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Season 4
September 21, 1978

Season 4

01. Starting Over

Annie's sole surviving relative dumps her into the Lawrences' lap -- where she doesn't feel quite comfortable, at first.

September 21, 1978

02. All For Love

Zack tells Buddy that unless she sleeps with him, he will have to satisfy his manly needs with another girl; Doug thinks of buying a flashy sports car.

September 28, 1978

03. Changes

Nancy is all set to re-marry Jeff; Annie, heretofore known as ""Annie Cooper,"" decides to add ""Lawrence"" to her name; Buddy, ever the traditionalist, is bothered by it all.

October 12, 1978

04. Magic

Kate, in the hospital for a physical, meets a burned-out former rock star; Annie needs Doug's help to impress her classmates with magic tricks.

October 19, 1978

05. Just Friends

Willie considers an affair with a married woman he met in a writing class; Nancy, sick of living in a ""fishbowl,"" decides to move out of the guesthouse and into an apartment of her own.

November 9, 1978

06. Generations

The family decides to spend Thanksgiving at Hattie's farm where Kate faces ghosts from the past. Buddy is intrigued by a local boy.

November 23, 1978

07. Expectations

Nancy's new boss pressures her to sleep with him; Buddy tries out for the cheerleading squad.

December 7, 1978

08. Gifts

Annie, who still misses her parents, can't relate to the Lawrences' holiday cheer, and decides to run away until Christmas is over; Willie runs into his old barber, who is about to close up shop for good.

December 21, 1978

09. The Friend's Affair

A colleague and friend of Doug's is cheating on his wife; Annie suspects a next-door neighbor of having murdered his.

January 4, 1979

10. Exits and Entrances

After Buddy stars in a high-school play (Shaw's Saint Joan), her interest in acting is strongly encouraged by a friend of Kate's, a professional actress; Annie gets a telemarketing job to pay for a new bike.

January 11, 1979

11. Moment of Truth

A man he once helped put in jail threatens Doug; Buddy and Audrey have a fight about who copied from whom on an algebra test.

January 18, 1979

12. Malicious Mischief

Nancy considers a marriage proposal from Timmy's daycare provider -- until he gets accused of child abuse; Willie falls in love with a cat.

January 25, 1979

13. Sleeping Over

Buddy's invitation to a sorority becomes a sore point in her friendship with Audrey when Audrey isn't invited to join. Willie sleeps with Kate's musician friend, leading to a serious mother-son rift over casual sex.

February 1, 1979

14. Disco Queen

Buddy sneaks into a disco club, with the help of an older acquaintance, and finds it more than she bargained for; Annie has a date with a jock.

February 8, 1979

15. The Athlete

Buddy, volunteering at a hospital, encounters a star high-school basketball player who is there for a broken leg -- or so he thinks; Annie runs for class president against her nemesis, Emmy Sheldon.

March 1, 1979

16. The Competition

Buddy learns the price of competition when an overachieving classmate commits suicide after losing a history competition to her. Annie's cookie-selling strategy is a riot.

March 8, 1979

17. Ballerina

Willie has a fling with a ballet dancer; Doug purchases a workout set by mail order.

March 15, 1979

18. Diversions

While studying for the bar exam, Nancy's attention is diverted by a charming and seemingly accident-prone neighbor.

March 22, 1979

19. An Apple For the Teacher

Kate's teaching career gets off to a rough start, when a student decides to continuously annoy her; Annie borrows Buddy's ""lucky"" ring to help during a spelling bee, and promptly loses it.

March 30, 1979

20. Prelude

Buddy has a crush on her swimming instructor, much to Zack's displeasure; Kate is tempted to call an old boyfriend.

April 20, 1979

21. Going Straight

Willie hires Bambi Deering, the stripper he met on his 21st birthday. Doug attempts to save hefty plumber's fees by repairing the household pipes himself.

May 10, 1979

22. From Russia With Love

Kate acts as escort to, and highly impresses, a visiting Ukrainian composer; Buddy and Annie play Monopoly to determine who gets Willie's old room.

May 17, 1979