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The adventures of the unpredictable Martini family led by the tireless Grandpa Libero.

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Season 1

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The New House
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/1998
The Martini family moves to Poggio Fiorito, a residential area on the outskirts of Rome. Lele faces all the problems that the move entails. Luckily, his sister-in-law, Alice, is there to help him.
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The Mystery of Cetinka
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/6/1998
The family's new housekeeper, Cetinka, causes chaos: as soon as she's hired, some money goes missing, and suspicion falls on her. But could this really be true? And are we sure she's from Poland?
Director: Unknown
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A Cousin on the Run
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/1998
Alberto, Lele's only grandchild, runs away from home and takes refuge at the Martini house because his parents are divorcing. Meanwhile, Grandpa Libero, to save money, starts selling musical pillows.
Director: Unknown
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Happy Birthday, Maria!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/13/1998
Maria's birthday is coming up and she asks her father if she can celebrate alone with her friends. Lele agrees but is reluctant. Around the same time, Maria gets her period, and Rebby is the first to know.
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Lele, Meet Irene
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/20/1998
Alice and Giulio, Lele's best friend, are worried because the doctor hasn't dated women in years, so they decide to set him up with a 35-year-old doctor named Irene.
Director: Unknown
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A Question of Image
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/1998
Lele's salary isn't enough to cover his family expenses. So his ex-father-in-law finds him a job at a private clinic that performs plastic surgery. Will this be the right fit for him?
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Heartbreaks
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/1998
Barbara, a young intern who courts Lele, arrives at the local health authority. Meanwhile, Giulio is admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack; will Lele's timely intervention save his life?
Director: Unknown
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Wounds Old and New
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/25/1998
Ciccio is struggling with his first love and would like to ask his father for advice, but Lele has other things on his mind at the moment. The trial regarding the accident that killed his wife Elena has begun.
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Forty-Four Cats
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/27/1998
Due to a sudden flood in his home, Giulio finds temporary shelter at the Martini house. Lele is obviously happy to lend a hand to his best friend... but only up to a point.
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Missteps
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/27/1998
Alice convinces Lele to sign up for a tango class with her. Sparks fly between them and they realize they're attracted to each other. But just then, Sergio, Alice's ex, arrives.
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Let's Go... Slowly
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/1999
Grandpa Libero, attracted to piano teacher Maritè, takes some piano lessons from her, and Alberto and his friends start smoking against Lele's wishes.
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Loves... and Non-Loves
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1999
Laura, a colleague at the local health authority, is having problems with her ex-husband, and so Lele decides to help her, pretending to be her boyfriend. But it seems only Lele is pretending: Laura seems to have genuine feelings for the doctor.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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The Great Fear
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1999
Alice has an unusual mole appearing on her skin. She'll have to undergo surgery, and she wants only Lele by her side. This will trigger intense jealousy in her current boyfriend, Sergio.
Director: Unknown
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Love Means Jealousy
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1999
Sergio and Alice's relationship is becoming serious. Lele decides to openly confess his feelings to his sister-in-law, but the results aren't what he hoped for.
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Alice Is Getting Married
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1999
Sergio and Alice set a wedding date. At the Martini household, no one is happy about Alice getting married, and they're right: one evening, in fact, after returning home drunk, Sergio savagely beats Alice.
Director: Unknown
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This Wedding Won't Happen
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/17/1999
Alice's wedding is annulled: fortunately, she has truly seen who she's dealing with. So, distraught, she moves into the Martini household. Meanwhile, an old flame of Lele's arrives at the clinic.
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Libero in Name and Deed
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1999
Grandpa Libero argues with his in-laws who want Maria to enroll in a very exclusive private school. Although things aren't going well, she's rather focused on her crush on a boy from her school.
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Scandal at the Park
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1999
Irene's reappearance creates a lot of confusion in Lele's mind, so much so that he doesn't realize how unhappy Alice is. Meanwhile, Grandpa Libero's romantic relationship seems to be progressing.
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Reunited
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/1999
Lele organizes a weekend reunion at the Martini house with all his childhood friends, offering them room and board, but over the years his friends seem to have changed significantly.
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The Allure of the Circus
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/1999
Ciccio is sad because he didn't bring a good report card to his father, who scolded him. He meets Gus, a boy who lives and works at the circus, and decides to go with him and run away from home.
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Doubts and Suspicions
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/7/1999
Great jealousy swirls in the air: Irene is angry with Lele because no doctor at the local health authority can resist his advances, while Maria is dealing with her first heartbreak.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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The Other Side of the Coin
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/7/1999
Not all the flirtations are welcome. Grandpa Libero tries to contain Marite's advances, while Alice must curb the editor-in-chief's "attentions." A surprise ending to Irene's birthday party.
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Finally... Lele!
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/14/1999
Lele finally manages to spend a passionate night with Irene, but things get complicated when he decides to introduce her to his family. Meanwhile, Giulio is grappling with a serious problem.
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Brothers
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/14/1999
Lele's relationship with Irene has begun, but not everyone is happy about it. Especially Maria. Uncle Spartaco's arrival from America is welcomed as something to celebrate, but the visit hides a bitter surprise.
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Drawings and Projects
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/21/1999
Maria continues to hate Irene, hoping that Aunt Alice will fall in love with her father, because to her they seem like a perfect match. Meanwhile, Cettina rejects her boyfriend's offer to live together.
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When the Cat's Away
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/21/1999
Lele discovers that Irene has hidden the news of her scholarship to Boston from him. She also doesn't intend to follow him to a friend's wedding in Milan. It's there that Alice and Lele meet again in Lele's room, alone.
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A Head-Stopping
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 2/28/1999
Ciccio wears a hat lent to him by his girlfriend Susy, but it's full of lice, and the whole family becomes infected. Meanwhile, Alice and Giulio plan a night out, but it turns out to be a disaster.
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Partiam! Partiam!
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 2/28/1999
Lele and Irene argue after the latter discovers that Lele spent the night with Alice during their wedding in Milan; Irene is involved in a road accident, while Nonno Libero's motorbike is stolen.
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Ospiti
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 3/7/1999
A new doctor arrives at the ASL: Doctor Oscar Nobili. One day a shot is heard from the newcomer's room, it is a man who is trying to commit suicide in front of Oscar. Lele will discover a secret.
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I Martini alla conquista di Venezia
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 3/7/1999
The Martini family goes to Venice to visit Nonno Libero's brother. After visiting the city, the Martinis go their separate ways. From this moment on the trip turns out to be full of unexpected events hidden just around the corner.
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Al fuoco! Al fuoco!
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 3/14/1999
While Lele and Irene visit the stalls of the neighborhood party where even Libero, Giulio and Giacinto sell modern objects, the Martini house catches fire.
Director: Unknown
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Sensi di colpa
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 3/14/1999
Lele is very worried: the insurance, which has expired, does not cover the costs for the renovation of the burnt house and Ciccio confesses that he caused the fire by playing with firecrackers.
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Diagnosi riservata
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 3/21/1999
Alberto hopes that his mother has finally found the man of her life. Unfortunately the woman has decided to resume the affair with her ex-husband, who comes to a strong clash with her son. Alberto will still remain at the Martini house.
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L'annuncio
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 3/21/1999
Irene, due to the expiry of her contract with the Asl of Rome, has to ask for a transfer. Lele tries to save their relationship and asks her if she wants to marry him.
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Un gioiello di marito
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 3/28/1999
Grandpa Nicola finally returns from Brazil, and Nonna Enrica decides to peek into his suitcase, discovering a beautiful necklace. The bad surprise, however, is that her husband returned three days before her: he lied to her!
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Papà Don Giovanni
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 3/28/1999
Ciccio suspects a relationship between his father Lele and his friend Susi's mother. Meanwhile Alice is becoming famous, but her career seems to compromise her family affections.
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Fidanzati in casa
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 4/4/1999
While Lele and Irene spend the weekend in Bologna, the new neighbors arrive, with whom Ciccio has some problems. Meanwhile Cettina argues with Alberto because of his snobbish friends.
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Vecchie ruggini
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 4/4/1999
At the Martini house, it seems that a maniac is pursuing Cettina, in reality it is just a misunderstanding. Meanwhile, Alessia Merz shows up at the local health authority and seems interested in Lele.
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Letterine di Natale
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 4/11/1999
A group of children from an institution for orphans arrive at the polyclinic for vaccinations. Among them is Robertino, a kid with Down syndrome who mistakes Lele for Santa Claus and asks him for a new bus for the Institute as a Christmas gift.
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Natale in casa Martini
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 4/11/1999
Nonno Libero has organized a show with Orietta Berti, but it would appear to be a scam. Alice and Irene will also have to work on Christmas Eve, and the magic of Christmas is struggling to reach the Martini house.
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Vecchi cuori solitari
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 4/18/1999
Ciccio is looking for a girlfriend for Nonno Libero in a magazine for lonely hearts. Ricky, Jessica's boyfriend, ends up in a coma after a car accident. Maria, on the other hand, is invited by a boy she likes.
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Grazie, dottor Lele!
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 4/18/1999
On the radio where Alice works there is a column dedicated to health. Lele and Alice are convinced that the presenter is a charlatan, and even the ASL are starting to worry about the success of the show.
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Papà, mi mandi al concerto?
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 4/25/1999
Alice gives Maria tickets for the Backstreet Boys concert, but a worried Lele doesn't want to give her permission. Luckily grandfather Libero intervenes!
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Il risveglio
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 4/25/1999
Giacinto is fired, and it's up to Cettina to resolve the situation. Meanwhile Jessica and Lele go to Ricky who has awakened, but there is a nasty surprise lurking.
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La legge del silenzio
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 5/2/1999
Ciccio steals from grandfather Libero's wallet and together with his friend Filiberto skips school and goes to the mall. But there the two are threatened by other kids, who force them to give them the money.
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Il dilemma di Cettina
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 5/2/1999
Lele finds a pregnancy test in Irene's locker, and hopes for the arrival of a child. But things are not like that, and indeed Irene was taken to a clinic in Milan. This changes everything on the table.
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Leonardo o Johnny
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 5/9/1999
Maria heard the news of Leonardo Di Caprio's arrival in Rome to shoot a film and goes to Cinecittà, where she meets Johnny, the bodyguard, and develops a crush on him. Meanwhile Giulio decides to leave for Africa.
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Alice superstar
Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 5/9/1999
Alice was seen in the company of Tiberio Timperi and Lele gets jealous. Meanwhile, Giorgi discovers that he has kidney failure and everyone at the ASL is worried, while Lele and Irene continue to argue.
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W la campagna
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 5/16/1999
The Martini family relaxes in the countryside, where Maria meets a boy who invites her to a party. But the situation takes a turn for the worse: the boy shows too much insistence, until he becomes violent. But someone is ready to intervene.
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L'amore non ha età
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 5/16/1999
Grandma Enrica returns from Ponza with some news, she has fallen in love with the owner of a fruit and vegetable supermarket that Alice doesn't see kindly. Meanwhile Lele decides to buy a ring.
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E io tra di voi
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 5/23/1999
Alice meets François, a doctor friend of Giulio's who is in charge of finding families who can take in African children for some time and decides to leave with him to make a report. And Lele?
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Un amore preso al volo
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 5/30/1999
Lele and Alice spend the evening together to celebrate their departure, but he is unable to confess what he feels. But when she finds out from François that Alice is in love with him, she decides it's time to come out.
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