1. The Real Thing (1)
Aired: Sep 25, 1985Alex implements a fail-proof, and extremely unromantic, method of meeting the...
2. The Real Thing (2)
Aired: Oct 2, 1985Alex realizes he must make Ellen aware of his feelings, but she is on a train...
3. Mr. Wrong
Aired: Oct 16, 1985Mallory introduces her new boyfriend, Nick, to the family. He isn't well rece...
4. Designated Hitter
Aired: Oct 23, 1985Jennifer has a boyfriend and feels a bit self-conscious. When the boyfriend i...
5. Don't Go Changing
Aired: Oct 30, 1985Alex is feeling insecure about not being a part of Ellen's world of art and d...
6. The Old College Try
Aired: Nov 6, 1985Elyse is planning for Mallory's future by sending away for college applicatio...
7. My Tutor
Aired: Nov 13, 1985Alex hires a tutor to help him with math, but his ""teacher"" turns out to be...
8. Mr. Right
Aired: Nov 20, 1985Nick is worried that the constant disapproval he receives from Elyse and Stev...
9. Just One Look
Aired: Dec 4, 1985Steven and Elyse are nostalgically excited by a visitor he arranged: Richie S...
10. How Do You Sleep?
Aired: Dec 11, 1985Alex, who prides himself on being in control of his life, is embarrassed to a...
11. You've Got a Friend
Aired: Dec 18, 1985While Alex is visiting Mallory in the shop where she works, they catch a 12-y...
12. Nothing But a Man
Aired: Jan 1, 1986Steven gets the promotion he has been waiting years for, but as the new regio...
13. The Disciple
Aired: Jan 8, 1986Alex offers to help Jennifer with a speech project and winds up creating a mo...
14. Where's Poppa?
Aired: Jan 15, 1986Alex is in charge of organizing Leland's parents' weekend. His girlfriend Ell...
15. Fool for Love
Aired: Jan 22, 1986Elyse and Jennifer hardly notice the vaguely visible mustache Alex has grown ...
16. Checkmate
Aired: Jan 29, 1986A chess tournament between Leland College students and a visiting Soviet team...
17. Engine Trouble
Aired: Feb 5, 1986Elyse enrolls in an auto mechanics class to prove Alex and Steven that women ...
18. A Word to the Wise
Aired: Feb 12, 1986Alex and Ellen have been together for six months. The family decides to tell ...
19. A Word to the Wise: Part 2
Aired: Feb 12, 1986Skippy joins the Keatons in sharing stories about Alex with Ellen, recalling ...
20. Art Lover
Aired: Feb 19, 1986Mallory suspects there's more involved than ""art appreciation"" when a wealt...
21. Teacher's Pet
Aired: Mar 2, 1986Steven worries about Andy's inability - at 11 months - to handle a toy recomm...
22. My Buddy
Aired: Mar 5, 1986Steven has a very difficult time accepting that his youngest daughter, Jennif...
23. Once in Love with Elyse (a.k.a. Loan Arranger)
Aired: Apr 30, 1986Elyse must deal with Paul, a young architect associate who falls in love with...
24. Paper Chase
Aired: May 7, 1986With just four weeks to graduation, Mallory is in danger of flunking history ...