23 minSeason 8 • Episode 24
LatestJoe and Brian are divided over their new-found inheritance: Joe wants to expand the business, and Brian wants to use the money to leave Nantucket and the tedium of his job. Joe's agony over the dissolving of the partnership is further complicated when he learns of Helen's earth shaking news: she's been invited to study cello in Vienna with the world's greatest cellist. Joe is prepared to sacrifice Sandpiper to help Helen finally live her dream, but it is Brian who makes the final sacrifice by postponing his and Casey's move to the Caribbean in order to run Sandpiper for one year while Joe and Helen are away in Vienna.
Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.
Acting
Steven Weber's chaotic brother energy carries entire seasons.
Writing
Cheers veterans bring sharp ensemble banter to every episode.
Production
That fake Nantucket airport set became weirdly iconic.
Creators
David Angell, Peter Casey, David Clark Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first sitcom filmed at the same Burbank airport later used for Catch Me If You Can.
Wings quietly predicted the airline industry's collapse into chaos years before it happened.
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