About this season
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Episodes (25)
1. Alex Moves In
Aired 11 October 1981 • 24 min
After the recent death of Nick, Alex is left feeling lonely and unwanted by his recently married mother. So, he hops a bus from Chicago and head straight to Ann and Barbara.
2. Airport
Aired 18 October 1981 • 24 min
Awaiting Ann's overdue flight, everyone passes time in fleeting encounters with the opposite sex.
3. Shake Hands
Aired 25 October 1981 • 24 min
Ann's old nemesis Francine insists that she would make a perfect partner, a prospect Ann finds revolting.
4. Julie Shows Up (1)
Aired 8 November 1981 • 24 min
Julie shows up unexpectedly, toting all her posessions and spouting unlikely tales of Max's infidelity.
5. Julie Shows Up (2)
Aired 15 November 1981 • 24 min
Julie and Max seem headed for divorce unless someone like Ann can persuade them to talk it out.
6. Dinner at Seven (1)
Aired 29 November 1981 • 24 min
Barbara schedules back to back dates with two guys but the first won't take her home.
7. Dinner at Seven (2)
Aired 6 December 1981 • 24 min
Barbara hatches a plan to repay Mark for their disastrous first date.
8. Plain Favorite
Aired 20 December 1981 • 24 min
Schneider contemplates taking Ann's cousin to a dance.
9. Alex's First Love
Aired 27 December 1981 • 24 min
Alex's first date rekindles the protectionist approach Ann took with her daughters.
10. Not So Silent Partner
Aired 3 January 1982 • 24 min
Schneider becomes the not-so-silent business partner of Ann and Francine after the bank turns down their loan.
11. Gift Horses
Aired 17 January 1982 • 24 min
While Ann is away, Barbara's grandmothers wage a war of presents for her affection.
12. Stick 'em Up
Aired 24 January 1982 • 24 min
Unwelcome guests arrive just in time for Barbara's surprise birthday party at the store.
13. Ann's Failure
Aired 31 January 1982 • 24 min
Ann is sorely troubled by intimations of her own mortality that are triggered by Barbara's engagement.
14. Grandma's Nest Egg
Aired 7 February 1982 • 24 min
Francine's father and Grandma Romano are a hot item until she learns his line of work.
15. Barbara's Crisis
Aired 21 February 1982 • 24 min
Barbara fears that her marriage plans will dissolve after she learns that she can't conceive a child.
16. Mrs. O'Leary's Kid
Aired 7 March 1982 • 24 min
Alex doesn't feel like the hero he's hailed after saving lives in an apartment blaze because he caused the fire in the first place.
17. Diamonds Are Forever
Aired 14 March 1982 • 24 min
The men go fishing and the women await their return, but all have one thing in common, they're talking about marriage.
18. The Defector
Aired 21 March 1982 • 24 min
A Russian women's basketball team visits Ann's home and one of the stars decides to defect and marry Schneider.
19. Meow, Meow
Aired 28 March 1982 • 24 min
Ann and Francine battle over the same man.
20. Hardball
Aired 4 April 1982 • 24 min
Alex talks Max into coaching his baseball team and Max's first action as coach is to bench Alex.
21. Vegas (1)
Aired 11 April 1982 • 24 min
At a dentistry convention in Las Vegas, Barbara and Mark consider avoiding the hassle of wedding arrangements with a quickie Vegas marriage ceremony.
22. Vegas (2)
Aired 18 April 1982 • 24 min
The family rushes off to Las Vegas to talk Barbara out of a quickie marriage ceremony.
23. Orville and Emily
Aired 2 May 1982 • 24 min
The annual variety show for the Park Utopia senior-citizens hotel takes place.
24. Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Aired 9 May 1982 • 24 min
It's coming through loud and clear, Schneider's going deaf.
25. It's in the Cards
Aired 16 May 1982 • 24 min
Grandma Romano tries her hand at a new career, fortunetelling.