Dear John (1988)
"Life after divorce is never easy, but it's easier with friends"
Synopsis
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).
Network
NBC
Episodes
Pilot
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)
Ralph's Curse
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Hello/Goodbye
A young man claims to be John' son.
The Younger Girl
John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.
Matthew's Dilemma
John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
Dear Mike
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Politics as Usual
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Dancing in the Dark
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Was It Good for Me?
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Honest John
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The Return of Ricky
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Dream Babe
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Stand by Your Man
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Love and Marriage
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For a Friend
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The Second Time Around
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The Last Dance
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Sisters
Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)
Gone Camping
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)
Margo
The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)
Friends and Lovers
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Bound for Gloria
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Cast
Details
Original Title
Dear John
Status
Ended
Seasons
4
Episodes
90
Production
Paramount Television, Ed Weinberger Productions
