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

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

    #2 - 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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  3. Wings Season 7 Episode 14 - Bye, George
    6.7/10(104 votes)

    #3 - Bye, George

    S7:E14

    Fay quickly falls for Lyle, the dashing man she met on a cruise, but the wedding is jeopardized when Fay learns the awful truth about him. His real first name is George, just like her first three dead husbands. Armed with this new knowledge, Fay decides against marrying a fourth George and calls off the wedding.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Wings Season 4 Episode 18 - The Key to Alex
    6.8/10(112 votes)

    #4 - The Key to Alex

    S4:E18

    Joe and Brian, in heated competition, pull out all the stops in a transparent attempt to get closer to Alex.

    Director:Andy Ackerman
    Writer:David Lloyd

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

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

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

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

    #8 - 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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  9. Wings Season 7 Episode 17 - Lynch Party
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    #9 - Lynch Party

    S7:E17

    When news arrives that Davis Lynch has re-surfaced, Helen recounts the tale of how she never broke off her engagement with him, then tries to break the news to Davis, while not alerting Joe.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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

    #10 - 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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  11. Wings Season 1 Episode 2 - Around the World in Eighty Years
    7.1/10(226 votes)

    #11 - Around the World in Eighty Years

    S1:E2

    Fay encourages a retired pilot to complete his trip around the world.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Philip LaZebnik

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  12. Wings Season 2 Episode 18 - Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
    7.1/10(144 votes)

    #12 - Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo

    S2:E18

    Joe and Helen find themselves being rushed to the altar when Brian and the jet-setting woman of his dreams talk them into a double wedding.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Bruce Rasmussen

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  13. Wings Season 6 Episode 5 - The Waxman Cometh
    7.1/10(116 votes)

    #13 - The Waxman Cometh

    S6:E5

    After receiving $25,000 from the family trust fund, Lowell invests the money in an old wax museum. Despite everyone's doubts, Lowell renovates the museum. but he comes to realize it won't be easy at the lackluster grand reopening of "Lowell Mather's House O' Wax". When news comes of a disastrous fire at the museum, Lowell is determined to start again from scratch.

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

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  14. Wings Season 6 Episode 20 - Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man
    7.1/10(115 votes)

    #14 - Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man

    S6:E20

    Lowell's innocent birthday gift to Casey lands him a show at an art museum when Casey shows off the gift to a museum director. Determined to launch both their careers in the art world, Casey relentlessly pushes Lowell's artistic abilities to the limit to try and meet the show's deadline, but eventually gives up after discovering how stressed Lowell becomes. Meanwhile, Brian's efforts to finish a roll of film for Joe and Helen are not appreciated, as the prank ends up in the hands of Helen's parents.

    Director:Ken Levine
    Writer:Jeffrey Richman

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  15. Wings Season 7 Episode 6 - She's Gotta Have It
    7.1/10(101 votes)

    #15 - She's Gotta Have It

    S7:E6

    Joe and Helen reap unpected benefits after getting a large insurance settlement for Helen's burnt down house. But Joe soon faces the task of stopping Helen's shopping spree before it leaves them broke. Meanwhile, Brian and Casey try to find something in common and Antonio returns to Edna, "The Big Faced Girl."

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Wings Season 7 Episode 15 - The Team Player
    7.1/10(119 votes)

    #16 - The Team Player

    S7:E15

    A publicity disaster occurs when Antonio covers for the Hacketts so they can go to a hockey game. Antonio bumps the Bruins' abrasive star goalie Danny "Dead End" Connelly off a Sandpiper flight to a critical game, causing the Bruins to lose. Meanwhile, winter tourism on the island takes an upswing when Casey welcomes the International Society of Masochists to Nantucket.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  17. Wings Season 7 Episode 21 - What About Larry?
    7.1/10(118 votes)

    #17 - What About Larry?

    S7:E21

    The contractor Joe and Helen hires to build their new house falls apart when his wife kicks him out, and the Hacketts try to rebuild his confidence and get him back to work. Meanwhile, a vacationing George Kennedy is bothered by an annoying fan: Brian.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Mark Reisman

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

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

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

    #20 - 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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  21. Wings Season 1 Episode 5 - There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
    7.2/10(212 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Wings Season 5 Episode 19 - Sleepless in Nantucket
    7.2/10(118 votes)

    #22 - Sleepless in Nantucket

    S5:E19

    Brian moves in with Alex, and both quickly become irritated by the other's annoying habits. Meanwhile, Lowell attempts to come up with a name for his sister's baby.

    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Jeffrey Richman

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  23. Wings Season 5 Episode 23 - Call of the Wild
    7.2/10(124 votes)

    #23 - Call of the Wild

    S5:E23

    When Brian's old friend shows up and they resume their wild, partying lifestyle every night, Alex grows increasingly neglected. Lowell takes in his idol, over-the-hill television superhero Big Strong Man, who takes advantage of his hospitality.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writers:Steven Levitan, Howard Gewirtz

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  24. Wings Season 7 Episode 11 - Honey, We Broke the Kid
    7.2/10(118 votes)

    #24 - Honey, We Broke the Kid

    S7:E11

    Joe and Helen volunteer to babysit but it's far from the learning experience that they hoped it would be. Meanwhile, Casey gets a big time Hollywood star to come to the island to appear in her Nantucket Tourism commercial.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Wings Season 7 Episode 13 - Sons and Lovers
    7.2/10(122 votes)

    #25 - Sons and Lovers

    S7:E13

    It's Roy's 12th birthday (he was born on a leap year), and Helen contacts Roy's son R.J. and convinces him to come back to Nantucket for the party. But the initial reconciliation is dashed when R.J. brings his significant other to the party. Meanwhile, Brian helps Antonio out by driving the cab while Antonio waits for his driver's license.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Jeffrey Richman

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Olive or Twist" is the worst rated episode of "Wings". It scored 6.5/10 based on 99 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Jeffrey Richman, it aired on 11/6/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Raging Bull*&@!".