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Dear John

Dear John

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

1988•30m•5.5/10
Comedy

Ratings

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5.5/10(18)

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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Production

Paramount Television, Ed Weinberger Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 6, 1988

Last Aired

July 22, 1992

Networks

NBC

Created By

John Sullivan

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Pilot
Air date: 1988-10-06
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)
E2
Ralph's Curse
Air date: 1988-10-27
E3
Hello/Goodbye
Air date: 1988-11-03
A young man claims to be John' son.
E4
The Younger Girl
Air date: 1988-11-10
John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.
E5
Matthew's Dilemma
Air date: 1988-11-17
John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
Dear Mike
E6
Dear Mike
Air date: 1988-11-24
E7
Politics as Usual
Air date: 1988-12-01
E8
Dancing in the Dark
Air date: 1988-12-15
E9
Was It Good for Me?
Air date: 1989-01-05
E10
Honest John
Air date: 1989-01-12
E11
The Return of Ricky
Air date: 1989-01-19
E12
Dream Babe
Air date: 1989-01-26
E13
Stand by Your Man
Air date: 1989-02-16
E14
Love and Marriage
Air date: 1989-02-23
E15
For a Friend
Air date: 1989-03-02
E16
The Second Time Around
Air date: 1989-03-09
E17
The Last Dance
Air date: 1989-03-16
E18
Sisters
Air date: 1989-03-30
Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)
E19
Gone Camping
Air date: 1989-04-06
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)
E20
Margo
Air date: 1989-04-27
The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)
E21
Friends and Lovers
Air date: 1989-05-04
E22
Bound for Gloria
Air date: 1989-05-11

Cast

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

John Lacey

Jere Burns

Jere Burns

Kirk Morris

Jane Carr

Jane Carr

Louise Mercer

Isabella Hofmann

Isabella Hofmann

Kate McCarron

Billie Bird

Billie Bird

Margie Philbert

Susan Walters

Susan Walters

Mary Beth Sutton

Tom Willett

Tom Willett

Tom

William O'Leary

William O'Leary

Ben Conners

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