Seasons & Episodes
The Arrival
The Henderson family returning from vacation accidentally hits an eight foot Bigfoot and brings it home. They decide to
The Day After
Harry's need for attention takes its toll on the Hendersons, especially George, who bigfoot-sits while preparing a work
Cool
Harry feels uncomfortable in the Henderson home so he decides to run away.
Harry Goes Home (1)
The family takes Harry back to the woods, only to discover that his home territory has been clearcut. Meanwhile, Ernie d
Whose Forest Is It Anyway? (2)
A local congressman's (Steve Landesberg) aid is sought when Harry's (Kevin Peter Hall) habitat is found destroyed. The c
The Father-Son Game
George's and Ernie's attitudes differ over a father-son baseball game. George recruits Ken Griffey Jr. in a plan to sp
Baggin' the Big One
A British explorer, the son of a famous hunter, wants to outshine his father. In order to do that, he plans to bag Harry
Harry the Hero
The Hendersons try to close down an animal research lab by protesting after finding an escapee, a scruffy dog, on their
Roots, the Herb
Harry and an American Indian medicine man try to cure George's knee but he is reckless.
The Mentor
The only doctor who can help a dying Harry is an elderly embittered anthropologist whose theories about Bigfoot were sta
The Bodyguard
A bully (Aeryk Egan) steals Ernie's special pair of sneakers needed by George for a presentation. Ernie uses Harry's for
Harry and the Homeless Man
Harry befriends a homeless intruder who reveals that he built the Hendersons' house. Meanwhile, the Hendersons are celeb
Harry Goes Ape
A football legend visits the Hendersons' house along with his wife who is wearing a fur. Harry thinks that the fur is a
Pet Psychic
When Harry hides Nancy's diamond ring, the Hendersons ask a pet psychic (Michael Winslow) to read Harry's mind.
The Bigfoot That Ate Seattle
A monster-movie director (Pat Morita) wants permission from the Hendersons to use Harry in one of his films.
Harry and the Masked Wrestler
Harry becomes a wrestler to help Sarah raise money to save an injured sea lion. George asks wrestler 'Hacksaw' Jim Dugga
When Harry Met Sammy
When Tiffany brings Harry home, George and Nancy tell Samantha the truth, whetting her appetite for a good news story. S
Harry and the Cheerleaders
When three Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders come to town on a mascot search, Ernie dreams that he loses his pal Harry to stard
Retrospective
While the Hendersons prepare for Harry's first birthday party, they recall some of their memorable moments since his arr
The Terror of the Trees
While on a camping trip with his son and his co-worker, George is nervous because his co-worker keeps on playing pranks
Sarah Sings the Blues
Sarah is chosen to sing at the school dance with a new student but hesitates when she learns that he's blind.
Mom
Nancy welcomes the arrival of her pregnant sister, Emily, unaware that another arrival is soon to follow.
The Ransom of Bigfoot
Harry is home alone and left to the fate of two burglars who think a Bigfoot might draw a big reward.
Halloween
It's Halloween and Harry finally has a chance to get out. However, the Hendersons' neighbour, who is allergic to animal
Brett Hits Home
While George competes with an obnoxious co-worker for a promotion, Nancy's brother Brett moves in at home and is forced
George's White Light
George examines his life after he's trapped in a steam room and, in a heat-induced delirium, sees God. He decides to qui
Working Stiffs
George's decision to quit his job and launch a magazine with Brett rockets the rest of the Hendersons into the job marke
Love Mask
Brett thinks a primitive mask can cure his ailing love life by casting a spell on Darcy's Swedish au pair Uma, and it se
Blue Parrot
When Harry sets Ernie's pet parrot free, George and Nancy go shopping for a quick replacement.
Winning
Angered at the foul attitude of Ernie's baseball coach, Nancy meets his challenge and strikes out on her own as a coach.
Til Theft Do Us Part
The Hendersons suspect that all that glistens is not gold but their missing silver when Brett suddenly comes into a larg
The Genius
Harry scores high on Ernie's IQ test, which changes the way everyone relates to Ernie especially when his teacher Ms. Ha
Wild Things
The Hendersons are shaken when Harry, fearing impending danger, traps them and a menagerie of forest friends inside thei
Fatherhood
In a case of mistaken identity, a baby is left on the doorstep with a note claiming that Brett is the father.
Sara Spills the Bigfoot Beans
Sarah tells her boyfriend about Harry and jeopardizes the Hendersons' secret, and her love life, when she invites him to
Moonlighting
Nancy moonlights as an aid to a foreign official and suspects his possession of a chimpanzee is on the dark side of the
The Green-Eyed Bigfoot
Harry's friendship with Brett, and George's interview with a beautiful author, set off a wave of jealousy in the Henders
The Ichthyologist
George tries to help his cousin, who broke the law trying to save a polluted lake and its fish population.
Selling Out
A businessman offers to buy George's magazine but the buyer's vision of yellow journalism makes George see red.
The Girl Who Cried Bigfoot
Darcy discovers the Hendersons' secret and her parents, who doubt her story, send for a psychiatrist.
The Busybody
A tabloid prints stories about a dangerous Bigfoot and turns the Hendersons' public life into a nightmare.
I Got Your Birthday Right Here
Nancy takes a seat as vice principal at Sarah's school, which doesn't sit well with Sarah and Lorraine.
Yo Richie!
Nancy's friend visits with her nephew, a boy who gives mischief a bad name.
The Candidate
When George's friend is bullied from a political race, George finds a write-in candidate: a Bigfoot with a pristine past
The Bride and the Gloom
Darcy's scheme to have her Albanian housekeeper deported goes awry when the woman finds herself a husband: Brett.
Born Again
The Hendersons plan a weekend of laid-back happenings for Nancy and Brett's visiting mother, only to find she would rath
The Old Bigfoot
Harry brings home an old bigfoot, so the family consults Dr. Arnesen, who concludes he is preparing to die; Darcy introd
The Outing
The media and an animal control officer discover Harry, so the family turn to sleazy talk show host Tony Lane for help.
Harry Henderson National Treasure
With Harry's existence made public, the neighborhood is flooded with tourists, prompting angry residents to legally forc
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
When George's cousin Melvin breaks up with his fiancee, he goes to the Hendersons for some advice and comfort.
Blood Is Thicker Than...
Family ties unravel when George's brother visits and turns the Henderson home into a New Age shrine for Harry.
Pitch, Pitch, Pitch
Nancy finds stardom when she's asked to be in a commercial. In her absence, the family finds out how much they need her.
Harry the Mascot
Hoping to join the "cool" contingent at school, Ernie arranges for Harry to be school mascot for Madison Junior High.
The Big Kiss Off
Everyone is skeptical when Brett's long-lost wife shows up after leaving him to pursue a movie career.
The Frenchman
A French linguist studying Harry's speech speaks the language of romance to Sara and that translates into trouble.
Laid Up
George and Harry become hospital roommates when Harry visits George and drops a television set on his foot.
Harrywood Babylon
When Harry frightens shoppers, Brett sets out to change Harry's public image; but the documentary on Harry he produces d
Witness (1)
The Hendersons' lives are put in danger when Harry sees a philanthropist commit murder. (Part 1 of 2)
Harry the Hostage (2)
Murder-witness Harry becomes a target; but Nancy devises a daring plan to stop the murderer. (Part 2 of 2)
The Ex-Terminator
Nancy's fear of a mouse prompts George to hire an exterminator while Harry tries to protect his fellow creature.
Beauty and the Beast
When Sara's stage production of "Beauty and the Beast" lacks an actor to play the Beast, George gets an idea and Harry b
Big Feet, Small Minds
George is challenged by his church when he writes an article about Harry suggesting he is the missing link between apes
Surf's Down
George learns that shore waters are being polluted by a construction company owned by his friend and biggest advertiser.
Follow Your Art
When Sara considers enrolling at an arts college 200 miles away, an overprotective George has trouble letting go.
Them Bones
When George makes the "archaeological discovery of the century," he sees a chance to spend time with his dad, an amateur
The Three Facts of Brett
Ernie and Harry find a book of sorcery and cast a spell on Brett that makes him assume others' personalities.
Ernie Confidential
Ernie explains his moussed hair and missed classes as follows: "I'm a man now. I've got my own trail to blaze." However,
Uncle Mack Comes Back
George's Great-Uncle Mac from Scotland arrives to settle his affairs and die, which he does, but his ghost has some unse
Skin Deep
Brett can't seem to choose between a witty waitress who wants a commitment and a more voluptuous cosmetician who doesn't
Retrospective Three
A publisher rejects George's book about Harry. In a retrospective, we get another look at the past.
The Long Goodbyes (1)
Tefta pines for Brett, who loves Mary. Meanwhile, Yetta, a female bigfoot from China, and Harry pine for one another but
The Long Goodbyes (2)
In the series finale, the Henderson family decides to help Harry and his dear Yetta marry and move to a cave in the wood