Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 21, 1982 (120 min)
Staff at the St. Gregory Hotel have their hands full when a call girl is raped by a group of rich boys; a lonely king takes a room; an aspiring singer looks for that big break; two divorced people find love; an unexpected death.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1983
Laura Trent's sister-in-law takes over the hotel and is visited by an old flame, Christine receives threatening letters from a would-be suitor, and a pregnant woman runs out on her fiancé, all during a huge blackout.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1983
A stage mother urges her beauty-contestant daughter to "be nice" to a judge; Billy is wary of an old friend who wants to call in a debt from their prison days.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1983
The FBI expects an assassination attempt on a visiting dignitary; a rookie hooker works the bar; a biddy and her buddy hold a seance in their room.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1983
A hotel baby sitter is accused of child molesting; a sabbatical for McDermott's friend is complicated by a comely woman.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1983
An affair with a young newswoman could destroy a candidate's presidential ambitions. Meanwhile, Mrs. Cabot's niece plots to get Christine fired so she can assume that post with the hotel.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1983
Peter's ex-wife makes an unexpected appearance, and Christine and Mark arrange for a romance for a depressed guest.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1983
White supremacists convene at the St. Gregory; a mute young woman communicates with a street mime and uncovers a trauma from her past.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1983
A visiting family is embarrassed when one member faces charges of shoplifting, and an unexpected twist mars the long-awaited reunion of two college friends.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1983
Hillary is shattered when a vacation romance at Puerto Vallarta turns into sexual blackmail, Mrs. Cabot meddles in the life of a lonely widower, and Billy discovers a street urchin living off the fruits of the St. Gregory.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1983
Peter is courted by Mrs. Cabot's rival who threatens to take him from the hotel; an ambitious journalist goes after a rock singer; a couple returns to relive their wedding day at the St. Gregory with entertainer Liberace.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1983
It's Christmas time and Santa is spreading good cheer amongst the staff and clientele. A young girl wants a baby brother and an elderly woman is feeling lonely. A crime gang is planning to take what they can.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Dec 28, 1983
Peter falls victim to Cupid's arrow at a charity luncheon where he meets a wealthy socialite with a secret; Megan starts knitting booties, and Christine is drafted as a model in a fashion show.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1984
The daughter of divorced parents attempts to reconcile them, a financially troubled man tries to swindle the hotel, and two women compete for the attention of one man.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1984
Mrs. Cabot unites a prince with a maid, a law student discovers his mother has become dependent upon drugs.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1984
A bar mitzvah celebration at the hotel nearly turns to tragedy when the father of the boy spies a concentration camp survivor who was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and wants to take vengeance into his own hands. A wealthy industrialist sends his trusted aide to retrieve his willful daughter from St. Gregory, but surprisingly the encounter turns romantic.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 1, 1984
A teen's test of manhood takes a turn; bickering workers discover a mutual secret; Mark finds a valuable bracelet.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Feb 22, 1984
Plans for a society wedding unravel because of the infidelity of the bride's father, a financial crisis for the groom's father, and periodic spats between the betrothed couple.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Feb 29, 1984
Christine helps an amnesiac who has recurring thoughts of a criminal nature; a sterile husband suggests an alternative to artificial insemination for his wife.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1984
Peter learns he is the father of a 4-year-old child; a former singer with a drug dependency makes a comeback at the St. Gregory; Julie discovers she has a secret admirer.
Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1984
A jewel thief's daughter involves Peter in a robbery; a couple reunites after the man's breakdown; an actress stages a comeback.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: May 2, 1984
A vengeful woman holds Mrs. Cabot and Peter at gunpoint in the penthouse; Mark tries to help a part-time dancer please her minister father.
Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: May 9, 1984
An unwed mother attempts to give up her child for adoption; an extortionist threatens to reveal a woman executive's shady former career.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1984
An actress who hasn't done anything in sometime comes to town to appear in a play. A guest runs into her husband, the hotel's electrician who ran out on her seven years ago. And McDermott has a temporary secretary who can't help but try and run his life.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1984
A woman is reunited with her long lost sister, a hotel critic visits the St. Gregory Hotel and a photographer has started running an escort agency out of his premises in the arcade.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1984
An old boyfriend of Christine's comes to town and is willing to do anything to win her over including buying the hotel. And a couple who are friends of Peter's may not be happy as they appear to be.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1984
A woman learns her husband is bisexual; Christine appears in a TV commercial; Mark teaches a secretary social amenities.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1984
A college student succumbs to pressure; a novelist falls for a literary critic; the staff learns Mrs. Cabot will be alone for Thanksgiving.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1984
Mrs. Cabot advances in running the hotel; a college reunion stirs up feelings for Peter; a playboy changes places with a bellhop.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1984
Christine is shaken by a couple whose religion prohibits medical care for their critically ill daughter; Mark's attentions to an older woman are protested by her son; Mrs. Cabot covets a spot in an art exhibition.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 19, 1984
Mrs. Cabot's teenage nephew likes Christine; a groom falls for a girl who pops out of a cake; Billy reunites with his father.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1985
An enamored middle-aged couple discover they knew each other as teens; Dave's moonlighting pressures his marriage.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1985
A masseuse marries an illegal alien as part of an agreement; Christine's godfather romances Mrs. Cabot; an actor studies Peter.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1985
A man meets the ward he's been supporting for 20 years; a visiting Briton claims diplomatic immunity when a casual affair results in death for his paramour.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 23, 1985
A teacher at a conference fixes her friend up with a date. An old friend of Christine's and her family stays at the St. Gregory bringing terrible news. A psychic makes some amazing predictions for the staff in the hotel.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1985
A woman rebels against her father's choice of a son-in-law; Christine may need a mastectomy; a tramp reveals a secret.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1985
Deceptions spoil a couple's 35th anniversary; Michael's ex-wife returns to discuss their daughter; Peter's ex-wife arrives from Paris.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1985
A desperate married woman accuses Peter of rape; an Indiana dress-designer wins a beauty treatment that changes her marriage.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1985
A former FBI agent learns his lover was married to a man he killed; McDermott meets with an IRS auditor; Christine joins three pals celebrating the prospective marriage of one to a man all four know.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1985
An artist sends Peter's photo to his pen pal; a man learns an old girlfriend is dating his father; a pro football reunion upsets a bellman.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1985
A jealous wife mars a pianist's reunion with a former lover; police accuse Mark of assault; a young whiz accesses the hotel's computer.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1985
A woman prepares to meet an old flame after 25 years; the hotel's new bookkeeper feels threatened by her past; Christine receives an unusual inheritance.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: May 15, 1985
An executive risks all by loving an ex-convict; a man wants to die in the hotel on ancestral land; Mark forgets a debt to Dave and Megan.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 29, 1985
A man collapses before receiving a life-achievement award; Peter woos a newswoman who once saved his life.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Jun 5, 1985
An estranged father and his children, and a divorced songwriting team face difficult reunions; the staff is perplexed by Mrs. Cabot's behavior.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Jun 12, 1985
A young winemaker wants to make his mark on the industry, while a winemaker's daughter tries to learn the secret that separates her father and her uncle; Billy rekindles an old flame who feels neglected by her husband.
Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: Jun 26, 1985
An admirer dogs a soap-opera star; a shoeshine boy works in the hotel; a sequestered juror falls for a fellow juror.
Episode: 2x25 | Airdate: Jul 17, 1985
Parents and daughter reunite; Dave and Megan's marriage suffers from external pressures; Peter faces a mid-life crisis.
Episode: 2x26 | Airdate: Jul 24, 1985
A soft-spoken employee volunteers for the hotel softball team; Christine fields advances from the rival team's manager; and McDermott baby-sits a troubled teen-ager.
Episode: 2x27 | Airdate: Aug 14, 1985
A tennis prodigy's parents want to return to the Soviet Union; love entangles the lives of Julie, a songwriter and a singer.
Episode: 2x28 | Airdate: Aug 21, 1985
An actress battles Alzheimer's; a mistress is evicted; Christine loses a bet to Mrs. Cabot's friend.
Season 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 1985
Christine is courted by a man with multiple personalities; a longtime bellman irritates guests and staff with numerous errors; two guests who are married to other persons become lovers.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 1985
A husband and wife contest their niece's will, which awards custody of her daughter to a gay couple; a sports-car rally is disastrous for Christine and McDermott.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 9, 1985
A woman from Peter's past kidnaps her own child; a mentally impaired couple battles for independence.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 16, 1985
Megan is raped at home; a hard-luck man is transformed into a gentleman by a dowager who ran into him with her car.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1985
An ex-convict released from prison after writing a best-selling book about jail-life finds difficulty adjusting to the outside world; one of the St. Regis regulars tries to tell her grandmother an awful truth about her affair with a fellow employee.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1985
A disabled choreographer's bitterness threatens his relationship with a dancer; an employee fears her coal-miner father will expose her rural upbringing.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1985
A man's fiancée is pregnant with a child he couldn't have fathered; Mrs. Cabot is approached by a man with a dubious claim; Dave is involved in a case of mistaken identity.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1985
Mrs. Cabot's father-in-law arrives for the hotel's 75th anniversary, bitter at being forced off the board of directors; a pregnant maid is an illegal alien; an aerobics instructor schemes to marry a millionaire.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Dec 25, 1985
Two children witness a murder; Christine's visiting aunt pursues a lover whose business is relationships.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1986
Part 1 of two. A reunion of three college friends is marred when two become intimate; the head of security returns to work following his wife's death; a romance between Christine and a world traveler bothers McDermott.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1986
Conclusion. Christine's new beau prepares to close a business deal; the hotel is evacuated; and a suspicious Billy confronts a local hero.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1986
A hotel bartender learns he has contracted AIDS and discovers the true meaning of bigotry; Peter finds himself in the middle of a romantic triangle.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1986
A widower romances Mrs. Cabot; a college student learns his best friend knows his mother very well; McDermott shops for a gift for Christine's anniversary at the hotel.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1986
McDermott offers assistance to a young drifter; the new bellhop draws fire from the bell captain; a retired couple's plans for a world cruise suddenly become tentative.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1986
A woman learns of her husband's extracurricular activities in Vietnam; McDermott's old flame arouses suspicion and jealousy in Christine; Mark unknowingly has several close encounters with a blind date before their meeting.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1986
A radio psychologist receives a telephone threat while old flame McDermott is her on-air guest; Christine befriends a girl who was sexually abused.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1986
A school group is staying at the hotel and Christine helps one of the boys being bullied. A Vietnam vet starts having flashbacks and recognizes one of the waiters as a former prison guard. A man goes about getting a job in an unusual way.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Mar 5, 1986
The new director of hotel services, Peter's old pal, sexually harasses Julie; a bride meets her flower stand owner mother.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Mar 12, 1986
A man revolts against his wife's kid-glove treatment following his triple-bypass surgery; a woman plots revenge when she learns her married lover isn't married; the staff helps newlyweds who are theft victims.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1986
A research scientist suspects her husband is spying on her classified project; Julie falls for one of her competitors in a singing contest.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Apr 2, 1986
A lawyer plans to leave the country with a convict she helped escape from prison; a tabloid reporter makes headlines out of a teenager with a "gift"; Megan acts in a student film with a very handsome co-star.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Apr 9, 1986
A former employer makes McDermott a tempting job offer, but strings may be attached; a new security officer shows her gratitude to Billy for showing her the ropes.
Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1986
The daughter of a former movie star promotes her bitter best seller about their stormy relationship; a new suitor seeks a commitment from Christine, who wrestles with her feelings for McDermott.
Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: May 14, 1986
McDermott gets an ultimatum from Christine and has a surprise reunion with his long-lost brother who arrives with the leader of a Central American country; the hotel's doorman resigns himself to a new duty because of failing health.
Episode: 3x25 | Airdate: May 21, 1986
The staff reluctantly prepares for a going-away party; Megan feels left out as friends and family make career advancements; and McDermott faces personal and professional losses.
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1986
Mrs. Cabot's brother-in-law arrives, determined to contest her will leaving half the hotel to McDermott; Megan makes a career decision; a recently divorced architect falls for a hooker.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1986
The Cabots battle Peter's legal reinstatement; lovers conspire to kill a husband; a concierge seeks more than a job.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1986
Concierge Bradshaw has an affair with a married guest; an agoraphobic hides away in the St. Gregory; Charles demands economy.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1986
A guest names Billy as a murderer; Elizabeth's actions trouble Charles, who discovers her true identity; a man's double life is revealed.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1986
An acquaintance from the hotel bar rapes Elizabeth; a handsome scientist falls for a beautiful heiress already engaged to wed another man.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1986
Elizabeth warms to her father's idea of dividing Christine and McDermott to conquer the hotel; an old friend of Dave's has serious social mishaps during a weekend leave from the Army.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1986
Two Australians offer to buy the hotel, an offer Charles finds attractive; Charles encounters a lost love; a rich recluse pursues his wife.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1986
A flu epidemic hits the St. Gregory and it becomes very short-staffed; Anxiety-ridden Christine suffers from bulimia; a recently acquitted murder defendant attempts to find peace and quiet at the St. Gregory.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1986
A woman is urged to get even with her cheating husband; nightmares haunt a woman whose daughter died at birth; McDermott studies to host a reception for the opera association.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1986
The spouses of two airline-crash victims find that's not all they have in common; a basketball star is hard pressed by the expectations of his father.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1987
A psychologist makes time to rehabilitate a thief, who wants to make time with the doctor's neglected wife; Dave takes amphetamines to increase study time for his bar exam; Christine moves into the penthouse while her apartment is painted.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1987
A famous singer is reunited with her long lost niece Julie; Megan intercepts a package meant for Dave; McDermott and Christine search for time alone.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1987
Dave's drug use jeopardizes his future and job; after emerging from a 10-year coma, a young woman delights in her attractiveness to men.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1987
Dave fails the bar exam, causing Megan to keep her pregnancy secret; a successful career woman must choose between two very different men.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1987
McDermott renews interest in his ex-wife, who is celebrating her first year of sobriety; a waiter's illiteracy jeopardizes a reunion with his estranged son and a possible promotion. Part one of two.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1987
Conclusion. Christine and McDermott are torn by a request from his ex-wife; Dave determines to learn the truth about his fraternity's pledge-initiation night.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1987
Attendees at a high-school reunion include the beauty who envies the successful bookworm; and the homecoming king, who's determined to relive his glory days with his former queen Christine.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1987
A sex researcher seduces a case study; Peter's niece comes to live with him; Christine considers an appointment to a labor relations board.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1987
A faded movie star watches the filming of a current star, who is hiding an ailment from her lover, the film's producer; a political hotshot offers Christine a chance to make a difference.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: May 20, 1987
A widowed friend asks Peter to father her baby; a divorcee and her daughter clash over the latter's affair with an attractive tour guide.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: May 27, 1987
Christine's first love, who was believed dead, reappears; two fortune hunters vie for a wealthy widow; a con man says he found a rich man's missing granddaughter; Peter dates a woman he knew as a girl.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: May 27, 1987
Christine weighs a dinner offer from an ad exec; McDermott entertains a childhood friend; and a P.I. claims to have found a man's long-lost granddaughter.
Season 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1987
A psychic makes contact with a dead wife; Christine finds someone other than Peter to take her to a banquet; Dave looks for a law position.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1987
Megan and David clash over his job offer in San Diego; Peter unwittingly becomes involved with a good friend's wife.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1987
An acquaintance of Peter's runs her escort service out of a hotel suite; Christine begins a romance with an older man.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1987
A philandering husband discovers his mistress has AIDS; Christine decides to adopt a baby abandoned at the St. Gregory.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1987
Peter buys a horse from friends and gains the romantic attention of their daughter; a neglected wife senses her spouse is having an affair.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1987
On the way to a conference, Peter's plane goes down with no survivors; a married woman and her daughter become involved with the same man.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1987
His grandmother's visit brings Peter a surprise; a newlywed's former fiancée claims to be pregnant.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1987
Chaos abounds when an attempt is made on the life of a presidential candidate, who has also proposed marriage to Christine; Billy is busy with a series of thefts in the hotel.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1987
Christine comes to the aid of a small-town minister whose husband is pushing her into TV evangelism; a 35-year-old romance is rekindled.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Dec 12, 1987
Peter gets involved with a man who kidnapped his grandson; Christine becomes attracted to a jewel thief being hunted down by a detective.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 19, 1987
Dave and expectant Megan Kendall return for Christmas at the hotel; Peter and Christine are stranded on their way back to the St. Gregory.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1988
Christine befriends a murder witness being stalked by the killer; a country singer faces his alcoholism.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1988
An obsessive wife mistakes Christine for the "other woman"; a woman's battle with Alzheimer's disease affects her husband and daughter.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1988
Peter McDermott must decide if he'll sell the hotel to Charles Cabot; two couples swap partners.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1988
A plumber at the St. Gregory is offered a modeling position; a father is confronted by his deceased daughter's female lover.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Apr 28, 1988
McDermott returns from a New York trip with a noted architect; and Julie becomes entangled with a man she met through Billy. Part one of two.
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: May 5, 1988
Peter's fiancée interferes with hotel operations; three ex-jurors reconsider their acquittal of a murderer.