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The Best Episodes of Hope and Gloria Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Hope and Gloria Season 1

Hope and Gloria is an American sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Television and aired on NBC from March 9, 1995, through June 22, 1996. The...
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    #1 - The Face with Two Men

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    S1:E10

    The new station manager orders Hope to arrange a Growing Pains reunion show, but there's a problem - Dennis refuses to be in the same room with his rival, Alan Thicke. Meanwhile, Scott, the little boy Gloria used to baby-sit turns up, grown up and still infatuated with her.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
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    #2 - Are We Having Fun Yet?

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    S1:E1

    Hope and Gloria strike up a tentative friendship, complicated when Gloria realizes that the man coming on to her in the laundry room of their apartment building is Hope's husband.

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    Writer:N/A
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    #3 - No Degrees of Separation

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    The presence of Dennis, a spiked cake, and Louis's amorous cousin Pete snuff out Hope's birthday plans for a quiet dinner party, her first since her separation.

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    #4 - Salon, It's Been Good to Know You

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    S1:E3

    Hope's plan to get Gloria a job as hair stylist on the show becomes complicated as the temperamental Isaac first quits to move to South America, then returns unexpectedly - just after Gloria has quit her job at the salon where she's worked for nine years. It's up to Hope to convince Gloria's caustic former boss Cookie to take her back. Meanwhile, Louis stays over at Gloria's to tend ailing Sonny.

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    #5 - A Fine ROM-ance

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    Goaded by Dennis into finding a men man via computer, Hope drags a reluctant Gloria on a double blind date - and finds Gloria's match more to her liking.

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    #6 - Falling in Bed Again

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    Gloria convinces Hope not to see her ex-husband again, inspiring Hope to help another spurned wife do the same, but then Gloria herself succumbs to temptation. Meanwhile, Dennis tries to help Hope by having her produce a segment called ""Sex With Your Ex,"" with Gloria as one of the guests.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:N/A
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    #7 - I Never Sang for Our Father

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    S1:E6

    An embarrassed and shy Louis secretly joins Hope's church choir, but Gloria isn't singing Hope's praises when she suspects that her friend and ex-husband are having an affair. Meanwhile, Dennis decides to have plastic surgery live on the show.

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    #8 - My Mamma Done Told Me (1)

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    S1:E7

    Hope has not told her parents she is divorcing Jeffrey, but when he turns up during their visit, the truth comes out. Big time, as it happens, because Hope's mother then reveals to her that Hope's father is not her biological father.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
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    #9 - Who's Poppa? (2)

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    S1:E8

    Hope becomes convinced that her father is Bill Anderson, the real name of actor Adam West of Batman fame, unaware that her mother insists it was another actor. Meanwhile, Dennis's lawyer accompanies Dennis and Gloria on a date to insure against charges of sexual harassment.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
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    #10 - Love With an Improper Stranger

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    A lonely Hope spends the night with a handsome stranger, but it's possible that she's in for more of a relationship than she bargained for - he may be her brother. Distraught Hope does the unforgivable: she forgets to enter Dennis in the local Emmy Award competition, which he is sure he will win after 23 years of being passed over.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
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    #11 - Sisyphus, Prometheus and Me

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    S1:E11

    Gloria learns she's pregnant and contemplates a third marriage to Louis - a decision that could be advantageous for new station manager Gwillem who persuades them to have the ceremony live on the show. But the minister slated to conduct the nuptials doesn't show and is replaced by guest Burt Reynolds, while Hope, locked in the prop room, struggles desperately to get Gloria an important message from her doctor.

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    #12 - Don't Take Any Wooden Elephants

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    Hope's upset when Gwillem 'asks' her to care for his pampered poodle, so she attempts to play a practical joke on him - which, of course, backfires big time when she steals one of his prized wooden elephants without realizing the nature of its contents.

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    #13 - A Midsummer Night's Trim

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    S1:E13

    Gloria finds Hope's lack of faith in her the unkindest cut of all after Hope reveals she's having recurring nightmares of Gloria ruining her hair. They agree to consult a therapist and dream expert appearing on the show in hopes of identifying the source of Hope's neurotic fear. Meanwhile, Dennis insists on hosting a show-length infomercial for a male enhancement device, and Louis discusses diet with Gloria's next-door neighbor Scott.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Face with Two Men" is the best rated episode of "Hope and Gloria" season 1. It scored 5.9/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by N/A, it aired on 5/4/1995. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Are We Having Fun Yet?".