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Sep 22, 1989
Jennifer spends a lot of time with a guy who skates. Larry learns that he will be taking part in a charity skating event. Larry decides to join to show him up.
Sep 29, 1989
Larry learns that his father can't pay his sister's tuition to Julliard and wants Larry to help if he could. Larry tries to find a way to get the money. When he gets into an accident, on advice from Gorpley decides to sue the person who struck him to get a settlement he could use for his sister's tuition. When Balki learns of this, he tries to get Larry to stop what he's doing.
Oct 06, 1989
Balki is assigned to manage the company newsletter. At Larry's suggestion, Balki digs up dirt on all his co-workers and hilarity ensues.
Oct 13, 1989
Balki needs to go to the dentist and is afraid. Larry tells him that there's nothing to worry about and accompanies him. And even offers to be examined first and maintains there's nothing to worry about until the dentist tells him that he needs to have some work done.
Oct 20, 1989
When Larry writes an article exposing a criminal, he basks in the glory. But later a man shows up wanting to see the man who wrote the article and claims that it's filled with inaccuracies. When Larry asks him to leave, he opens his coat showing he has a bomb strapped to him. He then ties Larry and Balki up. He then claims that he was the one who set up the operation not his boss. So he plans to blow himself up so Larry and Balki try to talk him out of it.
Nov 03, 1989
Larry and Balki find out that there may be a lost poem hidden in their apartment worth $25,000. Catch is, it involves a treasure hunt to find it.
Nov 10, 1989
When Larry's dad comes for a visit Larry tries to impress him, but all his father can do is criticize him. Later they along with Mary Anne, Jennifer, Gorpley and Lydia get stuck in the basement which is starting to flood but the water is the last thing they have to worry about; because when it reaches the fusebox they'll be electrocuted.
Nov 17, 1989
With everybody trapped in the basement and with water coming in, they try to find a way out before the water hits the fusebox, thus electrocuting them.
Nov 24, 1989
Jennifer's dad comes for a visit and when Larry learns he plans to play golf, Larry offers to come along. Jennifer was hoping Larry was lying to impress her father but in reality actually does play golf. So she asks him to throw the game because her father's a sore loser and he obliges. He brings Balki as his partner hoping that he can't play golf thus making it easier for him to throw the game but as usual he adapts the game to something from his homeland and it turns out to work well.
Dec 01, 1989
Lydia has the opportunity to have her own live TV show. One problem: she's terrified of cameras due to a childhood incident. Larry insists that she not miss the opportunity but it turns out his motives are not entirely altruistic.
Dec 08, 1989
Balki wants to send a home movie back to Mypos for a family reunion but Larry tries to take over and capture the "essence" of a day in the life of Balki.
Dec 15, 1989
When Larry discovers that Balki's "sheepherders intuition" can predict winning football games, he bets big with a bookie.
Jan 05, 1990
Balki's doppelganger cousin, Bartok, comes to visit and the Myposian turned surfer dude convinces Balki to invest in his money making scheme.
Jan 12, 1990
Balki has been volunteering at the hospital and asks Larry if he wants to join. Larry refuses. But he learns that an athlete who's recovering from an injury is among the patients Balki is in contact with. It would be a major scoop if Larry can find out whether or not he will continue or retire. So Larry volunteers but the man is moved to an area that only authorized personnel are allowed. Larry tries to find a way to get to him and Balki upon learning of his intentions, is upset with him.
Jan 26, 1990
The king of Mypos requests that Balki negotiate the selling of some land on Mypos to an American company. Balki makes Larry his official negotiating advisor to assist him with the American methods of negotiations.
Feb 02, 1990
Larry plans a paradise resort vacation for himself, Balki, Jennifer and Mary Anne, but given Larry's poor track record with planning vacations, the ladies are skeptical about going. Larry assures everyone that this vacation will be great. But things begin to go awry upon arrival at the resort.
Feb 09, 1990
Jennifer and Mary Anne have an argument. Mary Anne moves out and goes to Larry and Balki's and they let her stay. When Jennifer learns what they did, she feels as if they betrayed her. Mary Anne's presence causes problems for them. But they don't have the heart to ask her to leave. So they try to get the gals together to work out their problems.
Feb 16, 1990
When Balki invites Marvin Berman for a visit, Larry panics because the last time they saw Marvin he tried to blow them all up with a dynamite vest! They soon find out that Marvin is going into the witness protection program because two of the men he testified against did not go to jail. Now Larry and Balki fear for their lives for associating with Marvin.
Feb 23, 1990
Balki gets promoted to an executive position by the new manager at the Chicago Chronicle, but his job description is a bit fuzzy. Larry begins to suspect that the reasons for Balki's promotion might not be very ethical.
Mar 09, 1990
Balki is named the new head of the grievance committee at the Chicago Chronicle. But his new role becomes more difficult than expected when some of his friends have complaints filed against them.
Mar 30, 1990
Larry convinces Balki that they should buy a fixer upper house, do some small renovations themselves and then turn it over quickly for a tidy profit. But, as with most of Larry's money making plans, things are never as simple as he thinks.
Apr 13, 1990
Balki gets a pet parrot, but when the bird goes missing he refuses to close the window despite the freezing cold weather outside! Convinced that his bird will find his way home Balki vows never to sleep again until they are reunited.
Apr 27, 1990
When Larry is sent to interview Uncle Shaggy the host of a children's show, Balki accompanies him cause he's a fan. Larry knowing that the man doesn't let anyone outside the show see him without his make-up; he asks Balki to get a photo of him without his make-up. Larry has the photo placed in the paper. The man later shows up and tells them that he's a convicted felon and when his picture came out someone who knew him called the station. He would get fired. Balki tells Larry they have to do something.
May 04, 1990
Larry and Balki go on an outing sponsored by the paper, in the woods. They bring Jennifer and Mary Anne along and get their own cabin. Gorpley who was thrown out of his cabin by the ones he was with goes to theirs. Later they learn that an escaped killer is in the vicinity of where they are. While most of them want to leave, Balki convinces them to stay saying what are the odds that the killer will show up where they are. But he does and he was about to get them. Later he was in custody, the trooper asks them how they subdued him. Gorpley and Larry tell versions are ...
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Perfect Strangers Season 5 (1989) is released on Sep 22, 1989 and the latest season 8 of Perfect Strangers is released in 1993. Watch Perfect Strangers online - the English Comedy TV series from United States. Perfect Strangers is directed by Joel Zwick,Judy Pioli,Richard Correll,Greg Antonacci and created by Dale McRaven with Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker. Perfect Strangers is available online on Freevee and Amazon Video.