Mr. Wizard
American Dreamer - S1 - E7
Tom Nash begins substitute teaching and discovers it is not easy and happily accepts advice.
American Dreamer: Season 1 - 17 Episode s
1x1 - Pilot
September 20, 1990
Tom Nash trades in his network newsman job to write a human interest column for a Chicago newspaper, moving to Wisconsin with his two children. He begins by exploring women's anger toward men by hiring a female assistant and visiting the woman he stood up on prom night.
1x2 - Guys Just Wanna Have Fun
September 22, 1990
Tom attempts to find out why men are not open with their feelings by hosting a bonding party for men.
1x3 - Flight of the Dodo
September 29, 1990
A disillusioned cartoonist (Austin Pendleton) quits his job.
1x4 - All God's Children Go to Wisconsin
October 6, 1990
Tom's meeting with an Episcopal cleric causes him to question his current standing as a lapsed Catholic.
1x5 - Corvette Man
October 13, 1990
While Tom considers buying a corvette, Lillian makes plans to remarry her ex-husband.
1x6 - Over the Hill?
October 20, 1990
Tom's preliminary results of his physical reveal he's in great shape but a chest X-ray casts a spot of doubt, requiring further tests.
1x7 - Mr. Wizard
October 27, 1990
Tom Nash begins substitute teaching and discovers it is not easy and happily accepts advice.
1x8 - Divorce, American Dreamer Style
November 3, 1990
Danny and Rachel decide to call it quits, but when Tommy and Holly show them there wedding pictures they fall in love again.
1x9 - In from the Cold (1)
November 10, 1990
Tom considers writing about his memories and the loss of his wife but his kids consider her a forbidden subject for his column.
1x10 - In from the Cold (2)
November 24, 1990
Tom learns the true identity of Kathleen in the conclusion of a two part episode.
1x11 - The Fabulous Baker Girls
December 1, 1990
Holly's free-spirited sister Drew returns and makes good copy for Tom's newspaper column.
1x12 - A Face in the Cloud
December 8, 1990
Danny feels left out when the family forgets to wake him up to go out for breakfast.
1x13 - Don't Drink the Water
May 25, 1991
Tom discovers that Lillian's ex-husband's business is a fraud.
1x14 - Mother Knows Best
June 1, 1991
Lillian must live a lie when her mother visits.
1x15 - Papa Joe
June 8, 1991
Joe's weekend with his daughter is spoiled.
1x16 - Heartbreak Diner
June 15, 1991
Tom intervenes in his daughter's crush on a young college student.
1x17 - They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?
June 22, 1991
Danny disobeys his father and sneaks off to go duck hunting with Bill.