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Season 1

1980
13 Episodes

Episodes

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1. All Our Weapons

Mar 11, 1980
30 min

""sex, death and television..."" When Uncle Charlie dies, the Chapins have to figure out how to explain it to their sons.

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2. Uncle Charlie

Mar 18, 1980
30 min

""getting ready..."" The Chapins' dinner party with another couple turns into a disaster when the main topic of conversation becomes the husband's infidelity.

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3. A Touching Story

Mar 25, 1980
30 min

""advantage Richard..."" An old friend for the past 30 years suddenly reveals to the Chapins that he has been hiding his homosexuality all that time.

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4. Sometimes

Apr 8, 1980
30 min

""April, '67 moo goo gai panic"" The Chapins panic when they think that Libby is pregnant.

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5. Better Than Burning

Apr 15, 1980
30 min

""the Late Show..."" Richard and Libby have a fight over his refusal to ask her father for a loan.

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6. Room Service

Apr 22, 1980
30 min

""breaking out..."" Libby's ex-husband makes a surprise visit to the Chapin home.

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7. Josh

Apr 29, 1980
30 min

""sometimes it's like this... he's wrong""

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8. Windmills

Apr 15, 1980
30 min

Richard and Libby separately reveal their thoughts to interviewers for a book survey.

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9. Touching Story

30 min

""night shift..."" Libby finally confesses a shocking childhood secret.

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10. Slide Area

30 min

""good samaritans..."" A severe storm causes their friends to have to stay over because their house is about to slide away. Richard questions his emotions when he cries for no apparent reason.

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11. Broccoli

Mar 18, 1980
30 min

""$28 a day... plus tax."" Staying in a motel after a fight with his wife, Richard is tempted to stray when a female friend visits to console him.

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12. And Baby Makes Two...

Apr 1, 1980
30 min

""Laura..."" When Nicky's teacher comes to talk to them about his difficulties learning how to read, Libby feels pangs of guilt that her son seems to be inheriting her learning disability.

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13. Lysdexia is No Joek

30 min

""Monday, probably..."" An already depressed Richard becomes even more so when Libby tells him that their son Nicky is part of a gang of kids who are going around killing cats.