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The Ropers•Season 1•Episode 5

Family Planning

7.0/10 · 61 votesApr 10, 197922 min

Ranked #2 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

Stanley gets upset when Helen's mother and sister Ethel visit and thinks that her mother has plans to stay with them—permanently!

Directed byDave Powers

Written byJohnnie Mortimer

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Seasons2

All 1 2

Season 1 Episodes6

E1 6.7

Moving On

E2 6.8

Friends and Neighbors

E3 6.9

Your Money or Your Life

E4 6.9

The Doris Letters

E5 7.0Now viewing

Family Planning

E6 7.1

Opportunity Knocks

Cast5

Norman Fell

Stanley Roper

Audra Lindley

Helen Roper

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey P. Brookes III

Patty McCormack

Anne Brookes

Evan Cohen

David Brookes

Crew2

Johnnie Mortimer

Writer

Dave Powers

Director

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Episode Summary

"Family Planning" is episode 5 of The Ropers season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 61 votes, ranking #2 of 6 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Dave Powers and written by Johnnie Mortimer, it aired on April 10, 1979.

Next: E6 · Opportunity Knocks Best of Season 1