Wings

10 Worst Episodes of Wings

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 10, 2023.

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Wings - S8E10

#10 - Wingless (3) (Season 8 - Episode 10)

When Cord chickens out on delivering a presentation before his father's board of directors,Joe and Brian must deliver it. Meanwhile,hanging in the men's,Helen's learns a nasty secret:Cord was expected to fail at Sandpiper for the tax write-off.

The episode was rated 7.15 from 13 votes.

Wings - S5E23

#9 - Call of the Wild (Season 5 - Episode 23)

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When Brian's old friend Danny arrives on the island,the two start reliving their old wild lifestyle,and Alex begins to feel neglected.Things comes to a boil when Brian returns from an all night party in New York City.Alex tells him to pack up his stuff and get of her apartment,and Brian's final plea at the end fails. Meanwhile,Lowell is taken advantage of by his childhood idol,Big Strong Man.

The episode was rated 7.13 from 15 votes.

Wings - S2E10

#8 - There's Always Room for Cello (Season 2 - Episode 10)

Everyone is surprised when Roy lets his son R.J.,star of the high school football team,take cello lessons from Helen.Roy thinks his son just has a crush on Helen,but when Helen brings the issue up with R.J.,he tells her that he's gay.The gang soon finds out and Brian is dying to tell Roy but they won't let him. R.J. finally tells Roy he's Gay and Roy refuses to believe him and challenges him to a game of basketball,if Roy wins R.J.'s not gay but if R.J. wins he is.But every time R.J. beats Roy,he wants to play again.R.J. tells Roy no matter how many times Roy beats him it won't change who he is.But the games continue as Joe and Brian watch

The episode was rated 7.07 from 27 votes.

Wings - S6E22

#7 - A House to Die For (Season 6 - Episode 22)

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Carlton's ill health becomes a boon to the gang when Carlton's nephew Lewis invites them over to Carlton's house to start selling off the old man's items.Joe and Helen have an eye for the house itself,Brian drools over a classic muscle car,and Roy looks for furniture.But all is for naught as Carlton's health makes a swift turnaround,and as the doctor sees it,it was hearing all the voices of all the poeple who came to see him that pulled him through.

The episode was rated 7.07 from 15 votes.

Wings - S7E6

#6 - She's Gotta Have It (Season 7 - Episode 6)

Joe and Helen reap unpected benefits after getting a large insurance settlement for Helen's burnt down house. But Joe soon finds soon faces the task of stopping Helen's shopping spree, before it leaves them broke. Meanwhile,Brian and Casey try to find something in common and Antonio returns to Edna, "The Big Faced Girl."

The episode was rated 7.06 from 17 votes.

Wings - S8E8

#5 - Wingless (1) (Season 8 - Episode 8)

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A financial crisis forces Joe to seek out an investor for Sandpiper.He thinks his luck has changed when businessman Jonathan Clayton comes to the island.But he soon informs them,he doesn't invest in companies he buys them.Having no other choice

The episode was rated 7.00 from 11 votes.

Wings - S4E6

#4 - Two Jerks and a Jill (Season 4 - Episode 6)

The arrival on Nantucket of beautiful new helicopter pilot, Alex Lambert soon has the brothers chasing after her, despite her obvious non-interest. Meanwhile, Antonio gets invited to the Tuesday night rat shoot with Lowell and his buddies Tom and Tucker, where he upstages Lowell by shooting more rats.

The episode was rated 7.00 from 19 votes.

Wings - S8E5

#3 - Too Beautiful for You (Season 8 - Episode 5)

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Antonio volunteers to man the Nantucket Suicide Hotline,it soon pays off for him when he scores a date with a caller he helped.When they meet he can't believe his eyes or his luck and keeps waiting for the other shoe to drop and for her to dump him.But the weird thing is,she never does. Meanwhile,Helen faces some new competition when a

The episode was rated 6.93 from 14 votes.

Wings - S8E17

#2 - House of Blues (Season 8 - Episode 17)

Kicked out by Joe and Helen, Brian and Casey move into a new home home with Antonio. Meanwhile, Joe and Helen's fling with nudism has them being threatened with blackmail, when the neighbor kids snap pictures of them.

The episode was rated 6.92 from 12 votes.

Wings - S5E18

#1 - Moonlighting (Season 5 - Episode 18)

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To ease Alex's embarrassment over having to take a job as waitress during the off-season,the gang tell their own stories of off-season jobs.Joe flew a star Chimpanzee,Fay dressed up as a Giant Lobster,Antonio sold funeral plots (including one guy who planned to pay for it by committing suicide).Brian and Helen performed a magic act for Roy's Lodge,which turned into a strip show.

The episode was rated 6.76 from 17 votes.

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