#1 | 09/20/1986Pilot
Ellen Burstyn stars as a writer at a Baltimore college who lives in a brownstone with her mother, 25-year-old daughter and 5-year-old grandson. In the pilot, Nick's dog is about to have puppies. Ellen faces a troublesome student who never fulfills assignments.
#2 | 09/27/1986Monkey Business
Bob, Molly's new suitor, an anthropologist, turns out to be a little too bolder for Ellen's liking. Bob invites both mother and daughter to a dinner and ends up kissing Ellen.
#3 | 10/04/1986Where There's a Will
Ellen grows curious about what is bequeated to her in her second husband's will and last testament. Tom Hines leaves Ellen's house without an explanation, Ellen feels remorse and asks him to stay.
#4 | 10/18/1986The Guest Lecturer
A famed authoress venerated by Ellen comes to the college to give some lectures. But Ellen discovers the lady is an insufferable alcoholic who only emits bad reviews about her colleagues' works.
#5 | 10/25/1986Crime and Punishment
Nick is caught shoplifting at a toy store. Sidney is looking forward to her debut as a piano player.
#6 | 11/01/1986Sydney's Night Out
Lately, Sydney has been mysteriously going out. One night she comes home late late at night and tries to rush in stealthily. Ellen finds out and presses her for an answer, and she must confess she's been dating a married man.
#7 | 11/08/1986Reading Between the Lines
Ellen meets Frank Tanner, an author, at a radio station and uncovers he's illiterate. Tanner is a rich man who thinks that money may buy anything.
#8 | 11/15/1986Family Affair
Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.
#9 | 08/08/1987Molly Sings the Blues
#10 | 08/15/1987Writer, Wronger
#11 | 08/22/1987The Box
Ellen finds a mysterious shoe box in a telephone booth. The box is labeled and she calls the owner only to be warned about opening the shoe box. The family becomes intrigued.
#12 | 09/05/1987Writes of Passage
#13I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can
After undergoing severe sleeplessness, Ellen goes to a physician. The medic prescribes her some vitamin pills. Ellen follows the treatment but its side effects soon show up, and she starts doing things faster than usual. Finally Sidney finds out that the medic was in fact a quack who gave Ellen amphetamines instead of vitamins.
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