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I almost wanna say never jumped. BUT...

I watched the show in its original run in the 1990s. Then I watched it again when it aired on Nick At Nite in 2003 (which I saw EVERY episode). And now I'm watching it again on USA. (which I am noticing are not airing every episode!)

As far as it jumping... I agree with everyone that says seasons 1-4 were the best. I didn't mind when Farrah Forke/Alex was added (added a new dynamic to the show). But I think it started to sink after Amy Yasbeck/Casey and Brian Haley/Budd joined, and Thomas Church/Lowell left, I think it started to go down hill. The story lines between Joe and Helen got too weird once they got back together and married, then it got too 'dramatic' for a comedy. Also the storylines just got a bit too convoluted toward the end too.

I just think after Season 4, they kinda ran out of story ideas, and needed to add fresh faces (Yasbeck, Forke, and Haley) to breath some life into it, which backfired in some way. I think they could have limp'd along another season (or possibly 2) on the original cast (plus Tony Shalhoub), without many changes.

So I'll say it never jumped, still one of my favorite shows to watch in reruns.

A funny thing about Wings was that it saturated USA Network in syndication. All of the good episodes were shown on that channel. I remember it cycling back to the beginning after Joe and Helen got married. USA showed the ideal time frame of Wings and ended it when it should have been cancelled.

The show was at it's best in season 1-4. 5-6 were also good but not as great as 1-4 were. And don't get me started on the last two seasons. I think it hit a subtle downward spirl starting with 5 which is because the original writers left to do Frasier.

This jumped when Helena nd Joe got married. That would have been the perfect series finale.

I really liked this show and thought it was at its best from the "pilot"(no pun intended) up until the point when Thomas Hayden Church left. His departure really signaled the end. I never understood why the writers/producers felt the need to add Helen's sister into the show, especially Amy Yasbeck. I never liked her or her character. But as I said before when Lowell left that changed everything and I knew it would never be the same.

Not one of the greatest sitcoms in history, but it was a good, solid comedy. With the exception of the final season, I can't think of one episode that I didn't enjoy watching. All of the characters, even Alex and Casey, were special and hysterical in their own way. The dialogue was usually funny and well-written. The cast really seemed like they were enjoying themselves and liked each other's company. I think people compared it to Cheers too much, which is a shame because Wings really was a great show in its own right.

Never jumped. Hilarious and one of the great cast emsembles ever. Loved the episodes where Lowell is living with the Hackett brothers, Helen working at the fish gutting job, Roy getting everyone to dig the hole in his backyard, the psycho prom episode (the lady was absolutely hysterical)....so many laugh out loud moments, and it takes a lot to make me laugh out loud at a TV show.

Casey was obnoxious and a terrible addition. Alex sucked too, but she was a little more tollerable than Casey. Shark swallowed her whole.

Wings was a nice little sitcom. It had a good core cast of characters that all stood out on their own, and were likable, even the hissable villain Roy. You kind of wished you could just climb into the TV and hang out at their tiny airport: get a ham sandwich at Helen's counter, trade jokes with Brian, complain about life's daily pains in the butt with Antonio...

In the case of this show, getting married was just a progression, rather than a "well-run-dry" move. Never jumped.

I was 7 years old when I started watching Wings - I watched it during its entire run, and for a few years in syndication, but lost track of it about six or seven years ago. I recently rediscovered it, and fell in love all over again. Joe, Brian, and Helen were (and still are) my favorite characters - I had a crush on Steven Weber and Tim Daly (especially Steven Weber) since I was young, and still absolutely love them.

To me, this show never jumped, but I loved Lowell and his departure left a void. Casey's (Amy Yasbeck) arrival wasn't terrible, but I remember seeing The Mask in early 1995 and shouting "EWWW!! It's that bitch from 'Wings'!!!!" I was 12, and I just did not like her for some reason. That reputation I gave her eluded her for quite a few years and anything I saw her in post-1994, even all the times I've seen the Problem Child movies. Amy Yasbeck, however, played snobby Casey perfectly...and I mean it.

All the supporting cast (Fay, Roy, and especially Antonio) round out this crazy cast perfectly. You can see how Joe becomes less prissy (I noticed this early on), but he got goofy toward the end - I guess marriage will do that, but Tim Daly was a riot. I still can't believe Tyne Daly is his sister!!!!

Steven Weber - oh how I've always loved him!! He always had great lines - I love when he shoved Joe's camera in his pants and yelled "SMILE!", with disasterous results. Most eps had some kind of recurring line or theme (the bank loan officer with hair plugs, and everyone said "it's hardly noticeable," or when Brian took the picture of his member, and it kept being called "hoo-hah" and "whatzit"), which only made eps funnier.

This show never jumped - not with Joe and Helen's wedding, or with Antonio or Casey's arrival, or Lowell's departure. It only kept reinventing itself and being funnier everytime.

I thought Casey was a good addition at first. I just hated the way the writers always paired her off with Brian. Those two had absolutely zero chemistry. I would have liked to see Casey and Antonio paired off instead. I think that would have made an interesting storyline: the rich, snotty socialite dating the Italian-born cabdriver.

Wings was excellant up until Joe and Helen got married. That would have made an excellant series finale. So many show won't quit when they are on top. Case in point, The Simpsons, Friends, etc. etc.

Wings is my all time favorite comedy! But I agree that it starts to go down hill when Joe and Helen get married. I watch it on TVL each morning and laugh at episodes I've seen 10 times. My ALLTIME favorite show is when Antonio and Helen go pick strawberries and Helen gets a rash before her date with Davis. I laugh hysterically just thinking about it. THC's Lowell is the funniest character in TV history......

Episodes with William Hickey (Carlton Blanchard) were the best, that old man could make you laugh.........the best!

Wonderful show! Some of the best one-liners came from episodes of "Wings." The Christmas episode when Joe went back to the ***** store to get a 50 cent rewind charge refunded and getting the elderly clerk fired and sent to the hospital is an absolute classic!