Season 6

Season 6 • 1986

Episodes

1. Henry's Change of Life

Henry, Muriel and Monroe move to Mill Valley, CA. The Rushes buy a new home. Henry bought a 49% share in a newspaper with a demanding 51% owner. Monroe is now his assistant and Muriel his photographer.

1986-04-05 • ? min

2. Front Page Monroe

Monroe publishes a front page story about corporate pollution and gets sent to jail for not revealing his source.

1986-04-12 • ? min

3. Four is a Crowd

The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.

1986-04-19 • ? min

4. Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry

The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dream.

1986-04-26 • ? min

5. Miss Marin Bugler

The Marin Bugler holds a beauty contest with unexpected repercussions for the winner

1986-05-03 • ? min

6. Garfield the Cat Joins the Marin Bugler

Henry strikes up a deal to run the Garfield comic strip in the Marin Bugler

1986-05-10 • ? min

7. Bedtime for Henry

All Henry wants to do is spend a relaxing day in bed, but is constantly interrupted

1986-05-17 • ? min

8. Educating Lisa

The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen

1986-05-24 • ? min

9. Henry's Novel Solution

Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his inspiration from the bottle

1986-05-31 • ? min

10. Henry Gets Taken for a Ride

Henry decides to buy a car for Lisa. He attempts to show his business prowess by getting the best deal but in the process gets far less than he bargained for.

1986-06-07 • ? min

11. Late, Great Herbert Maxwell

Monroe and Henry learn about a coverup with regards to death of a friend of Mrs. Stinson.

1986-07-12 • ? min

12. Muriel's Fish Story

Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.

1986-07-19 • ? min

13. Ya Gotta Have Heart

When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.

1986-09-27 • ? min

14. Monroe's Critical Condition

Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.

1986-10-04 • ? min

15. Cyrano Henry

Mr. Forester asks for Henry's help in writing a personal ad, which turns Henry into a ghost writer of sorts for all of his correspondence with the women who answer.

1986-10-11 • ? min

16. Family Fued

Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.

1986-10-18 • ? min

17. Rock Around Henry

Henry rallies behind two rock musicians who were banned from performing at a local music festival.

1986-11-01 • ? min

18. Herb Kiss, Henry Tells

Henry and Muriel are caught in the middle of Herb and Marsha Kennedy's marriage problems after it's discovered that Herb has had an affair.

1986-11-08 • ? min

19. Believing is Seeing

Henry suddenly becomes editor of the paper when Mrs. Stinson quits. Henry realizes he needs her at the paper and Mrs. Stinson realizes quitting was the wrong move.

1986-11-15 • ? min

20. Acropolis Now

Henry suspects Iris' Greek fiancé is after her money.

1986-11-22 • ? min

21. Presenting Buddy Ficus

Monroe reviews a comedy club, and thinks that the comedians at the club were not up to par; he decides to go onstage himself to try his hand at stand-up comedy. On the night Monroe is performing, under the stage name Buddy Ficus, the audience does not think his jokes are funny and everyone (except Muriel, Henry, Hope and Lisa) leave. Monroe falsely thinks he did a great job, and it is up to Henry to tell Monroe that stand-up is not Monroe's forte.

1987-01-31 • ? min