Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1981)

Cast

Nell Carter as Nell Harper
Nell Carter

as Nell Harper

Dolph Sweet as Carl Kanisky
Dolph Sweet

as Carl Kanisky

Kari Michaelsen as Katie Kanisky
Kari Michaelsen

as Katie Kanisky

Lauri Hendler as Julie Kanisky
Lauri Hendler

as Julie Kanisky

Lara Jill Miller as Sam Kanisky
Lara Jill Miller

as Sam Kanisky

Episodes

Katie the Crook poster

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October 29, 1981

In the series premiere, Samantha comes home with a black eye, and Nell teaches her a few skills on how to fight. Julie …

A Good Man is Hard to Find poster

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November 5, 1981

Nell and Angie go to a bar to meet guys. However, Nell gets sad that she isn't admired by any of the men. She then goes…

The Second Time Around poster

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November 12, 1981

A woman accidently hits the cheifs police car, because her contact lense came out as a moth sat on her face. When she m…

Mom's Birthday poster

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November 19, 1981

A woman with a perfume gift for Margaret on her birthday shows up, learning that Margaret is deceased. When the Cheif c…

Do or Diet poster

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November 26, 1981

Nell decides to hold her PORKO'S meeting at the house, and when she gets on the scale she gets mad because she gained t…

A Man in Nell's Room poster

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December 3, 1981

When the Cheif finds a man in Nell's room, he tells her he doesn't want her fooling around with guys in the same house …

Your Prisoner is Dead poster

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December 10, 1981

As he is on an erand at the drug store, the chief witnesses a robber hold up the place. When the robber turns his gun o…

Julie's Rejection poster

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December 17, 1981

Julie wants to join Katie's club, and gets help from Nell and Katie on how to be cool, sitting, and dancing. When she s…

Julie's First Love poster

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January 7, 1982

Julie goes off to the arcade after having no luck at finding a date to the Junior prom. At the arcade, she meets a work…

Nell's Ex poster

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January 14, 1982

Nell's finds out that her ex-husband Tony is in town and wants to meet with her. At the house, he tells her that he is …

Katie the Cheat poster

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January 21, 1982

The chief is counting on Katie to do real good on her final exam, but she gets Julie to take it instead. The family is …

The Emergency poster

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February 4, 1982

Katie comes home with pain in her stomache and Nell rushes her to the emergency room. Once there, she meets a pushy rec…

Nell Goes Home poster

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February 11, 1982

As the Cheif is getting ready to leave for an assignment in New York, Samantha is mad that she can't go fishing with a …

Samantha Steals a Squad Car poster

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February 18, 1982

As the chief is preparing a speech for an awards banquet, Nell accidently sits on his cap, which ticks him off. As the …

Grandma Fools Around poster

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February 25, 1982

The family gets ready for Grandma and Grandpa's 55th anniversary at the house. Meanwhile, back at their house, Grandma …

Hot Muffins poster

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March 11, 1982

Katie's band is a big success in Glenlawn as they perform at amateur night at a restaraunt. A big producer spots them, …

Sam's Affair poster

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March 18, 1982

Samantha and her friend Scottie from her baseball team decide to sit on the couch and watch some television. As they ar…

The Robbery poster

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March 25, 1982

The Kaniskis come home to find burglars at work, when they return home from thei cheif's law enforcement officer of the…

An Unmarried Couple poster

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April 1, 1982

Katie's friend Valerie shows up at the Kanisky house, pregnant and due any day. She tells Katie that her boyfriend Jona…