The Fitzpatricks

A steelworker and his wife struggle with a strike, family squabbles, their daughter's first date, and an increasingly bitter rivalry between their teenage sons.

Première diffusion : 5 septembre 1977

Max's new bike is stolen while RJ was supposed to be watching it, driving a wedge between the two friends and making Max's newspaper delivery job much harder.

Première diffusion : 20 septembre 1977

Maureen's algebra teacher accuses her of cheating on a test.

Première diffusion : 27 septembre 1977

Stung by Jack's insinuation that he's not contributing his share, Sean tries to juggle a place on the varsity football squad with a part-time job and school.

Première diffusion : 11 octobre 1977

Jack and Sean set out to defeat a neighborhood bully as Maureen worries over asking a boy to the Halloween dance.

Première diffusion : 18 octobre 1977

Depressed after being rejected by a date, Mo decides to try out for the cheerleading squad in an effort to change her image.

Première diffusion : 25 octobre 1977

Jack finds love with a pretty skater, but her quest for an Olympic-caliber trainer threatens to tear them apart.

Première diffusion : 8 novembre 1977

Jack falls through a plate glass window while stoned, and desperately tries to conceal the drug use from his parents.

Première diffusion : 22 novembre 1977

Max worries about making his First Communion; Mike's unhappiness with the family finances leads to a violent reaction when a drunk coworker remarks on a heavily pregnant Maggie working the late shift.

Première diffusion : 29 novembre 1977

Sean brings home a friend who's recovering from a nervous breakdown.

Première diffusion : 6 décembre 1977

Kerry runs away when Mo catches her taking money from Maggie's room, and the family believes the worst despite her protestations of innocence.

Première diffusion : Date inconnue

Assigned to a local mechanic for work-study, Jack protests when he realizes the man's cheating customers. RJ and Max worry over school vaccinations.

Première diffusion : 3 janvier 1978

While Maggie and Mike head off for a weekend in an uncle's cabin, the kids prepare activities of their own: a party, a date and a wild guinea pig race. But all the chaos comes to a head when their parents return because Maggie's in labor.

Première diffusion : 10 janvier 1978