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Family Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1976 - 1976
Episode 1
Pilot: The Best Years
Tue, Mar 9, 197660 mins
Nancy walks in on Jeff and finds him with another woman and moves back home. Buddy overhears something Kate says about her children, and runs away.
Episode 2
Monday Is Forever
Tue, Mar 16, 197660 mins
The family is stressed out and Kate is nervous as she must continue to wait for news from the doctor on Monday, whether or not she has cancer. Buddy may lose her friend Laura, whose family may have to move to Detroit.
Episode 3
A Special Kind of Loving
Tue, Mar 23, 1976
Willie meets Salina McGee and falls in love, leading to Buddy's jealousy, who needs him to help her overcome her fear of diving.
Episode 4
A Right and Proper Goodbye
Tue, Mar 30, 1976
Hattie, Kate's headstrong mother, pays a final visit to the family. She attempts to hide a serious illness, but takes Buddy into her confidence. Kate eventually realizes that Hattie can no longer live independently and considers moving her in with the Lawrence family, though Doug and Buddy are resistant to the idea for very different reasons. Ultimately, Hattie returns to her Oregon farm, accompanied by Willie. Weeks later, Willie phones with the news that Hattie has died peacefully.
Episode 5
Thursday's Child
Tue, Apr 6, 1976
The family relives painful memories of Timmy Sr.'s death as Timmy Jr.'s christening approaches.
Episode 6
Point of Departure
Tue, Apr 13, 1976
During a string of burglaries that sweeps through the neighborhood and tests the family, Doug resents Willie's attitude towards life and work.
