The Best Episodes of The Fosters Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(12 votes)

   #1 - Sex and the Black Community

   S1:E14/9/1976

   Sonny goes out to get a bottle of mouthwash ahead of his latest big date, Pearl's unhappy about Shirley's involvement with a 21-year-old, and Samuel comes under fire when he changes his mind about an obscene book.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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   6.8/10(9 votes)

   #2 - My Son the Lover

   S1:E24/16/1976

   Pearl refuses to think about what life will be like when the nest is empty, Shirley ridicules the idea that a popular girl could be interested in Sonny, and talk of popping the question suggests that things are pretty serious.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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   7.6/10(10 votes)

   #3 - God's Business Is Good Business

   S1:E34/23/1976

   Shirley gets a shock when she sees a Black face on the broken television, Samuel recognises the preacher as someone he knew in Guyana, and Pearl's far from pleased when the swindler offers her husband a job.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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   7.0/10(9 votes)

   #4 - The Check Up

   S1:E44/30/1976

   Shirley ends up with the wrong hours when she gets a job at a chip shop, Benjamin finds that his father's irritability might be due to hypertension, and Pearl knows that being laid off from work will make him even worse.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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   7.2/10(9 votes)

   #5 - Black Jesus

   S1:E55/7/1976

   Sonny decides to enter a new art competition at the West Indian Centre, Pearl's unhappy when her special picture of Jesus changes colour, and an old drunk gets all the credit when the family have a run of good luck.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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   7.3/10(9 votes)

   #6 - The Man I Most Admire

   S1:E65/14/1976

   Benjamin tries to pick a man to write about for an English composition, Shirley insists that women are just as worthy of admiration as men, and Samuel returns home miserable after he chickens out of a job interview.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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7. 

   7.1/10(10 votes)

   #7 - Situations Vacant

   S1:E75/21/1976

   Pearl's told that an older woman has been given the job that she wanted, Samuel's left fuming when sexual discrimination laws get in his way, and the kids have to cook for themselves when their mum goes out to work.

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   7.0/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Sonny Gets a Patron

   S1:E85/28/1976

   Pearl and Shirley get sick of finding art equipment left around the house, Samuel discovers that his son's patron is a scammer, and Benjamin's not the only one to miss Sonny when he decides to move out.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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   7.5/10(9 votes)

   #9 - Buy Now, Pay Later

   S1:E96/4/1976

   Vilma has to take messages when Samuel forgets to pay the phone bill, a blind encyclopaedia salesman is shown pity when he comes knocking, and a closer look at the contract suggests that signing it was a mistake.

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   Writer:Jon Watkins

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    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #10 - The Windfall

    S1:E106/11/1976

    Returning home from work, Samuel finds a paper bag full of money in a dustbin.

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    Writer:Jon Watkins

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    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Over the Hill

    S1:E116/18/1976

    Samuel is chosen for a government re-training scheme.

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    Writer:Jon Watkins

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12. 

    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #12 - The Matchmaker

    S1:E126/25/1976

    Pearl turns matchmaker when she decides it’s high time for Vilma to remarry.

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    Writer:Jon Watkins

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13. 

    7.5/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Benjamin's Rebellion

    S1:E137/2/1976

    Rebellious Benjamin is sent home from school for being insolent.

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    Writer:Jon Watkins

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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - New Year with the Fosters

    S1:E141/1/1977

    The Fosters invite a poor neighbour to Samuel Foster supper, but what is her meat loaf made with?

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    Writer:Jon Watkins

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