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Season 6
April 5, 1986

Season 6

01. Henry's Change of Life

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.

April 5, 1986

02. Front Page Monroe

Monroe publishes a front page story about corporate pollution and gets sent to jail for not revealing his source.

April 12, 1986

03. Four is a Crowd

The Rush's friends visit and overstay their welcome.

April 19, 1986

04. Ho-Ho Ho Chi Henry

The Rushes and Mrs. Stinson help a Vietnamese family who opened a restaurant achieve the American dream.

April 26, 1986

05. Miss Marin Bugler

The Marin Bugler holds a beauty contest with unexpected repercussions for the winner

May 3, 1986

06. Garfield the Cat Joins the Marin Bugler

Henry strikes up a deal to run the Garfield comic strip in the Marin Bugler

May 10, 1986

07. Bedtime for Henry

All Henry wants to do is spend a relaxing day in bed, but is constantly interrupted

May 17, 1986

08. Educating Lisa

The Rush's housekeeper Lisa enrolls in classes to become a naturalized American citizen

May 24, 1986

09. Henry's Novel Solution

Henry's admiration for a famous author diminishes when he learns the man (Peter Haskell) gets his inspiration from the bottle

May 31, 1986

10. Henry Gets Taken for a Ride

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.

June 7, 1986

11. Late, Great Herbert Maxwell

Monroe and Henry learn about a coverup with regards to death of a friend of Mrs. Stinson.

July 12, 1986

12. Muriel's Fish Story

Muriel is offered a photography job from a famous oceanographer for his next expedition.

July 19, 1986

13. Ya Gotta Have Heart

When Mrs. Stinson's niece begins works as an intern at the newspaper, it causes friction.

September 27, 1986

14. Monroe's Critical Condition

Monroe's life is threatened after he gives a singer a bad review.

October 4, 1986

15. Cyrano Henry

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.

October 11, 1986

16. Family Fued

Muriel quits the Marin Bugler when Henry decides to use a reader's photo in a story instead of hers.

October 18, 1986

17. Rock Around Henry

Henry rallies behind two rock musicians who were banned from performing at a local music festival.

November 1, 1986

18. Herb Kiss, Henry Tells

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.

November 8, 1986

19. Believing is Seeing

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.

November 15, 1986

20. Acropolis Now

Henry suspects Iris' Greek fiancé is after her money.

November 22, 1986

21. Presenting Buddy Ficus

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.

January 31, 1987

22. Lisa Goes Lottery Loco

Lisa is overjoyed when she wins $5 and becomes addicted to playing.

February 7, 1987