Willie fails to understand a black thing; Buddy develops an interest in genealogy. Air Date : 8th-Nov-1977

While Nancy and Buddy prepare for their parents' 25th wedding-anniversary party, Willie meets, and falls in love with, a physics student named Lizzy -- who, as he soon finds out, has radiation sickness. Air Date : 13th-Sep-1977  Read More

Lizzy dies, but not before Willie convinces her to marry him first. Air Date : 20th-Sep-1977  Read More

Kate unhappily contemplates her 49th birthday; T.J. asks Buddy to go steady with him, but she's not sure. Air Date : 27th-Sep-1977  Read More

Nancy is jealous of Jeff's new fiancée. Air Date : 4th-Oct-1977  Read More

Doug gets propositioned by a female lawyer. Air Date : 25th-Oct-1977  Read More

Buddy's English teacher gets outed; Willie suspects Nancy of being a home-wrecker. Air Date : 1st-Nov-1977  Read More

Willie fails to understand a black thing; Buddy develops an interest in genealogy. Air Date : 8th-Nov-1977  Read More

Buddy's friend Laura returns for a visit, and -- guess what? -- she, too, is now an alkie; a friend of Doug's, a divorced father, is apprehensive about seeing his kids again. Air Date : 15th-Nov-1977  Read More

Doug's colleague and protégé turns out to be a child-beater; Nancy finds a puppy; Buddy finally gets into the Thanksgiving spirit. Air Date : 22nd-Nov-1977  Read More

Buddy, upset by a lack of attention from T.J., tries to make him jealous by hanging out with a geek; Willie catches the eye of his cute über-boss. Air Date : 29th-Nov-1977  Read More

Air Date : 13th-Dec-1977  Read More

Nancy hits it off with Willie's former writing teacher, but things get awkward when he pans Willie's script. Air Date : 3rd-Jan-1978  Read More

Kate, slightly sick of family life, checks out a model apartment in a brand-new high-rise condo -- and gets trapped overnight, along with a very pregnant younger woman; Buddy has the bright idea of dyeing her hair blonde. Air Date : 10th-Jan-1978  Read More

Willie can't stop reminiscing about Lizzy, so he hooks up with her former roommate; Audrey is depressed because her parents are splitting up, and angry that Doug is representing her mother in the divorce. Air Date : 17th-Jan-1978  Read More

Kate volunteers to help a moody (and arithmetic-obsessed) young patient at the Braille institute; Willie works on installing Timmy's new bed; Buddy leaves for a week-end of skiing with T.J. and his parents. Air Date : 24th-Jan-1978  Read More

Nancy plays hot-line operator when her classmate attempts suicide, to get back at her married boyfriend for breaking up her; Buddy baby-sits a whiny kid. Air Date : 31st-Jan-1978  Read More

Nancy and Jeff aren't sure whether to get back together; Buddy is disgusted that Audrey has fallen for the cheap ploys of the school Casanova. Air Date : 7th-Feb-1978  Read More

Willie has an appointment with a big-shot film producer, on the eve of his 21st birthday; then, he and Doug make friends with a stripper. Air Date : 14th-Feb-1978  Read More

Medical crises abound in the family when James reveals to Doug that he must soon undergo exploratory surgery, and Nancy begins to miscarry Jeff's baby. Air Date : 21st-Feb-1978  Read More

A somewhat unscrupulous former friend of Willie's drops by; Buddy needs driving lessons; Kate and Doug consider taking separate vacations. Air Date : 28th-Feb-1978  Read More

Kate has a recurring nightmare about running over a little boy; Buddy gets a pet raccoon. Air Date : 2nd-May-1978  Read More

Everyone at school dislikes Buddy's bohemian friend; Kate gives Doug a plaid jacket he doesn't much care for. Air Date : 9th-May-1978  Read More

Kate has to go back and repeat a class she flunked the previous semester, and gets picked on by a snobby professor; Doug contemplates early retirement after his tennis partner has a heart attack. Air Date : 16th-May-1978  Read More