Jay Presson Allen
Director
Family (1976)
Season 2
The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.
Released March 9, 1976
Episode 49 min
None+
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Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Coming Apart
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.
Oct. 6, 1976, midnight
S2E2 - Such Sweet Sorrow
Salina drops by, at a time when Willie is having problems with Alex; Doug is offered a great job in New York.
Oct. 19, 1976, midnight
S2E3 - Home Movie
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.
Oct. 26, 1976, midnight
S2E4 - Coming of Age
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.
Nov. 9, 1976, midnight
S2E5 - Jury Duty (1)
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.
Nov. 16, 1976, midnight
S2E6 - Jury Duty (2)
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.
Nov. 23, 1976, midnight
S2E7 - The Cradle Will Fall
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.
Nov. 30, 1976, midnight
S2E8 - Skeleton in the Closet
Doug must face his sister Emily's alcoholism. Buddy tries to help a senior citizen she spots shoplifting food from the supermarket.
Dec. 7, 1976, midnight
S2E9 - On The First Day Of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story)
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.
Dec. 21, 1976, midnight
S2E10 - Rites of Friendship
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.
Dec. 28, 1976, midnight
S2E11 - An Eye to the Future
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.
Jan. 4, 1977, midnight
S2E12 - Lovers and Strangers
Willie gets cradle-robbed by a visiting movie director, and takes it much too seriously; Doug gets a dog as a birthday present.
Jan. 11, 1977, midnight
S2E13 - Return Engagement
Maggie Calder, the woman who nearly destroyed Doug and Kate's marriage 20 years ago, is back for a second attempt. Buddy feels she's being treated like a baby.
Jan. 18, 1977, midnight
S2E14 - Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .
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.
Feb. 1, 1977, midnight
S2E15 - Someone's Watching
A series of anonymous gifts eventually makes Nancy feel threatened; Buddy's motor-mouth school-project partner uses the Lawrences as his surrogate family.
Feb. 8, 1977, midnight
S2E16 - A Safe House
A former friend of Willie's, now an outlaw, gives him a call; Buddy thinks she has a great scoop for the school paper.
Feb. 15, 1977, midnight
S2E17 - Best Friends
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.
Feb. 22, 1977, midnight
S2E18 - Taking Chances (1)
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.
March 1, 1977, midnight
S2E19 - Taking Chances (2)
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.
March 8, 1977, midnight
S2E20 - Comings and Goings
Willie and Salina search for an apartment together. Jeff's mother Sylvia is confined to the Lawrence home following a back injury and a quarrel with Jeff's father.
March 22, 1977, midnight
S2E21 - . . . More Things in Heaven and Earth
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.
March 29, 1977, midnight
S2E22 - An Endangered Species
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.
May 3, 1977, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 49 min.
Season Runtime: 49 min.
Released: March 9, 1976
Last Air Date: June 25, 1980, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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