American Dreamer

• 1. Pilot

  30m

  Tom Nash trades in his network newsman job to write a human interest column for a Chicago newspaper, moving to Wisconsin with his two children. He begins by exploring women's anger toward men by hiring a female assistant and visiting the woman he stood up on prom night.

• 2. Guys Just Wanna Have Fun

  30m

  Tom attempts to find out why men are not open with their feelings by hosting a bonding party for men.

• 3. Flight of the Dodo

  30m

  A disillusioned cartoonist (Austin Pendleton) quits his job.

• 4. All God's Children Go to Wisconsin

  30m

  Tom's meeting with an Episcopal cleric causes him to question his current standing as a lapsed Catholic.

• 5. Corvette Man

  30m

  While Tom considers buying a corvette, Lillian makes plans to remarry her ex-husband.

• 6. Over the Hill?

  30m

  Tom's preliminary results of his physical reveal he's in great shape but a chest X-ray casts a spot of doubt, requiring further tests.

• 7. Mr. Wizard

  30m

  Tom Nash begins substitute teaching and discovers it is not easy and happily accepts advice.

• 8. Divorce, American Dreamer Style

  30m

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• 9. In from the Cold (1)

  30m

  Tom considers writing about his memories and the loss of his wife but his kids consider her a forbidden subject for his column.

• 10. In from the Cold (2)

  30m

  Tom learns the true identity of Kathleen in the conclusion of a two part episode.

• 11. The Fabulous Baker Girls

  30m

  Holly's free-spirited sister Drew returns and makes good copy for Tom's newspaper column.

• 12. A Face in the Cloud

  30m

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• 13. Don't Drink the Water

  30m

  Tom discovers that Lillian's ex-husband's business is a fraud.

• 14. Mother Knows Best

  30m

  Lillian must live a lie when her mother visits.

• 15. Papa Joe

  30m

  Joe's weekend with his daughter is spoiled.

• 16. Heartbreak Diner

  30m

  Tom intervenes in his daughter's crush on a young college student.

• 17. They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?

  30m

  Danny disobeys his father and sneaks off to go duck hunting with Bill.

Cast

Robert Urich

Tom Nash

Carol Kane

Lillian Abernathy

Chay Lentin

Rachel Nash

Johnny Galecki

Danny Nash

Margaret Welsh

Holly Baker

Jeffrey Tambor

Joe Baines