
Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows the daily lives of Seattle's Gardner family. Joe Gardner is the owner of a successful plastics business and the father of four adult children. The Gardner family includes twice-divorced daughter Anne, who returns home with her two teenaged children; daughter Lindley and husband Jim, parents of a newborn baby daughter; black sheep son Jack; and conservative youngest son Sam, newly married to free-spirited Kay.
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Air Date: 1987-09-16
As her divorce proceedings draw near, Anne accepts a date with a co-worker. Lindley and Jim consider candidates for a...
Air Date: 1987-09-23
Sunny is embarrassed about her lack of experience with boys. Joe and a neighbor have an unneighborly exchange over th...
Air Date: 1987-09-30
A baby-naming ceremony for Ruthie causes dissension. Lindley seems overwhelmed by the commitment to Judaism. A fishin...
Air Date: 1987-10-21
Joe assembles his family after mustering the courage to propose to Alice. Anne is a bundle of nerves while teaching S...
Air Date: 1987-10-28
Anne's college boyfriend reenters her life. Guilt takes its toll on working mother Lindley. Sam asks for Joe's assist...
Air Date: 1987-11-04
Jim's flimflam artist father visits, bringing back feelings of embarrassment and resentment for Jim. David is humilia...
Air Date: 1987-11-11
Joe believes David's social studies teacher has gone overboard to instill a fear of nuclear disaster in his students....
Air Date: 1987-11-18
Tempers flare during tryouts for a football team that Jack is coaching. A lonely Anne gives in to temptation on a bus...
Air Date: 1987-11-25
Sunny becomes a vegetarian after a visit to a turkey farm. Anne and Sam are stuck in Spokane after a storm and strugg...
Air Date: 1987-12-02
Lindley and Jim's efforts to market the baby walker meet with stumbling blocks. Joe is protective of David after a va...
Air Date: 1987-12-16
Sunny's behavior around the house annoys Joe. Billy Putzi becomes a disruptive force in the Eisenberg home. Kay's cla...
Air Date: 1988-01-06
Marketing plans for Jim and Lindley's baby walker take a new turn, with the help of Billy. Anne fails to give up smok...
Air Date: 1988-01-13
Jack encounters racism on the job. Joe vows to beat an arrogant neighbor in a tennis match. Anne stands up Lindley.
Air Date: 1988-01-20
Joe agonizes over a sudden decrease in company profits. Sunny agonizes over a good friend's hostility. Car troubles g...
Air Date: 1988-02-03
Jack may have discovered "the real thing" when he and his wife receive $1000 in prize money. Joe longs to mend his re...
Air Date: 1988-02-10
Sunny realizes the consequences of her actions too late when she asks a friend to flirt with David. Joe's erratic beh...
Air Date: 1988-02-17
David tries to be civil around his visiting father. Anne reflects on the bitterness of her first divorce. Joe attends...
Air Date: 1988-03-09
A strike breaks out at Joe's ailing plastics plant. David's school play causes stress for Anne and David. Kay gets he...
Air Date: 1988-03-16
A friend's death causes Jim to worry about his own mortality. A fallen chandelier prompts Joe and Anne to redecorate,...
Air Date: 1988-03-23
Anne risks being fired when she stands her ground before an important ad presentation. Joe's quick thinking in an eme...
Air Date: 1988-04-06
Sunny accepts a date with a boy, unaware of the effect it has on his former girlfriend. Joe's plans for a nostalgic j...
Air Date: 1988-04-13
A journey to visit her ailing mother is a painful one for Alice. Anne refuses to celebrate her thirty-something birth...