Season 1
(1993)
Cast
as John Hemingway
as Mahalia Sanchez
as Dexter Wilson
as Heavy Gene
as Adam Hampton
as Carly Watkins
as Eve Eggers
Episodes
Pilot 10.0
September 2, 1993
Recovering alcoholic John Hemingway takes the job of night manager in a seedy bus station, where a robbery and a missin…
Thirty Day Chip 10.0
September 7, 1993
John goes 30 days without alcohol, and wants to get back together with his wife. Before he can reach her, she serves hi…
Celibate! 10.0
September 14, 1993
John is not about to celebrate when his sponsor orders him to be celibate -- especially when it's for six long months.
This is Not a Step 10.0
September 21, 1993
John's mother, an inveterate con artist, begs him to bail her out of jail, and then becomes the obvious suspect when a …
The Unforgiven 0.0
September 28, 1993
John takes stock of himself while helping a runaway teen realize that she can go home.
Pros and Cons 0.0
October 5, 1993
A fellow con artist from John's drinking days offers to cut him in on a lucrative real-estate scam; a bounty hunter is …
Jumping Off the Wagon 0.0
October 12, 1993
Badgered by an extortionist, bedeviled by a work slowdown and befuddled by his sponsor's drinking, John feels like he's…
The Past Comes Back 0.0
October 26, 1993
A startled John begins questioning his sexuality after another male alcoholic visits to make amends -- by apologizing f…
There's a Mister Hitler Here to See You 0.0
November 2, 1993
John's given food for thought when an old writer friend bases his first book on John's bacchanalian past, a neo-Nazi na…
Amends 0.0
November 23, 1993
John tries to make amends to ex-wife Carol and son Tony he ran out on.
Newcomer 0.0
December 7, 1993
John's passionate love affair hits a snag when his perfect woman joins AA -- and must be celibate for six months.
My Hero 0.0
December 14, 1993
John's nephew Bobby learns the meaning of tough love when he shows up at the bus station for a wild evening with the ma…
God 0.0
December 21, 1993
John gets hooked into a crap game and finds himself being forced to pray at gunpoint by Mahalia; Dexter discovers that …
The Big Slip 0.0
January 4, 1994
John's order to train his boss's harebrained nephew, who been in AA for a year but is still a basketcase.
Death and Dishonor 0.0
January 11, 1994
John's son tries to form a father-son relationship; Chester disappears and is found dead; John must deal with a battle …
Don't Drink and Drive Nuclear Waste 0.0
January 18, 1994
Entrusted for a few moments with the official United State inch, John can't resist peeking -- and damages it; meanwhile…
Eggs 0.0
January 30, 1994
Hemingway and Dexter get stuck together in a crummy motel with a cage full of chickens; when a baby is abandoned in the…
Another Average Night 0.0
February 1, 1994
John's girlfriend turns out to be married -- when her husband confronts John with a gun; Mahalia's estranged husband ar…
Dirty Deeds 0.0
February 1, 1994
At a drag show, John runs into his old college roommate, who's playing Marlene Dietrich; Mahalia is targeted anew by a …
John and Carol 0.0
February 8, 1994
Carol is furious when Tony leaves her to stay with John; Mahalia worries about her brooding son Dante.
Grit 0.0
March 15, 1994
Officer Eggers develops a crush on John after he rescues her from a gunman; Dexter's business languishes after a custom…
Date Night 0.0
March 22, 1994
Dexter is outraged when his sister strikes up a friendship with Hemingway, Mahalia is overjoyed to hear her first boyfr…
Wasted Lives 0.0
March 29, 1994
John accidentally gets high on marijuana brownies, Hampton gets an unusual request from his long-estranged father, acto…
A Dark and Stormy Night 0.0
April 12, 1994
Hemingway is feeling suicidal on his birthday, but discovers new meaning when the entire bus station is held host age b…