Family

Season 2

The trials and tribulations, joyous occasions and heartbreaking moments of the Lawrence family: lawyer father Doug, housewife Kate, married (and quickly divorced) daughter Nancy, teenage son Willie and just-hitting-puberty daughter Buddy. In this critically acclaimed series, we watched various Lawrences fight, fall in love, become ill, graduate school, begin new jobs and, most of all, love each other.

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22 Episodes

  • Coming Apart
    E1
    Coming ApartBuddy gets a job at a bakery, and introduces Willie to her boss, ""Big Al""; Nancy gets involved with Peter, while she's finalizing her divorce from Jeff -- despite the latter's pleas for a reconciliation.
  • Such Sweet Sorrow
    E2
    Such Sweet SorrowSalina drops by, at a time when Willie is having problems with Alex; Doug is offered a great job in New York.
  • Home Movie
    E3
    Home MovieWillie drives everyone crazy by following them around and filming them; Buddy has difficulty with a school assignment -- writing a speech on the topic of ""How I intend to leave my mark on the world""; Kate runs into a former roommate, who has become a successful author.
  • Coming of Age
    E4
    Coming of AgeBuddy officially reaches puberty; Nancy is caught between Kate's resentment of her thoughtlessness, Peter's proposal of marriage, and a come-on from a complete stranger.
  • Jury Duty (1)
    E5
    Jury Duty (1)Kate is subjected to widespread abuse for being the lone holdout; Buddy captures first prize, T.J.'s heart, and (for good measure) the real killer.
  • Jury Duty (2)
    E6
    Jury Duty (2)Kate is subjected to widespread abuse for being the lone holdout; Buddy captures first prize, T.J.'s heart, and (for good measure) the real killer.
  • The Cradle Will Fall
    E7
    The Cradle Will FallBuddy completes her orthodontal treatment; Salina returns to town once again, only to be plunged into a custody battle with her daughter's father; Kate finds out that Elaine's husband is cheating on her.
  • Skeleton in the Closet
    E8
    Skeleton in the ClosetDoug must face his sister Emily's alcoholism. Buddy tries to help a senior citizen she spots shoplifting food from the supermarket.
  • On The First Day Of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story)
    E9
    On The First Day Of Christmas (a.k.a. The Christmas Story)Doug and his father are at odds when James introduces the family to his younger fiancée Constance, a woman with a lurid past. Jeff angers Nancy by insisting that Timmy accompany him on a Christmas cruise.
  • Rites of Friendship
    E10
    Rites of FriendshipA friend of Willie's comes out of the closet; Buddy, after getting invited to the ""Junior Jump"" by a popular boy, asks Nancy to teach her to dance.
  • An Eye to the Future
    E11
    An Eye to the FutureBuddy (as ""Diamond In the Rough"") gets heavily into the CB scene; Kate decides to go back to college; Doug does a stint as a judge.
  • Lovers and Strangers
    E12
    Lovers and StrangersWillie gets cradle-robbed by a visiting movie director, and takes it much too seriously; Doug gets a dog as a birthday present.
  • Return Engagement
    E13
    Return EngagementMaggie Calder, the woman who nearly destroyed Doug and Kate's marriage 20 years ago, is back for a second attempt. Buddy feels she's being treated like a baby.
  • Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .
    E14
    Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .A daughter whom Elaine gave up for adoption years ago finds her, through Kate; Willie is intrigued by a pretty client at the photo studio where he works.
  • Someone's Watching
    E15
    Someone's WatchingA series of anonymous gifts eventually makes Nancy feel threatened; Buddy's motor-mouth school-project partner uses the Lawrences as his surrogate family.
  • A Safe House
    E16
    A Safe HouseA former friend of Willie's, now an outlaw, gives him a call; Buddy thinks she has a great scoop for the school paper.
  • Best Friends
    E17
    Best FriendsNancy attends her high-school reunion, meeting the guy she dumped to marry Jeff; T.J. asks Buddy to a formal dance, causing a rift with Audrey.
  • Taking Chances (1)
    E18
    Taking Chances (1)When Doug loses his sight after getting hit by a car, opinions are divided as to whether he should undergo an operation that could either restore it, or kill him; in the meantime, Willie has second thoughts about having quit his job.
  • Taking Chances (2)
    E19
    Taking Chances (2)After spending an eternity as a blind man whose youngest daughter despises him, Doug finally musters up the courage to have the operation -- and, of course, all's well.
  • Comings and Goings
    E20
    Comings and GoingsWillie and Salina search for an apartment together. Jeff's mother Sylvia is confined to the Lawrence home following a back injury and a quarrel with Jeff's father.
  • . . . More Things in Heaven and Earth
    E21
    . . . More Things in Heaven and EarthKate is shaken by what a supposed psychic says about her long-missing aunt; Nancy lands a prestigious legal assignment, and suspects her looks are the reason.
  • An Endangered Species
    E22
    An Endangered SpeciesA recently-divorced friend wants to hang out with Kate; Nancy gets upset when a classmate asks to use her place for an affair with a married man.

Cast of Season 2

  • Sada ThompsonKate Lawrence
  • James BroderickDoug Lawrence
  • Meredith BaxterNancy Lawrence
  • Gary FrankWillie Lawrence
  • Kristy McNicholLetitia "Buddy" Lawrence
  • Quinn CummingsAnnie Cooper
  • Jimmy Weldon
  • Mary Grace CanfieldMrs. Hanley
  • Season HubleySalina Magee
  • Edward ZwickProducer
  • Nigel McKeandProducer

 

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