Roomies
1987 · 1 season · 8 episodes · Ended · NBC
Comedy
TMDB 6.0 · 2 votes
As college freshman, they're the weirdest. As roommates, they're the oddest. As buddies, they're the very best!
A 14-year-old genius (Corey Haim) and a 42-year-old ex-Marine (Burt Young) become college roommates and deal with a kind of Odd Couple relationship in their dorm room, eventually finding something to learn from each other. Roomies aired on NBC from March 19, 1987 to May 15, 1987. Reruns of the series later aired on Saturday morning.
Episodes
- S01E01Pilot1987-03-1930m
A 14-year-old genius (Corey Haim) and the 42 year old ex Marine (Burt Young) become college roommates and deal with a kind of Odd Couple relationship in their dorm room, eventually finding something to learn from each other.
- S01E02Wrestling1987-03-2730m
Matthew asks his dad to come and watch him wrestle, then is dismayed that he has to wrestle a girl.
- S01E03The One That Got Away1987-04-0330m
Matthew's concern for the survival of a rare fish prompts the boys to form a rescue party.
- S01E04To Tell the Truth1987-04-1030m
Nick tries some self-analysis after he follows a date with his psychology professor with a visit to another woman.
- S01E05The Ditch1987-04-2430m
During the yearly 'Stupid Documentary Festival' the college has for the students, an old military training film is shown which triggers Nick who has memories of all of the young people lost in war during his time in the Marines.
- S01E06Bobby Midnight1987-05-0130m
Matthew becomes a campus sensation as the newest radio station DJ "Bobby Midnight."
- S01E07Obsession1987-05-0830m
Matthew hooks up with a girl who's as obsessed with plants as he is with fish, but a mishap causes suspicion, threatening their romance.
- S01E08Mid-Term Fever1987-05-1530m
Mid-terms approach, and the guys pull an all-nighter for their first one, but Nick's subsequent low grade sends him reeling for home (with Matthew in tow).
