Wingless (Part 1) is the first episode of a three-part story arc and the eighth episode of the eighth season on Wings, and the 156th episode overall in the series.
Synopsis[]
A financial crisis forces Joe to seek out an investor. When businessman Edgar Clayton comes to the island, Joe thinks it's his lucky day. But Clayton informs Joe he doesn't invest in businesses, he buys them. With no other choice, Joe sells. Joe and Brian are glad that with Clayton's backing they got their plane out of repossession and are up and running, until Clayton says now his slacker son Cord is the new president of Sandpiper Air.
Credits[]
Main Cast[]
- Tim Daly as Joe Hackett
- Steven Weber as Brian Hackett
- Crystal Bernard as Helen Hackett
- David Schramm as Roy Biggins
- Rebecca Schull as Fay Cochran
- Tony Shalhoub as Antonio Scarpacci
- Amy Yasbeck as Casey Davenport
Guest Cast[]
- Mitchell Ryan as Edgar Clayton
- Jonathan Slavin as Cord Clayton
Quotes[]
- Antonio Scarpacci - "Hi Helen. I'd like a burger please."
Helen Hackett - "Oh, sorry, Antonio. I'm closed for lunch."
Antonio Scarpacci - "That-that's when you make all your money. Why would a lunch counter close for lunch?"
Helen Hackett - "I'm writing a speech on how to run a successful business."
- Brian Hackett - "It doesn't make any sense. I mean, why would the bank repossess our plane? We missed one lousy payment."
Joe Hackett - "It wasn't just one."
Brian Hackett - "Well, how many payments did we miss?"
Joe Hackett - "Three."
Brian Hackett - "Well-well, why didn't you tell me we missed three payments?"
Joe Hackett - "Cause we actually missed five."
Brian Hackett - "Five payments?! Why didn't you tell me? What am I some little brother of yours that you have to shield from the truth? I'm your partner."
Joe Hackett - "Alright, it was eight."
Brian Hackett - "Eight?!"
- Joe Hackett - "If we could just find a way to pump a little cash into the airline to get us on our feet again."
Brian Hackett - "Right. We need a cash pumper."
Joe Hackett - "Maybe I could find a financial broker, you know, a guy who could hook us up with some investors."
Brian Hackett - "Right. We need a hooker."
- Brian Hackett - "Just out of school, huh? Boy, you must have a lot of big plans."
Jonathan Clayton - "Yes, he does. Cord's going to be cunning Sandpiper. He's your new boss."
Brian Hackett - "What?!"
- Joe Hackett - "What qualifies you to run this airline?"
Cord Clayton - "That's a good question. It's a really good question. ...Anybody?"
Trivia[]
- Joe missing payments may be a reference to Wings being in its eighth season and this being the eighth episode of that season.
- Joe and Brian's presentation reveals that Sandpiper Air was founded in 1988.
- Joe shares that a sweet old lady named Mrs. Maguire was the first customer of Sandpiper Air when she bought a ticket to Boston for $20. Joe had that $20 framed, but Brian later used it to purchase lottery scratchers.