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Mad About the Boy is the sixth episode of the third season of Empty Nest and the fifty-second episode overall. Directed by Steve Zuckerman and written by Pat Dougherty, it premiered on NBC-TV on October 27th, 1990.

Summary[]

After being dumped yet again, Carol flips out and falls for the first man she can find -- an oddball who passes out cheese samples at the mall. Laverne decides to spice up the biography on Harry for the hospital newsletter.

Plot[]

To be added.[1]

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Guest List[]

  • Bear the Dog as Dreyfuss
  • Michael McKean as Dennis
  • Robert Lesser as Russell
  • Gregory Paul Martin as Ian
  • Tracey Willsie as Inga
  • Mary Catherine Wright as Miss Bingham

Notes[]

Production[]

  • This is the final appearance of Miss Bingham.

Revelations[]

  • Harry was born and raised in Rochester, New York.

Goofs[]

  • When Dr. Pilson and Harry are pantomiming the sword duel, Pilson pretends to stab Harry and yells "Touché!" "Touché" is a French word meaning "touched", but in fencing the phrase is always said by the opponent who has been struck, not by the opponent striking.

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List of Empty Nest episodes
Season 1 Pilot • The Check Isn't in the Mail • Barbara Gets Shot • Fatal Attraction • Father of the Bride • Harry's Vacation • Tinker to Evers to Tucson • What's a Father to Do? • Harry's Friend • Libby's Gift • The First Time, Again • Full Nest • Here's a Howdy-Do • Strange Bedfellows • Tears of a Clown • Blame It on the Moon • Dumped • The More Things Change • Man of the Year • Cyrano de Weston • My Sister, My Friend • A Life in the Day
Season 2 Settling • Harry Snubs Laverne • On The Interpretation of Dreams • Between a Cop and a Hard Place • Just You and My Kid • Rambo of Neiman Marcus • You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not • The R.N. Who Came to Dinner • Green Eggs and Harry • Overdue for a Job • A Christmas Story • A Change of Heart • Harry's Choice • Complainin' in the Rain • M.D., P.O.V. • Everything But Love • Timing • It Happened Two Nights, Four Costume Changes • Love Is Blind • Goodbye, Mr. Dietz • Lessons • Take My Mom, Please • Did You Ever See a Dream Dying? • Still Growing After All These Years
Season 3 A Flaw Is Born • Harry's Excellent Adventure • There's No Accounting • Barbara the Mom • The Tortoise and The Harry • Mad About the Boy • Honey, I Shrunk Laverne • The Boy Next Door • A Family Affair • Someone to Watch Over Me • Harry Knows Best • Whenever I Feel Afraid • A Shot in the Dark • Sucking Up Is Hard to Do • The Man That Got Away • The Mentor • The Dog Who Knew Too Much • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? • All About Harry • Drive, He Said • The Last Temptation of Laverne • What's Eating You? • The Cruise • The Way We Are
Season 4 50 Million Men and a Baby • Almost Like Being in Love • Her Cheatin' Heart • Food for Thought • Harry's Got A Gun • The Dreyfuss Affair • Country Weston • Windy • Talk, Talk, Talk • Lonely Are The Brave • If You Knew Andy Like I Know... • My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble... • The Son of a Preacherman • Ex-Appeal • The Great Escape • The Mismatchmaker • The Return of Aunt Susan • The Unimportance of Being Charley • Sayonara • Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde • Charley for President • Good Neighbor Harry • Final Analysis • Roots
Season 5 Why Do Fools Fall in Love? • Take My Garage, Please • R.N. on the Rebound • ...Or Forever Hold Your Peace • The Boomerang Affair • Cruel and Unusual Punishment • It's Not Easy Being Green • Dirty Harry • Timing Is Everything • Thanksgiving at the Westons • The Body Beautiful • Overboard • Emily • The Sting • The Fracas in Vegas • Pardon My Flashback • Dog Day Afternoon • More to Love • My Dad, My Doctor • Love and Marriage • The All-American Boy - Not! • Two for the Road • Aunt Verne Knows Best • My Mother, My Self • Charley to the Rescue • Surprise! Surprise!
Season 6 When The Rooster Dies • Bye-Bye Baby...Hello, Part 1 • Bye-Bye Baby...Hello, Part 2 • Mama Todd, The Sequel • Mom's the Word • Diary of a Mad Housewife • Mother Dearest • No Volunteers, Please • Das Boob • The Girl Who Cried Baby • Superbaby • Read All About It • Love a la Mode • What's A Mother to Do? • Gesundheit • Under the Gun • Brotherly Shove • The Ballad of Shady Pines • Hog Heaven • Charley's Millions • Half That Jazz • The Devil and Dr. Weston • A Foreign Affair • Lordy, Lordy, Landlordy • Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder • Best Friends
Season 7 Let's Give Them Something to Talk About • Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town • Just for Laughs • The Woman Who Came to Dither • Carol Gets a Raise • The Courtship of Carol's Father • The Tinker Grant • Would You Believe... • Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Pain • Single White Male • Dear Aunt Martha • Goodbye, Charley • Family Practice • Grandma, What Big Eyes You Have • Feelings, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings • And Kevin Makes Three • Harry Weston: Man's Best Friend • The Ex-Files • Stand By Your Man • Life Goes On, Part 1 • Life Goes On, Part 2 • My Pal Valy-Val • Remembrance of Clips Past

References[]

  1. ↑ Empty Nest, Season 3, Episode 6, “Mad About the Boy”. Dougherty, Pat (writer) & Zuckerman, Steve (director) (October 27th, 1990)
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