8.8/1035 votes#1 - S.N.A.F.U.
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1991
Three soldiers return home from World War II and each is faced with his own set of problems. Two brothers in love with the same girl; race discrimination; gender discrimination in the work force; family betrayal; and a soldier's death.
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Writer: Bernard Lechowick, Lynn Marie Latham
- 8.6/1013 votes
#2 - Bedsprings
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1991
The Sloans try to pay Gina to leave town when they learn she's pregnant, touching off a swell of support for the widowed war bride. Jeff's anonymous love poem to his brother's sweetheart goes astray.
Director: David Carson
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1010 votes
#3 - So All Alone
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1991
The Sloans fire the Davises for helping Gina. Caroline and Charlie discuss birth control. Hank and Sarah's impending wedding depresses Jeff and Ginger.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 8.0/1011 votes
#4 - Patriots
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1991
Mike Sloan, Sr. tries to keep the workers from organizing when union organizer Al Kahn comes to town. Jeff and Ginger date publicly, Abe plots to get his job back by bringing Gina back into the Sloan family.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 7.7/1014 votes
#5 - Holier Than Thou, Too
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1991
Union activity at the plant divides the town. Linda tries to talk her brother Hank out of becoming management while their mother confronts organizer Al about the danger he's brought to her family. Robert Davis joins the union after being attacked by racist co-workers, but has to fight his father on the issue.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 8.0/1011 votes
#6 - Toledo
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/1991
Caroline's angry when her husband jealousy attacks Charlie over Ginger. Jeff and Ginger travel to Toldeo for a pregnancy test while Caroline strikes out at her husband by leaving town with a travelling salesman.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
- 7.6/1014 votes
#7 - Kids
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1991
Gina finds a place, unaware that it was arranged by her hated former father-in-law. Charlie tells Ginger he married the wrong woman, but continues to make plans to start a family. Linda and Hank fight but manage to make improvements at the plant.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1013 votes
#8 - Man, This Joint is Jumping
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1991
A dance contest promising a chance at a Hollywood screentest steps up competition between Ginger and Caroline, and sends Jeff to a dance studio for lessons. It also gives Mike Sr. a chance to charm workers out of unionizing, and allows Al Kahn to trip the light fantastic with Anne.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
- 8.7/1017 votes
#9 - Splitting Hairs
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1991
The Sloans' tactic of hiring blacks to scare the workers into leaving the union backfires when the new employees start joining up. Hank confronts his boss over his attempt to bring race into the union issue, Anne falls for organizer Al, and Ginger heads to Hollywood with Jeff.
Director: David Carson
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 8.1/1012 votes
#10 - Szabo's Travels
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1991
Ginger sticks it out in California but Jeff heads back to Ohio. Anne crosses religious lines to date Al. The Davises go into business for themselves.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
- 7.9/1012 votes
#11 - Sinners Reconciled
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1991
Gina has her baby, which is born with a serious illness. Anne attempts to reconcile with Al via Christmas cookies.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 8.3/1013 votes
#12 - All These Things Will I Give Thee
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1992
Linda is tempted by an offered management position just as the workers rebel over news of Ruth Sloan's new fur. Ruth accepts Gina and the baby into her home, and Mike Sloan tells Caroline he'll be ready to repay the Hailey's kindness to his daughter-in-law.
Director: David Carson
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
- 7.9/1012 votes
#13 - When It Rains, It Pours
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1992
Linda gets a new view of her old boyfriend, Mike Sloan Jr., when old Army buddy Bill Caswell arrives in town. The Davis family searches for a misplaced gall bladder, and Anne and Al's relationship goes a step further. Jeff is accepted as a rookie ballplayer.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 7.9/1012 votes
#14 - That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/1992
Jeff departs for spring training in Florida. The Davises face discrimination in getting a loan for their business.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1013 votes
#15 - Bad Connection
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/1992
Jeff's worries at training camp turn him toward a sports-savvy bar owner who happens to be female. Ginger copes with an amorous boss.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 7.4/1012 votes
#16 - Getting to First Base
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1992
Caroline Hailey becomes a management spy, ruining the planned strike at the plant. Jeff makes the cut in camp but loses Ginger when she catches him red-handed.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 7.8/1012 votes
#17 - No Man Loyal and Neutral
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/1992
Linda is suspected of being the management spy, and the tension over the union results in violence at the Metcalf home. Judy reunites Jeff and Ginger.
Director: David Carson
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1011 votes
#18 - First Sign of Spring
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/1992
Sarah dies, and the Sloans beg Gina to leave the dangerous Metcalf house. Anne announces she's pregnant.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 8.5/1013 votes
#19 - At Your Age
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1992
Jeff's hometown debut with the Indians brings everyone out to the ballgame. Meanwhile, Hank feels alienated from his family after learning that Al will soon be part of it; Grandma Davis plays matchmaker for Robert, who has another gal in mind.
Director: David Carson
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 8.0/1012 votes
#20 - Obstinacy or Constancy?
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/1992
Al lies to the wokers about union money, trying to pull them into a strike. Caroline tries to dissaude Charlie from participating in the strike by telling him she's pregnant. Anne is determined to raise her baby Catholic. Judy Owens moves to town.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 7.8/1011 votes
#21 - If You Want It Done Right...
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/1992
The union goes on strike and as tensions inside the Sloan factory rise, Gina's resourcefulness keeps the situation from turning violent. Abe relents when he goes to argue with his striking son.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 7.9/1012 votes
#22 - Spanish Moss
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/8/1992
Hank moves out of the house as Anne prepares to marry Al. Charlie's growing closeness to Gina gets serious when he learns of Caroline's lies. The Davises are reluctant to accept help from their former employer despite the impossibility of getting a bank loan.
Director: N/A
Writer: James Stanley, Lynn Marie Latham
- 8.0/1010 votes
#23 - Songs Unsung Are Sweetest
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/15/1992
Charlie leaves Caroline when he learns she's the spy. Hank goes to his mother's wedding, Al lies to Anne about his father's acceptance of a non-Jewish bride and the Davises open their restaurant.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
- 8.1/1010 votes
#24 - Take My Hand
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/28/1992
The Sloans refuse their son's last wish to have Gloria Davis, their black cook, sing at his funeral. Mike's Italian war bride, now a widow, confronts the girl he left behind.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
The Best Episodes of Homefront Season 1
Every episode of Homefront Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Homefront Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"S.N.A.F.U." is the best rated episode of "Homefront" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Ron Lagomarsino and written by Bernard Lechowick, Lynn Marie Latham, it aired on 9/24/1991. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Bedsprings".