"Boston Common" Episode Guide v1.0.0
(c) 1998, Tom Walsh (avs@netport.com)
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The following is an episode guide for the show "Boston Common." It
is not complete yet as I hope to add other information.
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
"Boston Common" was a sitcom designed for stand-up comedian Anthony
Clark. He plays Boyd Pritchett who is accompanying his sister Wyleen
(played by Hedy Burress) to Randolph Harrington College. She thinks
she will finally be free of her family -- until Boyd spies student
Joy Byrnes (played by Traylor Howard), whom he instantly falls for. He
gets a job as a handyman at the university and even has a place to
stay -- Wyleen's room! Unbeknownst to Boyd at first, Joy is seeing Prof.
Jack Reed, so Boyd needs to split them up before he can date Joy.
"Boston Common" was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment.
ABOUT THIS GUIDE:
Episode titles, original run dates, and production numbers come from the
online Library of Congress Information Service (telnet://locis.loc.gov).
I do not assume that the LOCIS information is completely correct (I have
found errors), so you shouldn't either. I will correct errors as I find
them or as they are pointed out to me.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
Thanks to Audrey DeLisle (rad@crl.com) for providing the episode
descriptions.
VERSION HISTORY:
v1.0.0 14 January 1998 Initial version
CAST:
PERFORMER - CHARACTER
Anthony Clark - Boyd Pritchett
Hedy Burress - Wyleen Pritchett
Traylor Howard - Joy Byrnes
Tasha Smith - Tasha King
Steve Paymer - Leonard Prince
Vincent Ventresca - Prof. Jack Reed (after pilot)
Roger Rees - Dr. Harrison Cross (1997)
Patrick Fabian - Prof. Jack Reed (pilot only)
EPISODES:
NBC - The show appeared on NBC on Thursdays from 8:30-9:00 p.m.
through the first six episodes and generally on Sunday at the same
time thereafter. The order below is production number, episode
title, and original air date.
*** SEASON 1 (1996 only) 6 EPISODES ***
11-0101. "Pilot" 21 March 1996
D: James Widdoes
W: David Kohan & Max Mutchnick
Wyleen Pritchett thinks she has finally fled her family by going to
college, but a problem occurs in the form of her brother Boyd, who
accompanied her to college: he's met a girl he likes and is staying
-- with Wyleen!
Guests: Fred Applegate - Sherman
11-0102. "Out, Out, Damn Jack!" 28 March 1996
D: James Widdoes
Joy's beau considers a job offer from Stanford and an overjoyed Boyd
tries to hasten his departure. Meanwhile, Wyleen has the freshman
blues but meets someone in the same predicament.
Guests: Lori Alan - Liz
11-0103. "I Thee Endow" 4 April 1996
D: James Widdoes
Boyd tries to save Joy's storytelling program by joining a
fund-raising effort that Jack is half-heartedly chairing.
11-0104. "Relationship of Fools" 11 April 1996
D: James Widdoes
Boyd takes a friend of Joy's on a double date with Joy and Jack in order
to get closer to Joy, but the plan backfires when the friend develops a
crush on Boyd.
11-0105. "Boyd Gets Shrunk" 18 April 1996
D: Tom Cherones
A visit to the school counselor with Wyleen creates more stress for Boyd
when he sees Joy in the waiting room afterward and fears she overheard
the whole session, including him airing his feelings for her.
Guests: Lori Alan - Liz
11-0106. "Virginia Reeling" 25 April 1996
D: James Widdoes
Boyd has to work up the courage to ask Joy for a date and also encourage
Leonard to date Liz. Meanwhile, Wyleen whines when she can't go to a
club with Boyd.
Guests: Lori Alan - Liz
*** SEASON 2 (1996-97) 26 EPISODES ***
11-0107. "Hope Springs a Leak" 11 August 1996
D: James Widdoes
Boyd and Joy are unsure of their next move after sharing a passionate
clinch last episode. While Boyd is ripe for romance, Joy wants to wait
until she tells the unstable Jack.
11-0109. "Autumn Foilage" 18 August 1996
D: James Widdoes
Wyleen works for Jack and inspires his writing. Boyd uses Leonard to
get his car out of the impound lot.
25 Aug 96 -- repeat "Out, Out, Damn Jack"
1 Sep 96 -- repeat "I Thee Endow"
11-0108. "Everybody's Stalking" 8 September 1996
D: James Widdoes
Joy's no-contact rule has a peculiar effect on Boyd; he's so depressed
about not seeing her that he starts rummaging through her garbage and
takes her glove.
11-0201. "A Streetcar Named Denial" 15 September 1996
D: Jimmy Hampton
Boyd and Tasha try to market the Pritchett family recipe for tuna
sandwiches. Wyleen is intimidated by a high-strung drama teacher,
Cookie.
Guests: Margot Kidder - Cookie
11-0110. "Everything's Coming Up Sub-rosas" 29 September 1996
D: Jimmy Hampton
Boyd's efforts to help Wyleen join a secret society are hampered by one
of its members--Joy, whose unfortunate slip of the tongue reveals her
inner snobbishness.
11-0203. "Conspiracy of Dunces" 6 October 1996
D: Rod Daniel
Tasha encourages Boyd to make Joy jealous by fawning over Wyleen's
visiting friend. But their plan backfires when the girl takes his
alleged affections a bit too seriously.
11-0202. "This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco" 13 October 1996
D: Jimmy Hampton
Jack and Boyd come to blows while planning a surprise birthday party
for Joy, who has her own hands full trying to cheer up a distraught
Leonard.
11-0204. "Mercury Retrograde" 20 October 1996
D: Rod Daniel
Jack decides to drown his sorrows after Joy spills the beans about
her true feeling for Boyd during a romantic interlude.
11-0206. "The War Room" 27 October 1996
D: Max Tash
Wyleen's run for class president teaches Boyd a few lessons about
dirty politics when he decides to become her campaign manager and
Jack campaigns for the opponent.
Guests: James Carville - himself
11-0205. "Trustee and Sympathy" 3 November 1996
D: Brian Roberts
When Boyd unwittingly insults trustee Louise Holmes, he has to make
nice to her; she plans to leave the school a fortune to build a media
lab--on the site of Boyd and Wyleen's apartment building.
Guests: Shelley Long - Louise Holmes
11-0207. "A Triage Grows in Boston" 10 November 1996
D: Max Tash
Despite the bitter cold, Boyd wants to hold the annual Pritchett family
barbeque--while Wyleen thinks the idea is half-baked.
11-0208. "Gobble, Gobble, Aggch!" 17 November 1996
D: Brian K. Roberts
Boyd and Wyleen decide to buy a live turkey for their Thanksgiving
get-together, but their goose is cooked after Joy feeds the bird some
of her lethal homemade cranberry relish.
11-0209. "Coming Clean" 20 November 1996
D: Jimmy Hampton
Unable to pay the balance of Wyleen's tuition, Boyd plunges into a
second job as a janitor--and stumbles across some interesting gossip
that may solve their problem.
11-0210. "Arts and Craftiness" 8 December 1996
D: Jimmy Hampton
On the way to visit his mother, Leonard is mistaken for a terrorist at
the airport. Boyd fumes over Tasha's newfound position of authority.
11-0211. "The Finals Curtain" 15 December 1996
D: Tom Moore
While studying for Jack's upcoming final, Wyleen falls asleep--and has
an erotic dream about someone unexpected. Meanwhile, Boyd makes waves
at the local radio station while trying to get an on-air job for Leonard.
Guests: Danny Bonaduce - ?
11-0212. "Soup to Nuts" 5 January 1997
D: Philip Charles Mackenzie
Boyd has his work cut out for him when Wyleen, Joy and Tasha ask him
for advice. So Boyd agrees to see each one separately for lunch--at the
same restaurant.
11-0213. "A Night of Camelot" 16 February 1997
D: Philip Charles Mackenzie
Auction madness grips Jack, Boyd, Leonard and Wyleen after they find a
pair of sneakers that President Kennedy once wore.
11-0215. "Commander-in-Grief" 9 March 1997
D: James Widdoes
The Board of Trustees dumps President Butterfield and hires a
no-nonsense replacement, Dr. Cross, whose task is to cut costs--and
fire Boyd.
Guests: Margo Kidder - Cookie
11-0216. "His and Herpes" 16 March 1997
D: Tom Moore
Wyleen is mortified by her cold sore; Jack tries to keep a stiff upper
lip after Joy breaks off their relationship; and new student liaison
Boyd mouths off at Cross.
Guests: Robin Duke - Brenda
11-0217. "Extra Credit" 23 March 1997
D: Tom Moore
Wyleen must get her spending in check after going on a shopping spree
with her first credit card; Boyd and Tasha fight over the only available
office in the student union.
"The Occidental Purists" 6 April 1997 (@ 8:30p.m.)
Wyleen wins the lead in the college's production of "Teahouse of
Okinawa", but is forced to decline the part when a student group demands
that an Asian-American be cast.
Guests: Margot Kidder - Cookie
"Here's to You, Mrs. Byrnes" 7 April 1997
11-0219. "I.D. Endow" 13 April 1997
D: Philip Charles MacKenzie
When Wyleen is caught buying a fake student ID, Boyd plays hardball with
Cross in an effort to save Wyleen from being expelled. Meanwhile,
Leonard unknowingly re-ignites a family war when he invites Tasha's
musician grandfather, Sammy Sutherland, onto his radio program.
Guests: Garrett Morris - Sammy Sutherland
11-0220. "To Bare Is Human" 14 April 1997
D: David Owen Trainor
When a skin magazine comes to Harrinton to do a photo layout featuring
the female students, an appalled Wyleen aims to put a stop to it.
"A Cross to Bear" 20 April 1997
Cross is forced to eat humble pie when a secret about his past is
discovered by Boyd. Meanwhile, Wyleen swallows her pride and gets a
waitressing job.
"Sophomore's Choice" 27 April 1997
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