
George & Leo
- 1997 – 1998
- Ended
- Comedy
- ~26m / ep
- 1 season
- 10.0/10
George & Leo is a short-lived American sitcom starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch. Set on Martha's Vineyard, the series aired on CBS from September 15, 1997 to March 16, 1998.
Latest: Season 1 · 1997
View all seasonsE1. Pilot
Sep 15, 1997
Ted decides to give Casey, his bride-to-be, a surprise wedding gift - a reunion with her long-lost father, Leo. Ted doesn't realize, however, that his bride cannot tolerate her father. Ted doesn't really understand this attitude because Leo is nothing like his own father, George, a quiet bookstore owner. Leo, a small-time hoodlum and part-time magician, can't go back to Las Vegas because he kept the last payoff he collected. Soon enough, a hit man arrives at George's home to collect the money. Leo's this close to getting whacked until George intervenes. The mob's on hold for now, but that's the least of George's problems because, on his way to the ferry, Leo happens to notice the spare room above George's bookstore. . . .
E2. The Wedding
Sep 22, 1997
George is so desperate to get Ted and Casey married that he turns to Leo for help. Minutes before vows are to be exchanged, Casey's mother decides to tell her the real story behind her brief marriage to Leo, which so discourages Casey she goes running from the altar. George, who is even ready to accept a roller-blading priest to get the deed done, has to turn to Leo, a one-man fidelity wrecking crew, to set things straight.
E3. The Bribe
Sep 29, 1997
When the Edgartown building inspector discovers that Leo is living above the bookstore, he threatens to fine George for violating a zoning ordinance. Leo convinces George to slip the inspector an envelope full of cash, which lands George in jail. George clumsily attempts to bribe a public official and lands in jail. When the Edgartown building inspector discovers that Leo is living above the bookstore, he threatens to fine George for violating a zoning ordinance. Leo convinces George to slip the inspector an envelope full of cash, which lands George in jail. Meanwhile, Casey and Ted don't know how to fire an incompetent waiter.
E4. The Baby-Care Class
Oct 6, 1997
Leo and George enrol in a baby care class in an attempt to ready themselves for grandfatherhood, but their first assignment leaves them sifting for ways to reverse their troubles when their ""baby"" — a flour sack — has an accident. Leo wants to prove to Casey that she can count on him to babysit, so he enrolls himself in a baby care class, dragging George along as well. The two men are by far the most unusual couple in the class, and their first assignment is to care for a 10 pound sack of flour as though it were their baby. Unfortunately, the ""baby"" accidentally rolls off the roof of Grandpa George's car, and he and Leo then concoct a scheme to get a new ""baby,"" hoping no one will know the difference.
E5. The Job
Oct 13, 1997
In order to prove to Ted and Casey that he'll be a good grandfather and help out financially when their baby is born, Leo ""borrows"" some of George's things and takes them to a pawn shop. When this scheme doesn't work, Leo lands a job in the restaurant industry - working a drive-through window dressed as a crustacean. Meanwhile, the islanders misinterpret the live-in relationship between George and Leo, but their open-mindedness helps Bob sell more books. An angry George kicks Leo out after catching him pawning items from the bookstore, but when he discovers that Leo was putting the money towards a trust fund for the baby, he relents and tracks him down to apologize.
E6. The Review
Oct 20, 1997
Consoling with a dash of overkill is on the menu when a food critic pans Ted's restaurant, prompting Father Rick and George to serve up their own recipe on compassion; Leo finds that bargain basement prices aren't necessarily a good thing when it comes to apartment hunting. When his restaurant receives a bad review, Tedbecomes even more aware of his insecurities — and of George's inability to say that he's proud of his son. Meanwhile, Leo rents an apartment next to a lighthouse.
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