1x1 - Pilot

September 5, 1977

A steelworker and his wife struggle with a strike, family squabbles, their daughter's first date, and an increasingly bitter rivalry between their teenage sons.

1x2 - FitzJo Co.

September 20, 1977

Max's new bike is stolen while RJ was supposed to be watching it, driving a wedge between the two friends and making Max's newspaper delivery job much harder.

1x3 - The Shark

September 27, 1977

Maureen's algebra teacher accuses her of cheating on a test.

1x4 - Superman

October 11, 1977

Stung by Jack's insinuation that he's not contributing his share, Sean tries to juggle a place on the varsity football squad with a part-time job and school.

1x5 - Halloween

October 18, 1977

Jack and Sean set out to defeat a neighborhood bully as Maureen worries over asking a boy to the Halloween dance.

1x6 - The Cheerleader

October 25, 1977

Depressed after being rejected by a date, Mo decides to try out for the cheerleading squad in an effort to change her image.

1x7 - A Love Story

November 8, 1977

Jack finds love with a pretty skater, but her quest for an Olympic-caliber trainer threatens to tear them apart.

1x8 - Marijuana

November 22, 1977

Jack falls through a plate glass window while stoned, and desperately tries to conceal the drug use from his parents.

1x9 - The Sacrament

November 29, 1977

Max worries about making his First Communion; Mike's unhappiness with the family finances leads to a violent reaction when a drunk coworker remarks on a heavily pregnant Maggie working the late shift.

1x11 - Runaway

Kerry runs away when Mo catches her taking money from Maggie's room, and the family believes the worst despite her protestations of innocence.

1x12 - A Living Wage

January 3, 1978

Assigned to a local mechanic for work-study, Jack protests when he realizes the man's cheating customers. RJ and Max worry over school vaccinations.

1x13 - The New Fitzpatrick

January 10, 1978

While Maggie and Mike head off for a weekend in an uncle's cabin, the kids prepare activities of their own: a party, a date and a wild guinea pig race. But all the chaos comes to a head when their parents return because Maggie's in labor.