Aug. 26, 1996, midnight 5.0
S1E1 - Anything You Want
Eric enlists the help of a neighbor to stop Matt from smoking, and makes a vain attempt to help Lucy deal with her flowering womanhood.
Sept. 23, 1996, midnight 0.0
S1E2 - Family Secrets
Shhh! Don't tell anyone, but: Matt and Mary both have mysterious new friends; Simon and his new charge, Happy, could be in the doghouse; and Lucy keeps mum about the object of a crush.
Sept. 30, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E3 - In the Blink of an Eye
Mary offers to shield Lucy and her "date" from Eric; Matt gets into a scrape while out with a young woman; and Annie goes to Arizona to bring her parents home.
Oct. 7, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E4 - No Funerals and a Wedding
Annie feels abandoned on the day of her mother's funeral when her father bolts for home, Eric counsels a couple and Matt escorts Renee to the hospital after she goes into labor at the post-funeral luncheon.
Oct. 14, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E5 - The Color of God
The Camden kids learn hard lessons about race when Eric invites a black family to stay at the house after their church is destroyed in a racially motivated arson.
Oct. 28, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E6 - Halloween
Halloween is a fright, as Annie tries to scare up a costume for Ruthie; Lucy has a close encounter with the town "monster"; and a childhood memory haunts Eric.
Nov. 4, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E7 - Saturday
Eric counsels a teen drug addict; Matt's fired from another job; Lucy blows it when she tries to impress the most popular girl in school; Simon and Lucy get lost playing detective.
Nov. 11, 1996, midnight 0.0
S1E8 - What Will People Say?
Eric helps out a woman who is being abused by her husband. But when the good reverend is seen escorting the woman to a motel one afternoon, it's the talk of the town. Meanwhile, Matt warns Mary about an older guy she's seeing.
Nov. 18, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E9 - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Annie and Matt are robbed at gunpoint; Mary wants a tattoo; Eric is told to fire the church organist; Simon and Ruthie have the chicken pox; Lucy runs for student-body president (as does Jimmy Moon).
Nov. 25, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E10 - Last Call for Aunt Julie
Eric's sister visits the family for Thanksgiving but knocks the stuffing out of everyone when they discover that she has a drinking problem.
Dec. 16, 1996, midnight 10.0
S1E11 - Now You See Me
Matt's new girlfriend seems more interested in hanging out with his family than with him; Simon thinks he can make himself invisible; Lucy wants to join the cheerleading squad.
Jan. 13, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E12 - With a Little Help from My Friends
Matt helps out an elderly neighbor, but winds up getting in hot water for it; Eric searches for a way to aid a proud but homeless family; Lucy's 13th birthday approaches and she wants a party.
Jan. 27, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E13 - America's Most Wanted
The kids receive some lessons about stealing: Matt and Mary carry on a high-school tradition by lifting a glass from a local diner and Lucy borrows liberally from a term paper Mary lent her.
Feb. 3, 1997, midnight 0.0
S1E14 - Seven Is Enough
A tug-of-war ensues between Eric and his cantankerous parents over who will adopt a young orphan found hiding in the church.
Feb. 10, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E15 - Happy's Valentine
Everyone's plans for a romantic Valentine's Day are interrupted when Happy, Simon's dog, gets out of the house and is hit by a car.
Feb. 17, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E16 - Brave New World
Mary deals with harassment from a boy she turned down for a date; Lucy's new best friend seems to be hiding something; Simon prepares Ruthie for pre-kindergarten.
April 14, 1997, midnight 9.0
S1E17 - Choices
Mary takes a walk on the wild side with a classmate she meets in detention; a former associate minister from Eric's church drops in unexpectedly; Simon and Ruthie ferret out a scheme to fund their college educations.
April 21, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E18 - Faith, Hope and the Bottom Line
Annie volunteers as the church's treasurer pro tem but gets caught in the middle when Eric wants to hire an ex-con against the advice of the church vestry. Meanwhile, Mary agrees to tutor Jimmy Moon in science.
April 28, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E19 - It's About George...
Eric has to tell his parents that George may have to be given over to his birth father, who has resurfaced; Eric's alcoholic sister is released from rehab.
May 5, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E20 - Say Good-bye
Annie's "boy-crazy" best friend from school, Rachel, is in town, but the boy she has her eye on is Matt; Lucy may have to say goodbye to her friend Suzanne.
May 12, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E21 - Dangerous Liaisons (1)
Annie is livid when her father brings along his girlfriend on a weeklong visit; Mary and Matt pursue new romantic interests; Lucy wants to find out if blondes really have more fun.
May 19, 1997, midnight 10.0
S1E22 - Dangerous Liaisons (2)
Mary undergoes knee surgery, while Matt learns that Michael Towner was the hit-and-run driver; Wilson reveals the truth about Billy to Eric.
