The Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers Season 1

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7.6/10(199 votes)
#1 - Knock Knock, Who's There?
S1:E13/25/1986
Larry Appleton has just settled in his new Chicago apartment after leaving home of one of nine kids and took a job at the corner discount store working for his greedy landlord Mr. Twinkacetti until he can eventually become a photo journalist. But one evening, Balki Bartokomous, his distant cousin and a Mediterranean sheep herder from the island of Mypos shows up on his door step looking for a place to stay. So Larry takes him in and tries to get him a job at Twinkacetti's store which may mean risking his own job.
Director:Joel Zwick
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Director:Joel Zwick
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7.5/10(148 votes)
#2 - Picture This
S1:E24/1/1986
Larry tries to kickstart his career and gets tipped off that Dolly Parton is in town committing adultery. So he decides to follow her until he can get a picture to sell to newspapers. Meanwhile, Balki will do a favor for anyone who will ask for it so Larry teaches him to say "no" once in a while but it backfires on him.
Director:Joel Zwick
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Director:Joel Zwick
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7.7/10(136 votes)
#3 - First Date
S1:E34/8/1986
Larry takes Balki to a singles bar to meet women and while Balki gets his first date, Larry gets beat up in a parking lot by a boyfriend of a woman he hit on.
Director:Joel Zwick
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Director:Joel Zwick
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8.2/10(132 votes)
#4 - Baby, You Can Drive My Car
S1:E44/15/1986
Balki wants to get his driver's license but Mr. Twinkacetti doesn't think he can do it. But Larry is so confident that he can, that he bets $50 and offers Balki his car.
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7.8/10(121 votes)
#5 - Check This
S1:E54/22/1986
Larry takes Balki to the bank to open a bank account but Balki doesn't seem to understand everything about banking when he overspends with his checks and buys Larry new furniture. Meanwhile, Twinkacetti is going to a poker game and his wife, Edwina doesn't like him gambling. So he asks Larry to tell his wife that they were at a basketball game but Larry refuses to.
Director:Joel Zwick
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8.3/10(128 votes)
#6 - Happy Birthday, Baby
S1:E64/29/1986
Larry is miserable on his 24th birthday after he blew a photo opportunity. So Balki tries to throw him a last minute surprise birthday party for him to cheer him up.
Director:Joel Zwick
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