Dear John

1988

Dear John

6.8 | en | Comedy

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Ozone Park, Queens. John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; and Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett).

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Seasons & Episodes

EP22 The Nightmare Continues

Jan. 01,0001

Louise encourages the group to tackle their relationship problems through creative visualization.

EP21 Freddy's Back

Jan. 01,0001

John babysits his boss's parrot.

EP20 Adult Education

Jan. 01,0001

Kirk finally gets his high school diploma.

EP19 Heartburn and Heartache

Jun. 07,1992

A doctor links John's stomach pain to Kirk.

EP18 The Write Stuff

Jan. 01,0001

John tries his hand at soap opera scripts.

EP17 Poor John (2)

Jul. 22,1992

John overextends his credit to impress his new girlfriend. (Part 2 of 2)

EP16 Poor John (1)

Jul. 15,1992

Lack of funds clouds John's ski weekend with a new flame. (Part 1 of 1)

EP15 Who's Who

Jun. 12,1992

John is suddenly willing to take risks after a near-death experience in an elevator.

EP14 John's Divided Heart

Apr. 15,1992

Scriptwriter Mary Beth sees John's problems as soap-opera fodder for her show ""The Divided Heart.""

EP13 The Big Payday

Apr. 01,1992

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EP12 Do the Wrong Thing

Jan. 03,1992

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EP11 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas

Dec. 27,1991

John unwittingly hires a Santa Claus with problems for a Christmas party at the day-care center.

EP10 Once I Had a Secret Love

Dec. 20,1991

Louise confesses to an affair with a club member.

EP9 I Do, Baby (2)

Dec. 13,1991

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EP8 I Do, Baby (1)

Dec. 13,1991

Kirk claims there is good reason to terminate Kate's wedding plans; John has trouble at childbirth class.

EP7 The Bachelor Shower

Nov. 15,1991

John and Kirk's windfall at an automated bank teller comes to light at a police officer's bachelor party.

EP6 Lust & Death

Nov. 08,1991

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EP5 Hello, Annie

Oct. 25,1991

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EP4 Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?

Oct. 04,1991

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EP3 Kate's Cop

Sep. 27,1991

Kate faces her fear of intimacy by dating the cop who takes the report when the group is held at gunpoint.

EP2 Kirk's Ex-wife

Sep. 20,1991

Kirk goes into hiding when the group discovers his wife left him for another woman.

EP1 Brothers

Sep. 19,1991

Kirk convinces John they're long-lost brothers, and moves in with him.

6.8 | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 1988-10-06 | Released Producted By: Paramount Television Studios , Ed Weinberger Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Judd Hirsch , Jere Burns , Jane Carr

Director

Ed. Weinberger

Producted By

Paramount Television Studios , Ed Weinberger Productions

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Reviews

SnoopyStyle In every week's opening, teacher John Lacey (Judd Hirsch) gets his Dear John letter, gets cleaned out in court, and loses his home all to that catchy little diddy. His wife and his best friend took everything including his son. He attends the One To One Club, a support group for divorcees and widowers. Louise Mercer (Jane Carr) is the Brit group leader divorced from her kinky husband who keeps asking everyone, "Are there any sexual problems?" The group includes sleazy Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), sweet Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), clueless pushover Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), silent Tom (Tom Willett), elderly fox Mrs. Margie Philbert (Billie Bird), and starting midway in season two, southern belle Mary Beth Sutton (Susan Walters).This is a solid network sitcom of its era. It's led by some solid TV stars. Hirsch has played this character well arguably since his Taxi days. Burns is a fantastic comedic sleaze. It's a wacky group of friends who serve more as family. Everybody is great. It tackles divorce with a little humor. It's good-nature with some bite. This is not going on any top TV lists but it functions well for what it is. It's a good middling sitcom while it lasted.

drystyx This is a funny TV series, because the title character, played by Judd Hirsch, is willing to be a straight man to the other characters in a support group he attends.In essence, much as "Good Times" is Kid Dynamite's show, this is really Jere Burns show as he portrays the rogue, Kirk. Kirk is just enough of a rascal to cherish and laugh at, both at the same time.The others put in a dash of humor, too, one of them without ever saying a word.The standard for comedy in the eighties was a comedy that would make people laugh. That's what this show did. It din't try to be too "situational", and hope for a smile, the way most comedies of the nineties and naughts do. It reached for the guts, and pulled them out.This wasn't "slapstick", but just a bit shy of it. It jumped the shark a bit at the end, and that didn't work. It was best when staying true to its character of the support group.

DragonMasterHiro This was such a sad show. A guy comes home one day and finds a letter from his wife. The theme song, also sad, it is sung from the perspective of the wife. You see him happily arriving at home, walking in the front door and then the trauma begins."Dear John, Dear John.By the time you read these lines, I'll be gone.Dear John, Dear John.Life goes on, Right or wrong.Dear John..."It gets stuck in your head for some reason. Maybe it's because her voice is so sappy. In any event, it supposedly began as a British show, and they made an American version with it's own cast. John Lacey comes home to find out his wife has left him by reading a typical "Dear John" letter. Doesn't that scream sitcom? John then goes to a support group where all the comedy lies. The other members of the group have their own quirks. John also has little encounters with random singles. Not that great of a show although I like Judd Hirsch.

Lho3323370 My buddy Chris likes the shows on channel 6 so this has got to be one of them. Well After Wendy leaves John he joins the 1-2-1 club. John has problems so it is up to Kirk to help him. Well John is the smartest in the 1-2-1 club. Ralph is the dumbest. Louise thinks Kirk is bad at giving advice.