About this season
The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a hunter, and the Hendersons offer the creature who they come to call Harry a temporary home until a recovers his health.
Episodes (30)
1. Yo Richie!
Aired 18 September 1992 • 22 min
Nancy's friend visits with her nephew, a boy who gives mischief a bad name.
2. The Candidate
Aired 25 September 1992 • 22 min
When George's friend is bullied from a political race, George finds a write-in candidate: a Bigfoot with a pristine past.
3. The Bride and the Gloom
Aired 2 October 1992 • 22 min
Darcy's scheme to have her Albanian housekeeper deported goes awry when the woman finds herself a husband: Brett.
4. Born Again
Aired 30 October 1992 • 22 min
The Hendersons plan a weekend of laid-back happenings for Nancy and Brett's visiting mother, only to find she would rather party.
5. The Old Bigfoot
Aired 6 November 1992 • 22 min
Harry brings home an old bigfoot, so the family consults Dr. Arnesen, who concludes he is preparing to die; Darcy introduces Brad to gorgeous Kate, but tells him she only likes brainy boys.
6. The Outing
Aired 13 November 1992 • 22 min
The media and an animal control officer discover Harry, so the family turn to sleazy talk show host Tony Lane for help.
7. Harry Henderson National Treasure
Aired 20 November 1992 • 22 min
With Harry's existence made public, the neighborhood is flooded with tourists, prompting angry residents to legally force Harry out.
8. Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Aired 1 January 1993 • 22 min
When George's cousin Melvin breaks up with his fiancee, he goes to the Hendersons for some advice and comfort.
9. Blood Is Thicker Than...
Aired 22 January 1993 • 22 min
Family ties unravel when George's brother visits and turns the Henderson home into a New Age shrine for Harry.
10. Pitch, Pitch, Pitch
Aired 29 January 1993 • 22 min
Nancy finds stardom when she's asked to be in a commercial. In her absence, the family finds out how much they need her.
11. Harry the Mascot
Aired 5 February 1993 • 22 min
Hoping to join the "cool" contingent at school, Ernie arranges for Harry to be school mascot for Madison Junior High.
12. The Big Kiss Off
Aired 12 February 1993 • 22 min
Everyone is skeptical when Brett's long-lost wife shows up after leaving him to pursue a movie career.
13. The Frenchman
Aired 19 February 1993 • 22 min
A French linguist studying Harry's speech speaks the language of romance to Sara and that translates into trouble.
14. Laid Up
Aired 26 February 1993 • 22 min
George and Harry become hospital roommates when Harry visits George and drops a television set on his foot.
15. Harrywood Babylon
Aired 5 March 1993 • 22 min
When Harry frightens shoppers, Brett sets out to change Harry's public image; but the documentary on Harry he produces demeans the family.
16. Witness (1)
Aired 12 March 1993 • 22 min
The Hendersons' lives are put in danger when Harry sees a philanthropist commit murder. (Part 1 of 2)
17. Harry the Hostage (2)
Aired 19 March 1993 • 22 min
Murder-witness Harry becomes a target; but Nancy devises a daring plan to stop the murderer. (Part 2 of 2)
18. The Ex-Terminator
Aired 26 March 1993 • 22 min
Nancy's fear of a mouse prompts George to hire an exterminator while Harry tries to protect his fellow creature.
19. Beauty and the Beast
Aired 2 April 1993 • 22 min
When Sara's stage production of "Beauty and the Beast" lacks an actor to play the Beast, George gets an idea and Harry becomes Sara's co-star.
20. Big Feet, Small Minds
Aired 9 April 1993 • 22 min
George is challenged by his church when he writes an article about Harry suggesting he is the missing link between apes and humans which leads to a boycott of "A Better Life."
21. Surf's Down
Aired 16 April 1993 • 22 min
George learns that shore waters are being polluted by a construction company owned by his friend and biggest advertiser.
22. Follow Your Art
Aired 23 April 1993 • 22 min
When Sara considers enrolling at an arts college 200 miles away, an overprotective George has trouble letting go.
23. Them Bones
Aired 30 April 1993 • 22 min
When George makes the "archaeological discovery of the century," he sees a chance to spend time with his dad, an amateur geologist with the emotions of a rock.
24. The Three Facts of Brett
Aired 7 May 1993 • 22 min
Ernie and Harry find a book of sorcery and cast a spell on Brett that makes him assume others' personalities.
25. Ernie Confidential
Aired 14 May 1993 • 22 min
Ernie explains his moussed hair and missed classes as follows: "I'm a man now. I've got my own trail to blaze." However, in the path of every pubescent pioneer is a protective mother.
26. Uncle Mack Comes Back
Aired 21 May 1993 • 22 min
George's Great-Uncle Mac from Scotland arrives to settle his affairs and die, which he does, but his ghost has some unsettled business.
27. Skin Deep
Aired 28 May 1993 • 22 min
Brett can't seem to choose between a witty waitress who wants a commitment and a more voluptuous cosmetician who doesn't demand commitment because, as Nancy says, "it has three syllables."
28. Retrospective Three
Aired 4 June 1993 • 22 min
A publisher rejects George's book about Harry. In a retrospective, we get another look at the past.
29. The Long Goodbyes (1)
Aired 11 June 1993 • 22 min
Tefta pines for Brett, who loves Mary. Meanwhile, Yetta, a female bigfoot from China, and Harry pine for one another but they need to avoid a customs agent. (Part 1 of 2)
30. The Long Goodbyes (2)
Aired 18 June 1993 • 22 min
In the series finale, the Henderson family decides to help Harry and his dear Yetta marry and move to a cave in the woods. Tefta pines for Brett, who loves Mary. (Part 2 of 2)