11, 1995}}{{cite web|title=Sisters Season 6 Episodes|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/sisters/episodes-season-6/1000201372/|work=TV Guide|access-date=November 10, 2023}}
|Viewers=8.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 15, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=107
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Renaissance Woman
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=Tammy Ader
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|11|18}}
|Viewers=10.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 22, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=108
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=A Perfectly Reasonable Explanation
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|11|25}}
|Viewers=10.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 29, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=109
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Sleeping Beauty
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=Jan Eliasberg
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|12|2}}
|Viewers=9.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 6, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=110
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=A Tough Act to Follow
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=Lindsay Harrison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|12|9}}
|Viewers=8.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 13, 1995}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=111
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=A Sudden Change of Heart
|DirectedBy=Harry Harris
|WrittenBy=Molly Newman
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|6}}
|Viewers=8.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 10, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=112
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=The Man That Got Away
|DirectedBy=Ronald L. Schwary
|WrittenBy=Tammy Ader
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|13}}
|Viewers=7.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 17, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=113
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|20}}
|Viewers=8.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 24, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=114
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Impersonators
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|1|27}}
|Viewers=10.1{{cite news|title=Super Bowl, 'Friends' lead to NBC blowout|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 31, 1996|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=115
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=The Best Man
|DirectedBy=Rachel Feldman
|WrittenBy=Jan Eliasberg
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|3}}
|Viewers=9.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 7, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=116
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=A Little Snag
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|2|10}}
|Viewers=7.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 14, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=117
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=Don't Go to Springfield
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=Kathryn Pratt
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|2}}
|Viewers=7.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 6, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=118
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Where There's Smoke
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|9}}
|Viewers=8.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 13, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=119
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=Leap Before You Look
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|16}}
|Viewers=8.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 20, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=120
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=Dreamcatcher
|DirectedBy=Graeme Clifford
|WrittenBy=Deborah Starr Seibel
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|23}}
|Viewers=6.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 27, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=121
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=The Price
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|3|30}}
|Viewers=8.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 3, 1996}}
|ShortSummary=
|LineColor= 1A1AFF
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=122
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=Guess Who's Coming to Seder
|DirectedBy=Mel Damski
|WrittenBy=Tammy Ader & Lindsay Harrison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|6}}
|Viewers=7.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 10, 1996}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=123
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Nothing Personal
|DirectedBy=Shawn Nelson
|WrittenBy=Nora Dunn
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|13}}
|Viewers=7.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 17, 1996}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=124
|EpisodeNumber2=25
|Title=Housecleaning
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=Deborah Starr Seibel
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|20}}
|Viewers=7.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 24, 1996}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=125
|EpisodeNumber2=26
|Title=Taking a Gamble
|DirectedBy=Graeme Clifford
|WrittenBy=Lindsay Harrison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|4|27}}
|Viewers=8.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 1, 1996}}
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{{Episode list
|NumParts= 2
|EpisodeNumber_1=126
|EpisodeNumber_2=127
|EpisodeNumber2_1=27
|EpisodeNumber2_2=28
|Title=War & Peace: Part 1 & 2
|DirectedBy=James A. Contner
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman|t= Kathryn Pratt & Tammy Ader}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1996|5|4}}
|Viewers=10.1{{cite news|title='ER,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Beast' lead NBC sweep|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 8, 1996|author=DeRosa, Robin}}
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Home media
On June 2, 2015, it was announced that Shout! Factory (under WB license) had acquired the rights to the series in Region 1; they have subsequently released all six seasons on DVD.[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Seasons-1-and-2/21157 Shout! Factory Does It Again! Announces 'Seasons 1 and 2' of This Long-Awaited Show!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617075353/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Seasons-1-and-2/21157 |date=June 17, 2015 }}[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-3-Box-Art/21650 'Season 3' Box Art and Details are Released by Shout! Factory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021085051/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-3-Box-Art/21650 |date=October 21, 2015 }}[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-4/21887 Shout! Announces 'Season 4' for DVD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109042518/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-4/21887 |date=January 9, 2016 }}[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-5/22160 Shout! Announces 'Season 5' for DVD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409160842/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-5/22160 |date=April 9, 2016 }}[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-6/22537 The 6th and 'Final Season' is Coming to DVD Soon from Shout! Factory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806073537/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sisters-Season-6/22537 |date=August 6, 2016 }}
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DVD Name | Ep # | Release date |
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Seasons One and Two | align="center" |29 | September 15, 2015 |
Season Three | align="center" |24 | January 19, 2016 |
Season Four | align="center" |22 | April 12, 2016 |
Season Five | align="center" |24 | July 19, 2016 |
Season Six | align="center" |29 | November 8, 2016 |
Reception
=Ratings=
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colspan="2"|Season | U.S. ratings | Network | Rank | |
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1 | 1990-1991 | N/A | NBC | N/A |
2 | 1991–1992 | 10.45 million | NBC | #55 |
3 | 1992–1993 | 10.11 million | NBC | #56 |
4 | 1993–1994 | 10.11 million | NBC | #52 |
5 | 1994–1995 | 9.0 million | NBC | #75 |
6 | 1995–1996 | 6.8 million | NBC | #103 |
=Accolades=
The series received eight Emmy Award nominations over the course of its run, winning once in 1994 for Sela Ward as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Swoosie Kurtz was also nominated twice in the same category in 1993 and 1994.Search result. {{Cite web|url=http://www.emmys.tv/awards/awardsearch.php |title=Advanced Primetime Awards Search |access-date=2008-01-26 |year=2008 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}}
References
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