Looking Forward to the Past
Goodnight, Beantown - S2 - E7
Matt begins to feel bored with his life and decides to accompany two friends to South America.
Goodnight, Beantown: Season 2 - 13 Episode s
2x1 - Hooking for Mister Goodbar
October 2, 1983
Jenny goes undercover as a hooker to get a story on how prostitutes are trapped by cops.
2x2 - What's Good for the Goose
October 9, 1983
Jenny feels she is getting all the lacklustre stories; Susan decides she is ready to date.
2x3 - A Felon Needs a Girl
October 16, 1983
Jenny doesn't believe a suspected bank robber is guilty, and Matt tries to convince her otherwise.
2x4 - Invasions of Privacy
October 23, 1983
An interview with the widow of a recently murdered man leads to the woman's arrest, and Jenny feels guilty because she pushed for the interview.
2x5 - Popsicle
October 30, 1983
Matt suspects his elderly neighbor is up to no good.
2x6 - Our Man in the Slammer
November 6, 1983
After Matt is thrown into jail for not revealing his source for a story, Jenny must convince his source to come forward and get Matt out.
2x7 - Looking Forward to the Past
November 20, 1983
Matt begins to feel bored with his life and decides to accompany two friends to South America.
2x8 - Valerie's Fan
December 4, 1983
When everyone becomes convinced a psychic has real powers when she correctly foresees the kidnapping of a young girl, Matt sets out to prove fraud.
2x9 - Happy Medium
December 11, 1983
Attention from a fan gives Valerie a swelled head.
2x10 - Peace on Earth
December 25, 1983
Matt thinks that he may be falling for his first love all over again.
2x11 - The Consumer's Best Friend
January 1, 1984
A man threatens to blow up the newsroom if he isn't given airtime to plead for world peace.
2x12 - Lost and Foundering
January 8, 1984
When an old co-worker, who once got Matt fired, shows up at WYN as the new consumer expert, Matt begins to question his intentions.
2x13 - An Old Flame Flickers
January 15, 1984
When a story takes Matt and Jenny into the forest, they end up having to stay there over night. They soon discover that there may be more to their friendship than meets the eye.