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CBS
Sep 17, 1990

CBS
Sep 17, 1990

Major Dad

Summary Major Dad follows the story of the single, dedicated marine Major John D. MacGillis, whose life completely changed when he met, fell in love with, and married reporter Polly Cooper who had come to interview him for an article critical of the marines. They were opposites: he was orderly, she was not, he was conservative, she was liberal, ...

Created By: Richard C. Okie, John G. Stephens

CBS
Sep 17, 1990

CBS
Sep 17, 1990

Season 2

Season Premiere: Sep 17, 1990

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Summary Major Dad follows the story of the single, dedicated marine Major John D. MacGillis, whose life completely changed when he met, fell in love with, and married reporter Polly Cooper who had come to interview him for an article critical of the marines. They were opposites: he was orderly, she was not, he was conservative, she was liberal, ...

Created By: Richard C. Okie, John G. Stephens

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Episode 1 • Sep 17, 1990

Safe at First Base

The family must adjust to moving to another state, to Camp Hollister where MacGillis takes on his new job. Much to his surprise, Lt. Holowachuk shows up -- transfered to the same area to work for MacGillis' commander.

Episode 2 • Sep 24, 1990

Welcome to Hollister

Episode 3 • Oct 1, 1990

Polly gets a new job as editor of the base newspaper, but it creates tension between the two when MacGillis worries about what she might write and what General Craig might think.

Episode 4 • Oct 8, 1990

Robin is mistakingly seen as the girl who lost the baseball game on the team she now plays on. And as her team was the base team, nobody is happy about it.

Episode 5 • Oct 15, 1990 • 30 m

First Anniversary

Polly and MacGillis try to plan a special day for their first anniversary, but things keep getting in the way. The kids are surprised to find Gunny will be their babysitter.

Episode 6 • Oct 22, 1990

Lt. Holowachuk gets promoted, but a secret may keep his Wetting Down from being all it can be. Robin gets B's on her report card, lower than past report cards from before the move.

Episode 7 • Oct 29, 1990

Lonely and wishing the Major had more time for her, Casey pretends to be a Marine.

Episode 8 • Nov 5, 1990

Episode 9 • Nov 12, 1990

Wish You Were Here

Attempting to be spontaneous, Mac instigates a last-minute family trip to Hawaii.

Episode 10 • Nov 19, 1990

Love on the Run

After being dumped by his girlfriend back home, Lt. Holowachuk's work becomes sloppy, and once Polly finds out, she sets him up on a blind date. Elizabeth and Robin enter a contest to win a mountain bike.

Episode 11 • Nov 26, 1990

Operation Fun Run

MacGillis ends up having to go to the hospital after an old knee injury acts up, during Operation Fun Run -- a fund-raising event General Craig has him putting together.

Episode 12 • Dec 19, 1990

Gift of the Major

Casey really wants for Christmas action figure lizards from a cartoon called "Ecco Gecko", but every place is sold out and neither Polly nor MacGillis can find them, so MacGillis calls in the help of a Marine from his previous post.

Episode 13 • Jan 7, 1991

After the family takes a day off shopping in another town without MacGillis and come back to find a strange women in the house wearing one of his shirts, he must explain to Polly and the girls what happened in the 24 hours they were gone.

Episode 14 • Jan 14, 1991

A Bird in the Hand

Episode 15 • Jan 21, 1991

Learning to Drive

Episode 16 • Feb 4, 1991

The Name Is Over Here

The Persian Gulf War has started and Hollister is on alert. MacGillis wants to join his fellow Marines in Iraq, and Polly is worried what will happen.

Episode 17 • Feb 11, 1991

Valentine's Day

Polly's loving, heart-felt, and overly descriptive love letter to MacGillis turns out to be one of her articles in the base newspaper, the Bulldog, much to his dismay.

Episode 18 • Feb 18, 1991

Sins of the Father

While going through a box of old items from MacGillis' childhood, he finds a Zorro watch and remembers he stole it when he was a kid. It eats at him until he decides to make amends.

Episode 19 • Feb 25, 1991

The Possible Dream

The base holds its annual talent show, but very few people participate, and MacGillis must try to keep General Craig from embarrassing himself with his terrible comedy act. Robin runs student council president.

Episode 20 • Mar 11, 1991

Episode 21 • Mar 18, 1991

An old boyfriend of Polly's whom helped her get through life after her husband died, comes to town and wants to work on a writing project with her, but MacGillis is second guessing the idea of the two being together.

Episode 22 • Apr 8, 1991

Silent Drill Team

When the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team comes to perform, MacGillis reveals he was once a Silent Drill Team member, but never got to perform. But when General Craig arranges for him to do so, it's make or break time for the Major.

Episode 23 • Apr 29, 1991

Episode 24 • May 13, 1991

General Craig charges MacGillis with writing a welcome home speech for the remaining stationed Hollister troops returning from the end of the Persian Gulf War. The Major decides it's time to adopt the kids.

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