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22 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 21, 1978 60 mins
The family takes in a strong-willed and seemingly unemotional orphan (Quinn Cummings). James Broderick, Sada Thompson. Sophie Sullivan: K Callan. Al Krantz: Nicolas Coster. Willie: Gary Frank.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 28, 1978 60 mins
Buddy's boyfriend pressures her to spend the nightu. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Zack: Leif Garrett. Cathy: Lisa Whelchel. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Kate: Sada Thompson. Audrey: Louise Foley. Doug: James Broderick. Willie: Gary Frank. Salesman: Arthur Rosenberg. Annie: Quinn Cummings.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 12, 1978 60 mins
Old disagreements hang over Nancy and Jeff's decision to remarry. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Jeff: John Rubinstein. Ms. Massey: Constance McCashin. Sylvia: Eloise Hardt. Kate: Sada Thompson.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 19, 1978 60 mins
Kate shares a hospital room with a rock queen recovering from a drug overdose. James Broderick. Nurse Rondo: Charlotte Rae.
Episode 5
Thu, Nov 9, 1978 60 mins
Nancy moves out of the guest house; Willie (Gary Frank) has an affair with a married woman. Susan: Kim Cattrall. Defilips: Bert Remsen. Kate: Sada Thompson. Yvonne: Marcy Hanson. Gilbert Howland: Dennis Howard.
Episode 6
Thu, Nov 23, 1978 60 mins
On Thanksgiving, the Lawrences visit a farmhouse left to Willie by his grandmother. Sada Thompson. Dexter: Lance Kerwin. Doug: James Broderick. Prettyman: Macon McCalman. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. John Watkins: Sandy Ward.
Episode 7
Thu, Dec 7, 1978 60 mins
Nancy's boss tries to carry on her training after hours. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Mike Dunston: Mitchell Ryan. Roz Gornick: Andra Akers. Kate: Sada Thompson. Janet: Stacy Swor. Doug: James Broderick. Linda: Laura Campbell.
Episode 8
Thu, Dec 21, 1978 60 mins
Unable to be with her parents, a disheartened Annie decides to spend Christmas traveling on a bus. Vito: Jan Arvan. Sergeant: Marge Redmond. Kate: Sada Thompson. Doug: James Broderick. Willie: Gary Frank. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Tree Salesman: Michael Keaton. Deliveryman: Lew Horn.
Episode 9
Thu, Jan 4, 1979 60 mins
Doug tries to cover up for a friend involved in an affair. Kate: Sada Thompson. Eve: Whitney Blake. Buddy: Kristy McNichol. Annie: Quinn Cummings. Marilyn: Shannon Wilcox.
Episode 10
Thu, Jan 11, 1979 60 mins
Despite Kate's objections, Buddy auditions for a part in a professional play. Sada Thompson. Angela Brown: Rachel Roberts. Julian Fisher: Joe Bennett. Barbara Collins: Claudia Wells. Doug: James Broderick. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney. Annie: Quinn Cummings. Dunois/Ladvenue: Bob Marsic. Inquisitor: Lanny Horn.
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 18, 1979 60 mins
The Lawrences are harassed by a wife beater whose former spouse was represented by Doug. James Broderick, Sada Thompson, Marilyn Chris. Watch Commander: Charles Hallahan. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 25, 1979 60 mins
Nancy's latest beau, a school psychologist, is accused of molesting his former lover's daughter. Sada Thompson. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney.
Episode 13
Thu, Feb 1, 1979 60 mins
While Buddy debates pledging a sorority her friend wasn't asked to join, Willie romances his mother's recital partner. Audrey: Louise Foley. Joan: Shelley Long. Kate: Sada Thompson. Doug: James Broderick. Annie: Quinn Cummings. Liza: Laura Staylor. Marjorie: Kim Leslie.
Episode 14
Thu, Feb 8, 1979 60 mins
A friend urges Buddy to go to a disco on a school night---to the annoyance of her parents. Julie: Priscilla Lopez. Kate: Sada Thompson. Doug: James Broderick. Brock: Dennis Dimster. Willie: Gary Frank. Clyde: Paul Pape.
Episode 15
Thu, Mar 1, 1979 60 mins
While volunteering at a hospital, Buddy befriends her school's star basketball player, who may lose a leg to cancer. Jake: Michael Biehn. Kate: Sada Thompson. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 16
Thu, Mar 8, 1979 60 mins
A student kills herself after being bested by Buddy in a history contest. Merilee: Mare Winningham. Kate: Sada Thompson. Audrey: Louise Foley. Doug: James Broderick.
Episode 17
Thu, Mar 15, 1979 60 mins
A ballerina has to choose between Willie's company and the strict regimen imposed by her ballet master. Alvin Mercer: Rene Auberjonois. Willie: Gary Frank. Kate: Sada Thompson.
Episode 18
Thu, Mar 22, 1979 60 mins
Willie tries to help a call girl go straight by hiring her as his secretary. Bambi: Shera Danese. Kate: Sada Thompson. Gip Goddard: Marty Ingels. Doug: James Broderick. Karen Glass: Mimi Kennedy.
Episode 19
Fri, Mar 30, 1979 60 mins
Kate encounters a disruptive student on her first day as a substitute; Annie loses a ring she borrowed from Buddy (Kristy McNichol). Quinn Cummings, Sada Thompson. Philip Ogden: Steven Guttenberg.
Episode 20
Fri, Apr 20, 1979 60 mins
Buddy is recruited for the all-boys varsity swim team, and gets a crush on her coach. Jason: Marshall Colt. Kate: Sada Thompson. Audrey: Louise Foley.
Episode 21
Thu, May 10, 1979 60 mins
Willie tries to help a call girl go straight by giving her a job as his secretary. Kate: Sada Thompson. Bambi: Shera Danese. Gip Goddard: Marty Ingels. Karen Glass: Mimi Kennedy. Doug: James Broderick. Buddy: Kristy McNichol.
Episode 22
Thu, May 17, 1979 60 mins
A Russian musician shows romantic interest in Kate, while Buddy and Annie (Quinn Cummings) play Monopoly for Willie's old room. Alexei: George S. Irving. Doug: James Broderick. Nikolai: Elya Baskin. Willie: Gary Frank. Mrs. Woodbridge: Jo De Winter. Nancy: Meredith Baxter Birney.