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Molly Dodd, a divorced woman in her mid-thirties living in New York, navigates the ups and downs of a rapidly changing career, the challenges of apartment life, and the complexities of love and its consequences.

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    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 10 - Here's a reason to keep your goats in the barn
    9.5/10(10 votes)

    S2:E10

    intro: wind/snow storm, Molly's mother talking Molly goes to the bookstore in the storm. Moss has bandages on his face from flying a kite off a statue in Central Park the night before. Moss kisses Molly just as Fred walks in the door. Fred invites them to a jazz show. Molly goes to Central Park with Moss to fly a kite and gets a cold. Her mom comes over to take care of her. Molly leaves to bail Dennis out of jail and a woman in the elevator talks about a tenant meeting for her building, which is going co-op. Nate is in the lobby, and Molly warns him not to come close because she's sick. Nate talks her out of going to bail Dennis out and takes her back upstairs and takes care of her. Molly has a dream about Dennis. She wakes up and sees a kite flying outside her window.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  2. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 3 Episode 12 - Here's an unexpected twist on the old biological clock
    9.4/10(10 votes)

    S3:E12

    Two weeks into her new job, Molly worries about her frequent nausea and what it might mean. Molly attempts to clarify her relationship with Moss but ends up more confused. Then, when she cooks a special dinner for Hawthorne, he becomes violently ill just as he's about to ask her a very important question.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 3 Episode 13 - Here's a leisurely stroll through the park
    9.4/10(9 votes)

    S3:E13

    intro: Molly is looking out the window, her mom is narrating about spring rains Molly arrives at Arthur's apartment drenched from rain. The two chat while waiting for her mother to arrive. Molly apologizes for not having been accepting of Arthur dating her mother. Her mother arrives. Molly says her stomach is feeling funny. Molly meets Fred and his female band member at a cafe. The food arrives and she runs to throw up. Molly runs into Davey and they talk about the toaster oven she just bought. They take a walk in the park. Molly runs into Bing Shalmar (played by Nathan Hale), who almost hired her as a girl friday. Molly admits to herself that she might be pregnant. She pictures herself in a ""mom"" dress, very pregnant, singing ""It could happen to you."" She and Davey resume their stroll.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  4. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 12 - Here's another cryptic message from upstate
    9.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  5. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 9 - Here's what happened to that earring you lost
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    S2:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  6. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 11 - Here's talkin' to yourself
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    S2:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  7. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 3 - Here's why you should stay out of coffee shops if you don't drink coffee
    9.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E3

    Intro: Florence narrates as Molly waits for a job interview at an advertising agency. Molly meets her garbage man, Nick Donnatello, played by the show's creator, Jay Tarses; Nick asks her on a date and she declines. Davey tells her that Fred visited in the morning and that her mother is upstairs waiting for her. Molly's mother is cleaning her cabinets and tells Molly that she's staying over and going to a doctor for tests the next day but she won't talk about what kind of tests. No one but Molly knows that she's going for tests. Fred calls and asks Molly to meet him. Molly meets him at the planetarium, where he's composing music for a planetarium show. He asks for her help. He's convinced that an album and fame and fortune will follow. She refuses to help. Fred invites her for coffee at Spiro's and she goes along. It is apparently ""their"" old place; people greet them as if they're still a couple. The guys from the ""old gang"" (The Fred Dodd Quintet?) show up. Molly greets them as she le

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  8. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 5 - Here's why it's not good to stare at people in restaurants
    9.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E5

    Out on a date with pilot Blake Novack, Molly spots her father, Edgar, dining with a woman who is not her mother. Molly and Blake are again interrupted when Edgar, not realizing Blake is in the bedroom, arrives at her apartment early in the morning to explain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 3 - Here comes that cold wind off the river
    9.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  10. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 4 - Here's why you should never wear high heels to the bank
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E4

    intro: Fred plays sax as Florence narrates, talking about Molly's love of music and Molly's father's musical career Florence continues narrating, explaining that she's fine and will be back, as Molly gets in a cab to go home from a composition setting. Molly sees Nick and they talk; he hits on her. Molly tells Davey that her mother is lost; she isn't in the hospital and can't be found but left a message saying she's fine. When she gets in her apartment, there's another message that her mother is fine. Fred calls. Molly goes to his apartment. She and Fred argue. The phone rings; it's Kirsten. Molly is at a recording session with the whole band. Alex, the trumpet player, freezes up. A woman in the sound booth comes on to Fred. Molly goes to a restaurant with Alex. Molly goes to the Waldorf-Astoria and knocks on a door; her mother answers. Florence explains that something happened to her in the hospital and she's considering her life. Molly goes back to the studio and Fred says he can't p

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  11. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 6 - Here's why it's tough to sell watermelons after midnight
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    S1:E6

    Molly Dodd, on the verge of a breakdown, decides to see a psychologist after she tells Blake, a new boyfriend she thinks is perfect, she can't see him anymore. She realizes she has a problem when she rearranges her living room furniture in the middle of the night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 4 - Here's a bunch of photos from an old album
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    S2:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  13. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 7 - Here's a little known Ingrid Bergman incident
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    S2:E7

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    Director:Don Scardino
    Writer:Norma Safford Vela

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  14. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 8 - Here's who ordered the pizza
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S2:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Overmyer

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  15. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 3 Episode 9 - Here's some ducks all in a row
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S3:E9

    Molly and Davey try to help the police find her assailant, although Davey comes close to being arrested himself. Against her better judgment, Molly becomes involved with Goodman's Bookstore again, though she finally gets a commitment too, by moving in with Arthur Feldman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Elaine Arata

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  16. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 1 - Here's why cosmetics should come in unbreakable bottles
    8.8/10(22 votes)

    S1:E1

    Molly's mother introduces Molly, talks about her divorce 3 years ago and a bit about her life now. In the elevator, Molly reads Davey her new poem. Molly arrives at her job at Dennis Widmer's real estate agency. She's been having an affair with him and confronts him for not telling her he was married, which she's just discovered through an anonymous phone call. Molly sells a condo to a rich Indian guy, Birmanyi. Molly has lunch with her mother. Her mother complains about Molly's father retiring and doing nothing more than sitting on the barcalounger and about her brother living on an Indian reservation. She compares Molly with her sister, who's married with kids. In the elevator, Davey offers literary criticism. Later Molly plays piano and her ex-husband Fred uses his apartment key and comes in to listen. We find out that Molly is 33. Fred tells Molly that he's getting married. Molly takes a shower and breaks a cosmetic bottle (thus the episode title).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  17. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 8 - Here's why they call the little one a jingle and the big one the blues
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    S1:E8

    Martin is talking about writing jingles as he and molly are composing one Martin and Molly compose a jingle about eggs. Martin talks about what he does when he's stuck composing. Martin prods Molly to sing the jingle to Davy. She reads it to him. Davy gives his commentary. Martin and Molly walk around the city and talk. They hear a jingle they've written and dance. Martin approaches Molly and she gives him a ""let's be friends"" speech. They get on the Staten Island Ferry. Molly and her mother meet for lunch at a place with a WWII theme. Molly finds out that her mother was engaged to someone before Molly's father. Fred shows up. He invites Molly to a gig the group is putting on the next night, at which he's planning to play some of the planetarium music. Molly and Martin walk by as Fred is playing in an alley outside the club where he's playing. Martin goes in to get a table. Molly and Fred talk; he reminisces about their relationship. Molly goes into the club. Fred and the guys play. Fr

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Lane

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  18. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 13 - Here's why good guys sometimes wear black
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    S1:E13

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    Director:Mark Cullingham
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 5 - Here's a side effect of serious moonlight
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    S2:E5

    Molly is irritated by ""cousin"" Mike who seems to be staying on indefinitely at her apartment, borrowing her money and eating her food. Molly arrives at the bookstore to find Moss' father in the aisles and they end up going to brunch together. Moss returns to the store and he and Molly share an awkward conversation about earlier in the day. Molly tells Dennis she wants him to disappear from her life forever, that she has no intention of turning him in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  20. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 7 - Here's why a torch is too heavy to carry in a purse
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    S1:E7

    opens with Florence talking about Nina and Molly's friendship, as Molly and Nina are making pasta Nina encourages Molly to visit her therapist. Fred stops by to get his moon boots. Davy and Molly talk about her considering seeing a therapist; he encourages her to do it. Her mother stops by and they talk about Molly considering seeing a therapist. Molly visits the therapist, Dr. Litchfield. At first she mistakes the therapist for a receptionist. The session starts out awkward, with the therapist taking pesonal calls and molly chattering awkwardly. Flashback to Molly and Fred's first anniversary. Then Molly settles in to talk about Fred and the therapist turns her attention to her, ignoring the next incoming call.

    Director:Arlene Sanford
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 12 - Here's why you've gotta bake a batch of cookies every once in a while
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    S1:E12

    Molly's unappealing poetry instructor, Duke, makes a pass at her and kills her desire to be a poet. Also, Molly's mother, Florence, wants to move to Manhattan, but her father, Edgar, refuses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 1 - Here's why you shouldn't get too attached to your cat
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  23. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 2 Episode 6 - Here's a message from your local bag lady
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    S2:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 2 - Here's why there are instances when vegetables aren't necessarily good for you
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    S1:E2

    Begins with Molly writing a poem in the park and her mother's commentary about being uncomfortable with the sensualness of her poems. The door across the hall from her apartment opens and closes and Molly yells at it that inhabitants have been spying on her for years. Davey lets her on the elevator with a load of pregnant women and comments on her biological clock. Her mother is waiting in the lobby and talks with Molly about her irritation with Molly's father. Biranyi (Bill) signs on the condo and asks Molly out for dinner. Molly quits her job. She goes to a jazz club to hear Fred play. (He's a sax player.) She has a flashback to meeting him. He introduces his fiancee, Kirsten. Molly has dinner with Bill. She gets spinach in her teeth (thus the title).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Tarses

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  25. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Season 1 Episode 9 - Here's another bedtime story
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    S1:E9

    The intriguing Birmanyi offers Molly a lucrative job, but the fringe benefits are questionable. Ex-husband Fred is having problems with his fiancée, Kirsten, and asks Molly to help her understand him. Molly and her mother, Florence, take a college extension course together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Brush

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Best Episodes Summary

"Here's a reason to keep your goats in the barn" is the best rated episode of "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd". It scored 9.5/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jay Tarses, it aired on 6/15/1988. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Here's an unexpected twist on the old biological clock".