Matriarchy
Season 1, Episode 23
Justin prepares for his overseas deployment by reaching out to each family member separately; Nora maps out a party for Kitty and the senator; Sarah mulls the future of her marriage; and more details of Saul's private life are revealed.
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Tom and Julia face an extremely emotional choice after the birth of their twins; Justin receives a helping hand as he gets ready to return to the Army; and Sarah and Joe contemplate a critical point in their marriage.
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A party to kick off Tom's vineyard venture ends chaotically; Nora finds it necessary to set boundaries for Holly.
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Bad News
Season 1, Episode 20
Marital woes and assumptions about her husband's infidelity are becoming too much for Sarah to bear; Kitty and Robert cope with the fallout from a tragedy.
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Game Night
Season 1, Episode 19
Rebecca is invited to join the Walkers' tradition of a family game night, which pits them against their longtime rivals, the Joneses, including the pregnant Lizzie (Jenna Elfman) and her mother, Miranda (Susan Sullivan).
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Nora's mischievous friend, Emily (Margot Kidder), urges her to pursue a romance with her professor (Peter Coyote); Justin looks out for Rebecca; and Chad's revelation comes at Kevin's expense.
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Rebecca is invited to a Walker family dinner; Nora has a close encounter with her college professor (Peter Coyote); and Sen. McCallister has another surprise up his sleeve.
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Word of the existence of William and Holly's illegitimate child, Rebecca, finally filters down to the entire Walker clan, sending shock waves through the family.
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Sarah and Joe seek help from a therapist (Joel Grey); grumblings among McCallister's staff could change Kitty's opinion of the senator; and Thomas runs into a distant relative.
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Nora's Valentine's Day includes dinner with a friend and some uncharacteristic behavior that may not be entirely lawful. Margot Kidder guest stars.
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A party for Nora's 60th birthday becomes an experiment in controlled chaos when her mother (Marion Ross) ruins the surprise, half the family gets the flu, and a video tribute goes awry.
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Kevin is smitten with a soap-opera actor (Jason Lewis) who is unsure if the feeling is mutual; Nora and Kitty fall for a matchmaker's presentation.
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Family Day
Season 1, Episode 11
The Walkers don't do Justin's rehabilitation any favors during a group-therapy meeting; Kitty mulls a tempting offer from Senator McCallister (Rob Lowe).
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The holidays aren't so happy when business troubles continue to plague Sarah, Tom and Saul; and Nora tries to distract her family from a difficult year.
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Conclusion. A road trip for Sarah, Thomas and Kevin reveals more startling news about their father's secret life; Kitty interviews Sen. Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe); and Justin comes clean about his reasons for joining the service after returning from a hospital stay.
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Part 1 of 2. Justin's vow of sobriety is severely tested by the unsettling contents of a letter.
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Kitty and Warren's weekend getaway in the country isn't so peaceful; Thomas and Julia explore options for starting a family.
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The Walker family secrets are no longer concealed when their private and business affairs are made public in a less-than-dignified way.
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Nora finally makes an effort to put William's death in the past, but her rendezvous with a younger man (Treat Williams) doesn't go quite like she planned. Meanwhile, Kitty has her own relationship problems when she green-lights an uncomfortable double date.
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Kitty's love life gets more complicated; Justin struggles to adjust to the demands of his new job; and Sarah and Joe enter their most difficult phase as parents.
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Revelations of William's peccadilloes come as a shock to the Walkers, who are also surprised, to a lesser degree, by Nora's previously unseen awareness of the circumstances.
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Justin disappears after William's will creates tension in the family, sending Nora, Kitty and Kevin on a frantic search to find him. Meanwhile, Sarah gets off to a rocky start as the head of the business when she's forced to confront her father's mismanagement.
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Conservative radio talk-show host Kitty interviews for a TV job in Los Angeles; Sarah worries about the family business; and Justin struggles to readjust after getting out of the service.
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