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The ad that Marsha has placed seeking a housekeeper is answered by Mr. Belvedere who finds himself needing to adjust to suburban life, while the Owens are needing to adjust to having Mr. Belvedere around. Meanwhile, Wesley's hamster got loose somewhere in the house, Heather's boyfriend is pressuring her into a more serious relationship, and Kevin brings home a bad report card.

• VTR (i.e. taped/filmed): January 9, 1985
• An early, unaired version of the Pilot had different opening and ending titles (a purple family portrait book), an unidentified studio vocalist singing the main theme, and George being a Construction Worker. For the broadcast in March of 1985, Fox recut the Pilot to remove references to George's Construction job, and replace the main theme with Leon Redbone's version. The opening and ending titles were replaced with the season 1 versions.

Wesley is upset when he and three other classmates are the only ones who are not invited to a classmate's party and Mr. Belvedere suggests that he throw a party of his own, but during Wesley's party he gets a belated invitation and walks out on his guests and then finds himself ridden with guilt later. Meanwhile, Kevin prepares for a ski trip.

• First appearance of Casey Ellison as Miles.

George is all excited about Wesley joining the football team and goes all out to encourage him. However, after watching ballet with Mr. Belvedere, Wesley forgets about football and begins to only shows interest in taking up ballet and soon the entire family does their best to try to keep it a secret from George.

• As of the taping this episode, Tony Sheehan is now credited as "Executive Producer" along with Dungan and Stein. Also as of this taping, Dungan and Stein are now credited for developing the series.

George takes Mr. Belvedere and Wesley to a wrestling match where a spectator Max 'Meat Grinder' Maxwell (Hard Boiled Haggerty) picks a fight with George, which ends with Mr. Belvedere defending George. Dealing with a bruised ego, George becomes impotent and wanting to feel like a man, he buys a motorcycle. Meanwhile, taking a cue from Mr. Belvedere, Wesley begins to get in fights at school.

• VTR: March 15, 1985

When George and Marsha take a vacation to Florida, they leave Mr. Belvedere in charge of Kevin, Wesley, and a grounded Heather. Immediately after they leave, events go out of control, when Heather sneaks out with her friends to see a Prince concert and Wesley brings a massage therapist (Donna Pescow) over for a stressed-out Belvedere.

• VTR: April 4, 1985
• First appearance of Michele Matheson as Heather's ditzy friend Angela. She was first mentioned in the pilot episode.

Heather and Wesley are collecting canned items to take to a food drive and while they are out they run across a bag lady (Anne Haney) and decide to bring her home. However, the family soon realizes that this may be one guest that may be there to stay. Meanwhile, Kevin's sculpture class is giving him a pain; he is trying to sculpt the head of Prince Charles with no luck.

• VTR: March 8, 1985

Needing a peaceful night's sleep, Marsha kicks the constantly snoring George out of the bedroom. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere goes on a weekend trip, and while he is gone, George sleeps like a baby, but the snoring returns when Belvedere returns.

• VTR: August 16, 1985
• Production moves from Sunset Gower Studios to ABC Television Center.

A tornado watch adds to the tension between George and Mr. Belvedere after Belvedere takes it upon himself to edit a story George is writing. Things reach a head when a tornado forces everyone into the basement, and a pool contest begins between George and Belvedere. Neither one of them will allow something like the weather to interfere with their competition.

• VTR: August 23, 1985

Heather and Angela have decided to try out for the cheerleading squad. However, when Marsha finds out, she takes an unusual attitude toward it, this just on the eve of her birthday, for which Wesley is scrambling to get a present. Meanwhile, Kevin snags a date with a girl he has been eying, but Marsha's birthday dinner becomes a conflict.

• VTR: August 30, 1985

Kevin has his friend (Kim Gillingham) come over to help him on a science project, and George and Marsha quickly become worried when the girl arrives 8 months pregnant and wanting to name the baby Kevin if it's a boy. That appears to be beside the point when the girl suddenly begins to go into labor, and Mr. Belvedere finds himself the first person in line to help with the delivery.

• Kim Gillingham (Robin) also appears in the season 4 episode "Foxtrot" as Cindy.

Worried that Kevin will get drunk on the night of his junior prom, Marsha has Kevin sign a contract promising that if he drinks, he should call home for a ride and George and Marsha would promise not to hassle him. However, Kevin sees this contract as an open invitation to drink, which leads him to take the contract a bit too far and begin drinking all the time, which is really masking a deeper problem.

• VTR: October 11, 1985

For their anniversary, George and Marsha act like it is just another day, while the kids suggest they renew their wedding vows. After doing some digging, trying to find George and Marsha's original wedding picture, Heather and Kevin make a shocking discovery that leads Kevin to re-examine his life.

• As revealed in this episode, Kevin was an unplanned pregnancy. The same thing was also revealed about Wesley in the episode "Baby", from season 3.
• Marsha's complete full name is revealed in this episode: Marsha Lee Cameron Owens.
• VTR: October 4, 1985

When George's newspaper goes on strike, he finds himself bored to death and becoming increasingly more irritating to Belvedere. Meanwhile, the family tries to cut costs, which means no new car for Kevin, and Wesley and Heather put together a garage sale where Wesley inadvertently sells a priceless Faberge egg of Mr. Belvedere's.

• Kevin alludes to the time he skidded his car into a golf course in the season 1 episode "The Lost Weekend".
• Miriam Byrd-Nethery (Mary Tingle) also appeared in season 3's "Jobless" as Edna Wilks, and season 6's "Fear of Flying", as Ethel.

Wesley begins selling cookies door to door in an attempt to win a trip to Disney World, but when he does win, he surprisingly gives it away to a sick kid in the hospital. Little does anyone know that Wesley has hopes that this will lead to an even better trip. Meanwhile, George and Mr. Belvedere hold a contest concerning the stock market, and Heather considers cheating on an algebra exam in order to bring her grades up.

• Casey Ellison, who had previously played Miles in "The Outcasts", has a different role in this episode.

When George learns that he is the winner of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh Man of the Year Award, he is thrilled. That is, until he learns he must give a speech, something he is terrified of doing. Meanwhile, a project in one of his classes has Kevin "married" to a nice girl, but he is resistant to being seen with her in public.

• VTR: December 6, 1985
• Winifred Freedman makes her first appearance in the recurring role as Wendy.
• Jack Dodson reprised his role as Carl Putnam in season 3's "Halloween", season 5's "Stakeout" and season 6's "A Happy Guys' Christmas".
• Raleigh Bond also appeared in season 3's "Halloween" and season 5's "Stakeout".

With everyone busy with their own lives, Mr. Belvedere appears to be lonesome, at least from Wesley's point of view and decides what he needs is a woman in his life. However, the woman who piques his interest was not quite the woman Wesley had in mind, when Mr. Belvedere begins seeing Wesley's teacher (Allyn Ann McLerie).

• VTR: December 13, 1985

Marsha is hitting the books for her finals, but she does not feel her hard work is paying off after she fails her exam. This leads her to decide to quit college and become a full-time housewife, complete with a housedress and a string of pearls around her neck (shades of June Cleaver), but Marsha's attempts at being a housewife soon make Mr. Belvedere's job obsolete.

• VTR: November 22, 1985

George and Mr. Belvedere become rivals in a contest over who can do without his favorite vice. George tries to give up smoking and Mr. Belvedere tries to give up junk food and each one discovers that trying to sneak may not be an option. Meanwhile, Heather is head over heels for her latest boyfriend (Jason Bateman) who happens to have a strong attraction – for Marsha.

• VTR: December 20, 1985

Valentine's Day has one particular girl named Beth (Stacy Ferguson) going wild over Wesley, who does his best to try to avoid her. Meanwhile, Heather is let down after sending out tons of valentines, but gets none in return; that is, until a secret admirer begins sending her gifts. When her admirer reveals himself, she is less than thrilled. Meanwhile, Kevin gets a drumming gig with a musical group, but finds they're not quite up to his speed.

• Songs performed by Kevin's group, the Young Savages, include "Standing on the Corner" by Frank Loesser, "High Hopes by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, and "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" by Bob Merrill.

Heather has been floundering in her French class and Marsha insists that she get a tutor (Rad Daly). Heather is thrilled to learn her tutor will be a high school boy but is not prepared to learn that he is blind. She quickly realizes he is just like any other boy. Meanwhile, there is an all out war between the Owens' and their neighbors, the Hufnagels, thanks to Wesley's antics.

• VTR: February 14, 1986

While at the library, studying for his SAT's, Kevin runs into a lost Amish girl (Kerry Noonan) whom he brings home, where she marvels at modern conveniences. Kevin soon learns about her culture and with all the pressures in his life he becomes smitten with the idea of becoming Amish himself, in hopes of escaping from the pressure of his world. Meanwhile, little does he know that she has become smitten with all the modern conveniences of his world.

• VTR: February 21, 1986

Marsha has been busy night after night with her study group leaving little time for George. George decides to plan a romantic dinner for two with Belvedere's help, but a surprised Marsha cannot even find time for that. Meanwhile, Kevin begins dating a Swedish foreign exchange student (Lisa Fuller) but finds Wesley and Heather tagging along on his date.

• VTR: March 7, 1986

Wesley has been cast as the lead in the school play H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan, and he is all set to play the part. When the director quits the play, Mr. Belvedere steps in as director and makes a decision for the good of the show: he decides to recast the lead with Tommy Sullivan (Danny Cooksey), leaving Wesley out in the cold, who then attempts to sabotage the play.

• VTR: March 14, 1986
• Matthew Miller also appeared in season 3's "The Mogul".
• Danny Cooksey appears as Tommy Sullivan. Cooksey had previously starred on Diff'rent Strokes.

Heather and Angela get a job at a music store and at least Heather seems to have enough responsibility to do a good job, that is until she begins dating the captain of the football team (Kirk Arnold) and he just assumes it would be okay to stop by Heather's work and rip off a few things. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere tries to beat Wesley at gin rummy.

• Eric and Karl Bruskotter are both brothers in real life.
• Due to the series premieres of Sidekicks and Sledge Hammer!, this episode premiered at a special time at 9:30 P.M.

Heather and Angela are participating in an Adopt-a-Grandparent program at a retirement home and Wesley is talked into going with the prospect of squeezing some money out of an unsuspecting old person (Barbara Townsend). However, Wesley makes quick friends with one woman in particular but he soon realizes she has Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Heather and Angela become friends with a grumpy old man who does nothing but complain.

• Ellen Albertini Dow also appeared in season 4's "The Trip: Part 1"
• This episode was James Gregory's final project as an actor. Henry Jones replaced him as Mr. Sparks for "The Trip: Parts 1 and 2" in season 4.

George has a near-death experience after he is electrocuted when the TV falls into the bathtub. Mr. Belvedere saves his life but after he recovers, George quits his sports writing job and decides to do some things he always wanted to do, including taking up a career as a lounge singer. Worried about George's prospects, Mr. Belvedere has Robert Goulet stop by to give George some advice.

• Featured songs: "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", written by Burton Lane for the musical of the same name (performed by Bob Uecker and Robert Goulet), "Till There Was You", written by Meredith Willson for The Music Man (performed by Bob Uecker), "Come Fly with Me", composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn (performed by Bob Uecker), "My Kind of Town", also composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn (performed by Bob Uecker), "Shaddap You Face", written by Joe Dolce (performed by Bob Uecker), "Our Love Is Here to Stay", written by George and Ira Gershwin for the 1938 movie, The Goldwyn Follies, and popularized in the 1951 movie An American in Paris (performed by Robert Goulet, Ilene Graff, and Bob Uecker), and "Me and My Shadow", written by Billy Rose and Al Jolson (performed by Christopher Hewett in the journal scene near the end of this episode)
• First appearance of Robert Goulet.

Kevin's 18th birthday is approaching, and he is apprehensive for his first sexual experience. Pressure from his friends does not help any when they suggest he take out a girl (Debbie Barker) who has a reputation for being easy. Kevin quickly finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when he takes their advice. Meanwhile, Wesley goes on a hunger strike, after refusing to eat his Brussels sprouts.

• First appearance of Willie Garson as Carl.
• ABC aired a Parental Advisory prior to this episode airing.
• Debbie Barker (Paula Sweeney) also appeared in season 4's "Fall Guy".

George is to become a member of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh but on the night of the induction, which happens to be Halloween, George and Marsha discover the Happy Guys have a dark side. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere shows a different side after he goes wild toilet papering a house while trick-or-treating with Wesley.

• Lucy Lee Flippin (Wilmadean) also appeared in season 6's "A Happy Guy's Christmas" as Doris Putnam.
• This episode has an extra journal scene.

Wesley is all excited about getting a dog, but first he must do well on his history exam. When he gets an A, Wesley feels pangs of guilt and confides in Mr. Belvedere that he really cheated. Later, Wesley feels betrayed when Mr. Belvedere tells George and Marsha the truth and to get revenge calls the INS, who promptly arrest Mr. Belvedere, as he does not have a green card.

• First taped episode that featured the opening credits from season 3, which was never used in syndication, but has been reinstated on Shout! Factory's season 3 DVD release.
• Clips from this episode were featured in the season 2 episode of Ned and Stacey titled "Saved by the Belvedere", in which Christopher Hewett guest-starred.
• The closing "journal entry" bumper in this episode is written by Wesley as Belvedere has been jailed pending deportation.

George and Marsha have conflicting events. George has a high school reunion and Marsha has a convention in Atlantic City and both places have things about them that are a bit tempting, gambling for Marsha and for George it's an old flame (Lee Meriwether) he once had a crush on and who's eagerly fanning it now. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere accompanies George to the reunion and must fend off the advances of a persistent woman.

• Donna Flanigan is played by Lee Merriwether.
• Norman Bartold plays a hotel clerk in this episode. Beginning in season 4, he would go on to have a recurring role as Skip Holdings.

Wesley is competing in a spelling bee at school and one of his female opponents (Natalie Gregory) cozies up to him, but her intentions are hardly innocent. When Mr. Belvedere realizes what she is doing and tries to open Wesley's eyes, he refuses to see the obvious. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere puts the Owens family on a strict budget after their spending habits get out of hand and soon the family is champing at the bit to get cash.

• VTR: November 14, 1986

Heather has become convinced that she is fat and decides to try diet pills, but when Marsha discovers them, she confiscates them. At the same time, Marsha has been studying for an exam and that bottle of amphetamines may just be what she needs to keep her alert. Meanwhile, George and Wesley stake out the attic to catch a rat, but it seems the rat just may have the last laugh.

• Featured song: "Land of 1000 Dances" (Marsha hums this song). It was originally written and performed by Chris Kenner, and popularized by Wilson Pickett in 1966 and the World Wrestling Federation wrestlers the previous year.

Kevin has been looking at colleges and has even got some acceptance letters, but the schools he wants to attend are too expensive for the Owens family, so he quickly informs his family that he just wants to get out of the nest and away from their rules. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere is horrified at the prospects of teaching Heather how to drive after she receives her learner's permit.

• This is the first episode where Kevin takes up a job at "Mr. Cluck's Fried Chicken".

Wesley is heartbroken when his pet hamster, Inky, dies, so to cheer him up, George and Marsha buy him a dog. However, little do they know, Wesley has faked Inky's death for the sole purpose of getting the dog. Meanwhile, one bathroom in the Owens' household has George and Marsha thinking of adding one to the house, and each member of the family has their own ideas for what the room should be used.

• Featured songs: "Amazing Grace", sung by Marsha, and Mr. Belvedere singing "Rule, Britannia!"

Fired from his job, George decides to put his pride aside and finally decides to go down to the unemployment office, but George quickly finds himself the community hero, when he saves a woman from a mugger. The media attention leads the Owens' financial situation to become public knowledge and they find themselves swamped with gifts from the people in the community. Meanwhile, to help the household, Mr. Belvedere gets a side job.

• Mary Gillis also appeared in season 4's "Foxtrot", and in season 6's "Fear of Flying".
• Heather doesn't appear in this episode. This was the only taping Tracy Wells missed.
• Jaleel White, who would go on to star as Steve Urkel in Family Matters makes a guest appearance as the boy giving a speech toward the episode's end.
• Near the end of this episode, George announces that he is going to audition to be a sportscaster. This would lead to his debut as one in season 4's "TV George".

Kevin gets a ticket after he goes through a stop sign but complains that he could not see the stop sign, due to a tree branch being in the way. This leads Marsha to test her knowledge at law and represent Kevin in court, but her attempts just get Kevin into more and more trouble. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere is after a raise, and George is dead set against giving him one, and Wesley is having his fun blackmailing Heather.

• Ben Piazza (Judge L. Nathan) also appeared in season 4's "Marsha's Job".
• Ron Fassler also appeared in season 4's "Heather's Monk" as a mover.
• Ami Dolenz guest stars as Kevin's date at the drive-in.

Finding himself dateless on a Friday night, Kevin agrees to go to a Huey Lewis concert with Heather's best friend, Angela. However, this one date ends with Angela coming down with a serious case of puppy love, much to Kevin's dismay. Meanwhile, when George goes out of town with Marsha, Mr. Belvedere takes Wesley on a camping trip in the backyard, but Wesley gets an earful when Mr. Belvedere gets fed up with Wesley and begins talking in his sleep.

• First episode to have a 1987 copyright date.
• Instead of the episode ending with Mr. Belvedere writing in his journal in his bedroom, this episode ends with him writing in it in the outdoors by the campsite.
• Later in this episode, Angela pronounces Mr. Belvedere's name right. He then acknowledges that this is the first time she has done that. However, she had previously pronounced his name correctly before in season 2's "Cheerleader".
• Danielle Brisebois makes a guest appearance as Kevin's date.

Tired of George's smug face every time he beats him at arm wrestling, Kevin becomes determined to beat his father and has Mr. Belvedere coach him. Meanwhile, Heather begins dating the football jock (Micah Grant) who's been ordered to take ballet class by his coach. When he shows little interest in her, she begins to question his sexuality and he becomes convinced he is a homosexual.

• First episode to feature the jazzier, big-band rendition of the ending theme.
• Richard Doyle is a veteran voice-over actor. He also appeared in season 4's "Marsha's Job".
• Due to the one-hour primetime special, Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show, this episode premiered at a special time at 9:30 P.M.

After a disastrous date, Kevin vows to give up women and he throws himself into his part-time job. However, one evening while working delivery, he meets an older woman (Kay Lenz) whom he instantly becomes smitten with which leads to him losing his virginity. Later, his parents are not exactly happy when they meet his new older girlfriend, and when they put their foot down, Kevin decides to move out. Meanwhile, Wesley journeys into the world of semaphore to earn a scout merit badge.

• Kevin's "older woman" is portrayed by Kay Lenz who would go on to win an Emmy Award in 1989 on "Midnight Caller".

With George out of work and Marsha busy with law school, they have been spending little time together creating tension between the two. Soon fighting begins to erupt and Mr. Belvedere suggests that they try a marriage retreat but after a failed weekend at the retreat, they decide to separate, and George moves into an apartment. Meanwhile, Wesley, Heather and Kevin plot to get George and Marsha back together and Mr. Belvedere has a plan of his own.

• An all-star lineup of guest stars show up in this episode to convince George to reconcile with Marsha. They consist of Susan Anton, Bubba Smith, Edwin Newman, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Tony Danza.

For a charity auction at Wesley's school, Mr. Belvedere is talked into having his services auctioned off, but after his time is up, the lonely woman (Florence Stanley) who bid a whopping $500 for his time, sets into motion a bizarre scheme that begins when she drugs Mr. Belvedere and he wakes up to find himself bound and gagged. Meanwhile, Heather and Angela are running against each other for class treasurer and Wesley teams up with Angela to smear her competition.

• Featured song: "Put 'Em In A Box, Tie 'Em With A Ribbon (And Throw 'Em In The Deep Blue Sea)", written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn

George is excited about his new job as a sportscaster for a local television station, but his co-workers give him less than a warm welcome. Meanwhile, George does not mind being in front of a camera until upper management (Mark L. Taylor) tells him that to pull in the correct viewer segment, he should consider getting a facelift. Meanwhile, Wesley's secret agenda has him refusing to bathe but the family could not care less as he quickly begins to stink up the house.

• Norman Bartold makes his first appearance in the recurring role of Skip Hollings.
• Alberto Ybarra appeared once more in "Commentary", also in season 4.

Marsha has been waiting for her letter from the Pennsylvania Bar Association with the news of whether or not she has graduated law school. The entire family is overjoyed when she finally does get the news that she passed. However, she quickly finds it difficult searching for a job in a law firm and when she is hired she finds herself dealing with her boss (Ben Piazza) who has anything but law on his mind when he begins making passes at her. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere begins a crash diet.

• Richard Doyle's name is misspelled in the end credits as Richard "Doyal".
• This episode marks the first time one of the Hufnagels appears on the show, but only his voice was heard, and was portrayed by Cliff Bemis. He also appeared in "The Apartment", also from this season.

Mr. Belvedere encounters an insufferable girl named Brenda (Emily Schulman) while waiting in line at a fast food restaurant, and Mr. Belvedere soon realizes that her family needs him just as much as the Owens family does. Soon, the Owens family begins to see less and less of Mr. Belvedere and they discover that he has been moonlighting for the other family. It soon turns out to be an all out war between families over who gets to keep Mr. Belvedere.

• Mari Gorman (Beatrice Bilinski) appeared on Mr. Belvedere again in season 5's "Hooky" as Doris.
• Oliver Clark (Burt Bilinski) also appeared on Mr. Belvedere in season 5's "Hooky" as Lloyd.

Kevin is excited when he learns that his old high school friend, Wendy, is coming to town for a visit and she has a surprise, she is engaged. Kevin feels a little disappointed when it appears that Wendy got over her crush for him and has moved on, or has she? And to make matters worse, Kevin decides to get everything out in the open during her wedding ceremony. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere may be in hot water when he accidentally lets Wesley's pet myna bird (voiced by Karen Hartman) fly out the window.

• Walter Olkewicz (Allan) is reprised his role as Allan in season 5's "Really Full House".
• Debi Monahan (Fawn) appeared again on Mr. Belvedere in season 5's "Fat Cats" as Ginger.

Wesley is left home alone one evening: George, Marsha, and Mr. Belvedere have gone out to the opera; Heather has gone to the movies with Angela; Kevin has gone out on a date. The next morning, Marsha is furious when she discovers that her "Home Sweet Home" pillow has been destroyed. Wesley takes the fall for Kevin, whose drunken girlfriend (Debbie Barker) is the actual culprit; Kevin is worried that, if the truth gets out, George and Marsha will send back the car they promised him. The ruse ultimately wears thin, a la Rashomon, due to mounting evidence...but not before Wesley is placed in therapy by his parents (because they think he's experimenting with alcohol and pornography). The show ends badly for all three Owens siblings: Wesley's allowance is suspended to pay for the treatment he didn't need in the first place; George and Marsha present the new car to Heather instead of Kevin; Heather totals the car just by backing it out of the driveway.

• VTR: October 23, 1987
• Featured song: "Sixteen Tons", a few lines sung by Brice Beckham, as he is cleaning the fireplace.
• Michael Goldfinger appeared on Mr. Belvedere again in season 5's "Stakeout" and season 6's "Truckin' and part 1 of the series finale.

The Owens family begins to prepare their home for Christmas, but strangely Mr. Belvedere seems anything but in the Christmas spirit. Wesley sneaks into his room and discovers the perfect gift for Mr. Belvedere, but even that may not be enough to cheer him up. Meanwhile, both Kevin and Heather would like to be anywhere but home for Christmas, which leads to a family feud that just may lead to George and Marsha canceling the entire Christmas celebration.

• First of two Christmas episodes that the show did, the other was "A Happy Guys' Christmas", from season 6.
• Featured songs: "I Have a Little Dreidel" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", both sung by Brice Beckham, and an instrumental rendition of "Joy to the World".

Wesley is trying to find someone he can use for his history assignment, someone who would be willing to speak in front of his class and talk about something they lived through. Wesley immediately volunteers George, whose Korean War stories awed him when he was younger, but he is now disappointed to learn that George had made them all up. Meanwhile, Marsha prepares the family for a family portrait, and Mr. Belvedere feels left out when he is not asked to appear in it.

• VTR: September 18, 1987

George is nervous when he is assigned to do editorials during his sports broadcasts at the television station. At first he is not quite sure what to do and starts off with something tame (protective sports gear), but quickly jumps to the controversial when he calls to eliminate the singing of the national anthem at sporting events. However, George's intention soon gets him in hot water as his opinion proves very unpopular and he finds himself being forced into doing humiliating jobs by the station manager (Pat Corley), who wants George to quit.

• Michael Burger appears later in the series as a game show host in the season 6 episode "Brain Busters".
• Maggie Han replaces Patti Yasutake as Tami in this episode.
• Jim Poslof appeared again on Mr. Belvedere in "Black Widow".
• Ernie Anderson is the announcer in this episode.
• After this episode was made, Tony Sheehan stepped down from his role as Executive Producer.

Heather's 16th birthday is coming up and George is having a hard time dealing with his little "Kitten" growing up. Meanwhile, Heather is getting over a breakup with her latest boyfriend and creates a fictional man in her diary which George just happens to glance at and becomes worried especially after Wesley discovers birth control in Heather's room. Meanwhile, Wesley is searching for his lost snake, Captain Nemo, but little does anyone know that Kevin is responsible for his disappearance.

• As of the taping of this episode, Liz Sage is now credited as "Supervising Producer".

Heather, Angela, and Wesley head for Atlantic City with Mr. Sparks after breaking him out of the nursing home and hit up the first casino they see. Meanwhile, George and Marsha's second honeymoon is a bust, and they decide to high tail to Atlantic City as well, leaving Mr. Belvedere furious when he learns that Heather and Wesley have left the state. Kevin and Mr. Belvedere quickly hitch a ride with Robert Goulet, with their destination being Atlantic City and the stage is set for all parties to collide while Mr. Sparks has the time of his life.

• Second appearance of Robert Goulet.
• This episode marked the first time the show shot some scenes on-location, as opposed to always being indoors in a studio like before.
• Featured song: "I Got You Babe", written by Sonny Bono

Marsha and George go out dancing and Marsha decides that she would like to start taking dance lessons but when George decides he does not want to participate, Mr. Belvedere steps in and soon Marsha and Mr. Belvedere begin stepping out every night. Meanwhile, Heather and Wesley become convinced that Mr. Belvedere is falling for Marsha and try their best to get George to spend more time with her. Meanwhile, Kevin gets a job as a dishwasher at a sorority house and finds himself fending off every female in the house.

• Featured song: Mr. Belvedere singing a few lines of "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", written by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster for the 20th Century Fox film of the same name.
• When this episode aired, the show moved into the 9:00 P.M. timeslot, which was previously occupied by the short-lived sitcom The Thorns.

George and Marsha get fed up with Kevin and his not making a decision on a college major. After some soul searching, Kevin finally makes up his mind, he decides on nursing and he quits his current part time job and gets one as an orderly at a hospital. George and Marsha are not convinced that this is what Kevin really wants to do. Meanwhile, Wesley becomes an efficiency officer and begins to manage Mr. Belvedere's time and Heather is not looking forward to a frog dissection in biology.

• VTR: December 18, 1987

One evening, Kevin brings home his date (Clare Carey) thinking he has the house to himself, only to discover George and Marsha making out on the couch. Fed up with having no privacy, Kevin decides to move into an apartment of his own and advertises for a roommate (Matt Maranian). His ad is answered in the form of Mr. Belvedere who got fed up with having no privacy of his own and barges in on Kevin. Meanwhile, the rest of the family fights over what to make out of Kevin's old room.

• Matt Maranian makes his first of three appearances as Anatole, the others were in season 5's "Roommates" and "The Curse".

Summer vacation has Heather taking summer classes, Kevin working overtime and Wesley going to a day camp. While at the camp, Wesley finds himself a victim when one of the counselors (Michael Horton) touches him inappropriately, leaving Wesley feeling guilty and scared and unsure if he should keep it a "secret" like the counselor encourages him to do. Meanwhile, George wants to golf but has no one to go with until Mr. Belvedere volunteers. However, George soon discovers that golfing with the butler may have been a mistake.

• There is no journal entry by Mr. Belvedere in this episode, as the final tag scene instead features Christopher Hewett and Brice Beckham breaking character to perform a public service announcement about how to deal with and report child molestation.

George's manager at the TV station orders him to lose 15 pounds (6.8 kg), so George decides to go to a fat farm and brings Mr. Belvedere along for the excitement. However, they soon find themselves having a hard time sticking to the regime and when George sneaks pizza onto the premises and Mr. Belvedere gets blamed, both of them get kicked out. Meanwhile, Kevin baby-sits his girlfriend's quasi-feral cat that escapes and holds Marsha, Heather, and Wesley hostage, while totally destroying the house.

• Fat farm moderator Roy Gallagher is played by James Cromwell.
• Beginning with this episode, Jeffrey Ferro and Fredric Weiss are now credited as producers.
• As of this taping, the Owens family household has new paint jobs, which stayed until the end of the run.

George and Wesley have reasons for wanting to play hooky from work and school. Marsha does not buy either of their sick acts and sends them on their way. Later, George and Wesley each discover one another sneaking around the house, so they decide to play hooky together and go on a fishing trip. However, a last minute trip to the supermarket gets them into trouble when they run into Mr. Belvedere and two armed robbers, and soon find themselves front and center on the six o'clock news.

• Note: Kevin (Rob Stone) does not appear in this episode.

George is having a fit when he and Wesley have to go to the dentist for a routine checkup, but when they come back Wesley is the one having the fit, as the dentist suggested he get braces. Worried that braces would ruin relationship with a girl Kimberly (Jenny Lewis), Wesley quickly comes up with a plot to try to avoid getting them, but his ill thought out plan does not fool Mr. Belvedere. Meanwhile, Kevin is trying to cut costs and Mr. Belvedere buys Kevin's old car and he does not know that Kevin's unloading a lemon.

• VTR: September 2, 1988. During the taping, the cast and crew had a cake cutting ceremony, in commemoration of 75 shows.

Wesley is all set to join the football team but is in for a shock when the only girl on his team (Laura Jacoby) gets a position on the team while Wesley is a bench warmer. Wesley sets into motion a plan of sabotage that uses her crush on Wesley to his advantage and his plan seems to work when she quits the team, but Wesley fails to realize that she was actually an excellent player, while he falls short. Meanwhile, Heather and Angela try to find an act for a talent show but their constant bickering may be the end of their friendship.

• In this episode, Jerry Supiran, who plays Jamie Lawson on Small Wonder, appears as Anderson.

Marsha's position at the Legal Hut has been draining all the excitement out of her and when she is offered a higher position the entire Owens family is excited for her but she secretly decides to turn it down. Little does her family know, that she has quit altogether at the Legal Hut and has taken up a position as a singing waitress at a '50s style restaurant but Marsha's secretive behavior has George convinced that she is having an affair. Meanwhile, Kevin and Carl enter into a competition in an attempt to win a Ferrari.

• Harvey J. Goldenberg also reprised his Mr. Hodnet role in season 6's "Homecoming".

After Mr. Belvedere trips over a skateboard and falls down the stairs, he breaks his leg. The family seeks a temporary housekeeper and after a handful of disastrous interviews, one presents himself in the shape of Mr. Belvedere's dwarf cousin, Galen (David Rappaport), who's out for more than just a job and a friendly visit, he wants revenge. Meanwhile, Marsha is excited about a job interview and Kevin's latest girlfriend is furious with him when he gives her a bowling ball as a gift.

• This was the last episode written by Frank Dungan and Jeff Stein.

Kevin has had it with his foreign exchange student roommate, Anatole, who keeps a pet goat in the apartment. The last straw is when Anatole invites some friends over for a party and Kevin promptly tosses him out. Meanwhile, for a business class, Kevin observes the operations at a plumbing supplies company and meets a feisty woman (Eileen Seeley) whom he discovers that she lives next door to him. Meanwhile, Wesley's criticism of Mr. Belvedere's cooking leads to a cook-off.

• First appearance of Eileen Seeley as Kevin's love Casey.

George is offered a guest appearance on a local talk show and the host, Barbara Collins (Lois Nettleton), becomes smitten with him. Later, George learns of her reputation for hiring attractive co-hosts and then luring them into bed. George is not worried at first until he finds Barbara throwing her weight around and squeezing him out of his sportscaster job and George finds himself trapped, which just may threaten his marriage. Meanwhile, a makeover from Heather has Wesley becoming a slave to fashion.

• This episode was made for Season 4, but ABC held it back and aired it as part of Season 5.

Wesley and Heather talk their parents into letting them throw a New Year's party and to get Mr. Belvedere out of the house they set him up with the Hufnagel's housekeeper, Ilsa (Rosemary Forsyth). However, the two of them begin to neglect their housework when they start spending all of their time together and Mr. Belvedere realizes that things are getting more serious than intended so he tries to fend off her advances. Meanwhile, Kevin becomes an unwelcome houseguest when he falls ill and Marsha becomes his personal nurse.

• Rosemary Forsyth, who played as Ilsa Shoemaker in this episode, would later play as the woman that Mr. Belvedere marries in the two-part finale.
• This was the last episode written by Tony Sheehan. After this episode was made, never again would this show employ the same original writing team of Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein, and Tony Sheehan.

The town of Beaver Falls is stricken with fear with the Highheel Bandit on the loose and the neighborhood rallies together and forms a task force headed by two members of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh club. This leads George, Kevin and Mr. Belvedere to stakeout the neighborhood even going as far as dressing in drag to serve as decoys for the ruthless bandit. Meanwhile, Wesley corrupts the young boy (Whit Hertford) whom Heather has been babysitting for, and the young man soon becomes an even bigger terror than Wesley.

• Raleigh Bond's final project. He died eight months after the taping of this episode.

Heather and Angela are members of a Speech club and a certain boy (Ben Cleaveland) catches both their eyes and they each set out to make him their boyfriend. The boy soon finds himself in the middle of the feud between friends and he must decide between one or the other. Meanwhile, Marsha redecorates Mr. Belvedere's room and Wesley and him become roommates but Wesley quickly becomes sick of Mr. Belvedere's constant practical jokes that he pulls on Wesley day and night.

• Mr. Wiggins, the Debate Team moderator, is played by William Bogert, who played Brandon Brindle on Small Wonder.

Kevin wants to take the next step in his relationship with his roommate Casey and move to a sexual one but just as they decide to take that step, they get an interruption in the form of Wendy and her husband (Walter Olkewicz) who pay them a visit and Wendy makes it known that she still lusts for Kevin all the while being trapped in a loveless marriage. Meanwhile, a hick family moves in down the street and they begin to torment Wesley, Heather, and George, while Marsha is preoccupied with putting together a case for a client.

• This is the final appearance of Casey. The character is never mentioned again.
• This is also the final appearance of Wendy in the series.

Mr. Belvedere decides to try to capitalize on his years of living with the Owens family when he goes through his journals to use as references on a book that he is writing. Once the book is published, no one in the family is pleased with the end result. Meanwhile, George discovers Marsha has been secretly saving money to buy a Porsche, and Kevin joins the pep squad in an attempt to meet girls, but ends up becoming the team mascot.

• This episode was made for Season 4, but ABC held it back and aired it as part of Season 5.
• Larry Gelman is best known for his role as Dr. Bernie Tupperman in The Bob Newhart Show. He also appeared again on Mr. Belvedere in season 6's "Fixed".

For some extra money, Kevin picks up a job as an escort and after having an encounter with a sexpot, Kevin meets a sweet old woman (Bibi Osterwald) whom he hits it off with and even begins thinking seriously of marriage when she proposes. Meanwhile, the Owens' monthly bills have got out of hand, and Mr. Belvedere suggests a strategy to curb the family's expenses.

• On February 14, Bob Uecker suffered a mild heart attack while taping Mr. Belvedere. This may explain why his George Owens character was completely absent for the next three tapings (this particular one, and the following episodes titled "The Dinner" and "The Attic").

Wesley is trying to get the attention of a girl he likes and begins writing love letters to her. Meanwhile, Marsha and George's spring cleaning unearths some old love letters from an old flame and this prompts her to wonder why George cannot be that romantic. In response, George begins plagiarizing Wesley's poems. Meanwhile, Kevin and Mr. Belvedere become the repairmen for Kevin's apartment building.

• VTR: March 17, 1989
• As of this taping, Bob Uecker returns to the show, after missing three episodes in February and March.

Marsha begins cooking meals, but to her family's horror, her meals always turn out inedible. To help boost her self-confidence, Mr. Belvedere secretly substitutes her meals with his. However, things may blow up in his face when she plans to cook a meal for her boss (Hugh Gillin) and does not allow Mr. Belvedere in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Kevin's attempt at being a stripper nearly kills him.

• Bob Uecker doesn't appear in this episode, due to his heart attack.

Yet another prank on the Hufnagels prompts punishment for Wesley who is supposed to clean out the attic. However, he finds himself with some company, when he gets locked in with Mr. Belvedere and they recall (thorough flashbacks) what life has been like in the Owens' household since he moved in with the family.

• Bob Uecker appears in this episode, but only in flashbacks. Once again, Uecker doesn't appear in this episode, due to his heart attack.
• This episode was a clip show. It consisted of select episodes from all the seasons made up until this point: 2 from season 1, 10 from season 2, 10 from season 3, 8 from season 4, and 7 from season 5. The following episodes were featured in this clip show:

George's birthday is coming up and the family is trying to find the perfect gift for him. Meanwhile, George has been coaching Wesley's baseball team and has been putting pressure on Wesley to be the best he can be which brings to light George's not-so great past as a baseball player.

• Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Ernie Banks, Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, and Robert Goulet (his third appearance on the show) make guest appearances in this episode. This was the second (and last episode) of the series to feature an all-star cast.
• Brice Beckham practiced for several weeks with a baseball coach to get in shape for this episode.
• As of this episode, Jeff Ferro and Ric Weiss are now the supervising producers, and Liz Sage is now the co-executive producer.
• The other episode that went on-location for shooting.

Wesley is being harassed at school by some bullies and runs into some luck when another student (Jeff Rochlin) scares them off due to his body size. However, Wesley's savior turns into an annoyance when he begins hanging around all the time. Meanwhile, Kevin and Heather are in a battle of the sexes, and they drag George and Marsha into their fight.

• VTR: August 24, 1989
• First of 2 episodes that featured Seth Green as Louis, "Paper Mill" being the other.

With Homecoming days away, Heather finds herself considering being dateless, until she meets Keith Elliot (Jay Pickett), a star player on the football team and the ideal dream date for any girl to the Homecoming Dance. Too bad he's a rapist who tries to molest her. Meanwhile, Wesley is making a video about Mr. Belvedere's career, but he is having a hard time getting anything interesting.

• Beginning with the taping of this episode, a newer, sped-up jingle accommodates the 1982 20th Century Fox Television logo that ended each episode.
• VTR: October 20, 1989

Kevin falls head over heels for his substitute professor Ann (Jane Leeves) and begins wooing her. However, he gets a shock when Mr. Belvedere hits it off with her and a jealous Kevin and Mr. Belvedere begin acting like jealous little kids battling over a woman. Meanwhile, George's idea of a family game turns into a gambling addiction for Marsha, Wesley, and Heather.

• After this episode aired, ABC permanently canceled the series. They would then skip ahead to the two-part finale in July 1990.

Belvedere advises George to try different venues for his romantic escapades to spice up his love life, but things quickly get out of hand; Kevin's disastrous date with a love-hungry German stewardess turns out to be the least of his worries when he finds out Heather is dating his friend Carl. Meanwhile, Wesley has big dreams for a cookie he creates with Belvedere's likeness.

• Final appearance of Willie Garson as Carl.

Wesley gets a part time job at the donut shop, and immediately develops a crush on Lou Anne's daughter Sheila (Yunoka Doyle). When Lou Anne forbids their relationship and fires him, the love birds decide to run away together. Meanwhile, Belvedere realizes he has been stricken by a bout of the "Stonehenge Curse", which afflicts him every seven years and causes him to randomly change personalities.

• Yunoka Doyle (Sheila) starred in a short-lived, but critically acclaimed TGIF sitcom called Where I Live.
• Featured song: Mr. Belvedere singing Three Little Fishies as "Fee Itty Fitties".

Heather is a member of a feminist group at school, and they plan to make a statement against the Miss Beaver Falls Beauty Pageant. First they try to use Angela as a pawn, but when that falls through, Heather runs herself, but has second thoughts about sabotage. Meanwhile, George forgets his wedding anniversary.

• Edd Byrnes (Kookie on 77 Sunset Strip) plays as the host of the pageant in this episode.

Marsha takes weekend custody of a baby named Nelson when an adoption arranged by her law firm falls through, causing havoc for the entire Owens household. However, she quickly grows a strong maternal attachment to the child and announces she wants to adopt it, without considering how it will affect her career.

• Baby Nelson was played by a pair of twin brothers, Dylan and Samuel Gosland (standard practice due to California's Child Labor laws).

Visiting a client in jail, Marsha comes face-to-face with Sharon Whit (Ilene Graff in a dual role), an exact Marsha lookalike. During their consultation, Sharon knocks out Marsha and switches places with her, leaving Marsha trapped in prison while Sharon moves into the Owens' household, although the Owens grow suspicious of her strange behavior, while Marsha desperately tries to convince the guards that she is not Sharon. When she sings a guard (Zelda Rubinstein) out of a hostage crisis, she returns home just as the family confronts her, thinking she is Sharon—just when she wakes up, a victim of a nightmare caused by anxiety about an upcoming criminal defense case.

• Featured song: "Do-Re-Mi", written by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) for the musical The Sound of Music

While at the laundromat with Wesley, Mr. Belvedere meets Louise Gilbert (Rosemary Forsyth), a nice woman whose work in the African jungle has temporarily been halted. They quickly hit it off, but when Mr. Belvedere fears that it may be getting too serious, he tries to brush her off by fooling around with a much younger woman. Louise confronts Mr. Belvedere; he reveals his fears, and they decide to get married.

• Teresa Ganzel guest stars as Giselle Hufnagel, the only member of the Hufnagel family ever to appear on-screen.

After Louise and Mr. Belvedere announce that they're getting married, a case of cold feet has Mr. Belvedere running away, only to have George drag him back for his wedding. As Belvedere and Louise reach the altar, she breaks the news that she has been called back to Africa; Mr. Belvedere decides to go with her, saying goodbye to six years of working for the Owens family.

• VTR: March 09, 1990
• Fourth appearance by Robert Goulet
• Christopher Hewett, Ilene Graff, and Brice Beckham were the only cast members to appear in all 117 episodes of the series.
• The episode's very last scene (as well as the last scene of the series overall) is much like the last scene in most episodes, except it has Mr. Belvedere (now in Africa) writing a postcard to the Owens family. The series finale.

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• Sitting Pretty (1948)
• Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
• Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)

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