Dear John — Season 1
Life after divorce is never easy, but it's easier with friends
About this season
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).
Episodes (22)
1. Pilot
Aired 6 October 1988 • 30 min
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)
2. Ralph's Curse
Aired 27 October 1988 • 30 min
3. Hello/Goodbye
Aired 3 November 1988 • 30 min
A young man claims to be John' son.
4. The Younger Girl
Aired 10 November 1988 • 30 min
John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills him—until he learns her age.
5. Matthew's Dilemma
Aired 17 November 1988 • 30 min
John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
6. Dear Mike
Aired 24 November 1988 • 30 min
7. Politics as Usual
Aired 1 December 1988 • 30 min
8. Dancing in the Dark
Aired 15 December 1988 • 30 min
9. Was It Good for Me?
Aired 5 January 1989 • 30 min
10. Honest John
Aired 12 January 1989 • 30 min
11. The Return of Ricky
Aired 19 January 1989 • 30 min
12. Dream Babe
Aired 26 January 1989 • 30 min
13. Stand by Your Man
Aired 16 February 1989 • 30 min
14. Love and Marriage
Aired 23 February 1989 • 30 min
15. For a Friend
Aired 2 March 1989 • 30 min
16. The Second Time Around
Aired 9 March 1989 • 30 min
17. The Last Dance
Aired 16 March 1989 • 30 min
18. Sisters
Aired 30 March 1989 • 30 min
Kate claims that her sister always steals her boyfriends, no matter how obnoxious, and to prove it Kate dates Kirk. (TV Guide)
19. Gone Camping
Aired 6 April 1989 • 30 min
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)
20. Margo
Aired 27 April 1989 • 30 min
The group tells John that the knockout who's knocking him out is really a new member's transvestite husband. (TV Guide)
21. Friends and Lovers
Aired 4 May 1989 • 30 min
22. Bound for Gloria
Aired 11 May 1989 • 30 min