Dear John
“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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
06-10-198830 minJohn 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
27-10-198830 min - Ep 3
3.Hello/Goodbye
03-11-198830 minA young man claims to be John' son.
- Ep 4
4.The Younger Girl
10-11-198830 minJohn's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.
- Ep 5
5.Matthew's Dilemma
17-11-198830 minJohn can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
6.Dear Mike
24-11-198830 min- Ep 7
7.Politics as Usual
01-12-198830 min - Ep 8
8.Dancing in the Dark
15-12-198830 min - Ep 9
9.Was It Good for Me?
05-01-198930 min - Ep 10
10.Honest John
12-01-198930 min - Ep 11
11.The Return of Ricky
19-01-198930 min - Ep 12
12.Dream Babe
26-01-198930 min - Ep 13
13.Stand by Your Man
16-02-198930 min - Ep 14
14.Love and Marriage
23-02-198930 min - Ep 15
15.For a Friend
02-03-198930 min - Ep 16
16.The Second Time Around
09-03-198930 min - Ep 17
17.The Last Dance
16-03-198930 min - Ep 18
18.Sisters
30-03-198930 minKate 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
06-04-198930 minOn 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
27-04-198930 minThe 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
04-05-198930 min - Ep 22
22.Bound for Gloria
11-05-198930 min
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