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The Best Episodes of Perfect Strangers Season 1

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The chronicles of the rocky coexistence of midwestern American Larry Appleton and his distant cousin from eastern Mediterranean Europe, Balki Bartokomous.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Perfect Strangers Season 1 Episode 1 - Knock Knock, Who's There?
    7.6/10(196 votes)

    #1 - Knock Knock, Who's There?

    S1:E1

    Larry Appleton has just settled in his new Chicago apartment after leaving home of one of nine kids and took a job at the corner discount store working for his greedy landlord Mr. Twinkacetti until he can eventually become a photo journalist. But one evening, Balki Bartokomous, his distant cousin and a Mediterranean sheep herder from the island of Mypos shows up on his door step looking for a place to stay. So Larry takes him in and tries to get him a job at Twinkacetti's store which may mean risking his own job.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Perfect Strangers Season 1 Episode 2 - Picture This
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    #2 - Picture This

    S1:E2

    Larry tries to kickstart his career and gets tipped off that Dolly Parton is in town committing adultery. So he decides to follow her until he can get a picture to sell to newspapers. Meanwhile, Balki will do a favor for anyone who will ask for it so Larry teaches him to say "no" once in a while but it backfires on him.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Perfect Strangers Season 1 Episode 3 - First Date
    7.7/10(134 votes)

    #3 - First Date

    S1:E3

    Larry takes Balki to a singles bar to meet women and while Balki gets his first date, Larry gets beat up in a parking lot by a boyfriend of a woman he hit on.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Perfect Strangers Season 1 Episode 4 - Baby, You Can Drive My Car
    8.2/10(130 votes)

    #4 - Baby, You Can Drive My Car

    S1:E4

    Balki wants to get his driver's license but Mr. Twinkacetti doesn't think he can do it. But Larry is so confident that he can, that he bets $50 and offers Balki his car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Perfect Strangers Season 1 Episode 5 - Check This
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    #5 - Check This

    S1:E5

    Larry takes Balki to the bank to open a bank account but Balki doesn't seem to understand everything about banking when he overspends with his checks and buys Larry new furniture. Meanwhile, Twinkacetti is going to a poker game and his wife, Edwina doesn't like him gambling. So he asks Larry to tell his wife that they were at a basketball game but Larry refuses to.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Perfect Strangers Season 1 Episode 6 - Happy Birthday, Baby
    8.3/10(126 votes)

    #6 - Happy Birthday, Baby

    S1:E6

    Larry is miserable on his 24th birthday after he blew a photo opportunity. So Balki tries to throw him a last minute surprise birthday party for him to cheer him up.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Knock Knock, Who's There?" is the best rated episode of "Perfect Strangers" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 196 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/25/1986. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Picture This".