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  • FOX
  • Sep 13, 1992
  • FOX
  • Sep 13, 1992
Flying Blind

Summary College grad Neil takes a job in his father's food comglomerate and proceeds with his dull, by-the-book life. There, he meets and falls in love with the attractive Alicia, an eccentric free spirit who tempts him out of his bland and boring ways.

  • FOX
  • Sep 13, 1992
  • FOX
  • Sep 13, 1992
Flying Blind
Season 1
Season Premiere: Sep 13, 1992
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
69
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Summary College grad Neil takes a job in his father's food comglomerate and proceeds with his dull, by-the-book life. There, he meets and falls in love with the attractive Alicia, an eccentric free spirit who tempts him out of his bland and boring ways.

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Episode 1 • Sep 13, 1992 • 24 m
Pilot
Recent college grad Neil Barash is lost in life. His dad gets him a job at his office. Then he meets wild, party-girl Alicia.
Episode 2 • Sep 20, 1992 • 23 m
Smiles of a Summer Night
Neil cannot stop dreaming about Alicia. She's also taken with him but she holds off sleeping with him because he's special.
Episode 3 • Sep 27, 1992 • 23 m
Crazy for You... and You
Neil gets set up by his mother with high school hottie Lauren Benjamin (Jill Hennessy).
Episode 4 • Oct 4, 1992 • 23 m
Single White Eurotrash
Alicia's dead boyfriend's twin moves in with her.
Episode 5 • Oct 11, 1992 • 23 m
The Week of Living Dangerously
Alicia's former lover threatens Neil.
Episode 6 • Oct 18, 1992 • 23 m
Prelude to a Brisket
Alicia turns into a suburban housewife as the Barash family gathers for a dinner.
Episode 7 • Oct 25, 1992 • 23 m
Desperately Seeking Alicia
Neil's awkward cousin Leslie Barash comes to visit. She is completely taken with Alicia and tries to emulate her free-spirited ways.
Episode 8 • Nov 1, 1992 • 23 m
Lovers and Other Strangers
Alicia's ex-lover Jonathan (Thomas Haden Church) reveals that he's getting married. She dismisses it out of hand.
Episode 9 • Nov 8, 1992 • 23 m
The Heartbreak ID
Alicia's giggling when she tries to get intimate with Neil becomes problematic, so they seek the aid of therapist Dr. Solomon, who gives the couple some unorthodox advice.
Episode 10 • Nov 15, 1992 • 23 m
The Secret of My Great Dress
Alicia becomes a success as a fashion designer.
Episode 11 • Nov 22, 1992 • 23 m
A Woman Under the Influence
Alicia becomes jealous accusing Neil of flirting with the Hochman Fudge Girl.
Episode 12 • Dec 13, 1992 • 23 m
Dad
Alicia's dad (Peter Boyle) comes for a visit. He was often absent at a secret job and he would have to kill you if he told you about it.
Episode 13 • Jan 10, 1993 • 23 m
Ted Over Heels
Ted's presentation goes horribly wrong. He's down with no friends. To Neil and Alicia's dismay, he starts dating Megan. He stops brown-nosing and gets himself fired. The change concerns Alicia.
Episode 14 • Feb 7, 1993 • 30 m
Panic in Neil's Park
Neil is tired of his job. He considers quitting despite the constant fear of failure but then he gets laid off as the last man hired.
Episode 15 • Feb 14, 1993 • 23 m
The Player
Unemployed Neil has no prospects except a faint dream of making movies. He stumbles upon a guerrilla film shoot and eagerly joins in.
Episode 16 • Mar 7, 1993 • 23 m
Escape to New York
Neil is tired of living with his parents. Alicia reluctantly agrees to let him move in but it could be too much for her.
Episode 17 • Mar 14, 1993 • 23 m
My Dinner with Brad Schimmel
Director Dennis Lake puts Neil in charge of publicity and into a roach costume. He runs into high school rival Brad Schimmel bragging about his job and fiancee Amy (Lisa Kudrow). Neil invites them to dinner to show off Alicia.
Episode 18 • Mar 21, 1993 • 23 m
Unforgiving
Megan loses her hand modeling job when Alicia's beauty inspires the owner to change his product line. Neil tries to help by getting Dennis to hire embittered Megan. She takes revenge by writing a fictionalized villainous Alicia.
Episode 19 • Mar 28, 1993 • 23 m
The Bride of Marsh Man 2: The Spawning
Dennis Lake is making a sequel to The Bride of Marsh Man and needs Alicia to reprise her role. Alicia is willing to overlook her hatred of Dennis only if Neil is allowed to direct. Dennis talks Neil's father into investing in the film.
Episode 20 • Apr 11, 1993 • 23 m
The Spy Who Came in from the Old
Alicia's dad (Peter Boyle) is back claiming to be out of the life. He is getting married to Polly but she's more domestic than Alicia expected.
Episode 21 • Apr 25, 1993 • 23 m
The People That Time Forgot
Alicia wants to throw a surprise birthday party for Neil but he doesn't want it. She invites all of his old school friends. He reconnects with best friend Gerald which leaves Alicia feeling like a third wheel.
Episode 22 • May 2, 1993 • 23 m
The Long Goodbye
Neil finds Alicia's diary. He reads that she has to end their relationship. During their 197 days anniversary party, they break up after a fight. Some time later, Alicia runs into Neil who is set to marry another woman.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
69
64% Positive
9 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
14% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
69
64% Positive
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21% Mixed
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14% Negative
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100
Jun 10, 2013
'Flying Blind' is the one gem that stands out in the Fox lineup. The first show takes off like a jet. And the second show is even better. If it's against your religion to watch Fox, this one is worth straying for. [10 Sep 1992]
By Marvin Kitman FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 10, 2013
The show may never again attain the sustained comic brilliance of last week's pilot. But this is a rarity for Fox: a sophisticated and clever sitcom.
By David Hiltbrand FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 10, 2013
The show seems weightless in the good sense, breezy and airborne, with a brisk and flippant style that's instantly attractive. [12 Sep 1992]
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 10, 2013
Too often, the writing stretches for cheap shock -- gags about phallic-shaped food and not wearing undies -- when the shock of Neil's culture clash already makes perfectly audacious comedy. [11 Sep 1992]
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 10, 2013
Flying Blind tries to transplant the wackiness of old screwball comedies into series TV. The leads have chemistry, but Alicia's way-out, avant-garde world can be a drag. [12 Sep 1992]
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 10, 2013
A comedy that reeks of potential. And sometimes it just reeks. [13 Sep 1992]
By Greg Dawson FULL REVIEW
30
Jun 10, 2013
A shallow, pretentious, unfunny new sitcom. ... Although there are some witty lines, 'Flying Blind' is trying so hard to be hip it forgets to be funny. [11 Sep 1992]
By Ginny Holbert FULL REVIEW

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