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227 Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1985 - 1986
Episode 1
Honesty
Sat, Sep 14, 198524 mins
Mary regrets her offer to pay for the damage to a car she dented.
Episode 2
Mary's Brother
Sat, Sep 21, 198524 mins
Mary's attempt to fix her brother up with Rose falls through when he falls for Sandra.
Episode 3
Family Hero
Sat, Sep 28, 198524 mins
While helping Brenda find an interesting ancestor for an essay assignment, she discovers a Civil War corporal -- and his claim to fame.
Episode 4
The Refrigerator
Sat, Oct 5, 198524 mins
Mary agrees to let Sandra use her apartment for a party if Sandra can talk the landlord into getting Mary a new refrigerator.
Episode 5
Do You Love Me?
Sat, Oct 19, 198524 mins
When Mary learns that her neighbors' marriage has ended, she thinks the same thing may happen to her and Lester.
Episode 6
Pilot
Sat, Oct 26, 198524 mins
The landlord of Mary's apartment building dies, leaving it in the care of a "tenant".
Episode 7
The Sidewalk Sale
Sat, Nov 2, 198524 mins
Rose inherits the building. But after a building inspector drops by, he notes so many violations that it's going to take a lot of money to repair them. So the guys decide to have a sidewalk sale. After nearly reaching their goal, Mary gives the money to Lester to hide. He hides it. Mary sells something that Lester told her not to. They learn it's where Lester kept the money.
Episode 8
Letter to the President
Sat, Nov 9, 198524 mins
Mary receives praise for complaining to the president about a pothole, then the Secret Service shows up.
Episode 9
Pity the Poor Working Girl
Sat, Nov 16, 198524 mins
Mary is concerned when Sandra is fired from her old job and begins a new one at Lester's construction firm.
Episode 10
Football Widow
Sat, Nov 23, 198524 mins
Tired of being a lonely widow, Mary tries to buy tickets to a Redskins game for herself and Lester.
Episode 11
A Daughter Is a Precious Thing
Sat, Nov 30, 198524 mins
Brenda ignores her mother's advice and listens to Sandra's about impressing a boy who's into "older women".
Episode 12
The Big Piano Play-Off
Sat, Dec 7, 198524 mins
Mary and Sandra compete to see who's learned more from Rose about playing the piano in three weeks.
Episode 13
Mary's Christmas
Sat, Dec 14, 198524 mins
Sandra, upon learning the Church is being asked to move out of the land they're on, volunteers Lester to help move it to it's new location. It's also Christmas time and the annual pageant will help commemorate the Church on it's new location. But the Church doesn't arrive there and they're wondering what they'll do for the pageant.
Episode 14
The Bed of Rose's
Sat, Jan 4, 198624 mins
Rose connects with the man Sandra found "boring", then panics when he suggests they spend a weekend in New York.
Episode 15
Brenda's Last Date
Sat, Jan 11, 198624 mins
At Pearl's request, Lester has a man-to-man talk with Calvin about sex, which leads to Calvin asking out Brenda.
Episode 16
A Young Man's Fancy
Sat, Jan 18, 198624 mins
Calvin misunderstands Sandra's neighborliness and falls in love with her.
Episode 17
We the People
Sat, Feb 1, 198624 mins
Lester's mentor shows up and Rose gives him the job of apartment manager. Later he invites some friends to stay with him. Later they learn that they're all homeless including Lester's boss. But when Rose hears of this, she feels she has no choice but to throw them out. Until she hears their woes.
Episode 18
Redecorating Blues
Sat, Feb 8, 198624 mins
Lester considers spending his bonus from work on a sports car, but his apartment is burglarized.
Episode 19
Fifty Big Ones
Sat, Feb 15, 198624 mins
Mary plans a party for her parents' 50th anniversary, but they aren't speaking to each other.
Episode 20
Slam Dunked
Sat, Feb 22, 198624 mins
Sandra dates a basketball player whose style proves to be a bad influence on Calvin.
Episode 21
Pick Six
Sat, Mar 8, 198624 mins
Mary gives Pearl and Rose a lecture on the evils of gambling, but her lottery entry happens to have the same numbers her friends picked.
Episode 22
Young Man With a Job
Sat, May 3, 198624 mins
Lester gets Calvin a part-time job in construction, but Calvin proves to be inept at it.