
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley — Season 1
About this season
Martin Short’s Ed Grimley careens through a series of life-affirming and science learning Saturday morning adventures.
Episodes (13)
1. Tall, Dark & Hansom
Aired 10 September 1988 • 30 min
Ed has agreed to fill in for his cousin Lemar Grimley, driving his hansom cab at the Grand Bilt Hotel for the day (though he must deal with the reluctance of the horse, Leonard). Later at the racetrack, Leonard falls for a pretty filly but is rejected, and Ed suggests they enter the race to impress her.
2. Ed's Debut
Aired 17 September 1988 • 30 min
Ed foolishly thinks he's been asked to play triangle for the city's philharmonic. Suddenly he's been arrested for a robbery he didn't do on his way to the concert hall.
3. E.G., Go Home
Aired 24 September 1988 • 30 min
Ed is hanging out with Wendall, who is the annoying brother of his crush - the amateur actress Miss Malone. Ed and Wendall go to the amusement park. They are off on a rocket ride to another planet which is ruled by an alien queen.
4. Ed's In Hot Water
Aired 1 October 1988 • 30 min
Ed's landlady Deidre Freebus asks him to look after the apartment building, while she's on vacation with her husband. Ed puts his skills into fixing the water heater and goes down the drain into the ocean. He ends up on an island, where he finds Amelia Earhart-esque aviator.
5. Crate Expectations
Aired 8 October 1988 • 30 min
Ed is trying to find a birthday present for Miss Malone. Unfortunately he gets stuck in a crate. Miss Malone, on the other hand is very depressed after she's been snubbed for a part in a TV movie. She grows older and meets a guardian angel, who shows her what life would be if she had never been born.
6. Grimley, P.F.C
Aired 15 October 1988 • 30 min
Accidentally Ed joins the Army after he got on the wrong line to return a library book.
7. Moby Is Lost
Aired 22 October 1988 • 30 min
Moby Runs Away And Trys To Find Him. Count Floyd:?????? Gustav Brothers:??????
8. Good Neighbor Ed
Aired 29 October 1988 • 30 min
Ed has to take a picture of all of his neighbors in order to fulfill the rules of a contest, he has won.
9. Driver Ed
Aired 5 November 1988 • 30 min
When Trying To Teach Miss Malone How To Drive,Ed And Miss Malone Die In A Car Accident.ANd Now Are Ghost And Haunt Mr. Freebus To Take Care Of Thier Stuff. Count Floyd:????? Gustav Brothers: The Bros Tell About Trains
10. Blowin' In The Wind
Aired 12 November 1988 • 30 min
A Tornado Hits Ed And Blows Him To A Farm.
11. Eyewitness Ed
Aired 19 November 1988 • 30 min
Ed Is Eyewitness A Robery.So The Guy Who Robbed The Bank Is Trying To Kill Ed.
12. Eddy, We Hardly Knew Ye
Aired 26 November 1988 • 30 min
Ed Goes To The Hospital To Get His Tonsils Removed.And Share A Room With A Man Who Turns Into A Warewolf.At The Same Time Ed's Friends Think That Ed Died. Count Floyd Short:Ed Has A Dream Of Him When He Was Little In The Sixties At The Count Floyd Show. Gustav Brothers Short: The Bros Goes Inside The Mouth To Teach About Teeth.
13. The Irving Who Came To Dinner
Aired 3 December 1988 • 30 min