Episode guide
Family: Season 4
22 episodes · premiered Sep 21, 1978
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- Episode 1: Starting Over Sep 21, 1978 Annie's sole surviving relative dumps her into the Lawrences' lap -- where she doesn't feel quite comfortable, at first.
- Episode 2: All For Love Sep 28, 1978 Zack tells Buddy that unless she sleeps with him, he will have to satisfy his manly needs with another girl; Doug thinks of buying a flashy sports car.
- Episode 3: Changes Oct 12, 1978 Nancy is all set to re-marry Jeff; Annie, heretofore known as ""Annie Cooper,"" decides to add ""Lawrence"" to her name; Buddy, ever the traditionalist, is bothered by it all.
- Episode 4: Magic Oct 19, 1978 Kate, in the hospital for a physical, meets a burned-out former rock star; Annie needs Doug's help to impress her classmates with magic tricks.
- Episode 5: Just Friends Nov 9, 1978 Willie considers an affair with a married woman he met in a writing class; Nancy, sick of living in a ""fishbowl,"" decides to move out of the guesthouse and into an apartment of her own.
- Episode 6: Generations Nov 23, 1978 The family decides to spend Thanksgiving at Hattie's farm where Kate faces ghosts from the past. Buddy is intrigued by a local boy.
- Episode 7: Expectations Dec 7, 1978 Nancy's new boss pressures her to sleep with him; Buddy tries out for the cheerleading squad.
- Episode 8: Gifts Dec 21, 1978 Annie, who still misses her parents, can't relate to the Lawrences' holiday cheer, and decides to run away until Christmas is over; Willie runs into his old barber, who is about to close…
- Episode 9: The Friend's Affair Jan 4, 1979 A colleague and friend of Doug's is cheating on his wife; Annie suspects a next-door neighbor of having murdered his.
- Episode 10: Exits and Entrances Jan 11, 1979 After Buddy stars in a high-school play (Shaw's Saint Joan), her interest in acting is strongly encouraged by a friend of Kate's, a professional actress; Annie gets a telemarketing job to…
- Episode 11: Moment of Truth Jan 18, 1979 A man he once helped put in jail threatens Doug; Buddy and Audrey have a fight about who copied from whom on an algebra test.
- Episode 12: Malicious Mischief Jan 25, 1979 Nancy considers a marriage proposal from Timmy's daycare provider -- until he gets accused of child abuse; Willie falls in love with a cat.
- Episode 13: Sleeping Over Feb 1, 1979 Buddy's invitation to a sorority becomes a sore point in her friendship with Audrey when Audrey isn't invited to join. Willie sleeps with Kate's musician friend, leading to a serious…
- Episode 14: Disco Queen Feb 8, 1979 Buddy sneaks into a disco club, with the help of an older acquaintance, and finds it more than she bargained for; Annie has a date with a jock.
- Episode 15: The Athlete Mar 1, 1979 Buddy, volunteering at a hospital, encounters a star high-school basketball player who is there for a broken leg -- or so he thinks; Annie runs for class president against her nemesis…
- Episode 16: The Competition Mar 8, 1979 Buddy learns the price of competition when an overachieving classmate commits suicide after losing a history competition to her. Annie's cookie-selling strategy is a riot.
- Episode 17: Ballerina Mar 15, 1979 Willie has a fling with a ballet dancer; Doug purchases a workout set by mail order.
- Episode 18: Diversions Mar 22, 1979 While studying for the bar exam, Nancy's attention is diverted by a charming and seemingly accident-prone neighbor.
- Episode 19: An Apple For the Teacher Mar 30, 1979 Kate's teaching career gets off to a rough start, when a student decides to continuously annoy her; Annie borrows Buddy's ""lucky"" ring to help during a spelling bee, and promptly loses it.
- Episode 20: Prelude Apr 20, 1979 Buddy has a crush on her swimming instructor, much to Zack's displeasure; Kate is tempted to call an old boyfriend.
- Episode 21: Going Straight May 10, 1979 Willie hires Bambi Deering, the stripper he met on his 21st birthday. Doug attempts to save hefty plumber's fees by repairing the household pipes himself.
- Episode 22: From Russia With Love May 17, 1979 Kate acts as escort to, and highly impresses, a visiting Ukrainian composer; Buddy and Annie play Monopoly to determine who gets Willie's old room.