Show Details:
Start date: Mar 1976
End date: June 1980
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 86 eps
Genre(s): Drama
End date: June 1980
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 86 eps
Genre(s): Drama
Credits:
- regulars:
- James Broderick as Doug Lawrence
- Sada Thompson as Kate Lawrence
- Elayne Heilveil as Nancy Lawrence Maitland [ season 1 ]
- Meredith Baxter Birney as Nancy Lawrence Maitland [ season 2+ ]
- Gary Frank as Willie Lawrence
- Kristy McNichol as Letitia (Buddy) Lawrence
- Quinn Cummings as Annie Cooper Lawrence [ seasons 4 & 5 ]
- recurring characters:
- John Rubinstein as Jeff Maitland
- Louise Foley as Audrey Pfeiffer
- Season Hubley as Salina Magee
- Willie Aames as T.J. Latimer
- Leif Garrett as Zack
- Priscilla Morrill as Elaine Hogan
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ||||
| 1. | 1-1 | 09 Mar 76 | Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years) | |
| 2. | 1-2 | 16 Mar 76 | Monday is Forever | |
| 3. | 1-3 | 23 Mar 76 | A Special Kind of Loving | |
| 4. | 1-4 | 30 Mar 76 | A Right and Proper Goodbye | |
| 5. | 1-5 | 06 Apr 76 | Thursday's Child | |
| 6. | 1-6 | 13 Apr 76 | Point of Departure | |
| Season 2 | ||||
| 7. | 2-1 | 06 Oct 76 | Coming Apart | |
| 8. | 2-2 | 19 Oct 76 | Such Sweet Sorrow | |
| 9. | 2-3 | 26 Oct 76 | Home Movie | |
| 10. | 2-4 | 09 Nov 76 | Coming of Age | |
| 11. | 2-5 | 16 Nov 76 | Jury Duty (1) | |
| 12. | 2-6 | 23 Nov 76 | Jury Duty (2) | |
| 13. | 2-7 | 30 Nov 76 | The Cradle Will Fall | |
| 14. | 2-8 | 07 Dec 76 | Skeleton in the Closet | |
| 15. | 2-9 | 21 Dec 76 | On the First Day of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story) | |
| 16. | 2-10 | 28 Dec 76 | Rites of Friendship | |
| 17. | 2-11 | 04 Jan 77 | An Eye to the Future | |
| 18. | 2-12 | 11 Jan 77 | Lovers and Strangers | |
| 19. | 2-13 | 18 Jan 77 | Return Engagement | |
| 20. | 2-14 | 01 Feb 77 | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . . | |
| 21. | 2-15 | 08 Feb 77 | Someone's Watching | |
| 22. | 2-16 | 15 Feb 77 | A Safe House | |
| 23. | 2-17 | 22 Feb 77 | Best Friends | |
| 24. | 2-18 | 01 Mar 77 | Taking Chances (1) | |
| 25. | 2-19 | 08 Mar 77 | Taking Chances (2) | |
| 26. | 2-20 | 22 Mar 77 | Comings and Goings | |
| 27. | 2-21 | 29 Mar 77 | . . . More Things in Heaven and Earth | |
| 28. | 2-22 | 03 May 77 | An Endangered Species | |
| Season 3 | ||||
| 29. | 3-1 | 13 Sep 77 | Acts of Love (1) | |
| 30. | 3-2 | 20 Sep 77 | Acts of Love (2) | |
| 31. | 3-3 | 27 Sep 77 | The First Time | |
| 32. | 3-4 | 04 Oct 77 | Change of Heart | |
| 33. | 3-5 | 25 Oct 77 | Annie Laurie | |
| 34. | 3-6 | 01 Nov 77 | We Love You, Miss Jessup | |
| 35. | 3-7 | 08 Nov 77 | The Little Brother | |
| 36. | 3-8 | 15 Nov 77 | Childhood's End | |
| 37. | 3-9 | 22 Nov 77 | A Tale Out of Season | |
| 38. | 3-10 | 29 Nov 77 | Labors of Love | |
| 39. | 3-11 | 13 Dec 77 | A Child is Given | |
| 40. | 3-12 | 03 Jan 78 | More Than Friends | |
| 41. | 3-13 | 10 Jan 78 | Princess in the Tower | |
| 42. | 3-14 | 17 Jan 78 | Echoes of Love | |
| 43. | 3-15 | 24 Jan 78 | See Saw | |
| 44. | 3-16 | 31 Jan 78 | Lifeline | |
| 45. | 3-17 | 07 Feb 78 | . . . And Baby Makes Three | |
| 46. | 3-18 | 14 Feb 78 | Crossing Over | |
| 47. | 3-19 | 21 Feb 78 | The Covenant | |
| 48. | 3-20 | 28 Feb 78 | A Friend of the Family's | |
| 49. | 3-21 | 02 May 78 | Fear of Shadows | |
| 50. | 3-22 | 09 May 78 | Sleeping Gypsy | |
| 51. | 3-23 | 16 May 78 | Counterpoint | |
| Season 4 | ||||
| 52. | 4-1 | 21 Sep 78 | Starting Over | |
| 53. | 4-2 | 28 Sep 78 | All for Love | |
| 54. | 4-3 | 12 Oct 78 | Changes | |
| 55. | 4-4 | 19 Oct 78 | Magic | |
| 56. | 4-5 | 09 Nov 78 | Just Friends | |
| 57. | 4-6 | 23 Nov 78 | Generations | |
| 58. | 4-7 | 07 Dec 78 | Expectations | |
| 59. | 4-8 | 21 Dec 78 | Gifts | |
| 60. | 4-9 | 04 Jan 79 | The Friend's Affair | |
| 61. | 4-10 | 11 Jan 79 | Exits and Entrances | |
| 62. | 4-11 | 18 Jan 79 | Moment of Truth | |
| 63. | 4-12 | 25 Jan 79 | Malicious Mischief | |
| 64. | 4-13 | 01 Feb 79 | Sleeping Over | |
| 65. | 4-14 | 08 Feb 79 | Disco Queen | |
| 66. | 4-15 | 01 Mar 79 | The Athlete | |
| 67. | 4-16 | 08 Mar 79 | The Competition | |
| 68. | 4-17 | 15 Mar 79 | Ballerina | |
| 69. | 4-18 | 22 Mar 79 | Diversions | |
| 70. | 4-19 | 30 Mar 79 | An Apple for the Teacher | |
| 71. | 4-20 | 20 Apr 79 | Prelude | |
| 72. | 4-21 | 10 May 79 | Going Straight | |
| 73. | 4-22 | 17 May 79 | From Russia with Love | |
| Season 5 | ||||
| 74. | 5-1 | 20 Nov 79 | Thanksgiving | |
| 75. | 5-2 | 24 Dec 79 | 'Tis the Season | |
| 76. | 5-3 | 14 Jan 80 | Jack of Hearts | |
| 77. | 5-4 | 21 Jan 80 | When the Bough Breaks | |
| 78. | 5-5 | 28 Jan 80 | Hard Times | |
| 79. | 5-6 | 04 Feb 80 | Whispers | |
| 80. | 5-7 | 03 Mar 80 | Play on Love | |
| 81. | 5-8 | 10 Mar 80 | Daylight Serenade | |
| 82. | 5-9 | 17 Mar 80 | Such a Fine Line | |
| 83. | 5-10 | 04 Jun 80 | The Ties That Bind | |
| 84. | 5-11 | 11 Jun 80 | Just Like Old Times | |
| 85. | 5-12 | 18 Jun 80 | Smarts | |
| 86. | 5-13 | 25 Jun 80 | Letting Go | |
NOTES
Thanks to Serge Elnitsky for this initial information that made this guide possible.
Thanks to Serge Elnitsky for this initial information that made this guide possible.
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