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The Boys Are Back
Overview
The Boys Are Back is an American sitcom that was aired on CBS from September 1994 to January 1995. It stars Suzanne Pleshette and Hal Linden as parents Jackie and Fred Hansen. The show was broadcast on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
Key Crew
Producer: Linwood Boomer
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Seasons
Season 1 (1994)
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18 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
1994-09-11The Hansons must cope with the return of their progeny to the nest. The first thing to go down the drain is Fred's dream of sailing around the world.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: The First Day
1994-09-14Jackie puts a wedge in Fred's golf plans when she volunteers him to drive the kids to school and to baby-sit them when they return.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Punch and Judy
1994-09-21Jackie and Judy try to bond while redecorating Mike's old bedroom.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: The Good, The Bad and the Hansens
1994-10-19Fred and Jackie leave irresponsible Rick in charge of the kids when they are offered rush tickets to Barbra Streisand; and Rick takes the kids along on a drug bust.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Mikey at Nike
1994-10-12Fred gets Mike an interview at his old company, Nike; but Mike isn't sure he wants to follow in his father's sneakers.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: The Favorite
1994-11-02Episode 7: The Good, the Bad, and the Hansens
1994-10-19After Peter gets into a fight at school, Fred gives him some pointers in the fine art of fisticuffs—including how to deliver a sucker punch.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: A Tree Dies in Portland
1994-11-30Episode 9: The Christmas Show
1994-12-14Episode 10: Fred Runs Away
1994-12-21Fred still has an axe to grind when his neighbour comes over to bury the hatchet on their 20-year feud over a tree that blocks Fred's view of Mount Hood.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Get Me to the Church
1995-01-07Rick thinks he's found true love when Judy's best friend kisses him after a bridal shower. Then he discovers she is the bride-to-be....
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 12: Bad Hair Day
1995-01-14Fred and Judy have a blowup on Christmas Eve.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 13: Searching for Sarah Hansen
1995-01-21After a couple makes a lucrative offer on the Hanson house, Fred is ready to sell and set sail for San Diego. But first he needs to get Judy on board.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 14: The French Class
1995-01-28Episode 15: Where There's A Will There's A Melee
Episode 16: Searching for Sarah Hansen
1995-01-21Sarah exhibits a talent for chess and becomes a pawn in a struggle between Fred and Mike over how to guide her -- especially when Fred enters her in a chess tournament without telling Mike.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 17: Rick and Judy End Up in a Seedy Motel Room
Episode 18: The French Class
1995-01-28Jackie fears that she and Fred are not spending enough time together, so she plans a trip to France and signs them up for French lessons; then Fred gets better grades than she does.
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