2x1 - Hello, Marion (1)

October 12, 1979

Larry's ex-wife Marion comes to visit while Larry has to leave town with Morgan on a business trip.

2x2 - Hello, Marion (2)

October 19, 1979

Ruthie keeps hoping her parents will get back together and tries much persuasion. Larry and Marion go out and have an interesting evening.

2x3 - Goodbye, Marion

October 24, 1979

Larry and Marion announce they are getting remarried. However, they run into problems on where they will live and where they will work.

2x5 - Feudin' And Fussin' (2)

September 28, 1979

The Drummond family welcomes the Alders to New York City. As Larry auditions there for a television talk-show.

2x6 - Ruthie Grows Up (1)

Diane, thinking Ruthie is too much of a tomboy, gets Ruthie persuaded to go to a school dance. Then soon enough Ruthie develops a crush, on a boy.

2x7 - Ruthie Grows Up (2)

2x8 - The Nude Emcee

December 5, 1979

Larry, in dire need of funds to buy a house for his daughters, is offered big money to be a nude emcee for a nude beauty contest.

2x9 - Morgan The Boss

December 12, 1979

Morgan becomes Larry's boss and Larry is jealous of her new position and promotion.

2x10 - Marion's Fiancé

Marion's (Shelley Fabares) new fianc'e comes to visit and mentions he and Marion will be seeking shared custody of the girls.

2x11 - Thanksgiving Crossover (1)

November 28, 1979

The Alders got to New York City one more time, as Larry tries to pitch the sale of a TV station he wants to manage to Philip Drummond's company. **Part one aired as an episode of Diff'rent Strokes.

2x12 - Thanksgiving Crossover (2)

November 28, 1979

The Alders go to New York City one more time, as Larry tries to pitch the sale of a television station he wants to manage to Philip Drummond's company.

2x13 - Diane Drinks

December 5, 1979

Huge trouble arises when Diane develops a big deinking problem.

2x14 - Tommy The Houseguest

December 12, 1979

Tommy has to temporarily move in with the Alder's while his mother is away.

2x15 - Larry's Father

December 19, 1979

Larry's father moves in and against Larry's wishes, he gives Diane money to buy a car.

2x16 - Money From Home

January 9, 1980

Larry's ex-wife Marion sends a sizeable check to help him buy a house for his daughters. And in the process, it challenges Larry's pride.

2x17 - The Neighbor Dies

January 16, 1980

Ruthie gets in a fight with her new piano teacher who is very much disliked. He dies after their argument and Ruthie feels responsible for his death.

2x18 - The Blind Friend

January 23, 1980

Morgan's blind nephew gets a sympathetic Ruthie to be his date.

2x19 - Love Around The Corner

January 30, 1980

Larry meets a female tenant ( who happens to be Tommy's mother) in his building's laundry room and things get very serious.

2x20 - Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (1)

February 13, 1980

Larry uses his radio show to protest destruction of a local hotel housing senior citizens. He then ends up in jail and is fired from his radio job.

2x21 - Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (2)

February 20, 1980

Larry seeks new job offers after the loss of his job.

2x22 - Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (3)

February 27, 1980

Morgan also finds herself jobless and Larry the confronts the station's boss's son, in order to at least try to get her job at the radio station.

2x23 - The Rock Star (1)

March 5, 1980

Diane meets and falls for a rock star and may be leaving the home for the rock star.

2x24 - The Rock Star (2)

March 12, 1980

Diane must make a very important choice. She must decide between either her new love (the rock star) and her family.

2x25 - The Protégé

April 2, 1980

Tommy asks Larry for advice on women. Soon, Tommy is in very serious trouble at school for kissing a girl in a broom closet.

2x26 - Yearning

April 30, 1980

Morgan's new secretary dates Larry's father and we soon find out that marriage is in their plans.