Dear John  1988

Dear John 1988

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).

Genre: Comedy

Director: John Sullivan

Cast:Judd HirschJere BurnsJane CarrIsabella HofmannTom WillettBillie BirdHarry GroenerSusan WaltersWilliam O'Leary


1Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1

September 19, 1990

John goes on a blind double-date with Kirk, and finds himself mistaken for a professional escort.

2Season 3

Season 3, Episode 2

September 26, 1990

John hopes for a reconciliation whe his ex-wife Wendy says she wants another child—but she only wants her sperm.

3Season 3

Season 3, Episode 3

October 3, 1990

Feeling pressured and rushed, John breaks into the insemination clinc to retrieve his sperm.

4Season 3

Season 3, Episode 4

October 10, 1990

John tries to mediate a fight over a woman between Kirk and his amazingly similar brother—a priest.

5Season 3

Season 3, Episode 5

October 24, 1990

A new member proposes to both Kate and Louise.

6Season 3

Season 3, Episode 6

October 31, 1990

John sort of fulfills his dream of playing clarinet at Carnegie Hall.

7Season 3

Season 3, Episode 7

November 7, 1990

At her aunt's funeral, Kate confronts her ex-husband Blake, a cad nonetheless loved by the rest of her family.

8Season 3

Season 3, Episode 8

November 14, 1990

John seeks a reunion with famous adventure author Jessica Stone, whom he recalls in flashbacks as the great love of his youth.

9Season 3

Season 3, Episode 9

November 28, 1990

Despite interruptions by a newly svelte woman from Overeaters Anonymous (new recurring guest Olivia Brown), the groups tries to heer up Mary Beth, who's lost her job.

10Season 3

Season 3, Episode 10

December 12, 1990

John wants his aging mother to move in with him.

11Season 3

Season 3, Episode 11

December 19, 1990

John's job is jeopardized and the group disbands after a tabloid links him to a promiscuous movie star. (Part 1 of 2)

12Season 3

Season 3, Episode 12

December 19, 1990

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13Season 3

Season 3, Episode 13

January 5, 1991

Ralph falls for a married fellow toll-taker.

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Season 3, Episode 14

January 19, 1991

John meets a pretty periodontist, Kate a suave South American, and Kirk his fiesty match. (Part 1 of 2)

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Season 3, Episode 15

January 26, 1991

Jackie agrees to live with Kirk, under exacting conditions; Louse gets a date with her IRS auditor. (Part 2 of 2)

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Season 3, Episode 16

February 2, 1991

Everyone gets dumped except Ralph; John's ex-wife Wendy brings news of a new baby. (Part 3 of 3)

17Season 3

Season 3, Episode 17

February 9, 1991

Kirk loses John's antique watch to a pretty thief.

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Season 3, Episode 18

February 16, 1991

When John's college poetry teacher visits, he steals some of John's poems for a book. Meanwhile, the group preps for a talent show.

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Season 3, Episode 19

March 2, 1991

John huddles with the group members over whether to expose the former professor who plagaarized his poems. (Part 2 of 2)

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Season 3, Episode 20

March 13, 1991

After they learn she'd been institutionalized, the groups scoffs at Louise's claim she can save the financiall strapped center.

21Season 3

Season 3, Episode 21

March 20, 1991

John tries getting his son Matthew to discuss his hurt feelings about the baby his mom and John are having.

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Season 3, Episode 22

May 1, 1991

John is stranded in remove Hawaiian airports after buying a discount ticket from Kirk; Alejandro proposes to Kate.