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Family
Family: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

March 9, 1976

Episodes

6 episodes

Family

Season 1

Episodes

Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years)

1. Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years)

March 9, 1976
50 min

Buddy hears Kate say something about her, and isn't happy. Also, Nancy walks in on Jeff with another woman.

Monday is Forever

2. Monday is Forever

March 16, 1976
50 min

Kate has to wait until Monday to find out whether she has cancer; Buddy and her friend Laura Richardson have until Monday, when the latter's family is scheduled to move to Detroit.

A Special Kind of Loving

3. A Special Kind of Loving

March 23, 1976
50 min

Willie meets, and starts spending lots of time with, Salina -- leading to a tiff with Buddy, right when she needs him to help conquer her fear of diving.

A Right and Proper Goodbye

4. A Right and Proper Goodbye

March 30, 1976
49 min

Kate's mother comes for one last visit.

Thursday's Child

5. Thursday's Child

April 6, 1976
50 min

As Timmy Jr.'s christening approaches, the whole family (especially Buddy, who stubbornly refuses to take part) relives the painful memories of Timmy Sr.'s death.

Point of Departure

6. Point of Departure

April 13, 1976
50 min

Doug resents Willie's attitude towards work, the universe, and everything; a string of burglaries sweeps through the neighborhood.