1977

S2.E1 ∙ Is There a Doctor in the House?

Tue, Sep 13, 1977

Dr. Max shows up on Tom's doorstep after a fight with his wife and ends up staying with the Bradfords.

7.8 /10

S2.E2 ∙ Trial Marriage

Tue, Sep 20, 1977

Tommy fractures his leg and must stay home to recover; Abby comes as a tutor and meets Tom. Mary moves in with her boyfriend Doug (Don Johnson).

7.7 /10

David's new roommate causes friction in the Bradford house when he romances Joannie and Susan at the same time. Tommy runs a yard sale while Tom worries that he isn't spending enough time with Nicholas.

7.4 /10

S2.E4 ∙ Double Trouble

Tue, Oct 04, 1977

Tom dates another woman to get over his break-up with Abby. Nancy enters a beauty pageant.

7.6 /10

S2.E5 ∙ Mortgage Burnin' Blues

Tue, Oct 18, 1977

Tom's elation at finally paying off his mortgage dissipates after seven of his children are arrested.

7.8 /10

S2.E6 ∙ Dark Horse

Tue, Oct 25, 1977

Mary runs against the incumbent for city council with the Board of Education.

7.2 /10

S2.E7 ∙ The Bard and the Bod

Tue, Nov 01, 1977

Joannie is excited to share the news that she's gotten a part in a Shakespeare play, but when she learns that she has a nude scene, she doesn't know how to tell her father.

7.4 /10

S2.E8 ∙ Children of the Groom: Part 1

Tue, Nov 08, 1977

Tom and Abby struggle to decide on a wedding date; when they finally do, the kids plan the entire event but go way overboard. Many arguments ensue, putting the very ceremony in jeopardy. The girls give Abby a bridal shower and Tom attends his bachelor party. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Nicholas are not entirely in favor of the wedding or marriage; their thoughts are with their late mother.

7.7 /10

S2.E9 ∙ Children of the Groom: Part 2

Tue, Nov 08, 1977

The Bradford wedding takes place after the bride's parents come to town from Pasadena.

7.7 /10

S2.E10 ∙ I Quit

Tue, Nov 15, 1977

Tom wins a journalistic award which takes the Bradfords to San Francisco. Once there, Abby meets with an old flame on the board of admissions at the medical school to advocate for Mary, who has recently been wait-listed. During their time in the big city, Tom has a fallout with the family based on their constant protests to his way of parenting. This episode was filmed on location in the Bay Area.

7.4 /10

S2.E11 ∙ All's Fair in Love and War

Tue, Nov 22, 1977

Tom's military buddy recruits locally, to Mary's dismay; one of Tommy's money-making schemes backfires.

7.2 /10

S2.E12 ∙ The Return of Auntie V

Tue, Nov 29, 1977

Tom's sister (Janis Paige) returns to Sacramento, this time buying a palatial house for the family, which plunges the Bradfords into deciding whether or not they want to pull up stakes.

6.9 /10

S2.E13 ∙ Yes Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 1

Tue, Dec 13, 1977

The family all have separate plans for Christmas Eve, and during the night, an old man appears to ruin their holiday. Part two reveals the reason for all the trouble.

7.8 /10

S2.E14 ∙ Yes Nicholas, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 2

Tue, Dec 13, 1977

The Bradford's locate their stolen belongings and the man responsible. They forgive and befriend the lonely old man. A special gift is found hidden away for Tommy from his mother. Christmas is finally felt by all.

8 /10

S2.E15 ∙ A Hair of the Dog

Tue, Jan 03, 1978

Tommy and his friends get David's apartment for the night.

7.3 /10

S2.E16 ∙ Author, Author!

Tue, Jan 10, 1978

Tom decides to write a book based on the family, not taking into account their feelings.

7 /10

S2.E17 ∙ Much Ado About Garbage

Tue, Jan 17, 1978

Tom uncovers corruption and angers garbage workers. He refuses to give up his source for the article even after being threatened with jail.

7.9 /10

S2.E18 ∙ Dear Ms. Dinah

Tue, Jan 24, 1978

Tom takes over the Dear Ms. Dinah column and Elizabeth wants to go on the pill.

7.6 /10

S2.E19 ∙ Hard Hats and Hard Heads

Tue, Jan 31, 1978

David gets a job as a copy boy at the Sacramento Register after feeling "less than" after a reunion with friends; Nancy, Susan and Joanie bet to see which of them can reach their ideal weight first.

7.4 /10

S2.E20 ∙ Seven Days in February

Tue, Feb 07, 1978

Is winter break really a vacation with seven kids in the house?

7.6 /10

S2.E21 ∙ The Boyfriend

Tue, Feb 14, 1978

Susan's new boyfriend seems to have more in common with Abby.

7.2 /10

S2.E22 ∙ Great Expectations

Tue, Feb 21, 1978

Tommy feels pressure to get a good grade in English Composition.

7.5 /10

S2.E23 ∙ Long Night's Journey Into Day

Tue, Feb 28, 1978

To help keep Abby awake during a concussion scare, the family remembers funny/memorable events from the past two seasons.

6.6 /10

S2.E24 ∙ The Lost Weekend

Tue, May 02, 1978

While Tom and Abby are visiting her parents the kids are left alone for the weekend.

7.9 /10

S2.E25 ∙ Poor Little Rich Girl

Tue, May 09, 1978

David gets a new girlfriend who tries to make decisions for him.

7.2 /10

S2.E26 ∙ Who's on First?

Tue, May 16, 1978

When Joanie gets put in charge of a charity benefit for a children's home and the main act cancels, she has to rely on family to put on a show. In a minor plot Nicholas thinks he's been abducted by aliens.

7.6 /10