Episode
Empty Nest: Ex-appeal
Overview
Carol starts dating Barbara's ex-boyfriend, but Barbara realizes she still has feelings for him.
Details
- Series
- Empty Nest
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1992-01-11
Episode context
Ex-appeal is Episode 14 in Season 4 of Empty Nest. It aired on 1992-01-11.
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Episode 13: The Son of a Preacherman
As a favor to a minister friend, Harry takes in his brilliant young son as an observer, but becomes distressed when the boy confesses it's only his father's pressure that makes him want to be a doctor. Carol is excited about catering her friend Suzanne's posh Palm Beach wedding, until the groom gets excited by Carol.
Episode 15: The Great Escape
While Harry and Laverne are en route to a medical seminar, an escaped convict takes Barbara and Carol hostage.
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Episode 12: My Nurse is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble . . .
Harry's old nurse Winifred returns to fill in while Laverne goes out of town, and a war erupts between the two ladies when Winifred reveals that she's out to get Laverne's job. While on a trip to New York with Barbara, Carol manages to annoy the entire planeload of passengers (including a nun).
Episode 16: The Mismatchmaker
Harry tries to reconcile a friend and his wife. Barbara hires Carol to cater a police party.
Episode 11: If You Knew Andy Like I Know . . .
Harry hires an old friend's son as an associate, but isn't pleased with the way he practices medicine. Meanwhile, Carol begins a relationship with the new associate and realizes he is arogant and self-absorbed.
Episode 17: The Return of Aunt Susan
"The Return of Aunt Susan" is the title of the 17th fourth season episode of the hit NBC sitcom and Golden Girls spin-off Empty Nest. The episode first aired on February 8, 1992.
Episode 10: Lonely Are the Brave
Just as Carol conquers her emotional problems, she becomes jealous of Barbara, who is up for a medal of honor for saving a man's life (something she did by accident). Laverne upsets Harry when she asks for a second opinion after he diagnoses her visiting niece's symptoms as allergies.
Episode 18: The Unimportance of Being Charley
Charley poses as captain of his ship to impress his visiting parents. Worried that Harry favors Barbara over her, Carol decides to keep track of how many times he does so.
Episode 9: Talk, Talk, Talk
Harry becomes host of a call-in radio show; Carol, Barbara, and Charley enter a chili cook-off.
Episode 19: Sayonara
Nick leaves Laverne for a woman in Japan. Barbara goes undercover at a college sorority to catch a computer hacker.
Episode 8: Windy
A hurricane hits just as the Westons decide to sell their house. Laverne's mother-in-law visits.
Episode 20: Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde
The full moon on Leap Day causes strange things to happen: after throwing his back out, Harry begins to act very unusual; a series of odd occurrences leads Barbara to believe that a neighborhood repairman is actually Dreyfuss; Charley cancels a date to stay home and watch The Sound of Music.