Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
22 episodes
E01
Sam and Molly
Sam can't contend with his wife's demanding new job and insists that she choose between the job and the family.
E02
Turnabout
When Mama and Molly go out, Sam gets stuck with the chores.
E03
Death Penalty
Sam fights to save the life of an elderly man while Molly demands the death penalty for a ruthless killer.
E04
Promises in the Dark
After a bout with impotence, Sam seeks the advice of his psychiatrist friend Walter.
E05
Heartbreak
Lisa's romantic hopes are crushed when a boy she's dating makes a fool of her; and Molly opens a separate bank account.
E06
Hello, I Must Be Going
Mama's passing remark that she feels a bit achy goes unnoticed---until she ends up in the hospital.
E07
Andy and the Older Woman
When Andy brings his new girlfriend home, no one's prepared for a woman old enough to be his mother.
E08
A Healthy Romance
Mama receives a marriage proposal from a man she's been dating, and Molly receives a death threat from a criminal she prosecuted.
E09
An Affair to Remember
Molly interprets Sam's sudden attentiveness and his understanding about her late hours at work as signs that he's having an affair.
E10
Mister Molly Quinn
Sam forgoes a fishing trip to accompany Molly to a law convention in New York, where Molly's busy agenda leaves Sam adrift.
E11
Anniversary
Professional concerns delay the Quinns' wedding-anniversary celebration.
E12
The Choice
A critically ill family friend asks Sam not to artificially prolong her life. Meanwhile, Mama's participation in a charity fund-raiser could land her in jail.
E13
Looks Bad, Feels Good
Sam, Molly and Mama are taken hostage by Chad Hunter, a disgruntled plastic-surgery patient who demands to see his doctor.
E14
Lying Down on the Job
Sam's efforts to help Molly persuade a witness to testify land him in jail---for soliciting a prostitute.
E15
Rhythm Blues
Lisa flips over a punk rocker named "Chemical Waste" who aced Andy out of a job, but Sam considers him "interplanetary fungus."
E16
Swan Song
Sam gets a physical exam, which indicates that he has a terminal disease.
E17
Inside Lisa Quinn
Obsessed with "the bomb," Lisa runs away from home when her family doesn't share her fears that the world is coming to an end.
E18
Only When You Laugh
Larry Barker is a comedian with a cancer dilemma: if he undergoes surgery, he could lose his voice; if he doesn't, he could lose his life.
E19
Molly's Best Friend
Molly is caught off guard when her best friend's fiance makes a pass at her.
E20
Mother and Child Reunion
Sam's struggle to please his visiting mother leaves him feeling very inadequate.
E21
The Suit
A neighbor sues Sam for malpractice in gratitude for Sam's saving him from choking on one of Mama's nut balls.
E22
Instinct
Molly urges a man to testify against the mob, then he disappears; and Sam believes an ulcer patient needs surgery, while the hospital's computer suggests drug treatment.
Cast
Richard Crenna
as Dr. Sam Quinn
Patty Duke
as Molly Quinn
Helen Hunt
as Lisa Quinn
Anthony Edwards
as Andy Quinn
Billie Bird
as Mama
Richard McKenzie
as Walter Chaiken
