• Air date: 06 Oct '76 22 episodes
      Family is an American television drama series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1980. Creative control of the show was split among executive producers Leonard Goldberg, Aaron Spelling and Mike Nichols. A total of 86 episodes were produced.
  • List of Episodes (22)
    • 1. Coming Apart

      06 Oct '76
      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 a reconciliation.
    • 2. Such Sweet Sorrow

      19 Oct '76
      Salina drops by, at a time when Willie is having problems with Alex; Doug is offered a great job in New York.
    • 3. Home Movie

      26 Oct '76
      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 the world""; Kate runs into a former roommate, who has become a successful author.
    • 4. Coming of Age

      09 Nov '76
      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.
    • 5. Jury Duty (1)

      16 Nov '76
      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.
    • 6. Jury Duty (2)

      23 Nov '76
      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.
    • 7. The Cradle Will Fall

      30 Nov '76
      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 cheating on her.
    • 8. Skeleton in the Closet

      07 Dec '76
      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 cheating on her.
    • 9. On The First Day Of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story)

      21 Dec '76
      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.
    • 10. Rites of Friendship

      28 Dec '76
      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.
    • 11. An Eye to the Future

      04 Jan '77
      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.
    • 12. Lovers and Strangers

      11 Jan '77
      Willie gets cradle-robbed by a visiting movie director, and takes it much too seriously; Doug gets a dog as a birthday present.
    • 13. Return Engagement

      18 Jan '77
      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 cheating on her.
    • 14. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .

      01 Feb '77
      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.
    • 15. Someone's Watching

      08 Feb '77
      A series of anonymous gifts eventually makes Nancy feel threatened; Buddy's motor-mouth school-project partner uses the Lawrences as his surrogate family.
    • 16. A Safe House

      15 Feb '77
      A former friend of Willie's, now an outlaw, gives him a call; Buddy thinks she has a great scoop for the school paper.
    • 17. Best Friends

      22 Feb '77
      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.
    • 18. Taking Chances (1)

      01 Mar '77
      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 has second thoughts about having quit his job.
    • 19. Taking Chances (2)

      08 Mar '77
      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.
    • 20. Comings and Goings

      22 Mar '77
    • 21. . . . More Things in Heaven and Earth

      29 Mar '77
      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.
    • 22. An Endangered Species

      03 May '77
      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.