Season 1
Episode Guide
Pilot
S1
E1
Sep 23, 1982
Alex escorts a pretty socialite to a dance at her country club.
Not With My Sister You Don't
S1
E2
Sep 30, 1982
Alex heads the household when Elyse and Steven go away for the weekend.
I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend
S1
E3
Oct 7, 1982
Jennifer gets picked on when she befriends a boy at school.
Summer Of '82
S1
E4
Oct 28, 1982
Seduced by an "older woman" of twenty-one, the hitherto inexperienced Alex is devastated to learn that she thinks of their relationship as casual.
I Never Killed for My Father
S1
E5
Nov 4, 1982
A visit from Steven's father evokes confrontation between the two.
Give Your Uncle A Kiss
S1
E6
Nov 11, 1982
Mallory is horrified and confused when a close family friend and older business associate of her father's makes a pass at her.
Big Brother Is Watching
S1
E7
Nov 18, 1982
As the new editor of his school paper, Alex uncovers a cheating scandal and to everyone's chagrin, prints a list of students who were caught including Mallory.
No Nukes Is Good Nukes
S1
E8
Nov 25, 1982
To the dismay of the Keaton children and their equally conservative grandparents, Steven and Elyse take time out Thanksgiving Day to attend an anti-nuke rally-and end up spending the holiday in jail.
Death Of A Grocer
S1
E9
Dec 2, 1982
Though Alex loves working at Mr. Adler's "Mom and Pop" grocery store, to the old man's dismay, he quits to "climb the corporate ladder" at an ultramodern supermarket.
Have Gun, Will Unravel
S1
E10
Dec 9, 1982
The Keatons consider buying a gun for protection after getting burglarized.
A Christmas Story
S1
E11
Dec 16, 1982
When a blizzard forces the Keatons to spend Christmas at home, Elyse's gift to Steven an album filled with fascinating old photos sparks flashbacks to the births of their three children.
Oops
S1
E12
Dec 23, 1982
Mallory resents Elyse for the advice she gives her pregnant friend.
Sherry Baby
S1
E13
Jan 13, 1983
When popular sorority girl Sherry Marshall befriends Mallory to get close to Alex, Mallory brings them together in hopes of joining Pi Nu but her plan backfires.
The Fugitive, Part 1
S1
E14
Jan 20, 1983
Elyse's younger brother and Alex's idol, Ned, makes a surprise visit. However, everyone is puzzled by the go-getter corporate executive's suspicious behavior.
The Fugitive, Part 2
S1
E15
Jan 27, 1983
With the FBI hot on Ned's heels for embezzling 4.5 million dollars in corporate funds, Elyse's ethical brother and Alex's idol tells the family why and where he hid the money.
Margin Of Error
S1
E16
Feb 10, 1983
Alex amasses a bundle by playing the stock market on paper for his economics class, and courts disaster by secretly investing his father's money.
French Lessons
S1
E17
Feb 17, 1983
Mallory's handsome but shy French tutor, Jeff, finally musters up the nerve to ask her out and then courts disaster by enlisting Alex's advice on how to behave on the date.
I Gotta Be Ming
S1
E18
Feb 24, 1983
As Big Brother to a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy, Alex tries to mold Ming into his own image, and he learns an unforgettable lesson when he breaks a promise to the adoring child.
Suzanne Takes You Down
S1
E19
Mar 16, 1983
Soon after freelance architect Elyse Keaton hires her friend Suzanne Davis to handle clerical chores, she wants to fire the under-qualified, overly aggressive secretary.
The Fifth Wheel
S1
E20
Mar 28, 1983
Alex gets stuck babysitting for his little sister Jennifer, who is fed up with feeling in the way at his poker game and decides to disappear.
Stage Fright
S1
E21
Apr 4, 1983
While gearing up to face the television cameras as captain of his high school's team on "Quiz-Em", Alex panics at first when a teammate drops out and then launches a tutoring program a la Eliza Doolittle for his sister Mallory.
Elyse D'Arc
S1
E22
Apr 12, 1983
Elyse gets so wrapped up in work that she neglects her family.