Dear John
Dear John
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Dear John

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

5.5 / 10
1988
4 seasons
90 episodes
Comedy

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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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    06-10-198830m

    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)

  • Ep 2

    2.Ralph's Curse

    27-10-198830m
  • Ep 3

    3.Hello/Goodbye

    03-11-198830m

    A young man claims to be John' son.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Younger Girl

    10-11-198830m

    John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.

  • Ep 5

    5.Matthew's Dilemma

    17-11-198830m

    John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.

  • Dear Mike

    6.Dear Mike

    24-11-198830m
  • Ep 7

    7.Politics as Usual

    01-12-198830m
  • Ep 8

    8.Dancing in the Dark

    15-12-198830m
  • Ep 9

    9.Was It Good for Me?

    05-01-198930m
  • Ep 10

    10.Honest John

    12-01-198930m
  • Ep 11

    11.The Return of Ricky

    19-01-198930m
  • Ep 12

    12.Dream Babe

    26-01-198930m
  • Ep 13

    13.Stand by Your Man

    16-02-198930m
  • Ep 14

    14.Love and Marriage

    23-02-198930m
  • Ep 15

    15.For a Friend

    02-03-198930m
  • Ep 16

    16.The Second Time Around

    09-03-198930m
  • Ep 17

    17.The Last Dance

    16-03-198930m
  • Ep 18

    18.Sisters

    30-03-198930m

    Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)

  • Ep 19

    19.Gone Camping

    06-04-198930m

    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)

  • Ep 20

    20.Margo

    27-04-198930m

    The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)

  • Ep 21

    21.Friends and Lovers

    04-05-198930m
  • Ep 22

    22.Bound for Gloria

    11-05-198930m

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