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This half-hour sitcom anthology series that aired on PBS from 1987 to 1989 is about people struggling with the daily routines of life.
Genre:Comedy
Network:PBS
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Season 1

  • A Family Tree
    7.5/1019 votes
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    A Family Tree

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/1987

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    Director: Jonathan Demme

    Writer: Budge Threlkeld

  • Drive, She Said
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    Drive, She Said

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/1987

    Lydia Stone(Garr) tries to deal with her neurotic disdain for driving, by finally taking lessons over 20 years after everybody else, which brings further tension when she finds her Hollywood husband(Ward) working on a project with former ""Dukes of Hazzard"" co-star Catherine Bach.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Wendy Wasserstein

  • Get a Job
    8.5/107 votes
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    Get a Job

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/1987

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  • Bedtime Story
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    Bedtime Story

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/1987

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  • The Visit
    8.6/1014 votes
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    The Visit

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1987

    Jim's high school girlfriend Wanda is coming to visit, which makes his annoyed wife Marsha jealous. As soon as Wanda arrives, she proceeds to bore Jim and Marsha with her entire crazy life story - but they're too polite to interrupt her.

    Director: Alan Arkin

    Writer: Christopher Durang

  • Moving Day
    7.8/1024 votes
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    Moving Day

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/1987

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