Seasons & episodes
S6 · E1Henry's Change of Life 1986-04-05
Henry, Muriel and Monroe move to Mill Valley, CA. The Rushes buy a new home. Henry bought a 49% share in a newspaper with a demanding 51% owner. Monroe is now his assistant and Muriel his photographer.
S6 · E2Front Page Monroe 1986-04-12
Monroe publishes a front page story about corporate pollution and gets sent to jail for not revealing his source.
S6 · E3Four is a Crowd 1986-04-19
The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.
S6 · E4Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry 1986-04-26
The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dream.
S6 · E5Miss Marin Bugler 1986-05-03
The Marin Bugler holds a beauty contest with unexpected repercussions for the winner
S6 · E6Garfield the Cat Joins the Marin Bugler 1986-05-10
Henry strikes up a deal to run the Garfield comic strip in the Marin Bugler
S6 · E7Bedtime for Henry 1986-05-17
All Henry wants to do is spend a relaxing day in bed, but is constantly interrupted
S6 · E8Educating Lisa 1986-05-24
The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen
S6 · E9Henry's Novel Solution 1986-05-31
Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his inspiration from the bottle
S6 · E10Henry Gets Taken for a Ride 1986-06-07
Henry decides to buy a car for Lisa. He attempts to show his business prowess by getting the best deal but in the process gets far less than he bargained for.
S6 · E11Late, Great Herbert Maxwell 1986-07-12
Monroe and Henry learn about a coverup with regards to death of a friend of Mrs. Stinson.
S6 · E12Muriel's Fish Story 1986-07-19
Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.
S6 · E13Ya Gotta Have Heart 1986-09-27
When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.
S6 · E14Monroe's Critical Condition 1986-10-04
Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.
S6 · E15Cyrano Henry 1986-10-11
Mr. Forester asks for Henry's help in writing a personal ad, which turns Henry into a ghost writer of sorts for all of his correspondence with the women who answer.
S6 · E16Family Fued 1986-10-18
Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.
S6 · E17Rock Around Henry 1986-11-01
Henry rallies behind two rock musicians who were banned from performing at a local music festival.
S6 · E18Herb Kiss, Henry Tells 1986-11-08
Henry and Muriel are caught in the middle of Herb and Marsha Kennedy's marriage problems after it's discovered that Herb has had an affair.
S6 · E19Believing is Seeing 1986-11-15
Henry suddenly becomes editor of the paper when Mrs. Stinson quits. Henry realizes he needs her at the paper and Mrs. Stinson realizes quitting was the wrong move.
S6 · E20Acropolis Now 1986-11-22
Henry suspects Iris' Greek fiancé is after her money.
S6 · E21Presenting Buddy Ficus 1987-01-31
Monroe reviews a comedy club, and thinks that the comedians at the club were not up to par; he decides to go onstage himself to try his hand at stand-up comedy. On the night Monroe is performing, under the stage name Buddy Ficus, the audience does not think his jokes are funny and everyone (except Muriel, Henry, Hope and Lisa) leave. Monroe falsely thinks he did a great job, and it is up to Henry to tell Monroe that stand-up is not Monroe's forte.
S6 · E22Lisa Goes Lottery Loco 1987-02-07
Lisa is overjoyed when she wins $5 and becomes addicted to playing.