About this season
The Baxters is an American situation comedy television series produced by Norman Lear. The series premiered in broadcast syndication in 1979 and lasted two seasons, ending in 1981. The series was the first "interactive" sitcom, depicting a middle-class St. Louis family, and in its second season, a different Baxter family featuring an all new cast. Each 30-minute episode was split into two-parts; the first half, a vignette dramatizing the events in the lives of the Baxter family, and the second, a live studio audience "talk-show" segment where audiences were given the opportunity to participate and voice their opinions about the issues raised in that week's episode.
Episodes (13)
1. Naomi Drops Out
Aired 6 October 1979
2. Nuclear Power
Aired 7 October 1979
3. Nancy Speaks Out
Aired 13 October 1979
4. The Right to Die
Aired 14 October 1979
5. Jonah's Decision
Aired 20 October 1979
6. Birth Control Responsibility
Aired 21 October 1979
7. Homosexual Teachers
Aired 27 October 1979
Fred Baxter learns that one of Jonah's teachers is gay. Homophobic neighbor Jerry Johnson circulates a petition demanding that the teacher be fired.
8. In Self Defense
Aired 3 November 1979
Following a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood, Fred Baxter purchases a handgun to protect his family. But Nancy is uncomfortable having a firearm in the house.
9. Naomi's Right to Know
Aired 4 November 1979
10. Infidelity
Aired 10 November 1979
11. Victims of Inflation
Aired 17 November 1979
12. Going to Church
Aired 18 November 1979
13. The Right to Respond
Aired 25 November 1979