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19 Episodes 1981 - 1982
Episode 1
Thu, Oct 29, 1981
Recently-widowed Police Chief Carl Kanisky returns home to find his household in a mess. His housekeeper Nell has vacuumed his goldfish Gertrude, his youngest daughter Samantha has a black eye, his middle daughter Julie is kissing a boy in the kitchen, and his oldest daughter Katie has been picked up for shoplifting.
Episode 2
Thu, Nov 5, 1981
Nell is tired of striking out on the dating scene, so the Chief sets her up with one of his officers.
Episode 3
Thu, Nov 12, 1981
The Chief is reunited with a woman he knew when they were both high-school students--when she runs into his police car.
Episode 4
Thu, Nov 19, 1981
Nell, the Chief, and the girls try to take their minds off of the fact that it today would have been the girls' mother's birthday.
Episode 5
Thu, Nov 26, 1981
Nell and the Chief, who have both struggled with weight problems for years, try not to think about food.
Episode 6
Thu, Dec 3, 1981
Nell quits her job and moves out of the house when she argues with the Chief over inviting her boyfriend to stay the night.
Episode 7
Thu, Dec 10, 1981
When Carl goes to the drugstore, a young man comes in and pulls a gun and tries to rob the place. Carl then pulls his gun and shoots the robber. While the incident is being investigated, Carl tries to find solace from another cop, a priest, and Nell.
Episode 8
Thu, Dec 17, 1981
Katie sponsors Julie for membership in the Silver Slippers, an exclusive club to which she belongs.
Episode 9
Thu, Jan 7, 1982
Julie falls in love with Arnie, a boy she meets at a video arcade.
Episode 10
Thu, Jan 14, 1982
Nell's ex-husband Tony, a singer who had a modest Top 40 hit in the mid-1960s, returns to audition for a gig on a TV show.
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 21, 1982
The Chief hopes that Katie will be the first member of the Kanisky family to go to college, but she doesn't believe she can do well on a test, so she asks Julie to take it for her.
Episode 12
Thu, Feb 4, 1982
Katie is hospitalized with what turns out to be complications from an Intra-Uterine Device.
Episode 13
Thu, Feb 11, 1982
Nell goes back to Alabama when she learns that her father is dying.
Episode 14
Thu, Feb 18, 1982
Samantha runs into the house after getting into a fight. When she fails to get the attention of Nell and the Chief, who are fighting because Nell sat on his hat, she runs off with a squad car.
Episode 15
Thu, Feb 25, 1982
On their 55th wedding anniversary, Grandpa Kanisky discovers a shocking revelation about Grandma when he goes through their old love letters.
Episode 16
Thu, Mar 11, 1982
Katie's band has an opportunity for a gig in Hollywood.
Episode 17
Thu, Mar 18, 1982
Samantha believes that an innocent kiss from a boy has made her pregnant, but no one will clear up the situation for her.
Episode 18
Thu, Mar 25, 1982
Two burglars break into the house while the Chief and the girls are away at an award ceremony and Nell is out with a friend.
Episode 19
Thu, Apr 1, 1982
Katie's friend Valerie is pregnant, and her boyfriend Jonathan is unsure about marrying her.