The Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers

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8.7/10(112 votes)
#1 - Pipe Dreams
S3:E172/10/1988
Jennifer asks Larry if he can call a plumber for her to fix her shower head while she's away. Larry decides that to impress her he'll fix it himself and as Larry and Balki try and put everything together, things go extremely wrong and they end up flooding Jennifer and Mary Anne's bathroom.
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8.6/10(157 votes)
#2 - Hunks Like Us
S2:E29/24/1986
Larry decides to join a health club after having the hots for a member named Jennifer. But he thinks she's only interested in jocks and pretends to be one. Balki goes with him and picks up a woman right away who happens to be Jennifer's best friend Mary Anne.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.6/10(102 votes)
#3 - The Pen Pal
S3:E151/27/1988
Vince Lucas the racketeer that Larry and Balki testified against has been paroled and Balki invites him into their apartment after writing to him ever since he went to prison. Even though he threatened them, Balki trusts him but Larry's too scared.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.5/10(91 votes)
#4 - The Gift of the Mypiot
S4:E912/16/1988
On Christmas Eve, Larry and Balki throw a Christmas party at their apartment for all their friends. But when Balki realizes that Mr. Gorpley is lonely, he invites him who causes a lot of trouble with snide attitude and everyone wants to throw him out. But Balki insists on spreading a little Christmas cheer his way too.
Director:Joel Zwick
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Director:Joel Zwick
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8.5/10(78 votes)
#5 - Seven Card Studs
S4:E204/14/1989
Balki loses $100 at Mr. Gorpley's poker game so Larry insists on playing at his next game to win back Balki's money and then some. Larry tells Balki that he is a great poker player but he loses every hand to Mr. Gorpley.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.5/10(74 votes)
#6 - Speak Memory
S6:E172/8/1991
Jennifer's mother comes to town and wants to meet Larry, and Jennifer doesn't think that her mother will approve of her marrying him. Later on, Larry falls down the stairs at the Chronicle and gets amnesia which lasts through the dinner where Larry meets Mrs. Lyons.
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8.4/10(141 votes)
#7 - A Christmas Story
S2:E1112/17/1986
Larry and Balki are snowed in Chicago on Christmas Eve which means they can't go to Madison to see Larry's family. So Larry is miserable until Balki spreads some Christmas cheer his way.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.4/10(94 votes)
#8 - Karate Kids
S3:E811/11/1987
While at a happy hour restaurant, Larry and Balki get beaten up at a bar by a bully who hit on Jennifer. So they decide to take karate and after several weeks of fine training, Larry insists on returning to the bar to pick a fight with the bully.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.4/10(94 votes)
#9 - The 'King' and I
S4:E162/24/1989
Larry and Balki throw a '50s party and invite their friends. Lydia brings her date Lamont, a hypnotist. After demonstrating hypnosis, he accidentally hypnotizes Balki into thinking he's Elvis which carries on through their tax audit the next day.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.4/10(88 votes)
#10 - My Brother, Myself
S3:E213/18/1988
Larry's successful brother Billy (Ted McGinley) comes down for a visit, and Larry is upset because he brags about his success. So he tricks Balki into lying to Billy to make him think Larry is more successful.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.4/10(84 votes)
#11 - I Saw This on TV
S6:E162/1/1991
Larry manages to get tickets to go to a Bulls game with Balki on the night that Larry promised to take Jennifer to the ballet. So Larry lied to Jennifer saying that he had to work. Balki tells him a story about an old Honeymooners rerun where we see Ralph (Larry) lying to Alice (Jennifer) about having to work late when he plans on going bowling with Norton (Balki) and Alice ends up finding out about it while she was with Trixie (Mary Anne). However Jennifer found out about the basketball game and Larry is in a heap of trouble.
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8.4/10(73 votes)
#12 - Digging Up the News
S5:E244/27/1990
Larry is assigned to interview Uncle Shaggy, a kid's show host and when he gets Balki to take a picture of him without his costume, the get Uncle Shaggy fired after someone discovered that he has a criminal record for something he did along time ago. But Larry swears he will make it up to him.
Director:Joel Zwick
Writer:Barry O'Brien
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Writer:Barry O'Brien
8.3/10(101 votes)
#13 - Tux for Two
S2:E162/4/1987
Larry has been invited to a formal party for a photographer he idolizes but Balki's honest opinions embarrass Larry.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.3/10(99 votes)
#14 - Up on a Roof
S2:E202/27/1987
Larry enters a photo contest and has the idea of a perfect picture. But to take it, he and Balki have to go up on a roof and shoot it before a storm comes in.
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8.3/10(99 votes)
#15 - The Horn Blows at Midnight
S3:E711/4/1987
When a famous psychic visits the Chronicle, She goes into a trance and predicts that a bog storm will come and Larry will die at midnight after sitting on a sheep and eating a golden ring. Larry thinks that it is just superstition until a storm comes out of nowhere.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.3/10(97 votes)
#16 - Just Desserts
S3:E162/3/1988
After Balki serves Larry, Jennifer, and Mary Anne some "Bibbi Babkas" (Myposian cream puffs), Larry suggests selling them but baking them cannot be rushed.
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8.3/10(88 votes)
#17 - Couch Potato
S3:E1112/2/1987
When Larry and Balki get cable TV, Balki becomes glued to the TV and won't stop watching it to the point where he forgets about his job, sleep, and never goes out anymore. So Larry must make an important decision of getting rid of the cable.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.3/10(87 votes)
#18 - Better Shop Around
S3:E510/21/1987
While grocery shopping, Balki wins a shopping spree to happen the next day and he thinks it would be fun. But Lary makes a plan to get certain things to sell for an air conditioner which takes all the fun out of it.
Director:Joel Zwick
Writer:Bob Keyes
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8.3/10(80 votes)
#19 - Blind Alley
S4:E152/17/1989
Larry's bowling team is one game away from winning the trophy that Mr. Gorpley has been waving in Larry's face for the last year. But Calvin, the star player has been sent out of town by his boss - Mr. Gorpley of course. Balki tries bowling for the first time and had an excellent score so he becomes the substitute, but his trip to the ophthalmologist before the tournament may make playing difficult.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.2/10(119 votes)
#20 - Babes in Babylon
S2:E610/29/1986
Larry and Balki win a trip to Las Vegas. When they get there, Larry plans out what to do for their entire trip to prevent Balki from going to the casinos and becoming a compulsive gambler. Balki eventually talks him into it and after Balki has a string of good luck playing roulette, Larry starts playing and won't stop.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.2/10(109 votes)
#21 - Snow Way to Treat a Lady (1)
S2:E182/18/1987
Jennifer and Mary Anne are going skiing and invite Larry and Balki. Larry thinks he can impress Jennifer by being an expert skier without much luck. So he decides to fake an injury to get sympathy from Jennifer.
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8.2/10(108 votes)
#22 - Snow Way to Treat a Lady (2)
S2:E192/25/1987
The quartet are trapped in a cabin buried alive by an avalanche and they try to dig a tunnel to the outside world.
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8.2/10(103 votes)
#23 - Dog Gone Blues
S2:E121/7/1987
Balki got a dog and wants to keep it even though it is against the lease. So Larry and Balki do their best to hide it from Twinkacetti.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.2/10(97 votes)
#24 - Hello, Elaine
S2:E224/1/1987
When Larry's sister Elaine stops by for a visit, Larry is appalled when she tells him that she's going to New York to become a pianist instead of college.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.2/10(93 votes)
#25 - Weigh to Go Buddy
S3:E29/29/1987
When Larry discovers that he has gained 7 pounds, He goes on a diet that won't work. So Balki gives him a Mypos diet but Larry has trouble following it and Balki won't let him quit.
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