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The Worst Episodes of Empty Nest

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The Worst Episodes of Empty Nest

Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people...

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  1. 7.1/10(109 votes)

    #1 - Under the Gun

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    S6:E16

    Harry gets shot when a young boy brings a gun to the clinic. Carol has a date with a famous anthropologist, who opts instead to go party with Charley.

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    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.1/10(100 votes)

    #2 - A Foreign Affair

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    S6:E23

    Maxine's boyfriend, an African cultural attache, proposes marriage. Sophia and Charley get Carol (who meanwhile has started to play the guitar again) hooked on the dog races.

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  3. 7.2/10(104 votes)

    #3 - The Girl Who Cried Baby

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    S6:E10

    Maxine and Harry compete to sell opera tickets. After a series of false alarms, Carol gives birth to son Scotty while at the opera.

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  4. 7.2/10(103 votes)

    #4 - Read All About It

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    S6:E12

    When Maxine has a dental emergency, Harry steps in and gives an interview in her place, but the journalist makes the article sound as though Harry deserves all the credit for the clinic's success. Meanwhile, Charley falls for Dreyfuss' vet.

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    Director:Dinah Manoff
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.2/10(102 votes)

    #5 - Life Goes On (2)

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    S7:E24

    With the gang fretting over Laverne's elopement, Kevin comes to see Carol and the two decide to get married with Laverne's father performing the ceremony. Laverne and Matt return unhitched and the ceremony becomes a double wedding. Barbara returns home to pack her things, but Harry has second thoughts about moving...until he is confronted by his dead wife Libby's ghost.

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  6. 7.3/10(99 votes)

    #6 - The Mismatchmaker

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    S4:E16

    Harry tries to reconcile a friend and his wife. Barbara hires Carol to cater a police party.

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    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.3/10(101 votes)

    #7 - Good Neighbor Harry

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    S4:E22

    A good deed backfires on Harry when a neurotic woman refuses to leave him alone. Carol's new boyfriend seems perfect except for his hideously annoying laugh.

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  9. 7.3/10(105 votes)

    #8 - Mother Dearest

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    S6:E7

    Maxine's mother visits and drives her crazy, but then finds out she may have glaucoma. Charley finds out the sex of Carol's baby, something she didn't want to know. Harry and Casey MacAfee try to make a date.

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  10. 7.3/10(106 votes)

    #9 - Superbaby

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    S6:E11

    When the baby starts ""singing Beethoven,"" Carol fears the hospital has given her the wrong child.

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  11. 7.3/10(106 votes)

    #10 - Gesundheit

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    S6:E15

    When the baby can't stop sneezing, Carol hires Studs With Suds to clean the house from top to bottom, and Sophia charges her friends to come and see them in action. But when they think it may be Dreyfuss causing the allergy, Harry takes him to stay with Charley, who doesn't want to give him back. Meanwhile, strange noises from upstairs make Laverne think the clinic is haunted by the ghosts of men who were murdered there years before.

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  12. 7.3/10(100 votes)

    #11 - Hog Heaven

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    S6:E19

    Laverne's old biker boyfriend returns and the two rekindle their romance, which annoys Harry, who doesn't think the guy is good enough for her. Carol makes a memory video for baby Scotty.

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  13. 7.3/10(102 votes)

    #12 - The Devil and Dr. Weston

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    S6:E22

    A wealthy philanthropist eyes Harry. Carol tries to help shy Doris (who once volunteered at the clinic but now sales roll-on moose door-to-door) come out of her shell.

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  14. 7.4/10(105 votes)

    #13 - Mad About the Boy

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    S3:E6

    After being dumped yet again, Carol flips out and falls in love with the first man she can find: an oddball who passes out cheese samples at the mall. Laverne decides to spice up Harry's biography for a hospital newsletter.

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  15. 7.4/10(105 votes)

    #14 - Almost Like Being in Love

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    S4:E2

    Harry's lust for his girlfriend sparks marital thoughts.

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  16. 7.4/10(101 votes)

    #15 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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    S5:E6

    After finding a man guilty during jury duty, Carol tires to clear her conscience by hiring a former criminal to work at her catering business.

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  17. 7.4/10(100 votes)

    #16 - Overboard

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    S5:E12

    A storm strands cruise passenger Charley adrift in a raft and he returns a different man. Carol and Patrick have a chance to work together, but she becomes jealous when he gets the job and she doesn't.

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  18. 7.4/10(103 votes)

    #17 - Das Boob

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    S6:E9

    Harry and Charley get stranded at sea. Maxine tries to overcome her fear of public speaking.

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  19. 7.4/10(102 votes)

    #18 - Lordy, Lordy, Landlordy

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    S6:E24

    When their good-for-nothing landlord refuses to repair the problems at the clinic, Laverne threatens a rent strike and ends up getting the gang evicted. Meanwhile, Sophia convinces Carol to spend some time away from baby Scotty but she can't seem to bring herself to let him out of her sight.

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  20. 7.4/10(106 votes)

    #19 - Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town

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    S7:E2

    Reporter Carol tries her best to meet Hillary Clinton, who is visiting the clinic, but only ends up getting thrown in jail along with Laverne and Charley.

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  21. 7.4/10(102 votes)

    #20 - Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Pain

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    S7:E10

    Maxine gets unwanted attention when dating a television weatherman. Carol and Charley make a bet: He can't mooch from the Westons for one week, and she can't call Harry ""Daddy"" for one week.

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  22. 7.5/10(107 votes)

    #21 - Honey, I Shrunk Laverne

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    S3:E7

    Laverne quits when Harry complains that she is making too many office decisions without him. Carol talks Barbara into letting her join her poker game.

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  23. 7.5/10(102 votes)

    #22 - The Way We Are

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    S3:E24

    Harry looks forward to a visit from a childhood sweetheart, until a childhood rival also resurfaces. Charley wonders what FICA is when the company starts taking part of his paycheck.

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  24. 7.5/10(102 votes)

    #23 - Sayonara

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    S4:E19

    Nick leaves Laverne for a woman in Japan. Barbara goes undercover at a college sorority to catch a computer hacker.

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  25. 7.5/10(100 votes)

    #24 - Timing is Everything

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    S5:E9

    Harry attempts to start a relationship with an old friend. Carol tries to assemble exercise equipment she bought for Patrick, and when she can't do it she reluctantly calls on Charley for help.

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  26. 7.5/10(97 votes)

    #25 - Pardon My Flashback

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    S5:E16

    While gathered around the television for the Super Bowl, the Westons, Laverne, and Charley reflect on old times.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Under the Gun" is the worst rated episode of "Empty Nest". It scored 7.1/10 based on 109 votes. Directed by Steve Zuckerman and written by N/A, it aired on 1/29/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Foreign Affair".