This page contains a list of episodes for the American television NBC-TV comedy series Empty Nest, a spinoff of The Golden Girls that originally aired on from October 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995. Over the series run, 162 original episodes aired.
During its run, Empty Nest had two crossover stories with The Golden Girls and Nurses. The episode "Windy" continues an event depicting a hurricane that begins on the hour-long Golden Girls episode "The Monkey Show" and concludes on the Nurses episode "Begone with the Wind". The episode "Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde" continues an event depicting a full moon that begins on the hour-long Golden Girls episode "A Midwinter Night's Dream" and concludes on the Nurses episode "Moon Over Miami".
Series overview[]
Season | No. of
episodes |
Premiered: | Ended: | DVD set
released: | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | October 8, 1988 | March 18, 1989 | ||
2 | 24 | September 30, 1989 | April 28, 1990 | ||
3 | 24 | September 22, 1990 | May 11, 1991 | ||
4 | 24 | September 21, 1991 | May 2, 1992 | ||
5 | 26 | September 19, 1992 | May 22, 1993 | ||
6 | 25 | September 25, 1993 | May 21, 1994 | ||
7 | 19 | September 24, 1994 | June 17, 1995 |
Episodes[]
Season 1: 1988–89[]
Ep | No. | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jay Sandrich | Susan Harris | October 8, 1988 |
2 | 2 | "The Check Isn't in the Mail" | Hal Cooper | Gary Jacobs | October 22, 1988 |
3 | 3 | "Barbara Gets a Shot" | Hal Cooper | Don Reo | October 29, 1988 |
4 | 4 | "Fatal Attraction" | Hal Cooper | Susan Harris | November 5, 1988 |
5 | 5 | "Father of the Bride" | Hal Cooper | Susan Harris | November 12, 1988 |
6 | 6 | "Harry's Vacation" | Hal Cooper | Susan Beavers | November 19, 1988 |
7 | 7 | "Tinker to Evers to Tucson" | Hal Cooper | David Tyron King | November 26, 1988 |
8 | 8 | "What's a Father to Do?" | Hal Cooper | Rod Cooper | December 3, 1988 |
9 | 9 | "Harry's Friend" | Hal Cooper | Arnie Kogen | December 10, 1988 |
10 | 10 | "Libby's Gift" | Hal Cooper | Rob LaZebnik
[David Sacks |
December 17, 1988 |
11 | 11 | "The First Time, Again" | Hal Cooper | Gary Jacobs | January 7, 1989 |
12 | 12 | "Full Nest" | Hal Cooper | Susan Beavers | January 15, 1989 |
13 | 13 | "Here's a Howdy-Do" | Hal Cooper | Kim Hill | January 28, 1989 |
14 | 14 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Hal Cooper | David Tyron King | February 4, 1989 |
15 | 15 | "Tears of a Clown" | Hal Cooper | Marie Therese Squerciati | February 6, 1989 |
16 | 16 | "Blame It on the Moon" | Hal Cooper | Gary Jacobs | February 11, 1989 |
17 | 17 | "Dumped" | Hal Cooper | Susan Beavers | February 18, 1989 |
18 | 18 | "The More Things Change" | John Bowab | Rob LaZebnik
David Sacks |
February 25, 1989 |
19 | 19 | "Man of the Year" | Hal Cooper | Mady Julian | March 4, 1989 |
20 | 20 | "Cyrano de Weston" | Hal Cooper | Arnie Kogen | March 18, 1989 |
Season 2: 1989–1990[]
Ep | No. | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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23 | 1 | "Settling" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Susan Beavers | September 30, 1989 |
24 | 2 | "Harry Snubs Laverne" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | October 14, 1989 |
25 | 3 | "On The Interpretation of Dreams"O | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Gary Jacobs | October 21, 1988 |
26 | 4 | "Between a Cop and a Hard Place" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Neil Alan Levy | October 28, 1989 |
27 | 5 | "Just You And My Kid" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Tyron King | November 4, 1989 |
28 | 6 | "Rambo Of Neiman Marcus" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogen | November 11, 1989 |
29 | 7 | "You Are 16 Going on 17 and I Am Not" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Susan Beavers | November 18, 1989 |
30 | 8 | "The R.N. Who Came to Dinner" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Tyron King | November 25, 1989 |
31 | 9 | "Green Eggs and Harry" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Ron LaZebnik and David Sacks | December 2, 1989 |
32 | 10 | "Overdue For a Job" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Ron LaZebnik and David Sacks | December 9, 1989 |
33 | 11 | "A Christmas Story" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogen | December 16, 1989 |
34 | 12 | "A Change of Heart" | Andy Cadiff | Susan Harris & Susan Beavers | January 6, 1990 |
35 | 13 | "Harry's Choice" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Mitchell Hurwitz | January 13, 1990 |
36 | 14 | "Complainin' In The Rain" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Harold Kimmel | January 27, 1990 |
37 | 15 | "M.D., P.O.V." | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Ron LaZebnik and David Sacks | February 3, 1990 |
38 | 16 | "Everything But Love" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | February 10, 1990 |
39 | 17 | "Timing" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | February 12, 1990 |
40 | 18 | "It Happened Two Nights, Four Costume Changes" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Tyron King | February 17, 1990 |
41 | 19 | "Love Is Blind" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogan | February 24, 1990 |
42 | 20 | "Goodbye, Mr. Dietz" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Tom Zerling | March 3, 1990 |
43 | 21 | "Lessons" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Susan Beavers | March 10, 1990 |
44 | 22 | "Take My Mom, Please" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Harold Kimmel, David Tyron King, Rob LaZebnik & David Sacks | March 24, 1990 |
45 | 23 | "Did You Ever See a Dream Dying?" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | April 14, 1990 |
46 | 24 | "Still Growing Arter All These Years" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Gary Jacobs | April 28, 1990 |
Season 3: 1990–91[]
Ep | No. | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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47 | 1 | "A Flaw Is Born" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Susan Beavers | September 22, 1990 |
48 | 2 | "Harry's Excellent Adventure " | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogen | September 29, 1990 |
49 | 3 | "There's No Accounting" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Gary Jacobs | October 6, 1988 |
50 | 4 | "Barbara the Mom" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Jacobs & Harold Kimmel | October 13, 1990 |
51 | 5 | "The Tortoise & The Harry" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Roger Garrett | October 20, 1990 |
52 | 6 | "Mad About the Boy" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | October 27, 1990 |
53 | 7 | "Honey, I Shrunk Laverne" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Miriam Trogdon | November 3, 1990 |
54 | 8 | "The Boy Next Door" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Ron LaZebnik | November 10, 1990 |
55 | 9 | "A Family Affair" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Susan Beavers | November 17, 1990 |
56 | 10 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Sidney A. Blake and Bill Braunstein | November 24, 1990 |
57 | 11 | "Harry Knows Best" | Steve Zuckerman | Susah Harris & David Sacks | December 8, 1990 |
58 | 12 | "Whenever I Feel Afraid" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Jacobs & Harold Kimmel | December 15, 1990 |
59 | 13 | "A Shot in the Dark" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Roger Garrett | January 5, 1991 |
60 | 14 | "Sucking Up Is Hard to Do" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | January 19, 1991 |
61 | 15 | "The Man That Got Away" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Susan Beavers & Doug Smart | January 26, 1991 |
62 | 16 | "The Mentor" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogan | February 2, 1991 |
63 | 17 | "The Dog Who Knew Too Much" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Gary Jacobs | February 9, 1991 |
64 | 18 | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Rob LaZebnik | February 16, 1991 |
65 | 19 | "All About Harry" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Meredith Siler | March 9, 1991 |
66 | 20 | "Drive, He Said" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Sacks | March 16, 1991 |
67 | 21 | "The Last Temptation of Laverne" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Pat Dougherty & Harold Kimmel | March 23, 1991 |
68 | 22 | "What's Eating You?" | Robert Berlinger | Susan Harris, Sidney A. Blake & Bill Braunstein | April 13, 1991 |
69 | 23 | "The Cruise" | Doug Smart | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogen | May 4, 1991 |
70 | 24 | "The Way We Are" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Paul B. Price, & Laura O'Hare | May 11, 1991 |
Season 4: 1991–92[]
Ep | No. | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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71 | 1 | "50 Million Men & a Baby" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | September 21, 1991 |
72 | 2 | "Almost Like Being in Love" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Lawrence J. Cohen, & Fred Freeman | September 28, 1991 |
73 | 3 | "Her Cheatin' Heart" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | October 5, 1991 |
74 | 4 | "Food for Thought" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Regina Stewart | October 12, 1991 |
75 | 5 | "Harry's Got a Gun" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Richardson | October 19, 1991 |
76 | 6 | "The Dreyfus Affair" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Ron LaZebnik | October 26, 1991 |
77 | 7 | "Country Weston" | Steve Zuckerman | Pat Dougherty & Lisa Sanderson | November 2, 1991 |
78 | 8 | "Windy" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogen | November 9, 1991 |
79 | 9 | "Talk, Talk, Talk" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Richardson | November 16, 1991 |
80 | 10 | "Lonely Are the Brave" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Roger Garrett | November 23, 1991 |
81 | 11 | If You Knew Andy Like I Know... | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Lyla Oliver | December 7, 1991 |
82 | 12 | "My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble..." | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris and Harold Kimmel | December 14, 1991 |
83 | 13 | "The Son of a Preacherman" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Ron LaZebnik | January 4, 1992 |
84 | 14 | "Ex-Appeal" | Steve Zuckerman | Sandy Krinski & Ed Scharlach | January 11, 1992 |
85 | 15 | "The Great Escape" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogan | January 18, 1992 |
86 | 16 | "The Mismatchmaker" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Roger Garrett | February 1, 1992 |
87 | 17 | "The Return of Aunt Susan" | Steve Zuckerman | Dinah Manoff (story) & David Richardson (story/teleplay) | February 8, 1992 |
88 | 18 | "The Unimportance of Being Charley" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | February 15, 1992 |
89 | 19 | "Sayonara" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Ron LeZebnik | February 22, 1992 |
90 | 20 | "Dr, Weston & Mr. Hyde" | Doug Smart | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | February 29, 1992 |
91 | 21 | "Charley for President" | Doug Smart | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | March 14, 1992 |
92 | 22 | "Good Neighbor Harry" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Harold Kimmel | March 28, 1992 |
93 | 23 | "Final Analysis" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogan | April 25, 1992 |
94 | 24 | "Roots" | Steve Zuckerman | Roger Harris & David Richardson | May 2, 1992 |
Season 5: 1992–93[]
Ep | No. | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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95 | 1 | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" | Dinah Manoff | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | September 19, 1992 |
96 | 2 | "Take My Garage, Please" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris, Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman | September 26, 1992 |
97 | 3 | "R.N. on the Rebound" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | October 3, 1992 |
98 | 4 | ",,,Or Forever Hold Your Peace" | Doug Smart | Susan Harris & Roger Garrett | October 10, 1992 |
99 | 5 | "The Boomerang Affair" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Richardson | October 17, 1992 |
100 | 6 | "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Wendy Braff | October 24, 1992 |
101 | 7 | "It's Not Easy Being Green" | James Widdoes | Steven Sullivan & Ursula ziegler | October 31, 1992 |
102 | 8 | "Dirty Harry" | Renny Temple | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | November 7, 1992 |
103 | 9 | "Timing Is Everything" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Sheryl Holliday | November 14, 1992 |
104 | 10 | "Thanksgiving at the Westons" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogan | November 21, 1992 |
105 | 11 | "The Body Beautiful" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Tim Kelleher | December 5, 1992 |
106 | 12 | "Overboard" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Paul B. Price | December 12, 1992 |
107 | 13 | "Emily" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris | January 2, 1993 |
108 | 14 | "The Sting" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | January 9, 1993 |
109 | 15 | "The Fracas in Vegas" | Steve Zuckerman | Susah Harris & David Richardson | January 23, 1993 |
110 | 16 | "Pardon My Flashback" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | January 30, 1993 |
111 | 17 | "Dog Day Afternoon" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Roger Garrett | February 6, 1993 |
112 | 18 | "More to Love" | Steve Zuckerman | Harold Kimmel, Steven Sullivan, Ursula Ziegler and Ross Abrash | February 13, 1993 |
113 | 19 | "My Dad, My Doctor" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Wendy Braff | February 20, 1993 |
114 | 20 | "Love and Marriage" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | February 27, 1993 |
115 | 21 | "The All-Americcan Boy-Not!" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | March 20, 1993 |
116 | 22 | "Two For The Road" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & David Richardson | April 10, 1993 |
117 | 23 | "Aunt Verne Knows Best" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | May 1, 1993 |
118 | 24 | "My Mother, My Self" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | May 8, 1993 |
119 | 25 | "Charley to the Rescue" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Ron LaZebnik | May 15, 1993 |
120 | 26 | "Surprise! Surprise!" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Arnie Kogen | May 20, 1993 |
Season 6: 1993–94[]
Ep | No. | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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121 | 1 | "When The Rooster Dies" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | September 25, 1993 |
122 | 2 | "Bye, Bye Baby...Hello (Part I) | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | October 2, 1993 |
123 | 3 | "Bye, Bye Baby...Hello (Part II) | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Pat Dougherty | October 9, 1993 |
124 | 4 | "Mama Todd, The Sequel" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | October 16, 1993 |
125 | 5 | "Mom's The Word" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Regina Stewart | October 23, 1993 |
126 | 6 | "Diary of a Mad Housewife" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Bob Tischler | October 30, 1993 |
127 | 7 | "Mother Dearest" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Paul B. Price | November 6, 1993 |
128 | 8 | "No Volunteers, Please" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Rick Newberger | November 13, 1993 |
129 | 9 | "Das Boob" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Denns Snee | November 20, 1993 |
130 | 10 | "The Girl Who Cried Baby" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Susan Beavers | November 27, 1993 |
131 | 11 | "Superbaby" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | December 11, 1993 |
132 | 12 | "Read All About It" | Dinah Manoff | Susan Harris & Greg Phillips | December 18, 1993 |
133 | 13 | "Love a la Mode" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | January 8, 1994 |
134 | 14 | "What's A Mother to Do?" | Steve Zuckerman | Cindy Chupack & Ellen Sanlder | January 15, 1994 |
135 | 15 | "Gesundeit" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Dennis Snee | January 22, 1994 |
136 | 16 | "Under the Gun" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris | January 29, 1994 |
137 | 17 | "Brotherly Shove" | Dinah Manoff | Susan Harris & Drake Sather | February 5, 1994 |
138 | 18 | "The Ballad of Shadey Pines" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Rick Newberger | February 12, 1994 |
139 | 19 | "Hog Heaven" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Bob Tischler | March 5, 1994 |
140 | 20 | "Charley's Millions | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Rick Newberger | March 12, 1994 |
141 | 21 | "Half That Jazz" | Doug Smart | Dennis Snee & Regina Stewart | April 9, 1994 |
142 | 22 | "A Foreign Affair" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | April 16, 1994 |
143 | 23 | "Lordy, Lordy, Landlordy" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Cody Farley | April 23, 1994 |
144 | 24 | "The Devil and Dr. Weston" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Kari Lizer | May 7, 1994 |
145 | 25 | "Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | May 21, 1994 |
146 | 26 | "Best Friends" | Doug Smart | Bob Tischler & Paul B. Price | May 21, 1994 |
Season 7: 1994–95[]
Ep | No. | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date |
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147 | 1 | "Let;s Give Them Something to Talk About" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | September 24, 1994 |
148 | 2 | "Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Andrew Guerdat | September 24, 1994 |
149 | 3 | "Just for Laughs" | Dinah Manoff | Susan Harris & Paul B. Price | October 1, 1994 |
150 | 4 | "A Chip Off the Old Charley" | Doug Smart | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio | October 8, 1994 |
151 | 5 | "The Woman Who Came to Dither" | Doug Smart | Susan Harris & Dennis Snee | October 15, 1994 |
152 | 6 | "Carol Gets a Raise" | Doug Smart | Susan Harris & Andrew Guerdat | October 22, 1994 |
153 | 7 | "The Courtship of Carol's Father" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula Ziegler | December 3, 1994 |
154 | 8 | "The Tinker Grant" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | December 3, 1994 |
155 | 9 | "Would You Believe..." | Steve Zuckerman | Dennis Snee & Paul B. Price | December 17, 1994 |
156 | 10 | "Party Cloudy with a Chance of Pain" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Mark Grant | December 17, 1994 |
157 | 11 | "Single White Male" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Andrew Guerdat | January 7, 1995 |
158 | 12 | "Dear Aunt Martha" | Steve Zuckerman | Vince Cheung & Ben Montanio | January 14, 1995 |
159 | 13 | "Goodbye, Charley" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | January 21, 1995 |
160 | 14 | "Family Practice" | Steve Zuckerman | Regina Stewart & Bob Tischler | January 28, 1995 |
161 | 15 | "Grandma, What Big Eyes You Have" | Steve Zuckerman | Dennis Snee & Paul B. Price | February 24, 1995 |
162 | 16 | "Feelings, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings" | Dinah Manoff | Susan Harris & David Rosenberg | February 25, 1995 |
163 | 17 | "And Kevin Makes Three" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Andrew Guerdat | March 4, 1995 |
164 | 18 | "Harry Weston: Man's Best Friend" | Steve Zuckerman | Steven Sullivan & Ursula ziegler | March 18, 1995 |
165 | 19 | "The Ex-Files" | Doug Smart | Jack Ameil & Michael Begler | March 18, 1995 |
166 | 20 | "Stand By Your Man" | Dinah Manoff | Susan Harris & Ron Bloomberg | March 25, 1995 |
167/168 | 21/22 | "Life Goes On: Parts I & II" | Susan Harris (Part I) Steve Zuckerman (Part II) |
Peter Gallay, Dennis Snee, Steven Sullivan, Ursula Zeigler & Paul B. Price | April 29, 1995 |
169 | 23 | "My Pal Valy-Val" | Dinah Manof | Dinah Manoff & Valerie Landsburg | June 10, 1995 |
170 | 24 | "Remembrance of Clips Past" | Steve Zuckerman | Susan Harris & Peter Gallay | June 17, 1995 |