Season 1
7.2/1019 votesHome Again
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1986
Jessie and her three children move in with her father-in-law following the death of her husband. Kris worries when she realizes the local school doesn't offer classes she needs to get into the Air Force Academy.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: Unknown
- 8.0/1011 votes
The Money Machine
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1986
David runs into serious competition with his business painting house numbers on curbs. Jessie enrolls in a photography course.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: Jerry McNeely
- 7.6/1011 votes
Families and Friends
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1986
Gus's visiting Marine buddy, J.J. Moon, causes havoc.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: Unknown
- 8.0/1011 votes
That Lonesome Old Caboose
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1986
Gus thinks he's dying, and stalls on getting treatment for his recently diagnosed diabetes.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: William Blinn
- 8.4/1013 votes
The Third Question
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1986
Jessie goes on her first date despite David's strong disapproval.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Unknown
- 8.0/1012 votes
See You in Court
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1986
Gus is called for jury duty; Kris practices driving and is struck by another car.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Jerry McNeely
- 7.3/1013 votes
Small Steps
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1986
Gus brags about his childhood Halloween pranks and catches the imagination of David and Kris. Gus takes Molly trick-or-treating.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: William Blinn
- 7.5/1010 votes
Choices
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1986
Jessie forbids Kris to go on an overnight trip to a rock concert until Gus volunteers to drive.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
First Impressions
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1986
Jessie witnesses a crime, then meets one of the criminals when Kris brings some new friends over.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Different Habits
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1986
Kris befriends a girl with a drinking problem; David and Molly uncover a time capsule their father buried years before.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesOff We Go ...
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1986
Kris asks her favorite teacher for a letter of recomendation for the Air Force Academy, and is surprised by the results.
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: Unknown
- 7.7/1010 votes
Heart of a Dancer
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/1986
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Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Unknown
- 7.3/1013 votes
Green Christmas
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1986
Molly's too angry about her father's death to celebrate Christmas; Gus tries to deflect David from his Christmas present hiding place.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Jerry McNeely
- N/A/100 votes
Family Secrets
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1987
David falls for a teacher and strumbles across a collection of stories written by Gus; Jessie's perfect sister pays a visit.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Unknown
- 7.4/1015 votes
A Point of View
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1987
Gus argues with Jessie and Kris about his men-only service organization; Molly befriends a blind girl; David nearly burns down the house.
Director: Bruce Kessler
Writer: Jerry McNeely
N/A/100 votesThe Best Intentions
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1987
Kris babysits for a teacher and ends up being accused of child abuse. David and Molly try to make their home come up to the standards of television households.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Unknown
- 7.9/1011 votes
The 100 Year Old Weekend
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1987
Gus challenges the family to spend a weekend using only the tools available 100 years earlier. But a nuclear crisis invades their trip back in time.
Director: Noel Nosseck
Writer: William Blinn
- N/A/100 votes
Past Tense, Future Tense (1)
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1987
Kris wins a trip to March Air Force base; David ""borrows"" Gus's car; Jessie takes Molly to her mother-daughter fashion show. First of a two-part episode.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Jerry McNeely
N/A/100 votesPast Tense, Future Tense (2)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1987
Kris meets a handsome young pilot and tries to bring Gus together with his estranged son Ben. Second of a two-part episode.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Unknown