After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
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Cybill Shepherd
Maddie Hayes
Bruce Willis
David Addison
Allyce Beasley
Agnes DiPesto
Curtis Armstrong
Herbert Viola
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6 episodes • 1985Avg: 8.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Mar 3, 1985 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Gunfight at the So-So Corral | Mar 5, 1985 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Read the Mind... See the Movie | Mar 12, 1985 | 8.8 |
| 4 | The Next Murder You Hear | Mar 19, 1985 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Next Stop Murder | Mar 26, 1985 | 9.0 |
| 6 | The Murder's in the Mail | Apr 2, 1985 | 8.8 |
18 episodes • 1985Avg: 9.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde? | Sep 24, 1985 | 9.0 |
| 2 | The Lady in the Iron Mask | Oct 1, 1985 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Money Talks, Maddie Walks | Oct 8, 1985 | 9.3 |
| 4 | The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice | Oct 15, 1985 | 8.7 |
| 5 | My Fair David | Oct 29, 1985 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Knowing Her | Nov 12, 1985 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Somewhere Under the Rainbow | Nov 19, 1985 | 9.3 |
| 8 | Portrait of Maddie | Nov 26, 1985 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Atlas Belched | Dec 10, 1985 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Twas the Episode Before Christmas | Dec 17, 1985 | 8.7 |
| 11 | The Bride of Tupperman | Jan 14, 1986 | 10.0 |
| 12 | North by North Dipesto | Jan 21, 1986 | 10.0 |
| 13 | In God We Strongly Suspect | Feb 11, 1986 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Every Daughter's Father Is a Virgin | Feb 18, 1986 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Witness for the Execution | Mar 11, 1986 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Sleep Talkin' Guy | Apr 1, 1986 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Funeral for a Door Nail | Apr 29, 1986 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Camille | May 13, 1986 | 10.0 |
15 episodes • 1986Avg: 8.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Son Also Rises | Sep 23, 1986 | 9.0 |
| 2 | The Man Who Cried Wife | Sep 30, 1986 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Symphony in Knocked Flat | Oct 14, 1986 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Yours, Very Deadly | Oct 28, 1986 | 9.0 |
| 5 | All Creatures Great and ... Not So Great | Nov 11, 1986 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Big Man on Mulberry Street | Nov 18, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Atomic Shakespeare | Nov 25, 1986 | 9.0 |
| 8 | It's a Wonderful Job | Dec 16, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Straight Poop | Jan 6, 1987 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Poltergeist III—Dipesto Nothing | Jan 13, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Blonde on Blonde (1) | Feb 3, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Sam & Dave (2) | Feb 10, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Maddie's Turn to Cry (3) | Mar 3, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 14 | I Am Curious... Maddie (4) | Mar 31, 1987 | 8.0 |
| 15 | To Heiress Human | May 5, 1987 | 8.0 |
14 episodes • 1987Avg: 8.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Trip to the Moon | Sep 29, 1987 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Come Back Little Shiksa | Oct 6, 1987 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Take a Left at the Altar | Oct 13, 1987 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Tale in Two Cities | Nov 3, 1987 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Cool Hand Dave (Part I) | Nov 17, 1987 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Cool Hand Dave (Part II) | Dec 1, 1987 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Father Knows Last | Dec 15, 1987 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Los Dos DiPestos | Jan 5, 1988 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Fetal Attraction | Jan 19, 1988 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Tracks of My Tears | Feb 2, 1988 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Eek! A Spouse! | Feb 9, 1988 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Maddie Hayes Got Married | Mar 1, 1988 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Here's Living With You, Kid | Mar 15, 1988 | 9.0 |
| 14 | And the Flesh Was Made Word | Mar 22, 1988 | 9.0 |
13 episodes • 1988Avg: 9.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Womb With a View | Dec 6, 1988 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Between a Yuk and a Hard Place | Dec 13, 1988 | 9.3 |
| 3 | The Color of Maddie | Dec 20, 1988 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Plastic Fantastic Lovers | Jan 10, 1989 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Shirts and Skins | Jan 17, 1989 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Take My Wife, For Example | Feb 7, 1989 | 9.3 |
| 7 | I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld | Feb 14, 1989 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Those Lips, Those Lies | Apr 2, 1989 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Perfetc | Apr 9, 1989 | 9.0 |
| 10 | When Girls Collide (1) | Apr 16, 1989 | 9.0 |
| 11 | In 'N Outlaws | Apr 23, 1989 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Eine Kleine Nacht Murder | Apr 30, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Lunar Eclipse | May 14, 1989 | 9.3 |
