Episode 1
Four Naked Women
Sep 20, 1993
After the women play a joke on them, the guys get even by locking them out of Fontana's house—while they're clad in Fontana's stripper costumes.
Episode 2
One Down, Three to Go
Sep 27, 1993
Ava has a hard time adjusting when Taylor moves out ioto his own apartment.
Episode 3
One Hot Game
Oct 4, 1993
Wood and Frieda get locked inside a sauna while everyone else in Evening Shade sweats out the football team's first game of the season.
Episode 4
Witness for the Prosecution
Oct 11, 1993
Ava and Harlan go head to head in court when he is a witness for an insurance company.
Episode 5
Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman
Oct 18, 1993
Herman has some bad news for the returning Margaret (who has some for him in return). Herman confesses that he cheated on Margaret by kissing the ice cream woman—but only after Margaret confesses to kissing a man during her trip to Greece.
Episode 6
Night of the Living Newtons
Oct 25, 1993
Wood tries to allay Emily's fear of scary costumes by letting her pick out his Hallowe'en attire.
Episode 7
The Dance
Nov 1, 1993
Wood is more than a wee bit upset when he has to deal with Molly dating boys; meanwhile, Herman discovers that he's Scottish.
Episode 8
Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure
Nov 8, 1993
With Nub out sick, Wood and Evan takes over his newspaper route as the ladies run his other errands.
Episode 9
Small Town Girl
Nov 15, 1993
A Hollywood movie star takes a liking to Evening Shade—and decides to buy the whole town and turn it into a tourist attraction.
Episode 10
Where There's Smoke
Nov 22, 1993
Freida returns from her health farm jaunt determined to stop smoking, with Herman's help.
Episode 11
Chain of Fools
Nov 29, 1993
A new restaurant threatens Ponder's business, so the gang agree to participate in a serious of bizarre commercials.
Episode 12
Sleepless in Arkansas
Dec 13, 1993
Ava and Wood accompany a nervous Herman to a singles bar.
Episode 13
The Proof is in the Pudding
Dec 20, 1993
Ava is upset when she is forced to imprison her own father for refusing to divulge a journalistic source.
Episode 14
The People's Choice
Jan 3, 1994
Disaster is on the ballot when Harlan and Ima both run for mayor.
Episode 15
Educating Calvin
Jan 10, 1994
When Wood's delinquent cousin Calvin returns to Evening Shade, he decides to stay at the Newtons' until he earns his high school diploma.
Episode 16
Paint the Town Nude
Jan 17, 1994
Merleen finds her calling by painting nudes--starting with husband Harlan.
Episode 17
The Perfect Woman
Jan 31, 1994
The town gets an eyeful when Merleen takes up painting nudes—using Harland and Wood as her first subjects.
Episode 18
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood
Feb 7, 1994
Wood must humiliate himself in order to inherit $1 million.
Episode 19
The Fabulous Frazier Girls
Feb 28, 1994
Merleen's sisters ask her to join their singing act.
Episode 20
I Did, I Did
Mar 7, 1994
On their anniversary, Ava and Wood plan to reaffirm their vows—a plan that includes bachelor and bachelorette parties.
Episode 21
Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs
Mar 14, 1994
The town is bankrupt and it's up to Mayor Wood to fix the problem; and he starts by attending a mayors conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Episode 22
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
Mar 28, 1994
Wood fields an offer from an old football chum who wants him as the new quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons.
Episode 23
Wood Climbs to New Heights
Apr 11, 1994
A suitor professes his love for Molly on the town's water tower.
Episode 24
Mama Knows Best
May 9, 1994
Mutual attraction develops between Ava's college pal and Taylor.
Episode 25
The Odder Couple
May 16, 1994
To avoid becoming infected with chicken pox, Wood moves in with Taylor.
Episode 26
I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
May 23, 1994
Nub becomes a chimney sweep. Meanwhile, Frieda's ex-husband returns with an unusual proposal: he wants to get married again, and wants Frieda to return his grandmother's ring so he can give it to his new spouse.
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