23 episodesFirst aired 30 September 1985
Sept 198530m
Invited to their 20th high school reunion, Kate & Allie both go determined to settle old scores.
Oct 198530m
Kate "inherits" a lovely mink coat from a lover's quarrel and finds that it changes her lifestyle.
Oct 198530m
Allie's advertisement for part-time work ends up in the Personals Column by mistake, and the return mail brings such bizarre responses that she is appalled.
Oct 198530m
On a free trip to Paris, Allie comes down with the flu while Jennie plans a rendezvous with a Frenchman.
Oct 198530m
Allie receives devastating news about her father.
Nov 198530m
Max sends Emma a mystery for her birthday, and Allie is soon in on it, catching up the family in an exotic world of menacing art dealers and homicidal maniacs.
Nov 198530m
Allie's new professor from Ohio begins visiting on ""academic business"" but their relationship soon heats up, with surprising results.
Nov 198530m
Kate and Allie invite a crowd for Thanksgiving dinner/disaster.
Dec 198530m
Kate is worried that Max's new girlfriend, Darla, is turning Emma's head in a glamorous world of celebrities and premieres.
Dec 198530m
Kate's old friend Betsy visits, and far outstays her welcome.
Dec 198530m
Invited to the Russian Ballet, Kate searches frantically for the perfect dress. She finds it, but it costs more than Kate and Allie's combined monthly salaries.
Jan 198630m
Trapped in her dentist's office during a blackout, Kate makes a date with a stranger—and then discovers he's black.
Jan 198630m
A singing telegram provided more information than intended when Kate and Allie referee another family's dispute.
Jan 198630m
Chip feels he's being replaced when he finds out Charles' girlfriend Claire is pregnant.
Jan 198630m
A protest rally gives Allie a taste of what she missed during the '60s, while for Kate it's a march down memory lane.
Feb 198630m
Jenny gets more than she bargained for in her new job: a bonus of sexual harassment.
Feb 198630m
Allie jumps to conclusions when she discovers Kate with a former boyfriend who's now married.
Feb 198630m
Allie is so afraid of appearing on a talk show about modern families that she follows Kate's advice and goes to a hypnotist.
Feb 198630m
Kate and Allie are both attracted to the same lawyer.
Mar 198630m
Faced with a lonely Saturday night, Kate calls former boyfriend Ted on the pretense of returning a sweater.
Mar 198630m
Chip befriends a mentally handicapped man who's homeless and invites him to sleep in the basement.
Apr 198630m
Emma questions the importance of being elected class president when she learns that her opponent has leukemia.
May 198630m
Kate takes a cooking class given by a woman who also teaches acting, and studies psychology when not arguing with her mother about moving home.