Season 2
22 episodes · Oct 3, 1986
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- S2E1
Getting to Know You
Oct 3, 198630mConstruction in front of Cobbs grocery has slowed business and Howard is told to layoff two staff. As he worries over the decision he gets to know his employees even better making the job more difficult.
- S2E2
Edna's Phantom Romance
Oct 10, 198630mEdna decides to make Howard jealous by making up a pretend boyfriend. However the fabrication spins out of control as a jealous Banister wants to know more details about his rival.
- S2E3
Buddy Can You Spare a Job?
Oct 17, 198630mHoward hires a friend Curtis who's down on his luck as the store butcher. But the man's abrasive ways soon offend fellow employees and customers. Edna makes Howard realize that Curtis has always used and bullied him.
- S2E4
Operation Bannister
Oct 24, 198630mHospital is where Howard is for hernia operation and his friends rally around him with encouragement. Howard's roommate has endless stories of malfeasance and disaster deepening his pre-surgical anxiety
- S2E5
The Mis-Matchmaker
Oct 31, 198630mHoward's niece Denise arrives to visit, heartbroken after a breakup. Howard tries to think of ways to cheer her up and decides Leslie should take her out on a date.
- S2E6
The Bear Facts
Nov 7, 198630mMurray has one last scouting badge to earn and it involves wilderness skills. His dad is unavailable so Howard volunteers to go in his place. Things go well until the bear shows up and Howard runs away leaving Murray alone.
- S2E7
A Chocolate Chip Off the Old Block
Nov 14, 198630mDobbs grocery loses an important cookie account and Howard struggles to find a replacement. A homeless woman Gert offers a recipe which proves to be a sensation. When Gert dies the staff learns she was actually a millionaire.
- S2E8
Homewrecker Howard
Nov 21, 198630mMargo, a friend of Edna's, finds Jack interesting and with Howard's encouragement they go out. Margo's jealous boyfriend finds out and shows up at the store making unsubtle threats regarding Jack. Howard tries to remedy the situation.
- S2E9
Don't Take My Job, Please
Dec 12, 198630mIt's employee review time and Howard thinks he deserves a big raise. When it's not forthcoming Howard must decide whether the time has come to find a different job.
- S2E10
Edna Displays Talent
Dec 19, 198630mJack is assigned to create the new floor display by Howard even though Edna believes she could do better. Edna uses her skills to make her own in a way to get Howard to appreciate her work more.
- S2E11
Short One Jockey
Dec 26, 198630mThe employees' slush fund has been building up and can't decide how to spend it. Howard volunteers to invest then surprises them all by buying a racehorse.
- S2E12
High Tech
Jan 11, 198730mWhen Howard invests Edna's savings into a questionable gold mine she's convinced he has a gambling addiction. A visit to a psychiatrist does little good as Howard doesn't think he has a problem. Edna still wants her cash back.
- S2E13
Love and Marriage
Jan 18, 198730mGeorge, an former boyfriend of Edna's, shows up to help celebrate her birthday. Over dinner Howard learns Edna and George were once married. Howard fails to control his jealousy.
- S2E14
Let's Get Metaphysical
Jan 22, 198630mHoward and her other co-workers were think Marlene has joined a cult. Howard decides to infiltrate the organization in disguise to convince Marlene to quit.
- S2E15
Tots 'R' Us
Mar 12, 198630mEdna suggest Cobb's offer child care to parents as to they shop and it's a success. At the end of one day though a child is not picked up and remains mute as to his name or address. The staff struggles with what to do.
- S2E16
The Oddest Couple
Feb 8, 198730mHoward learns Viker has been kicked out by his wife and is sleeping at the store. Howard offers to house him temporarily with disastrous results. Banister works to reconcile the married couple and get his sanity back.
- S2E17
Chain Reaction
Feb 15, 198730mHoward receives a chain letter and declines to continue despite the urging of his superstitious co-workers. Then accidents start to occur at Cobbs and Marlene heads to the hospital. Howard starts to rethink his actions.
- S2E18
My Girl Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Feb 22, 198730mAfter an unpleasant encounter with mobster Meatloaf Rothko the police ask Howard to wear a wire and meet with Rothko. Reluctant, Howard's staff urges him to do it and be a hero.
- S2E19
Only God Can Make a Tree
Mar 1, 198730mThe city plans on removal of a stately old tree and Howard galvanized Cobbs employees to protest. Howard, Viker, Leslie, and Jake are thrown in jail and have to plead their case before a judge.
- S2E20
The Son Also Rises
Mar 8, 198730mWhile Edna is on vacation Molly, a woman from Howard's past, shows up with a boy who she claims is Howard's son. While Bannister adjusts to the idea of being a dad he also bonds with the teen Mickey.
- S2E21
Here Comes the Bribe
Mar 15, 198730mEmployee Jan's niece Gilga is distraught as her visa has expired. Jack agrees to marry the attractive woman to allow her to stay in the country.
- S2E22
Put Your Best Face Forward
Mar 22, 198730mHoward is worried about not being a big success when he decides to attend his class reunion. His rival Lester looks young plus he's wealthy with a gorgeous wife. Howard becomes angry with envy.