About this season
In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.
Episodes (12)
1. Janice Steals Home
Aired 4 October 1990 • 30 min
Janice and Edda are living at Weldon's mansion until their tornado-ravaged trailer is fixed. Meanwhile, Carol Anne mourns her missing spouse.
2. The Chickens Come Home to Roost
Aired 11 October 1990 • 30 min
A voodooist and an olfactory psychic are only two of the steps taken by Carol Anne to locate Tom who is sought not only by his spouse.
3. The Healing
Aired 18 October 1990 • 30 min
Janice is romanced by a traveling salesman. Norris buys his way into a band. A man who won't take no for an answer asks Carol Anne to dance.
4. The Return of Yale Pinhaus
Aired 25 October 1990 • 30 min
Carol Anne organizes a high-school reunion, where Janice is reunited with her senior-prom date.
5. Desmond's Mother
Aired 1 November 1990 • 30 min
Child-parent relationships are strained between Edda and Janice as well as Desmond and his visiting mum.
6. Norris' Romance
Aired 15 November 1990 • 30 min
Carol Anne creates one really great page for her diary after Norris turns his bar into a cabaret, where he discovers a rising talent.
7. Roamers and Rumors
Aired 22 November 1990 • 30 min
The rumor mill grinds Edda and Janice while Weldon and Desmond take a commemorative hike. Carol Anne looks for work.
8. Lady Luck
Aired 29 November 1990 • 30 min
Carol Anne has all the luck because Janice ignores Edda's lucky lima bean. Meanwhile, advertised female wrestling packs the bar.
9. One Way Out
Aired 6 December 1990 • 30 min
Carol Anne gets a death threat, but the woman hired to guard her body is more interested in Desmond's. Janice has a Weldon executive over for dinner.
10. The Mother Load
Aired 13 December 1990 • 30 min
At a black-tie affair honoring Janice's boyfriend, Norris falls victim to Janice's mother's boyfriend.
11. Wolf Boy (1)
Aired 20 December 1990 • 30 min
Richard offers Janice a job. Viva eases Desmond into another year. A challenge accompanies Carol Anne's new son.
12. The Well
Aired 27 December 1990 • 30 min
Timmy seeks help for Janice who is trapped in an abandoned well; and Desmond and Manny duel over Viva.