Season 1
Episodes • 1985

1. Pilot
30 minMaggie goes back to work as a journalist, prompting psychologist Jason to move his office into their home so he can keep his eye on the kids. Things don't get off to a great start: the first night he gets a call from the police that Mike has been picked up for illegally driving a car.
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2. Springsteen
30 minJason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.
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3. Jealousy
30 minJason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.
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4. Carol's Article
30 minMaggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.
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6. Mike's Madonna Story
30 minMike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.
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7. Weekend Fantasy
30 minJason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.
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8. Slice of Life
30 minComing across a compatibility test in Jason's office, Maggie decides she and Jason should fill it out, but her answers don't tab with his. Meanwhile, Mike feigns interest in karate when his real goal is a girl attending the course.
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9. Carol's Crush
30 minCarol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.
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10. Dirt Bike
30 minMike hurts more than his pride when he takes a nasty fall off a dirt bike that he promised his parents he wouldn't go near.
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11. Standardized Test
30 minMike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.
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12. A Christmas Story
30 minA depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.
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13. The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver
30 minMike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.
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14. First Blood
30 minJason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.
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15. Slice of Life II
30 minMaggie casually mentions to Jason that she might be pregnant; Mike acts as a weekend servant to Ben; and Carol wants to divorce her class-project husband.
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16. The Seavers vs. the Cleavers
30 minThe PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.
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17. Charity Begins at Home
30 minBen gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.
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19. The Anniversary That Never Was
30 minMaggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.
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21. Career Decision
30 minReporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.
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