Season pulse
Episodes
26 episodes
Jason and the Cruisers
Maggie plans a surprise reunion for Jason's college rock band.
Fast Times at Dewey High
A new school year brings boredom, bullies, and romantic mix-ups.
Long Day's Journey Into Night
A cheerleader befriends Carol solely to meet Mike.
Call Me
Ben has been calling an X-rated phone service.
Employee of the Month
Fired Mike hides the truth from his parents.
Dream Lover
Carol spreads rumors about herself and a "hunk".
Do You Believe in Magic?
A con man sells Mike a "magic" rock.
Jason's Rib
A proposed school dress code puts Maggie and Jason at odds.
The Kid
Ben invites a street girl home for the holidays.
The Breakfast Club
Grounded liar Mike hears Maggie fibbing to her boss.
Choices
Carol has the chance to skip a high-school grade.
Higher Education
A girl raises a grade for Mike, then demands payment.
Some Enchanted Evening
The winter formal causes opposite problems for Carol and Mike.
Thank You, Willie Nelson
Maggie's quarreling parents come to visit the Seavers.
Thank God It's Friday
Mike and his friends go to a college party and have to decide whether to use drugs or not.
My Brother, Myself
Mike plays Cupid for smitten Ben and his baby sitter.
Jimmy Durante Died for Your Sins
Carol wants to use radio-contest winnings on a nose job.
Carnival
Maggie's busy schedule leaves Ben feeling neglected.
The Awful Truth
A genealogy assignment unearths a dark family secret.
Born Free
Airlines passengers Jason and Mike must deliver a baby.
The Long Goodbye
Maggie wants Jason to fire the elderly handyman he hired to fix the furnace, but he refuses because the man is a friend.
Confidentially Yours
Jason knows the editor offering Maggie a dream job is a notorious womanizer.