Perfect Strangers
Pipe Dreams
TV Flash files “Pipe Dreams” as hour 45 of 150 in the TV Flash guide — Perfect Strangers (1986–1993) on ABC, season 3, episode 17, aired 1988-03-04, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E17: listed hour 45 of 150 in the Perfect Strangers guide, hour 17 of 22 in season 3. It aired 1988-03-04 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Better Shop Around” (S03E16). Next is “Defiant Guys” (S03E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jennifer and Mary Ann have to go on the line to Paris to work and as Larry to call the plumber while they're gone in order to install the new shower. Larry decides to do the work himself in order to try and impress Jennifer. Naturally, it all goes awry.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pipe Dreams sit in the Perfect Strangers guide?
S03E17 is listed hour 45 of 150 — hour 17 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 17.
When did Perfect Strangers S03E17 air?
Pipe Dreams aired 1988-03-04 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Family Matters first?
Reverse that. Perfect Strangers is the TGIF engine that spun off Family Matters. Balki and Larry are the cousins; the Winslows are the later building.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Balki Bartokomous arrives from Mypos, does the Dance of Joy, and ABC's TGIF finds its fish-out-of-water engine. Bronson Pinchot's accent is the instrument; Mark Linn-Baker is the straight man who never quite recovers. Chicago cousin-comedy that spun off Family Matters and taught a generation not to be ridiculous.
The Dance of Joy is the silhouette. ABC, 1986–1993: Balki Bartokomous arrives from Mypos, Midwestern Larry shares the apartment, and TGIF finds its fish-out-of-water engine. Perfect Strangers is Dale McRaven's Chicago cousin-comedy — Bronson Pinchot's accent as the instrument, Mark Linn-Baker the straight man who never quite recovers. *Physical trademark as choreography, mimic fodder as a look, a greeting that photographs as religion.* Style is the plot. If you only listen to the cousin premise, you are watching…
Filed against
- Bronson Pinchot as Balki Bartokomous
Bronson Pinchot's Balki Bartokomous arrived from Mypos, did the Dance of Joy, and gave ABC's TGIF its fish-out-of-water engine on Perfect Strangers. The accent was the instrument; Mark Linn-Baker was the straight man who never quite…
- Mark Linn-Baker as Larry Appleton
Mark Linn-Baker never quite recovered as Larry Appleton on Perfect Strangers — Balki Bartokomous from Mypos, the Dance of Joy, ABC’s TGIF fish-out-of-water engine. Bronson Pinchot’s accent is the instrument; Linn-Baker is the Chicago…