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Dates are mostly from memory, but can be off a week or two. Firstrun dates usually follow a pattern of Sep-Dec, then 2-week reruns in late Dec, then firstruns Jan-early Mar, reruns, then May firstruns. If you know of actual dates or have other stuff to add, please let me know By E-mail and I'll put them in. Thank you. One original episode aired in August 1977, though my memory is fuzzy in remembering the date.

#64 Merle the Pearl

Nicholas and Susan meet Merle the Pearl, a local minor league baseball player.

Nicholas is upset that his young girlfriend is moving out of town and wants to introduce her to Merle the Pearl to impress her before she leaves.

Frustrated by the gas shortage, Tom agrees to buy a new, fuel-efficient car.

Merle falls for Susan and Nicholas gets his first kiss.

Original Air Date: Sep 5, 1979 (Confirmed)

Guests: Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, Amy Smika as Lou, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Catherine Gilmour as Rayna, Ben Young as Guard, Bruce Katzman as Lloyd Webster, John Brandon as Eddie Grabbis, Coleman D. Creel Jr. as Ticket Taker, Gene Borkan as Station Attendant, Roy E. Andrews as Baseball Fan

NOTE: David was not in this episode.

#65 The Cupid Crisis

David returns and is determined to win Janet back from her new boyfriend.

Merle confides to Nicholas that he wants to propose to Susan but Susan is upset when the entire Bradford family knows about before she does.

Nicholas acts as the go-between for everyone.

Original Air Date: Sep 12, 1979 (Confirmed)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Terry Lester*** as Reed Ellis, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell, William Lampley as driver

#66 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

David and Janet set a wedding date but it turns out to be the same day Merle and Susan decided to move up the wedding day to accomodate Merle's ballplaying career move.

Nancy gets a job delivering singing telegrams and is hired to deliver one at the double wedding for David and Janet and Merle and Susan.

Original Air Date: Sep 19, 1979 (Confirmed)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell, Rick Casorla as E. David Charles, Emmaline Henry as Sylvia McArthur, Robert Rockwell as George MacArthur, Virginia Vincent as Daisy Maxwell, Stephen Keep as Minister, Joshua Grenrock as Bingo

#67 Ten Ships in the Night

Chaos hits the Bradford house when everyone's activities go around the clock.

In order to get her Ph.D. more quickly, Abby attends school full-time and has little time for the family.

Tom is upset when no one is home when Nicholas gets home from school.

Tired of getting dead-end jobs because of her looks, Nancy gets a job at a brokerage firm.

All this drives Tom bananas and he finally calls a family meeting at 3 a.m. by playing loud music to rearrange the goings on.

Original Air Date: Sep 26, 1979 (Confirmed)

Guests: Kate Woodville as Ms. Chovick, Jennifer Darling as Donna, Renny Temple as Fletcher Patterson, ***Julia Duffy*** as Cindy, Karem Belge as Joey, Ken Smolka as School Director

#68 The Devil and Mr. Bradford

Joannie gets a job in the research department of a TV station.

Mary finds a hidden home pregnancy test and tries to find the owner.

Joannie "scoops" Tom on a story on a porno theater for her new job at a television station. The problem is that the theater is owned by a public corporation and Tom is a stockholder.

Tom is upset that a porno theater has opened in his neighborhood but then discovers that he is part owner of it.

Original Air Date: Oct 24, 1979 (confirmed, not Oct 3 seen elsewhere.)

Guests: ***Nicholas Pryor*** as Jeffrey Trout, Jerrold Ziman as Sidney Vector, Peggy Lee Brennan as Laurie Cassell

#69 Big Shoes, Little Feet

Tom needs a partner for the father/son golf tournament but David, Tommy, and Merle are all busy.

Nicholas's substitute teacher compares him to his older brothers and sisters so Nicholas and Abby discuss how it feels to be compared to someone else.

Nancy tries to help David's construction business by dating a local businessman.

Original Air Date: Oct 31, 1979 (confirmed, originally scheduled for Oct 24)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Meg Wylie as Miss Krutch, Darrell Fetty as Kirk Ashley, Kate Woodville as Ms. Chovick, K.C. Martel as Marvin, ***James Karen*** as Elliott Randolph, Warren Munson as Park Director

#70 Fathers and Other Strangers, pt. 1

Tom thinks that Tommy is spending too much time with his band and is neglecting his school work.

Tom's sister, Vivian, also known as Auntie V, arrives and offers to take the entire family to Hawaii for a vacation.

The real reason is that she has found out that Tom's long-lost father is living there.

Original Air Date: Nov 7, 1979 (Confirmed, originally scheduled for Oct 31)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Janis Paige*** as Auntie V, ***David Wayne*** as Matt, Robert Donner as man on the bus, Gary H. Imhoff as Dennis, Richard Molinare as Nick, Lloyd Alann as Dave, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Jennifer Darling as Donna, Casey King as messenger, Morgan Kester as tour guide, Josie Over as tour guide, Victoria Leighton as tour guide, Joann Gordon as rest relations clerk, Dennis M. Chun as bellman, Deena Starr Spencer as girl at beach, Nicole Ericson as girl at beach, Kelly Palzis as girl on beach, Chris Needels as beach rental man, Audrey Meyers as singer at hula show

#71 Fathers and Other Strangers, pt. 2

Joannie and Mary think they are being followed by a strange-looking tourist.

Elizabeth and Nancy meet two men who claim to be native Hawaiians.

Tom is upset to learn that Vivian and Abby have conspired to have him meet his father - who he hasn't seen in 40 years.

Tears, understanding and good cheer as Tom and his father finally make up when the family tries to get them together.

Original Air Date: Nov 7, 1979 (Confirmed, was combined with part 1 for a two-hour episode.)

Guests: See Part 1 for Guests

#72 Letter to One Bradford

Nicholas feels responsible when bad luck seems to run in the family after he breaks a chain letter. Nicholas really believes that bad luck followed afterwards. He finally learns that it is nonsense after putting the family through the ringer.

Merle and Susan argue about his choice of friends and her neglect of household duties.

Tom, Abby, and the rest of the Bradfords are worried when Tommy is hospitalized for a ruptured spleen.

Original Air Date: Nov 14, 1979 (100% sure) (the card says originally Oct 17, but a World Series game on ABC-TV pre-empted it and was rescheduled to this date)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***John Lone*** as Chang, K.C. Martel as Marvin, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell, Anna Garduno as Rona, David Ellenstein as Harry, Leone James as Linda, Channing Clarkson as Chuck, Aileen Fitzpatrick as Nurse

#73 Separate Ways

Note: This is part one of two broadcast separately.

Elizabeth and Mary try to fix the furnace when David doesn't have time to fix it, and try to bill Tom.

Merle is excited when he is asked to play dealing with winter ball in Puerto Rico but Susan doesn't want to quit school to go with him.

Tom is up to his ears with kids when Susan returns home after a spat with Merle.

Tom deals with Nicholas on strike for more allowance.

Original Air Date: Nov 21, 1979 (Confirmed)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Jonathan Frakes*** as Chapper, K.C. Martel as Marvin, Frank Downing as Mac, Robert Hanley as Bob

#74 Arrivals

Note: This is part two of two broadcast separately.

Tom and Abby believe that Susan is depressed because Merle is gone but learn that she is pregnant. The girls try to cheer her up.

Joannie meets a psychic and holds a seance to help Susan.

Merle arrives to win her back and finds out she is going to have their baby.

Ernie and Tommy use Nicholas as bait to meet girls.

Original Air Date: Nov 28, 1979 (Confirmed)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Bruce Solomon*** as Andre, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Pamela Bryant as Girl, Patricia Brooks as Ginger, Jonni Robin as Alice

#75 The Night They Raided Bradfords

Things are not as they seem at the Bradfords when Merle's sister, Linda Mae, comes from the farm and visits the Bradfords and is shocked at what she finds.

Joannie talks Nancy into playing a stripper in her play.

Susan panics when she hears that Merle was injured in a game.

It's a comedy of errors when Linda Mae calls the police after misunderstanding the family's crazy life style.

Original Air Date: Oct 3, 1979 (confirmed...note that the actual air dates don't always follow the production sequence.)

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Sondra West as Linda Mae (Merle's sister), Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell, Howard Witt as Harris, Jeff Maxwell as Officer Caldmaris, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Noel Conlon as Dilnik, Bill Smillie as Doctor, Penelope Willis as Nurse, Joe Carafallo as Calaway

#76 Brotherhood, Sisterhood

Tom talks David into hiring Tommy as a construction worker but Tommy has to prove himself to his fellow workers by standing up to them on his own.

Nicholas needs to write a speech about Tom and follows him around for a day at the office to get material.

Elizabeth is looking for advice on how to meet men in college.

Original Air Date: Dec 5, 1979

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, ***Shawn Stevens*** as Jack Binder, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Robert Rosen as Herb, James Carrington as Gene, Michael Horsley as Craig, Betty McIvor as Cathy, Chris Hagan as Greg, Nicholas Shaffer as Tom, Joe Galliani as Concerned Friend, Matthew Dunn as Fraternity V.P., Karen Knotts as Sheila

#77 Mary, He's Married

Joannie tries to convince her boss that she is ready for more responsibility at work. Joannie wants to do a documentary on her family.

Mary learns that being an adult can be painful when she falls for a resident at the hospital who is unavailable.

Eager to earn extra money, Nicholas sells guaca dew, a wrinkle remover, door to door.

Original Air Date: Dec 12, 1979

Guests: Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, Squire Fridell as Pete Berkus, ***Peter Horton*** as Marty, ***Nicholas Pryor*** as Mr. Trout, Johnny Haymre as deliveryman, Reed Birney as Steven, Ina Gould as Mrs. Perry, Arline Anderson as woman

#78 My Son, the Prom Queen

Upset that an all girl band was chosen to play at prom, Tommy protests by running for prom queen.

Joannie pushes her boss for some on-camera work.

Original Air Date: Jan 2, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Colin Hamilton as Rankin Manheim, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, ***Amy Gibson*** as Charlotte, ***James Karen*** as Elliott Randolph, ***Nicholas Pryor*** as Jeffrey Trout, Michael Griswold as Mr. Gillette, ***Melody Thomas*** as Hostess, Susan Burman as Secretary, Heather Totten as Blythe, Richard Caine as TV Director, Lachelle Chamberlain as Anne, Tony O'Dell as Jeff, Brian Henskovitz as Scott, Tom Dunlop as Friend, Kimberly Cameron as Cindy

#79 The Courage to Be

Tom is upset that everyone is neglecting their household duties so Abby and the kids pool their resources to hire a maid.

Tommy tries to help his friend Ernie, who won't admit he has an alcoholic problem. They split-up over this and Bradford steps in to help.

Nicholas and Marvin try to get into the Book of World Records.

Original Air Date: Jan 9, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Stanley Grover as Mr. Fields, K.C. Martel as Marvin, Philip Levien as Gene Ruggles, Karin Mary Shea as Miss Kilpatrick, Nedra Volz as Mrs. Yaterman, Nora Denney as Mrs. Shelley, Melinda Moreno as woman, Stacy Baldwin as girl, Tony O'Dell as band member #1, Steve Alterman as band member #2

#80 Semi-Centennial Bradford

Abby tries to cheer Tom up on his 50th birthday.

Tom feels the pressure of teh youth movement at work and believes that the Register wants to replace him with a younger columnist.

Merle and Susan try to pick names for their baby. Nicholas is helping Merle come up with a name for the new baby.

Original Air Date: Jan 16, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***John Crawford*** as Paul Armstrong, Michael Sullivan as Hank Sullivan, ***James Karen*** as Elliot, Mark Harrison as Floyd Wakley, Dick Christie as salesman, Jennifer Darling as Donna, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell

#81 The Commitment

Tommy is upset when Jill's idea of a commitment is not the same as his and then misinterprets signals from Mary's friend, Kerry, and gets deeper into trouble.

Tommy presents Jill with a class ring.

Abby and the girls plan a surprise baby shower for Susan.

Nicholas plays go-between for Marvin but ends up with the girl instead.

Original Air Date: Jan 23, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Markie Post*** as Kerry, Grant Wilson as Brandon, K.C. Martel as Marvin, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Michele Greene as Jill, Kimberly Woodward as Darla, Kathryn Finley as Saleswoman, Enid Kent as pregnant lady

#82 Seven More Days in February

It's winter break and Joannie, Nancy, and Mary meet strange men that drive Tom and Abby crazy.

Tom fixes Tommy up with his boss's niece.

Original Air Date: Feb 6, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, ***Joe Regalbuto*** as Wayne, Joseph Hacker as Greg, Ray Underwood as Ken, ***Shawn Stevens*** as Jack, Carol Jones as Kati, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, ***James Karen*** as Elliot, Micki MacKenzie as Candy, Cris Capen as S.A.P. man, Eda Zahl as girl, Tom Demenkoff as boy

#83 The Return of Joe Simons

Tom's new temporary secretary is overly attentive.

Joe Simons, the con man who helped Nicholas return from San Diego, shows up pretending to have struck it rich in the Yukon and drives the family bonkers. He claims to have found a gold mine.

Joannie offers to produce a TV commercial for David's construction company.

Original Air Date: Feb 13, 1980?

Guests: ***Jack Elam*** as Joe Simons, Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, Mary Betten as Eloise, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell, Michael Goodrow as Ernie

#84 Bradford vs. Bradford

Ernie misreads Elizabeth's friendly gestures.

David is jealous that Janet is working long hours with a male colleague. Tom counsels David and Abby counsels Janet, and they end up happily together.

Bored with his own house and family, Nicholas has more fun playing at a friend's house but his friend has more fun at Nicholas's house.

Original Air Date: Feb 27, 1980?

Guests: William Schriner as Barry, Thomas Callaway as Fred, Mark James as Jackson, ***Stoney Jackson*** as Darren, Bebe Drake Massey as Mrs. Andrews, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Lindsay V. Jones as woman in bar, Pamela Bowman as hostess, Elizabeth Norman as secretary

#85 Memories

Abby needs time to deal with memories of her late husband after a fellow prisoner of war shows up in Sacramento. She works out her feelings and returns to the family.

Nicholas goes steady for the first time, and finds going steady is not all fun when the girl is more interested in the bracelet he gives her than in him.

Nancy gets tired of loaning money to the other Bradford children.

Original Air Date: Mar 5, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, ***Christopher Connelly*** as Paul, Elizabeth Hoy as Corrine, Sandy Balson as saleswoman, Michael Thorne as Dr. Maxwell, Tammy Taylor as Connie, Ed McCready as waiter, ***Nels Van Patten*** as bellhop

#86 Official Positions

Merle recruits the girls for a charity basketball team.

Tom is jealous when a publisher offers to publish Abby's thesis and Tom can't get his accepted. They pool their efforts, after competitive feelings are straightened out, to co-author his book.

Nicholas gets his friend's mom a job helping with the book. Nicholas's friend is upset to learn that his mom works for Abby and not the other way around.

Original Air Date: Mar 12, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Veronica Redd*** as Mrs. Andrews, ***Stoney Jackson*** as Darren, Woody Eney as Channing Ellis, Mark James as Jackson, James Karen as Elliot, Michael Thoma as Dr. Maxwell.

#87 A Matter of Mentors

Joannie gets an important assignment at work but Jeffrey believes that the boss will be expecting a favor in return. Joannie blows her chance at a big story. An experienced reporter makes her his partner and the result is an important scoop.

Nicholas has a problem with a bully that he can't hit back.

Fed up with the way that Tom divvies up the family's discretionary funds, Tommy takes over budgeting for it.

Original Air Date: Mar 19, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Monte Markham*** as Michael Hayes, ***Nicholas Pryor*** as Jeffrey Trout, ***Don Matheson*** as Robert Decker, Cindy Rubin as secretary, Angela Newell as Joey, Mario Machado as newscaster, Hettie Lynne Hurtes as newscaster, Eda Zahl as newscaster

#88 Roll Over Bradford

Tom is upset that Tommy hasn't sent in any college applications but Tommy wants to be a musician and is not interested in college.

Auntie V brings her new fiance to meet the Bradfords.

Auntie V encourages Tommy to pursue his musical dreams. Tommy wants to be a professional musician rather than go to college. Though Tom disagrees, he still is able to encourage him, which brings them closer.

Original Air Date: Mar 26, 1980?

Guests: ***Janis Paige*** as Auntie V, ***Dana Elcar*** as Ben, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, ***Michele Greene*** as Jill, Jeff Seymour as production assistant, Karl Held as Jerry, Edgy Lee as saleslady, Russell Shannon as delivery man

#89 A Little Triangle

Nicholas starts a dog-sitting service.

Nancy falls in love with the 5-year-old daughter of the young widower she is dating, but doesn't fall in love with her father.

Ernie can't find a date for the prom.

Original Air Date: Apr 30, 1980?

Guests: Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, ***Larry Breeding*** as Gary, ***Keith Mitchell*** as Vincent, ***Michele Greene*** as Jill, Cyndi Bain as Tami, Rori King as Wendy, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Ted Noose as Rex's owner, John McCafferty as Bobby

#90 (Finally) Grad Night

Tom and Abby agree to let Tommy and a few friends have the house for a small party after graduation.

Nicholas and Irving are working on a school project when Irving gets hurt and Tommy ends up spending grad night at the hospital.

The party goes on without them as party crashers show up. Officers were called in to finally break up the party and Tom demands an explanation, thinking Tommy was being ignorant.

Original Air Date: May 7, 1980?

Guests: Joan Prather as Janet, Brian Patrick Clarke as Merle, Michael Goodrow as Ernie, Cyndi Bain Tami, ***Michele Greene*** as Jill, Floyd Levine as Officer Dudley, Ed Griffith as Mr. Moore, Melissa Converse as Mrs. Moore, Jeff Cotler as Irving, Eric Stolz as Kurt Harper, Ed Call as Bowling man, James Parkes as Officer Callow, James Ingersoll as Cameraman, Tom Dunlop as Alvin Flecker, Aurelia Sweeney as nurse, Joshua Reynolds as crony #1, Gary Dubin as Jeff, Jimmy Ford as player, Tony O'Dell as Scott

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