The BEST episodes of Mr. Belvedere
Every episode of Mr. Belvedere ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mr. Belvedere!
Mr. Belvedere centered around the Owens family who lived in suburban Pittsburgh. George Owens was a sports writer and his wife, Marsha was a homemaker/law-student. They had three children, 16 year old Kevin, 14 year old Heather and 8 year old Wesley. The series began when it got to the point where Marsha couldn't handle the household anymore with her studying so she placed an ad for a housekeeper. This is where Mr. Lynn Belvedere steps in. Mr. Belvedere was an English housekeeper whose previous employers include Winston Churchill. Although hesitant, George and Marsha hired him and he instantly becomes one of the family, even giving the kids advice on how to solve their problems when they need it. At the end of each episode, Belvedere would write an entry in his journal concerning the situations that occurred in each episode.
#1 - The Competition
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/1987
Tired of George's smug face everytime he beats him at arm wrestling, Kevin becomes to determined to beat his father and has Mr. Belvedere coach him. Meanwhile, Heather begins dating the football jock who's been ordered to take ballet class by his coach. However, when he shows little interest in her, she begins to question his sexuality and he becomes convinced he's a homosexual.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - The Escort
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/1989
For some extra money, Kevin picks up a job as an escort and after having an encounter with a sexpot, Kevin meets a sweet old woman whom he hits it off with and even begins thinking seriously of marriage when she proposes. Meanwhile, the Owens' monthly bills have gotten out of hand and Mr. Belvedere suggests a strategy to curb the family's expenses.
#3 - Big
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1989
Wesley is being harassed at school by some bullies and runs into some luck when an another student scares them off due to his body size. However, Wesley's savior turns into an annoyance when he begins hanging around all the time. Meanwhile, Kevin and Heather are in a battle of the sexes and they drag George and Marsha into their fight.
#4 - Brain Busters
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1989
George and Wesley are big fans of a TV game show called Brain Busters and they are such big fans that they apply to be contestants. When they go for tryouts, Wesley quickly learns he has a dud for a partner, so he dumps George and teams up with Mr. Belvedere. However, he quickly discovers himself going from one extreme to another.
#5 - Mr. Belvedere's Wedding (1)
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/1/1990
While at the laundromat with Wesley, Mr. Belvedere meets a nice woman whose work in the African jungle has temorarily been halted and has come to the area. They quickly hit it off and Mr. Belvedere fears that it may be getting too serious she he tries to brush her off by fooling around with a much younger woman.
#6 - Donuts
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/13/1990
When the owner of Belvedere's favorite Donut shop dies and leaves the donut shop to him, it upsets Lou Anne, the employee who thought she's getting it. So she quits. When Belvedere spends too much time at the donut shop, the Owens hire Lou Anne to help out.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - The Mogul
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/1987
Wesley becomes a mini-mogul when he organizes a company that goes around the neighborhood doing odd jobs. The company starts off small with just him and Miles as partners. However, when greed overwhelms Wesley, Miles splits leaving Wesley power hungry and taking advantage of his employees.
#8 - Stakeout
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1989
The town of Beaver Falls is stricken with fear with the Highheel Bandit on the loose and the neighborhood rallies together and forms a task force headed by two member's of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh club. This leads George, Kevin and Mr. Belvedere to dress and drag and serve as decoys. Meanwhile, Wesley corrupts the young boy whom Heather has been babysitting for.
#9 - Baby
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1987
Marsha gets some unexpected news that she may be pregnant which brings back the feelings she had when she became pregnant with Wesley. Not wanting another baby, Marsha voices her feelings and says out loud that she didn't want Wesley, unaware that he was standing behind her.
#10 - Truckin'
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1989
Investing in live commodities puts Mr. Belvedere in the money but George finds himself in something else when he doesn't sell off his share and ends up with a truck load of pigs. This leads him and Mr. Belvedere to drive the rig down to West Virginia to sell the swine but they find that they like the trucker lifestyle so they decide to make it their profession.
#11 - Fear of Flying
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1989
George reveals that he has a fear of flying and Mr. Belvedere tries to cure him by talking on a ferris wheel ride. When that doesn't work he enrolls him in a fear class with classes being held in the Owens' living room. Meanwhile, Heather's psychology project has her dying her hair blonde and gets a jealous reaction from Angela.
#14 - Halloween
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1986
George is to become a member of The Happy Guys of Pittsburgh but on the night of the induction, which happens to be Halloween, George and Marsha discover the Happy Guys have a dark side. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere shows a different side after he goes wild toilet papering a house while trick or treating with Wesley.
#15 - Kevin's Older Woman
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/27/1987
After a disasterous date, Kevin vows to give up women and he throws himself into his part-time job. However, one evening he meets an older woman whom he instantly becomes smitten with which leads to him losing his virginity. Later, his parents aren't exactly happy when they meet his girlfriend.
#16 - Initiation
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/1987
Kevin has begun college and decides to join a fraternity. Part of his initiation includes, donning women's clothing bringing the worst looking girl to a frat party. Coincidentally, Kevin meets a girl whom he thinks fits the bill, but wants to spare her feelings. However, he finds himself trapped and hurting her feelings seems to be the only way out.
#17 - Fall Guy
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/1987
Wesley is left home alone one evening as George, Marsha and Mr. Belvedere go out to the opera, Heather goes to the movies with Angela and Kevin goes out on a date. The next morning Marsha is furious when she discovers that her "Home Sweet Home" pillow has been destroyed. This leads to Wesley to take the fall for Kevin, who was responsible for the pillow being ruined. However, evidence soon begins to mount that leads the family to speculate what really happened, a la Rashomon.
#18 - Kevin's Model
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/1988
Kevin is excited about his new semester in college and his friend Carl talks him into taking an art class. Kevin soon begins to fall for one of the female nude models and they begin to get quite serious. However, Kevin soon becomes uncomfortable with her posing nude and insists that she quit. Meanwhile, Heather tattles on Wesley when he breaks the Hufnagels' living room window using a slingshot, and he decides to take revenge by making her think she is going crazy.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - The Book
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/1989
Mr. Belvedere decides to try to capitalize on his years of living with the Owens family when he goes though his journals to use as references on a book that he's writing. Meanwhile, Kevin joins the pep squad in an attempt to meet girls.
#20 - The Ghostwriter
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1989
Wesley is trying to get the attention of a girl he likes and begins writing love letters to her. Meanwhile, Marsha and George's spring cleaning unearths some old love letters from an old flame and this prompts her to wonder why George can't be that romantic. In response, George begins plagerizing Wesley's poems. Meanwhile, Kevin and Mr. Bevedere become the repairmen for Kevin's apartment building.
#21 - Deportation (2)
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1986
Following his arrest, Mr. Belvedere is held in jail pending bail. When he is released, Mr. Belvedere arrives at the Owens home to find another maid has taken his place. Meanwhile, Mr. Belvedere and the family try to come up with ways to keep him in the country and Wesley hatches a plan of his own by trying to find a woman who could marry Mr. Belvedere so he can get a green card.
#22 - Foxtrot
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/1988
Heather, Angela, and Wesley head for Atlantic City with Mr. Sparks after breaking him out of the nursing home and hit up the first casino they see. Meanwhile, George and Marsha's second honeymoon is a bust, and they decide to high tail to Atlantic City as well, leaving Mr. Belvedere furious when he learns that Heather and Wesley have left the state. Kevin and Mr. Belvedere quickly hitch a ride with Robert Goulet, with their destination being Atlantic City and the stage is set for all parties to collide while Mr. Sparks has the time of his life.
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - Tornado
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1985
A tornado watch adds to the tension between George and Mr. Belvedere after Belvedere takes it upon himself to edit a story George is writing. Things reach a head when a tornado forces everyone in the basement and a pool contest begins between George and Belvedere.
#24 - The Auction
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/1987
For a charity auction at Wesley's school, Mr. Belvedere is talked into having his services auctioned off. However after his time is up, the lonely woman who bid a whopping $500 for his time, sets into motion a bizarre scheme that begins when she drugs Mr. Belvedere.
#25 - TV George
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/1987
George is excited about his new job as a sportscaster for a local television station, but his co-workers give him less than a warm welcome. Meanwhile, George does not mind being in front of a camera until upper management tells him that to pull in the correct viewer segment, he should consider getting a facelift. Meanwhile, Wesley's secret agenda has him refusing to bathe but the family could not care less as he quickly begins to stink up the house.