Major Dad

Season 2 (24 Episodes)

4 Seasons 1990 TV-PG 30m 6.5

A hard-nosed, conservative Marine impulsively proposes to the liberal reporter doing a story on him and agrees to help her raise her three daughters.

Major John MacGillis is a conservative, by-the-book, die-hard Marine. Polly Cooper is a pacifistic, liberal journalist. Nonetheless, when the two meet, there's instant and intense chemistry between them. With the permission of Polly's three daughters, the two get married within weeks. Now Polly and her girls must learn how to deal with being a Marine family, while Major MacGillis must learn how to be a Dad.

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Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 Safe at First Base

1. Safe at First Base

Aired: Sep 17, 1990

The family must adjust to moving to another state, to Camp Hollister where Ma...

Episode 2 Welcome to Hollister

2. Welcome to Hollister

Aired: Sep 24, 1990

Three days into the move and the family is still adjusting, and the moving tr...

Episode 3 Get a Job

Aired: Oct 1, 1990

Polly gets a new job as editor of the base newspaper, but it creates tension ...

Episode 4 The Goat

Aired: Oct 8, 1990

Robin is mistakingly seen as the girl who lost the baseball game on the team ...

Episode 5 First Anniversary

5. First Anniversary

Aired: Oct 15, 1990

Polly and MacGillis try to plan a special day for their first anniversary, bu...

Episode 6 Wetting Down

6. Wetting Down

Aired: Oct 22, 1990

Lt. Holowachuk gets promoted, but a secret may keep his Wetting Down from bei...

Episode 7 Infant-ry

Aired: Oct 29, 1990

Lonely and wishing the Major had more time for her, Casey pretends to be a Ma...

Episode 8 Birthday Ball

8. Birthday Ball

Aired: Nov 5, 1990

It's the Marine Corps Anniversary and the General wants to make it a grand af...

Episode 9 Wish You Were Here

9. Wish You Were Here

Aired: Nov 12, 1990

Attempting to be spontaneous, Mac instigates a last-minute family trip to Haw...

Episode 10 Love on the Run

10. Love on the Run

Aired: Nov 19, 1990

After being dumped by his girlfriend back home, Lt. Holowachuk's work becomes...

Episode 11 Operation Fun Run

11. Operation Fun Run

Aired: Nov 26, 1990

MacGillis ends up having to go to the hospital after an old knee injury acts ...

Episode 12 Gift of the Major

12. Gift of the Major

Aired: Dec 19, 1990

Casey really wants for Christmas action figure lizards from a cartoon called ...

Episode 13 Flying Solo

13. Flying Solo

Aired: Jan 7, 1991

After the family takes a day off shopping in another town without MacGillis a...

Episode 14 A Bird in the Hand

14. A Bird in the Hand

Aired: Jan 14, 1991

While interviewing Gunny for the new Man Behind the Uniform feature in the ba...

Episode 15 Learning to Drive

15. Learning to Drive

Aired: Jan 21, 1991

Elizabeth is eager to drive once she gets her Learner's Permit. The General i...

Episode 16 The Name Is Over Here

16. The Name Is Over Here

Aired: Feb 4, 1991

The Persian Gulf War has started and Hollister is on alert. MacGillis wants t...

Episode 17 Valentine's Day

17. Valentine's Day

Aired: Feb 11, 1991

Polly's loving, heart-felt, and overly descriptive love letter to MacGillis t...

Episode 18 Sins of the Father

18. Sins of the Father

Aired: Feb 18, 1991

While going through a box of old items from MacGillis' childhood, he finds a ...

Episode 19 The Possible Dream

19. The Possible Dream

Aired: Feb 25, 1991

The base holds its annual talent show, but very few people participate, and M...

Episode 20 Private Affair

20. Private Affair

Aired: Mar 11, 1991

The Major is dealing with a private who's misbehaving. He tells the private t...

Episode 21 Polly's Choice

21. Polly's Choice

Aired: Mar 18, 1991

An old boyfriend of Polly's whom helped her get through life after her husban...

Episode 22 Silent Drill Team

22. Silent Drill Team

Aired: Apr 8, 1991

When the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team comes to perform, MacGillis reveals h...

Episode 23 Elmo Come Home

23. Elmo Come Home

Aired: Apr 29, 1991

The Major discovers a dog in his office and surmises it's Private Harris'. It...

Episode 24 Together

Aired: May 13, 1991

General Craig charges MacGillis with writing a welcome home speech for the re...

Info about Major Dad

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Family