Ep 21. Say It Ain't So, Joe

After a very successful hockey career, Joe Montague, one of the greatest athletes in Nantucket's history, runs a bar in town. Helen is a huge fan of Joe's and has been fawning over him for years, but she has never even had a chance to speak to him. When the bar starts having financial troubles, Joe's wife, Shelly, pressures him to sell it and move back to Michigan. Helen agrees to help Joe by trying to create a marketing plan for the bar, but things do not go as planned.

Meanwhile, Brian is planning his wedding, and he is extremely nervous about meeting his future father-in-law, Colonel Bob Hogan. This episode shows Brian making every effort to impress him, by organizing a military-style bachelor party and wearing all the appropriate clothing. But nothing seems to go the way he wants, and he ends up in an awkward situation.

The main storyline of the episode revolves around Joe's bar, where the locals are trying to organize a benefit game to raise money to keep the bar open. The theme of the game is former Nantucket greats against current players. Joe offers to play in the game, but he is not in good shape, and everyone is worried that he might get hurt. As the game progresses, it becomes clear that Joe is not the towering athlete everyone remembers, and he becomes gradually more and more injured.

Wings was a sitcom that aired on NBC from April 19, 1990, to May 21, 1997. The show is about a small airline called Sandpiper Airlines that is based in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the lives of its employees. Some of the main characters are brothers Joe and Brian Hackett, who run the airline, Joe's ex-girlfriend, Helen Chapel, their mechanic, Lowell Mather, and Antonio Scarpacci, who runs a taxi service.

The series was very popular in its time, and it still has a devoted following today. The show had a great sense of humor, and it often tackled serious issues with sensitivity and depth. Wings was able to balance its comedy and drama with ease, creating an engaging and relatable series.

The show was created by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee, who all previously worked on the hit sitcom Cheers. Many of the Cheers actors made guest appearances on Wings, and the show shared a lot of the same sensibilities.

In conclusion, Say It Ain't So, Joe is a classic episode of Wings. It showcases the show's ability to balance humor and heart, with storylines that are both entertaining and meaningful. Fans of the show will love this episode, and those who have never seen it before will be drawn in by the characters and their engaging stories.