About this season
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Episodes (24)
1. The Older Man (1)
Aired 27 September 1977 • 24 min
After Julie plows into a car, its dashing driver offers her a job. First of four parts.
2. The Older Man (2)
Aired 4 October 1977 • 24 min
Julie's boss invites her on an out-of-town trip. Second of four parts.
3. The Older Man (3)
Aired 11 October 1977 • 24 min
Julie is startled by her boss's proposal. Third of four parts.
4. The Older Man (4)
Aired 18 October 1977 • 24 min
Julie is implored by her father not to marry her 42-year-old boss. Conclusion.
5. Ann's Out-of-Town Client
Aired 25 October 1977 • 24 min
A lecherous client has more than business on his mind.
6. Bob Loves Barbara
Aired 1 November 1977 • 24 min
An insecure boy interested in dating Barbara bolsters his confidence by taking out a notorious classmate first.
7. The Second Mrs. Cooper
Aired 8 November 1977 • 24 min
After Julie and Barbara return home from a weekend visit with their dad complaining that Dad's new wife is trying to cut them out of his life, Ann initiates her first face to face meeting with the new Mrs. Cooper - only to learn that the girls haven't exactly been fair or kind to their new step-mother.
8. The Ghost Writer
Aired 22 November 1977 • 24 min
When Barbara hands in Julie's verse as her own for a class, a school counselor takes her for a poetic genius.
9. Barbara's Friend (1)
Aired 29 November 1977 • 24 min
While agonizes over whether Cliff Randall will invite her to the Grateful Dead concert, she has to contend with a over-eager girl trying to be her friend. When reality sinks in, she reaches out to Barbara at the last moment.
10. Barbara's Friend (2)
Aired 6 December 1977 • 24 min
Barbara's classmate phones to say she's taken a drug overdose. Conclusion.
11. Schneider's Kid
Aired 13 December 1977 • 24 min
Julie runs into an attractive young man in the lobby who is looking for Schneider. However, his visit to see Schneider is anything but a social call when he reveals that he is Schneider's son, from a brief marriage 20 years earlier. Ann, Barbara and Julie quickly do their best to prepare Schneider for the news.
12. Ann's Crisis
Aired 27 December 1977 • 24 min
Ann sees her 36th birthday as a crisis, not a cause for celebration.
13. The Race Driver (1)
Aired 3 January 1978 • 24 min
Schneider makes the grand announcement that a celebrity has just moved into the building, a race car driver named Cam Randolph. Meanwhile, Julie and Barbara have devised a meeting between their mother and Cam, but Ann is anything but excited about meeting him, at first that is. Things start to change however, once she gets to know him and she invites him over for dinner.
14. The Race Driver (2)
Aired 10 January 1978 • 24 min
Ann begins to question her relationship with a dashing race driver. Second of two parts.
15. Ann's Secretary
Aired 17 January 1978 • 24 min
Ann learns that a secretary she just hired is a reputed drug user.
16. Barbara's Rebellion
Aired 30 January 1978 • 24 min
Frustrated over not getting enough attention at home, Barbara rebells by running away to a Chicago motel room with Bob Morton.
17. The New Owner
Aired 6 February 1978 • 24 min
Determined to keep his job, Schneider woos the building's new owner, who falls for him.
18. Ann's Competitor
Aired 13 February 1978 • 24 min
Ann has a competitor in the lecherous Francine Webster.
19. The Dress Designer
Aired 27 February 1978 • 24 min
Aspiring designer Julie tries to enter a fashion show after the entry deadline.
20. Take the Money
Aired 6 March 1978 • 24 min
Barbara and Julie are excited about getting a new stereo and decide to buy Schneider's old one for $200. However, as they are scrounging up the money, Julie checks her balance in her checking account and quickly finds that somehow an additional $125 has been credited to her account. Stricken with guilt and Barbara's encouragement, Julie decides to take the money.
21. Barbara the Fink
Aired 13 March 1978 • 24 min
Barbara is an eyewitness to a vandalism at the school and soon finds herself between a rock and a hard place, over whether or not to do the honest thing and tell the truth and fink on a friend or not say anything. Ultimately, she tells the truth but then must face the results of her actions, possible alienation.
22. Julie's Big Move (1)
Aired 20 March 1978 • 24 min
Julie plans to move out, but Ann doubts her daughter can make it financially. First of two parts.
23. Julie's Big Move (2)
Aired 27 March 1978 • 24 min
Conclusion. Ann thinks Julie's new roommate is a bad influence on her.
24. Ann, the Father
Aired 3 April 1978 • 24 min
Ann's career advice to Barbara's friend leads to hard feelings between the boy and his father.