Season 4
22 episodes · Sep 21, 1978
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S4E1Starting Over
Sep 21, 1978Annie's sole surviving relative dumps her into the Lawrences' lap -- where she doesn't feel quite comfortable, at first.
S4E2All For Love
Sep 28, 1978Zack 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.
S4E3Changes
Oct 12, 1978Nancy 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.
S4E4Magic
Oct 19, 1978Kate, 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.
S4E5Just Friends
Nov 9, 1978Willie 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.
S4E6Generations
Nov 23, 1978The family decides to spend Thanksgiving at Hattie's farm where Kate faces ghosts from the past. Buddy is intrigued by a local boy.
S4E7Expectations
Dec 7, 1978Nancy's new boss pressures her to sleep with him; Buddy tries out for the cheerleading squad.
S4E8Gifts
Dec 21, 1978Annie, 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.
S4E9The Friend's Affair
Jan 4, 1979A colleague and friend of Doug's is cheating on his wife; Annie suspects a next-door neighbor of having murdered his.
S4E10Exits and Entrances
Jan 11, 1979After 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.
S4E11Moment of Truth
Jan 18, 1979A man he once helped put in jail threatens Doug; Buddy and Audrey have a fight about who copied from whom on an algebra test.
S4E12Malicious Mischief
Jan 25, 1979Nancy considers a marriage proposal from Timmy's daycare provider -- until he gets accused of child abuse; Willie falls in love with a cat.
S4E13Sleeping Over
Feb 1, 1979Buddy'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.
S4E14Disco Queen
Feb 8, 1979Buddy 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.
S4E15The Athlete
Mar 1, 1979Buddy, 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.
S4E16The Competition
Mar 8, 1979Buddy 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.
S4E17Ballerina
Mar 15, 1979Willie has a fling with a ballet dancer; Doug purchases a workout set by mail order.
S4E18Diversions
Mar 22, 1979While studying for the bar exam, Nancy's attention is diverted by a charming and seemingly accident-prone neighbor.
S4E19An Apple For the Teacher
Mar 30, 1979Kate'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.
S4E20Prelude
Apr 20, 1979Buddy has a crush on her swimming instructor, much to Zack's displeasure; Kate is tempted to call an old boyfriend.
S4E21Going Straight
May 10, 1979Willie 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.
S4E22From Russia With Love
May 17, 1979Kate acts as escort to, and highly impresses, a visiting Ukrainian composer; Buddy and Annie play Monopoly to determine who gets Willie's old room.