Family — Season 1
A MOVING, COMPASSIONATE GLIMPSE INTO THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE LAWRENCES.
About this season
The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.
Episodes (6)
1. Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years)
Aired 9 March 1976 • 50 min
Buddy hears Kate say something about her, and isn't happy. Also, Nancy walks in on Jeff with another woman.
2. Monday is Forever
Aired 16 March 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.
3. A Special Kind of Loving
Aired 23 March 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.
4. A Right and Proper Goodbye
Aired 30 March 1976 • 49 min
Kate's mother comes for one last visit.
5. Thursday's Child
Aired 6 April 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.
6. Point of Departure
Aired 13 April 1976 • 50 min
Doug resents Willie's attitude towards work, the universe, and everything; a string of burglaries sweeps through the neighborhood.