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Family Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1976 - 1977
Episode 1
Coming Apart
Wed, Oct 6, 197660 mins
When Buddy gets a part-time job at a bakery, Willie is smitten with the owner, Big Al. Meanwhile, Nancy finds herself in a romantic triangle between Peter, her former college professor, and ex-husband Jeff, anxious for a reconciliation.
Episode 2
Such Sweet Sorrow
Tue, Oct 19, 197650 mins
Willie's relationship with Big Al is complicated by Salina's surprise reappearance in his life. Doug considers relocating the family to New York.
Episode 3
Home Movie
Tue, Oct 26, 1976
Willie annoys the family when he decides to film their lives for a documentary. In a school assignment, Buddy ponders how she'll leave her mark on the world.
Episode 4
Coming of Age
Tue, Nov 9, 197660 mins
Buddy begins puberty. Nancy finds herself torn between Peter's proposal and her attraction to a stranger.
Episode 5
Jury Duty: Part 1
Tue, Nov 16, 1976
Kate confronts fear and prejudice when she's selected for jury duty in the trial of a young Latino man accused of the rape and murder of a girl the same age as Buddy. Buddy tries to win T.J. Latimer and a skateboarding competition.
Episode 6
Jury Duty: Part 2
Tue, Nov 23, 197648 mins
After Rudy Cortes is freed, Kate doubts her decision when another young girl is murdered. Buddy is stalked by the killer.
Episode 7
The Cradle Will Fall
Tue, Nov 30, 1976
The family is drawn into a custody battle between Salina and her daughter's married father. Kate accidentally discovers that Elaine's husband Fred is being unfaithful.
Episode 8
Skeleton in the Closet
Tue, Dec 7, 197648 mins
Doug must face his sister Emily's alcoholism. Buddy tries to help a senior citizen she spots shoplifting food from the supermarket.
Episode 9
On the First Day of Christmas
Tue, Dec 21, 197660 mins
Doug and his father are at odds when James introduces the family to his younger fiancée Constance, a woman with a lurid past. Jeff angers Nancy by insisting that Timmy accompany him on a Christmas cruise.
Episode 10
Rites of Friendship
Tue, Dec 28, 1976
Willie experiences difficulty accepting his childhood friend Zeke who is arrested in a gay bar. Buddy seeks dancing lessons from a disinterested Nancy.
Episode 11
An Eye to the Future
Tue, Jan 4, 197748 mins
Kate ponders going to college, Doug has a shot at the bench, and Buddy becomes part of the CB radio craze.
Episode 12
Lovers and Strangers
Tue, Jan 11, 197760 mins
Willie begins an affair with older film director Elizabeth Kraft. Buddy gifts Doug with a dog for his birthday.
Episode 13
Return Engagement
Tue, Jan 18, 197760 mins
Maggie Calder, the woman who nearly destroyed Doug and Kate's marriage 20 years ago, is back for a second attempt. Buddy feels she's being treated like a baby.
Episode 14
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...
Tue, Feb 1, 197760 mins
Kate intercedes for Elaine and the young woman she gave up for adoption before marrying Fred. Willie wonders about the private life of a beautiful client at the photo studio.
Episode 15
Someone's Watching
Tue, Feb 8, 1977
Buddy's schoolmate views the Lawrences as his surrogate family. Anonymous gifts from a secret admirer begin to frighten Nancy.
Episode 16
A Safe House
Tue, Feb 15, 1977
Willie's old friend Sam Trask, wanted by the FBI, seeks Willie's help in visiting his dying father. Buddy learns about responsible journalism when she publishes a story for the school newspaper without verifying the facts.
Episode 17
Best Friends
Tue, Feb 22, 1977
Buddy's relationship with T.J. complicates her friendship with Audrey. At her class reunion, Nancy becomes reacquainted with Brian Slater, the high school sweetheart she dumped for Jeff, but Brian's hiding a terrible secret.
Episode 18
Taking Chances: Part 1
Tue, Mar 1, 1977
After a hit-and-run accident, Doug must decide between a life of total blindness or risky surgery that could completely restore his vision or possibly kill him.
Episode 19
Taking Chances: Part 2
Tue, Mar 8, 197749 mins
A fearful Doug attempts to adjust to life as a blind man, while the family is divided about the surgery that may restore his sight.
Episode 20
Coming and Goings
Tue, Mar 22, 197749 mins
Willie and Salina search for an apartment together. Jeff's mother Sylvia is confined to the Lawrence home following a back injury and a quarrel with Jeff's father.
Episode 21
...More Things in Heaven and Earth
Tue, Mar 29, 197749 mins
A chance meeting with psychic Calvin Manners becomes an obsession with Kate when he assures her that he can solve the mystery of her favorite aunt, missing since World War II.
Episode 22
An Endangered Species
Tue, May 3, 1977
Kate spends time with a divorced friend, while Nancy's classmate wants to use the Lawrence guest house for trysts with a married man.
