# List of Family episodes

This is a list of episodes for the television series Family.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09) | April 13, 1976 (1976-04-13) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06) | May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03) |
| 3 | 23 | 23 | September 13, 1977 (1977-09-13) | May 16, 1978 (1978-05-16) |
| 4 | 22 | 22 | September 21, 1978 (1978-09-21) | May 17, 1979 (1979-05-17) |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11) | June 25, 1980 (1980-06-25) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1976)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot: The Best Years" | Mark Rydell | Jay Presson Allen | March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09) |
| 2 | 2 | "Monday Is Forever" | Glenn Jordan | Armyan Bernstein | March 16, 1976 (1976-03-16) |
| 3 | 3 | "A Special Kind of Loving" | Randal Kleiser | Fred Segal | March 23, 1976 (1976-03-23) |
| 4 | 4 | "A Right and Proper Goodbye" | Randal Kleiser | Nigel Evan McKeand & Carol Evan McKeand | March 30, 1976 (1976-03-30) |
| 5 | 5 | "Thursday's Child" | Glenn Jordan | Nigel Evan McKeand & Carol Evan McKeand | April 6, 1976 (1976-04-06) |
| 6 | 6 | "Point of Departure" | John Erman | Gordon Glasco | April 13, 1976 (1976-04-13) |

### Season 2 (1976–77)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 7 | 1 | "Coming Apart" | John Erman | Hindi Brooks | October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06) |
| 8 | 2 | "Such Sweet Sorrow" | Richard Kinon | Lawrence M. Konner | October 19, 1976 (1976-10-19) |
| 9 | 3 | "Home Movies" | Glenn Jordan | Susan Miller | October 26, 1976 (1976-10-26) |
| 10 | 4 | "Coming of Age" | John Erman | Elizabeth Clark | November 9, 1976 (1976-11-09) |
| 11 | 5 | "Jury Duty: Part 1" | Glenn Jordan | S : Linda Weintraub; T : George Lefferts | November 16, 1976 (1976-11-16) |
| 12 | 6 | "Jury Duty: Part 2" | Glenn Jordan | S : Linda Weintraub; T : George Lefferts | November 23, 1976 (1976-11-23) |
| 13 | 7 | "The Cradle Will Fall" | Richard Kinon | T : Emily Shoemaker; S/T : Lawrence M. Konner | November 30, 1976 (1976-11-30) |
| 14 | 8 | "Skeleton in the Closet" | John Erman | Leonora Thuna | December 7, 1976 (1976-12-07) |
| 15 | 9 | "On the First Day of Christmas" | Gerald S. O'Loughlin | Michael Barlow | December 21, 1976 (1976-12-21) |
| 16 | 10 | "Rites of Friendship" | Glenn Jordan | Gerry Day & Bethel Leslie | December 28, 1976 (1976-12-28) |
| 17 | 11 | "An Eye to the Future" | Glenn Jordan | Michael Barlow & Hindi Brooks | January 4, 1977 (1977-01-04) |
| 18 | 12 | "Lovers and Strangers" | Ralph Senensky | Leonora Thuna | January 11, 1977 (1977-01-11) |
| 19 | 13 | "Return Engagement" | Richard Kinon | Anne Howard Bailey | January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18) |
| 20 | 14 | "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall..." | Robert Hartford-Davis | Emily Shoemaker | February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01) |
| 21 | 15 | "Someone's Watching" | Richard Kinon | David Jacobs | February 8, 1977 (1977-02-08) |
| 22 | 16 | "A Safe House" | Richard Kinon | Marshall Herskovitz & Vicki Zlotnick | February 15, 1977 (1977-02-15) |
| 23 | 17 | "Best Friends" | Robert Hartford-Davis | Diana Gould | February 22, 1977 (1977-02-22) |
| 24 | 18 | "Taking Chances: Part 1" | Glenn Jordan | Hindi Brooks | March 1, 1977 (1977-03-01) |
| 25 | 19 | "Taking Chances: Part 2" | Glenn Jordan | Hindi Brooks | March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08) |
| 26 | 20 | "Coming and Goings" | Richard Kinon | S : Glenn Jordan; S/T : David Jacobs | March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22) |
| 27 | 21 | "...More Things in Heaven and Earth" | Edward Parone | Len Jenkin | March 29, 1977 (1977-03-29) |
| 28 | 22 | "An Endangered Species" | Peter Werner | Elizabeth Hailey & Oliver Hailey | May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03) |

### Season 3 (1977–78)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 29 | 1 | "Acts of Love: Part 1" | E.W. Swackhamer | David Jacobs | September 13, 1977 (1977-09-13) |
| 30 | 2 | "Acts of Love: Part 2" | E.W. Swackhamer | David Jacobs | September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20) |
| 31 | 3 | "The First Time" | Richard Kinon | Hilma Wolitzer | September 27, 1977 (1977-09-27) |
| 32 | 4 | "Change of Heart" | Edward Parone | Audrey Davis Levin | October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04) |
| 33 | 5 | "Annie Laurie" | Alf Kjellin | David Jacobs & Carol Evan McKeand | October 25, 1977 (1977-10-25) |
| 34 | 6 | "We Love You, Miss Jessup" | Edward Parone | Diana Gould | November 1, 1977 (1977-11-01) |
| 35 | 7 | "The Little Brother" | Harvey S. Laidman | Gregory S. Dinallo | November 8, 1977 (1977-11-08) |
| 36 | 8 | "Childhood's End" | Alf Kjellin | Luciano Comici | November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15) |
| 37 | 9 | "A Tale Out of Season" | Richard Kinon | S : Len Jenkin; T : Barbara Elaine Smith | November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22) |
| 38 | 10 | "Labors of Love" | Harvey S. Laidman | Tim Maschler | November 29, 1977 (1977-11-29) |
| 39 | 11 | "A Child is Given" | Richard Kinon | Robert Hamilton | December 13, 1977 (1977-12-13) |
| 40 | 12 | "More Than Friends" | Stuart Millar | Leah Appet & Randa Haines | January 3, 1978 (1978-01-03) |
| 41 | 13 | "Princess in the Tower" | Richard Kinon | Carol Evan McKeand | January 10, 1978 (1978-01-10) |
| 42 | 14 | "Echoes of Love" | James Sheldon | David Jacobs | January 17, 1978 (1978-01-17) |
| 43 | 15 | "See Saw" | Philip Leacock | S : Len Jenkin; T : Barbara Elaine Smith | January 24, 1978 (1978-01-24) |
| 44 | 16 | "Lifeline" | Richard Kinon | Hindi Brooks | January 31, 1978 (1978-01-31) |
| 45 | 17 | "...And Baby Makes Three" | Edward Parone | Diana Gould | February 7, 1978 (1978-02-07) |
| 46 | 18 | "Crossing Over" | Edward Parone | David Jacobs | February 14, 1978 (1978-02-14) |
| 47 | 19 | "The Covenant" | James Sheldon | Jack Morton | February 21, 1978 (1978-02-21) |
| 48 | 20 | "A Friend of the Family's" | Kim Friedman | Gregory S. Dinallo, John D. Hess & Emily Shoemaker | February 28, 1978 (1978-02-28) |
| 49 | 21 | "Fear of Shadows" | Georg Stanford Brown | Paul Huson | May 2, 1978 (1978-05-02) |
| 50 | 22 | "Sleeping Gypsy" | Stuart Millar | Richard Kramer | May 9, 1978 (1978-05-09) |
| 51 | 23 | "Counterpoint" | Richard Kinon | Carmen Culver | May 16, 1978 (1978-05-16) |

### Season 4 (1978–79)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 52 | 1 | "Starting Over" | Richard Kinon | Carol Evan McKeand | September 21, 1978 (1978-09-21) |
| 53 | 2 | "All For Love" | Kim Friedman | Leah Markus | September 28, 1978 (1978-09-28) |
| 54 | 3 | "Changes" | Edward Parone | Carol Evan McKeand | October 12, 1978 (1978-10-12) |
| 55 | 4 | "Magic" | Richard Kinon | Channing Gibson | October 19, 1978 (1978-10-19) |
| 56 | 5 | "Just Friends" | Peter Levin | Walter Koenig | November 9, 1978 (1978-11-09) |
| 57 | 6 | "Generations" | Richard Kinon | Florrie Adelson | November 23, 1978 (1978-11-23) |
| 58 | 7 | "Expectations" | Edward Parone | Liz Coe | December 7, 1979 (1979-12-07) |
| 59 | 8 | "Gifts" | Philip Leacock | Paul Wolff | December 21, 1978 (1978-12-21) |
| 60 | 9 | "The Friend's Affair" | Philip Leacock | Calvin Clements Jr. | January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04) |
| 61 | 10 | "Exits and Entrances" | Gwen Arner | S : Jackie Joseph & Carolyn See; T : Emily Shoemaker | January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) |
| 62 | 11 | "Moment of Truth" | Arthur Allan Seidelman | Paul Huson | January 18, 1979 (1979-01-18) |
| 63 | 12 | "Malicious Mischief" | Peter Levin | Loraine Despres | January 25, 1979 (1979-01-25) |
| 64 | 13 | "Sleeping Over" | Richard Kinon | Thom Racina | February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01) |
| 65 | 14 | "Disco Queen" | Edward Parone | Edward Zwick | February 8, 1979 (1979-02-08) |
| 66 | 15 | "The Athlete" | Kim Friedman | Marshall Herskovitz | March 3, 1979 (1979-03-03) |
| 67 | 16 | "The Competition" | Richard Kinon | Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman | March 8, 1979 (1979-03-08) |
| 68 | 17 | "Ballerina" | Edward Zwick | Edward Zwick | March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15) |
| 69 | 18 | "Diversions" | James Broderick | Barbara Bosson & Diana Gould | March 22, 1979 (1979-03-22) |
| 70 | 19 | "An Apple for the Teacher" | Kim Friedman | S : Channing Gibson; T : Margaret J. Schibi | March 30, 1979 (1979-03-30) |
| 71 | 20 | "Prelude" | Philip Leacock | Diana Gould | April 20, 1979 (1979-04-20) |
| 72 | 21 | "Going Straight" | James Broderick | Marshall Herskovitz | May 10, 1979 (1979-05-10) |
| 73 | 22 | "From Russia with Love" | Richard Kinon | S : Thom Racina; T : Edward Zwick | May 17, 1979 (1979-05-17) |

### Season 5 (1979–80)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 74 | 1 | "Thanksgiving" | Joanne Woodward | Sally Robinson | December 11, 1979 (1979-12-11) |
| 75 | 2 | "'Tis the Season" | Richard Kinon | Joan Taylor | December 24, 1979 (1979-12-24) |
| 76 | 3 | "Jack of Hearts" | Edward Parone | April Smith | January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) |
| 77 | 4 | "When the Bough Breaks" | Gwen Arner | Sally Robinson | January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21) |
| 78 | 5 | "Hard Times" | Richard Kinon | Liz Coe & Sally Robinson | January 28, 1980 (1980-01-28) |
| 79 | 6 | "Whispers" | Marshall Herskovitz | Ron Cowen & Daniel Lipman | February 4, 1980 (1980-02-04) |
| 80 | 7 | "Play on Love" | Richard Kinon | Margaret J. Schibi | March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) |
| 81 | 8 | "Daylight Serenade" | Edward Parone | Liz Coe | March 10, 1980 (1980-03-10) |
| 82 | 9 | "Such a Fine Line" | James Broderick | Gina Frederica Goldman | March 17, 1980 (1980-03-17) |
| 83 | 10 | "The Ties that Bind" | Richard Kinon | Carol Evan McKeand | June 4, 1980 (1980-06-04) |
| 84 | 11 | "Just Like Old Times" | Richard Kinon | Liz Coe | June 11, 1980 (1980-06-11) |
| 85 | 12 | "Smarts" | James Broderick | Edward Zwick | June 18, 1980 (1980-06-18) |
| 86 | 13 | "Letting Go" | James Broderick | Edward Zwick | June 25, 1980 (1980-06-25) |