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22 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 17, 1977
On the day of his retirement, Fish (Abe Vigoda) doesn't show up for work.
Episode 2
Sat, Sep 24, 1977
Boredom plagues Fish's first day of retirement.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 1, 1977
Against his better judgment, Fish is persuaded to join a senior citizens protest demonstration, only to find himself arrested.
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 8, 1977
Fish is released from jail, but his arrest may lead to his being removed from his job as a house parent at the group home.
Episode 5
Sat, Oct 15, 1977
When Fish nabs a well-paying two-day gig as bodyguard for rock star Johnny Sultan, with a possible full-time position as the star's head of security, Sultan stays overnight at the house due to injury from over-zealous fans.
Episode 6
Sat, Oct 22, 1977
Fish's daughter, Beverly, incurs her father's wrath as she prepares to marry a much-older man.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 5, 1977
Fish and Jilly simultaneously pick up new jobs; Fish as an unlikely door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman, and Jilly as a twenty-dollar-an-hour magazine model. Things take a turn when Jilly learns that she's been roped as a nude model.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 14, 1977
Victor and Jilly are life-long friends, but Victor strives to make it something more. Meanwhile, Fish is in the dog house for accusing Bernice's decision-making capabilities of being inept.
Episode 9
Tue, Dec 20, 1977
As Christmas approaches, Fish's temporary gig as an undercover shoplifter Detective (in a Santa suit) has turned him into an even bigger Scrooge than usual, ordering that the Christmas celebration at the house be kept to a minimum, especially expenses.
Episode 10
Tue, Jan 3, 1978
Mike becomes a big hit singing at a club on amateur night, drawing the attention of a rich older divorced woman who offers to finance his singing career. Meanwhile, after having a second phone installed in the house, Fish now finds himself with twice as many calls to answer.
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 12, 1978
The kids bring home an older man they've befriended, Harry, who's highly intelligent and helps them with their math homework. However, Harry also claims to have been a guest on another planet peopled by an immortal race of peaceful beings.
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 19, 197830 mins
Fish receives a pension check erroneously made out for a million dollars. Meanwhile, it's report card time again and Victor failed across the board, causing Fish to give him an ultimatum; pass his next test or he's off the football team.
Episode 13
Thu, Jan 26, 1978
An auditor assigned to investigate the muddled financial records of the Fish group home becomes infatuated with Mrs. Fish.
Episode 14
Thu, Feb 2, 1978
Fish hits the roof when he discovers that Charlie had given 15-year-old Diane permission to stay over at a friend's house for an all-night party without consulting him, causing Charlie to quit.
Episode 15
Thu, Feb 9, 1978
Marvin, a boy from school, has a crush on Diane but lacks the confidence to meet her face to face.
Episode 16
Thu, Feb 23, 197830 mins
The kids bring home a stray dog, knowing Fish won't allow pets. Meanwhile, a newspaper obituary has included Fish among the deceased.
Episode 17
Thu, Mar 2, 1978
When Bernice takes a job away from home Phil feels neglected. But after a neighbor Harriet shows more than a casual frienship in the retired policeman, Phil perks up.
Episode 18
Thu, Mar 9, 197830 mins
As the other kids make plans for her Sweet 16 birthday, Jilly confides in Bernice with a very mature request.
Episode 19
Thu, Mar 23, 1978
After Bernice falls and takes bed rest, helpful widowed neighbor Harriet cooks for Phil.
Episode 20
Thu, May 4, 1978
While Bernice is out of town, Fish and the children decide to redecorate, but their plans are interrupted when Diane suffers a ruptured appendix.
Episode 21
Thu, May 11, 1978
Diane has developed a thing for Mike, but he explains that he's seeing a new girl who's wealthy (and wonders where he'll get the money to keep taking her out), but It's clear though, that he just thinks of Diane as a friend. Meanwhile, when the TV goes on the blink, Fish intends on fixing it himself to save money.
Episode 22
Thu, May 18, 1978
Fish decides he will leave the children to become Chief of Police in a town in Georgia.