All Episodes of On Our Own

Season 1

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  Pilot

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1994

  After their parents die in a tragic car accident, 20-year-old Josh Jerrico takes over as the authority figure of his six younger siblings. But the by-the-rules head of Department of Children Services, Gordon Ormsby, hears of the Jerricos' case and sends new social worker Alana Michaels to investigate and, if accurate, prepare for foster care. Josh assumes the identity of 'Aunt Jelcinda' to combat the authorities.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: David W. Duclon

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  Last Tango in St. Louis

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1994

  Josh has a problem: Gordon asks ""Aunt Jelcinda"" for a date, and he cannot refuse if he wants the family to stay together.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Fred Rubin

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  Matchmaker Mama

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1994

  ""Aunt Jelcinda"" finds a distraught young woman in a restaurant ladies' room and sets her up with her alter ego, Josh. She eventually becomes his girlfriend.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Fred Rubin

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  A Matter of Principal

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1994

  When Jesse is unjustly suspended from school for fighting, Jimi poses as Jesse's grandfather for a meeting with the principal.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: David Chambers

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  Nok Till You Drop

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1994

  Jimi loses money he doesn't have to a con man on a game of Nok-Hockey. Meanwhile, Jai readies for her first dance.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Fred Rubin

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  Swiss Family Jerrico's

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1994

  Josh thinks a camping trip will provide relief from his impersonation, but Gordon tags along.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Michael Din

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  Bargain Basement

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1994

  The Jerricos discover a trunk full of memories of their parents -- and Alana too may soon be a memory, since Gordon wants to take her off their case.

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Lore Kimbrough

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  Bonnie is Really Clyde

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1994

  ""Aunt Jelcinda"" befriends a runaway teen while Joc threatens to do so.

  Director: John Tracy

  Writer: Greg Garcia

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  A Family Affair

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1994

  Josh is getting serious about his new girlfriend. ""The trouble is,"" sighs Jimi, ""if a girl gets serious with Josh, she gets a free six-pack of assorted Jerricos.""

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Lore Kimbrough

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  Baby Blues

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1994

  The kids try to raise money for tickets to a Whitney Houston concert, with mixed success. Meanwhile, Josh gets stuck in an elevator with a very pregnant woman.

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Lore Kimbrough

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  That's My Car and I'm Sticking to It

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1994

  Neighborhood gossip gets the Jerricos investigated.

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Timothy Stack

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  All I Want for Christmas

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1994

  When a kindergarten bully tells Joc that Santa Claus doesn't exist, Josh dons a Santa suit to prove the bully wrong -- and succeeds only too well.-

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Gary Menteer, David W. Duclon

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  Parents' Night

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/28/1994

  Josh can not attend parents' night at Jordee's school because he has to finish an article.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: David Chambers

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  The Boarder

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/1995

  Josh wins custody of the kids, and the family takes in a boarder: live-in contractor Scotti.

  Director: Kelly Sandefur

  Writer: Fred Rubin

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  Obstacle Illusion

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/10/1995

  Jordee gets into remote-control cars. Meanwhile, Jimi is shot down by a girl who admits she is a jinx -- and proves it.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: David Chambers

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  He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/1995

  While poking around in the attic, Josh discovers love letters to his mom from his dad -- who was not the father of his siblings.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Lore Kimbrough

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  Girl Talk

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/24/1995

  A football star eyes Jai, who wants a particular shy boy to ask her out. Meanwhile, Josh gets in trouble with his girlfriend because of Scotti.

  Director: Kelly Sandefur

  Writer: Ralph Greene, Greg Garcia

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  Little Rascals

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/1995

  Josh, a cracker-jack coffee shop manager, has a crisis to manage: his staff has the flu. Enter the replacement staff: his siblings and Scotti.

  Director: Kelly Sandefur

  Writer: Michael Din, Timothy Stack

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  The Easy Way

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/1995

  Jordee takes the easy way out of a geography exam: she cheats. And a girl with a ""bad rep"" has her eye on Jimi.

  Director: Kelly Sandefur

  Writer: Fred Rubin, David Chambers

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  The Tonsil Tale

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/1995

  Joc needs a doc -- ""Someone pulled a Christmas tree from my throat"" -- so it's tonsillectomy time for the first-grader. Meanwhile, Jesse takes up hypnosis.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Jim Geoghan, Fred Fox, Jr.