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The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.
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- E1 Knock Knock, Who's There?Next upMar 25, 1986 · 25 min
Synopsis
Larry Appleton has just settled in his new Chicago apartment after leaving home of one of nine kids and took a job at the corner discount store working for his greedy landlord Mr. Twinkacetti until he can eventually become a photo journalist. But one evening, Balki Bartokomous, his distant cousin and a Mediterranean sheep herder from the island of Mypos shows up on his door step looking for a place to stay. So Larry takes him in and tries to get him a job at Twinkacetti's store which may mean risking his own job.
- E2 Picture ThisApr 1, 1986 · 24 min
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Larry tries to kickstart his career and gets tipped off that Dolly Parton is in town committing adultery. So he decides to follow her until he can get a picture to sell to newspapers. Meanwhile, Balki will do a favor for anyone who will ask for it so Larry teaches him to say "no" once in a while but it backfires on him.
Guest stars: Ava Cadell
- E3 First DateApr 8, 1986 · 24 min
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Larry takes Balki to a singles bar to meet women and while Balki gets his first date, Larry gets beat up in a parking lot by a boyfriend of a woman he hit on.
Guest stars: Mindy Sterling (Hostess)
- E4 Baby, You Can Drive My CarApr 15, 1986 · 24 min
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Balki wants to get his driver's license but Mr. Twinkacetti doesn't think he can do it. But Larry is so confident that he can, that he bets $50 and offers Balki his car.
- E5 Check ThisApr 22, 1986 · 24 min
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Larry takes Balki to the bank to open a bank account but Balki doesn't seem to understand everything about banking when he overspends with his checks and buys Larry new furniture. Meanwhile, Twinkacetti is going to a poker game and his wife, Edwina doesn't like him gambling. So he asks Larry to tell his wife that they were at a basketball game but Larry refuses to.
- E6 Happy Birthday, BabyApr 29, 1986 · 24 min
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Larry is miserable on his 24th birthday after he blew a photo opportunity. So Balki tries to throw him a last minute surprise birthday party for him to cheer him up.
Guest stars: Patrick Cranshaw
Cast & crew
Created by Dale McRaven
Bronson Pinchot
Mark Linn-Baker
Melanie Wilson
Rebeca Arthur
Sam AndersonVideos
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