Pearl

Season 1 Episode 21: My So-Called Real Life

Jun 18, 1997NR30m5.8

When Frankie decides he wants to be a documentary filmmaker, Pynchon allows him to turn in a film in lieu of a written term paper and Frankie's subjects turn out to be Pearl, Amy, Joey, Annie and Pynchon. Attempting to document ""jealousy, rage conflict - the real maelstrom of emotions"" by swaying each of his participants, Frankie tells Pearl, Amy and Annie individually that the film will be primarily about her. Unfortunately, when everyone gets together at Pearl...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

Aired: Sep 16, 1996

Pearl, a longshoreman's widow turned college freshman, enrolls in a tough cla...

Episode 2 Teacher's Pet

2. Teacher's Pet

Aired: Sep 18, 1996

To get in with Prof. Pynchon, zealous Pearl becomes his teaching assistant. B...

Episode 3 Your Cheatin' Heart

3. Your Cheatin' Heart

Aired: Sep 23, 1996

To compensate for cheating on a philosophy test, Pearl persuades Prof. Pyncho...

Episode 4 Billy

Aired: Sep 30, 1996

Pynchon's tippling brother arrives from Scotland with their father's ashes.

Episode 5 The Naked Truth

5. The Naked Truth

Aired: Oct 7, 1996

Pearl's longtime friendship with Annie is tested.

Episode 6 Pynchon's Pynchon

6. Pynchon's Pynchon

Aired: Oct 14, 1996

When Pynchon's former university professor, who intimidated him when he was a...

Episode 7 Ticket to Ride

7. Ticket to Ride

Aired: Oct 29, 1996

Unable to drive, Pynchon asks Pearl for a ride into New York City to see a pl...

Episode 8 Homecoming: Part 1

8. Homecoming: Part 1

Aired: Nov 5, 1996

When Carlo, Pearl's new classmate, falls hard for her and asks her to a dance...

Episode 9 Homecoming: Part 2

9. Homecoming: Part 2

Aired: Nov 12, 1996

Dates for the grand homecoming ball hinge on a lost wager, an attempted bribe...

Episode 10 Lessons in Love

10. Lessons in Love

Aired: Nov 19, 1996

When the University threatens to remove controversial books from its library,...

Episode 11 The Tutor

Aired: Dec 10, 1996

When Pearl, confused about what courses to enroll in next semester, asks Pync...

Episode 12 Christmas Daze

12. Christmas Daze

Aired: Dec 17, 1996

An attack dog that Pynchon's brother sent him for Christmas proves to be a bi...

Episode 13 Power Play

Aired: Jan 7, 1997

Prof. Pynchon's students have written papers on the abuse of power - and that...

Episode 14 Pearls Before Swine

14. Pearls Before Swine

Aired: Jan 14, 1997

When Uncle Bobo's widow Tina arrives to collect a $5,000 debt incurred by Pea...

Episode 15 Mission ImPearlsible

15. Mission ImPearlsible

Aired: Jan 28, 1997

When Pearl, Amy and Frankie get stuck with a freak student nicknamed ""Weird ...

Episode 16 Dean Cuisine

16. Dean Cuisine

Aired: Feb 4, 1997

Unbeknownst to either Pynchon or Pearl, Annie fixes them up on a blind date f...

Episode 17 The Write Stuff: Part 1

17. The Write Stuff: Part 1

Aired: Feb 11, 1997

Outlandish dream sequences depict Pearl's attempts to write fiction, includin...

Episode 18 The Write Stuff: Part 2

18. The Write Stuff: Part 2

Aired: Feb 18, 1997

Pearl's work of ""fiction"" continues with Joey having a litter of kids, Anni...

Episode 19 The Two Mrs. Rizzos

19. The Two Mrs. Rizzos

Aired: Jun 4, 1997

While Pearl and Annie bicker over who a seemingly nice erudite ex con they li...

Episode 20 Mommy Dearest

20. Mommy Dearest

Aired: Jun 11, 1997

Frankie's mother, Miriam Spivak, arrives in town and announces that she's lef...

Episode 21 My So-Called Real Life

21. My So-Called Real Life

Aired: Jun 18, 1997

When Frankie decides he wants to be a documentary filmmaker, Pynchon allows h...

Episode 22 Billy Returns

22. Billy Returns

Aired: Jun 25, 1997

When Pynchon's brother returns to town and asks Pearl on a date, Pearl questi...

Info about Pearl

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres:Comedy