October 18, 1981
Awaiting Ann's overdue flight, everyone passes time in fleeting encounters with the opposite sex.
Episode 3
Shake Hands
October 25, 1981
Ann's old nemesis Francine insists that she would make a perfect partner, a prospect Ann finds revolting.
Episode 4
Julie Shows Up (1)
November 8, 1981
Julie shows up unexpectedly, toting all her posessions and spouting unlikely tales of Max's infidelity.
Episode 5
Julie Shows Up (2)
November 15, 1981
Julie and Max seem headed for divorce unless someone like Ann can persuade them to talk it out.
Episode 6
Dinner at Seven (1)
November 29, 1981
Barbara schedules back to back dates with two guys but the first won't take her home.
Episode 7
Dinner at Seven (2)
December 6, 1981
Barbara hatches a plan to repay Mark for their disastrous first date.
Episode 9
Alex's First Love
December 27, 1981
Alex's first date rekindles the protectionist approach Ann took with her daughters.
Episode 10
Not So Silent Partner
January 3, 1982
Schneider becomes the not-so-silent business partner of Ann and Francine after the bank turns down their loan.
Episode 11
Gift Horses
January 17, 1982
While Ann is away, Barbara's grandmothers wage a war of presents for her affection.
Episode 12
Stick 'em Up
January 24, 1982
Unwelcome guests arrive just in time for Barbara's surprise birthday party at the store.
Episode 13
Ann's Failure
January 31, 1982
Ann is sorely troubled by intimations of her own mortality that are triggered by Barbara's engagement.
Episode 14
Grandma's Nest Egg
February 7, 1982
Francine's father and Grandma Romano are a hot item until she learns his line of work.
Episode 15
Barbara's Crisis
February 21, 1982
Barbara fears that her marriage plans will dissolve after she learns that she can't conceive a child.
Episode 16
Mrs. O'Leary's Kid
March 7, 1982
Alex doesn't feel like the hero he's hailed after saving lives in an apartment blaze because he caused the fire in the first place.
Episode 17
Diamonds Are Forever
March 14, 1982
The men go fishing and the women await their return, but all have one thing in common, they're talking about marriage.
Episode 18
The Defector
March 21, 1982
A Russian women's basketball team visits Ann's home and one of the stars decides to defect and marry Schneider.
Episode 20
Hardball
April 4, 1982
Alex talks Max into coaching his baseball team and Max's first action as coach is to bench Alex.
Episode 21
Vegas (1)
April 11, 1982
At a dentistry convention in Las Vegas, Barbara and Mark consider avoiding the hassle of wedding arrangements with a quickie Vegas marriage ceremony.
Episode 22
Vegas (2)
April 18, 1982
The family rushes off to Las Vegas to talk Barbara out of a quickie marriage ceremony.
Episode 23
Orville and Emily
May 2, 1982
The annual variety show for the Park Utopia senior-citizens hotel takes place.
Episode 24
Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
May 9, 1982
It's coming through loud and clear, Schneider's going deaf.
Episode 25
It's in the Cards
May 16, 1982
Grandma Romano tries her hand at a new career, fortunetelling.