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1. S01E01Episode 1September 13, 1977 8.0The Tate family is rich and has many secrets to hide. The Campbell family is working-class and tackling many personal problems.
2. S01E02Episode 2September 20, 1977 8.0After her tennis lesson, Jessica lunches with Mary, who mistakes her sister's glow for a facelift. At the office, Claire catches Chester woo
3. S01E03Episode 3September 27, 1977—The families are introduced to Peter Campbell, Burt's son from his first marriage; the Godfather offers Danny a contract to leave the mob, b
4. S01E04Episode 4October 4, 1977—NFL quarterback Dennis Phillips turns out to be Jodie's boyfriend; Danny makes several hilarious attempts on Burt's life while the oblivious
5. S01E05Episode 5October 4, 1977—Corinne reveals her feelings for Catholic priest Father Timothy Flotsky, but still decides to move in with Burt's son Peter; Burt cannot rev
6. S01E06Episode 6October 25, 1977—Father Tim has to raise his voice in church to drown out Corinne's pleas; Jessica blames Chester for her affair with Peter, as he was the on
7. S01E07Episode 7November 1, 1977—Chuck and Bob arrive from Hawaii, insulting everyone within earshot; Chester's secretary Claire reveals all to Jessica, who believes only th
8. S01E08Episode 8November 8, 1977—Unable to kill his stepfather Burt, Danny must now hide out from the mob, telling his mother that he's been chosen to work undercover as a s
9. S01E09Episode 9November 15, 1977—Awaiting his sex change operation, Jodie befriends an elderly Jew named Barney Gerber, and a pretty nurse who jumps at the chance to 'conver
10. S01E10Episode 10November 22, 1977—An ecstatic Burt returns home ready to celebrate after six months of celibacy, but a distraught Mary is unable to reciprocate; devastated at
11. S01E11Episode 11November 29, 1977—Barney Gerber reassures Burt and Mary that Jodie is doing fine, while Jessica confesses her affair with Peter to her husband Chester, who on
12. S01E12Episode 12December 6, 1977—Jessica delivers an ultimatum to the philandering Chester, and threatens to kill Peter Campbell for lying to her and betraying her daughter
13. S01E13Episode 13December 13, 1977—In the aftermath of Peter's murder, Chief of Police Tinkler goes over the facts with both the Tates and the Campbells.
14. S01E14Episode 14December 27, 1977—In the aftermath of Peter's murder, the Tates and Campbells take turns suspecting each other. Chief of Police Tinkler arrives to make a star
15. S01E15Episode 15January 3, 1978—Corrine's natural mother, formerly the Tates' Swedish maid, travels to Dunn's River to be with her daughter; tiring of running from the mob,
16. S01E16Episode 16January 10, 1978—Corinne meets her real mother, Ingrid Svenson, for the very first time; still vengeful at the loss of her child, Ingrid has hired a German d
17. S01E17Episode 17January 17, 1978—Chester has to mortgage the house to make Jessica's bail; Burt claims he can make himself invisible.
18. S01E18Episode 18January 24, 1978—Chester enlists on Jessica's behalf E. Ronald Mallu, the most expensive attorney money can buy; Chester's spiteful secretary Claire finally
19. S01E19Episode 19February 7, 1978—E. Ronald Mallu struggles to find good character witnesses for Jessica among her crazy family; Jessica's heartfelt pleas to Corinne are shot
20. S01E20Episode 20February 14, 1978—Exhausted by Elaine's affections, Danny is stunned to learn that he must marry her or have his brains blown out; Jodie hides Bob in the refr
21. S01E21Episode 21February 21, 1978—Jessica's trial begins, with the prosecutor saying such nasty things about her that she threatens not to come back; Jodie meets Carol David,
22. S01E22Episode 22February 28, 1978—While dining at a Japanese restaurant, Carol convinces Jodie to go away with her for a weekend; Jessica's trial continues, with the prosecut
23. S01E23Episode 23March 14, 1978—Burt finally tells Mary how he killed her first husband; Ingrid loses Corinne after sleeping with Judge Petrillo; and Tim's mother can't sup
24. S01E24Episode 24March 21, 1978—Jodie wakes up in bed with Carol, understandably confused about the previous night's events; Chief of Police Tinkler drops by to arrest Ches
25. S01E25Episode 25March 28, 1978—Tim and Corinne plan their wedding; Carol convinces Jodie that they should live together; and the jury returns a verdict in Jessica's trial.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Episode 26September 14, 1978—Chester tries to commit suicide, Jodie moves in with Carol, Mary suspects Burt of having an affair, Mother Flotsky puts a curse on Tim and C
2. S02E02Episode 27September 21, 1978—Danny marries Elaine; Jodie returns home from a date with Dennis to hear Carol reveal that she's pregnant; Dutch and Chester escape from pri
3. S02E03Episode 28September 28, 1978—Dutch and Eunice spend the night together; Tim's mother makes an unexpected appearance at his wedding to Corinne; Mary's problems just can't
4. S02E04Episode 29October 5, 1978—As Corinne works her charms on her new husband, Tim's vengeful mother interrupts the honeymoon; Danny tries to curb his wife's expensive tas
5. S02E05Episode 30October 12, 1978—Chester's doctor reveals how he was able to commit murder, requiring a delicate brain operation; Danny refuses to allow Elaine to eat or sle
6. S02E06Episode 31October 19, 1978—Jodie tells Dennis about his impending marriage to Carol; Mary convinces Danny to try being nice to Elaine; no one is more surprised than th
7. S02E07Episode 32November 2, 1978—Carol introduces Jodie to her overprotective father; Elaine confesses her love to Danny; Burt's secretary Sally reveals her love for him.
8. S02E08Episode 33November 9, 1978—The amnesiac Chester returns home; Eunice wants to join Dutch at his grandmother's farm; Corinne reveals that she's pregnant; and Burt spies
9. S02E09Episode 34November 23, 1978—Burt must concoct a wild story to explain to Mary why he never came home the previous night; Jessica confides that Chester might have starte
10. S02E10Episode 35November 30, 1978—Dutch tells Jessica how he killed an extortionist in self defense; an amnesiac Chester has vanished; and Elaine's loving new relationship wi
11. S02E11Episode 36December 7, 1978—Detective Donohue is hired to find the missing Chester; Corinne, married for one month, finds out that she's five months pregnant; Jodie dir
12. S02E12Episode 37December 14, 1978—Danny negotiates with Elaine's kidnappers; Detective Donohue confesses his love for Jessica; and Jodie's marriage to Carol is called off by
13. S02E13Episode 38December 21, 1978—Tim refuses to believe that Corinne's baby is his; Burt lies to Mary about his partner of that wayward night; Elaine escapes from her kidnap
14. S02E14Episode 39January 4, 1979—Burt tries to end his relationship with Sally; Eunice and Dutch have visitors at the farmhouse; Detective Donahue reports Chester's death, u
15. S02E15Episode 40January 11, 1979—Sally reveals to Mary that she's the one who's been sleeping with Burt and that he's now cheating on them both; Jodie journeys to Texas to v
16. S02E16Episode 41January 18, 1979—The police catch up with Dutch; Tim decides to make his peace with God by going off to live in a cave; Jodie meets a suicidal girl who revea
17. S02E17Episode 42February 1, 1979—Corinne gives birth to a gorgeous baby boy; at Jodie's apartment, Alice shows herself to be a Jewish mother; Burt vows to prove his innocenc
18. S02E18Episode 43February 8, 1979—Burt discovers that Sally lied to Mary about everything because she was being blackmailed by Ingrid Svenson, Corinne's vengeful natural moth
19. S02E19Episode 44February 15, 1979—Sally reveals her lies--and the porno film that proves how she was being blackmailed--to a relieved Mary; Chester again shows amusement at t
20. S02E20Episode 45March 1, 1979—Corinne visits Tim in his cave to convince him to make his peace with God by saving his possessed son; Danny's quest to find the kidnappers
21. S02E21Episode 46March 8, 1979—No one believes Burt has seen a flying saucer; Benson worries that Billy is spending too much time with The Sunnies; jealous about their res
22. S02E22Episode 47March 15, 1979—Jessica drives The Devil out of her grandson but cannot choose between Chester and Detective Donahue; Danny is captured by his wife's kidnap

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Episode 48September 13, 1979—Burt finds himself captive on an alien spaceship, with a duplicate of him ready to take his place in Mary's bed; Carol's mother arrives with
2. S03E02Episode 49September 20, 1979—Mary exults about Burt's sudden resurgence in bed, unaware that he's an alien duplicate of her husband; since Wendy's mother abandoned her b
3. S03E03Episode 50September 27, 1979—After Billy is rescued from The Sunnies, Benson bids farewell to Jessica to work in the mansion of her cousin the Governor; Burt and Saul tr
4. S03E04Episode 51October 4, 1979—Jessica convinces Detective Donahue to leave; Chester falls into old habits with an old flame; Danny is rescued by Millie, the girlfriend of
5. S03E05Episode 52October 11, 1979—Dutch is finally released from prison; the alien Burt mistakes Millie for his stepson Jodie; Saul beams the real Burt back down to the Campb
6. S03E06Episode 53November 1, 1979—The alien Burt prevents Mary from seeing the real Burt; Eunice admits that she can't stand Dutch; Billy takes Leslie to an out-of-the-way pl
7. S03E07Episode 54November 8, 1979—Billy spends his first evening in Leslie's apartment and meets her condescending first husband; the real Burt is beamed back to the ship rig
8. S03E08Episode 55November 22, 1979—Billy tries to take Leslie to a hotel, but it's the same one in which every member of his family seems to be planning to spend the night; th
9. S03E09Episode 56December 6, 1979—Billy tells his mother about Leslie; Burt reveals everything about his alien double to Mary; while visiting his wife's grave, Danny meets Po
10. S03E10Episode 57December 13, 1979—Burt laments that Danny has fallen for a black widow; Jessica walks out on her cheating husband; Jodie gets a surprise visit from a social w
11. S03E11Episode 58December 27, 1979—Chester begs Jessica for another chance; Jodie decides to move back home with his daughter Wendy; Leslie plans a surprise gift for Billy's 1
12. S03E12Episode 59January 3, 1980—Danny catches up with Polly; Chester and Jessica attend a counseling session with a minister; Burt's doctor reveals that Mary is pregnant--a
13. S03E13Episode 60January 10, 1980—Mary's joyful pregnancy is tempered by the fear that it might turn out to be the child of Alien Burt; after spending the night in bed with L
14. S03E14Episode 61January 17, 1980—The Campbells receive a visit from Polly's family; Danny learns about Burt's illness and suggests that he leave his legacy by getting into t
15. S03E15Episode 62January 24, 1980—Burt cannot bring himself to tell Mary about his terminal illness; Jessica learns that her old flame Detective Donahue has married someone e
16. S03E16Episode 63January 31, 1980—Jessica goes to psychiatrist Dr. Alan Posner, who keeps a punching bag in his office; Wendy's mother Carol, who jilted Jodie at the altar, m
17. S03E17Episode 64February 7, 1980—Danny and Polly decide to buy a house; Corinne and Dutch spend the night together; Carol tells Jodie that she intends to go to court to take
18. S03E18Episode 65February 28, 1980—Burt decides to run for sheriff; Jodie hires Jessica's attorney E. Ronald Mallu for his custody case; after meeting Jessica's crazy family,
19. S03E19Episode 66March 6, 1980—Danny and Polly find their new neighbors hostile; Billy tries to break up with a suddenly-suicidal Leslie; the Tates welcome new butler Saun
20. S03E20Episode 67March 13, 1980—Dr. Hill treats Jessica in the hospital; Jodie's custody trial begins; and Burt is elected the new sheriff, if he can only get the old one t
21. S03E21Episode 68March 20, 1980—Dr. Hill tells Jessica she only has days or weeks left to live; Chester moves back home in time for Leslie's latest suicide attempt; Dutch a
22. S03E22Episode 69March 27, 1980—Danny proposes marriage to Polly; Sheriff Burt and Deputy Danny are set up for blackmail by mobster Elmore Tibbs; Dutch cannot choose betwee

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Episode 70November 12, 1980—Jessica comes out of her coma; Eunice wins Dutch from Corinne; Burt and Danny receive blackmail photos; Mary's baby seems normal; Jodie's cu
2. S04E02Episode 71November 19, 1980—Corinne bids goodbye to her mother; Polly turns down Danny's marriage proposal; Burt refuses to knuckle under to Tibbs; Mary returns home wi
3. S04E03Episode 72November 26, 1980—Jessica admires Burt's blackmail photos; Eunice and Dutch announce their engagement, as Jessica banishes Chester to the pool house.
4. S04E04Episode 73December 3, 1980—As Dutch and Eunice tie the knot, Chester meets Eunice's maid of honor, Annie; the X-rated photos of Burt appear in the newspaper and Burt a
5. S04E05Episode 74December 10, 1980—Jodie hires private detective Maggie to find his kidnapped daughter; Billy heads off to Malaguay to find his mother; Mary is depressed over
6. S04E06Episode 75December 17, 1980—Burt and Danny disguise themselves at the massage parlor; Danny recognizes Gwen as one of the girls in the blackmail photos; with Jessica st
7. S04E07Episode 76December 31, 1980—Jessica convinces El to conduct his revolution from her Connecticut home; Danny promises protection for Gwen; the Tates are still strapped f
8. S04E08Episode 77January 7, 1981—Learning that Carol is now into rodeo clowns, Jodie and Maggie follow her trail to Albuquerque; Danny persuades Gwen to tone down her client
9. S04E09Episode 78January 14, 1981—Jessica's entourage arrives home safely; as Danny and Gwen acknowledge each other's feelings, Jodie and Maggie admit their attraction for ea
10. S04E10Episode 79January 21, 1981—After Jessica announces that she's now officially divorced from Chester, he announces his engagement to Annie; Jodie and Maggie confirm thei
11. S04E11Episode 80January 28, 1981—Burt vows to make Tibbs pay for his crimes; Jessica makes an unsuccessful attempt to seduce El; Danny's critical injury requires a kidney fr
12. S04E12Episode 81March 9, 1981—Jodie and Maggie are taken captive by Minja warriors in Malibu; Burt becomes a hero after finally capturing Tibbs; and Mary reveals that Dan
13. S04E13Episode 82March 16, 1981—Jessica and Danny are both shocked by the news that Chester is Danny's real father; Burt becomes a media hero because of his attack on Tibbs
14. S04E14Episode 83March 23, 1981—Chester becomes the vital kidney donor on Danny's behalf; Dutch and Eunice try to spice up their sex life by playacting; believing her siste
15. S04E15Episode 84April 13, 1981—Burt alienates his family as his fame continues to grow; Danny is offended when Burt disapproves of his plans to marry Gwen; Jessica forgive
16. S04E16Episode 85April 20, 1981—Jodie, Maggie and Wendy are rescued from the fortress by Burt, Chuck, Bob, Billy, El Puerco, Juan One, the Major, Dutch, and Saunders; Jessi
17. S04E17Episode 86April 27, 1981—El Puerco learns a few things about women after spending the night with Jessica; Eunice is driving Dutch a bit crazy with her fantasy games
18. S04E18Episode 87May 4, 1981—Burt is offered a job by The Governor, who wants him to become the new Lieutenant Governor; Chester goes mad with jealousy over Jessica and
19. S04E19Episode 88May 11, 1981—El Puerco challenges Chester to a duel; Jessica expresses concern about Burt and Mary's marital problems; Danny and Annie succumb to their m
20. S04E20Episode 89May 18, 1981—Burt is asked by The Governor to disassociate himself from the Tates and the rest of the Campbells; Jessica is taken hostage by El Puerco's
21. S04E21Episode 90May 25, 1981—Burt receives a tip about a major drug transaction; Danny tells Burt that he's in love with Annie; The Tates, Dutch and El Puerco worry abou

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