Open House

Season

1989

6.7

This short-lived series focuses on Linda Phillips' real-estate office and her interaction with her co-workers, including her main rival, Ted Nichols.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Fish Out of Water

Ted and Linda both suck up to the boss on a fishing trip; Laura lands a job catering for Juan Verdez Real Estate.

S1 • E2

Scenes from an Office Marriage

Ted and Linda visit a marriage counselor in an attempt to end their office quarrels. Also, Dave gets fed up with house hunting and moves his family into the office, so Ted invites them to live in his home.

S1 • E3

Going for Broker

Laura's marriage to Ben has ended, so she decides to become a realtor; new boss Roger McSwain notices a large discrepancy in the books and grills the staff to find the embezzler.

S1 • E4

Whodunnit?

Mr. McSwain threatens to fire Laura if she doesn't unload a house, so Linda and Ted intervene to ensure her first sale.

S1 • E5

Second Honeymoon Anyone?

Richard and Linda are fighting, so Ted and Laura trick them into going to a hotel in hopes that the quarreling couple will reconcile.

S1 • E6

Dome Sweet Dome

When Ted and Linda go into the remote woods to assess a dome house, they wind up stranded with a bear at the door.

S1 • E7

Let's Get Physicals

When the staff undergoes physical examinations, Linda switches Ted's medical results, which leads him to believe that he's at death's door.

S1 • E8

Married Without Children

Ted's domineering mother arrives and assumes that he's married to Linda, who reluctantly agrees to partake in the ruse.

S1 • E9

Torn Between Two Houses

After six months of house-hunting, Dave becomes fed up with Ted and turns to Linda to find him a house. Meanwhile, Margo finally loses her virginity.

S1 • E10

Murder, He Wrote

Laura discovers that Ted's creepy new client is a maniac who murders pushy real-estate agents.

S1 • E11

In Vegas... with Showgirls!: Part 1

Ted loses $50 grand when the crew goes to Las Vegas for a realty convention. Also, Laura plays the slot machines, Mr. McSwain courts showgirls, Margo masquerades as a princess, and Richard and Linda flaunt their wealth.

S1 • E12

In Vegas... with Showgirls!: Part 2

To evade an angry casino owner, Ted, Linda, and Richard dress up like Las Vegas showgirls.

S1 • E13

Parade of Homes

Everyone is eager to host the firm's new TV show, but Linda is particularly miffed when Mr. McSwain gives the job to Geneva.

S1 • E14

Bye, Bye Boris

After Margo's cat dies, her coworkers join her in a funeral, later followed by a seance.

S1 • E15

Who Framed Roger McSwain?

Linda, Laura, and Margo learn that Mr. McSwain's new fiancée has a habit of marrying men for their money.

S1 • E16

An Unmarried Woman

Ted's the only one who knows that Richard left Linda for a stewardess named Pippy, so he tries to prevent her from making a fool of herself at her anniversary party.

S1 • E17

The Bad Seed

Nobody has the nerve to tell Mr. McSwain that his visiting daughter is an out-of-control nymphomaniac.

S1 • E18

Lost Weekend

The ladies find themselves aboard a cruise for mourners, so they try to spin the situation. Meanwhile, Ted is tortured by his nemesis at a war-games weekend.