

Family
“A MOVING, COMPASSIONATE GLIMPSE INTO THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE LAWRENCES.”
The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.
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Seasons

1.Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years)
09-03-197650 minBuddy hears Kate say something about her, and isn't happy. Also, Nancy walks in on Jeff with another woman.

2.Monday is Forever
16-03-197650 minKate has to wait until Monday to find out whether she has cancer; Buddy and her friend Laura Richardson have until Monday, when the latter's family is scheduled to move to Detroit.

3.A Special Kind of Loving
23-03-197650 minWillie meets, and starts spending lots of time with, Salina -- leading to a tiff with Buddy, right when she needs him to help conquer her fear of diving.

4.A Right and Proper Goodbye
30-03-197649 minKate's mother comes for one last visit.

5.Thursday's Child
06-04-197650 minAs Timmy Jr.'s christening approaches, the whole family (especially Buddy, who stubbornly refuses to take part) relives the painful memories of Timmy Sr.'s death.

6.Point of Departure
13-04-197650 minDoug resents Willie's attitude towards work, the universe, and everything; a string of burglaries sweeps through the neighborhood.
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