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Airs Next: NBC at Thursday 9:30 PM (30 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: April 19, 1990    Last Aired: May 21, 1997
Show Category: Comedy
Wings
The series Wings, could best be described as Cheers 2, as it followed much the same pattern as the other series did. The similarities are numerous, such as both being easy going character comedies and being produced by the same team (David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee). The main difference being the setting. Instead of a Boston bar being the main setting, a small airport terminal on the...
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Last episode: Final Approach (2)
Joe and Brian are divided over their new-found inheritance: Joe wants to expand the business, and Brian wants 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 Carribean, in order to run Sandpiper for one year while Joe and Helen are away in Vienna.
Aired: Wednesday May 21, 1997
171. Final Approach (1) May 21, 1997 0 Reviews 4.99
170. Raging Bullsh@t May 14, 1997 0 Reviews 4.72
169. Oedipus Wrecks May 7, 1997 0 Reviews 5.96
168. Heartache Tonight Apr 16, 1997 0 Reviews 7.71

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Cast

 
Steven Weber - Brian Hackett (photos)
Timothy Daly - Joe Hackett (photos)
Crystal Bernard - Helen Chappel Hackett
Thomas Haden Church - Lowell Mather (Seasons 1-6) (photos)
David Schramm - Roy Biggins
Rebecca Schull - Fay Evelyn Schlob Dumbly DeVay Cochran
Tony Shalhoub - Antonio Scarpacci (Seasons 2 - 8, Recurring Previously) (photos)
Amy Yasbeck - Casey Chappel Davenport (Seasons 6-8)
Farrah Forke - Alex Lambert (Season 5, Recurring Previously)
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9.0
Superb
"Underappreciated"
Better than the rating
Continue » Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:41 am PST
9.7
Superb
"Classic"
The story of two brothers who grew up with a Dad who went nuts and a Mom who left them. This left Joe the older brother to care for his younger brother Brian. They became pilots and went in very different directions until their father died.
Continue » Posted Nov 12, 2007 2:38 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
"Better every season"
Wings - Simply the best sitcom of the 90's!!!
Continue » Posted Aug 5, 2007 11:14 pm PST

da_dunker
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5.8
Mediocre
"Unoriginal"
Not so cool!
Continue » Posted May 11, 2007 2:27 am PST

jamesMoo
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with this review
9.4
Superb
"Classic"
I love this show
Continue » Posted Mar 3, 2007 10:40 pm PST

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