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Season guide

The Hogan Family: Season 2

22 episodes Premiered Sep 28, 1986
Previously on The Hogan Family

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 The Hogan Family 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.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (18): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Full Moon

Sep 28, 1986

Valerie has a rough morning and the rest of the day doesn't prove to be any better when she gets a call from the school with news that Mark mooned the student body while up on stag

S2·E2 Core

The Big Fix-Up

Oct 5, 1986

Valerie fixes David up with the daughter of a friend of hers, however, David slips into depression when he gets dumped. Meanwhile, the new neighbors, the Pooles have a dog, whose

S2·E3 Core

Of Human Blondage

Oct 12, 1986

Valerie's friend Annie encourages her to try out a trendy hairdresser, however, she soon gets more than she bargained for when her hair gets dyed blond. Meanwhile, after tripping

S2·E4 Core

Caught on a Hot Tin Roof

Nov 2, 1986

Mark and Willie are intrigued by a slumber party that Annie's daughter is having next door. Tempted, they both decide to sneak a peak, however, Willie gets a peak at something he

S2·E5 Core

Leave It to Willie

Nov 9, 1986

Couch potato, Willie learns that life is no sitcom after he takes the family car for a spin, hits a parked car and allows David to take the blame, creating a crisis that just might

S2·E6 Core

Dr. No

Nov 16, 1986

Basketball hero David dreads his upcoming knee surgery, while Mark wishes that the girl who has a crush on him would cut it out.

S2·E7 Core

One of a Kind

Nov 23, 1986

No one is looking forward to the arrival of Valerie's caustic Aunt Josephine, but once she's there, no one is prepared for her unexpected departure.

S2·E8 Core

The Roots of All Evil

Nov 30, 1986

Relations are strained between new used car owner David and investors Mark and Willie, who expect to be chauffeured in return. Meanwhile, Annie's elm tree is clogging the Hogans'

S2·E9 Core

Small Packages

Dec 7, 1986

On her birthday, Valerie gets just what she needs when the boys give her a new garbage disposal, and just what she doesn't need when a client who has a crush on her gives her an ex

S2·E10 Core

The Way We're Not

Dec 14, 1986

Michael finds a silver lining in an airline pilots' strike since now he has plenty of time to spend with the family which all too quickly has Valerie and the boys wishing he were a

S2·E11 Core

Boston Tea Party

Jan 4, 1987

While heading to Bermuda to meet Michael, Valerie is mistaken for a purse snatcher by airport security and David misses a concert when he's forced to take care of Mrs. Poole's four

S2·E12 Core

Never on Tuesday

Jan 11, 1987

At a self-defense class, Valerie puts Annie's arm in a sling. At the same time, David may be in some hot water after he leaves the boys with a babysitter to keep a date.

S2·E13 Core

Wooly Bully

Jan 18, 1987

Valerie's discomfort after a bunion operation is compounded by Mrs. Poole's relentless help. Meanwhile, David takes a sucker punch from his tutor's ex-boyfriend.

S2·E14 Core

Bad Timing

Feb 8, 1987

Old friends of the family visit for the weekend and one of them is a childhood sweetheart of David's who is now a grown woman who makes it obvious to him that she is still interest

S2·E15 Core

A Night to Remember

Feb 15, 1987

Willie's fantasy date with the prettiest girl in the seventh grade could be realized if he can just persuade Mark to make it a double date with the girl's cousin.

S2·E16 Core

Whose Team is It Anyway?

Feb 22, 1987

Valerie, the new coach of the twins' soccer team, benches Willie for laziness in practice while David, who wants a new car stereo, is put to work doing chores.

S2·E17 Core

Community Theatre

Mar 1, 1987

Although she's sworn off community theater, Valerie finds herself directing Annie's play, placating overworked stagehands Michael, Willie and Mark and trying to replace a leading l

S2·E18 Mytharc

Hogan vs. Hogan

Mar 16, 1987

When Mark's pet lizard dies while in David's care, Mark decides to haul David into small-claims court.

S2·E19 Core

Oedipus Wrecks

Mar 23, 1987

David takes his dad's new Italian sports car out for a spin to impress a young woman and ends up wrapping it around a tree. Meanwhile, the twins are feeling cooped up with the chi

S2·E20 Core

Shape Up and Move Out

Apr 6, 1987

Willie's wanton destruction of his brothers' personal belongings leads David and Mark to give him the silent treatment. Meanwhile, Valerie's dieting failures lead to an exercise i

S2·E21 Mytharc

Babes in the Woods

Apr 13, 1987

After borrowing Mrs. Poole's camper for a trip, Valerie and the boys are stranded in the woods when thieves with a taste for all the modern conveniences take off with it.

S2·E22 Mytharc

The Return of Uncle Skip

May 4, 1987

Valerie is less than thrilled with another visit from Michael's war buddy Skip Franklin who brings a surprise, his new bride, who may soon become his new ex-wife.

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