Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1980)

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

And Baby Makes Nine (1) poster

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October 29, 1980

Nicholas and Tom start boy scouts and Nicholas volunteers Tom to be the assistant scout master. Elizabeth considers …

And Baby Makes Nine (2) poster

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October 29, 1980

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November 5, 1980

Abby goes to a funeral in San Francisco and returns with her nephew, Jeremy, who has nowhere else to go. His behavior u…

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November 12, 1980

Abby gets a job as a guidance counselor at a rough high school filled with trouble. Tom discovers his driver's licen…

Generations poster

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November 19, 1980

Susan brings the baby, Sandra Sue, home from the hospital. When Joan's parents visit the Bradford household to see t…

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November 26, 1980

Ernie introduces Tommy to a slightly older songwriting woman who has a 4-year old son. When he falls for her, she has s…

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December 10, 1980

Nicholas and his friend, Melvin, start a messenger service to earn money and get more than they bargained for. One of t…

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December 17, 1980

Caught up in a newspaper strike and laid-off, Tom tries to bring the feuding parties together thanks to something Nicho…

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January 7, 1981

Tom is nominated for a political post by the governor. A political appointment for him ends up more than he can live wi…

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January 14, 1981

Abby is proud of the progress one of her students has made and invites her to the house for dinner. Jeremy falls for…

Second Thoughts poster

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January 21, 1981

Joannie is tired of not getting any serious assignments at work and Abby encourages her to take a leave of absence to e…

David's Rib poster

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January 28, 1981

Joannie involves David in the renovation of an old opera house. However, Janet is the legal counsel for the developer w…

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February 18, 1981

Jeremy meets a new girlfriend at a Fred Astaire film festival. Tom and Abby decide to renew their marriage vows on t…

The Way We Were poster

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March 4, 1981

Tommy and Ernie, back from college with a ""preppy"" look, run into Jill, Tommy's old girlfriend. When Jill picks Ernie…

If The Glass Slipper Fits poster

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March 11, 1981

Nancy's modeling career is about to take off but she needs to make an important decision as she later finds out she has…

The Best Little Telethon in Sacramento poster

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March 28, 1981

Jeremy wants to manage Tommy's band and tries to get him a gig. Joannie is chosen to organize a charity telethon and…

Yet Another Seven Days in February poster

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April 4, 1981

This year it's the boys' turn to meet new women. Tommy dates the daughter of a radio station owner in order to get his …

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April 11, 1981

Just as Tommy's career is about to take off, his old girlfriend returns to tell Tommy she is pregnant after it is annou…

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April 18, 1981

Ellen tells Tommy that she doesn't want to marry him and Tommy isn't sure what he wants to do. At the last minute, they…

Starting Over poster

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May 9, 1981

Jeremy is suspicious when he finds a skull while digging in the garden. David and Janet consider getting back togeth…

Goals poster

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May 16, 1981

Merle suffers a career-ending shoulder injury and doesn't know what to do if he can't play baseball. Merle comes upon N…

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May 23, 1981

Finally ready to be a father, Jeremy's father returns for a visit and wants to take him back to Los Angeles. David r…