The Best of Wings

The Best of WINGS (NBC)

Creators: David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee

Seasons: 8 Episodes: 172 Years: 1990-1997

Premise: A small Nantucket airport and its eccentric workers

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Legacy S01E01 | #01

The Joe & Brian run around Nantucket looking for their father’s fortune

2. The Puppetmaster S02E01 | #07

Brian’s scheme to get Helen backfires; Lowell can’t master walkie-talkies

3. Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes S03E016 | #44

Helen wants her money back from Fraiser Crane

4. Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy S03E19 | #47

Joe, Brian, Helen & Lowell compare their disastrous video dates

5. As Fate Would Have It /Lifeboat S03E22/S04E01 | #50 & #51

Helen gets a job as a cellist but the gang ends up in the Atlantic

6. I Love Brian S04E17 | #67

To impress Alex, Brian says he’s good friends with Clint Black

7. Joe Blows, Parts I & II S05E06/07 | #78 & #79

Joe escapes when he is constantly bugged by other people’s problems

8. A Decent Proposal / Whose Wife Is It Anyway? S05E24/S06E01 | #96 & #97

Davis proposes to Helen who says yes but has a hard time leaving Joe

9. Insanity Claus S06E11 | #107

Antonio is taken hostage just because he ate the last jelly donut

10. She’s Baaack S06E12 | #108

Crazy Sandy returns and tries to marry Joe

11. Here It Is: The Big Wedding S06E26 | #122

Brian & Casey’s lust causes non-stop problems for Joe and Helen

12. Burnin’ Down the House, Part I & II

S07E01/02 | #123 & #124

Brian & Casey manage to burn down Helen’s house

13. When a Man Loves a Donut S07E08 | #130

Brian is overeating and needs help; Antonio has tight shoes

14. One Flew Over the Cooper’s Nest S07E018 | #140

Crazy Sandy returns; Helen may have food poisoned the others

15. Life Could Be a Dream S07E23 | #145

Joe’s a pitcher, Casey’s a model, Brian is Bond, and other wishes

16. Love Overboard S07E25 | #147

Casey’s husband returns for forgiveness; Roy teaches Antonio to dance

17. Grouses, Houses and Bickering Spouses

S07E26 | #148

Joe & Helen find a new place to live but burn down Brian’s house

18. Porno for Pyros S08E01 | #149

An insurance agent interrogates the two couples

19. Wingless, Part I, II & III S08E08/09/10 | #156 & #157 & #158

Joe and Brian sell Sandpiper to a business man who gives it to his son

20. Final Approach, Part I & II S08E23/24 | #171 & #172

The father’s fortune is found; Helen wants to move to Vienna

My Top Five

1. A Decent Proposal / Whose Wife Is It Anyway

2. Burnin’ Down the House

3. The Puppetmaster

4. Life Could Be a Dream

5. Insanity Claus