Hayden is offered a position at an unnamed pro team. He goes to New York to interview for the job. After first finding out about the offer, he doesn't tell Dauber or Luther. Finally he does and everyone becomes excited about a future in the NFL. Unfortunately Hayden is not offered the job. The show ends with Christine and Hayden discussing their unrelenting ambition that leaves them restless in Minnesota.
Guest Stars:
Pat Crawford Brown, Ellerine Harding, Dakin Matthews
Hayden hires an image consultant who sets out to make him a superstar.
Guest Stars:
Clare Carey, Lucy Liu, Ross Manarchy, Douglas Sills, Jessica Walter
Hayden's image consultant Susan Miller gets underfoot when he coaches the team.
Guest Stars:
Pat Crawford Brown, Jessica Walter, Rick Fitts, Susan Lentini, David Nathan Schwartz
In this Dauber centered episode, Judy returns from Romania after a trip with the woman's basketball team. Dauber is exited to see her, as it's the longest time they've ever been apart (one month). When Judy arrives, she tells Dauber that she had an affair with a Romanian man named Andre. Judy doesn't feels she can spend her life with Dauber, she breaks their two-year engagement.
Guest Stars:
Pam Stone, Barry Kramer, Ross Manarchy, John Valdetero
Luther spends more time with Ruthanne and less with Hayden.
Guest Stars:
Rita Taggart, Jimm Giannini, Susan Varon, R. Martin Klein
Hayden and Christine have a major marital blowup over her seeming ""impregnability"" and the consequent mechanical nature of their recent love life. Luther gets into an unbelievable car deal with an elderly woman.
Guest Stars:
Jessica Walter, Seth Margolies, Meg Wyllie
Against Hayden's advice, Christine attends a bachelorette party thrown by Ruthanne and gets into trouble.
Guest Stars:
Rita Taggart, Diane Delano, Monica Horan, Jedda Jones, Michael Kayem
Hayden blames Christine for his sexist attitude toward an attractive co-worker.
Guest Stars:
Lucinda Weist
Cuts in the non-football athletic budget force Hayden into a televised debate.
Guest Stars:
Pat Crawford Brown, Allen Lulu, Mary-Pat Green, Tom McGowan
Carter gives Bill Jennings an audition tape of one of his beautiful broadcasting students. Carter intends to replace Christine with a young female host to "freshen up the show." Carter's plan backfires as Jennings decides to replace him instead of Christine. In the midst of Hayden's celebration on Carter's firing, Carter shows up to beg Christine to help him get his job back. Christine agrees and the next morning talks with the Jennings to help Carter. In the midst of the meeting Carter bursts into the meeting and with Christine's aid he gets his job back.
Guest Stars:
Robert Ridgely, Ross Manarchy, Gregg Binkley, Jessica Collins, Steven Gilborn
An opposing player is badly hurt after Hayden encourages rough play.
Guest Stars:
Lucy Liu, Beau Billingslea, Patrick Cranshaw, Douglas Sills, Jessica Walter
Just before a big bowl game, a rumor breaks out that Hayden may be taking a job in the pros.
Guest Stars:
Jessica Walter, Zak Knutson, Keith Amos, Mark Fauser, Michael Hornaday
Luther and Ruthanne try to help each other shed bad habits.
Guest Stars:
Rita Taggart, Kevin Brief
Hayden refuses to go quietly when Christine insists that he head off his snoring problem with a trip to a sleep therapy clinic.
Guest Stars:
Marianne Muellerleile, Lenny Wolpe
Hayden and Christine agree to work out their marital problems via an anonymous ""encounter weekend"" for couples, but the entire process breaks down for Hayden once Howard and Shirley Burleigh join the group.
Guest Stars:
Georgia Engel, Robert Alan Beuth, Keene Curtis, Annie Korzen, George Wyner
A letter from a European prospect inspires Hayden to go on an international recruiting trip -- to a country that's under martial law.
Guest Stars:
Ilya Baskin, Boris Lee Krutonog, Frank Opperman, Alan Rafkin, Sandy E. Scott
Hayden refuses to admit that a middle-aged prospect might be too old to play on the team, and becomes his biggest supporter.
Guest Stars:
Ross Manarchy, Gerald McRaney
A Valentine's Day dinner gives three couples heartburn when Hayden's efforts to fix up a lovelorn Dauber entirely miss their mark.
Guest Stars:
Georgia Engel, Rita Taggart, Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Lorna Scott, Kim Story
Hayden tries to befriend former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson -- but his efforts go to the dogs when Johnson's Super Bowl ring is eaten by Luther's dog.
Guest Stars:
Kort Falkenberg, Ann Marie Lee, Lenny Rose, Jimmy Johnson
Luther feels left out when Hayden and Christine are invited to New York for a dinner honoring Frank Gifford.
Guest Stars:
Rita Taggart, Marnie Crossen, Frank Gifford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Charles Hallahan
When Hayden's daughter Kelly brings home new boyfriend Peter, Hayden is appalled to learn that Peter is the same age as Hayden.
Guest Stars:
Clare Carey, Georgia Engel, Rita Taggart, Robert Foxworth
Kelly and Dauber decide to keep their relationship a secret from Hayden, but fate throws a monkey wrench into their plans.
Guest Stars:
Clare Carey
Luther risks losing agent Art Hibke by making a self-arranged promotional appearance without telling Art -- and then refusing to pay his commission, which leads to a crazed dental drilling; Dauber tries a new image.
Guest Stars:
Tom Poston, Jameson Baltes, Orlando Brown, Eric Christmas, Dee Freeman
Hayden and Christine go on a Caribbean cruise to get away from it all, but can't seem to steer clear of a wealthy eccentric, who makes a surprising offer.
Guest Stars:
Clare Carey, Doug Ballard, Karen Lynn Scott
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