7.8/10110 votes#1 - Hello Baby
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1986
Balki invites Gina, a friend from his citizenship class to stay with them. But she happens to be pregnant and goes into labor in the middle of the night.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
8.4/10126 votes#2 - Hunks Like Us
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1986
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
Writer: N/A
7.7/1099 votes#3 - The Unnatural
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1986
Larry's softball team has a chance of winning the championship but the star player was sent to prison. So He promises to let Balki play until a star ringer shows up.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
7.7/1097 votes#4 - Ladies and Germs
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1986
Larry has a date with a beauty queen but after going to the hospital to visit Mr. Twinkacetti (who has broken his leg), he catches a cold and when Balki tries to cure him with a secret Myposian cure, he ends up sleeping for three days.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
7.8/1097 votes#5 - Lifesavers
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1986
After Larry saves Balki from getting hit by a taxi, Balki becomes his personal servant which ends up annoying Larry.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
8.1/10100 votes#6 - Babes in Babylon
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1986
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
Writer: N/A
7.8/1094 votes#7 - Falling in Love is...
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1986
Balki falls in love with a girl at night school and who makes a play for Larry and constantly breaks dates with him. Balki refuses to believe that she is just using him to get good grades.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
7.6/1093 votes#8 - Two Men and a Cradle
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1986
Balki agrees to take care of Gina's baby while she goes away with her husband. And since Larry knows more about babies, he is obligated to help Balki. Things go fine until they take him to the park and lose him.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
7.7/1094 votes#9 - Can I Get a Witness
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1986
Balki takes a job delivering packages for a racketeer named Vince Lucas. After Vince is busted, they are asked to testify in court but Vince threatens to kill them if they do.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
7.5/1092 votes#10 - The Rent Strike
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1986
Mr. Twinkacetti hasn't been living up to his landlord responsibilities so Larry, Balki, and all the tenants hold a meeting and declare a rent strike. The tenants still won't quit even after Twinkacetti turns off the electricity, water and heat which is too bad for Twinkie who needs money to pay off a gambling debt.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Mark Fink
8.7/10124 votes#11 - A Christmas Story
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1986
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
Writer: N/A
8.0/1086 votes#12 - Dog Gone Blues
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1987
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
Writer: N/A
7.7/1085 votes#13 - Since I Lost My Baby
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1987
After Mr. Twinkacetti forgot his wedding anniversary (for the 16th time), Edwina kicks him out. Balki invites him to stay for a while but he makes no efforts to reconcile with Edwina. So Larry and Balki try and get them back together.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
8.0/1084 votes#14 - Trouble in Paradise
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/1987
Larry and Balki invite Jennifer and Mary Anne over for dinner but cannot agree on what to serve which cases a rift between them and eventually a rift between Jennifer and Mary Anne.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Fink
7.7/1080 votes#15 - Beautiful Dreamer
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/1987
Balki hasn't been sleeping due to a nightmare that has been haunting him about him not being able to help out at harvest season back on Mypos.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
8.2/1086 votes#16 - Tux for Two
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1987
Larry has been invited to a formal party for a photographer he idolizes but Balki's honest opinions embarrass Larry.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
7.7/1082 votes#17 - Ten Speed and a Soft Touch
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1987
Larry and Balki become 'big brothers' to a troubled teenager who is always stealing. They do fine until Larry accuses him of stealing his bike.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
8.2/1092 votes#18 - Snow Way to Treat a Lady (1)
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1987
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1091 votes#19 - Snow Way to Treat a Lady (2)
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1987
The quartet are trapped in a cabin buried alive by an avalanche and they try to dig a tunnel to the outside world.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1086 votes#20 - Up on a Roof
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/1987
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1085 votes#21 - Get a Job
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1987
Larry and Balki quit their jobs after Twinkacetti refuses to give them a raise and get jobs at a burger joint serving to rowdy hockey fans.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1083 votes#22 - Hello, Elaine
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/1/1987
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
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers Season 2
Every episode of Perfect Strangers Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers Season 2!
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 2 Ratings Summary
"Hello Baby" is the best rated episode of "Perfect Strangers" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by N/A, it aired on 9/17/1986. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Hunks Like Us".