Episode
Empty Nest: Tears of a Clown
Overview
Carol becomes public relations director of the hospital and causes a multi-million dollar lawsuit when she reveals the mental problems of local celebrity Poko the Clown at a press conference. Charley convinces Barbara to pose as his fiance to get a promotion.
Details
- Series
- Empty Nest
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1989-02-06
Episode context
Tears of a Clown is Episode 15 in Season 1 of Empty Nest. It aired on 1989-02-06.
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Carol falls in love with a South American freedom fighter and announces she's going away with him. Jeffrey Millstein falls in love with Laverne.
Episode 16: Blame It on the Moon
The Westons laugh when Charley says the full moon will bring love, but then realize he could be right. A rude doctor catches Harry's eye. Carol's finds romance when a man returns run-away Dreyfuss (who in turn finds love in the man's female dog). A stake-out leads Barbara into the arms of a high-school boyfriend.
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Episode 18: The More Things Change...
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Episode 11: The First Time, Again
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Episode 19: Man of the Year
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Episode 10: Libby's Gift
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Episode 20: Cyrano de Weston
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Episode 21: My Sister, My Friend
Harry promises to take Carol and Barbara with him to Paris if the two can go one month without fighting. Charley wins a greyhound in a card game.