Harry and the Hendersons: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Harry and the Hendersons Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Retrospective
Sep 29, 1991
While the Hendersons prepare for Harry's first birthday party, they recall some of their memorable moments since his arrival.
The Terror of the Trees
Oct 6, 1991
While on a camping trip with his son and his co-worker, George is nervous because his co-worker keeps on playing pranks and later mistakes Harry for a monster.
Sarah Sings the Blues
Oct 13, 1991
Sarah is chosen to sing at the school dance with a new student but hesitates when she learns that he's blind.
Mom
Oct 20, 1991
Nancy welcomes the arrival of her pregnant sister, Emily, unaware that another arrival is soon to follow.
The Ransom of Bigfoot
Oct 27, 1991
Harry is home alone and left to the fate of two burglars who think a Bigfoot might draw a big reward.
Halloween
Nov 3, 1991
It's Halloween and Harry finally has a chance to get out. However, the Hendersons' neighbour, who is allergic to animal hair, becomes suspicious of Harry's "costume."
Brett Hits Home
Nov 10, 1991
While George competes with an obnoxious co-worker for a promotion, Nancy's brother Brett moves in at home and is forced to contend with Harry.
George's White Light
Nov 17, 1991
George examines his life after he's trapped in a steam room and, in a heat-induced delirium, sees God. He decides to quit his job.
Working Stiffs
Nov 24, 1991
George's decision to quit his job and launch a magazine with Brett rockets the rest of the Hendersons into the job market.
Love Mask
Jan 12, 1992
Brett thinks a primitive mask can cure his ailing love life by casting a spell on Darcy's Swedish au pair Uma, and it seems to work; but his date with her is spoiled by Harry, who
Blue Parrot
Jan 19, 1992
When Harry sets Ernie's pet parrot free, George and Nancy go shopping for a quick replacement.
Winning
Jan 26, 1992
Angered at the foul attitude of Ernie's baseball coach, Nancy meets his challenge and strikes out on her own as a coach.
Til Theft Do Us Part
Feb 2, 1992
The Hendersons suspect that all that glistens is not gold but their missing silver when Brett suddenly comes into a large sum of money.
The Genius
Feb 9, 1992
Harry scores high on Ernie's IQ test, which changes the way everyone relates to Ernie especially when his teacher Ms. Hall comes to visit and encounters Harry.
Wild Things
Feb 16, 1992
The Hendersons are shaken when Harry, fearing impending danger, traps them and a menagerie of forest friends inside their home.
Fatherhood
Feb 23, 1992
In a case of mistaken identity, a baby is left on the doorstep with a note claiming that Brett is the father.
Sara Spills the Bigfoot Beans
Mar 1, 1992
Sarah tells her boyfriend about Harry and jeopardizes the Hendersons' secret, and her love life, when she invites him to dinner.
Moonlighting
Mar 22, 1992
Nancy moonlights as an aid to a foreign official and suspects his possession of a chimpanzee is on the dark side of the law.
The Green-Eyed Bigfoot
Mar 29, 1992
Harry's friendship with Brett, and George's interview with a beautiful author, set off a wave of jealousy in the Henderson household.
The Ichthyologist
Apr 5, 1992
George tries to help his cousin, who broke the law trying to save a polluted lake and its fish population.
Selling Out
Apr 26, 1992
A businessman offers to buy George's magazine but the buyer's vision of yellow journalism makes George see red.
The Girl Who Cried Bigfoot
May 3, 1992
Darcy discovers the Hendersons' secret and her parents, who doubt her story, send for a psychiatrist.
The Busybody
May 10, 1992
A tabloid prints stories about a dangerous Bigfoot and turns the Hendersons' public life into a nightmare.
I Got Your Birthday Right Here
May 17, 1992
Nancy takes a seat as vice principal at Sarah's school, which doesn't sit well with Sarah and Lorraine.