Season 4 poster

Season 4

(1979)

Cast

Dick Van Patten as Tom Bradford
Dick Van Patten

as Tom Bradford

Betty Buckley as Abby Bradford
Betty Buckley

as Abby Bradford

Grant Goodeve as David Bradford
Grant Goodeve

as David Bradford

Willie Aames as Tommy Bradford
Willie Aames

as Tommy Bradford

Dianne Kay as Nancy Bradford
Dianne Kay

as Nancy Bradford

Connie Needham as Elizabeth Bradford
Connie Needham

as Elizabeth Bradford

Lani O'Grady as Mary Bradford
Lani O'Grady

as Mary Bradford

Adam Rich as Nicholas Bradford
Adam Rich

as Nicholas Bradford

Susan Richardson as Susan Bradford
Susan Richardson

as Susan Bradford

Laurie Walters as Joannie Bradford
Laurie Walters

as Joannie Bradford

Episodes

Merle the Pearl poster

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September 5, 1979

Nicholas and Susan meet Merle the Pearl, a local minor league baseball player. Nicholas is upset that his young girl…

The Cupid Crisis poster

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September 12, 1979

David returns and is determined to win Janet back from her new boyfriend. Merle confides to Nicholas that he wants t…

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do poster

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September 19, 1979

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 d…

Ten Ships in the Night poster

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September 26, 1979

Chaos hits the Bradford house when everyone's activities go around the clock. In order to get her Ph.D. more quickly…

The Night They Raided Bradfords poster

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October 3, 1979

Things are not as they seem at the Bradfords when Merle's sister, Linda Mae, comes from the farm and visits the Bradfor…

The Devil and Mr. Bradford poster

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October 24, 1979

Joannie gets a job in the research department of a TV station. Mary finds a hidden home pregnancy test and tries to fin…

Big Shoes, Little Feet poster

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October 31, 1979

Three Bradfords struggle to meet the expectations of others: Nicholas turns truant to escape the long shadow of his sib…

Fathers and Other Strangers (1) poster

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November 7, 1979

Tom's sister Vivian sweeps into town with an offer to take the entire family on vacation to Hawaii, where she secretly …

Fathers and Other Strangers (2) poster

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November 7, 1979

Still in Hawaii, Tom and his father contemplate whether they can or should bother to reconcile their relationship.

Letter to One Bradford poster

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November 14, 1979

When Tommy is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, Mary and Nicholas both feel culpable for different reasons;…

Separate Ways poster

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November 21, 1979

The furnace is on the blink, causing a cold front in the Bradford house, but Tom dismisses Mary's offer to fix it; Susa…

Arrivals poster

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November 28, 1979

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

Brotherhood, Sisterhood poster

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December 5, 1979

Tom talks David into hiring Tommy as a construction worker but Tommy has to prove himself to his fellow workers by stan…

Mary, He's Married poster

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December 12, 1979

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

My Son, the Prom Queen poster

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January 9, 1980

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

The Courage To Be poster

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January 16, 1980

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

Semi-Centennial Bradford poster

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January 23, 1980

Abby tries to cheer Tom up on his 50th birthday. Tom feels the pressure of teh youth movement at work and believes t…

The Commitment poster

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January 30, 1980

Tommy is upset when Jill's idea of a commitment is not the same as his and then misinterprets signals from Mary's frien…

Seven More Days in February poster

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February 6, 1980

It's winter break and Joannie, Nancy, and Mary meet strange men that drive Tom and Abby crazy. Tom fixes Tommy up wi…

The Return of Joe Simons poster

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February 13, 1980

Tom's new temporary secretary is overly attentive. Joe Simons, the con man who helped Nicholas return from San Diego…

Bradford vs. Bradford poster

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February 27, 1980

Ernie misreads Elizabeth's friendly gestures. David is jealous that Janet is working long hours with a male colleagu…

Memories poster

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March 5, 1980

Abby needs time to deal with memories of her late husband after a fellow prisoner of war shows up in Sacramento. She wo…

Official Positions poster

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March 19, 1980

Merle recruits the girls for a charity basketball team. Tom is jealous when a publisher offers to publish Abby's the…

A Matter of Mentors poster

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March 26, 1980

Joannie gets an important assignment at work but Jeffrey believes that the boss will be expecting a favor in return. Jo…

Roll Over Bradford poster

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April 2, 1980

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

A Little Triangle poster

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April 9, 1980

Nicholas starts a dog-sitting service. Nancy falls in love with the 5-year-old daughter of the young widower she is …

(Finally) Grad Night poster

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April 30, 1980

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