Perfect Strangers
TV & Cartoons
1986
Premiere March 25, 1986
Runtime 25 min
Genres Comedy, Family
Seasons 9
Episodes 152
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Overview
The series chronicles the rocky coexistence of Larry Appleton and his distant cousin Balki Bartokomous. A Wisconsin native, Larry, who comes from a large family with numerous brothers and sisters, has just moved into a new apartment in Chicago, and is experiencing his first joys of newfound privacy when Balki, a hitherto unknown cousin from a Greek-like island in the Mediterranean called Mypos, drops by to live with him. Balki, a shepherd by trade, interprets what little he knows about the United States by relying on his own recollections of American pop culture, which are often out-of-context. After initially gently rebuffing his cousin's request to stay at his apartment, Larry, an aspiring photographer, decides to take Balki under his wing and teach him about American life...
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Network ABC (US)
Episode 1 Dance of Joy
Episode 2 Perfect Stranger Things Nov 6, 2017
Episode 1 Knock, Knock, Who's There? Mar 25, 1986
Episode 2 Picture This Apr 1, 1986
Episode 3 First Date Apr 8, 1986
Episode 4 Baby, You Can Drive My Car Apr 15, 1986
Episode 5 Check This Apr 22, 1986
Episode 6 Happy Birthday, Baby Apr 29, 1986
Episode 1 Hello, Baby Sep 17, 1986
Episode 2 Hunks Like Us Sep 24, 1986
Episode 3 The Unnatural Oct 1, 1986
Episode 4 Ladies and Germs Oct 15, 1986
Episode 5 Lifesavers Oct 22, 1986
Episode 6 Babes in Babylon Oct 29, 1986
Episode 7 Falling in Love Is... Nov 12, 1986
Episode 8 Two Men and a Cradle Nov 19, 1986
Episode 9 Can I Get a Witness? Nov 26, 1986
Episode 10 The Rent Strike Dec 10, 1986
Episode 11 A Christmas Story Dec 17, 1986
Episode 12 Dog Gone Blues Jan 7, 1987
Episode 13 Since I Lost My Baby Jan 14, 1987
Episode 14 Trouble in Paradise Jan 21, 1987
Episode 15 Beautiful Dreamer Jan 28, 1987
Episode 16 Tux for Two Feb 4, 1987
Episode 17 Ten Speed and a Soft Touch Feb 11, 1987
Episode 18 Snow Way to Treat a Lady (1) Feb 18, 1987
Episode 19 Snow Way to Treat a Lady (2) Feb 25, 1987
Episode 20 Get a Job Mar 5, 1987
Episode 21 Hello, Elaine Apr 1, 1987
Episode 22 Up on a Roof May 6, 1987
Episode 1 All the News That Fits Sep 22, 1987
Episode 2 Weigh to Go, Buddy Sep 29, 1987
Episode 3 Sexual Harrassment in Chicago Oct 7, 1987
Episode 4 Taking Stock Oct 14, 1987
Episode 5 Better Shop Around Oct 21, 1987
Episode 6 Your Cheatin' Heart Oct 28, 1987
Episode 7 The Horn Blows at Midnight Nov 4, 1987
Episode 8 The Karate Kids Nov 11, 1987
Episode 9 Night School Confidential Nov 18, 1987
Episode 10 Future Shock Nov 25, 1987
Episode 11 Couch Potato Dec 2, 1987
Episode 12 The Break-In Dec 9, 1987
Episode 13 To Be or Not to Be Jan 6, 1988
Episode 14 My Lips are Sealed Jan 13, 1988
Episode 15 The Pen Pal Jan 27, 1988
Episode 16 Just Desserts Feb 3, 1988
Episode 17 Pipe Dreams Feb 10, 1988
Episode 18 Bye Bye Biki Feb 24, 1988
Episode 19 The Graduate Mar 9, 1988
Episode 20 The Defiant Guys Mar 11, 1988
Episode 21 My Brother, Myself Mar 18, 1988
Episode 22 You Gotta Have Friends Mar 25, 1988
Episode 1 The Lottery Oct 14, 1988
Episode 2 Assertive Training Oct 21, 1988
Episode 3 Aliens Oct 28, 1988
Episode 4 Piano Movers Nov 4, 1988
Episode 5 High Society Nov 11, 1988
Episode 6 Up a Lazy River (1) Nov 18, 1988
Episode 7 Up a Lazy River (2) Nov 25, 1988
Episode 8 College Bound Dec 9, 1988
Episode 9 The Gift of the Mypiot Dec 16, 1988
Episode 10 Maid to Order Jan 6, 1989
Episode 11 That Old Gang of Mine Jan 13, 1989
Episode 12 Crimebusters Jan 20, 1989
Episode 13 Games People Play Feb 3, 1989
Episode 14 Come Fly with Me Feb 10, 1989
Episode 15 Blind Alley Feb 17, 1989
Episode 16 The King and I Feb 24, 1989
Episode 17 Prose and Cons Mar 10, 1989
Episode 18 Car Wars Mar 17, 1989
Episode 19 Just a Gigolo Mar 31, 1989
Episode 20 Seven Card Studs Apr 14, 1989
Episode 21 Teacher's Pest Apr 28, 1989
Episode 22 Wedding Belle Blues May 5, 1989
Episode 1 Good Skates Sep 22, 1989
Episode 2 Lie-Ability Sep 29, 1989
Episode 3 The Newsletter Oct 6, 1989
Episode 4 Tooth or Consequences Oct 13, 1989
Episode 5 Dog Day Mid-Afternoon Oct 20, 1989
Episode 6 Poetry in Motion Nov 5, 1989
Episode 7 Father Knows Best (1) Nov 10, 1989
Episode 8 Father Knows Best (2) Nov 17, 1989
Episode 9 Hello Ball Nov 24, 1989
Episode 10 Almost Live From Chicago Dec 1, 1989
Episode 11 Home Movies Dec 8, 1989
Episode 12 Everybody in the Pool Dec 15, 1989
Episode 13 Because They're Cousins Jan 5, 1990
Episode 14 Disorderly Orderlies Jan 12, 1990
Episode 15 The Selling of Mypos Jan 26, 1990
Episode 16 Nightmare Vacation Feb 2, 1990
Episode 17 Three's a Crowd Feb 9, 1990
Episode 18 Blast From the Past Feb 16, 1990
Episode 19 He's the Boss Feb 23, 1990
Episode 20 Here Comes the Judge Mar 9, 1990
Episode 21 This Old House Mar 30, 1990
Episode 22 Eyewitless Reports Apr 11, 1990
Episode 23 Bye, Bye Birdie Apr 13, 1990
Episode 24 Digging Up the News Apr 27, 1990
Episode 1 Safe at Home Sep 28, 1990
Episode 2 New Kid on the Block Oct 5, 1990
Episode 3 The Breakup Oct 12, 1990
Episode 4 A Horse is a Horse Oct 19, 1990
Episode 5 Family Feud Oct 26, 1990
Episode 6 Call Me Indestructible Nov 2, 1990
Episode 7 The Men Who Knew Too Much (1) Nov 9, 1990
Episode 8 The Men Who Knew Too Much (2) Nov 16, 1990
Episode 9 The Ring Nov 23, 1990
Episode 10 Black Widow Nov 30, 1990
Episode 11 The Sunshine Boys Dec 7, 1990
Episode 12 Hocus Pocus Dec 28, 1990
Episode 13 Finders Keepers Jan 4, 1991
Episode 14 Grandpa Jan 11, 1991
Episode 15 Little Apartment of Horrors Jan 18, 1991
Episode 16 I Saw This on TV Feb 1, 1991
Episode 17 Speak, Memory Feb 8, 1991
Episode 18 Out of Sync Feb 15, 1991
Episode 19 See How They Run Feb 22, 1991
Episode 20 Climb Every Billboard Mar 15, 1991
Episode 21 A Catered Affair Mar 22, 1991
Episode 22 Duck Soup Apr 5, 1991
Episode 23 Great Balls of Fire Apr 26, 1991
Episode 24 See You in September May 3, 1991
Episode 1 Bachelor Party Sep 20, 1991
Episode 2 The Wedding Sep 27, 1991
Episode 3 This New House Oct 4, 1991
Episode 4 Door to Door Oct 11, 1991
Episode 5 Weekend at Ferdinand's Oct 18, 1991
Episode 6 Fright Night Oct 25, 1991
Episode 7 The Gazebo Nov 1, 1991
Episode 8 Citizenship (1) Nov 8, 1991
Episode 9 Citizenship (2) Nov 15, 1991
Episode 10 Wild Turkey Nov 22, 1991
Episode 11 Dimitri's World Nov 29, 1991
Episode 12 Car Tunes Dec 6, 1991
Episode 13 Two Angry Men Jan 3, 1992
Episode 14 Missing Jan 17, 1992
Episode 15 Going Once, Going Twice Feb 1, 1992
Episode 16 Yes Sir, That's My Baby Feb 8, 1992
Episode 17 Wayne Man Feb 29, 1992
Episode 18 The Elevator Mar 14, 1992
Episode 19 The Play's the Thing Mar 21, 1992
Episode 20 Stress Test Mar 28, 1992
Episode 21 ...Or Get Off the Pot (1) Apr 4, 1992
Episode 22 Chicago Suite (2) Apr 11, 1992
Episode 23 It Had to Be You (1) Apr 18, 1992
Episode 24 Get Me to the Dump on Time (2) Apr 18, 1992
Episode 1 The Baby Shower Jul 9, 1993
Episode 2 After Hours Jul 16, 1993
Episode 3 Lethal Weapon Jul 23, 1993
Episode 4 The Baby Quiz Jul 30, 1993
Episode 5 Up, Up and Away (1) Aug 6, 1993
Episode 6 Up, Up and Away (2) Aug 6, 1993
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