The lives of the Lawrence family in Pasadena, Calif.
EPISODE 1
The Best Years
Nancy arrives home early and finds her husband, Jeff, with another woman, forcing her to move back in with her family; Buddy runs away after overhearing Kate talking about her children.
EPISODE 2
Monday Is Forever
Kate tries to be composed while awaiting results of a breast-tumor biopsy; Buddy's best friend prepares to move.
EPISODE 3
A Special Kind of Loving
Willie's relationship with Salina, a girl who works in a health food store, creates friction between him and Buddy. The situation is further complicated when it is learned that Salina is three months pregnant.
EPISODE 4
A Right & Proper Goodbye
Willie can't accept that a visit by his outspoken maternal grandmother (Mildred Natwick) may be her last.
EPISODE 5
Thursday's Child Has Far to Go
The christening of Nancy and Jeff's baby causes conflict when he is named after a Lawrence son lost years earlier during a fishing trip.
EPISODE 6
A Point of Departure
A burglary in the Lawrence home makes it difficult for Willie to announce his intention to leave home and live on the farm he inherited.
Sada Thompson
James Broderick
Gary Frank
Kristy McNichol
Meredith Baxter
Quinn Cummings
Aaron Spelling
Leonard Goldberg
Jay Presson Allen