Anything but Love

Season 1

1989 · 6 episodes · 2h 24m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Fear of Flying

   7 Mar 1989 · 24 min

   Hannah decides to quit teaching and leave her boyfriend, Jack, and return home to Chicago to become a writer. On the flight home to Chicago, Hannah meets and helps Marty deal with his fear of flying and he tells her about a research job open at Chicago Monthly, the magazine where he is a writer. Hannah goes down the magazine to apply for the job, meets the editor and is challenged to write a 2,000 word article on ""the tortilla wars, does Chicago prefer corn or flour?"" for 9 o'clock the following morning.

2. 2

   2. Deadline

   14 Mar 1989 · 24 min

   Hannah's first deadline prompts her first fight with Marty when she loses his article in the computer and he doesn't have a backup, much to Pamela's delight.

3. 3

   3. Burning the Toad (a.k.a. The Jack Story)

   21 Mar 1989 · 24 min

   Hannah's old boyfriend and Marty's ex-college roommate are one in the same person, and Jack tries to convince her that he has changed. Meanwhile, Hannah and Marty are working on a story that will expose a charity scam.

4. 4

   4. Love and Death

   28 Mar 1989 · 24 min

   Marty doesn't want anyone to know he is living in fear when he receives his first death threat.

5. 5

   5. Dorothy Dearest

   4 Apr 1989 · 24 min

   Marty is in turmoil when his mother stops by for a visit and Hannah gets him face his relationship with her, so he can get rid of all the angst it generates.

6. 6

   6. This is Not a Date

   11 Apr 1989 · 24 min

   Hannah is down in the dumps and Marty gets dumped, so the two of them go out together, for her birthday and the end of his relationship with Alice- but it's ""not a date"".