List of Family episodes

This is a list of episodes for the television series Family.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6		March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09)	April 13, 1976 (1976-04-13)
2	22		October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06)	May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03)
3	23		September 13, 1977 (1977-09-13)	May 16, 1978 (1978-05-16)
4	22		September 21, 1978 (1978-09-21)	May 17, 1979 (1979-05-17)
5	13		December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11)	June 25, 1980 (1980-06-25)

Episodes

Season 1 (1976)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Filming order
1	1	"Pilot: The Best Years"	Mark Rydell	Jay Presson Allen	March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09)	L—00
2	2	"Monday Is Forever"	Glenn Jordan	Armyan Bernstein	March 16, 1976 (1976-03-16)	L—03
3	3	"A Special Kind of Loving"	Randal Kleiser	Fred Segal	March 23, 1976 (1976-03-23)	L—02
4	4	"A Right and Proper Goodbye"	Randal Kleiser	Nigel Evan McKeand & Carol Evan McKeand	March 30, 1976 (1976-03-30)	L—04
5	5	"Thursday's Child"	Glenn Jordan	Nigel Evan McKeand & Carol Evan McKeand	April 6, 1976 (1976-04-06)	L—01
6	6	"Point of Departure"	John Erman	Gordon Glasco	April 13, 1976 (1976-04-13)	L—05

Season 2 (1976–77)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Filming order
7	1	"Coming Apart"	John Erman	Hindi Brooks	October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06)	L—06
8	2	"Such Sweet Sorrow"	Richard Kinon	Lawrence M. Konner	October 19, 1976 (1976-10-19)	L—07
9	3	"Home Movies"	Glenn Jordan	Susan Miller	October 26, 1976 (1976-10-26)	L—10
10	4	"Coming of Age"	John Erman	Elizabeth Clark	November 9, 1976 (1976-11-09)	L—09
11	5	"Jury Duty: Part 1"	Glenn Jordan	S : Linda Weintraub; T : George Lefferts	November 16, 1976 (1976-11-16)	L—12
12	6	"Jury Duty: Part 2"	Glenn Jordan	S : Linda Weintraub; T : George Lefferts	November 23, 1976 (1976-11-23)	L—13
13	7	"The Cradle Will Fall"	Richard Kinon	T : Emily Shoemaker; S/T : Lawrence M. Konner	November 30, 1976 (1976-11-30)	L—14
14	8	"Skeleton in the Closet"	John Erman	Leonora Thuna	December 7, 1976 (1976-12-07)	L—15
15	9	"On the First Day of Christmas"	Gerald S. O'Loughlin	Michael Barlow	December 21, 1976 (1976-12-21)	L—17
16	10	"Rites of Friendship"	Glenn Jordan	Gerry Day & Bethel Leslie	December 28, 1976 (1976-12-28)	L—08
17	11	"An Eye to the Future"	Glenn Jordan	Michael Barlow & Hindi Brooks	January 4, 1977 (1977-01-04)	L—11
18	12	"Lovers and Strangers"	Ralph Senensky	Leonora Thuna	January 11, 1977 (1977-01-11)	L—18
19	13	"Return Engagement"	Richard Kinon	Anne Howard Bailey	January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18)	L—16
20	14	"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall..."	Robert Hartford-Davis	Emily Shoemaker	February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01)	L—19
21	15	"Someone's Watching"	Richard Kinon	David Jacobs	February 8, 1977 (1977-02-08)	L—20
22	16	"A Safe House"	Richard Kinon	Marshall Herskovitz & Vicki Zlotnick	February 15, 1977 (1977-02-15)	L—22
23	17	"Best Friends"	Robert Hartford-Davis	Diana Gould	February 22, 1977 (1977-02-22)	L—21
24	18	"Taking Chances: Part 1"	Glenn Jordan	Hindi Brooks	March 1, 1977 (1977-03-01)	L—23
25	19	"Taking Chances: Part 2"	Glenn Jordan	Hindi Brooks	March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08)	L—24
26	20	"Coming and Goings"	Richard Kinon	S : Glenn Jordan; S/T : David Jacobs	March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22)	L—25
27	21	"...More Things in Heaven and Earth"	Edward Parone	Len Jenkin	March 29, 1977 (1977-03-29)	L—26
28	22	"An Endangered Species"	Peter Werner	Elizabeth Hailey & Oliver Hailey	May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03)	L—27

Season 3 (1977–78)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Filming order
29	1	"Acts of Love: Part 1"	E.W. Swackhamer	David Jacobs	September 13, 1977 (1977-09-13)	L—33
30	2	"Acts of Love: Part 2"	E.W. Swackhamer	David Jacobs	September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20)	L—34
31	3	"The First Time"	Richard Kinon	Hilma Wolitzer	September 27, 1977 (1977-09-27)	L—28
32	4	"Change of Heart"	Edward Parone	Audrey Davis Levin	October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04)	L—29
33	5	"Annie Laurie"	Alf Kjellin	David Jacobs & Carol Evan McKeand	October 25, 1977 (1977-10-25)	L—35
34	6	"We Love You, Miss Jessup"	Edward Parone	Diana Gould	November 1, 1977 (1977-11-01)	L—32
35	7	"The Little Brother"	Harvey S. Laidman	Gregory S. Dinallo	November 8, 1977 (1977-11-08)	L—36
36	8	"Childhood's End"	Alf Kjellin	Luciano Comici	November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15)	L—37
37	9	"A Tale Out of Season"	Richard Kinon	S : Len Jenkin; T : Barbara Elaine Smith	November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22)	L—39
38	10	"Labors of Love"	Harvey S. Laidman	Tim Maschler	November 29, 1977 (1977-11-29)	L—40
39	11	"A Child is Given"	Richard Kinon	Robert Hamilton	December 13, 1977 (1977-12-13)	L—30
40	12	"More Than Friends"	Stuart Millar	Leah Appet & Randa Haines	January 3, 1978 (1978-01-03)	L—38
41	13	"Princess in the Tower"	Richard Kinon	Carol Evan McKeand	January 10, 1978 (1978-01-10)	L—44
42	14	"Echoes of Love"	James Sheldon	David Jacobs	January 17, 1978 (1978-01-17)	L—43
43	15	"See Saw"	Philip Leacock	S : Len Jenkin; T : Barbara Elaine Smith	January 24, 1978 (1978-01-24)	L—42
44	16	"Lifeline"	Richard Kinon	Hindi Brooks	January 31, 1978 (1978-01-31)	L—41
45	17	"...And Baby Makes Three"	Edward Parone	Diana Gould	February 7, 1978 (1978-02-07)	L—46
46	18	"Crossing Over"	Edward Parone	David Jacobs	February 14, 1978 (1978-02-14)	L—49
47	19	"The Covenant"	James Sheldon	Jack Morton	February 21, 1978 (1978-02-21)	L—45
48	20	"A Friend of the Family's"	Kim Friedman	Gregory S. Dinallo, John D. Hess & Emily Shoemaker	February 28, 1978 (1978-02-28)	L—50
49	21	"Fear of Shadows"	Georg Stanford Brown	Paul Huson	May 2, 1978 (1978-05-02)	L—31
50	22	"Sleeping Gypsy"	Stuart Millar	Richard Kramer	May 9, 1978 (1978-05-09)	L—48
51	23	"Counterpoint"	Richard Kinon	Carmen Culver	May 16, 1978 (1978-05-16)	L—47

Season 4 (1978–79)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Filming order
52	1	"Starting Over"	Richard Kinon	Carol Evan McKeand	September 21, 1978 (1978-09-21)	L—51
53	2	"All For Love"	Kim Friedman	Leah Markus	September 28, 1978 (1978-09-28)	L—52
54	3	"Changes"	Edward Parone	Carol Evan McKeand	October 12, 1978 (1978-10-12)	L—53
55	4	"Magic"	Richard Kinon	Channing Gibson	October 19, 1978 (1978-10-19)	L—54
56	5	"Just Friends"	Peter Levin	Walter Koenig	November 9, 1978 (1978-11-09)	L—55
57	6	"Generations"	Richard Kinon	Florrie Adelson	November 23, 1978 (1978-11-23)	L—61
58	7	"Expectations"	Edward Parone	Liz Coe	December 7, 1978 (1978-12-07)	L—56
59	8	"Gifts"	Philip Leacock	Paul Wolff	December 21, 1978 (1978-12-21)	L—65
60	9	"The Friend's Affair"	Philip Leacock	Calvin Clements Jr.	January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04)	L—57
61	10	"Exits and Entrances"	Gwen Arner	S : Jackie Joseph & Carolyn See; T : Emily Shoemaker	January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11)	L—60
62	11	"Moment of Truth"	Arthur Allan Seidelman	Paul Huson	January 18, 1979 (1979-01-18)	L—66
63	12	"Malicious Mischief"	Peter Levin	Loraine Despres	January 25, 1979 (1979-01-25)	L—67
64	13	"Sleeping Over"	Richard Kinon	Thom Racina	February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01)	L—58
65	14	"Disco Queen"	Edward Parone	Edward Zwick	February 8, 1979 (1979-02-08)	L—64
66	15	"The Athlete"	Kim Friedman	Marshall Herskovitz	March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03)	L—71
67	16	"The Competition"	Richard Kinon	Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman	March 8, 1979 (1979-03-08)	L—62
68	17	"Ballerina"	Edward Zwick	Edward Zwick	March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15)	L—72
69	18	"Diversions"	James Broderick	Barbara Bosson & Diana Gould	March 22, 1979 (1979-03-22)	L—63
70	19	"An Apple for the Teacher"	Kim Friedman	S : Channing Gibson; T : Margaret J. Schibi	March 30, 1979 (1979-03-30)	L—69
71	20	"Prelude"	Philip Leacock	Diana Gould	April 20, 1979 (1979-04-20)	L—59
72	21	"Going Straight"	James Broderick	Marshall Herskovitz	May 10, 1979 (1979-05-10)	L—70
73	22	"From Russia with Love"	Richard Kinon	S : Thom Racina; T : Edward Zwick	May 17, 1979 (1979-05-17)	L—68

Season 5 (1979–80)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Filming order
74	1	"Thanksgiving"	Joanne Woodward	Sally Robinson	December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11)	L—82
75	2	"'Tis the Season"	Richard Kinon	Joan Taylor	December 24, 1979 (1979-12-24)	L—77
76	3	"Jack of Hearts"	Edward Parone	April Smith	January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14)	L—74
77	4	"When the Bough Breaks"	Gwen Arner	Sally Robinson	January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21)	L—80
78	5	"Hard Times"	Richard Kinon	Liz Coe & Sally Robinson	January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28)	L—83
79	6	"Whispers"	Marshall Herskovitz	Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman	February 4, 1980 (1980-02-04)	L—78
80	7	"Play on Love"	Richard Kinon	Margaret J. Schibi	March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03)	L—81
81	8	"Daylight Serenade"	Edward Parone	Liz Coe	March 10, 1980 (1980-03-10)	L—76
82	9	"Such a Fine Line"	James Broderick	Gina Frederica Goldman	March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17)	L—84
83	10	"The Ties that Bind"	Richard Kinon	Carol Evan McKeand	June 4, 1980 (1980-06-04)	L—73
84	11	"Just Like Old Times"	Richard Kinon	Liz Coe	June 11, 1980 (1980-06-11)	L—79
85	12	"Smarts"	James Broderick	Edward Zwick	June 18, 1980 (1980-06-18)	L—75
86	13	"Letting Go"	Edward Zwick	Edward Zwick	June 25, 1980 (1980-06-25)	L—85

References

• Family at IMDb