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    • Season 1 overview
      Sep 16, 1996-Jun 25, 1997
      22 episodes
      Season 1 episodes
      1. Pilot
      1. Pilot Sep 16, 1996
      • A working-class widow deals with an imperious professor on her return to college.
    • 2. Teacher's Pet
      2. Teacher's Pet Sep 18, 1996
      • Pearl (Rhea Perlman) volunteers to be Pyncheon's (Malcolm McDowell) teaching assistant.
      • Pearl (Rhea Perlman) admits to cheating and takes a makeup exam.
    • 4. Billy
      4. Billy Sep 30, 1996
      • Pynchon's tippling brother (Billy Connolly) arrives from Scotland with their father's ashes.
    • 5. The Naked Truth
      5. The Naked Truth Oct 7, 1996
      • Pearl (Rhea Perlman) sees more of Pynchon (Malcolm McDowell) than she wanted to see.
    • 6. Pynchon's Pynchon
      6. Pynchon's Pynchon Oct 14, 1996
      • A visit from Pynchon's former professor leaves him speechless.
    • 7. Ticket to Ride
      7. Ticket to Ride Oct 30, 1996
      • Pearl thinks Pynchon's request for a ride is a request for a date.
    • 8. Homecoming
      8. Homecoming Nov 6, 1996
      • Pearl (Rhea Perlman) uses Pyncheon (Malcolm McDowell) to avoid a handsome Italian.
    • 9. Homecoming
      9. Homecoming Nov 13, 1996
      • Dates for the grand homecoming ball hinge on a lost wager, an attempted bribe, and second thoughts.
    • 10. Lessons in Love
      10. Lessons in Love Nov 20, 1996
      • Censorship protester Pynchon (Malcolm McDowell) chains himself to the library doors.
    • 11. The Tutor
      11. The Tutor Dec 11, 1996
      • Pearl teaches her 9-year-old-genius adviser (Mara Wilson) how to be a kid.
    • 12. Christmas Daze
      12. Christmas Daze Dec 18, 1996
      • On Christmas Eve a guard dog traps Pearl and Pynchon in the classroom.
    • 13. Power Play
      13. Power Play Jan 8, 1997
      • Professor Pynchon's students have written papers on the abuse of power.
      • Pearl may have to drop out of school to repay her deceased husband's debt.
      • Weird Guy Bob (Seth Green) sabotages a group project, and Pearl (Rhea Perlman) must get it back.
    • 16. Dean Cuisine
      16. Dean Cuisine Feb 5, 1997
      • Pearl is Pynchon's blind date for dinner at Dean Aston Martin's (Danny DeVito) house.
    • 17. The Write Stuff
      17. The Write Stuff Feb 12, 1997
      • Pearl's fiction assignment turns autobiographical; with Alice Cooper.
    • 18. The Write Stuff
      18. The Write Stuff Feb 19, 1997
      • Pearl romanticizes her late husband, Sal (Ted Danson), in her assignment.
      • Annie's ex-boyfriend finds a lot in common with Pearl; Joey moves out of the house.
    • 20. Mommy Dearest
      20. Mommy Dearest Jun 11, 1997
      • Frankie's mother, Miriam Spivak, is having a fling with professor Pynchon.
      • Pynchon allows Frankie to make a documentary film in lieu of a term paper.
    • 22. Billy Returns
      22. Billy Returns Jun 25, 1997
      • When Pynchon's brother returns to town and asks Pearl on a date, Pearl questions his intentions.