Growing Up
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1981
Willis plans to make love to Charlene for the first time.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1981
Willis plans to make love to Charlene for the first time.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1981
Willis has trouble making friends at his new school, until it's discovered that his family is rich, so he gets asked to buy marijuana for a party.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1981
Kimberly's job leads to her beginning a modeling career.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1981
Willis want to sue the school because their Affirmative Action policy affects him, meaning he won't be on the team.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1981
Arnold attempts to steal an expensive comic book to get into the Gooch's club and gets taken to court when he's caught.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1981
Arnold gets his first date with a girl he likes, but things turn sour when Dudley butts in on them.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1981
Kimberly goes on a ski trip with her friend, but doesn't let the family know that there will be boys there. Mr. Drummond and Willis end up surprising her by paying an unannounced visit, but get surprised themselves when they see the boys.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1981
Arnold and Willis try to get into Mr. Drummond's health club, but are turned away because they are black. When Drummond is honored by the club, a confrontation takes place.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1982
Drummond's building project is discovered to be on the site of an Indian burial ground, which leads to a conflict with a member of the Indian tribe.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1982
The son of a woman Mr. Drummond knew during the Korean War shows up claiming that Mr. Drummond is his father. This leads to a reunion with the woman and the truth about who the father really is.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1982
When Charlene feels Willis is taking her for granted, she dumps him. Willis soon hears she's seeing another guy and he decides it's time to move on, but Arnold has plans to bring them back together.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1982
Arnold begins having nightmares after he finds out Mr. Drummond is going on a business trip, so a therapist is needed to unlock Arnold's fears.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1982
Arnold gets reassurance from Kathy when he plays Abraham Lincoln in a school play, but when he tries to get her to use her crutches instead of sitting in a wheelchair, she is furious and blows his confidence before showtime.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1982
A fire has the family trapped in the building and when smoke starts coming through the vents, it makes everyone think the end is near.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1982
A woman becomes a squatter in the Drummonds' house after she is forced out of her apartment due to a condominium conversion Mr. Drummond is involved with.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1982
Willis takes the car out without Mr. Drummond's permission in order to pick up Charlene for a date and gets in trouble when he hits a police officer's motorcycle.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1982
Arnold and Dudley are harassed by two bullies who force them to hand over their lunch and money. Willis decides to interfere and gets more than he bargained for.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1982
After Willis is hospitalized for trying to stop the bullies, Arnold is asked to participate in a sting operation to nab them. When Mr. Drummond refuses to allow this, Arnold takes matters into his own hands, as he feels responsible for what happened to Willis.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1982
Willis lets his potential membership in an exclusive club go to his head, but falls hard when he alienates the club members.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1982
Kimberly's hair turns green before a date, due to using a copper bowl affected by acid rain to wash her hair, which gets the Drummond family talking about how to help the environment.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Apr 8, 1982
Mr. Drummond has a good time going out with a hairdresser, but when he doesn't invite her to a posh party, she feels like he is secretly embarrassed by her.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Apr 15, 1982
Willis saves Arnold's life, so Arnold feels obligated to dote on him constantly. In order to get Arnold off his back, he sets up a fake robbery at his job so Arnold can save him and even the score. When Arnold finds out what Willis is up to, he decides to have a little fun with the "robber," not knowing that a real robber has come to hold up the place.
Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1982
Willis finds out he has very high stress levels, so Mr. Drummond wants him to lay off on his extracurricular activities, much to Willis' chagrin.
Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: May 6, 1982
Willis joins a musical group and wants Charlene to join as well, but Kimberly ends up impressing his bandmates so much that they want her in the group instead.
Episode: 4x25 | Airdate: May 13, 1982
Arnold isn't interested in celebrating his birthday because he feels girls aren't interested in him, particularly one girl he really likes, but things change when he invites the girl to his party. However, his intentions aren't made clear and she comes to the party with someone else.
Episode: 4x26 | Airdate: May 20, 1982
Arnold attends Kimberly's ballet recital and decides he wants to learn ballet, which makes Willis very uncomfortable and he tries to put a stop to it.