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65 Episodes 1980 - 1980
Episode 1
Mon, Jan 7, 1980
Eddie Roberts, an assistant sociology professor at Cranepool University, is vying for tenure with triple-threat colleague Chiquita Zamora. His personal life is complicated by wife Delores, whose primary ambition in life is to be the world's first female Major League Baseball player. Meanwhile, Delores isn't pleased with Eddie's "boom, boom, bang" in the bedroom. At work, Eddie finds himself pursued by shapely biochemist Dr. Zindell, whose experimental male contraceptive drug TSU is in desperate need of a test subject.
Episode 2
Tue, Jan 8, 1980
A dissatisfied Dolores, along with her daughter Chrissy, decides to leave Eddie. Meanwhile, very unusual circumstances manage to reunite Eddie with Turner LeQuattro, a former friend from his college days, who has returned and is now a carpet salesman.
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 9, 1980
A reunited Eddie and old college buddy Turner LeQuattro spend the evening reminiscing about the good old days when they were young Turks. After her baseball team loses its playing field, Delores suddenly finds herself placed on a suspension.
Episode 4
Thu, Jan 10, 1980
An undecided Eddie feels mounting pressure to make a decision about whether or not to participate in Dr. Zindell's experimental TSU research program. Lydia and her brother Professor Tony Cranepool receive a promising lead in the ongoing search for their beloved sister who has been missing for many years.
Episode 5
Fri, Jan 11, 1980
Delores and Chrissy make a decision to give things a second chance and return home to their life with Eddie. At the same time, the Roberts household is suddenly alive with activity as Eddie's friend Turner and Delores' friend Gertrude become new borders in the home.
Episode 6
Mon, Jan 14, 1980
Eddie and Delores discuss stress: what it is, how they create it for one another, and what steps they can take to possibly relieve it. A billing error from $19.11 to $1,911 escalates tension in the Roberts household when Eddie loses a battle with the local power company and finds his electricity being shut off for non-payment.
Episode 7
Tue, Jan 15, 1980
Eddie's daughter Chrissy is selected to participate in a newly created school busing program designed to achieve greater racial integration within the community. Vivian Blanquette and Tony Cranepool decide to embark upon a romantic relationship.
Episode 8
Wed, Jan 16, 1980
The Robertses are thrown for a loop after Chrissy becomes embroiled in a supposed racial warfare incident related to the community's new busing scheme. Tony discusses Eddie's sexual problem with Lydia. Delores and Eddie experience a marital spat.
Episode 9
Thu, Jan 17, 1980
Dolores and Eddie reconcile their differences. Eddie finally agrees to participate in Dr. Zindell's male contraceptive pill experiment. Eddie and Tony are placed in charge of hosting an unusual Chinese ping pong team that is visiting Cranepool University.
Episode 10
Fri, Jan 18, 1980
Eddie and Tony try some last-minute coaching techniques on their stoned ping pong team. Dolores comes to a dramatic decision about how to relieve the stress that is threatening both Eddie and herself. A Chinese secret agent pops a surprise on Dr. Zindell.
Episode 11
Mon, Jan 21, 1980
Eddie's sexual performance issues have not improved enough for Delores' satisfaction. Concern grows as Dr. Zindell has suddenly gone missing from the biochemistry laboratory. Delores reaches the decision that she must surrender her longtime dream.
Episode 12
Tue, Jan 22, 1980
Delores becomes a psychiatric patient. Tony isn't pleased after he discovers Eddie and Vivian alone together in the biochemistry lab. Lydia and Tony are overjoyed to be reunited with Samantha Higgins, whom they believe to be their long lost missing sister.
Episode 13
Wed, Jan 23, 1980
Delores' latest baseball game victory elicits praise as interest from a big league sports manager. A seductive Cynthia comes on very strong to Eddie's old friend Turner. Delores and Gertrude manage to get themselves rehired at the Kluck-O-Rama.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 24, 1980
Kidnapper Chang Chook Dung attempts to force Dr. Zindell into revealing the secret TSU contraceptive formula. Tony and Vivian's relationship becomes closer. The Cranepools engage diminutive private detective Mr. William Billy to investigate Samantha's identity.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 25, 1980
In an effort to get their increasingly unsteady marriage back on the right track, Delores and Eddie agree to avail themselves of couples therapy. Cynthia has a surprise for Turner, but it ends up backfiring on her. Gertrude has a confession to make.
Episode 16
Mon, Jan 28, 1980
Lydia and Dean Knitzer have a secret rendezvous at a motel. Cynthia accidentally uncovers something very frightening about Turner's past life and his current extracurricular activities. Gertrude makes advances toward a member of Eddie's household.
Episode 17
Tue, Jan 29, 1980
Mr. Billy attempts to verify for Lydia and Tony Samantha's identity as the lost Cranepool. Lydia discusses Samantha's massage business with Dean Knitzer. Vivian and Tony heat up their romance.
Episode 18
Wed, Jan 30, 1980
Chiquita is accused of hiding a man in her room. Vivian wants to end her relationship with Tony. Dean Knitzer commissions Mr. Billy to search for a still missing Dr. Zindell.
Episode 19
Thu, Jan 31, 1980
Delores and Eddie go to their first encounter session. Turner attempts to prevent Cynthia from revealing the sinister secret she has discovered about him. Mr. Billy receives assistance in his quest to locate Cranepool University's missing biochemist.
Episode 20
Fri, Feb 1, 1980
Eddie and Delores engage in an emotional catharsis to end all catharses at their group encounter session.
Episode 21
Mon, Feb 4, 1980
Delores and Gertrude are promoters of the Equal Rights Amendment at the Kluck-O-Rama. Later, Delores discusses her baseball career on a local television talk show. Eddie and Chiquita must appear before the Cranepool University tenure board.
Episode 22
Tue, Feb 5, 1980
Eddie has a confrontation at the university with a new professor and one of his primate friends. Hiccups have become Eddie's latest affliction, and they're driving him to distraction. A member of the Robertses encounter group pays an unexpected visit to Eddie.
Episode 23
Wed, Feb 6, 1980
Delores is greatly pleased by Eddie's latest boom boom bang progress in their bedroom. Tony attempts to affect a reconciliation in his shattered romance with Vivian. Delores makes an astonishing vow.
Episode 24
Thu, Feb 7, 1980
Eddie's annoying hiccups continue to bother him. Mr. Billy is hot on the trail to find the kidnapped Dr. Zindell. Tony makes a solemn vow to change his ways. Gertrude and Chiquita find themselves becoming closer. Eddie has a rendezvous with Marcia.
Episode 25
Fri, Feb 8, 1980
Eddie has a most unfortunate encounter while at the Kluck-O-Rama. Turner enlightens Cynthia about the revolution he supports. Dolores begins to suspect Eddie of fooling around with another woman. The president wants to spend a night in the Roberts household.
Episode 26
Mon, Feb 11, 1980
Samantha livens up a dinner party for the conservative Senator Lambacher. Cynthia prepares for a very explosive evening with Turner. A White House representative investigates the Roberts household.
Episode 27
Tue, Feb 12, 1980
Mr. Billy continues his search for Dr Zindell, Augusta, and Eddie, who has now vanished, too. Dolores expects a confrontation with Marcia, but she ends up having an unexpected one with Herb instead.
Episode 28
Wed, Feb 13, 1980
Dolores and Herb plan how they're going to get back at Eddie and Marcia. Eddie and Dr. Zindell commiserate about their captivity. Vivian and Tony have become a romantic item again.
Episode 29
Thu, Feb 14, 1980
Delores is experiencing guilt over sharing her marital secrets with Lydia. Dean Knitzer, Tony, Lydia, and Vivian must all come to terms with the ransom demands they receive, sent by the kidnapper for the safe returns of Eddie and Dr. Zindell.
Episode 30
Fri, Feb 15, 1980
Mr. Billy learns about the ransom note sent to Cranepool University. Dr. Zindell's mind is growing fuzzier with each passing day in captivity. Mr. Billy and Dean Knitzer disregard the kidnapper's warning and decide to go to the police about Eddie and Dr. Zindell.
Episode 31
Mon, Feb 18, 1980
Dean Knitzer and Mr. Billy pursue a really hot tip they receive regarding the kidnapping. Delores and Marcia engage in a confrontation with one another. Chang Chook Dung manages to get his hands on Zindell's secret male contraceptive formula.
Episode 32
Tue, Feb 19, 1980
The Calvary arrives just in time, and Eddie and Dr. Zindell are finally rescued from their captor. Delores is keeping a secret from Eddie.
Episode 33
Wed, Feb 20, 1980
Dean Knitzer and Mr. Billy almost learn the truth about Samantha's identity. Turner has an altercation with another militant activist. Marcia drops a bombshell on Eddie.
Episode 34
Thu, Feb 21, 1980
Gertrude and Chiquita discuss Gertrude's past. Vivian learns the reason why Tony never has any money. Dean Knitzer and Lydia secretly go to the motel again.
Episode 35
Fri, Feb 22, 1980
Delores and Eddie have confessions to make to one another. An irritated Senator Lambacher makes a threat to withdraw all of his financial support from Cranepool University.
Episode 36
Mon, Feb 25, 1980
Dolores and Tony discuss their problems, while Eddie and Vivian do the same. Eddie receives some bad news from Dr. Zindell regarding the experimental drug he has been taking. Cynthia secretly takes a home pregnancy test to confirm her worst fears.
Episode 37
Tue, Feb 26, 1980
Samantha reveals some of the Dean Knitzer's secrets to Senator Lambacher. Tony embarks on a very big and risky gamble to boost his sagging finances. Dean Knitzer and Lydia devise a dastardly plan.
Episode 38
Wed, Feb 27, 1980
Gertrude receives a telephone call from the police. Tony and Vivian's relationship isn't going too well again. Later, Tony and Eddie find themselves trapped in a stalled elevator where Eddie begins to display uncharacteristically bizarre behavior.
Episode 39
Thu, Feb 28, 1980
Tony and Eddie are rescued from the elevator. Cynthia has unexpected news for Turner. Chrissy decides to pursue a child modeling career. Eddie begins to lose his macho demeanor.
Episode 40
Fri, Feb 29, 1980
Gertrude's ex-husband Tex arrives in town and wants to claim his son. Lydia and Dean Knitzer prime Samantha with phony stories. Cynthia avails herself of the university's student health service. Everything is riding on Tony's chosen racehorse.
Episode 41
Mon, Mar 3, 1980
Tex MacQuillen threatens Gertrude with court action for custody of their son. Vivian learns about the strange side effects that Eddie is experiencing from taking Dr. Zindell's experimental drug.
Episode 42
Tue, Mar 4, 1980
Eddie needs a quick antidote for his increasingly bizarre behavior. Cynthia worries what to do about her unplanned pregnancy. Mr. Billy obtains verification regarding Samantha's true identity.
Episode 43
Wed, Mar 5, 1980
Delores catches Eddie and Cynthia in an awkward position. Cynthia delivers some very bad news to a shocked Turner. Mr. Billy determines whether or not Samantha is just a Higgins or actually a Cranepool.
Episode 44
Thu, Mar 6, 1980
Chrissy and Robbie begin their careers as child models. Lydia instructs Mr. Billy to continue searching for the missing Cranepool sister. Delores and Eddie are surprised by the arrival of his mother, who turns up unannounced at a most in opportune time.
Episode 45
Fri, Mar 7, 1980
Eddie's mother helps to disrupt the already rocky Roberts household. Gertrude and Chiquita look for an attorney to help her win the custody case against Tex. Turner and Cynthia discuss their options of what to do about her unwanted pregnancy.
Episode 46
Mon, Mar 10, 1980
Chrissy and Robbie are trailed to a modeling agency known for producing pornography. A hopeful Vivian accepts a date. Eddie's mother makes a very dramatic disclosure.
Episode 47
Tue, Mar 11, 1980
Her new attorney explains some extremely disturbing tactics to a wary Gertrude. Turner makes the decision for Cynthia about whether or not she should abort the baby. Vivian's date couldn't be less exciting.
Episode 48
Wed, Mar 12, 1980
Gertrude's day in court to get custody of her son does not go as well as she had hoped. Tony makes another desperate appeal. Eddie spills the beans once too often.
Episode 49
Thu, Mar 13, 1980
The Roberts household is harassed by protesters and obscene phone calls for Gertrude. After the custody case vies with " UFOs Cause Cancer" for front page story in The National Enquirer, Susan and Petula deem Gertrude a media event and suggest launching a publicity campaign. Dr. Zindell plays a word association game with Eddie to determine if he's still gay-for-a-day, but Zindell is the one acting out of character. Dean Knitzer ridicules Mr. Billy who phones Lydia with a new lead on his way to Irkutsk. Vivian confides in Knitzer her suspicion that Dr. Zindell suffers from Stockholm syndrome. Turner has a message from a man talking through a wool sock.
Episode 50
Fri, Mar 14, 1980
Chang Chook Dung has the hots for Dr. Zindell. Cynthia feels she has been deserted in her time of need. Tony's finances continue to be an unmitigated disaster. Gertrude is assigned a new judge, and she also gets some astounding news. Eddie and Delores are back on track in their lovemaking.
Episode 51
Mon, Mar 17, 1980
Delores worries about her first big league baseball tryout. Ducky and Eddie have a fight. Dr. Zindell experiences Stockholm syndrome when she becomes fond of her kidnapper. Chiquita confesses her true relationship with Gertrude.
Episode 52
Tue, Mar 18, 1980
Ducky and Diana get to know each other quite well. Dolores has her baseball tryout. Cynthia gets clearance for an abortion, while Dean Knitzer and Lydia strongly suspect that the father of the baby is a very well known Cranepool University professor.
Episode 53
Wed, Mar 19, 1980
Senator Lambacher and Susan Goldperson have a frank discussion about the gay rights movement. Mr. Billy gets yet another lead in his search for the missing Cranepool sister. Vivian realizes her true feelings for Tony.
Episode 54
Thu, Mar 20, 1980
Gertrude is surprised by a shock marriage proposal. Turner has frightening news for Cynthia. Gertrude's custody court case begins.
Episode 55
Fri, Mar 21, 1980
A stunning day in court, and Gertrude receives the verdict as the battle for her son's custody comes to its conclusion. Tony and Vivian pledge the ultimate commitment to one another. Rampant gossip and misinterpretations lead to Eddie being accused and then suspended from his job at Cranepool University.
Episode 56
Mon, Mar 24, 1980
Dean Knitzer continues to accuse Eddie of improper behavior with a student. Despite his protestations of innocence, Eddie's suspension stands. Cynthia is sent out of town to have her baby. An unexpected visit by his father creates multiple problems for an already stressed Eddie.
Episode 57
Tue, Mar 25, 1980
The unexpected visit by his father causes increased turbulence in Roberts household. Eddie makes a startling confession to Delores. Lydia prepares for Tony's upcoming wedding. A women's rights group on the Cranepool campus threatens to censure Eddie for his behavior.
Episode 58
Wed, Mar 26, 1980
Eddie's parents consider participation in a group encounter session. Tony and Chiquita threaten to lead a teachers' strike at Cranepool U because of the unfair situation with Eddie. Eddie is invited to discuss sexual harassment on a local television talk show.
Episode 59
Thu, Mar 27, 1980
Dean Knitzer and Chiquita argue bitterly over a threatened faculty strike at the university. Eddie's missing laboratory reports are returned. Cynthia makes a startling confession about her pregnancy.
Episode 60
Fri, Mar 28, 1980
After Cynthia confesses everything to Dean Knitzer and Eddie, Eddie is reinstated at Cranepool University. Turner returns home. The student health services doctor has unbelievable news for Cynthia. Dolores receives a phone call which could change her life forever.
Episode 61
Mon, Mar 31, 1980
Happiness continues in the life and times of Eddie Roberts as his good friends Tony Cranepool and Vivian Blanquette are finally married. Tony may receive the ultimate wedding gift as Mr. Billy thinks he's finally located the real missing Cranepool sister.
Episode 62
Tue, Apr 1, 1980
Delores' baseball tryout is not all peaches and cream. Eddie's father has a confession to make. Cynthia asks a special favor of someone. Eddie's parents have a great deal to say about their group encounter session.
Episode 63
Wed, Apr 2, 1980
Vivian and Tony are ready for their honeymoon. After he confesses to Eddie, Turner moves out. Mr. Billy is very close to cracking his biggest case. Dean Knitzer gives Eddie and Chiquita incredible and long anticipated news.
Episode 64
Thu, Apr 3, 1980
Turner makes Cynthia an offer. Gertrude confronts Chiquita. Eddie's mother has startling news. A very distraught Delores returns to the Roberts home.
Episode 65
Fri, Apr 4, 1980
In the series' final telecast, Mr. Billy has at long last found Tony and Lydia's missing sister. Eddie is knocked off his feet by the stunning news Delores delivers upon her return home, while the newly wedded Tony and Vivian receive the shock of their lives, too.