Dear John

Life after divorce is never easy, but it's easier with friends

1988 5.7

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).

Comedy

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1
Pilot
1988-10-06
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
1988-10-27
3
Hello/Goodbye
1988-11-03
A young man claims to be John' son.
4
The Younger Girl
1988-11-10
John's beautiful new girlfriend thrills himâ€”until he learns her age.
5
Matthew's Dilemma
1988-11-17
John can't understand why his son Matthew won't spend time with him.
6
Dear Mike
1988-11-24
7
Politics as Usual
1988-12-01
8
Dancing in the Dark
1988-12-15
9
Was It Good for Me?
1989-01-05
10
Honest John
1989-01-12
11
The Return of Ricky
1989-01-19
12
Dream Babe
1989-01-26
13
Stand by Your Man
1989-02-16
14
Love and Marriage
1989-02-23
15
For a Friend
1989-03-02
16
The Second Time Around
1989-03-09
17
The Last Dance
1989-03-16
18
Sisters
1989-03-30
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
1989-04-06
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
1989-04-27
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
1989-05-04
22
Bound for Gloria
1989-05-11