7.1/1022 votes#1 - The Arrival
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/1991
The Henderson family returning from vacation accidentally hits an eight foot Bigfoot and brings it home. They decide to nurse him, and end up letting him stay with them.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1015 votes
#2 - The Day After
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/1991
Harry's need for attention takes its toll on the Hendersons, especially George, who bigfoot-sits while preparing a work assignment.
Director: Alan Cooke
Writer: John Boni
- 6.1/1013 votes
#3 - Cool
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/1991
Harry feels uncomfortable in the Henderson home so he decides to run away.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: Alan Moskowitz, Lin Oliver
- 6.5/1011 votes
#4 - Harry Goes Home (1)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/1991
The family takes Harry back to the woods, only to discover that his home territory has been clearcut. Meanwhile, Ernie doesn't want Harry to go away. (Part 1 of 2)
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1011 votes
#5 - Whose Forest Is It Anyway? (2)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/1991
A local congressman's (Steve Landesberg) aid is sought when Harry's (Kevin Peter Hall) habitat is found destroyed. The clan petitions to save the forest. (Part 2 of 2)
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1012 votes
#6 - The Father-Son Game
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/1991
George's and Ernie's attitudes differ over a father-son baseball game. George recruits Ken Griffey Jr. in a plan to spark Ernie's interest in baseball. Guest Stars: Ken Griffey Sr., Ken Griffey Jr.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 6.9/1013 votes
#7 - Baggin' the Big One
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/1991
A British explorer, the son of a famous hunter, wants to outshine his father. In order to do that, he plans to bag Harry.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: N/A
7.2/1011 votes#8 - Harry the Hero
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/1991
The Hendersons try to close down an animal research lab by protesting after finding an escapee, a scruffy dog, on their doorstep.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1011 votes
#9 - Roots, the Herb
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/10/1991
Harry and an American Indian medicine man try to cure George's knee but he is reckless.
Director: Alan Cooke
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1010 votes
#10 - The Mentor
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/17/1991
The only doctor who can help a dying Harry is an elderly embittered anthropologist whose theories about Bigfoot were stamped out.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1012 votes
#11 - The Bodyguard
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/24/1991
A bully (Aeryk Egan) steals Ernie's special pair of sneakers needed by George for a presentation. Ernie uses Harry's formidable size and strength in a plan to retrieve them.
Director: Don Amendolia
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1011 votes
#12 - Harry and the Homeless Man
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/7/1991
Harry befriends a homeless intruder who reveals that he built the Hendersons' house. Meanwhile, the Hendersons are celebrating a birthday.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1016 votes
#13 - Harry Goes Ape
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/1991
A football legend visits the Hendersons' house along with his wife who is wearing a fur. Harry thinks that the fur is a dead person and decides to bury it.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: Michael Poryes
- 5.4/1014 votes
#14 - Pet Psychic
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/28/1991
When Harry hides Nancy's diamond ring, the Hendersons ask a pet psychic (Michael Winslow) to read Harry's mind.
Director: Frank Bonner
Writer: N/A
6.8/1012 votes#15 - The Bigfoot That Ate Seattle
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/5/1991
A monster-movie director (Pat Morita) wants permission from the Hendersons to use Harry in one of his films.
Director: Don Amendolia
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1016 votes
#16 - Harry and the Masked Wrestler
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/12/1991
Harry becomes a wrestler to help Sarah raise money to save an injured sea lion. George asks wrestler 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan to judge a benefit match featuring the debut of reluctant wrestler 'Bigfoot Man'.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1013 votes
#17 - When Harry Met Sammy
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/19/1991
When Tiffany brings Harry home, George and Nancy tell Samantha the truth, whetting her appetite for a good news story. Samantha decides to break the story of Harry on her news program.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Colleary
- 6.5/1011 votes
#18 - Harry and the Cheerleaders
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/26/1991
When three Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders come to town on a mascot search, Ernie dreams that he loses his pal Harry to stardom. Ernie fears Harry may become the new mascot for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Harry and the Hendersons Season 1
Every episode of Harry and the Hendersons Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Harry and the Hendersons Season 1!
The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a...
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Network:Syndication
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Arrival" is the best rated episode of "Harry and the Hendersons" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Frank Bonner and written by N/A, it aired on 1/13/1991. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Day After".