Gerry Cohen

Season 3 Episode 1: He Thought He Could

By David Faustino / November 6, 1988 /

Al finds a library book thirty-one years overdue and has to return it, which means facing the librarian he has been frightened of since childhood. The book is The Little Engine That Could, which the title turns against him.

Season 2 Episode 19: Im-Po-Dent

By David Faustino / February 28, 1988 / Comments Off on Season 2 Episode 19: Im-Po-Dent

Marcy dents Steve’s new Mercedes while he is away, and rather than get angry he announces that the stress has made him impotent — and then commits to it entirely. Marcy spirals. It is also the first episode to show the real Tang bottle.

Season 2 Episode 17: Peggy Loves Al, Yeah Yeah, Yeah

By David Faustino / February 14, 1988 / Comments Off on Season 2 Episode 17: Peggy Loves Al, Yeah Yeah, Yeah

The series’ Valentine’s Day episode went out live, and viewers phoned in during the broadcast to vote on whether Al should tell Peggy he loves her. Her appeal to the audience covers his socks, his toenail clippings and what is living in his toothbrush.

Season 2 Episode 10: The Razor’s Edge

By David Faustino / November 15, 1987 /

Steve returns from a rafting trip with a beard and refuses to shave it, which ends with him moving in next door. Al is delighted to have a houseguest who cooks. It is also the first episode directed by Gerry Cohen, who went on to direct more of the series than anyone.