While agonizes over whether Cliff Randall will invite her to the Grateful Dead concert, she has to contend with a over-eager girl trying to be her friend. When reality sinks in, she reaches out to Barbara at the last moment.

While he's recovering from a back injury, Schneider needs an assistant maintenance man to help out with his work around the building. Barbara suggests that Schneider hire her disabled friend, Jackie. Schneider reluctantly takes on the kid who does his best to prove he can do the job. However, when there is a gas leak in the building, Jackie's competence is put to the test.

Barbara learns a lesson about beauty after Schneider accidentally opens a door smack into her nose.

The girls put on a New Year's show at a retirement home.

Sally, an old school friend of Barbara's shows up for a visit with some news, she's now a mother. Originally, she agreed with the father to give the baby up for adoption but after one look at the baby, decided to keep it. However, the big bombshell is dropped when she mentions that the father is Cliff Randall, Barbara's boyfriend.

Barbara has begun her college education and feels very independent, balancing school work with social activities. Meanwhile, Ann begins to feel undereducated as she hears Barbara's experiences and makes a decision to go to college. The big surprise comes when she is taking the same course as Barbara.

Hoping to attract desirable males, Barbara decides to change her image.

An insecure boy interested in dating Barbara bolsters his confidence by taking out a notorious classmate first.

Barbara's classmate phones to say she's taken a drug overdose. Conclusion.

Frustrated over not getting enough attention at home, Barbara rebells by running away to a Chicago motel room with Bob Morton.

The pace of Barbara's restaurant job proves to be faster than she anticipated.

Barbara's newly friend Bob reveals he still has feelings for her.

The girls cajole David into chaperoning a party while Ann is away.

Ann learns that a secretary she just hired is a reputed drug user.

Barbara has been steadily dating Cliff and soon finds herself trying to gently discourage Bob from pursuing her. However, Bob is sure he can win her away from Cliff, that's when Ann encourages Bob to perhaps date other women. He does but Barbara's reaction to Bob's new girlfriend is incredibly telling.

Barbara's high school graduation has arrived and she's all excited, except for two issues. First, she's unsure if she wants to attend the University of Wisconsin, like her father did and second she's up in arms, trying to make a decision on whether to hang out at a party with friends or one with just family after graduation.

Barbara fears that her marriage plans will dissolve after she learns that she can't conceive a child.

Barbara's scheme to get her mother and Mark's newly divorced father together at a dinner party gets faster results than she anticipated.

Ann gets a job offer in London and ponders taking it. Despite getting nagged by her mother, she decides to accept the job. This leads her to wonder how she's going to tell the rest of her family that she's leaving.

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Julie turns to her boyfriend when she and her mother reach an impasse regarding education, employment and marriage. (Part 1 of 4)

Their possessions stolen, runaways Julie and her boyfriend consider calling Barbara for help. (Part 4 of 4)

As David works on Barbara and Julie, and as they pressure Ann to consider marrying David, Ann is faced with a serious decision..... she is not ready to marry again. David goes on without her.

Schneider touts his visiting nephew as a model gentleman, unaware that the youth is a thief.

Barbara went all out on a paper for a government class and ends up with a D. When she goes in to see her professor, she soon discovers, that she certainly can get a higher grade on her paper, that is if she accepts her professor's advances. Later, Barbara determines to bring him to justice and files a complaint against him.