Season 1

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  8.1/10140 votes

  Jochen and Marion

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/29/1972

  A love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion.

  Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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  7.9/10125 votes

  Oma and Gregor

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/27/1972

  Jochen's grandmother Oma searches for an affordable apartment to share with Gregor, a gentleman she picked up in a park. When Oma comes across an abandoned library space, she and Gregor decide to become do-it-yourself squatters and turn it into a kindergarten.

  Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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  8.1/10119 votes

  Franz and Ernst

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1973

  After the death of the foreman, the tool factory comrades hope that Franz will get promoted. However, tensions rise when the manager instead brings in an outsider.

  Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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  8.2/10111 votes

  Harald and Monika

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/1973

  Following a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen is pressured into proposing. Meanwhile, growing strained relations between Monika and the overbearing Harald start Monika on thoughts of divorce.

  Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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  8.1/10105 votes

  Irmgard and Rolf

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/18/1973

  Upon discovering that the tool factory is being relocated, Jochen and Marion seek a new place while the workers list demands for their growing impatience.

  Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  Writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder