James L. Brooks' feature directorial debut 'Terms Of Endearment' has been soiling hankies for 36 years. ELEVEN Academy Award nominations. Stellar performances from Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacClain, Debra Winger, and John Lithgow. We also get into the haunting brilliance of the theme to Brooks' tv masterpiece 'Taxi', his surprising involvement in some of the most distinctive American film comedies of the 20th Century, and the rumored feud between the leading ladies of Terms. Also, our new segment This Week In TV Guide revisits some head-scratching log lines from 1980's after-school tv lineup. Plus Chris raves from his Ivory Tower about the charming artists enclave of Westport, CT, Headlines, the theme song from "In Search Of", how we're not waiting for Ted Jessup to record our "Mask" episode...and MORE.