Season 4

episodes

1. 1. Prelude to a Bris 1990-09-22 60 min CAPSULE: The decision whether or not to circumcise the newborn Leo brings up larger questions: is he Jewish and what does that mean? Hope gives birth to her and Michael's new son Leo. After bringing...
2. 2. Life Class 1990-10-02 60 min CAPSULE: Nancy feels that the hysterectomy has adversely affected her sex drive. Shots of Nancy teaching a class at the art center are intercut with her being examined by Dr. Eilertson. She asks abou...
3. 3. Control 1990-10-09 60 min CAPSULE: Melissa starts a fledgling relationship with Miles. Ellyn and Jeffrey look for a new apartment. Melissa gets a job photographing five notable Philadelphians for a magazine. She's a bit appre...
4. 4. The Distance 1990-10-16 60 min CAPSULE: An offer of a new job for Susannah leads to her and Gary taking a bold and unexpected step in their relationship. Ellyn finds out that Jeffrey is going back to his first wife. Early in the m...
5. 5. The Haunting of DAA 1990-10-30 60 min CAPSULE: Amidst a big company layoff, Michael is visited by a mystery man. It's Halloween time and Ethan is fighting with his mother. He wants to be Freddy Krueger; Nancy says no. At DAA Michael come...
6. 6. The Guilty Party 1990-11-13 60 min CAPSULE: Hope tries to do it all, including throwing a surprise birthday party for Michael. Her relentless perfectionism might be rubbing off on Janey. Contractors and repairmen are tearing up the St...
7. 7. Photo Opportunity 1990-11-27 60 min CAPSULE: Melissa gets a big photo assignment at the same time that her mother breaks her leg. Melissa is ecstatic about a job she's up for, doing a photo shoot in New York for Vanity Fair magazine. A...
8. 8. Never Better 1990-12-04 60 min CAPSULE: The ""friends of friends"" Gary and Ellyn become closer, but it's Billy Sidel that Ellyn is really interested in. Ellyn haltingly tells her therapist that she wants to terminate her treatmen...
9. 9. Guns & Roses 1990-12-11 60 min CAPSULE: Nancy's continuing treatment for her cancer places more and more of a strain on her and her family. Nancy gets a phone call one morning about exhibiting her paintings at a show. She later go...
10. 10. Happy New Year 1990-12-18 60 min CAPSULE: Everyone gathers at the Steadman house for a New Year celebration. Gary and Melissa help Hope prepare for the night's New Year's Eve party. Ellyn is worried because she didn't invite Billy;...
11. 11. Melissa and Men 1991-01-08 60 min As she prepare for a gallery exhibit devoted to her work, Melissa examines her past relationships with the men in her life and wonders why they have been such failures.
12. 12. Advanced Beginners 1991-01-22 60 min While Ellyn and Billy are living together temporarily, an old girlfriend of Billy's arrives upon the scene, causing some problems.
13. 13. Sifting the Ashes 1991-02-05 60 min On a business trip to Baltimore, Elliot confronts issues with his mother and with his religious faith. Ethan too is wondering if religious faith can help his own mother.
14. 14. A Second Look 1991-02-12 60 min Amidst the celebration over the success of Nancy's cancer surgery, a terrible and unexpected tragedy strikes another member of the group.
15. 15. Fighting the Cold 1991-02-19 60 min Susannah returns for Gary's funeral. Melissa is an emotional wreck in the aftermath. She and Susannah come to terms with each other.
16. 16. The Difference Between Men and Women 1991-02-26 60 min Bachelor and bachelorette parties for Billy and Ellyn provide the backdrop for a look at the various couples' relationships with each other and their fideliity.
17. 17. The Wedding 1991-04-09 60 min Ellyn and Billy get married. Predictably, all does not go smoothly, as Ellyn gets a bad case of pre-wedding jitters.
18. 18. Closing the Circle 1991-04-16 60 min Michael tries to come to terms with Gary's passing. Among the living, he has problems with Susannah and with Miles and Peter at work.
19. 19. Out the Door 1991-04-30 60 min Michael's fortunes seem to be rising at DAA, but Elliot is more dissatisfied than ever and is ready to quit the job, leading to conflict between the two.
20. 20. Hopeless 1991-05-07 60 min Hopr volunteers at a shelter for the homeless and gets personally involved in the life of a woman and her daughter there. She accuses Michael of having lost his social conscience.
21. 21. A Stop at Willoughby 1991-05-14 60 min The stress of working at DAA becomes too much for Michael.
22. 22. Melissa in Wonderland 1991-05-21 60 min Melissa goes to Hollywood to photograph a sitcom star who comes to rely on her advice.
23. 23. California 1991-05-28 60 min Michael gets a job offer in California. While out there, he runs into Elliot and they talk about forming another partnership. But Hope is adamantly against the move, so much so that her and Michael's...