Season 1

17 EPISODES • 1990

Season 1 of American Dreamer was released on September 20 and consists of 17 episodes.

Episodes

1: Pilot

Sep 20, 1990

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

Sep 22, 1990

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

Sep 29, 1990

A disillusioned cartoonist (Austin Pendleton) quits his job.

4: All God's Children Go to Wisconsin

Oct 6, 1990

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

5: Corvette Man

Oct 13, 1990

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

6: Over the Hill?

Oct 20, 1990

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

Oct 27, 1990

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

8: Divorce, American Dreamer Style

Nov 3, 1990

9: In from the Cold (1)

Nov 10, 1990

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)

Nov 24, 1990

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

11: The Fabulous Baker Girls

Dec 1, 1990

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

12: A Face in the Cloud

Dec 8, 1990

13: Don't Drink the Water

May 25, 1991

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

14: Mother Knows Best

Jun 1, 1991

Lillian must live a lie when her mother visits.

15: Papa Joe

Jun 8, 1991

Joe's weekend with his daughter is spoiled.

16: Heartbreak Diner

Jun 15, 1991

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

17: They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?

Jun 22, 1991

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

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