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The Best Episodes of Wings

Every episode of Wings ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Wings!

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Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Wings Season 2 Episode 1 - The Puppetmaster
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Puppetmaster

    S2:E1

    Brian hires an actor to play the role of a charming pilot who asks Helen out.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Philip LaZebnik

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  2. Wings Season 3 Episode 17 - Das Plane
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Das Plane

    S3:E17

    Joe is thrilled to learn that, for a charity auction, a plane ticket he donated to fly to any nearby airport goes for a staggering $10,000. But his mood sours when a misprint on the ticket forces him to fly crabby old Carlton Blanchard on a cross-country trip for a reunion with his brother.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Wings Season 6 Episode 23 - Nuptials Off
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Nuptials Off

    S6:E23

    When Helen discovers that she and Antonio are still married (by finding papers under her cash register), she turns to Roy for help. He convinces her she needs to fly to Mexico over the weekend to get a quickie divorce, but that means sending Joe out of town on a weekend fly fishing trip. But Helen's plan are strained when Antonio brings in a priest for an annulment and Joe's flight is delayed.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Wings Season 1 Episode 1 - Legacy
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Legacy

    S1:E1

    In the series premiere, brothers Joe and Brian Hackett search for a suitcase full of cash that their dead father supposedly left them.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:David Angell, Peter Casey, David Clark Lee

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  5. Wings Season 1 Episode 4 - Return to Nantucket (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Return to Nantucket (2)

    S1:E4

    Joe and Brian compete to see who Carol loves more.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:David Angell

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  6. Wings Season 1 Episode 5 - There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket

    S1:E5

    Brian sets Joe up on a date with a woman who's been with every man on the island.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Wings Season 1 Episode 6 - All for One and Two for Helen
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - All for One and Two for Helen

    S1:E6

    Joe spies on Brian and Helen when they go on a date.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Wings Season 2 Episode 2 - The Story of Joe
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Story of Joe

    S2:E2

    A magazine writer wants to do a cover story on Joe, but then he meets Brian, and finds his life more interesting. Cliff Clavin and Norm Peterson visit the island.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Bruce Rasmussen

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  9. Wings Season 2 Episode 3 - A Little Nightmare Music
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - A Little Nightmare Music

    S2:E3

    Helen plays her cello to a very famous conductor (special guest star David Ogden Stiers), who tells her she's terrible.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Wings Season 2 Episode 5 - A Standup Kind of Guy
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A Standup Kind of Guy

    S2:E5

    Joe holds a bachelor party for a guy he can't remember going to high school with.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Wings Season 2 Episode 6 - It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift

    S2:E6

    Joe and Brian compete to see who gets Helen a more expensive birthday gift.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Peter Casey, David Clark Lee

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  12. Wings Season 3 Episode 1 - The Naked Truth
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Naked Truth

    S3:E1

    After a ten month silence, Joe hears from Helen in New York City. When Helen fishes around about there relationship, he can't bring himself to tell her about his new girlfriend, Gail. Joe and Brian travel to New York to tell Helen in person, but her NYC experience hasn't been all she claimed.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Wings Season 3 Episode 4 - I Ain't Got No Bunny
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - I Ain't Got No Bunny

    S3:E4

    Lowell is paranoid about his wife, Bunny, flirting with other men. When Brian offers to help by talking to Bunny, he gets more than he bargained for.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writers:David Isaacs, Ken Levine

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  14. Wings Season 3 Episode 5 - If Elected, I Will Not Live
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - If Elected, I Will Not Live

    S3:E5

    Roy's competition for the town council drops out, and the gang convinces Joe to run against him with Fay as a campaign manager. But when the local newspaper endorses Fay herself, Roy gets more competition than he can handle.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Wings Season 3 Episode 8 - Ladies Who Lunch
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Ladies Who Lunch

    S3:E8

    Tired of the bickering between Helen and Gail, Joe suggests that the two go out to lunch together. Things go farther than he expects, and the two women become fast friends, comparing embarrassing notes about him. Meanwhile, when the president and his wife visit Nantucket, Fay tries to maintain her streak of touching every first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Wings Season 3 Episode 11 - The Bogey Men
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Bogey Men

    S3:E11

    Brian talks Joe into a vacation so they can do a little golfing, but neglects to tell him it's a time share weekend promotion. Roy and Lowell tag along and disasters mount. Meanwhile, Antonio discovers money to be had in playing guitar for tips at the airport but only knows one song.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Wings Season 3 Episode 14 - Stew in a Stew
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Stew in a Stew

    S3:E14

    Fay is forgiving at the loss of her annual raise when Joe tells her how tight money is, but when she sees the brothers gloating over a pair of new leather flight jackets, she quits. She takes a position with Aeromass while Joe struggles at Sandpiper.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:David Angell

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  18. Wings Season 3 Episode 16 - Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes

    S3:E16

    Dr. Frasier Crane's plans to conduct a self-esteem seminar on Nantucket are interrupted by Helen's accusations that he ruined her life in New York City when she attended one of his seminars. Instead of the refund she desires, Frasier allows Helen to attend the seminar for free to see if her problems can be solved.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writers:David Isaacs, Ken Levine

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  19. Wings Season 3 Episode 20 - The Bank Dick
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Bank Dick

    S3:E20

    Brian is forced to take a job as a bank security guard to cover a spent tax refund that he received in error. But on his first day, he fails to stop an armed robber and has to deal with the aftermath.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  20. Wings Season 3 Episode 21 - Say It Ain't So, Joe
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Say It Ain't So, Joe

    S3:E21

    To help commemorate the anticipated breaking of Joe's old high school strike-out record, Joe's old coach coerces him to fly him and his star player to the game. But when heavy fog prevents his landing on time, some question whether his concern was safety or for his own high school record.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Steven Levitan

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  21. Wings Season 3 Episode 22 - As Fate Would Have It
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - As Fate Would Have It

    S3:E22

    In a bizarre twist of fate, Helen spilling soup on a man lands her a job offer with the director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She fights to get even one person (besides Roy) to attend her inaugural performance, but in the end, they'll all wish they'd stayed on the island.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Wings Season 4 Episode 2 - The Fortune Cookie
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Fortune Cookie

    S4:E2

    Joe's future is up in the air when Sandpiper Air is grounded by his insurance company, but Brian's plan to save the airline doesn't fly right with Helen.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  23. Wings Season 4 Episode 3 - Noses Off
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Noses Off

    S4:E3

    Sandpiper is finally back in business but Joe's nose is broken by a man who mistakes him for Brian. At the surgeon's office, the doctor's observation of a bump on Brian's nose has him obsessing about getting a nose job.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writers:David Isaacs, Ken Levine

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  24. Wings Season 4 Episode 4 - Blackout Biggins
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Blackout Biggins

    S4:E4

    Roy is struck out at Fenway Park by his own rendition of the National Anthem, and Fay commits a costly personal foul at work.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:Steven Levitan

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  25. Wings Season 4 Episode 7 - It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House

    S4:E7

    Brian and Joe gain a new roommate after Brian accidentally sinks Lowell's houseboat.

    Director:David Clark Lee
    Writers:David Isaacs, Ken Levine

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Puppetmaster" is the best rated episode of "Wings". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Noam Pitlik and written by Philip LaZebnik, it aired on 9/28/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Das Plane".