The Scam
Episode 11 · 1986-12-03

- Comedy
- Family
Episode overview
As Nell and her mother are at the bank to put items into Mama Maybelle's safe deposit box, a con man shows up, tells Nell that there is a con man in the bank who is taking people's money, tells Nell he is a detective and to take her Mama's money out for the con man to take, then he will follow the guy outside and arrest him, but for Nell not to follow. When he doesn't come back, Nell realizes she was tricked, and Mama Maybelle is very upset. However, downstairs at Marty's restaurant, the guy shows up with a date, and Nell tells him she wants her money back, tells a waiter to alert the police, and brings Addy downstairs to snap photos of the guy. The officer doesn't believe Nell's story, until the guy says his name is one name, then the waiter calls him another name and he's finally caught for fraud.
30 minutes
Season 6 episodes
1. Sam Goes to College (1)1986-09-24
2. Sam Goes to College (2)1986-09-24
3. Below Sea Level1986-10-01
4. Joey Meets Matthew1986-10-08
5. Nell Goes Back to New York1986-10-15
6. The Apartment1986-10-29
7. I Love New York1986-11-05
8. Nell the Boss1986-11-12
9. Harry the Hamster1986-11-19
10. Joey the Gambler1986-11-26
11. The Scam1986-12-03
12. Christmas in New York1986-12-10
13. Nell's Secret Admirer1987-01-07
14. The Loan1987-01-14
15. The Window (1)1987-01-21
16. The Window (2)1987-01-21
17. Joey's First Crush1987-01-28
18. Joey's Teacher1987-02-04
19. Joey's Hero1987-02-11
20. Joey the Gigolo1987-02-25
21. Parents' Week (1)1987-03-04
22. Parents' Week (2)1987-03-04
23. Save the Church1987-04-28
24. Someday, My Prince . . .1987-05-05
25. Mama's Date1987-05-12