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13 episodes

Family - Season 5

First aired Nov 20, 1979Season 5

Browse all 13 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Thanksgiving

NR
Nov 20, 1979

Doug's father starts showing his age.

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Episode 2

'Tis the Season

NR
Dec 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.

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Episode 3

Jack of Hearts

NR
Jan 14, 1980

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

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Episode 4

When the Bough Breaks

NR
Jan 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.

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Episode 5

Hard Times

NR
Jan 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.

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Episode 6

Whispers

NR
Feb 4, 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.

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Episode 7

Play on Love

NR
Mar 3, 1980

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

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Episode 8

Daylight Serenade

NR
Mar 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.

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Episode 9

Such a Fine Line

NR
Mar 17, 1980

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

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Episode 10

The Ties That Bind

NR
Jun 4, 1980

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

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Episode 11

Just Like Old Times

NR
Jun 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.

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Episode 12

Smarts

NR
Jun 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.

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Episode 13

Letting Go

NR
Jun 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.