Roomies

Season

1987

7.1

A 42-year-old Marine sergeant and a 14-year-old fish-obsessed genius strike a perfect and reciprocal balance as college freshmen roommates.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

Set up for the series as the 14 year old genius (Haim) and the 42 year old ex Marine (Young) become college roommates, and deal with a kind of Odd Couple relationship in their dorm room, eventually finding something to teach the other.

S1 • E2

Wrestling

Matthew asks his dad to come and watch him wrestle, then is dismayed that he has to wrestle a girl.

S1 • E3

The One That Got Away

Matthew's concern for the survival of a rare fish prompts the boys to form a rescue party.

S1 • E4

To Tell the Truth

Nick tries some self-analysis after he follows a date with his psychology professor with a visit to another woman.

S1 • E5

The Ditch

During the yearly 'Stupid Documentary Festival' the college has for the students, an old military training film is shown which triggers Nick who has memories of all of the young people lost in war during his time in the Marines.

S1 • E6

Bobby Midnight

Matthew becomes a campus sensation as the newest radio station DJ "Bobby Midnight."

S1 • E7

Obsession

Matthew hooks up with a girl who's as obsessed with plants as he is with fish, but a mishap causes suspicion, threatening their romance.

S1 • E8

Mid-Term Fever

Mid-terms approach, and the guys pull an all-nighter for their first one, but Nick's subsequent low grade sends him reeling for home (with Matthew in tow).