Episode guide
Family: Season 2
22 episodes · premiered Oct 6, 1976
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- Episode 1: Coming Apart Oct 6, 1976 Buddy gets a job at a bakery, and introduces Willie to her boss, ""Big Al""; Nancy gets involved with Peter, while she's finalizing her divorce from Jeff -- despite the latter's pleas for…
- Episode 2: Such Sweet Sorrow Oct 19, 1976 Salina drops by, at a time when Willie is having problems with Alex; Doug is offered a great job in New York.
- Episode 3: Home Movie Oct 26, 1976 Willie drives everyone crazy by following them around and filming them; Buddy has difficulty with a school assignment -- writing a speech on the topic of ""How I intend to leave my mark on…
- Episode 4: Coming of Age Nov 9, 1976 Buddy officially reaches puberty; Nancy is caught between Kate's resentment of her thoughtlessness, Peter's proposal of marriage, and a come-on from a complete stranger.
- Episode 5: Jury Duty (1) Nov 16, 1976 Kate is subjected to widespread abuse for being the lone holdout; Buddy captures first prize, T.J.'s heart, and (for good measure) the real killer.
- Episode 6: Jury Duty (2) Nov 23, 1976 Kate is subjected to widespread abuse for being the lone holdout; Buddy captures first prize, T.J.'s heart, and (for good measure) the real killer.
- Episode 7: The Cradle Will Fall Nov 30, 1976 Buddy completes her orthodontal treatment; Salina returns to town once again, only to be plunged into a custody battle with her daughter's father; Kate finds out that Elaine's husband is…
- Episode 8: Skeleton in the Closet Dec 7, 1976 Doug must face his sister Emily's alcoholism. Buddy tries to help a senior citizen she spots shoplifting food from the supermarket.
- Episode 9: On The First Day Of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story) Dec 21, 1976 Doug is suspicious when his father introduces his new, and much younger, girlfriend; Nancy and Jeff have a fight over who gets Timmy over Christmas.
- Episode 10: Rites of Friendship Dec 28, 1976 A friend of Willie's comes out of the closet; Buddy, after getting invited to the ""Junior Jump"" by a popular boy, asks Nancy to teach her to dance.
- Episode 11: An Eye to the Future Jan 4, 1977 Buddy (as ""Diamond In the Rough"") gets heavily into the CB scene; Kate decides to go back to college; Doug does a stint as a judge.
- Episode 12: Lovers and Strangers Jan 11, 1977 Willie gets cradle-robbed by a visiting movie director, and takes it much too seriously; Doug gets a dog as a birthday present.
- Episode 13: Return Engagement Jan 18, 1977 Maggie Calder, the woman who nearly destroyed Doug and Kate's marriage 20 years ago, is back for a second attempt. Buddy feels she's being treated like a baby.
- Episode 14: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . . Feb 1, 1977 A daughter whom Elaine gave up for adoption years ago finds her, through Kate; Willie is intrigued by a pretty client at the photo studio where he works.
- Episode 15: Someone's Watching Feb 8, 1977 A series of anonymous gifts eventually makes Nancy feel threatened; Buddy's motor-mouth school-project partner uses the Lawrences as his surrogate family.
- Episode 16: A Safe House Feb 15, 1977 A former friend of Willie's, now an outlaw, gives him a call; Buddy thinks she has a great scoop for the school paper.
- Episode 17: Best Friends Feb 22, 1977 Nancy attends her high-school reunion, meeting the guy she dumped to marry Jeff; T.J. asks Buddy to a formal dance, causing a rift with Audrey.
- Episode 18: Taking Chances (1) Mar 1, 1977 When Doug loses his sight after getting hit by a car, opinions are divided as to whether he should undergo an operation that could either restore it, or kill him; in the meantime, Willie…
- Episode 19: Taking Chances (2) Mar 8, 1977 After spending an eternity as a blind man whose youngest daughter despises him, Doug finally musters up the courage to have the operation -- and, of course, all's well.
- Episode 20: Comings and Goings Mar 22, 1977 Willie and Salina search for an apartment together. Jeff's mother Sylvia is confined to the Lawrence home following a back injury and a quarrel with Jeff's father.
- Episode 21: . . . More Things in Heaven and Earth Mar 29, 1977 Kate is shaken by what a supposed psychic says about her long-missing aunt; Nancy lands a prestigious legal assignment, and suspects her looks are the reason.
- Episode 22: An Endangered Species May 3, 1977 A recently-divorced friend wants to hang out with Kate; Nancy gets upset when a classmate asks to use her place for an affair with a married man.