Pilot

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A steelworker and his wife struggle with a strike, family squabbles, their daughter's first date, and an increasingly bitter rivalry between their teenage sons.

9/5/1977

FitzJo Co.

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Max's new bike is stolen while RJ was supposed to be watching it, driving a wedge between the two friends and making Max's newspaper delivery job much harder.

9/20/1977

The Shark

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03

Maureen's algebra teacher accuses her of cheating on a test.

9/27/1977

Superman

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Stung by Jack's insinuation that he's not contributing his share, Sean tries to juggle a place on the varsity football squad with a part-time job and school.

10/11/1977

Halloween

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Jack and Sean set out to defeat a neighborhood bully as Maureen worries over asking a boy to the Halloween dance.

10/18/1977

The Cheerleader

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Depressed after being rejected by a date, Mo decides to try out for the cheerleading squad in an effort to change her image.

10/25/1977

A Love Story

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Jack finds love with a pretty skater, but her quest for an Olympic-caliber trainer threatens to tear them apart.

11/8/1977

Marijuana

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Jack falls through a plate glass window while stoned, and desperately tries to conceal the drug use from his parents.

11/22/1977

The Sacrament

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Max worries about making his First Communion; Mike's unhappiness with the family finances leads to a violent reaction when a drunk coworker remarks on a heavily pregnant Maggie working the late shift.

11/29/1977

Say Goodbye to Buddy Bonkers

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Sean brings home a friend who's recovering from a nervous breakdown.

12/6/1977

Runaway

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Kerry runs away when Mo catches her taking money from Maggie's room, and the family believes the worst despite her protestations of innocence.

A Living Wage

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Assigned to a local mechanic for work-study, Jack protests when he realizes the man's cheating customers. RJ and Max worry over school vaccinations.

1/3/1978

The New Fitzpatrick

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While Maggie and Mike head off for a weekend in an uncle's cabin, the kids prepare activities of their own: a party, a date and a wild guinea pig race. But all the chaos comes to a head when their parents return because Maggie's in labor.

1/10/1978