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24 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 2, 1990 30 mins
In the series pilot, the Freemans, an interracial family, prepare to celebrate their two-month anniversary together. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy. Sara: Nancy Walker. Mr. Lukins: Parley Baer. Lester: Adam Jeffries.
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 9, 1990 30 mins
Lester (Adam Jeffries) yearns for high-priced sneakers and tries to butter up Sara when his father refuses to buy him the footwear. Junior: Vonte Sweet. Sara: Nancy Walker. Terry: Claude Brooks.
Episode 3
Sun, Sep 16, 1990 30 mins
A bit of mah-jongg with Sara (Nancy Walker) and her senior-citizen friends transforms a lonely Lester (Adam Jeffries) into one of them. Rita: Connie Sawyer. Marge: Bunny Summers. Junior: Vonte Sweet. Ron: Frankie R. Faison.
Episode 4
Sun, Sep 23, 1990 30 mins
Katie joins Terry on his interview for a scholarship at the home of the philanthropist sponsor. Mrs. Atwater: Ernestine Mercer. Terry: Claude Brooks. Katie: Brigid Conley Walsh. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy.
Episode 5
Sun, Sep 30, 1990 30 mins
Terry suffers a football injury after Ellen (Stephanie Faracy) washes his lucky T-shirt; Ron leaves his luck behind when he boards a plane with Sara in tow. Terry: Claude Brooks. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Sara: Nancy Walker.
Episode 6
Sun, Oct 7, 1990 30 mins
Katie's father (Paul Sand) pays a visit on her 16th birthday, leaving Ron floundering in a sea of depression. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Katie: Brigid Conley Walsh. Beverly: Jada Pinkett. Suzanne: Rose McGowan. Irma: Shana O'Neil.
Episode 7
Sun, Oct 21, 1990 30 mins
Daydreaming and doodling get Lester (Adam Jeffries) in trouble at home and at school. Dinski: George Wyner. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Terry: Claude Brooks. Sara: Nancy Walker.
Episode 8
Sun, Oct 28, 1990 30 mins
When her dentist dies, Sara (Nancy Walker) must make an appointment with Ron---pained that she didn't do it sooner. Jasper: Jim Mapp. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Lester: Adam Jeffries. Terry: Claude Brooks.
Episode 9
Sun, Nov 4, 1990 30 mins
Ellen goes on the warpath when Katie (Brigid Conley Walsh) falls for a college-age environmentalist. Jonathan: Joshua Lucas. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy. Terry: Claude Brooks. Lester: Adam Jeffries. Ron: Frankie R. Faison.
Episode 10
Sun, Nov 11, 1990 30 mins
Sara doesn't need help finding an escort to a wedding: Mr. Lukins (Parley Baer) is ready, willing and able---and eager to marry her. Sara: Nancy Walker. Yerdle: Monty Ash. Roland: Troy Fromin. Van Horne: Doug Cox.
Episode 11
Sun, Nov 18, 1990 30 mins
Ellen agrees to pretend that she and Leonard (Paul Sand) are still married for the sake of his aging aunt's health. Aunt Sylvia: Frances Bay. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Sara: Nancy Walker.
Episode 12
Sun, Nov 25, 1990 30 mins
Fear of flying gets the best of Terry (Claude Brooks), so Lester and Katie take him to the roof for a fear-desensitization session. Rev. Pinkney: Troy Curvey Jr. Grady: Don "Bubba" Bexley. Lester: Adam Jeffries.
Episode 13
Sun, Dec 16, 1990 30 mins
The family tries to build self-esteem in Ron's visiting cousin (Kathleen Mitchell), who wants to audition for a traveling puppet troupe. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Wexler: Louis Guss. Sara: Nancy Walker. Lester: Adam Jeffries.
Episode 14
Sun, Dec 23, 1990 90 mins
The holidays bring recollections of how Ellen and Ron met, and how they broke the news of their relationship to their families. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Sara: Nancy Walker. Terry: Claude Brooks.
Episode 15
Sun, Jan 13, 1991 30 mins
Ellen fears that her presence at a black magazine's awards banquet could hurt Ron's chance of winning. Ruth: Tina Lifford. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy. Lester: Adam Jeffries. Leon: Mark Nordike.
Episode 16
Sun, Feb 3, 1991 30 mins
Gallbladder problems render Sara (Nancy Walker) a real pain for the family, who are in for some surprises at the hospital. Nurse Radcliffe: Diana Bellamy. Dr. Patel: Kavi Raz. Tanya: Patricia Clipper. Terry: Claude Brooks.
Episode 17
Sun, Feb 10, 1991 30 mins
Terry's advice on how to impress girls gives Lester (Adam Jeffries) confidence, but doesn't prepare him for the worst. Keisha: Saba Shawel. AJ: Tamika McClelland. Terry: Claude Brooks. Junior: Vonte Sweet.
Episode 18
Sun, Feb 17, 1991 30 mins
Terry and his date (Jeanine Michelle) give Katie and her pal (Sam Pancake) a lift, but the car breaks down and Terry's date has a change of heart. Katie: Brigid Conley Walsh. Terry: Claude Brooks. Cletis: Pete Schrum.
Episode 19
Sun, Mar 3, 1991 30 mins
Katie and Lester are put in an eerie mood while watching slasher movies; Ellen and Terry are trapped in an elevator on their way to a banquet. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Off. Bolton: Wesley Thompson. Lester: Adam Jeffries.
Episode 20
Sun, Mar 24, 1991 30 mins
Katie's plans for romance melt when her mother chaperones her ski trip; Ron and Terry (Frankie R. Faison, Claude Brooks) are frosted about being left to entertain Sara. Brett: Kevin Wixted. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy.
Episode 21
Sun, Apr 14, 1991 30 mins
A bigoted parent (Pamela Brull) vetoes Ellen's plan to take her kindergartners home to meet dentist Ron. Warner: Raye Birk. Jessica: Clara Bryant. Ellen: Stephanie Faracy. Ron: Frankie R. Faison. Lauren: Tara Thomas.
Episode 22
Sun, Apr 21, 1991 30 mins
After copying one of Katie's papers to ensure his graduation, Terry (Claude Brooks) becomes wracked with guilt. Roxanne: Gretchen Palmer. Katie: Brigid Conley Walsh. Lester: Adam Jeffries. Ron: Frankie R. Faison.
Episode 23
Sun, Apr 28, 1991 30 mins
Sara masterminds a jewel heist when a friend (Ellen Albertini Dow) mistakenly ends up with a locket meant as a gift from Ron to Ellen. Off. Potchski: Vito D'Ambrosio. Bertram: Rick Zumwalt. Sara: Nancy Walker.
Episode 24
Sun, May 12, 1991 30 mins
Ellen's overbearing mother-in-law (Ja'net DuBois) makes life miserable at what should be a joyous surprise birthday party for Ron (Frankie R. Faison). Bernard: Bill Cobbs. Butterman: Charles Brown.