1981

S1.E1 ∙ Katie the Crook

Wed, Oct 28, 1981

Recently widowed Police Chief Carl Kanisky returns home to find his household in a mess. His housekeeper, Nell, has vacuumed his goldfish, Gertrude, his youngest daughter, Samantha, has a black eye, his middle daughter, Julie, is kissing a boy in the kitchen, and his oldest daughter, Katie, has been picked up for shoplifting.

7.6 /10

S1.E2 ∙ A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Wed, Nov 04, 1981

Nell is tired of striking out on the dating scene, so the Chief sets her up with one of his officers.

7.6 /10

S1.E3 ∙ The Second Time Around

Wed, Nov 11, 1981

The Chief is reunited with a woman he knew when they were both high school students - when she runs into his police car.

7.6 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Mom's Birthday

Wed, Nov 18, 1981

Nell, the Chief, and the girls try to take their minds off of the fact that it today would have been the girls' mother's birthday.

7.7 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Do or Diet

Wed, Nov 25, 1981

Nell and the Chief, who have both struggled with weight problems for years, try not to think about food.

7.7 /10

S1.E6 ∙ A Man in Nell's Room

Wed, Dec 02, 1981

Nell quits her job and moves out of the house when she argues with the Chief over inviting her boyfriend to stay the night.

7.7 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Your Prisoner is Dead

Wed, Dec 09, 1981

The Chief is caught in a stand-off at a drug store and is forced to shoot the hold-up man.

7.4 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Julie's Rejection

Wed, Dec 16, 1981

Katie sponsors Julie for membership in the Silver Slippers, an exclusive club to which she belongs.

7.4 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Julie's First Love

Wed, Jan 06, 1982

Julie falls in love with Arnie, a boy she meets at a video arcade.

7.7 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Nell's Ex

Wed, Jan 13, 1982

Nell's ex-husband Tony, a singer who had a modest Top 40 hit in the mid-1960s, returns to audition for a gig on a TV show.

6.7 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Katie the Cheat

Wed, Jan 20, 1982

The Chief hopes Katie will be the first member of the Kanisky family to go to college, but she doesn't believe she can do well on a test. She asks Julie to take the test for her.

7.2 /10

S1.E12 ∙ The Emergency

Wed, Feb 03, 1982

Katie is hospitalized with what turns out to be complications from an Intra-Uterine Device.

7.6 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Nell Goes Home

Wed, Feb 10, 1982

Nell goes back to Alabama when she learns her father is dying.

8.2 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Samantha Steals a Squad Car

Wed, Feb 17, 1982

Samantha runs into the house after getting into a fight. Failing to get the attention of Nell and the Chief, who are fighting because Nell sat on his hat, she runs off with a squad car.

7.9 /10