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7 Episodes 1980 - 1980
Episode 1
Thu, Mar 20, 198060 mins
A dispute over a bill causes tension between the Freeman and Hall families and inseparable friends Booker and David are pressured not to see each other anymore.
Episode 2
Thu, Mar 27, 198060 mins
Luther becomes immersed in a home-study course in auto mechanics and David is preoccupied with a radio set creating a feeling of neglect for Booker T.
Episode 3
Thu, Apr 3, 198060 mins
Coralee's cousin Bo has the mental age of about 10 but is a grown man. When one of the girls in town is injured her mother blames Bo because she was playing with him, BookerT and David earlier. Willy-Joe knows the truth that will keep Bo from being put away.
Episode 4
Thu, Apr 10, 198060 mins
Guest star Morgan Freeman plays Mailman, a pitcher on a traveling black baseball team that's hustles a game against the white Palmerston team.
Episode 5
Thu, Apr 17, 198060 mins
W. D. takes bets on the ballgame, but doesn't tell that the opponents are a professional team. Everyone wants Rifle Johnson (Scatman Crothers) to pitch. The game is played between The Black Travelers and the town's mixed team.
Episode 6
Thu, Apr 24, 198060 mins
Booker T. and David are held hostage by convicts from a prison work gang. The boys fathers and Willie-Joe work on a plan to save them.
Episode 7
Thu, May 1, 198060 mins
Grandma Jenny Freeman is honored by her church. She is extra happy when Luther gets his brother to come back home to be at the church service.