7.5/1095 votes#1 - Caroline in the City
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1995
Caroline hires Richard as her new colorist, and takes Annie's advice to try getting a date by throwing fruit out her window.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Fred Barron, Marco Pennette, Dottie Dartland Zicklin
- 6.9/1073 votes
#2 - Caroline and the Mugger
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1995
Richard is mugged and robbed of his wallet and portfolio - containing Caroline' s drawings.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1067 votes
#3 - Caroline and the Gay Art Show
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1995
Richard takes his paintings out of the closet when Caroline and Annie convince a gallery owner to consider them for an exclusive show - which turns out to be for gay artists only; Annie becomes entangled in Caroline's search for a new hair dresser - and her old hairdresser (Lerner) spots her at the gallery opening party.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1068 votes
#4 - Caroline and the Bad Back
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1995
Richard and Del bend over backwards to help an injured Caroline complete her work in time for a deadline, but things go from bad back to worse when medication dulls her pain - and her mind - so Richard and Del have to finish the strip for her.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Bill Prady
- 7.0/1070 votes
#5 - Caroline and the ATM
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1995
Being too picky could cost Caroline the chance to reclaim money she lost at a malfunctioning ATM, since she doesn't really want to bank staff to see her picking her nose on the videotape record of the transaction. Meanwhile, Richard may end up in the doghouse after he attempts to dump the clinging Shelly on the pretext that he is allergic to her beloved dog.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Mark Wilding
- 7.1/1079 votes
#6 - Caroline and the Folks
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1995
Caroline must face dinner at Remo's with Del's parents alone when Del doesn't show up; Del is trapped on a stalled subway with Charlie, who insists on sharing his ideas for greeting cards for pets; and Richard's non-plans for his 30th birthday change when Annie visits to exchange swapped video rentals.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Fred Barron, Marco Pennette
- 7.0/1066 votes
#7 - Caroline and the Opera
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1995
Caroline is annoyed that Del refuses to accompany her to the opera; then her interfering Aunt Mary arranges a blind date with an old high school classmate of Caroline's, who turns out to be handsome, successful and rich.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Fred Barron, Marco Pennette
- 7.0/1065 votes
#8 - Caroline and the Balloon
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1995
Caroline is blown away by an opportunity to march in the Thanksgiving Day Parade - something she had dreamed of since high school mononucleosis kept her out of her marching band - when the giant balloon of her character Caroline escapes, injures parade marshal Florence Henderson, and threatens Staten Island.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Bill Prady
- 6.9/1062 votes
#9 - Caroline and the Convict
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/1995
Annie is really in love with her new boyfriend, a recent ex-con who did time for breaking and entering - and who is the obvious suspect when Caroline's apartment is burgled. Richard is upset because one of the stolen items was his painting of his mother's womb.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Rob Lotterstein
- 7.3/1071 votes
#10 - Caroline and the Christmas Break
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/1995
Botched attempts to plan a holiday trip with Del lead Caroline to reconsider their relationship; Annie brews an elaborate scheme to help Richard break up with Shelly.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1062 votes
#11 - Caroline and the Gift
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1996
Del's unexpectedly generous Christmas gift - a pair of ugly but valuable earrings - makes Caroline question his intentions. Richard paints a commissioned nude portrait of a beautiful woman (Udenio) who has a well-connected husband - well -connected in ""the Family,"" according to a frightened Remo. And Annie can't remember her New Year's Eve party at which she met a man who has since telephoned her to confirm their date.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Bill Prady
- 6.9/1060 votes
#12 - Caroline and the Married Man
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/1996
Richard sets Caroline up on a date with a man (Gravitte) who can get him a civic commission for an important mural, and they hit it off; then Richard discovers the guy is married.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Wil Calhoun
- 6.6/1059 votes
#13 - Caroline and the Twenty-Eight-Pound Walleye
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/1996
Caroline's parents (Holliman & Hartley) roll out the red carpet when she visits her home town for a ceremony in her honor, but something smells fishy when her brother (who has upstaged her all their lives) arrives with big news of his own.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1066 votes
#14 - Caroline and the Watch
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/1996
Caroline finds a watch in her new antique desk and tries to find its previous owners; meanwhile, Del learns that a deceased employee was an embezzler.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Mark Wilding
- 6.9/1060 votes
#15 - Caroline and the Bad Date
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/1996
Del asks Richard to join him on a double date with two gorgeous models; Caroline meets a man buying a sweater, but he turns out to be a paranoid bore.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Bill Prady
- 7.5/1063 votes
#16 - Caroline and the Proposal
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/1996
When Richard learns of Del's proposing to Caroline, he goes searching for another job, and is seduced by his just-divorced employment counselor; Remo and Annie try to convince a skeptical Caroline that she's oblivious to Richard's feelings for her - and hers for him.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Fred Barron, Marco Pennette
- 6.9/1057 votes
#17 - Caroline and the Kid
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/1996
Ultra-competitive Del has feelings of inadequacy after meeting Caroline's debonair ex-boyfriend Marco, especially when the towels come off at the gym; Caroline and Richard are hired to paint a mural for the bedroom of Martin Lapper, a demonic spoiled rich kid.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Wil Calhoun, Bill Masters
- 8.0/10130 votes
#18 - Caroline and the Ex-Wife
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/1996
Del and Caroline's vacation takes an unexpected turn when they run into Del's bitter ex-wife Jill at his cabin. Meanwhile, Annie's brother Pete decides to quit the family business, which doesn't sit well with his parents.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1068 votes
#19 - Caroline and the Movie
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/1996
Caroline, Richard and Annie are cast as extras in a film, leading to some surprising developments for its star (Benson) and director (Landis) when Annie turns out to be a Benson fanatic - and Richard becomes insanely jealous of the extra who is to kiss Caroline. Meanwhile, Del's Porsche is towed, and when he claims it from the DMV, he gets someone else's Gremlin instead. When he tracks down the Gremlin's owner, the poor man pleads for more time - he's got a hot date with a woman who was really only impressed by the Porsche.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Bill Prady
- 6.7/1080 votes
#20 - Caroline and the Cereal
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/18/1996
Caroline's agent (Taylor) likes the idea of featuring her comic-strip character on a cereal box, but the artist flakes out after a closer look at the product, which she feels has an unfortunate resemblance to a certain part of the female anatomy. A chaotic focus group sessions does little to allay her misgivings.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1057 votes
#21 - Caroline and Richard's Mom
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/25/1996
Richard faces some childhood traumas when his mother (Ashley) makes a surprise visit: it seems she is given to claiming to know celebrities personally, and Richard has never quite gotten over her promise to have Salvador Dali look at his paintings. But Caroline doesn't know this when Natalie promises to get her own NBC Saturday morning cartoon show.
Director: James Burrows
- 6.7/1055 votes
#22 - Caroline and the Bridesmaids
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/1996
Preparations for the wedding cause friction between Caroline and Annie, who can't seem to take her responsibilities as maid of honor seriously.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Wil Calhoun, Bill Masters
- 7.4/1061 votes
#23 - Caroline and the Wedding
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/16/1996
An ominous dream, an inexperienced priest and a surprising love letter threaten Caroline's wedding.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Bill Masters
- 6.5/1054 votes
#24 - Caroline and the Condom
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/5/1996
Caroline's writers' block sends her down memory lane to Richard's first day on the job---a day with trouble in store for Caroline because she and Del had just rekindled their romance.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Fred Barron, Marco Pennette
The Best Episodes of Caroline in the City Season 1
Every episode of Caroline in the City Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Caroline in the City Season 1!
Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran on the NBC television network. It stars Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy, who...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Caroline in the City" is the best rated episode of "Caroline in the City" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Fred Barron, Marco Pennette, Dottie Dartland Zicklin, it aired on 9/21/1995. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Caroline and the Mugger".