7.6/10175 votes#1 - Knock Knock, Who's There?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/1986
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
Writer: N/A
7.5/10130 votes#2 - Picture This
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/1986
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
Writer: N/A
7.9/10121 votes#3 - First Date
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/1986
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
Writer: N/A
8.1/10117 votes#4 - Baby, You Can Drive My Car
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/1986
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10109 votes#5 - Check This
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/1986
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
Writer: N/A
8.2/10113 votes#6 - Happy Birthday, Baby
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/1986
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
Writer: N/A
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The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Knock Knock, Who's There?" is the best rated episode of "Perfect Strangers" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 175 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by N/A, it aired on 3/25/1986. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Picture This".