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The John Larroquette Show — Storyline
The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series takes place in a seedy bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri and originally focused on the somewhat broken people who worked the night shift, and in particular, the lead character's battle with alcoholism.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Don Reo
- Starring: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Daryl Mitchell, Chi McBride, Lenny Clarke, Gigi Rice, Elizabeth Berridge, Bill Morey
The John Larroquette Show — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1993-09-02 |
| Seasons | 4 |
| Episodes | 84 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Network | NBC |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 6.9/10 (18 votes) |
The John Larroquette Show — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Pilot (1993-09-02) — Recovering alcoholic John Hemingway takes the job of night manager in a seedy bus station, where a robbery and a missing bus test his resolve to stay sober.
- E2: Thirty Day Chip (1993-09-07) — John goes 30 days without alcohol, and wants to get back together with his wife. Before he can reach her, she serves him with divorce papers.
- E3: Celibate! (1993-09-14) — John is not about to celebrate when his sponsor orders him to be celibate — especially when it's for six long months.
- E4: This is Not a Step (1993-09-21) — John's mother, an inveterate con artist, begs him to bail her out of jail, and then becomes the obvious suspect when a batch of credit card slips goes missing from the bus station.
- E5: The Unforgiven (1993-09-28) — John takes stock of himself while helping a runaway teen realize that she can go home.
- E6: Pros and Cons (1993-10-05) — A fellow con artist from John's drinking days offers to cut him in on a lucrative real-estate scam; a bounty hunter is taking an incredibly naive Mississippi teenager to face a ten
- E7: Jumping Off the Wagon (1993-10-12) — Badgered by an extortionist, bedeviled by a work slowdown and befuddled by his sponsor's drinking, John feels like he's teetering on a ""tightrope of sobriety.""
- E8: The Past Comes Back (1993-10-26) — A startled John begins questioning his sexuality after another male alcoholic visits to make amends — by apologizing for seducing him.
- E9: There's a Mister Hitler Here to See You (1993-11-02) — John's given food for thought when an old writer friend bases his first book on John's bacchanalian past, a neo-Nazi named Steve Hitler demands to charter a bus, with support from
- E10: Amends (1993-11-23) — John tries to make amends to ex-wife Carol and son Tony he ran out on.
- E11: Newcomer (1993-12-07) — John's passionate love affair hits a snag when his perfect woman joins AA — and must be celibate for six months.
- E12: My Hero (1993-12-14) — John's nephew Bobby learns the meaning of tough love when he shows up at the bus station for a wild evening with the man who taught him to drink.
- E13: God (1993-12-21) — John gets hooked into a crap game and finds himself being forced to pray at gunpoint by Mahalia; Dexter discovers that his new girlfriend is a hooker.
- E14: The Big Slip (1994-01-04) — John's order to train his boss's harebrained nephew, who been in AA for a year but is still a basketcase.
- E15: Death and Dishonor (1994-01-11) — John's son tries to form a father-son relationship; Chester disappears and is found dead; John must deal with a battle to the death between Mahalia and her sister Linda, who stole
- E16: Don't Drink and Drive Nuclear Waste (1994-01-18) — Entrusted for a few moments with the official United State inch, John can't resist peeking — and damages it; meanwhile, he worries over a bus driver who drinks but denies it.
- E17: Eggs (1994-01-30) — Hemingway and Dexter get stuck together in a crummy motel with a cage full of chickens; when a baby is abandoned in the station dumpster, Officer Eggers kidnaps it.
- E18: Another Average Night (1994-02-01) — John's girlfriend turns out to be married — when her husband confronts John with a gun; Mahalia's estranged husband arrives.
- E19: Dirty Deeds (1994-02-01) — At a drag show, John runs into his old college roommate, who's playing Marlene Dietrich; Mahalia is targeted anew by a blackmailer she thought she'd paid off.
- E20: John and Carol (1994-02-08) — Carol is furious when Tony leaves her to stay with John; Mahalia worries about her brooding son Dante.
- E21: Grit (1994-03-15) — Officer Eggers develops a crush on John after he rescues her from a gunman; Dexter's business languishes after a customer puts a curse on the diner.
- E22: Date Night (1994-03-22) — Dexter is outraged when his sister strikes up a friendship with Hemingway, Mahalia is overjoyed to hear her first boyfriend is coming to visit, Carly reports to Hemingway that she
- E23: Wasted Lives (1994-03-29) — John accidentally gets high on marijuana brownies, Hampton gets an unusual request from his long-estranged father, actor Joe Pesci studies a homeless man living at the bus station
- E24: A Dark and Stormy Night (1994-04-12) — Hemingway is feeling suicidal on his birthday, but discovers new meaning when the entire bus station is held host age by a gun-toting lunatic.
Season 2
- E1: Changes (1994-09-20) — John moves into a more upscale apartment and is immediately attracted to his new neighbour, a nurse on the night shift.
- E2: Hiding Out (1994-09-27) — Dexter hides from an angry girlfriend in John's apartment, foiling John's amorous intent with his new neighbour.
- E3: A Bird in the Hand (1994-10-03) — Carly asks John if he wants to have a serious relationship with her — just after Catherine has indicated that she is interested, then both come to his housewarming party.
- E4: Good News/Bad News (1994-10-18) — John takes a company physical and is assured not to worry about his high cholesterol level, then the doctor drops dead, prompting John to seek lifestyle advice from Catherine. Mean
- E5: The Tutor (1994-10-25) — John and Catherine can't seem to get together for a date because of John's problems with others: Dexter needs him to play tutor for a high school equivalency exam, and Mahalia need
- E6: Acting Alone (1994-11-01) — The guys gather at John's apartment to view what they think is a vintage porn film, but instead find themselves viewing footage of national security importance — the assassination
- E7: Vacation (1994-11-08) — With Dexter's help, John practices driving so he can renew his license for a vacation with Catehrine; meanwhile, Boyz II Men trade a performance for bus repair.
- E8: The Book of Rachel (1994-11-15) — A young woman informs John that he's one of three men who could be her biological father.
- E9: Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose, But Then So's Desperate (1994-11-22) — Catherine gets the wrong idea when she spies John dancing with Carly, Mahalia is cheered by a passenger passing through.
- E10: Just Like a Woman (1994-11-29) — Dexter dates a beautiful woman who shares John's name, and when Dexter kisses her, he can only see John's face.
- E11: A Cult to the System (1994-12-06) — John is upset when his son joins a religious cult, and enlists Dexter's help; Egger's embarassing parents visit.
- E12: The Job (1994-12-13) — John, Mahalia, Dexter and Heavy Gene apply for a better playing job at a New Orleans bus station.
- E13: Faith (1995-01-10) — Good fortune follows the appearance of a faint image of Christ on the bus station's wall.
- E14: The Defiant One (1995-01-17) — John's mouthing off to the police lands him in jail with musician-author Kinky Friedman, Catherine learns about Carly's past, Eggers practices her mothering skills on Mahalia's dau
- E15: Wrestling Matches (1995-01-31) — John tries to help a famed '70s poet (Cassidy) onto the wagon, while attempting to get his second ex-wife pay his first ex-wife's son's college tuition, the bus station bar and lun
- E16: Whipping Post (1995-02-07) — Carly's 21-year-old brother has eyes for Catherine, but his age — and John — aren't the only obstacles to winning her heart: despite his fabulous income from bike racing, he is i
- E17: Bad Pennies (1995-02-14) — Catherine has two house guests: a seven-year-old niece, who invests in Dexter's nine-ball skills, and her jazz musician ex-husband, who wants her back.
- E18: Time Out (1995-02-28) — Old flames resurface after John and Catherine agree to take a break to assess the direction of their relationship.
- E19: In the Pink (1995-03-07) — Mahalia's crash diet lands her in the hospital on the night John must attend Carly's fundraising party, so Dexter must man the bus station alone.
- E20: You Bet Your Life (1995-03-14) — A canine is the centerpiece of the bus station's new security system, Catherine and John try living together, and John's former art professor show up to announce he has incurable c
- E21: Rachel Redux (1995-05-09) — John's daughter appears topless in a skin magazine, Officer Eggers holds an attractive stranger hostage unless he agrees to impregnate her.
- E22: Several Unusual Love Stories (1995-05-23) — Catherine breaks up with John because ""things are too good"", Dexter discovers that his new love Annie has a surprising past, Mahalia loses her new dog, and John's suspicions are
- E23: The Wedding (1995-08-22) — Heavy Gene and Sarah plan to wed.
- E24: And the Heat Goes On (1995-08-29) — John searches for a lost package and Carly mulls a marriage proposal.
Season 3
- E1: More Changes (1995-09-30) — John finally proposes to Catherine, she accepts, and everyone shows up for the wedding — except the bride and groom. John accepts Carly's eager proposition to come home with her f
- E2: Even More Changes (1995-10-07) — John reconciles with Catherine, who takes on a new enterprise by buying the bus bar from Carly and turning it into a jazz club; the entire crew switches to the day shift; and Egger
- E3: Rachel and Tony (1995-10-21) — John's daughter and son hit town at the same time, and John decides to tell each of them about the other's existence. John's children by different mothers, Rachel and Tony, each un
- E4: A Moveable Feast (1995-11-04) — After he discovers a collection of short stories he wrote as a young man, earnest John Hemingway enters a writing contest that could send him to Paris, and Catherine hints that she
- E5: Johns (1995-11-14) — Catherine accepts a date with a stranger — who thinks she's plying Carly's former trade. Meanwhile, the crew from TV's ""Cops"" rides with Hampton and Eggers, and Dexter is mistak
- E6: Night Moves (1995-12-12) — After a burglary in the apartment building where John and Catherine live, he seizes the chance to play on her vulnerability; Dexter's mom and Cathy's beau have something in common.
- E7: An Odd Cup of Tea (1995-12-19) — Dexter accompanies John on a visit to his boyhood home in Chicago — where John learns his departed father never departed. Meanwhile, Hampton gets flowers from his male doctor.
- E8: Love on the Line (1995-12-26) — John tells Catherine that she would love him if she could forget about their past together. Later, he logs onto an computer on-line service as ""Fitzgerald"" and types flirtatious
- E9: Master Class (1996-01-02) — Dexter joins John for a writing class, where another student entrances John — until she writes a cruel character study of him. Meanwhile, Dexter's bizarre piece of fiction is popu
- E10: Ring of Fire (1996-01-09) — John assures Mahalia that he'll talk to her younger sister Venus about her overly seductive behavior and reckless living. But a case of mistaken identity causes him to end up in th
- E11: John's Lucky Day (1996-01-16) — On his ""lucky day,"" John attends the wedding of Mahali'a ex and bets Catherine's IRS payment money on a horse instead of depositing it in her bank — just the beginning of a scen
- E12: Black and White and Red All Over (1996-01-30) — After John writes a scathing negative newspaper review of performance artist Amanda Cox, she professes respect for his critical opinion and seductively lures him to her loft — whe
- E13: The Housewarming (1996-02-06) — Mahalia starts a second career selling real estate, and Carly's millionaire boyfriend Karl is one of her first clients, buying a fabulous house and allowing John live there for fre
- E14: Cosmetic Perjury (1996-02-13) — When Eggers consults a plastic surgeon for a breast reduction, John considers a nip-and-tuck when he fears he looks older than his 45 years.
- E15: The Train Wreck (1996-02-20) — Is it destiny that hooks up John with a pretty yoga instructor for a health spa vacation that he planned with Catherine? If so, why is Catherine on their train? Alone at first, Cat
- E16: Some Call Them Beasts (1996-02-27) — John makes a bad impression upon meeting his favorite author Jackson Bishop, but Dexter's friendship with the writer leads to a second chance for John — and a second faux pas when
- E17: Here We Go Again (1996-03-12) — A parody of Sunset Boulevard, with Betty White as the Norma Desmond of TV who has written ""Golden Girls: The Musical"" and entices John into rewriting it, with Catherine as lyrici
- E18: The Dance (1996-03-26) — John gives Catherine dancing lessons, but she won't let him lead; Mahalia and Carly gives Eggers a makeover to prepare her for a date; Dexter and Gene run the Raincheck Room for a
- E19: A Night to Remember (1996-04-09) — It happened one night, nearly a decade ago. Or so says John, who recalls a visit he made to the bus station in 1987, when he first encountered Catherine and had a profound impact o
- E20: Independence Day (1996-04-23) — Mahalia accidentally gets the byline for John's article on racial equality, but when the piece wins a prize of an electric car, John happily assumes the role of ""Mr. Sanchez,"" a
- E21: Hello, Baby, Hello (1996-04-30) — John eagerly accepts when Catherine asks him to father her child, but it's a problematic plan. Meanwhile, Dexter is a housemate in a project similar to MTV's The Real World, a real
- E22: Intern Writer (1996-05-07) — Fancying himself a newspaperman, John gets an apprenticeship as an intern at a major St. Louis daily, where he thinks he's stumbled upon a murder — the mysterious death of the pap
- E23: Running for Carly (1996-05-14) — John reluctantly agrees to help Carly's rich, moronic boyfriend Karl campaign for the state senate, but after learning that Karl wants Carly only as a showpiece, John decides to ru
- E24: Happy Endings (1996-05-21) — Now that they're both free and clear, Carly and John agree to a date, but advice from Dexter keeps them apart — at first. Later on, nothing can. No longer a bum, Oscar opens a sho
Season 4
- E1: Untying the Knot (1996-09-18) — Picking up from last season's cliffhanger, this season's premiere polishes off the nuptials between John and Carly. In short order, at the bus station reception, Catherine drops th
- E2: Mother of the Year (1996-09-25) — Thanks to John's contest-winning, double-edged essay, Mahalia is named Mother of the Year and faces a custody battle for her kids. The article spurs a home visit from a suspicious
- E3: Bathing with Ernest Hemingway (1996-10-02) — Attempting to share John's love of literature, Carly signs up for a course on Ernest Hemingway. In exchange, John agrees to a fitness programme — with Eggers as his all too person
- E4: The Blues Traveller (1996-10-09) — Ray Charles has agreed to perform at Catherine's bar, and John must pick him up at the airport. Meanwhile, after Carly breaks up with him, John's denial is so deep he thinks his th
- E5: Copies (1996-10-16) — Dexter's estranged father comes to see John's autobiographical play about father-son issues, continually rewritten after comments by the copy shop attendant.
- E6: Isosceles Love Triangle (1996-10-30) — After John gives Eggers advice on how to get the man of her dreams, she uses the opportunity to get him to agree to be her date for a Halloween party. Meanwhile, Gene must prove hi
- E7: Napping to Success — New policies eliminate hugs and napping in the workplace. John's son gets thrown out of Yale after feigning insanity, but lands on his feet by becoming John's new boss. John quits
- E8: Cheeses H. Taste — John wants to dictate his screenplay, so he buys a tape recorder from a disreputable electronics retailer. It is ruined by accidentally pouring Cheese H. Taste salad dressing on it
- E9: When Yussel Learned to Yodel — John decides to relive his old New Orleans radio days by becoming ""The Night Hawk"" and hosts a local late night radio program – but has trouble staying awake. A girl rejects Dext
- E10: Humble Pi — Employees of the bus station must take physicals and a general knowledge test to get reduced insurance rates. John discovers that his college degree is not valid and he is not exem
- E11: Friends — John needs a buddy relationship and goes hunting with Hampton. It becomes an adventure when the truck won't start and they are stranded in the woods. Mahalia drops hints about her
- E12: Pandora's Box — Carly's past intimidates John during their honeymoon. Dexter accepts $10,000 to rename his lunch counter.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The John Larroquette Show have? 4 season(s) with 84 episodes.
Who created The John Larroquette Show? Don Reo.
Where can I watch The John Larroquette Show? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.