• Air date: 20 Nov '79 13 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 (13)
    • 1. Thanksgiving

      20 Nov '79
      Doug's father starts showing his age.
    • 2. 'Tis the Season

      24 Dec '79
      A pre-Christmas argument with Willie nearly gives Doug a heart attack; Buddy invites her school's janitor to her house, where he quickly endears himself to everyone but Kate.
    • 3. Jack of Hearts

      14 Jan '80
      Buddy and Nancy find themselves in a love triangle; Annie dabbles in the occult.
    • 4. When the Bough Breaks

      21 Jan '80
      Kate finds out she's pregnant; a friend of Buddy's, on vacation from her all-girls school, picks Willie as a seduction target.
    • 5. Hard Times

      28 Jan '80
      Two friends of Buddy's who have been going steady for 3 years are having relationship problems -- and when she tries to help, the results aren't quite what she expected; Nancy is having trouble at work, which starts to affect even Timmy.
    • 6. Whispers

      04 Feb '80
      Buddy's friendship with a teacher gives rise to rumors; Annie uses questionable tactics to get Willie to let her interview him for her school paper.
    • 7. Play on Love

      03 Mar '80
      Willie finds the director of his play more interesting than Rachel; Buddy insists on buying an old sports car, over Doug's objections.
    • 8. Daylight Serenade

      10 Mar '80
      Buddy has an ambiguous relationship with a nerdy schoolmate whom Kate is training for a piano recital; Nancy begs Annie to teach her how to roller-skate, so she can go to a party with a handsome fellow lawyer.
    • 9. Such a Fine Line

      17 Mar '80
      A schoolboy has a crush on Kate; Jeff, now an in-over-his-head rock manager, blows into town with his band.
    • 10. The Ties That Bind

      04 Jun '80
    • 11. Just Like Old Times

      11 Jun '80
      Buddy tries to make everyone think she didn't get into any of the schools she applied to; Doug wants Annie to share his obsession with baseball.
    • 12. Smarts

      18 Jun '80
      Annie gets picked on by her classmates, for being too smart; Buddy, studying for her SATs, worries that she's not smart enough.
    • 13. Letting Go

      25 Jun '80
      Doug is upset when Buddy starts dating a 21-year-old; Annie is jealous of an old friend who has matured much faster than she has.