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Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

Episode list

Dear John

    • SeasonsYearsTop-rated
    • 1234
  • Judd Hirsch and Jere Burns in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

    Thu, Oct 6, 1988
    John comes home to find out his wife left him. After a few days, his sister suggests he go to a meeting of a support group for the widowed, divorced, and single.
    8.3/10 (65)
    Judd Hirsch, Harry Groener, and Isabella Hofmann in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E2 ∙ Ralph's Curse

    Thu, Oct 27, 1988
    The group has a party. Ralph is excited but doesn't show up. John and Kate are concerned. They find Ralph at home crying over the Curse of Tutankhamun.
    7.8/10 (49)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E3 ∙ Hello/Goodbye

    Thu, Nov 3, 1988
    Andrew Garberg comes to John claiming to be his son.
    7.5/10 (44)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E4 ∙ The Younger Girl

    Thu, Nov 10, 1988
    The group leaves John alone at a bar and he's approach by 23 year old hairdresser Karen. They met before but he can't remember her. She may be too much for him but that's the least of it.
    7.4/10 (48)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E5 ∙ Matthew's Dilemma

    Thu, Nov 17, 1988
    John's ex-wife Wendy wants him to stop having his weekend visits with their despondent son Matthew.
    7.6/10 (41)
    Judd Hirsch and Sam McMurray in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E6 ∙ Dear Mike

    Thu, Nov 24, 1988
    John's former best friend Mike gets dumped by John's ex-wife Wendy. Mike gets invited to the group by Louise while pretending to be Bill.
    8.2/10 (44)
    Harry Groener in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E7 ∙ Politics as Usual

    Thu, Dec 1, 1988
    Kate is volunteering for Eleanor Guthrie running for congress. Louise, John, and Ralph join her. Kirk invites himself to the party.
    8.3/10 (41)
    Judd Hirsch, Jane Carr, and Harry Groener in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E8 ∙ Dancing in the Dark

    Thu, Dec 15, 1988
    John is looking forward to spending Christmas in his apartment with his young son, only to find out at the last minute that the boy is going to Disneyland instead. So John winds up spending Christmas in his apartment with his elderly neighbor, Mrs. Lumenski.
    7.9/10 (44)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E9 ∙ Was It Good for Me?

    Thu, Jan 5, 1989
    John and Kate spend the night together. And awake up in each other's arms embarrassed.
    8.3/10 (41)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E10 ∙ Honest John

    Thu, Jan 12, 1989
    John's ex-wife Wendy wants him to lie about their divorce to get their son Matthew into a Catholic school.
    8.1/10 (40)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E11 ∙ The Return of Ricky

    Thu, Jan 19, 1989
    The support group arranges for Ricky to play a concert in a small venue to boost his sagging morale over a faded career but Ricky is mortified to be outclassed when Freddie and the Dreamers perform.
    8.4/10 (46)
    Jere Burns in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E12 ∙ Dream Babe

    Thu, Jan 26, 1989
    Kirk starts an awkward relation with an overly fawning young Japanese woman who stumbles into the support group while looking for English class at the center and John is often inconvenienced to translate.
    8.3/10 (40)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E13 ∙ Stand by Your Man

    Thu, Feb 16, 1989
    Tony Larkin joins the group.
    8.4/10 (41)
    Judd Hirsch and Tom Willett in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E14 ∙ Love and Marriage

    Thu, Feb 23, 1989
    When Louise's stomach begins to expand, the group is curious who the father is and why he isn't helping her. She tells them that he doesn't yet know. She decides to tell him and he proposes. But she is not sure she wants to marry him.
    8.0/10 (42)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E15 ∙ For a Friend

    Thu, Mar 2, 1989
    John's married friend Gary has his eye on Kate. He joins the group pretending to be a widower.
    8.1/10 (40)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E16 ∙ The Second Time Around

    Thu, Mar 9, 1989
    John reconnects with old flame Yvonne but the 30 years separation has left her an older grandmother. The memories don't match the reality.
    8.1/10 (38)
    Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns, Harry Groener, and Isabella Hofmann in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E17 ∙ The Last Dance

    Thu, Mar 16, 1989
    Pregnant Louise is away getting some bed rest. Ralph is afraid to go to a dance and too shy to meet Barbara, a teacher at the community center.
    8.3/10 (41)
    Isabella Hofmann in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E18 ∙ Sisters

    Thu, Mar 30, 1989
    Kate tells the group her sister is coming for a visit and she tells them that she always makes a play for every guy she's with. And when they tell Kate she's being paranoid, she decides to prove by introducing Kirk as her beau and to see if she makes a move. And when she doesn't, John takes her home with him. And when he talks about how he and Kate went out once, she comes on to him.
    8.3/10 (39)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E19 ∙ Gone Camping

    Thu, Apr 6, 1989
    John clashes with his ex-wife over visitation issues with their son Matthew. To maximize the time they have, John takes him to a cabin in the woods. When an epic snowfall traps them in, it looks as though he doesn't plan to return him.
    8.3/10 (36)
    Jane Carr, Isabella Hofmann, and Tom Willett in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E20 ∙ Margo

    Thu, Apr 27, 1989
    A woman who just broke up with her husband joins the group. She tells them that they broke up because she found out he's a cross dresser. She tells them that they have an amicable relationship, that they go out together though he's in drag. And when people ask what they are they say they're sisters. And that they're meeting at the bar near the center after the meeting. John who wasn't able to attend goes to the bar and meets with a woman named Margo who says she's there to meet her sister who's at a support group at the center.
    8.4/10 (40)
    Harry Groener in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E21 ∙ Friends and Lovers

    Thu, May 4, 1989
    John's work friend Ken comes to him about his failing marriage. John mistakenly lets slip some of Ken's lies to his wife. John's date falls through. Everything is going wrong. At a party, Louise sets John up with Liz.
    8.4/10 (34)
    Judd Hirsch in Dear John (1988)

    S1.E22 ∙ Bound for Gloria

    Thu, May 11, 1989
    John brings Gloria to the group. It's six months since her husband died. Kirk's callousness actually helps and they start going out. Surprisingly, Gloria has Kirk all bound up.
    8.2/10 (33)

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