Episode
Coach: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
Overview
Hayden and Christine agree to work out their marital problems via an anonymous ""encounter weekend"" for couples, but the entire process breaks down for Hayden once Howard and Shirley Burleigh join the group.
Details
- Series
- Coach
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1995-01-16
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind is Episode 15 in Season 7 of Coach. It aired on 1995-01-16. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 18: Call Me Cupid
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Episode 11: Out of Control
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Episode 19: Johnsonwreckers
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Episode 10: Working Girl
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Episode 20: The Day I Met Frank Gifford
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Episode 9: Be a Good Sport
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Episode 21: Kelly's New Guy (1)
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