227 · SEASON 2
The Working Game
Episode 21 · 1987-05-23

- Comedy
- Family
Episode overview
Upset when Brenda comes home from University Day wanting to attend Northwestern, Mary anticipates an empty nest by demanding that Lester give her a job at the construction site --and gets fired on her first day. Mary takes a job at a travel agency (with Sandra), where her boss finds her so invaluable that he wants her to accompany him on a trip. The boss comes on to Sandra, who then quits and tells Mary not to go on the trip. She goes anyway, and Sandra then tells Lester about their boss. He surprises Mary in Philadelphia and jumps to the worng conclusions when he finds a man's suit and bathrobe in Mary's closet. He finds out that Mary bought them for him as a surprise.
30 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. The Wheel of Misfortune1986-10-04
2. Mary Nightingale1986-10-11
3. Washington Affair1986-11-01
4. The Great Manhunt1986-11-08
5. The Temptations1986-11-15
6. Pillow Talk1986-11-22
7. Come Into My Parlor1986-11-29
8. Father's Day1986-12-06
9. Author, Author1986-12-13
10. Matchmakers1987-01-03
11. The Handwriting on the Wall1987-01-10
12. A Matter of Choice1987-01-17
13. Got a Job1987-01-24
14. Far From the Tree1987-02-07
15. Toyland1987-02-14
16. The Audit1987-02-21
17. A Good Citizen1987-02-28
18. Happy Twentieth1987-03-07
19. The Fourth Time Around1987-03-21
20. Rich Kid1987-04-11
21. The Working Game1987-05-23
22. Check Snub1987-06-06