Episode
Empty Nest: Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder
Overview
Harry fills in at his old practice and becomes smitten with the nurse. Laverne is upset because Harry forgets the anniversary of the day they started working together.
Details
- Series
- Empty Nest
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1994-05-21
Episode context
Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder is Episode 26 in Season 6 of Empty Nest. It aired on 1994-05-21.
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Episode 20: Charley's Millions
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Episode 17: Brotherly Shove
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Episode 16: Under the Gun
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Episode 15: Gesundheit
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