| Created by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee, | | | | calls for him to open a package in the presence of his |
| all producers of the critically acclaimed Cheers and | | | | estranged brother Brian. After jumping through a |
| writers for its hit spin-off Frasier, Wings shares many | | | | number of hoops, the two brothers realize how |
| of the same attributes of the popular bar "where | | | | important they are to one another, and Brian (a pilot |
| everybody knows your name". Just as each episode | | | | himself) agrees to stay in Nantucket and help Joe run |
| of Cheers mostly took place in the Beacon Street pub, | | | | the airline... Other notable episodes from season one |
| each episode of Wings takes place in Nantucket | | | | include "All For One and Two for Helen" in which Joe |
| airport. Cheers maintains a friendly rivalry with Gary's | | | | grows jealous of what he perceives to be a romantic |
| Old Towne Tavern, while Sandpiper Air has a friendly | | | | relationship between Helen and Brian, and "A Terminal |
| rivalry with Aeromass owner Roy Biggins. And just like | | | | Christmas" in which the gang from the Nantucket |
| Cheers, the strength of Wings is built upon great | | | | airport unexpectedly drops into Fay's house for |
| writing and eccentric, well-developed characters. From | | | | Christmas, only to find her grieving her dead husband |
| the moment you hear the memorable and soothing | | | | and preparing to spread his ashes... |
| Schubert theme song, you'll want to be transported | | | | Below is a list of episodes included on the Wings |
| away to this quiet island of lovable and hilarious | | | | (Season 1) DVD: |
| characters... | | | | Episode 1 (Legacy) Air Date: 04-19-1990 |
| Wings centers around the lives of two brothers, Joe | | | | Episode 2 (Around the World in Eighty Days) Air Date: |
| (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber), who run | | | | 04-26-1990 |
| a fledgling airline on the northeast vacation island of | | | | Episode 3 (Return to Nantucket: Part 1) Air Date: |
| Nantucket. The two are assisted by sarcastic | | | | 05-03-1990 |
| stewardess Faye Cochran (Rebecca Schull) and | | | | Episode 4 (Return to Nantucket: Part 2) Air Date: |
| oddball mechanic Lowell Mather (Thomas Haden | | | | 05-10-1990 |
| Church). Responsible and dependable, Joe attempts to | | | | Episode 5 (There Once was a Girl from Nantucket) |
| keep the struggling business afloat in the face of fierce | | | | Air Date: 05-17-1990 |
| competition from chief rival Aeromass and its seedy | | | | Episode 6 (All for One and Two for Helen) Air Date: |
| owner Roy Biggins (David Schramm). But | | | | 05-24-1990 |
| compounding Joe's problems is the unreliability of his | | | | Episode 7 (The Puppet Master) Air Date: 09-28-1990 |
| younger brother Brian who is more of a free spirit and | | | | Episode 8 (The Story of Joe) Air Date: 10-05-1990 |
| spontaneous adventurer. The terminal lunch counter is | | | | Episode 9 (A Little Nightmare Music) Air Date: |
| owned by the Hackett's childhood friend Helen Chapel | | | | 10-12-1990 |
| (Crystal Bernard), an aspiring cellist with a quick wit. | | | | Episode 10 (Sports and Leisure) Air Date: 10-19-1990 |
| Superbly written, Wings is at times nutty and absurd, | | | | Episode 11 (A Standup Kind of Guy) Air Date: |
| but it's always funny and the characters will quickly | | | | 10-26-1990 |
| earn a place in your heart. It's by far one of the best | | | | Episode 12 (It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift) Air Date: |
| situation comedies of its era... | | | | 11-09-1990 |
| The Wings (Season 1) DVD features a number of | | | | Episode 13 (Hell Hath No Fury like a Policewoman |
| hilarious episodes including the season premiere | | | | Scorned) Air Date: 11-16-1990 |
| "Legacy" in which Joe Hackett, owner of a small | | | | Episode 14 (High Anxiety) Air Date: 11-23-1990 |
| single-plane airline known as Sandpiper Air receives a | | | | Episode 15 (Friends or Lovers? |
| letter from his recently deceased father. The letter | | | | |