Dear John

1988–1992 · Ended · 4 seasons · 90 episodes · Comedy · United States

Creator John Sullivan · Channel NBC · Starring Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns, Jane Carr

Life after divorce is never easy, but it's easier with friends

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Ozone Park, Queens. John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; and Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett).
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Episodes

22 episodes · October 1988 – May 1989
  1. Episode 1: 1. PilotOctober 6, 1988 · 30 min
    John reluctantly attends his first meeting of the One-Two-One Club -- only after mistakenly wandering into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting across the hall. (TV Guide)
  2. Episode 2: 2. Ralph's CurseOctober 27, 1988 · 30 min
  3. Episode 3: 3. Hello/GoodbyeNovember 3, 1988 · 30 min
    A young man claims to be John' son.
  4. Episode 4: 4. The Younger GirlNovember 10, 1988 · 30 min
    John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Matthew's DilemmaNovember 17, 1988 · 30 min
    John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Dear MikeNovember 24, 1988 · 30 min
Show 16 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Politics as UsualDecember 1, 1988 · 30 min
  2. Episode 8: 8. Dancing in the DarkDecember 15, 1988 · 30 min
  3. Episode 9: 9. Was It Good for Me?January 5, 1989 · 30 min
  4. Episode 10: 10. Honest JohnJanuary 12, 1989 · 30 min
  5. Episode 11: 11. The Return of RickyJanuary 19, 1989 · 30 min
  6. Episode 12: 12. Dream BabeJanuary 26, 1989 · 30 min
  7. Episode 13: 13. Stand by Your ManFebruary 16, 1989 · 30 min
  8. Episode 14: 14. Love and MarriageFebruary 23, 1989 · 30 min
  9. Episode 15: 15. For a FriendMarch 2, 1989 · 30 min
  10. Episode 16: 16. The Second Time AroundMarch 9, 1989 · 30 min
  11. Episode 17: 17. The Last DanceMarch 16, 1989 · 30 min
  12. Episode 18: 18. SistersMarch 30, 1989 · 30 min
    Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)
  13. Episode 19: 19. Gone CampingApril 6, 1989 · 30 min
    On a camping trip, John and Matthew are stranded in a cabin by a snowstorm that ushers in a blizzard of chilling consequences. (TV Guide)
  14. Episode 20: 20. MargoApril 27, 1989 · 30 min
    The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)
  15. Episode 21: 21. Friends and LoversMay 4, 1989 · 30 min
  16. Episode 22: 22. Bound for GloriaMay 11, 1989 · 30 min

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EPISODE LENGTH
30 minutes
FIRST AIRED
October 6, 1988
LAST AIRED
July 22, 1992
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Paramount Television, Ed Weinberger Productions

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