Hello, Larry: 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 Hello, Larry 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
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Feudin' and Fussin' (II)
Sep 28, 1979
The Drummond family welcomes the Alders to New York City. As Larry auditions there for a television talk-show. The crossover starts on Diff'rent Strokes S02E03 Feudin' and Fussin'
Ruthie Grows Up (1)
Oct 5, 1979
Diane, thinking Ruthie is too much of a tomboy, gets Ruthie persuaded to go to a school dance. Then soon enough Ruthie develops a crush, on a boy.
Hello, Marion (1)
Oct 12, 1979
Larry's ex-wife Marion comes to visit while Larry has to leave town with Morgan on a business trip.
Hello, Marion (2)
Oct 19, 1979
Ruthie keeps hoping her parents will get back together and tries much persuasion. Larry and Marion go out and have an interesting evening.
Goodbye, Marion
Oct 26, 1979
Larry and Marion announce they are getting remarried. However, they run into problems on where they will live and where they will work.
The Nude Emcee
Nov 7, 1979
Larry, in dire need of funds to buy a house for his daughters, is offered big money to be a nude emcee for a nude beauty contest.
Morgan the Boss
Nov 14, 1979
Morgan becomes Larry's boss and Larry is jealous of her new position and promotion.
Marion's Fiancé
Nov 21, 1979
Marion's (Shelley Fabares) new fianc'e comes to visit and mentions he and Marion will be seeking shared custody of the girls.
Thanksgiving Crossover (II)
Nov 28, 1979
The Alders go to New York City one more time, as Larry tries to pitch the sale of a television station he wants to manage to Philip Drummond's company. The crossover starts on Dif
Diane Drinks
Dec 5, 1979
Huge trouble arises when Diane develops a big deinking problem.
Tommy the Houseguest
Dec 12, 1979
Tommy has to temporarily move in with the Alder's while his mother is away.
Larry's Father
Dec 19, 1979
Larry's father moves in and against Larry's wishes, he gives Diane money to buy a car.
Money From Home
Jan 9, 1980
Larry's ex-wife Marion sends a sizeable check to help him buy a house for his daughters. And in the process, it challenges Larry's pride.
The Neighbor Dies
Jan 16, 1980
Ruthie gets in a fight with her new piano teacher who is very much disliked. He dies after their argument and Ruthie feels responsible for his death.
The Blind Friend
Jan 23, 1980
Morgan's blind nephew gets a sympathetic Ruthie to be his date.
Love Around The Corner
Jan 30, 1980
Larry meets a female tenant ( who happens to be Tommy's mother) in his building's laundry room and things get very serious.
Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (1)
Feb 13, 1980
Larry uses his radio show to protest destruction of a local hotel housing senior citizens. He then ends up in jail and is fired from his radio job.
Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (2)
Feb 20, 1980
Larry seeks new job offers after the loss of his job.
Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (3)
Feb 27, 1980
Morgan also finds herself jobless and Larry the confronts the station's boss's son, in order to at least try to get her job at the radio station.
The Rock Star (1)
Mar 5, 1980
Diane meets and falls for a rock star and may be leaving the home for the rock star.
The Rock Star (2)
Mar 12, 1980
Diane must make a very important choice. She must decide between either her new love (the rock star) and her family.
The Protégé
Apr 2, 1980
Tommy asks Larry for advice on women. Soon, Tommy is in very serious trouble at school for kissing a girl in a broom closet.
Yearning
Apr 30, 1980
Morgan's new secretary dates Larry's father and we soon find out that marriage is in their plans.