Episode Titles for "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"

Episode Titles
WARNING: this page contains only minimal spoilers: just whatever hints are contained in the episode titles; but if you follow one of the many links below to portions of the Episode Details page, you will find MAJOR SPOILERS there.
Contents of this page: First Season episodes Second Season episodes Third Season episodes Fourth Season episodes Fifth Season episodes The list of my personal favorite episodes Copyright © 1999 by John T. Crawford.

First Season (on NBC)

Number	Airdate	Writer	Director	EpisodeTitle
1. (101)	5/21/87	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's why cosmetics should come in unbreakable bottles
2. (102)	5/28/87	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's why there are instances when vegetables aren't necessarily good for you
3. (103)	6/04/87	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's why you should stay out of coffee shops if you don't drink coffee
4. (104)	6/11/87	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's why you should never wear high heels to the bank
5. (105)	6/18/87	Allan Burrs	Jay Tarses	Here's why it's not good to stare at people in restaurants
6. (106)	6/25/87	Judith Kahan	Jay Tarses	Here's why it's tough to sell watermelons after midnight
7. (107)	7/02/87	Judith Kahan	Arlene Sanford	Here's why a torch is too heavy to carry in a purse
8. (108)	7/09/87	Jeffrey Lane	Jay Tarses	Here's why they call the little one a jingle and the big one the blues
9. (109)	7/16/87	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's another bedtime story
10. (110)	7/23/87	Sheree Guitar	Jay Tarses	Here's why it's good to have a cake burning in the refrigerator
11. (111)	7/30/87	Laurie Gelman	Arlene Sanford	Here's why Henry David Thoreau chose the pond
12. (112)	8/06/87	Daniel Finneran	Jay Tarses	Here's why you've gotta bake a batch of cookies every once in a while
13. (113)	8/13/87	Wendy Kout	Mark Cullinghan	Here's why good guys sometimes wear black

Second Season (on NBC)

Number	Airdate	Writer	Director	EpisodeTitle
14. (201)	3/24/88	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's why you shouldn't get too attached to your cat
15. (202)	[6/29/88]	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's another cryptic message from upstate
16. (203)	3/31/88	Bob Brush & Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here are a few variations on a sexual theme
17. (204)	4/07/88	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here comes that cold wind off the river
18. (205)	4/14/88	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's a bunch of photos from an old album
19. (206)	4/14/88	Bob Brush	Steven Dubin	Here's a side effect of serious moonlight
20. (207)	4/21/88	James Stark	Arlene Sanford	Here's a message from your local bag lady
21. (208)	5/25/88	Norma Safford Vela	Don Scardino	Here's a little known Ingrid Bergman incident
22. (209)	6/01/88	Eric Overmyer	Steven Dubin	Here's who ordered the pizza
23. (210)	6/08/88	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's what happened to that earring you lost
24. (211)	6/15/88	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's a reason to keep your goats in the barn
25. (212)	6/22/88	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's talkin' to yourself
26. (213)	[4/17/89]	Bob Brush & Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's that old shadow on the wall

Note: for some odd reason, NBC postponed showing the second episode of the second season until last, when the season finale should have been shown; and they never showed the season finale at all. That finale had to wait almost a year, when it was finally shown on the Lifetime cable network, together with the first episode of the third season -- which Lifetime had commissioned after NBC passed, thus saving Molly from oblivion and forcing me to get cable television. The episodes are listed above in their correct order, which is also the order used when they are rerun on Lifetime.

Third Season (on Lifetime)

Number	Airdate	Writer	Director	EpisodeTitle
27. (301)	4/17/89	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's a cute way to wrap up the holiday season
28. (302)	4/29/89	Eric Overmyer	Don Scardino	Here's why you order from the Spanish side of the menu
29. (303)	5/06/89	Eric Overmyer	Don Scardino	Here's the groovy piano bar episode
30. (304)	5/13/89	Daniel Stern	Steven Dubin	Here's A Little Night Music
31. (305)	5/20/89	Craig Volk	Steven Dubin	Here's why you should lock your bathroom door
32. (306)	5/27/89	Elaine Arata	Steven Dubin	Here's a clever yet practical gift idea
33. (307)	6/03/89	Richard Dresser	Steven Dubin	Here's why you should always make your bed in the morning
34. (308)	6/10/89	Albert Innaurato	Jay Tarses	Here's a rough way to learn a foreign language
35. (309)	6/17/89	Elaine Arata	Steven Dubin	Here's some ducks all in a row
36. (310)	6/24/89	Jodie Rothe & Christine Vertosick	Don Scardino	Here's a major organ interlude
37. (311)	7/01/89	Christine Pittel	William Converse-Roberts	Here's a shot in the dark
38. (312)	7/08/89	Richard Dresser	Don Scardino	Here's an unexpected twist on the old biological clock
39. (313)	7/15/89	Eric Overmyer	Jay Tarses	Here's a leisurely stroll through the park

Fourth Season (on Lifetime)

Note: Lifetime began the fourth season with a special, "Quiet On The Set: Behind the Scenes of Molly Dodd," which aired just before the first episode.

Number	Airdate	Writer	Director	EpisodeTitle
40. (401)	4/06/90	Elaine Arata	Steven Dubin	Here's why pink isn't necessarily a girl's favorite color
41. (402)	4/13/90	Richard Dresser	Don Scardino	Here are just a few things that could possibly go wrong
42. (403)	4/20/90	Sarah Paley	Steven Dubin	Here's why you can never have too much petty cash
43. (404)	4/27/90	Albert Innaurato	Don Scardino	Here's a perilous research project
44. (405)	5/11/90	Richard Dresser	Steven Dubin	Here's something I forgot to mention
45. (406)	5/18/90	Elaine Arata	Steven Dubin	Here's why restaurants have a minimum
46. (407)	5/25/90	Elaine Arata & Richard Dresser	Steven Dubin	Here's another lost weekend
47. (408)	6/01/90	Elaine Arata	Don Scardino	Here are a couple of games you've probably played
48. (409)	6/08/90	David Suehsdorf	Don Scardino	Here's a rare photo opportunity
49. (410)	6/15/90	Richard Dresser & Elaine Arata	Don Scardino	Here's an expensive item with no returns, refunds or exchanges
50. (411)	6/22/90	Richard Dresser	Jeff Lieberman	Here are some things that go bump in the night
51. (412)	6/29/90	Richard Dresser	Don Scardino(??)	Here's a quick and easy recipe for leftovers
52. (413)	7/06/90	Elaine Arata	Don Scardino	Here's a good reason to check your answering machine on a regular basis

Fifth Season (on Lifetime)

Number	Airdate	Writer	Director	EpisodeTitle
53. (501)	1/19/91	Richard Dresser	Don Scardino	Here's a neat way to tie up the loose ends
54. (502)	1/26/91	Elaine Arata	Steven Dubin	Here's a new way of looking at Cappuccino
55. (503)	2/02/91	Richard Dresser & Elaine Arata	Steven Dubin	Here's when the fat lady sings
56. (504)	2/09/91	Richard Dresser & Elaine Arata	Steven Dubin	Here are some overnight lows
57. (505)	2/16/91	Richard Dresser & Elaine Arata	Don Scardino	Here's a pregnant pause
58. (506)	2/23/91	Richard Dresser & Elaine Arata	Blair Brown	Here's a good excuse for missing the party
59. (507)	3/02/91	James Ryan	Don Scardino	Here's one way to fill every waking moment
60. (508)	3/09/91	Richard Dresser	Kenneth Frankel	Here's a high dive into a shallow pond
61. (509)	3/16/91	Richard Dresser	Don Scardino	Here's how to break the other leg
62. (510)	3/23/91	Carl Capotorto	Blair Brown	Here's how to put an egg in your shoe and beat it
63. (511)	3/30/91	Cindy Lou Johnson	Don Scardino	Here's why you shouldn't talk to strangers in the park
64. (512)	4/06/91	Cindy Lou Johnson	Don Scardino	Here's when life begins at
65. (513)	4/13/91	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's a little touch of Harry in the night

My Favorite Episodes:

Note: my opinions are subject to change, especially since I compiled this list off the top of my head, without a careful review of all the episodes. Also, at some point, I should probably try to reduce it to 10 or 12 in number; at the moment, it includes about one third of all the episodes, and most of the second season.

Number	Airdate	Writer	Director	EpisodeTitle
1. (101)	5/21/87	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's why cosmetics should come in unbreakable bottles
5. (105)	6/18/87	Allan Burrs	Jay Tarses	Here's why it's not good to stare at people in restaurants
6. (106)	6/25/87	Judith Kahan	Jay Tarses	Here's why it's tough to sell watermelons after midnight
13. (113)	8/13/87	Wendy Kout	Mark Cullinghan	Here's why good guys sometimes wear black
14. (201)	3/24/88	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's why you shouldn't get too attached to your cat
15. (202)	[6/29/88]	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's another cryptic message from upstate
16. (203)	3/31/88	Bob Brush & Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here are a few variations on a sexual theme
17. (204)	4/07/88	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here comes that cold wind off the river
18. (205)	4/14/88	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's a bunch of photos from an old album
20. (207)	4/21/88	James Stark	Arlene Sanford	Here's a message from your local bag lady
21. (208)	5/25/88	Norma Safford Vela	Don Scardino	Here's a little known Ingrid Bergman incident
24. (211)	6/15/88	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's a reason to keep your goats in the barn
25. (212)	6/22/88	Bob Brush	Jay Tarses	Here's talkin' to yourself
26. (213)	[4/17/89]	Bob Brush & Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's that old shadow on the wall
28. (302)	4/29/89	Eric Overmyer	Don Scardino	Here's why you order from the Spanish side of the menu
29. (303)	5/06/89	Eric Overmyer	Don Scardino	Here's the groovy piano bar episode
30. (304)	5/13/89	Daniel Stern	Steven Dubin	Here's A Little Night Music
34. (308)	6/10/89	Albert Innaurato	Jay Tarses	Here's a rough way to learn a foreign language
41. (402)	4/13/90	Richard Dresser	Don Scardino	Here are just a few things that could possibly go wrong
57. (505)	2/16/91	Richard Dresser & Elaine Arata	Don Scardino	Here's a pregnant pause
65. (513)	4/13/91	Jay Tarses	Jay Tarses	Here's a little touch of Harry in the night