Empty Nest Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder (Season 6, Episode 26)
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TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Family

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Empty Nest

Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder (Season 6, Episode 26)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Family

After filling in at his old practice Harry falls for the new nurse. Meanwhile the day that Harry and Laverne first started working together dawns and she is upset that Harry totally forgot about it.

Director

Steve Zuckerman

Writers

Susan Harris (created by) | Steven Sullivan (written by) (as Steve Sullivan) | Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan (written by) (as Ursula Ziegler)

Composer

George Aliceson Tipton

Production Designer

Edward Stephenson

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Edit Released

Updated May 21, 1994

Release date

May 21, 1994 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Mulligan Dr. Harry Weston Dr. Harry Weston See fewer	Soap (1977)
Dinah Manoff Carol Weston Carol Weston See fewer	Grease (1978)
David Leisure Charley Dietz Charley Dietz See fewer	10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Park Overall Laverne Todd Laverne Todd See fewer	Empty Nest (1988)
Marsha Warfield Dr. Maxine Douglas Dr. Maxine Douglas See fewer	9-1-1 (2018)
Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo See fewer	The Golden Girls (1985)
Wendie Malick Denise Denise See fewer	The American President (1995)
Brittany Alyse Smith Shanna (as Brittany Smith) Shanna (as Brittany Smith) See fewer	A Goofy Movie (1995)
Paul Willson Dr. Barshilon Dr. Barshilon See fewer	Office Space (1999)