The Hogan Family Season 4

E01

S04E01 Oct 3, 1988 30 MIN

Animal House

In the third-season opener, college freshman David (Jason Bateman) steals a rival school's mascot, but when the fierce creature gets loose, it's every Hogan for himself.…

GUESTS Greg Collins, Steve Eastin, John Shearin

DIRECTED BY Richard Correll

S04E02 Oct 10, 1988 30 MIN

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

After David fools the twins with a bald-faced lie, they turn the tables on the ""master of practical jokes"" by convincing him that his hair is falling out. Meanwhile, Michael…

E03

S04E03 Oct 17, 1988 30 MIN

Dad's First Date

A nervous Michael dives into the dating pool bu doesn't make much of a splash, while David will stop at nothing to avoid immersing himself in an English assignment.

GUESTS Ron Pinkard, Jamie Rose

DIRECTED BY Richard Correll

E04

S04E04 Nov 14, 1988 30 MIN

Foiled Again

David has a crisis of conscience when he's attracted to the coed that best friend Burt has his eye on, but he's caught off guard when Burt throws down the gauntlet.

GUESTS Jennifer Runyon

DIRECTED BY Richard Correll

E05

S04E05 Nov 21, 1988 30 MIN

Save Baby Mark

David lights a fire under his brothers to get them to help sweep out the chimney, but Mark does a slow burn when he gets wedged inside the fireplace.

GUESTS Noel Conlon, Anne Haney, Andrew Amador

DIRECTED BY Richard Correll

E06

S04E06 Nov 28, 1988 30 MIN

Saturday Night Feverish

Mark worries that he and his two left feet will trip over the light fantastic when Willie tells a girl that Mark likes, that Mark is a great dancer.

GUESTS Melissa Clayton, Andre Gower, Dylan Lawrence

DIRECTED BY Richard Correll

E07

S04E07 Dec 5, 1988 30 MIN

Tobacco Road

Sandy tries to teach Willie a lesson about cigarettes, but her efforts go up in smoke when she returns to smoking herself.

GUESTS Kathryn Fuller, John C. Anders

DIRECTED BY Richard Correll

S04E08 Dec 12, 1988 30 MIN

The Big Sleep

It's a dream come true for psychology student David when Sandy, ""Queen of the All-Nighters,"" agrees to be the guinea pig for his sleep deprivation experiment.

GUESTS Larry Flash Jenkins, Daniel Trent, Eric Matthew

DIRECTED BY Steve Zuckerman

E09

S04E09 Jan 9, 1989 30 MIN

Secretarial Poole

Sandy thinks she's hired ""Robo-Secretary"" after Mrs. Poole whips the entire school into tiptop shape. Meanwhile, Michael fends off the advances of an admirer.

GUESTS Clyde Kusatsu, Cristine Rose, Judd Laurance

DIRECTED BY Jason Bateman

E10

S04E10 Jan 16, 1989 30 MIN

Strangers on a Train

Willie is stirred by first-hand accounts of apartheid from Sandy's South African professor, so he and Mark embark on an el-train ride to a candlelight vigil.

GUESTS Erik Moses, Zakes Mokae, Theo Forsett

DIRECTED BY Richard Correll

E11

S04E11 Jan 23, 1989 30 MIN

The Naked Truth

Mark and Willie are barely able to contain themselves when they spot a nude portrait of Sandy hanging in an art gallery.

GUESTS Andre Gower, Marguerite DeLain, J.D. Hinton

E12

S04E12 Feb 13, 1989 30 MIN

Rebel with a Cause

Tired of being ""dull and predictable,"" Mark turns into a mini-James Dean, but his cool attitude only gets his family and friends hot under the collar.

GUESTS Melissa Clayton, Willard Scott, Andre Gower

S04E13 Feb 20, 1989 30 MIN

Boy Meets Girl (1)

David and a pretty student get off on the wrong foot, and they continue to bicker when they're fixed up on a blind date that could wind up opening their eyes to romance after all.

GUESTS Steve Vinovich, Stacy Edwards, Lisa Alpert

DIRECTED BY Kent Bateman

S04E14 Feb 27, 1989 30 MIN

Boy Loses Girl (2)

Love-struck David's girlfriend, Sara, receives a great job offer in Australia, so David decides to take the plunge and propose marriage, but Sandy and Michael think he's all wet.

GUESTS Stacy Edwards

E15

S04E15 Mar 6, 1989 30 MIN

Viva Las Vegas

David, Burt and Rich wager they'll have a wild weekend in Las Vegas, but they don't bet on ending up in jail. Meanwhile, Mrs. Poole displays some unusual talents.

GUESTS Chazz Palminteri, Richard Venture

DIRECTED BY Lee Shallat Chemel

E16

S04E16 Mar 13, 1989 30 MIN

Double Date

Sandy and Michael endure twice the torture on a ""double date"" with the perfect prospective mates, while David decides to spend the evening bonding with his brothers.

GUESTS Norman Parker, Ann Convery

E17

S04E17 Mar 20, 1989 30 MIN

The Long Goodbye

David chafes under the Hogan house rules, so he moves into an apartment with Burt and Rich, who make Felix and Oscar seem like ideal roommates.

GUESTS Willard Scott, Julie St. Claire

E18

S04E18 Mar 27, 1989 30 MIN

Oh Dad, Poor Dad

The numbers 4 and 0 add up to a midlife crisis for Michael, and Sandy only multiplies his distress when she throws him a surprise birthday party.

GUESTS Don Bovingloh, Peter Schrum, Will Jeffries

DIRECTED BY Peter Baldwin

E19

S04E19 Apr 3, 1989 30 MIN

Slapshot

David puts himself in the penalty box over his guilt about injuring an opponent in a hockey game, and Mark threatens to body-check Willie for not paying a debt.

GUESTS Lance E. Nichols, Michael Griswold, Andre Gower

E20

S04E20 Apr 23, 1989 30 MIN

Private Lessons

Willie wants to teach Mark a lesson in brotherly love when Willie's girlfriend decides she likes her tutor Mark better.

GUESTS Tammy Lauren, Andre Gower

E21

S04E21 May 8, 1989 30 MIN

Coming to America

It's amore at first sight for David when Sandy's friend arrives from Italy to stay with the Hogans.

GUESTS Fabiana Udenio, Rebecca Pollack