- 6.7/10176 votes
#1 - A Trip to the Moon
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1987
After a month of intimacy, Maddie begins to question just where this relationship with David is headed.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron
- 6.8/10172 votes
#2 - Come Back Little Shiksa
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1987
With Maddie in Chicago, Dave feels very sympatico with a client who offers $10,000 if they can locate the woman he spent one memorable night with.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn
- 6.9/10162 votes
#3 - Take a Left at the Altar
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1987
David recruits Bert Viola as his detecting companion in a case concerning a man who failed to show up for his wedding while Maddie continues to brood in Chicago.
Director: Sam Weisman
Writer: Karen Hall
- 6.6/10164 votes
#4 - Tale in Two Cities
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1987
Maddie's parents throw a party for her in Chicago while Dave and Bert party it up in LA.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director
- 6.9/10169 votes
#5 - Cool Hand Dave (Part I)
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/1987
Ms. Dipesto lets Maddie's secret slip, so Dave frantically tries to fly to Chicago, but he gets waylaid and makes an unexpected side trip to prison under another man's name.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director
- 6.9/10166 votes
#6 - Cool Hand Dave (Part II)
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/1987
Ms. Dipesto lets Maddie's secret slip, so Dave frantically tries to fly to Chicago, but he gets waylaid and makes an unexpected side trip to prison under another man's name.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Charles H. Eglee
- 7.0/10158 votes
#7 - Father Knows Last
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/1987
Mr. Hayes visits Dave after his return to the agency to subtly hint that he should take some responsibility for Maddie's unborn child.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Kerry Ehrin
- 6.7/10162 votes
#8 - Los Dos DiPestos
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/1988
Ms. Dipesto's mother returns from a visit to Mexico carrying more than she realizes and becomes the target for several different parties.
Director: Gerald Perry Finnerman
Writer: Doug Steinberg
- 6.9/10157 votes
#9 - Fetal Attraction
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/1988
Dave searches for a suitable Lamaze partner so he can be prepared for Maddie's delivery.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director
- 6.5/10158 votes
#10 - Tracks of My Tears
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/1988
Maddie returns home by train. She is still unsure about David and has dreams and nightmares about being married to him on the trip back. On the journey, she meets a systems analyst returning to Los Angeles and they become friends.
Director: Paul Krasny
Writer: Judith Kahan
- 7.0/10158 votes
#11 - Eek! A Spouse!
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/1988
Dave is skeptical about the existence of Walter Bishop and bugs Maddie about it as they work on case for a woman who wants to buy off her husband's mistress.
Director: Artie Mandelberg
Writer: Ron Osborn, Charles H. Eglee
- 6.9/10174 votes
#12 - Maddie Hayes Got Married
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/1/1988
Maddie's confused and worried: Dave has insisted on throwing a bachelor party for Walter and a huge formal wedding for her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Roger Director
- 6.6/10152 votes
#13 - Here's Living With You, Kid
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/1988
Bert, bored on an all-night stakeout, dreams about how nice it would be to live with Agnes, but her hesitation when he actually asks her hurts his tender ego.
Director: Artie Mandelberg
Writer: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn
- 7.2/10153 votes
#14 - And the Flesh Was Made Word
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/1988
Dave and Maddie try to recover their working relationship while dealing with the romantic writings of a man obsessed by one woman.
Director: Paul Krasny
Writer: Kerry Ehrin
The Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 4
Every episode of Moonlighting Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Moonlighting Season 4!
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases,...
Genres:ComedyDramaMysteryCrime
Network:ABC
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"A Trip to the Moon" is the best rated episode of "Moonlighting" season 4. It scored 6.7/10 based on 176 votes. Directed by Allan Arkush and written by Glenn Gordon Caron, it aired on 9/29/1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Come Back Little Shiksa".