Season 1
Episodes
S1 · E1 · 26 Aug 1996 · 44 min
Anything You Want
Eric enlists the help of a neighbor to stop Matt from smoking, and makes a vain attempt to help Lucy deal with her flowering womanhood.
S1 · E2 · 23 Sept 1996 · 44 min
Family Secrets
Shhh! Don't tell anyone, but: Matt and Mary both have mysterious new friends; Simon and his new charge, Happy, could be in the doghouse; and Lucy keeps mum about the object of a crush.
S1 · E3 · 30 Sept 1996 · 44 min
In the Blink of an Eye
Mary offers to shield Lucy and her "date" from Eric; Matt gets into a scrape while out with a young woman; and Annie goes to Arizona to bring her parents home.
S1 · E4 · 7 Oct 1996 · 44 min
No Funerals and a Wedding
Annie feels abandoned on the day of her mother's funeral when her father bolts for home, Eric counsels a couple and Matt escorts Renee to the hospital after she goes into labor at the post-funeral luncheon.
S1 · E5 · 14 Oct 1996 · 44 min
The Color of God
The Camden kids learn hard lessons about race when Eric invites a black family to stay at the house after their church is destroyed in a racially motivated arson.
S1 · E6 · 28 Oct 1996 · 44 min
Halloween
Halloween is a fright, as Annie tries to scare up a costume for Ruthie; Lucy has a close encounter with the town "monster"; and a childhood memory haunts Eric.
S1 · E7 · 4 Nov 1996 · 44 min
Saturday
Eric counsels a teen drug addict; Matt's fired from another job; Lucy blows it when she tries to impress the most popular girl in school; Simon and Lucy get lost playing detective.
S1 · E8 · 11 Nov 1996 · 44 min
What Will People Say?
Eric helps out a woman who is being abused by her husband. But when the good reverend is seen escorting the woman to a motel one afternoon, it's the talk of the town. Meanwhile, Matt warns Mary about an older guy she's seeing.
S1 · E9 · 18 Nov 1996 · 44 min
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Annie and Matt are robbed at gunpoint; Mary wants a tattoo; Eric is told to fire the church organist; Simon and Ruthie have the chicken pox; Lucy runs for student-body president (as does Jimmy Moon).
S1 · E10 · 25 Nov 1996 · 44 min
Last Call for Aunt Julie
Eric's sister visits the family for Thanksgiving but knocks the stuffing out of everyone when they discover that she has a drinking problem.
S1 · E11 · 16 Dec 1996 · 44 min
Now You See Me
Matt's new girlfriend seems more interested in hanging out with his family than with him; Simon thinks he can make himself invisible; Lucy wants to join the cheerleading squad.
S1 · E12 · 13 Jan 1997 · 44 min
With a Little Help from My Friends
Matt helps out an elderly neighbor, but winds up getting in hot water for it; Eric searches for a way to aid a proud but homeless family; Lucy's 13th birthday approaches and she wants a party.
S1 · E13 · 27 Jan 1997 · 44 min
America's Most Wanted
The kids receive some lessons about stealing: Matt and Mary carry on a high-school tradition by lifting a glass from a local diner and Lucy borrows liberally from a term paper Mary lent her.
S1 · E14 · 3 Feb 1997 · 44 min
Seven Is Enough
A tug-of-war ensues between Eric and his cantankerous parents over who will adopt a young orphan found hiding in the church.
S1 · E15 · 10 Feb 1997 · 44 min
Happy's Valentine
Everyone's plans for a romantic Valentine's Day are interrupted when Happy, Simon's dog, gets out of the house and is hit by a car.
S1 · E16 · 17 Feb 1997 · 44 min
Brave New World
Mary deals with harassment from a boy she turned down for a date; Lucy's new best friend seems to be hiding something; Simon prepares Ruthie for pre-kindergarten.
S1 · E17 · 14 Apr 1997 · 44 min
Choices
Mary takes a walk on the wild side with a classmate she meets in detention; a former associate minister from Eric's church drops in unexpectedly; Simon and Ruthie ferret out a scheme to fund their college educations.
S1 · E18 · 21 Apr 1997 · 44 min
Faith, Hope and the Bottom Line
Annie volunteers as the church's treasurer pro tem but gets caught in the middle when Eric wants to hire an ex-con against the advice of the church vestry. Meanwhile, Mary agrees to tutor Jimmy Moon in science.
S1 · E19 · 28 Apr 1997 · 44 min
It's About George
Eric has to tell his parents that George may have to be given over to his birth father, who has resurfaced; Eric's alcoholic sister is released from rehab.
S1 · E20 · 5 May 1997 · 44 min
Say Goodbye
Annie's "boy-crazy" best friend from school, Rachel, is in town, but the boy she has her eye on is Matt; Lucy may have to say goodbye to her friend Suzanne.
S1 · E21 · 12 May 1997 · 44 min
Dangerous Liaisons (1)
Annie is livid when her father brings along his girlfriend on a weeklong visit; Mary and Matt pursue new romantic interests; Lucy wants to find out if blondes really have more fun.
S1 · E22 · 19 May 1997 · 44 min
Dangerous Liaisons (2)
Mary undergoes knee surgery, while Matt learns that Michael Towner was the hit-and-run driver; Wilson reveals the truth about Billy to Eric.
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