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23 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 13, 1977 60 mins
Willie is puzzled by his new girlfriend's moodiness. First of two parts. Lizzie: Brooke Adams. Ellen: Gretchen Corbett. Kate: Sada Thompson.
Episode 2
Tue, Sep 20, 1977 60 mins
Conclusion. Willie decides to marry Lizzie despite her illness. Joan Schiller: Priscilla Pointer. Paul Schiller: Harold Gould. Dr. Grant: Ron Rifkin.
Episode 3
Tue, Sep 27, 1977 60 mins
Buddy's new steady boyfriend pressures her to attend a necking party. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. T.J.: Willie Aames. Audrey: Louise Foley. Cookie: Shannon Terhune. Kate: Sada Thompson. Doug: James Broderick. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Clerk: William Pierson. Richie: Gary Dubin. Willie: Gary Frank.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 4, 1977 60 mins
A jealous Nancy romances her ex-husband just before his second marriage. Jeff: John Rubinstein. Vicki: Veronica Hamel. Kate: Sada Thompson. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 25, 1977 60 mins
Kate is less enthusiastic than Doug about the female attorney he's working against. Audrey: Louise Foley. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Secretary: Mari Gorman. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney.
Episode 6
Tue, Nov 1, 1977 60 mins
An antigay crusader learns that Buddy's teacher is a homosexual. Joyce Van Patten, Kristy McNichol. Kate: Sada Thompson. Doug: James Broderick. Stacey: Helen Hunt.
Episode 7
Tue, Nov 8, 1977 60 mins
Willie wants the Lawrences to adopt one of his guitar pupils, a 13-year-old on probation. Emmet: Kirk Calloway. Doug: James Broderick.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 15, 1977 60 mins
Buddy's friend returns from Chicago an alcoholic. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Victor Harris: Philip Sterling. Larry: Brett Ericson. Sandy: Tracie Savage. Kate: Sada Thompson.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 22, 1977 60 mins
Kate learns that a young father beats his son (Shane Sinutko). Doug: James Broderick. Erica: Frances Lee McCain. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Sgt. Banner: Beverly Todd. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 10
Tue, Nov 29, 1977 60 mins
The advertising whiz who promoted Willie to photographer may be more interested in him than in his pictures. Gary Frank. Ernie: Eric Olson. T.J.: Willie Aames. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 11
Tue, Dec 13, 1977 60 mins
The Lawrences' Christmas spirits run high until young Timmy is rushed to the hospital. Kate: Sada Thompson. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Doug: James Broderick. Jeff: John Rubinstein. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 12
Tue, Jan 3, 1978 60 mins
Willie is undermined by his former teacher's criticism of his first screenplay. Willie: Gary Frank. Michael Kagan: David Selby. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Andy: David Hollander. Louise: Jennifer Darling.
Episode 13
Tue, Jan 10, 1978 60 mins
Kate gets locked inside a model condominium with a rude pregnant woman. Lily: Kim Darby. Sally: Mitzi McCall. Sternhagen: Robert Lussier.
Episode 14
Tue, Jan 17, 1978 60 mins
Willie begins dating his late wife's former roommate. Flashbacks recall Willie and Lizzy's romance. Ellen: Gretchen Corbett. Audrey: Louise Foley. Lizzy: Brooke Adams. Jessica: Teri Nunn.
Episode 15
Tue, Jan 24, 1978 60 mins
Kate's maternal attitude toward her recently blinded pupil undermines his desire to cope. Sada Thompson. John: Dana Elcar. Doug: James Broderick. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Alex: Peter Hobbs.
Episode 16
Tue, Jan 31, 1978 60 mins
Nancy suspects that a friend is contemplating suicide after an unhappy affair. Meredith Baxter Birney, Quinn Cummings. Willie: Gary Frank. Dave Robinson: Vincent Baggetta.
Episode 17
Tue, Feb 7, 1978 60 mins
After renewing her friendship with her ex, Nancy finds she's pregnant. Audrey: Louise Foley. Kate: Sada Thompson. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Dr. Carmichael: Millie Slavin. Doug: James Broderick. Willie: Gary Frank.
Episode 18
Tue, Feb 14, 1978 60 mins
Willie has doubts about his future when his first screenplay is rejected. Bambi: Shera Danese. Doug: James Broderick. Skipper Thor: Richard Masur. Kate: Sada Thompson. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 19
Tue, Feb 21, 1978 60 mins
Doug attempts a reconciliation with his father, who is facing surgery. Meredith Baxter Birney, Sada Thompson. James Lawrence: David Wayne. Jeff: John Rubinstein.
Episode 20
Tue, Feb 28, 1978 60 mins
The ingenuousness of the Lawrences' houseguest blinds everyone but Willie to his lying, thievish nature. Sada Thompson, James Broderick. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Mrs. Hanley: Alice Ghostley.
Episode 21
Tue, May 2, 1978 60 mins
Kate fears that her nightmare about running down a child while driving a strange car may come true. James Broderick. Frances: Olivia Cole. Ruth Green: Alice Hirson. Willie: Gary Frank. Dr. Weiss: Sam Weisman. Sam: Lew Horn.
Episode 22
Tue, May 9, 1978 60 mins
Buddy is troubled by the eccentricity of one of her friends. Mara: Dinah Manoff. Pamela: Heather Totten. Kate: Sada Thompson. Doug: James Broderick. Audrey: Louise Foley. Miss Montebello: Jenny O'Hara. Willie: Gary Frank. Holden: Richard McKenzie.
Episode 23
Tue, May 16, 1978 60 mins
Kate's plan to study and teach music is thwarted by a professor who regards her as a dilettante. Sada Thompson, James Broderick. Dr. Taylor: William Daniels. Steven Bank: Biff McGuire.