Season 1

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  7.0/10141 votes

  Pilot

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1985

  Maggie 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.

  Director: John Pasquin

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/10114 votes

  Springsteen

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1985

  Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.

  Director: John Pasquin

  Writer: David Kendall

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  7.2/1097 votes

  Jealousy

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1985

  Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/1092 votes

  Carol's Article

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1985

  Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.

  Director: John Pasquin

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/1095 votes

  Superdad!

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1985

  Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/10111 votes

  Mike's Madonna Story

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1985

  Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.

  Director: John Pasquin

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/1092 votes

  Weekend Fantasy

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1985

  Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Arnold Margolin

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  7.1/1084 votes

  Slice of Life

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1985

  Coming 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.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/1084 votes

  Carol's Crush

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1985

  Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/1093 votes

  Dirt Bike

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1985

  Mike 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.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Ali Marie Matheson

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  7.4/1084 votes

  Standardized Test

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1985

  Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/1096 votes

  A Christmas Story

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1985

  A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.

  Director: Neal Marlens, John Tracy

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/1082 votes

  The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1986

  Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Arnold Margolin

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  6.8/1092 votes

  First Blood

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1986

  Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Mark Fink

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  7.0/1080 votes

  Slice of Life II

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1986

  Maggie 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.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: David Kendall

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  7.2/1086 votes

  The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1986

  The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Susan Beavers

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  7.4/1079 votes

  Charity Begins at Home

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1986

  Ben gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Steve Marshall

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  7.8/1086 votes

  Reputation

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1986

  Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: David Kendall

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  6.9/1077 votes

  The Anniversary That Never Was

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/1986

  Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/1082 votes

  Be a Man

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1986

  Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.8/1073 votes

  Career Decision

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1986

  Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Bob Brush

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  7.4/1078 votes

  Extra Lap

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1986

  Mike's practical-joker uncle Bob visits from the hereafter.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Unknown