Family Season 5

November. 20,1979

7.6

| Drama

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The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.

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Family Season 5 Full Episode Guide

Episode 13 - Letting Go

First Aired: June. 25,1980

Doug is upset when Buddy starts dating a 21-year-old; Annie is jealous of an old friend who has matured much faster than she has.

Episode 12 - Smarts

First Aired: June. 18,1980

Annie gets picked on by her classmates, for being too smart; Buddy, studying for her SATs, worries that she's not smart enough.

Episode 11 - Just Like Old Times

First Aired: June. 11,1980

Buddy tries to make everyone think she didn't get into any of the schools she applied to; Doug wants Annie to share his obsession with baseball.

Episode 10 - The Ties That Bind

First Aired: June. 04,1980

Elaine resurfaces in Kate's life after being dumped by Fred for a younger woman. Meanwhile, Annie experiences abandonment issues, too.

Episode 9 - Such a Fine Line

First Aired: March. 17,1980

A schoolboy has a crush on Kate; Jeff, now an in-over-his-head rock manager, blows into town with his band.

Episode 8 - Daylight Serenade

First Aired: March. 10,1980

Buddy has an ambiguous relationship with a nerdy schoolmate whom Kate is training for a piano recital; Nancy begs Annie to teach her how to roller-skate, so she can go to a party with a handsome fellow lawyer.

Episode 7 - Play on Love

First Aired: March. 03,1980

Willie finds the director of his play more interesting than Rachel; Buddy insists on buying an old sports car, over Doug's objections.

Episode 6 - Whispers

First Aired: February. 04,1980

Buddy's friendship with a teacher gives rise to rumors; Annie uses questionable tactics to get Willie to let her interview him for her school paper.

Episode 5 - Hard Times

First Aired: January. 28,1980

Two friends of Buddy's who have been going steady for 3 years are having relationship problems -- and when she tries to help, the results aren't quite what she expected; Nancy is having trouble at work, which starts to affect even Timmy.

Episode 4 - When the Bough Breaks

First Aired: January. 21,1980

Kate finds out she's pregnant; a friend of Buddy's, on vacation from her all-girls school, picks Willie as a seduction target.

Episode 3 - Jack of Hearts

First Aired: January. 14,1980

Buddy and Nancy find themselves in a love triangle; Annie dabbles in the occult.

Episode 2 - 'Tis the Season

First Aired: December. 24,1979

A pre-Christmas argument with Willie nearly gives Doug a heart attack; Buddy invites her school's janitor to her house, where he quickly endears himself to everyone but Kate.

Episode 1 - Thanksgiving

First Aired: November. 20,1979

Doug's father starts showing his age.