Family Season 3
S03 E01
Sep 13, 1977
Acts of Love (1) Sep 13, 1977 While Nancy and Buddy prepare for their parents' 25th wedding-anniversary party, Willie meets, and falls in love with, a physics student named Lizzy -- who, as he soon finds out, has radiation sickness.
S03 E02
Sep 20, 1977Acts of Love (2) Sep 20, 1977 Lizzy dies, but not before Willie convinces her to marry him first.
S03 E03
Sep 27, 1977The First Time Sep 27, 1977 Kate unhappily contemplates her 49th birthday; T.J. asks Buddy to go steady with him, but she's not sure.
S03 E04
Oct 4, 1977Change of Heart Oct 4, 1977 Nancy is jealous of Jeff's new fiancée.
S03 E05
Oct 25, 1977Annie Laurie Oct 25, 1977 Doug gets propositioned by a female lawyer.
S03 E06
Nov 1, 1977We Love You, Miss Jessup Nov 1, 1977 Buddy's English teacher gets outed; Willie suspects Nancy of being a home-wrecker.
S03 E07
Nov 8, 1977The Little Brother Nov 8, 1977 Willie fails to understand a black thing; Buddy develops an interest in genealogy.
S03 E08
Nov 15, 1977Childhood's End Nov 15, 1977 Buddy's friend Laura returns for a visit, and -- guess what? -- she, too, is now an alkie; a friend of Doug's, a divorced father, is apprehensive about seeing his kids again.
S03 E09
Nov 22, 1977A Tale Out of Season Nov 22, 1977 Doug's colleague and protégé turns out to be a child-beater; Nancy finds a puppy; Buddy finally gets into the Thanksgiving spirit.
S03 E10
Nov 29, 1977Labors of Love Nov 29, 1977 Buddy, upset by a lack of attention from T.J., tries to make him jealous by hanging out with a geek; Willie catches the eye of his cute über-boss.
S03 E11
Dec 13, 1977A Child is Given Dec 13, 1977
S03 E12
Jan 3, 1978More Than Friends Jan 3, 1978 Nancy hits it off with Willie's former writing teacher, but things get awkward when he pans Willie's script.
S03 E13
Jan 10, 1978Princess in the Tower Jan 10, 1978 Kate, slightly sick of family life, checks out a model apartment in a brand-new high-rise condo -- and gets trapped overnight, along with a very pregnant younger woman; Buddy has the bright idea of dyeing her hair blonde.
S03 E14
Jan 17, 1978Echoes of Love Jan 17, 1978 Willie can't stop reminiscing about Lizzy, so he hooks up with her former roommate; Audrey is depressed because her parents are splitting up, and angry that Doug is representing her mother in the divorce.
S03 E15
Jan 24, 1978See Saw Jan 24, 1978 Kate volunteers to help a moody (and arithmetic-obsessed) young patient at the Braille institute; Willie works on installing Timmy's new bed; Buddy leaves for a week-end of skiing with T.J. and his parents.
S03 E16
Jan 31, 1978Lifeline Jan 31, 1978 Nancy plays hot-line operator when her classmate attempts suicide, to get back at her married boyfriend for breaking up her; Buddy baby-sits a whiny kid.
S03 E17
Feb 7, 1978. . . And Baby Makes Three Feb 7, 1978 Nancy and Jeff aren't sure whether to get back together; Buddy is disgusted that Audrey has fallen for the cheap ploys of the school Casanova.
S03 E18
Feb 14, 1978Crossing Over Feb 14, 1978 Willie has an appointment with a big-shot film producer, on the eve of his 21st birthday; then, he and Doug make friends with a stripper.
S03 E19
Feb 21, 1978The Covenant Feb 21, 1978
S03 E20
Feb 28, 1978A Friend of the Family's Feb 28, 1978 A somewhat unscrupulous former friend of Willie's drops by; Buddy needs driving lessons; Kate and Doug consider taking separate vacations.
S03 E21
May 2, 1978Fear of Shadows May 2, 1978 Kate has a recurring nightmare about running over a little boy; Buddy gets a pet raccoon.
S03 E22
May 9, 1978Sleeping Gypsy May 9, 1978 Everyone at school dislikes Buddy's bohemian friend; Kate gives Doug a plaid jacket he doesn't much care for.
S03 E23
May 16, 1978Counterpoint May 16, 1978 Kate has to go back and repeat a class she flunked the previous semester, and gets picked on by a snobby professor; Doug contemplates early retirement after his tennis partner has a heart attack.