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Season 1

  • S01E01 Sam and Molly

    • October 14, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    In the pilot episode, we learn that Molly's new career as a lawyer threatens Sam's traditional role as the family breadwinner.

  • S01E02 Turnabout

    • October 21, 1982
    • ABC (US)

  • S01E03 Death Penalty

    • October 28, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    Molly prosecutes a man that killed six women and argues for the death penalty. Sam does all he can for a patient who may be near the end of his life.

  • S01E04 Promises in the Dark

    • November 4, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    Sam's experiencing impotency. Molly is up for a seat on a prestigious law committee.

  • S01E05 Heartbreak

    • November 11, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    Lisa takes an interest in the son of a family friend, who is seeing another girl on the side. Sam learns Molly's become more financially independent.

  • S01E06 Hello, I Must Be Going

    • November 18, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    After a med school friend dies, Sam re-evaluates his life. Lisa has been caught skipping class.

  • S01E07 Andy and the Older Woman

    • November 25, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    Andy is seeing a 35 year old divorcee and introduces her to everyone. Lisa makes a documentary about the family for a social studies project.

  • S01E08 A Healthy Romance

    • December 9, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    Molly receives a death threat from a mobster she prosecuted, so she uses her father's old gun to protect herself. Mama's beau proposes but she has second thoughts.

  • S01E09 An Affair to Remember

    • December 16, 1982
    • ABC (US)

    A sexy patient tries to seduce Sam. Molly thinks Sam is having an affair.

  • S01E10 Mister Molly Quinn

    • January 6, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Sam feels left out when he accompanies Molly to a women's law conference in New York. Mama entertains Lisa with family stories when a blackout occurs during a snowstorm.

  • S01E11 Anniversary

    • January 13, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    It's Molly and Sam's 20th anniversary but work responsibilities prevent them from spending time together. Andy thinks he might have a venereal disease.

  • S01E12 The Choice

    • January 20, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Sam is involved in a euthanasia case at the hospital. Molly helps Mama when Mama and a friend are arrested for illegal gambling.

  • S01E13 Looks Bad, Feels Good

    • January 27, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Sam, Molly and Mama are held at gunpoint by an unhappy former patient. Caroline needs surgery on her knee.

  • S01E14 Lying Down on the Job

    • February 3, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Sam tries to help Molly get a prostitute to testify in a criminal case and is arrested by an undercover cop who thinks he's soliciting sex. Chaiken covets a special award that will be handed out at the hospital.

  • S01E15 Rhythm Blues

    • February 17, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Andy rethinks his musical ambitions. A punk rocker starts dating Lisa, much to Sam and Molly's chagrin.

  • S01E16 Swan Song

    • February 24, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Mama is feeling achy and collapses. Sam deals with a potential strike at the hospital.

  • S01E17 Inside Lisa Quinn

    • March 3, 1983
    • ABC (US)

  • S01E18 Only When You Laugh

    • March 10, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Sam's newest patient is a well-known comedian with throat cancer. Lisa is job shadowing Molly.

  • S01E19 Molly's Best Friend

    • March 24, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Molly's best friend visits, and the woman's fiance makes a pass at Molly. So to get even, she makes a pass at Sam.

  • S01E20 Mother and Child Reunion

    • March 31, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Sam's domineering mother visits and it brings out his insecurities. Molly is prosecuting a law breaker who has public support.

  • S01E21 The Suit

    • April 14, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Sam saves a neighbor from choking, but is sued for dislocating the man's shoulder. Mama watches her friend Florence's bird.

  • S01E22 Instinct

    • April 28, 1983
    • ABC (US)

    Lisa feels hopeless about the future and runs away from home. Walter is on the outs with his wife, so he goes to stay with the Quinns.