8.7/10110 votes#1 - Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/1976
Buddy hears Kate say something about her, and isn't happy. Also, Nancy walks in on Jeff with another woman.
Director: Mark Rydell
Writer: Jay Presson Allen
8.4/1076 votes#2 - Monday is Forever
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/1976
Kate has to wait until Monday to find out whether she has cancer; Buddy and her friend Laura Richardson have until Monday, when the latter's family is scheduled to move to Detroit.
Director: Glenn Jordan
Writer: N/A
8.2/1062 votes#3 - A Special Kind of Loving
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/23/1976
Willie meets, and starts spending lots of time with, Salina -- leading to a tiff with Buddy, right when she needs him to help conquer her fear of diving.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Writer: N/A
8.6/1067 votes#4 - A Right and Proper Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/1976
Kate's mother comes for one last visit.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Writer: N/A
8.3/1057 votes#5 - Thursday's Child
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/1976
As Timmy Jr.'s christening approaches, the whole family (especially Buddy, who stubbornly refuses to take part) relives the painful memories of Timmy Sr.'s death.
Director: Glenn Jordan
Writer: N/A
8.3/1048 votes#6 - Point of Departure
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/1976
Doug resents Willie's attitude towards work, the universe, and everything; a string of burglaries sweeps through the neighborhood.
Director: John Erman
Writer: N/A
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The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot (a.k.a. The Best Years)" is the best rated episode of "Family" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 110 votes. Directed by Mark Rydell and written by Jay Presson Allen, it aired on 3/9/1976. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Monday is Forever".