Our House
Following the death of his son, Gus Witherspoon takes in his daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren to live with him. Adjustment to the new arrangement is not easy on any of them.
- 1986-1988
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Drama, Family
Following the death of his son, Gus Witherspoon takes in his daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren to live with him. Adjustment to the new arrangement is not easy on any of them.
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Sounds from a Silent Clock: Part 1
Sun, Sep 13, 1987 60 mins
Kris wants to take flying lessons, but her mother disapproves; Gus decides to go back to work and needs a bank loan to buy a truck; Jessie enjoys taking care of a baby whose mother abandoned him; David is about to turn 13; Molly is worried after a series of tremors hits the area.
Episode 2
Sounds from a Silent Clock: Part 2
Sun, Sep 20, 1987 60 mins
Gus is trapped in an elevator with the baby after an earthquake; Kris is a passenger in a small plane without Jessie's permission; David becomes friends with a handyman while his class is stuck at a church in the country, then tragedy strikes; Jessie is reluctant to give up the baby.
Episode 3
A Silent, Fallen Tree
Sun, Sep 27, 1987
During a teachers' strike, Gus substitutes at Kris' school, and Kris supports the picketers; Molly and Bertha have a falling-out over potential sweepstakes winnings; Jessie's new boss gives her a beeper.
Episode 4
Dancing in the Dark
Sun, Oct 4, 1987
Kris leads a petition to reopen the teen dance club; Gus disapproves of Kris' new friend; David takes up surfing and skips school; Molly and Bertha decide to become blood sisters.
Episode 5
The Witherspoon War
Sun, Oct 18, 1987
When Gus and Jessie have a fight, Kris urges them to seek help from a talk-radio therapist; David shoots a home video; Molly thinks she's adopted.
Episode 6
The Haunting
Sun, Oct 25, 1987
There's a Halloween heatwave; a friend of Gus' dies and leaves him a horse; David wonders about the afterlife and decides to explore a supposedly haunted house.
Episode 7
Candles and Shadows
Sun, Nov 1, 1987
After a bicycle accident puts David in a coma, he is visited by his late father Johnny, who helps him work through his unresolved feelings about his death.
Episode 8
The Stringtown Treasure
Sun, Nov 15, 1987
David and his friends go on an overnight camping trip without permission to search for buried treasure after finding an old map; Gus goes to work at a stable and discovers a mutual attraction with his pretty employer.
Episode 9
They Also Serve
Sun, Nov 22, 1987
A tough ROTC instructor causes Kris to doubt her dream of going to the Air Force Academy; Gus's service club plans a memorial for Vietnam war dead and Gus can't understand Lt. Col. Trask's ambivalence towards it; Molly grows squash and befriends caterpillars; David regrets his gift to a pretty classmate.
Episode 10
Like Father, Like Son
Sun, Nov 29, 1987
Encouraged by memories of his father's past glory, David joins the school basketball team but doesn't enjoy it; Molly and Bertha mistakenly believe Mr. Kaplan is dying; Kris and Nikki have a falling-out after Kris accuses Nikki of keeping secrets; Jessie dates an old friend.
Episode 11
Sunday's Hero, Monday's Goat
Sun, Dec 6, 1987
When Gus takes the family and Joe Kaplan to a friend's cabin for the weekend, they unexpectedly meet the friend's son, a troubled professional football player; David makes an expensive bet with J.R.; Molly works on a poem for school.
Episode 12
Balance of Power
Sun, Jan 10, 1988
Kris meets her Russian pen pal, a talented pianist whose teacher tries to keep them apart; Jessie objects to being paid less than a male colleague; Molly and Bertha enjoy a soap opera.
Episode 13
Call It a Draw
Sun, Jan 17, 1988
After Gus identifies the young man who mugged him, the mugger's brother begins a campaign of intimidation against the Witherspoon family to keep Gus from testifying in court; Molly and Bertha build an ant colony for a school project; Kris is overwhelmed when she studies for an important test.
Episode 14
Finish the Day
Sun, Jan 24, 1988
Kris and Gus compete together on a game show; Jessie discovers a lump in her breast; David receives an anonymous love note.
Episode 15
Two-Beat, Four-Beat
Sun, Feb 7, 1988
Gus convinces Joe Kaplan to join his service club, but Joe is blackballed for unknown reasons, which causes a rift between the friends; David's band gets a female drummer and David and J.R. both fall for her; Molly awaits a reply from Jason Bateman after writing him several fan letters.
Episode 16
Trouble in Paradise: Part 1
Sun, Feb 14, 1988
The family wins a Hawaiian trip, but the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when the hotel room is ransacked.
Episode 17
Trouble in Paradise: Part 2
Sun, Feb 21, 1988
The Witherspoon kids are stranded on an island after arsonists destroy their boat; Molly's lei attracts diamond smugglers.
Episode 18
Out of Step
Sun, Feb 28, 1988
Jessie becomes an advisor to the high school newspaper and allows a satirical article to run poking fun at student council candidates--including Kris; Kris is upset at being labeled a goody two-shoes; David and his friends decide to get their ears pierced; Molly and Bertha take up tap dancing.
Episode 19
The Ashton Street Gang
Sun, Mar 6, 1988
David and J.R. are convinced that the new neighbors are criminals; Joe Kaplan feels old and tries to be more adventurous; Molly gets a magic set.
Episode 20
The Fifth Beatle
Sun, Mar 13, 1988
David's band is offered a chance to record an album by a young music producer, but Gus believes it's a scam; Jessie feels guilty that she doesn't have the financial means to help David with his dream; Molly takes a cue from Gandhi when a cranky neighbor complains about Arthur.
Episode 21
Neighborhood Watch
Sun, May 1, 1988 60 mins
A rash of home burglaries rattles the Witherspoons' neighborhood; Molly discovers her new friend has a secret; Gus is put in charge of the neighborhood watch; Kris enjoys chatting on a party line.
Episode 22
Artful Dodging
Sun, May 8, 1988 60 mins
Molly shoplifts to join a secret club; Kris takes a job; David gets a crash course in horseback riding to impress a girl; Gus is confused by his new romance; Mr. Kaplan damages one of Gus's toy trains.