About this season
Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.
Episodes (13)
1. Pilot
Aired 20 September 1986 • 30 min
Ellen Burstyn stars as a writer at a Baltimore college who lives in a brownstone with her mother, 25-year-old daughter and 5-year-old grandson. In the pilot, Nick's dog is about to have puppies. Ellen faces a troublesome student who never fulfills assignments.
2. Monkey Business
Aired 27 September 1986 • 30 min
Molly goes out on her first date since separating from her husband, but her date is more interested in Ellen.
3. Where There's a Will
Aired 4 October 1986 • 30 min
Ellen decides to prepare her last will and testament, but she gains disapproval from her family when she suggests that a poverty-stricken student live in her home rent-free.
4. The Guest Lecturer
Aired 18 October 1986 • 30 min
Ellen is disillusioned when she meets an award-winning writer she has always admired.
5. Crime and Punishment
Aired 25 October 1986 • 30 min
Ellen must deal with a grouchy store owner when 6-year-old Nick steals an expensive toy.
6. Sydney's Night Out
Aired 1 November 1986 • 30 min
Sydney's swept off her feet by a married man.
7. Reading Between the Lines
Aired 8 November 1986 • 30 min
Ellen learns that her friend, a best-selling author, is illiterate.
8. Family Affair
Aired 15 November 1986 • 30 min
Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.
9. Molly Sings the Blues
Aired 8 August 1987 • 30 min
10. Writer, Wronger
Aired 15 August 1987 • 30 min
An ex-convict enrolls in Ellen's writing class.
11. The Box
Aired 22 August 1987 • 30 min
Ellen finds a mysterious shoe box in a telephone booth. The box is labeled and she calls the owner only to be warned about opening the shoe box. The family becomes intrigued.
12. Writes of Passage
Aired 5 September 1987 • 30 min
13. I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can
After undergoing severe sleeplessness, Ellen goes to a physician. The medic prescribes her some vitamin pills. Ellen follows the treatment but its side effects soon show up, and she starts doing things faster than usual. Finally Sidney finds out that the medic was in fact a quack who gave Ellen amphetamines instead of vitamins.