7.5/1019 votes#1 - A Family Tree
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/1987
No description available
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Budge Threlkeld
- NaN/100 votes
#2 - 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
- 8.5/107 votes
#3 - Get a Job
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Bedtime Story
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1014 votes
#5 - 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
- 7.8/1024 votes
#6 - Moving Day
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"A Family Tree" is the best rated episode of "Trying Times" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Budge Threlkeld, it aired on 10/18/1987. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Drive, She Said".
