Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam

Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of Wings, and the 85th episode overall in the series.

Synopsis[]

Tired of Lowell rules and over barring nature, Joe and Brian decide it's time for Lowell to move out of their house. When they find him sleeping at the airport instead of his new place, they learn that Lowell has never been on his own before. Meanwhile, Helen and Alex begin a gift-giving competition.

Credits[]

Main Cast[]

Guest Cast[]

Kathleen McCall as Real Estate Agent

Quotes[]

Antonio Scarpacci - "This is interesting. It says here that 75% of all people who work together eventually become romantically involved."
Fay Cochran - "75%?"
Roy Biggins - "That can't be right. Let me see that. Damn, that's what it says, all right."
Lowell Mather - "Well, think about it for a second. Joe and Helen work here and they used to be in a relationship. Brian and Alex work here and they're dating now. That four out of eight. That's damn near 50% right there."
Antonio Scarpacci - "If that static is correct then that means that two of us will..."
Fay Cochran - "You could do a lot worse."

Brian Hackett - "Lowell, we're not going to beat around the bush. Joe has something he wants to tell you."
Lowell Mather - "Yeah Joe."
Joe Hackett - "Lowell, Brian and I have been talking, and, um, we think it's time for you to find a place of your own."
Lowell Mather - "What do you mean?"
Joe Hackett - "It's about all your rules and regulations."
Brian Hackett - "Yeah, we know you mean well, but Joe and I would sort of like to go back to the way it was before you moved in."
Lowell Mather - "What do you mean?"
Brian Hackett - "When we lived there, and you didn't."
Lowell Mather - "You know, if somebody were to walk in here right now they might think you guys didn't want me to live with you anymore."
Joe Hackett - "We don't."
Brian Hackett - "We want you to find your own place."
Joe Hackett - "Yeah, we want you to move out."
Lowell Mather - "I'm getting mixed signals here."
Joe Hackett - "Move out."
Lowell Mather - "Well, you don't have to tell Lowell Mather twice."

Antonio Scarpacci - "I'm sitting on the couch with my date, a perfectly lovely woman once you get past her really big face, and we are enjoying--"
Brian Hackett - "Wait a minute, wait a second, wow, wow, wow, wow. What do you mean "really big face"?"
Antonio Scarpacci - "You know, when you look at the place where a person's face usually is there's face, but on her, when you look to each side there's...more face."

Antonio Scarpacci - "Oh, who am I kidding? I can't get over the face. It's like making love to a jack-'o-lantern."

Brian Hackett - "Antonio. Your girlfriend. Even if her face is as big as a stop sign don't let her get away."

Trivia[]

The title of this episode is a play on the lyrics of "Home on the Range".
Brian sank Lowell's houseboat back in It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House.
Edna (The Big Faced Girl) is first mentioned though she's erroneously called "Denise".
Roy Biggins reveals that he has an older brother named Earl. However, he does say it's a "bogus dead Earl story" which may imply that Earl is not dead or that he was completely fictional. However, Roy does have a niece, Lydia Biggins, which implies he does in fact have a brother.