Moonlighting

S01E01 Moonlighting 1985-03-03

Moonlighting — Season 1, Episode 1 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-03-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Pilot note — From the desk: Moonlighting opens its catalog run with “Moonlighting” (1985-03-03). Tone-mixing comedy-drama that still influences rom-com TV. On-set friction and the curse of resolving the tension too soon.

S01E02 Moonlighting 1985-03-03

Moonlighting — Season 1, Episode 2 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-03-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S01E03 Gunfight at the So-So Corral 1985-03-05

It is Maddie's first day at the Blue Moon Detective Agency but there is nothing to do. In desperation, David 'steals' a client from a rival agency. The man wants them to find his estranged son, but all is not as it seems.

S01E04 Read the Mind--- See the Movie 1985-03-12

Maddie is glad because the agency has finaly got a good client, RTC, a weaponry corporation. However, her joy turns to disappointment when the CEO fires them for failing to discover who sabotaged a test for military officers. Maddie decides to go on with the case despite David's objections. All the clues seem to point in one direction, a psychic who works for the corporation's rival.

S01E05 The Next Murder You Hear 1985-03-19

The Next Murder You Hear — Season 1, Episode 5 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-03-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S01E06 Next Stop Murder 1985-03-26

The Blue Moon agency detectives, Maddie and David, get caught on a train for mystery buffs, then find they have a real mystery to contend with when a writer is murdered.

S01E07 The Murder's in the Mail 1985-04-02

The Murder's in the Mail — Season 1, Episode 7 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-04-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde? — Season 2, Episode 1 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-09-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

A disfigured lady hires Maddie and David to track down the felon who burned her face with acid years ago. The man has been just released from prison and the pair locates him. Once they report to the dame the man turns up killed. Maddie and David tail the lady and find she's behaving oddly.

S02E03 Money Talks, Maddie Walks 1985-10-08

Maddie learns through the near-suicide of a friend where her embezzling accountant has fled to and immediately flies after him, determined to get her money back.

The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice — Season 2, Episode 4 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-10-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Maddie makes a wager to David, challenging to behave like a grownup for some days. Clark Greydon is a gifted pianist with a slight problem, he's addicted to gambling. His stepmother, an unpleasant character, hires Maddie and David when crooks abduct Clark to cash a ransom. The lady tells the detectives to obtain a reduce in the ransom and she will add that to their fee.

S02E06 Knowing Her 1985-11-12

Knowing Her — Season 2, Episode 6 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-11-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Somewhere Under the Rainbow — Season 2, Episode 7 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-11-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Portrait of Maddie — Season 2, Episode 8 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-11-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S02E09 Atlas Belched 1985-12-10

Atlas Belched — Season 2, Episode 9 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-12-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Twas the Episode Before Christmas — Season 2, Episode 10 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-12-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Bride of Tupperman — Season 2, Episode 11 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-01-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

North by North Dipesto — Season 2, Episode 12 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-01-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

In God We Strongly Suspect — Season 2, Episode 13 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-02-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Every Daughter's Father Is a Virgin — Season 2, Episode 14 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-02-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Witness for the Execution — Season 2, Episode 15 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-03-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Sleep Talkin' Guy — Season 2, Episode 16 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-04-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

A distraught man, consumed by sorrow over the accidental death of his wife, pays an anonymous hooker to arrange for his death at the end of three days. He doesn't care where or how. Then, to his shock, he recognises his wife walking on a busy street but loses her in the crowd.

Camille — Season 2, Episode 18 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-05-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Son Also Rises — Season 3, Episode 1 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-09-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Man Who Cried Wife — Season 3, Episode 2 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-09-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Symphony in Knocked Flat — Season 3, Episode 3 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-10-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Yours, Very Deadly — Season 3, Episode 4 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-10-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

All Creatures Great and ... Not So Great — Season 3, Episode 5 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-11-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Big Man on Mulberry Street — Season 3, Episode 6 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-11-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Atomic Shakespeare — Season 3, Episode 7 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-11-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

It's a Wonderful Job — Season 3, Episode 8 of Moonlighting. Aired 1986-12-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Straight Poop — Season 3, Episode 9 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-01-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Poltergeist III--- Dipesto Nothing — Season 3, Episode 10 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-01-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Blonde on Blonde (1) — Season 3, Episode 11 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-02-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Sam & Dave (2) — Season 3, Episode 12 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-02-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Maddie's Turn to Cry (3) — Season 3, Episode 13 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-03-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

I Am Curious... Maddie (4) — Season 3, Episode 14 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-03-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

To Heiress Human — Season 3, Episode 15 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-05-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

A Trip to the Moon — Season 4, Episode 1 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-09-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Come Back Little Shiksa — Season 4, Episode 2 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-10-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Take a Left at the Altar — Season 4, Episode 3 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-10-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Tale in Two Cities — Season 4, Episode 4 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-11-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Cool Hand Dave (1) — Season 4, Episode 5 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Cool Hand Dave (2) — Season 4, Episode 6 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Father Knows Last — Season 4, Episode 7 of Moonlighting. Aired 1987-12-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Los Dos DiPestos — Season 4, Episode 8 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-01-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Fetal Attraction — Season 4, Episode 9 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Tracks of My Tears — Season 4, Episode 10 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-02-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Eek! A Spouse! — Season 4, Episode 11 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-02-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Maddie Hayes Got Married — Season 4, Episode 12 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-03-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Here's Living With You, Kid — Season 4, Episode 13 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-03-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

And the Flesh Was Made Word — Season 4, Episode 14 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-03-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

A Womb With a View — Season 5, Episode 1 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-12-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Between a Yuk and a Hard Place — Season 5, Episode 2 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-12-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Color of Maddie — Season 5, Episode 3 of Moonlighting. Aired 1988-12-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Plastic Fantastic Lovers — Season 5, Episode 4 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-01-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Shirts and Skins — Season 5, Episode 5 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Take My Wife, For Example — Season 5, Episode 6 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-02-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld — Season 5, Episode 7 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-02-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Those Lips, Those Lies — Season 5, Episode 8 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-04-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Perfetc — Season 5, Episode 9 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-04-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

When Girls Collide (1) — Season 5, Episode 10 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-04-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

In 'N Outlaws — Season 5, Episode 11 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-04-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Eine Kleine Nacht Murder (2) — Season 5, Episode 12 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-04-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S05E13 Lunar Eclipse 1989-05-14

Lunar Eclipse — Season 5, Episode 13 of Moonlighting. Aired 1989-05-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Finale note — From the desk: The guide closes on “Lunar Eclipse” (1989-05-14) — a series bookend worth the package context. On-set friction and the curse of resolving the tension too soon.