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BOSTON COMMON

1996 - 1997
32 Episodes

CAST
Boyd Pritchett............Anthony Clark
Wyleen Pritchett...........Hedy Burress
Joy Byrnes...............Traylor Howard
Leonard Prince.............Steve Paymer
Tasha King..................Tasha Smith
Prof. Jack Reed.......Vincent Ventresca
Harrison Cross...............Roger Rees
Pres. Wesley Butterfield...Sam Anderson
Ben........................D.C. Douglas
Cookie de Varen...........Margot Kidder
Bobby.................Zach Galifianakis
Adrienne.................Karen Bankhead
Eskowitz.................Bobby Eskowitz
Dr. Brenda Nidorf............Robin Duke
Liz...........................Lori Alan

Boston Common followed the exploits of Boyd Pritchett, a handyman who worked at the Boston college his younger sister atteneded. The series started out strong, thanks to star Anthony Clark, but eventually evolved into a mediocre sitcom. The earlier episodes are the best.

Here is the complete episode list for Boston Common. It includes original air dates, episode numbers, episode titles, and brief episode descriptions.

The first column of this table indicates the episodes of Boston Common we currently have in our archive. (All episodes were recorded in standard play on VHS tapes.) The entries for this column are defined as follows:
CLEAN Episode was recorded off a commercial-free satellite feed
ORIG Episode was recorded from its original broadcast
RERUN Episode was recorded from a rerun (no known cuts)
SYND Episode was recorded from a syndicated rerun (several minutes are typically trimmed from these by the syndicators to make room for more commercials)

RERUN
21-Mar-1996
Episode 1 Season 1
Number 1
Pilot A Virginia handyman (Anthony Clark) escorts his sister to college and decides to stay.
RERUN
28-Mar-1996
Episode 2 Season 1
Number 2
Out, Out, Damn Jack! Boyd's plot to send Professor Reed to California backfires.
RERUN
4-Apr-1996
Episode 3 Season 1
Number 3
I Thee Endow Boyd heads a fund-raising campaign to save a campus program.
SYND
11-Apr-1996
Episode 4 Season 1
Number 4
Relationship of Fools Boyd agrees to a double date with Joy's friend (Leah Lail).
ORIG
18-Apr-1996
Episode 5 Season 1
Number 5
Boyd Gets Shrunk Boyd and Wyleen see a family counselor.
RERUN
25-Apr-1996
Episode 6 Season 1
Number 6
Virginia Reeling Boyd and Leonard hesitate to ask out the women they want to date.
ORIG
11-Aug-1996
Episode 7 Season 1
Number 7
Hope Springs a Leak Joy discovers Jack's fears in couples therapy.
ORIG
18-Aug-1996
Episode 8 Season 1
Number 8
Autumn "Foilage" Unpaid parking tickets hinder Boyd's plans for a weekend trip with Joy.
ORIG
8-Sep-1996
Episode 9 Season 1
Number 9
Everybody's Stalking Obsessed Boyd spies on Joy; a flower-bearing admirer stalks Leonard.
ORIG
15-Sep-1996
Episode 10 Season 1
Number 10
A Streetcar Named Denial Boyd starts a sandwich business; a drama teacher (Margot Kidder) devastates Wyleen.
ORIG
29-Sep-1996
Episode 11 Season 2
Number 1
Everything's Coming Up Sub-Rosas Wyleen wants to join a secret women's society on campus.
ORIG
6-Oct-1996
Episode 12 Season 2
Number 2
Conspiracy of Dunces Boyd's plan to make Joy jealous backfires when he misleads Wyleen's friend.
SYND
13-Oct-1996
Episode 13 Season 2
Number 3
This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco... Jack enlists Boyd's help throwing a last-minute surprise birthday party for Joy.
ORIG
20-Oct-1996
Episode 14 Season 2
Number 4
Mercury Retrograde Tasha sets Boyd up on a blind date; Joy and Jack make a surprising decision.
ORIG
27-Oct-1996
Episode 15 Season 2
Number 5
The War Room Boyd manages Wyleen's campaign for class president; guest James Carville.
ORIG
3-Nov-1996
Episode 16 Season 2
Number 6
Trustee and Sympathy Boyd's rich landlady (Shelley Long) decides to give the building to her alma mater.
ORIG
10-Nov-1996
Episode 17 Season 2
Number 7
A Triage Grows in Boston Boyd's indoor picnic sends everyone to the hospital; guest Peg Phillips.
ORIG
17-Nov-1996
Episode 18 Season 2
Number 8
Gobble, Gobble, Aggch! Boyd and Wyleen invite friends for Thanksgiving dinner; with Margot Kidder.
ORIG
20-Nov-1996
Episode 19 Season 2
Number 9
Coming Clean Wyleen confesses to Jack that she cheated on his exam.
SYND
8-Dec-1996
Episode 20 Season 2
Number 10
Arts and Craftiness Worried about her upcoming job review, Tasha demands slacker Boyd buckle down.
ORIG
15-Dec-1996
Episode 21 Season 2
Number 11
The Finals Curtain The campus radio-station manager (Danny Bonaduce) helps Leonard cut a demo tape.
SYND
5-Jan-1997
Episode 22 Season 2
Number 12
Soup to Nuts All seek out Boyd's help with their individual problems.
SYND
16-Feb-1997
Episode 23 Season 2
Number 13
A Night of Camelot Boyd and Jack find and sell tennis shoes that once belonged to John F. Kennedy.
ORIG
9-Mar-1997
Episode 24 Season 2
Number 14
Commander-in-Grief Boyd clashes with the ruthless, new college president (Roger Rees).
SYND
16-Mar-1997
Episode 25 Season 2
Number 15
His and Herpes President Cross wants to slash the crisis center's budget; Wyleen has a cold sore.
SYND
23-Mar-1997
Episode 26 Season 2
Number 16
Extra Credit President Cross' plan for the student union upsets Boyd and Tasha.
SYND
6-Apr-1997
Episode 27 Season 2
Number 17
The Occidental Purists Wyleen lands the lead role in a play; Tasha dates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
ORIG
7-Apr-1997
Episode 28 Season 2
Number 18
And Here's to You, Mrs. Byrnes Jack gets upset when Joy's mother meets and obviously likes Boyd.
SYND
13-Apr-1997
Episode 29 Season 2
Number 19
I.D. Endow President Cross threatens to expel Wyleen for getting a fake ID.
ORIG
14-Apr-1997
Episode 30 Season 2
Number 20
To Bare Is Human A men's magazine wants to do a pictorial of campus women; guest Wendie Malick.
CLEAN
20-Apr-1997
Episode 31 Season 2
Number 21
A Cross to Bear Boyd exposes the identity of Cross' secret visitor to the media.
ORIG
28-Apr-1997
Episode 32 Season 2
Number 22
Sophomore's Choice Wyleen makes Boyd move out, so he moves in with Tasha.


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