"Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages.
Cast:Richard Mulligan , Dinah Manoff , David Leisure , Park Overall , Kristy McNichol , Bear the Dog , Estelle Getty , Marsha Warfield , Paul Provenza , Lisa Rieffel , D. David Morin , Todd Susman , Marsha Clark , Edan Gross , Elise Ogden , Sid Melton , Robert Lesser , Stan Roth
Carol's date has trouble with intimacy, while Laverne won't accept a raise.
Laverne has a serious problem with something Dr. Harry Watson has done; two young patients disagree with Harry's methods for treating their lovesickness; Charley make a strange request to be buried in the Weston family's plot.
Harry suffers from a strange recurring dream, the girls spend the night with him trying to decipher the dream and end up at an all night diner.
Barbara's partner, who happens to be dating her sister Carol, is dating more then one woman.
A beautiful ex- patient asks Harry to father her child.
Barbara tries to improve her police work after Carol catches an armed robber, while Rose Nylund accidentally hits Harry's car and offers to pay for the damages.
Carol tutors a boy she used to take care of, only to find out he is drop dead gorgeous. Laverne misses her friends birthday due to being overloaded at the office.
Laverne stays with Harry after she and her husband have a fight, which drives the family crazy. Harry agrees to go to a dance with a patient.
Harry is asked to write a Children's book and enlists Carol's help. Charley is attracted to a juror while doing jury duty.
Carol finds a job at the Library, where she gets more then she bargains for. Charley joins a big buddy program. Meanwhile Barbara gets Dreyfuss to learn how to play Frisbee.
As Harry and the girls plan for their annual holiday tradition of skiing at the lodge tragedy strikes as Dreyfuss runs away. Meanwhile Laverne will not accept a gift from Harry.
Harry who is dreadfully overworked has an angina attack. Everyone urges him to slow down and rest but he refuses.
Barbara quits the police force which trills Harry, but is worried that he may have pushed her into a new job. Meanwhile Carol is saving up desperately trying to pay for Harry's birthday present.
Barbara is tired of hearing Carol complain, so she convinces her to go along on a spontaneous adventure. Meanwhile Harry and Laverne recall the day she was hired.
As a reporter is trying to do a report on Harry, he is doing everything to avoid it. A young patient is on the verge of dying and no one can figure out what the problem is.
Charley starts to date Harry's niece who is staying at the Weston's house while in town. Laverne gets into an argument with her best friend over losing her "country" way of living.
Harry now feeling a little more confident about himself feels ready to start dating again and he might just rekindle an old romance.
When Laverne is told that her boyfriend was having an affair, she tells him that she is dating Harry. Carol and Barbara try to figure out the best way to deal with a mouse in the house.
Carol is dating a blind man who is rude and obnoxious, but her main concern is that the man has a disability and is not paying attention to anything else about him.
Harry and the girls return home to find Charley having a party at the house. Harry bans him from ever coming back to the place and moves away.
Barbara gets a crush on her while she is working undercover at a high school. Charley takes up playing golf. Harry tries to teach Dreyfuss to fetch the morning paper.
After hiring a maid, Carol and Barbara realize the family silver is missing. Meanwhile a young patient tries to set Harry up on a date with her mother.
Nick gets help from Harry to buy a bar. Harry and the girls find a lost dog who does a lot of damage, but Dreyfuss gets the blame.
Harry goes on a blind date with a lady who seems to be his perfect mate, though as he learns more about her, he discovers that something isn't quite right. Charlie is ready for a career change and finds that it's not as easy as he thought.