Season 1 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Movin' In

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1978

Movin' In

In the series' first episode, millionaire Phillip Drummond takes in two Harlem orphans.

The Social Worker

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1978

The Social Worker

A social worker checks up on the adoptees in the Drummond home.

Mother's Last Visit

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1978

Mother's Last Visit

Drummond is paid a surprise visit by his status-conscious mother.

Prep School

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1978

Prep School

Drummond wants to send the kids to his boyhood prep school.

The Spanking

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1978

The Spanking

Drummond must decide how to discipline Arnold for tossing water bombs off the balcony.

Goodbye Dolly

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1978

Goodbye Dolly

The ratty doll Arnold sleeps with is accidentally sold.

The Trial

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1978

The Trial

Drummond's teachings about justice backfire when he must give Arnold a fair trial for his misdeeds.

Retrospective - Part 1

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 29, 1978

Retrospective - Part 1

Clips from early episodes are featured as the Drummonds spend Christmas reminiscing about humorous incidents.

Retrospective - Part 2

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Dec 29, 1978

Retrospective - Part 2

Life in the household is recalled in clips from early episodes.

The Fight

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1979

The Fight

A bully's after Arnold and Willis wants him to fight back, while Drummond wants peace talks.

The Club Meeting

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1979

The Club Meeting

The boys show off their new home to their old friends.

The Woman

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1979

The Woman

Arnold, Willis and Kimberly are out to foil Drummond's plan to marry a widow

No Time for Arnold

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1979

No Time for Arnold

Feeling ignored, Arnold feigns bed-wetting to attract attention.

The Relative

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1979

The Relative

The boys' cousin Muriel arrives, and she's as broke as she is likable.

The Tutor

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1979

The Tutor

Basketball-team captain Willis gets some bad news: get better grades or quit the team.

The New Landlord

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1979

The New Landlord

The new landlord decides to evict families with preteens.

Willis' Privacy

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1979

Willis' Privacy

Willis's demand for privacy sparks a feud with Arnold

Mrs. Garrett's Crisis

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1979

Mrs. Garrett's Crisis

A reunion with successful friends convinces Mrs. Garrett of her own failure.

The Job

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1979

The Job

A frantic Willis keeps up pretenses after he's fired the first day on a job.

The Trip - Part 1

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1979

The Trip - Part 1

Drummond and his brood journey to Oregon to see his latest acquisition---the radio station where an old Army buddy holds forth. The Trip was a backdoor pilot for TV series "Hello Larry".

The Trip - Part 2

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1979

The Trip - Part 2

Drummond and his brood visit his newly purchased radio station and an old Army buddy. The Trip was a backdoor pilot for TV series "Hello Larry".

Getting Involved

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Apr 6, 1979

Getting Involved

Arnold perseveres in an uphill struggle to bring a holdup man to justice.

Willis's Birthday

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Apr 13, 1979

Willis's Birthday

Willis has a special birthday request: a party back in his Harlem neighborhood with his old buddies.

The Girls' School

Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: May 4, 1979

The Girls' School

Mrs. Garrett finds teen pandemonium when she visits Kimberly's school in a backdoor pilot for TV series "The Facts of Life".