List of Love & War episodes
The following is a list of episodes for the television sitcom Love & War. The series premiered on September 21, 1992, on CBS.
Season 1 (1992–93)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 1/2 | "Pilot (a.k.a Love Is Hell)" | Jay Sandrich | Diane English | September 21, 1992 |
| Having lost her restaurant in a divorce settlement, Wally decides to buy an old Manhattan bar where she meets columnist Jack. Though they are complete opposites they find each other interesting, even though she is preparing to ruin his favorite hangout. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Step 2" | Lee Shallat | Diane English | September 28, 1992 |
| Jack becomes acquainted with Kip, Wally's impressive ex-husband. Wally invites Jack to dinner but he misinterprets her intentions. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Check, Please" | Lee Shallat | Shannon Gaughan | October 5, 1992 |
| Jack and Wally have their first date at a new high-class restaurant and it does not go well, particularly when it comes time to pay the check. Meanwhile, Nadine tries to remake the Blue Shamrock's customers. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Waiting For Henry" | Lee Shallat | Stephen Nathan | October 12, 1992 |
| Jack is too tied up with work to attend the newly refurbished Shamrock's grand re-opening, but Wally's ex-husband Kip is there to make her feel better. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "What Are You Wearing?" | Lee Shallat | Elaine Pope | October 19, 1992 |
| Jack asks Wally to accompany him to a press-club dinner where he is to receive an award, but asks her to wear something sexy. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Voyage of the Damned" | Lee Shallat | Marc Flanagan | October 26, 1992 |
| Jack takes Wally on a weekend getaway to see the fall colors, but his obviously inadequate planning starts to drive her crazy. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Bustiers and Body Points" | Lee Shallat | Matt Goldman | November 2, 1992 |
| When their friends point out that they have been together for two months now, Jack and Wally drive themselves crazy trying to find the perfect gifts for each other. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Monday, Monday" | Lee Shallat | Matt Goldman | November 9, 1992 |
| Deciding that they have been spending too much time together, Wally and Jack decide to devote every Monday to activities with other people, but their choice of alternatives leaves something to be desired. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "For John" | Lee Shallat | Diane English | November 16, 1992 |
| The sudden death of Ike the bartender is startling enough, but the revelations that occur at his memorial service are more so. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Doppler Effect" | Lee Shallat | Marc Flanagan | November 30, 1992 |
| Wally is invited to bring her new beau Jack over for dinner by an old friend and her husband, who turn out to be unbearable snobs. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Not Tonight, Honey" | Lee Shallat | Stephen Nathan | December 7, 1992 |
| Worrying that their choosing sleep over sex means that their romance is in trouble, Wally and Jack attempt to rekindle it with a wild night. Meanwhile, Ike's brother Abe turns up at the Blue Shamrock to claim his inheritance—part ownership of the bar! | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "A Christmas Kvell" | Peter Bonerz | Elaine Pope | December 14, 1992 |
| When she finds that Jack wants to celebrate Hanukkah rather than Christmas, Wally tries to change his mind. | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Prima Dava" | Peter Bonerz | Marc Flanagan | January 4, 1993 |
| Wally and Jack find Jack's old flame (guest star Tracey Ullman) sleeping in his bed. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "PMS, I Love You" | Peter Bonerz | Shannon Gaughan | January 11, 1993 |
| A restaurant critic in a bad mood pays the Blue Shamrock a visit. Wally, in a foul mood all of her own, fears the critics mood will impact his review, so she decides to bribe him. | |||||
| 16 | 16 | "Whitewashed" | Peter Bonerz | Matt Goldman | January 18, 1993 |
| Wally struggles to persuade the slovenly Jack to clean up his apartment. | |||||
| 17 | 17 | "Two On the Aisle" | Peter Bonerz | Stephen Nathan | February 1, 1993 |
| Jack persuades Wally to see a movie with him, but the feminist flick they see is not what he had in mind. | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "Tattoo You" | Peter Bonerz | Shannon Gaughan | February 8, 1993 |
| Wally is angered when Jack’s traditionalist views force him to disapprove of her new tattoo. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "Valentine's Day" | Peter Bonerz | Marc Flanagan | February 15, 1993 |
| Jack makes plans for what he thinks will be a romantic Valentine's Day date, but there is no way he can satisfy Wally's high hopes and expectations. | |||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Big Lie" | Peter Bonerz | Elaine Pope | February 22, 1993 |
| Wally discovers that Jack has lied to her about a date with an attractive woman. | |||||
| 21 | 21 | "Friends and Relations" | Peter Bonerz | Diane English | March 1, 1993 |
| Jack is nervous about meeting Wally's parents, but with the surprises in store, he should not be the only one. | |||||
| 22 | 22 | "Sick About You" | Peter Bonerz | Elaine Pope & Stephen Nathan | March 15, 1993 |
| Wally plans a special evening with Jack, but he's burning up with a temperature instead of passion. | |||||
| 23 | 23 | "Opening Day" | Peter Bonerz | Matt Goldman | May 3, 1993 |
| Wally lacks team spirit when she joins Jack and Meg for their traditional opening day at the ballpark. | |||||
| 24 | 24 | "Croton-On-Hudson" | Peter Bonerz | Marc Flanagan | May 10, 1993 |
| After her daughter elopes, Nadine plans a wedding after the fact with Wally as the caterer. | |||||
Season 2 (1993–94)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Just in Time" | Michael Lembeck | Diane English | September 20, 1993 |
| Jack is devastated when he receives a letter from Wally explaining that she has left him, the bar, and the country. Dana Palladino enters the scene as the new spitfire chef at the Blue Shamrock. | |||||
| 26 | 2 | "All I Really Need Is the Girl" | Michael Lembeck | Elaine Pope | September 27, 1993 |
| With Jack still heartbroken over Wally, the gang holds a get-together hoping to put Jack and Dana together. But it is far too soon for Jack. | |||||
| 27 | 3 | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Michael Lembeck | Shannon Gaughan | October 4, 1993 |
| Jack thinks a woman is flirting with him, so he makes a bet with Dana that he can get the woman's phone number before she leaves. | |||||
| 28 | 4 | "But Not for Me" | Michael Lembeck | Marc Flanagan | October 11, 1993 |
| After Kip is nominated for a daytime television award, he invites the gang to the ceremonies and asks Dana to be his date. Monty Hall makes a guest appearance as himself. | |||||
| 29 | 5 | "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" | Michael Lembeck | Matt Goldman | October 18, 1993 |
| Jack takes a few punches after a couple of macho patrons hit on Dana, and an old-fashioned barroom brawl breaks out at the Blue Shamrock. | |||||
| 30 | 6 | "Nice Work If You Can Get It" | Michael Lembeck | Stephen Nathan | October 25, 1993 |
| Dana's dinner invitation to Jack is not just a kind gesture as she has a secret agenda—she needs help moving furniture. | |||||
| 31 | 7 | "Stormy Weather" | Michael Lembeck | Steve Skrovan | November 1, 1993 |
| Dana's best friend comes to town and warms up to Jack. When she feels a "spark" for another guy, she drop Jack cold and asks Dana handle the mess. | |||||
| 32 | 8 | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | Michael Lembeck | Matt Goldman | November 8, 1993 |
| Much to his displeasure, Jack is temporarily assigned to his newspaper's style beat and covers the closing of a department store. | |||||
| 33 | 9 | "I Got Plenty of Nothing" | Michael Lembeck | Elaine Pope | November 15, 1993 |
| When Jack sees a doctor about a private problem, his agitation at having a female physician is worsened when he bumps into Dana in the reception area. | |||||
| 34 | 10 | "I Love a Parade" | Michael Lembeck | Marc Flanagan | November 22, 1993 |
| While attending the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the gang ends up doing some unexpected babysitting when a woman leaves her boy with Jack. | |||||
| 35 | 11 | "Let's Not Call It Love" | Michael Lembeck | Shannon Gaughan | December 6, 1993 |
| Jack and Dana go out as friends, and everywhere they go, they are mistaken for a romantic couple making it harder for them to keep things platonic. | |||||
| 36 | 12 | "Something's Gotta Give" | Michael Lembeck | Robert Rabinowitz | December 13, 1993 |
| Jack and Dana discover that their feelings for each other have reached a new level when they get stuck in an elevator at the Empire State Building. | |||||
| 37 | 13 | "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue" | Michael Lembeck | Elaine Pope | January 3, 1994 |
| Dana takes Jack shopping to convince him that salespeople discriminate against women. | |||||
| 38 | 14 | "It Ain't Necessarily So" | Michael Lembeck | Lisa A. Bannick | January 10, 1994 |
| Meg introduces her new beau to the Blue Shamrock gang, who are all astonished by his resemblance to Jack. | |||||
| 39 | 15 | "I Got A Crush on You" | Robert Berlinger | Shannon Gaughan | January 17, 1994 |
| Everyone at the Blue Shamrock thinks a college student has a crush on Jack—except Jack. | |||||
| 40 | 16 | "A Fine Romance" | Michael Lembeck | Marc Flanagan & Stephen Nathan | January 24, 1994 |
| Abe is visited by his ex-wife and before he knows it, he's ready to say "I do" again. | |||||
| 41 | 17 | "Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?" | Robert Berlinger | Matt Goldman | January 31, 1994 |
| After lending Dana money for a down payment on a co-op, Jack discovers her spending habits may not be in his best interest. | |||||
| 42 | 18 | "How High the Moon?" | Robert Berlinger | Elaine Pope | February 28, 1994 |
| Ray is angry with Meg when she blabs about his personal life after being sworn to secrecy. | |||||
| 43 | 19 | "You Make Me Feel So Young" | March 7, 1994 | ||
| 44 | 20 | "Bali Ha'i" | Robert Berlinger | Marc Flanagan | March 14, 1994 |
| Nadine entertains the prospect of a relationship with a handsome literature professor. | |||||
| 45 | 21 | "Are the Stars Out Tonight?" | Robert Berlinger | Stephen Nathan | May 2, 1994 |
| Ray is left star-crossed after a date with Dana doesn't quite go as he had wished. | |||||
| 46 | 22 | "Slow Boat to China" | Robert Berlinger | Shannon Gaughan | May 9, 1994 |
| Murphy's Law is in full effect when Jack and Dana finally go out on their first "real date." | |||||
Season 3 (1994–95)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1 | "The Morning After the Night Before" | Robert Berlinger | Diane English | September 19, 1994 |
| Jack and Dana's night together gives way to a day of disappointment. | |||||
| 48 | 2 | "A Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You" | Robert Berlinger | Shannon Gaughan | September 26, 1994 |
| Patrons of the Blue Shamrock put their evenings on hold to watch TV coverage of an astronaut who is on the run and wanted for murder. | |||||
| 49 | 3 | "The Squeaky Wheel" | Robert Berlinger | Rob Greenberg | October 3, 1994 |
| Jack gets into trouble for using the handicapped stall at a diner. | |||||
| 50 | 4 | "The Great Escape" | Robert Berlinger | Emily Levine | October 10, 1994 |
| When Nadine hosts a birthday party for her husband in prison, Jack and Dana do some “cell mating” in the conjugal visiting room. | |||||
| 51 | 5 | "A New York Yankee in Queen Dana's Court" | Robert Berlinger | Matt Goldman | October 17, 1994 |
| Jack and Dana's differing ideas of relaxation clash during a Mediterranean vacation. | |||||
| 52 | 6 | "Ten Cents a Dance" | Robert Berlinger | Janet Leahy | October 24, 1994 |
| Jack watches from the sidelines as a long-lost love waltzes back into Dana's life during a dance marathon. | |||||
| 53 | 7 | "Jack's Breast" | Charlie Robinson | Ian Praiser | November 7, 1994 |
| A wary Jack submits to a mammogram after Dana discovers a strange lump in his chest. | |||||
| 54 | 8 | "Moving in" | Robert Berlinger | Shannon Gaughan | November 14, 1994 |
| Jack moves in with Dana and reluctantly sublets his apartment to Ray. | |||||
| 55 | 9 | "The Luck of the Irish" | Robert Berlinger | Matt Goldman | November 28, 1994 |
| Meg's relationship with a New York Knicks player becomes fodder for public discussion after his performance on the court is seemingly linked to his performance in bed. | |||||
| 56 | 10 | "The Bum" | Robert Berlinger | Emily Levine | December 5, 1994 |
| Abe is outraged when a homeless man sues the Blue Shamrock, claiming that a free meal gave him food poisoning. | |||||
| 57 | 11 | "A Purse, a Date, a Plane" | Robert Berlinger | Rob Greenberg | December 12, 1994 |
| Ray must face his own bigotry when his blind date turns out to be black. | |||||
| 58 | 12 | "All the Pantheon, Part I" | Robert Berlinger | Ian Praiser | January 4, 1995 |
| Regulars at the Blue Shamrock share their memories of a landmark movie theatre that's about to be torn down. | |||||
| 59 | 13 | "At the Pantheon, Part II" | Robert Berlinger | Ian Praiser | January 11, 1995 |
| The bar patrons share more memories of a landmark theater that's closing and Jack tells of spending an evening there with his father. | |||||
| 60 | 14 | "Nadine Sings the Blues" | Robert Berlinger | Janet Leahy | January 18, 1995 |
| The gang takes Nadine out on the town after her divorce is finalized. | |||||
| 61 | 15 | "Mob Story" | Robert Berlinger | Rob Greenberg | January 25, 1995 |
| Jack and the gang suspect that a flamboyant man and his entourage who have made the Blue Shamrock their new hangout may be gangsters. | |||||
| 62 | 16 | "I Like to Be in America" | Robert Berlinger | Emily Levine | February 1, 1995 |
| INS agents arrest an unlikely suspect when they visit the Blue Shamrock to look for illegal aliens among the employees: it seems Dana isn't a US citizen. | |||||
| 63 | 17 | "One Strike, You're Out" | Robert Berlinger | Shannon Gaughan | August 18, 1995 |
| 64 | 18 | "Atlantic City" | Robert Berlinger | Matt Goldman | August 18, 1995 |
| Bad luck is in the cards for most of the gang when Jack invites his friends to Atlantic City to celebrate his birthday. | |||||
| 65 | 19 | "The Proposal" | Joanna Gleason | Teleplay: Wil Calhoun Story: Ian Praiser | August 18, 1995 |
| Hoping to take control of his own destiny, an unemployed Jack makes plans to break up with Dana. | |||||
| 66 | 20 | "Shrunken Heads" | Robert Berlinger | Stephen Nathan | August 18, 1995 |
| On the eve of their wedding, Jack and Dana seek help from a therapist. | |||||
| 67 | 21 | "Tradition" | Robert Berlinger | Janet Leahy | August 18, 1995 |
| Jack's bachelor party lands him in the hospital after a buddy stresses him out by sharing the details of a horribly messy divorce. | |||||
| 68 | 22 | "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and a Cat" | Robert Berlinger | Diane English | August 18, 1995 |