Return to Nantucket (Part 1) is the first episode of a two-part story arc and the third episode of the first season of Wings.
Synopsis[]
After an old friend drops by the airport and tells Brian that Carol is flying from Miami to London, Brian discovers that her flight is stopping in Boston. Hoping to be reunited with his ex-wife, Brian leaves a message for Carol at the Boston terminal to meet him at the top of the Prudential Building. Despite the fog and Joe's advice to the contrary, Brian flies to Boston to meet her. Joe and Helen follow to pick up the pieces when Carol doesn't show. But much to their surprise she does.
Credits[]
Main Cast[]
- Timothy Daly as Joe Hackett
- Steven Weber as Brian Hackett
- Crystal Bernard as Helen Chapel
- Thomas Haden Church as Lowell Mather
- David Schramm as Roy Biggins
- Rebecca Schull as Fay Cochran
Guest Cast[]
- William Bumiller as Danny McCoy
- Matt Roe as Man
- Peggy Roeder as Woman
- Kim Johnston Ulrich as Carol Hackett
- Sy Richardson as Luther Talbot
- John Dullagham as Businessman
Quotes[]
- Fay Cochran - "I just talked to the man upstairs."
Lowell Mather - "You just talked to the man upstairs?"
Fay Cochran - "Yes... Frank."
Lowell Mather - "God's name is Frank?"
- Joe Hackett - "Boy, she's going to be upset Big Ben is a clock."
- Roy Biggins - "Have you ever had a bad day?"
Fay Cochran - "No, but I'll bet you'll be there when I do."
- Lowell Mather - "Don't be so formal. Call him Frank."
- Luther Talbot - "A buck? I think I know why Carol left you."
Trivia[]
- Helen implies that her father used to run the lunch counter, but in If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother, it is stated that Helen's mother operated the lunch counter (though they may have run it together).
- Fay mentions that the air traffic controller's name is Frank. Later, the audience meets two other air traffic controllers Walter and Bob.
- Joe reveals that Brian once painted him blue and that he had a dog named Ranger.
- Joe and Helen call themselves Herb and Luanne, an insurance instructor and born-again Christian, to super annoy Roy's passengers to get a quick lift to Boston.