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The Best Episodes of Wings Season 8

Every episode of Wings Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Wings Season 8!

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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
    Wings Season 8 Episode 1 - Porno for Pyros
    7.9/10(113 votes)

    #1 - Porno for Pyros

    S8:E1

    After Joe and Helen burn down Brian's house, he's expecting a big check, much like the one Joe and Helen got. But the gutting of the old Hackett house is cause for an appearance by an insurance investigator, who has serious doubt about the legitimacy of the two claims in the last year—until she and Antonio's wild night of passion sparks a blaze at the local hotel and that convinces her the cases are legit.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Wings Season 8 Episode 2 - ... Like a Neighbor Scorned
    7.2/10(136 votes)

    #2 - ... Like a Neighbor Scorned

    S8:E2

    Joe and Helen meet the next-door neighbors, Steve and Barbara, but what starts out as pleasant soon turns disturbing when Steve asks for $5000 to cover his gambling debts. Becoming increasingly paranoid after a fight, Joe and Helen decide to try and make amends, only to find out their new neighbors are only on the island for the month. Meanwhile, Antonio receives his Uncle Bernardo's personal affects after he dies, including a set of perfume scented love letters appearantly from Bernardo to a certain very famous movie star of the times (Gina Lollobrigida). Hearing this, Antonio suddenly becomes a suave ladies' man with confidence, until he finds out his Uncle wasn't in love with Gina, but Gino.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  3. Wings Season 8 Episode 3 - Maybe It's You
    7.2/10(98 votes)

    #3 - Maybe It's You

    S8:E3

    Brian's vow to find a deeper, more meaningful relationship is tested by beautiful but dumb Dani. Meanwhile, Joe tries to deal with the fact that one of his best friends didn't invite him to his wedding.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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  4. Wings Season 8 Episode 4 - Single and Hating It
    7.3/10(112 votes)

    #4 - Single and Hating It

    S8:E4

    As a furious storm rages outside, Joe and Helen stop by the "Singles Mingle" to drop off Brian's wallet, intent on leaving as soon as possible to begin celebrating the first anniversary of their wedding. But news soon comes that the roads are closed due to high water and everyone is trapped. Not wanting to let everyone know they are married, for fear of their reaction, Joe asks Helen to be his bride again. Meanwhile, Fay, Roy and Casey mingle, while Antonio is offered his money back and asked to wait in the office till the party is over. And Brian tries to convince the only woman in the place he's attracted to, the sexy bartender, that he's not a pathetic as he seems.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Wings Season 8 Episode 5 - Too Beautiful for You
    7.1/10(113 votes)

    #5 - Too Beautiful for You

    S8:E5

    Antonio volunteers to man the Nantucket Suicide Hotline. It soon pays off for him when he scores a date with a caller he helped. When they meet he can't believe his eyes or his luck and keeps waiting for the other shoe to drop—for her to dump him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Wings Season 8 Episode 6 - The Gift of Life
    7.5/10(111 votes)

    #6 - The Gift of Life

    S8:E6

    When a medical courier leaves his package in the terminal on Halloween Eve, the gang scramble to find him before time runs out.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Wings Season 8 Episode 7 - Olive or Twist
    6.5/10(99 votes)

    #7 - Olive or Twist

    S8:E7

    Casey encourages Brian to use his insurance money to open a martini bar, offering to help manage it. But things go awry immediately when the first customer through the door slips and falls on the floor. Brian's problems are compounded when he learns Casey never got insurance.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Jeffrey Richman

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  8. Wings Season 8 Episode 8 - Wingless (1)
    6.8/10(110 votes)

    #8 - Wingless (1)

    S8:E8

    A financial crisis forces Joe to seek out an investor for Sandpiper. He thinks his luck has changed when businessman Jonathan Clayton comes to the island. But he soon informs them he doesn't invest in companies; he buys them.

    Director:Darryl Bates
    Writer:Christopher Vane

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  9. Wings Season 8 Episode 9 - Wingless (2)
    6.9/10(111 votes)

    #9 - Wingless (2)

    S8:E9

    Cord's first act as the new President of Sandpiper is to hold a meeting, informing everyone they need a "big idea". Something that drives Joe crazy, trying to get everyone to see there is no "Big Idea". But Roy mentions to Cord that the charter business is the one, he hasn't been able to crack. Roy's "Big Idea" pays off when Sandpiper becomes the charter for singing sensations, the Todds.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Wings Season 8 Episode 10 - Wingless (3)
    7.1/10(104 votes)

    #10 - Wingless (3)

    S8:E10

    When Cord chickens out on delivering a presentation before his father's board of directors, Joe and Brian must deliver it. Meanwhile, hanging in the men's, Helen learns a nasty secret: Cord was expected to fail at Sandpiper for the tax write-off.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Wings Season 8 Episode 11 - All About Christmas Eve
    7.6/10(119 votes)

    #11 - All About Christmas Eve

    S8:E11

    Another odd Christmas falls on Nantucket as Antonio drives a nun around in search of a vision she saw in a dream, while Joe plays reluctant host to feuding brothers Lou and Harry, and a little last minute shopping ends up trapping Fay, Helen and Casey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Wings Season 8 Episode 12 - Let's Talk About Sex
    7.5/10(99 votes)

    #12 - Let's Talk About Sex

    S8:E12

    Roy falls for talk show host Mary Pat Lee, but discovers she used confidential information to ambush Joe and Helen on her show. Meanwhile, Brian pays Casey to run errands for him.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Wings Season 8 Episode 13 - Hosed
    6.8/10(112 votes)

    #13 - Hosed

    S8:E13

    Joe and Helen deal with a crooked vacuum cleaner salesman charging them to repair a vacuum originally sold with an "eternal" guarantee. Meanwhile, Brian gets close to Roy to get closer to his niece.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Christopher Vane

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  14. Wings Season 8 Episode 14 - Just Call Me Angel
    7.3/10(110 votes)

    #14 - Just Call Me Angel

    S8:E14

    On their way home from Las Vegas, Joe has a bad case of food poisoning and is soon helpless in the airliner's bathroom, where he is soon followed by the plane's pilots. This leaves the job of hero to be played by Brian, who safely lands the plane and becomes an instant celebrity. Joe tries to deal with Brian's newfound celebrity and all the grief he's getting from Helen over his "Men's travel bag", but Brian's celebrity is short lived and he soon is back at Sandpiper asking for his old job back once again.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Christopher Vane

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  15. Wings Season 8 Episode 15 - Fay There, Georgy Girl
    7.1/10(92 votes)

    #15 - Fay There, Georgy Girl

    S8:E15

    After selling off the valuables of her George's, Fay is visited by their ghosts, demanding that she buy back their items. Meanwhile, Joe's Valentine's Day efforts seem paltry to Helen compared to the man intending to propose to his beloved with a banner flying from the Sandpiper plane, and Brian and Casey prepare to go out on a sham date.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Ken Keeler

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  16. Wings Season 8 Episode 16 - Escape from New York
    7.0/10(100 votes)

    #16 - Escape from New York

    S8:E16

    Brian and Helen's trip to New York to see "Rent" turns into a nightmare when the theatre refuses to transfer the tickets from Helen's benefactor to her. Even worse, a con-man robs them of their money and Helen is forced to compete in a drag queen contest in order to get the money to get home. Meanwhile, a bad back leaves Joe in the house alone with a suddenly talkative Antonio.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Jeffrey Richman

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  17. Wings Season 8 Episode 17 - House of Blues
    7.5/10(89 votes)

    #17 - House of Blues

    S8:E17

    Kicked out by Joe and Helen, Brian and Casey move into a new home with Antonio. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen's fling with nudism has them being threatened with blackmail when the neighbor kids snap pictures of them.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Jeffrey Richman

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  18. Wings Season 8 Episode 18 - Ms. Write
    6.9/10(102 votes)

    #18 - Ms. Write

    S8:E18

    Brian falls for "R" after reading her love letters mistakenly sent to a former occupant of the house. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen ask Antonio to install a new security system for them.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Wings Season 8 Episode 19 - Dreamgirl
    7.9/10(119 votes)

    #19 - Dreamgirl

    S8:E19

    When Fay goes on vacation, the Hacketts hire a beautiful woman to fill in at the counter. Brian finds her distressingly distracting, while Joe and Helen have uneasy dreams about her. Meanwhile, Casey helps Antonio get a job at the department store, only to see him promoted ahead of her.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Wings Season 8 Episode 20 - Heartache Tonight
    7.9/10(108 votes)

    #20 - Heartache Tonight

    S8:E20

    Roy invites Joe and Helen over to his house on an important night for him: the introduction of his girlfriend to his mother. But when he's dumped before the fateful evening, Helen reluctantly fills in. Meanwhile, Brian passes on his cold to Casey before her big date.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Wings Season 8 Episode 21 - Oedipus Wrecks
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    #21 - Oedipus Wrecks

    S8:E21

    Brian is surprised to find out his new girlfriend Emily's son is already in college. Further complications ensue when Casey takes a shine to young Shawn. Meanwhile, Joe and Roy go to the circus: Joe to try and deal with his childhood trauma, and Roy to demand an apology from the clown who humilated him in his act.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Wings Season 8 Episode 22 - Raging Bull*&@!
    6.5/10(105 votes)

    #22 - Raging Bull*&@!

    S8:E22

    When a long time rival drops out of a boxing tournament, Joe finds himself matched up against Brian. But what starts out as a friendly competition gets decidedly unpleasant.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Christopher Vane

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  23. Wings Season 8 Episode 23 - Final Approach (1)
    7.9/10(117 votes)

    #23 - Final Approach (1)

    S8:E23

    To cheer up Helen, Joe restores her old cello. While Helen is busy rediscovering her old passion, Joe and Brian discover that the ages-old treasure hunt they undertook when their father died isn't over yet. They and the rest of the gang are led all over New England, only to wind up back at the airport and discover $250,000 in an old suitcase in an airport locker.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Wings Season 8 Episode 24 - Final Approach (2)
    8.4/10(138 votes)

    #24 - Final Approach (2)

    S8:E24

    Joe and Brian are divided over their new-found inheritance: Joe wants to expand the business, and Brian wants to use the money to leave Nantucket and the tedium of his job. Joe's agony over the dissolving of the partnership is further complicated when he learns of Helen's earth shaking news: she's been invited to study cello in Vienna with the world's greatest cellist. Joe is prepared to sacrifice Sandpiper to help Helen finally live her dream, but it is Brian who makes the final sacrifice by postponing his and Casey's move to the Caribbean in order to run Sandpiper for one year while Joe and Helen are away in Vienna.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Porno for Pyros" is the best rated episode of "Wings" season 8. It scored 7.9/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/1996. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "... Like a Neighbor Scorned".