Episode
Empty Nest: Father of the Bride
Overview
Harry is ecstatic when Barbara accepts her surgeon boyfriend's marriage proposal, but she has second thoughts the night before the wedding.
Details
- Series
- Empty Nest
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1988-11-12
Episode context
Father of the Bride is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Empty Nest. It aired on 1988-11-12.
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Episode 4: Fatal Attraction
Neighbor Blanche thinks she is in love with Harry and comes on strong when showing her affection. An old friend of the family dies after an illness. Carol decides to move in and take care of her father.
Episode 6: Harry's Vacation
Harry thinks he has become a burden on Carol and Barbara when they send him away on a vacation, despite his objections.
More episodes from this season
Episode 3: Barbara Gets Shot
Harry tries to get Barbara to give up her police career after she is shot.
Episode 7: Tinker to Evers to Tucson
When husband Nick is traded to a Japanese baseball team, Laverne is forced to quit. A sick Charley camps out on Harry's couch.
Episode 2: The Check Isn't In the Mail
Carol gets all dolled up for a date with her contemptible ex-husband. Harry thinks Dreyfuss may be sick.
Episode 8: What's a Father to Do?
Harry makes plans to accompany Carol to see her photographs displayed in an art gallery, and also to attend a ceremony honoring Barbara with a gold medal of valor. The problem is, both events are on the same day.
Episode 1: Pilot
Harry is proposed to eighteen months after the death of his wife.
Episode 9: Harry's Friend
Harry isn't too happy when Carol begins dating his old friend.
Episode 10: Libby's Gift
An organ that Libby ordered before dying finally arrives at the house and Harry becomes determined to learn to play it in time for his and Libby's anniversary. Barbara and Carol worry that he is going too far. A patient asks Harry for birth control.
Episode 11: The First Time, Again
Harry is encouraged to spend a weekend alone with his girlfriend. Jeffrey Millstein's imagination runs wild after he sees a scary movie.
Episode 12: Full Nest
Financial trouble forces Barbara to move back in with Harry but it's not all fun and games. A lonely Carol soon decides to move in as well.
Episode 13: Here's a Howdy-Do
Harry doesn't understand why no one likes his new girlfriend, but soon realizes they were right. When the relationship ends, Carol, who actually liked the lady, questions her own instincts.