Seasons & Episodes
Legacy
In the series premiere, brothers Joe and Brian Hackett search for a suitcase full of cash that their dead father suppose
Around the World in Eighty Years
Fay encourages a retired pilot to complete his trip around the world.
Return to Nantucket (1)
Brian flys to Boston to see if he can reunite with his ex-wife Carol.
Return to Nantucket (2)
Joe and Brian compete to see who Carol loves more.
There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
Brian sets Joe up on a date with a woman who's been with every man on the island.
All for One and Two for Helen
Joe spies on Brian and Helen when they go on a date.
The Puppetmaster
Brian hires an actor to play the role of a charming pilot who asks Helen out.
The Story of Joe
A magazine writer wants to do a cover story on Joe, but then he meets Brian, and finds his life more interesting. Cliff
A Little Nightmare Music
Helen plays her cello to a very famous conductor (special guest star David Ogden Stiers), who tells her she's terrible.
Sports & Leisure
Roy tries to make friends with the gang by joining them in a game of Trivial Pursuit.
A Standup Kind of Guy
Joe holds a bachelor party for a guy he can't remember going to high school with.
It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift
Joe and Brian compete to see who gets Helen a more expensive birthday gift.
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned
Brian dates a policewoman to get her to drop charges on his unpaid parking tickets. Meanwhile, Lowell totes his video ca
High Anxiety
Joe's grounded due to high blood pressure and he wonders if Helen will go out with him, now that he's not a pilot.
Friends or Lovers?
Joe and Helen go on their first date and Brian hires high school student Kenny McElvey as a backup pilot for the grounde
There's Always Room for Cello
Roy gets the surprise of his life when he agrees to let his star athlete son take cello lessons from Helen.
A Terminal Christmas
After everybody's holiday plans fall through, they decide to surprise Faye at her Christmas party. When they arrive, the
Airport '90
Helen decides to take flying lessons from Joe but his classes are too long and boring so Brian offers to let her fly the
Love Is Like Pulling Teeth
Joe plays nursemaid to Helen when she has her wisdom teeth pulled, but loses his patience when he tries to sneak away to
The Tennis Bum
Brian tries to save face when Fay trounces him in a friendly game of tennis.
My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be Trouble
When Joe's back goes out and forces him into a stay at the hospital, Brian takes over Sandpiper. His eagerness is soon d
Plane Nine From Nantucket
During a cargo flight, Brian and Joe see a UFO. Joe's concerned about unfavorable media attention, but Brian wants to re
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
When Joe and Helen decide to meet at their "special place" on Valentine's Day, they end up on opposite ends of the islan
Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
Joe and Helen find themselves being rushed to the altar when Brian and the jet-setting woman of his dreams talk them int
All in the Family
When Brian starts to date Kenny's mother, Kenny is worried about Brian's reputation with women. But just as Kenny warms
Mother Wore Stripes
Brian is ecstatic when he and Joe's mother returns to Nantucket years after deserting them and their father. For Joe, it
Murder She Roast
While the house is being fumigated, Brian is forced to stay with Fay. The experience turns out to be surprisingly pleasa
Duet for Plane and Cello
Much to Joe's surprise, Helen wins a job with the Maine State Symphony. But when Helen comes to Joe and tells him she wo
The Naked Truth
After a ten month silence, Joe hears from Helen in New York City. When Helen fishes around about there relationship, he
Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...?
Helen refuses to pay for the repairs to Joe's office, even after she ran her Jeep through it. As matters escalate, Joe w
The Taming of the Shrew
Concerned by Helen's persistent anger over her break up with Joe, the rest of the group convince her to seek help with a
I Ain't Got No Bunny
Lowell is paranoid about his wife, Bunny, flirting with other men. When Brian offers to help by talking to Bunny, he get
If Elected, I Will Not Live
Roy's competition for the town council drops out, and the gang convinces Joe to run against him with Fay as a campaign m
My Brother's Keeper
The arrival of Millionaire Mimsy Borogroves has Fay, Roy and Helen eager to tap into her wealth. But Mimsy has eyes for
Crate Expectations
As his birthday approaches, Joe firmly insists that the rest of the gang not throw him a party. When Fay asks him to sta
Ladies Who Lunch
Tired of the bickering between Helen and Gail, Joe suggests that the two go out to lunch together. Things go farther tha
Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered
Out of boredom while the airport is shut down for fog, Brian tries his hypnosis act on volunteers, during which Roy make
The Late Mrs. Biggins
Roy reveals his wife Sylvia is not dead after all, but living in Boston after having deserted him abruptly sixteen years
The Bogey Men
Brian talks Joe into a vacation so they can do a little golfing, but neglects to tell him it's a time share weekend prom
Marriage, Italian Style
Antonio turns to a sham marriage to stay in the country after finding out he's about to be deported. He struggles to fol
Divorce, American Style
Stunned by the news that their "quickie" divorce won't be for another three years, Helen sadly resigns herself to life a
Stew in a Stew
Fay is forgiving at the loss of her annual raise when Joe tells her how tight money is, but when she sees the brothers g
This Old House
Joe and Brian learn their childhood home has been condemned due to storm damage and all efforts to save it fail. The gan
Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes
Dr. Frasier Crane's plans to conduct a self-esteem seminar on Nantucket are interrupted by Helen's accusations that he r
Das Plane
Joe is thrilled to learn that, for a charity auction, a plane ticket he donated to fly to any nearby airport goes for a
Take My Life, Please
Stuck behind a lunch counter and facing years of rejection as a musician, Helen takes a job placement exam. When the exa
Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy
Antonio's repeated success with a video dating service soon has Joe, Brian, Helen and Lowell plunging into the video dat
The Bank Dick
Brian is forced to take a job as a bank security guard to cover a spent tax refund that he received in error. But on his
Say It Ain't So, Joe
To help commemorate the anticipated breaking of Joe's old high school strike-out record, Joe's old coach coerces him to
As Fate Would Have It
In a bizarre twist of fate, Helen spilling soup on a man lands her a job offer with the director of the Boston Symphony
Lifeboat
After their plane plunges into the Atlantic en route to Boston, the whole gang finds themselves at each others throats a
The Fortune Cookie
Joe's future is up in the air when Sandpiper Air is grounded by his insurance company, but Brian's plan to save the airl
Noses Off
Sandpiper is finally back in business but Joe's nose is broken by a man who mistakes him for Brian. At the surgeon's off
Blackout Biggins
Roy is struck out at Fenway Park by his own rendition of the National Anthem, and Fay commits a costly personal foul at
Mathers of the Heart
Lowell convinces Helen to go on a date with him.
Two Jerks and a Jill
Antonio upstages Lowell in front of the Tuesday Night Rat Club, while Brian and Joe are grounded by an attractive helico
It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House
Brian and Joe gain a new roommate after Brian accidentally sinks Lowell's houseboat.
Just Say No
Brian's ex-flame arrives from New York to rekindle the fire and it's up to his friends to keep him from getting burned a
It May Have Happened One Night
After having a few drinks, Alex asks Joe to drive her home and when he arrives late the next day everyone assumes that t
The Customer's Usually Right
Joe is irritated about getting charged a rewind fee for a returned video tape which he believes was rewound.
Exit Laughing
Helen dates a guy with an annoying laugh. Antonio has trouble with his jerk neighbor.
What the Cabbie Saw
Antonio performs his civic duty when he helps bring to court a suspected robber and then testifies against him. But then
Labor Pains
When Lowell demands a raise from Joe and Roy, shrewd bargaining tactics by Antonio and Roy leave Lowell dejected and job
I've Got a Secret
When Alex tells Antonio and Helen that she posed nude for Playboy while in college, the secret is just too good to keep
The Gift (1)
With an opening in a quartet, Helen wants to try out but her cello is on the bottom of the ocean. She gets a second job
The Gift (2)
Helen gets the quartet role but hates it. However, she doesn't know how to quit without letting Joe and Brian down. Faye
I Love Brian
Hoping to impress Alex, Brian claims to know Clint Black. Helen and Alex are entertained while they expect Brian's schem
The Key to Alex
Joe and Brian, in heated competition, pull out all the stops in a transparent attempt to get closer to Alex.
The Houseguest
Helen throws a surprise birthday for Nantucket's most unpopular resident, 70-year-old Carlton Blanchard, who threatens t
Goodbye, Old Friend
Weeb Gilroy's death has Lowell searching for the right words to eulogize his long time friend. Words fail him at the end
Another Wedding
The crew is invited to the wedding of the air traffic controller.
Date Package Number Seven
Alex finally agrees to a date with Brian, only to find out later it was all a set-up.
Stop in the Name of Love
Everyone is of course skeptical when Brian announces that his relationship with Alex is special. To try to insure that t
Terminal Jealousy
Roy gets bored and decides to have some fun at everyone else's expense.
Bye-Bye, Bunny
Lowell and Bunny make their separation final by signing the divorce papers only to start sleeping together again. Meanwh
Business or Pleasure
When Joe flies in a potential investor, he's more interested in Helen than Joe's airline.
An Affair to Forget
Joe is upset at playing chauffeur to the other couples for their romantic trips off the island but it's everybody else w
Black Eye Affair
While trying to create a perfect evening with her boyfriend, Davis, Helen runs into obstacle after obstacle with various
Joe Blows (1)
Joe feels the weight of the world coming down on him as everyone comes to him to help solve their problems. As the stre
Joe Blows (2)
With Joe MIA, the burden of running Sandpiper Air falls all on Brian. As he struggles to keep things in the air, he gets
2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten
When news arrives that Sandy Cooper is returning to Nantucket, Joe fears her high school obsession with him will return
Come Fly with Me
Joe, Brian, Helen, and Lowell head to Boston for a night on the town but end up at a party that's more than what it seem
Happy Holidays
Lowell's ex-wife arrives on Nantucket for a friend's wedding. Brian faces the prospect of meeting Alex's parents. Joe de
Ready, Teddy, Go
Davis finally shows up to see Helen after a string of cancellations. A furtive search through his luggage reveals a gift
Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
Tired of Lowell's strictness, the brother's boot him out of the house. Despite his reluctance, Lowell buys a new house a
The Faygitive
Somebody is asking questions around the island in search of Fay and she's spooked. Antonio loves the new cable TV servic
Say Uncle, Carlton
To help pay for his new used cab, Antonio gets a job as a chauffeur for Carlton Blanchard. Things get even worse when Ca
Hey, Nineteen
To Helen's disgust and Brian's envy, Joe starts dating a 19-year-old co-ed. Roy and Antonio find a dog whose cute charm
Exclusively Yours
Brian's exclusive commitment to Alex is sorely tested when Joe flies in a group of models for a photo shoot. Helen's dec
Moonlighting
To ease Alex's embarrassment over having to take a job as a waitress at a medieval themed restaurant during the off-seas
Sleepless in Nantucket
Brian moves in with Alex, and both quickly become irritated by the other's annoying habits. Meanwhile, Lowell attempts t
Boys Will Be Girls
When the football coach who belittled Joe and Brian in high school returns to Nantucket to be honored in a gym dedicatio
Roy Crazy
Roy's ex-wife makes a surprise appearance on the island. She seems to be up for a reconciliation, much to Roy's delight,
Long Distance Lament
Davis cancels yet another date leading Helen to accept a date with another man. As for Joe, after two dates conflict, he
Call of the Wild
When Brian's old friend shows up and they resume their wild, partying lifestyle every night, Alex grows increasingly neg
A Decent Proposal
Joe may have finally found a bank willing to float him a loan to expand Sandpiper Air. Helen anxiously awaits Davis' mid
Whose Wife is it Anyway?
After their night together, Helen tells Joe that it was all a big mistake and she goes to New York to marry Davis. While
Twisted Sister
The arrival of Helen's elder sister Casey to Nantucket sidetracks Joe's plan to give Helen an engagement ring. What was
The Shrink
After Brian's depression over Alex's departure results in a near break-down during a flight, Joe suggests he go see a ps
The Spark and How to Get It
After his therapist pronounces him fully recovered from his break-up with Alex, Brian plunges back into the dating world
The Waxman Cometh
After receiving $25,000 from the family trust fund, Lowell invests the money in an old wax museum. Despite everyone's do
Is That a Ten-Foot Sandwich or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
Joe and Helen just want some time alone with one another, but Brian and Casey continually interrupt them. Brian and Case
All's Fare
To pay off a $1500 IRS fine, Antonio becomes the driver/errand boy/personal assistant to Gavin Rutledge, a businessman v
Miss Jenkins
The return of 9th grade English teacher Laura Jenkins to Nantucket reawakens the Hacketts' schoolboy crushes. For Brian,
If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
When Helen and Casey's mother arrives on Nantucket, Helen isn't sure which sister her mother came to see. And when she f
The Wrong Stuff
To counteract Roy's Aeromass promotions, the Hacketts woo famous astronaut Ace Galvin as a celebrity spokeman for Sandpi
Insanity Claus
On Christmas Eve, new air traffic controller Bob snaps when Antonio buys Helen's last jelly donut, pulling out a gun and
She's ... Back
When Sandy Cooper returns to the island, Joe fears yet another bizarre encounter with the obsessed woman. She tells him
Have I Got a Couple for You
With nothing to do one Saturday night, Joe and Helen start socializing with a new couple on the island, the Tuckers. The
Fools Russian
When Roy flies in a mail-order bride from Russia, Helen tries to convince Roy and Anya that this marriage should never b
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Struggling to agree on wedding plans, Joe and Helen decide to crash another couple's wedding to check out a place. Unfor
Remembrance of Flings Past (1)
The Gang make preparations for the upcoming Siasconset High School reunion, but the events of the reunion are not what a
Remembrance of Flings Past (2)
After receiving the news that he might be the father of Sara's little boy, Jason, Joe is advised by Roy to keep quiet on
Gone But Not Faygotten
When Fay decides to retire, Joe and Brian hire Casey to replace Fay at the counter. To the Hacketts' surprise, Casey wor
Ex, Lies and Videotape
Brian's excitement over appearing on a talk show is dampened when his ex-girlfriend Alex also appears. After bitter word
Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man
Lowell's innocent birthday gift to Casey lands him a show at an art museum when Casey shows off the gift to a museum dir
The Love Life and Times of Joe and Helen
As the wedding draws near, Brian struggles to come up with a gift idea for Joe and Helen. He finally hits on the idea of
A House to Die For
Carlton's ill health becomes a boon to the gang when Carlton's nephew Lewis invites them over to Carlton's house to star
Nuptials Off
When Helen discovers that she and Antonio are still married (by finding papers under her cash register), she turns to Ro
Et Tu, Antonio?
When Antonio's cousin Dominic and his fiancée Teresa visit Nantucket, Antonio finds himself struggling to ignore his fe
Boys Just Want to Have Fun (1)
The night before the wedding, Helen warns Joe not to have too wild of a bachelor party. But it's Helen who ignores her o
Here It Is: The Big Wedding (2)
Joe and Helen's wedding day gets off to a bad start when the best man and maid of honor, Brian and Casey, oversleep afte
Burnin' Down the House (1)
Joe and Helen return from their honeymoon in Jamaica to receive bad news: a night of passion between Brian and Casey in
Burnin' Down the House (2)
When digging through the rubble of Helen's home, Brian and Casey unearth a suitcase and photograph that had been the Hac
Death Becomes Him
The sad news of Harrison Kingsbury's death in Miami is occasion for celebration at Sandpiper, as Kingsbury's oldest daug
The Person Formerly Known as Lowell
Back from vacation, Lowell goes out for a meal of hot wings with Antonio and lands in hot water when he witnesses a mob
Hooker, Line and Sinker
To lift Antonio's spirits after he's dumped by the "Big Faced Girl," Joe and Brian set him up with a girl at the Club Ca
She's Gotta Have It
Joe and Helen reap unpected benefits after getting a large insurance settlement for Helen's burnt down house. But Joe so
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong
Joe and Helen's initial fortune at landing famous architect Y.M. Burg to design their new house soon turn sour as he sug
When a Man Loves a Donut
When Joe is too busy with his new wife to spend time with him, Brian turns to food. He ends up trying to deal with his p
The Big Sleep
After fighting with Helen over the architect's plans for their new house (he wants a big screen TV in the bedroom, she w
'Twas the Heist Before Christmas
Nothing goes right at Helen's christmas party: Joe wants to hit the road to head for the slopes before they are snowed i
Honey, We Broke the Kid
Joe and Helen volunteer to babysit but it's far from the learning experience that they hoped it would be. Meanwhile, Cas
B.S., I Love You
Joe and Brian are thrilled at the return of Grandpa Hackett, but Helen isn't so sure he is who he claims to be. Meanwhil
Sons and Lovers
It's Roy's 12th birthday (he was born on a leap year), and Helen contacts Roy's son R.J. and convinces him to come back
Bye, George
Fay quickly falls for Lyle, the dashing man she met on a cruise, but the wedding is jeopardized when Fay learns the awfu
The Team Player
A publicity disaster occurs when Antonio covers for the Hacketts so they can go to a hockey game. Antonio bumps the Brui
Love at First Flight
Brian falls in love with a woman while flying her to Nantucket for her wedding. Meanwhile, Antonio has mixed feelings a
Lynch Party
When news arrives that Davis Lynch has re-surfaced, Helen recounts the tale of how she never broke off her engagement wi
One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest
Sandy's return sends Joe to the psychologist, as no one believes his stories of her obsession with him. The psychologist
Driving Mr. DeCarlo
Antonio thinks his fortunes have taken a turn for the better when one of passengers hires him to be his personal chauffe
A Tale of Two Sister Cities
On the verge of losing her job with the Tourism Board, Casey sees a solution when her sister city idea is accepted. But
What About Larry?
The contractor Joe and Helen hires to build their new house falls apart when his wife kicks him out, and the Hacketts tr
The Lady Vanishes
Antonio meets the perfect woman, but when she disappears before he can get her name, he goes on a desperate search for h
Life Could Be a Dream
The unearthing of a 20-year old time capsule is occasion for Joe, Brian, Helen, and Casey to reflect on what kind of a f
The Lyin' King
Joe faces a moral dilemma: can he lie to Helen so he can go to a strip club with Brian? To soothe his conscience, he vol
Love Overboard
Casey finally catches up with the husband who abandoned her, but her rage lessens as he professes his heartfelt remorse
Grouses, Houses and Bickering Spouses
Burdened with continual problems by living with Brian and Casey, as well as further delays in the building of their new
Porno for Pyros
After Joe and Helen burn down Brian's house, he's expecting a big check, much like the one Joe and Helen got. But the gu
... Like a Neighbor Scorned
Joe and Helen meet the next-door neighbors, Steve and Barbara, but what starts out as pleasant soon turns disturbing whe
Maybe It's You
Brian's vow to find a deeper, more meaningful relationship is tested by beautiful but dumb Dani. Meanwhile, Joe tries t
Single and Hating It
As a furious storm rages outside, Joe and Helen stop by the "Singles Mingle" to drop off Brian's wallet, intent on leavi
Too Beautiful for You
Antonio volunteers to man the Nantucket Suicide Hotline. It soon pays off for him when he scores a date with a caller he
The Gift of Life
When a medical courier leaves his package in the terminal on Halloween Eve, the gang scramble to find him before time ru
Olive or Twist
Casey encourages Brian to use his insurance money to open a martini bar, offering to help manage it. But things go awry
Wingless (1)
A financial crisis forces Joe to seek out an investor for Sandpiper. He thinks his luck has changed when businessman Jon
Wingless (2)
Cord's first act as the new President of Sandpiper is to hold a meeting, informing everyone they need a "big idea". Some
Wingless (3)
When Cord chickens out on delivering a presentation before his father's board of directors, Joe and Brian must deliver i
All About Christmas Eve
Another odd Christmas falls on Nantucket as Antonio drives a nun around in search of a vision she saw in a dream, while
Let's Talk About Sex
Roy falls for talk show host Mary Pat Lee, but discovers she used confidential information to ambush Joe and Helen on he
Hosed
Joe and Helen deal with a crooked vacuum cleaner salesman charging them to repair a vacuum originally sold with an "eter
Just Call Me Angel
On their way home from Las Vegas, Joe has a bad case of food poisoning and is soon helpless in the airliner's bathroom,
Fay There, Georgy Girl
After selling off the valuables of her George's, Fay is visited by their ghosts, demanding that she buy back their items
Escape from New York
Brian and Helen's trip to New York to see "Rent" turns into a nightmare when the theatre refuses to transfer the tickets
House of Blues
Kicked out by Joe and Helen, Brian and Casey move into a new home with Antonio. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen's fling with nu
Ms. Write
Brian falls for "R" after reading her love letters mistakenly sent to a former occupant of the house. Meanwhile, Joe an
Dreamgirl
When Fay goes on vacation, the Hacketts hire a beautiful woman to fill in at the counter. Brian finds her distressingly
Heartache Tonight
Roy invites Joe and Helen over to his house on an important night for him: the introduction of his girlfriend to his mot
Oedipus Wrecks
Brian is surprised to find out his new girlfriend Emily's son is already in college. Further complications ensue when Ca
Raging Bull*&@!
When a long time rival drops out of a boxing tournament, Joe finds himself matched up against Brian. But what starts out
Final Approach (1)
To cheer up Helen, Joe restores her old cello. While Helen is busy rediscovering her old passion, Joe and Brian discover
Final Approach (2)
Joe and Brian are divided over their new-found inheritance: Joe wants to expand the business, and Brian wants to use the
