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Muriel's Fish Story

Comedy

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Jul 19, 1986

While attending the very first exhibition of her photography, Muriel is offered the opportunity to be the official photographer for a French oceanographer's upcoming five-week expedition.

Full Episodes

Season 6, 22 episodes

Henry's Change of Life,

Henry and Muriel have sold their San Francisco apartment building and purchase a home about twelve miles north in the city of Mill Valley, which is located in Marin County, and hire a full-time housekeeper named Lisa Flores.

20m Apr 5, 1986

Front Page Monroe,

While Monroe is alone at the newspaper office, a dock worker storms in wanting to blow the whistle on his employer for dumping chemicals into the Bay.

20m Apr 12, 1986

Four is a Crowd,

Henry's friend Herb buys a house in the area, and the Rushes graciously allow him and his wife to spend a few days with them while an escrow problem is cleared up. However, their houseguests quickly wear out their welcome.

20m Apr 19, 1986

Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry,

Henry decides to do a human interest story about the proprietors of a new Vietnamese restaurant and their difficult trip to America. However, he is stunned at the audience response to his story.

20m Apr 26, 1986

Miss Marin Bugler,

Henry sponsors a beauty contest to increase circulation of his newspaper, much to the chagrin of Mrs. Stinson. Her misgivings prove to have merit when a man attempts to blackmail Henry with underage nude photographs.

20m May 3, 1986

Garfield the Cat Joins the Marin Bugler,

Henry secures rights to run the Garfield comic strip in the newspaper while at a convention and tasks Monroe with a major role in the promotional effort.

20m May 10, 1986

Bedtime for Henry,

Henry decides to spend his entire day off relaxing in bed, with strict instructions to Muriel not be disturbed. The odd circumstances cause Lisa, Monroe, and Mrs. Stinson to become concerned about his health.

20m May 17, 1986

Educating Lisa,

Lisa decides to attend a night class to prepare for her citizenship test, but she suddenly wants to quit, claiming she doesn't like the teacher. Henry prods her to continue the class, but he and Muriel are shocked by her reason.

20m May 24, 1986

Henry's Novel Solution,

Henry is excited to discover his favorite novelist subscribes to his newspaper, and eagerly accepts his offer to write an article during a dinner date.

20m May 31, 1986

Henry Gets Taken for a Ride,

Henry agrees to loan Lisa money to buy a used car, on the stipulation that he gets to have final say on which one she chooses. However, this gesture blows up in his face when the car he buys turns out to be stolen.

20m Jun 7, 1986

Late, Great Herbert Maxwell,

A local civic leader dies unexpectedly, and Mrs. Stinson tasks Henry with writing a front-page story in tribute to him. When he finds a discrepancy in the police report, he and Monroe become determined to find out the truth.

20m Jul 12, 1986

Muriel's Fish Story,

While attending the very first exhibition of her photography, Muriel is offered the opportunity to be the official photographer for a French oceanographer's upcoming five-week expedition.

20m Jul 19, 1986

Ya Gotta Have Heart,

Mrs. Stinson hires her niece Jennifer as an intern, and immediately begins taking her advice over Henry's. He becomes convinced that she is being groomed to replace him.

20m Sep 27, 1986

Monroe's Critical Condition,

Henry assigns Monroe to be the entertainment critic for the newspaper, and he receives a threatening phone call after writing a scathing review of a lounge singer.

20m Oct 4, 1986

Henry helps Mr. Forester, an elderly man who occasionally provides Henry with neighborhood gossip, compose a personal ad to find a female companion.

20m Oct 11, 1986

Muriel is infuriated when Henry passes over her photograph for the front page in favor of a photograph taken by the eight-year-old daughter of the newspaper's biggest advertiser.

20m Oct 18, 1986

Rock Around Henry,

Everyone but Henry is upset that the city council has decided to cancel Rock n Roll Night at the upcoming music festival. Monroe thinks he can convince Henry to write a critical editorial of the decision.

20m Nov 1, 1986

Herb Kiss, Henry Tells,

Muriel sees Henry's friend Herb at a restaurant with a woman other than his wife. Herb confides the truth in Henry during a dinner party, but Henry creates a big mess for himself when he blurts out the name of the other woman.

20m Nov 8, 1986

Believing is Seeing,

Mrs. Stinson is diagnosed with cataracts and suddenly decides to retire and travel the world. Henry is thrilled to be put in sole charge of the newspaper, but has second thoughts when he finally learns the reason.

20m Nov 15, 1986

Iris pays a visit to announce that she is going to marry a Greek man named Alex who she met on a cruise two weeks ago, and that she has invited Alex and his son over to meet them.

20m Nov 22, 1986

Presenting Buddy Ficus,

Monroe decides he wants to be a stand-up comedian and invites Mrs. Stinson and the Rushes to his debut performance. However, they are put in a difficult situation when he bombs on stage but doesn't realize it.

20m Jan 31, 1987

Lisa Goes Lottery Loco,

Everyone but Henry gets caught up in scratch-off lottery fever, and Lisa is excited when her single ticket wins $5. However, things quickly get out of hand when she secretly begins spending entire paychecks on more tickets.

20m Feb 7, 1987