Wings 1990
“Look, up in the air. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a high-flying comedy - where the laughs always arrive on schedule!”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- April 19, 1990
- Last Aired
- May 21, 1997
- Format
- 8 seasons · 172 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~65.9 hours (23 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E1 "The Puppetmaster" (★ 9/10)
- Created By
- David Angell, Peter Casey, David Clark Lee
- Network
- NBC
- Where to Stream
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
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★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 143 votes TV-PG ComedyDrama 8 seasons · 172 eps Ended
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What is Wings?
Wings is a television series that follows the lives of two brothers, Brian and Joe Hackett. The premise of the show centers on their efforts to operate an airline located on the New England island of Nantucket.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1990
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 172
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 19, 1990
- Last aired
- May 21, 1997
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 143 votes
- Format
- 8 seasons · 172 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~23 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NBC
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Wings is a television series that follows the lives of two brothers, Brian and Joe Hackett. The premise of the show centers on their efforts to operate an airline located on the New England island of Nantucket. Throughout their professional endeavors, the brothers are surrounded by a group of various friends and employees. The narrative focuses on the daily interactions and dynamics between these individuals as they manage the airline together. While the series is defined by these character relationships and the setting of the island, the plot is primarily driven by the brothers attempting to maintain their business operations amidst the presence of their associates. The show explores the personal and professional experiences of the characters as they navigate their roles and connections within the environment of the small island airport. By focusing on the interactions between the brothers and the people who work with them, the series portrays the challenges and situations that arise while running an airline in this specific New England location.
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Should you watch it?
“Two brothers operate an airline on the island of Nantucket alongside their employees and friends.”
Reasons to watch
- focuses on sibling dynamics
- features a unique island setting
Keep in mind
- limited information on specific plot development
Watch it if you enjoy situational comedies centered on workplace relationships.
The series features a lighthearted tone involving friends and coworkers.
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Cast
Tim Daly
Joe Hackett
Steven Weber
Brian Hackett
Crystal Bernard
Helen Chapel
David Schramm
Roy Biggins
Rebecca Schull
Fay Cochran
Tony Shalhoub
Antonio Scarpacci
Thomas Haden Church
Lowell Mather
Amy Yasbeck
Casey Davenport
Farrah Forke
Alex Lambert
Brian Haley
Budd Bronski
Michael Manasseri
Kenny McElvey
Mark Harelik
Davis Lynch
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Legacy Mytharc Apr 19, 1990
- E2 Around the World in Eighty Years Core Apr 26, 1990
- E3 Return to Nantucket (1) Core May 3, 1990
- E4 Return to Nantucket (2) Core May 10, 1990
- E5 There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket Mytharc May 17, 1990
- E6 All for One and Two for Helen Mytharc May 24, 1990
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Puppetmaster Mytharc Sep 28, 1990
- E2 The Story of Joe Core Oct 5, 1990
- E3 A Little Nightmare Music Core Oct 12, 1990
- E4 Sports & Leisure Core Oct 19, 1990
- E5 A Standup Kind of Guy Core Oct 26, 1990
- E6 It's Not the Thought, It's the Gift Core Nov 9, 1990
- E7 Hell Hath No Fury Like a Policewoman Scorned Core Nov 16, 1990
- E8 High Anxiety Core Nov 23, 1990
- E9 Friends or Lovers? Core Dec 7, 1990
- E10 There's Always Room for Cello Core Dec 14, 1990
- E11 A Terminal Christmas Core Dec 21, 1990
- E12 Airport '90 Core Jan 3, 1991
- E13 Love Is Like Pulling Teeth Core Jan 10, 1991
- E14 The Tennis Bum Core Jan 24, 1991
- E15 My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be Trouble Core Jan 31, 1991
- E16 Plane Nine From Nantucket Core Feb 7, 1991
- E17 Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places Core Feb 14, 1991
- E18 Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo Core Feb 21, 1991
- E19 All in the Family Core Mar 7, 1991
- E20 Mother Wore Stripes Core Mar 14, 1991
- E21 Murder She Roast Mytharc Mar 21, 1991
- E22 Duet for Plane and Cello Mytharc Mar 28, 1991
Season 3 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Naked Truth Mytharc Sep 19, 1991
- E2 Is That a Subpoena in Your Pocket...? Core Sep 26, 1991
- E3 The Taming of the Shrew Core Oct 10, 1991
- E4 I Ain't Got No Bunny Core Oct 17, 1991
- E5 If Elected, I Will Not Live Core Oct 31, 1991
- E6 My Brother's Keeper Core Nov 7, 1991
- E7 Crate Expectations Core Nov 14, 1991
- E8 Ladies Who Lunch Core Nov 21, 1991
- E9 Try to Remember the Night He Dismembered Core Dec 5, 1991
- E10 The Late Mrs. Biggins Mytharc Dec 12, 1991
- E11 The Bogey Men Core Dec 19, 1991
- E12 Marriage, Italian Style Core Jan 9, 1992
- E13 Divorce, American Style Core Jan 16, 1992
- E14 Stew in a Stew Core Jan 23, 1992
- E15 This Old House Core Jan 30, 1992
- E16 Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes Core Feb 13, 1992
- E17 Das Plane Core Feb 20, 1992
- E18 Take My Life, Please Core Feb 27, 1992
- E19 Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy Core Apr 2, 1992
- E20 The Bank Dick Core Apr 23, 1992
- E21 Say It Ain't So, Joe Mytharc Apr 30, 1992
- E22 As Fate Would Have It Mytharc May 7, 1992
Season 4 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lifeboat Mytharc Sep 24, 1992
- E2 The Fortune Cookie Core Oct 1, 1992
- E3 Noses Off Core Oct 8, 1992
- E4 Blackout Biggins Core Oct 22, 1992
- E5 Mathers of the Heart Core Oct 29, 1992
- E6 Two Jerks and a Jill Core Nov 5, 1992
- E7 It's So Nice to Have a Mather Around the House Core Nov 12, 1992
- E8 Just Say No Core Nov 19, 1992
- E9 It May Have Happened One Night Core Dec 3, 1992
- E10 The Customer's Usually Right Core Dec 17, 1992
- E11 Exit Laughing Core Jan 7, 1993
- E12 What the Cabbie Saw Core Jan 14, 1993
- E13 Labor Pains Core Jan 28, 1993
- E14 I've Got a Secret Core Feb 4, 1993
- E15 The Gift (1) Core Feb 11, 1993
- E16 The Gift (2) Core Feb 18, 1993
- E17 I Love Brian Core Feb 25, 1993
- E18 The Key to Alex Core Mar 15, 1993
- E19 The Houseguest Core Apr 8, 1993
- E20 Goodbye, Old Friend Core Apr 29, 1993
- E21 Another Wedding Mytharc May 6, 1993
- E22 Date Package Number Seven Mytharc May 13, 1993
Season 5 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Stop in the Name of Love Mytharc Sep 16, 1993
- E2 Terminal Jealousy Core Sep 23, 1993
- E3 Bye-Bye, Bunny Core Sep 30, 1993
- E4 Business or Pleasure Core Oct 7, 1993
- E5 An Affair to Forget Core Oct 14, 1993
- E6 Black Eye Affair Core Oct 28, 1993
- E7 Joe Blows (1) Core Nov 4, 1993
- E8 Joe Blows (2) Core Nov 11, 1993
- E9 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten Core Nov 18, 1993
- E10 Come Fly with Me Core Dec 2, 1993
- E11 Happy Holidays Core Dec 16, 1993
- E12 Ready, Teddy, Go Mytharc Jan 6, 1994
- E13 Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam Core Jan 20, 1994
- E14 The Faygitive Core Jan 27, 1994
- E15 Say Uncle, Carlton Core Feb 3, 1994
- E16 Hey, Nineteen Core Feb 10, 1994
- E17 Exclusively Yours Core Feb 14, 1994
- E18 Moonlighting Core Feb 17, 1994
- E19 Sleepless in Nantucket Core Mar 10, 1994
- E20 Boys Will Be Girls Core Apr 7, 1994
- E21 Roy Crazy Core Apr 14, 1994
- E22 Long Distance Lament Core Apr 28, 1994
- E23 Call of the Wild Mytharc May 5, 1994
- E24 A Decent Proposal Mytharc May 12, 1994
Season 6 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Whose Wife is it Anyway? Mytharc Sep 20, 1994
- E2 Twisted Sister Mytharc Sep 27, 1994
- E3 The Shrink Core Oct 4, 1994
- E4 The Spark and How to Get It Core Oct 11, 1994
- E5 The Waxman Cometh Core Oct 18, 1994
- E6 Is That a Ten-Foot Sandwich or Are You Just Glad to See Me? Core Nov 1, 1994
- E7 All's Fare Core Nov 8, 1994
- E8 Miss Jenkins Core Nov 15, 1994
- E9 If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother Core Nov 22, 1994
- E10 The Wrong Stuff Core Nov 29, 1994
- E11 Insanity Claus Core Dec 13, 1994
- E12 She's ... Back Core Jan 3, 1995
- E13 Have I Got a Couple for You Core Jan 10, 1995
- E14 Fools Russian Core Jan 31, 1995
- E15 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Core Feb 7, 1995
- E16 Remembrance of Flings Past (1) Core Feb 9, 1995
- E17 Remembrance of Flings Past (2) Core Feb 14, 1995
- E18 Gone But Not Faygotten Core Feb 21, 1995
- E19 Ex, Lies and Videotape Core Feb 28, 1995
- E20 Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man Core Mar 21, 1995
- E21 The Love Life and Times of Joe and Helen Core Apr 4, 1995
- E22 A House to Die For Core May 2, 1995
- E23 Nuptials Off Core May 9, 1995
- E24 Et Tu, Antonio? Core May 16, 1995
- E25 Boys Just Want to Have Fun (1) Mytharc May 23, 1995
- E26 Here It Is: The Big Wedding (2) Mytharc May 23, 1995
Season 7 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Burnin' Down the House (1) Mytharc Sep 19, 1995
- E2 Burnin' Down the House (2) Core Sep 26, 1995
- E3 Death Becomes Him Core Oct 10, 1995
- E4 The Person Formerly Known as Lowell Core Oct 31, 1995
- E5 Hooker, Line and Sinker Core Nov 7, 1995
- E6 She's Gotta Have It Core Nov 14, 1995
- E7 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong Core Nov 21, 1995
- E8 When a Man Loves a Donut Core Nov 28, 1995
- E9 The Big Sleep Core Dec 12, 1995
- E10 'Twas the Heist Before Christmas Core Dec 19, 1995
- E11 Honey, We Broke the Kid Core Jan 2, 1996
- E12 B.S., I Love You Core Jan 9, 1996
- E13 Sons and Lovers Core Jan 16, 1996
- E14 Bye, George Core Jan 30, 1996
- E15 The Team Player Core Feb 6, 1996
- E16 Love at First Flight Core Feb 13, 1996
- E17 Lynch Party Core Feb 20, 1996
- E18 One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest Core Feb 27, 1996
- E19 Driving Mr. DeCarlo Core Mar 12, 1996
- E20 A Tale of Two Sister Cities Core Mar 26, 1996
- E21 What About Larry? Core Apr 9, 1996
- E22 The Lady Vanishes Core Apr 23, 1996
- E23 Life Could Be a Dream Core Apr 30, 1996
- E24 The Lyin' King Core May 7, 1996
- E25 Love Overboard Mytharc May 14, 1996
- E26 Grouses, Houses and Bickering Spouses Mytharc May 21, 1996
Season 8 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Porno for Pyros Mytharc Sep 18, 1996
- E2 ... Like a Neighbor Scorned Mytharc Sep 25, 1996
- E3 Maybe It's You Core Oct 2, 1996
- E4 Single and Hating It Core Oct 9, 1996
- E5 Too Beautiful for You Core Oct 23, 1996
- E6 The Gift of Life Core Oct 30, 1996
- E7 Olive or Twist Core Nov 6, 1996
- E8 Wingless (1) Core Nov 13, 1996
- E9 Wingless (2) Core Nov 20, 1996
- E10 Wingless (3) Core Dec 11, 1996
- E11 All About Christmas Eve Core Dec 18, 1996
- E12 Let's Talk About Sex Core Jan 8, 1997
- E13 Hosed Core Jan 15, 1997
- E14 Just Call Me Angel Core Feb 5, 1997
- E15 Fay There, Georgy Girl Core Feb 12, 1997
- E16 Escape from New York Core Feb 19, 1997
- E17 House of Blues Core Mar 5, 1997
- E18 Ms. Write Core Mar 19, 1997
- E19 Dreamgirl Core Apr 2, 1997
- E20 Heartache Tonight Core Apr 16, 1997
- E21 Oedipus Wrecks Core May 7, 1997
- E22 Raging Bull*&@! Core May 14, 1997
- E23 Final Approach (1) Mytharc May 21, 1997
- E24 Final Approach (2) Mytharc May 21, 1997
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Where does the show take place?
The series is set on the New England island of Nantucket.
Who are the main characters?
The series centers on brothers Brian and Joe Hackett.
What is the premise of the show?
The brothers attempt to run an airline while interacting with their friends and employees.
What kind of show is this?
It is a television series featuring an ensemble cast in a workplace environment.
Are there other people involved?
Yes, the brothers are surrounded by various friends and employees.
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