Season 1
13 episodes · Sep 20, 1986
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- S1E1
Pilot
Sep 20, 198630mEllen Burstyn stars as a writer at a Baltimore college who lives in a brownstone with her mother, 25-year-old daughter and 5-year-old grandson. In the pilot, Nick's dog is about to have puppies. Ellen faces a troublesome student who never fulfills assignments.
- S1E2
Monkey Business
Sep 27, 198630mMolly goes out on her first date since separating from her husband, but her date is more interested in Ellen.
- S1E3
Where There's a Will
Oct 4, 198630mEllen decides to prepare her last will and testament, but she gains disapproval from her family when she suggests that a poverty-stricken student live in her home rent-free.
- S1E4
The Guest Lecturer
Oct 18, 198630mEllen is disillusioned when she meets an award-winning writer she has always admired.
- S1E5
Crime and Punishment
Oct 25, 198630mEllen must deal with a grouchy store owner when 6-year-old Nick steals an expensive toy.
- S1E7
Reading Between the Lines
Nov 8, 198630mEllen learns that her friend, a best-selling author, is illiterate.
- S1E8
Family Affair
Nov 15, 198630mMolly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.
- S1E11
The Box
Aug 22, 198730mEllen finds a mysterious shoe box in a telephone booth. The box is labeled and she calls the owner only to be warned about opening the shoe box. The family becomes intrigued.
- S1E13
I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can
30mAfter undergoing severe sleeplessness, Ellen goes to a physician. The medic prescribes her some vitamin pills. Ellen follows the treatment but its side effects soon show up, and she starts doing things faster than usual. Finally Sidney finds out that the medic was in fact a quack who gave Ellen amphetamines instead of vitamins.