Wings
Say Uncle, Carlton
TV Flash files “Say Uncle, Carlton” as hour 87 of 172 in the TV Flash guide — Wings (1990–1997) on NBC, season 5, episode 15, aired 1994-02-03, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E15: listed hour 87 of 172 in the Wings guide, hour 15 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1994-02-03 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Faygitive” (S05E14). Next is “Hey, Nineteen” (S05E16).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Antonio chauffeurs obnoxious Carlton Blanchard, whose nephew is equally annoying.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Say Uncle, Carlton sit in the Wings guide?
S05E15 is listed hour 87 of 172 — hour 15 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 15.
When did Wings S05E15 air?
Say Uncle, Carlton aired 1994-02-03 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this a Cheers spinoff?
Not a spinoff — same producing brain trust (and later Frasier architects) with seaside ensemble energy instead of a Boston bar.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Nantucket as a one-plane airline sitcom: brothers, a cello, and Cheers-adjacent producers with salt air instead of bar stools. Tim Daly and Steven Weber bicker through Hackett Aviation while Crystal Bernard and Thomas Haden Church keep the terminal human. Must-See depth-chart comedy — gentler, seaside, and sneakily well-built if you like ensembles that actually clock in.
In medias res on a Nantucket tarmac: one-plane logistics, two brothers, a cello, salt air instead of bar stools. David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee — later *Frasier* architects, here the *Cheers*-adjacent brain trust — built NBC comfort multi-cam from 1990 to 1997. Max can keep his vending-machine culture; this is Must-See depth-chart comedy, a hangout that actually flies. Tim Daly and Steven Weber bicker through Hackett Aviation. Crystal Bernard, Thomas Haden Church, Tony Shalhoub's Antonio, Rebecca Schull…
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