September 19, 1971 • 30m
Episode 1 of Season 1 premiered on September 19, 1971
September 26, 1971 • 30m
When Jim loses his briefcase, a comedy of errors ensues.
October 3, 1971 • 30m
The lack of a second bathroom causes problems for the 3 generations trying to live under one roof.
October 10, 1971 • 30m
Jim tries to get his fumble-fingered son Teddy into a father-son baseball game.
October 17, 1971 • 30m
The campus is rife with rumors about Professor Howard and a sexy coed.
October 24, 1971 • 30m
Ecology-minded Jim is concerned about P.J.'s involvement in a developer's grandiose scheme.
October 31, 1971 • 30m
Jim and Luther defy their age by going on a spree in San Francisco.
November 7, 1971 • 30m
A visiting professor from Eastern Europe bedevils the Howards with his lack of knowledge of American customs.
November 14, 1971 • 30m
Jim confronts the local Booster Club over a prime piece of real estate.
November 21, 1971 • 30m
Jim's easy-going lifestyle is disrupted by a visit from his hard-driving uncle.
November 28, 1971 • 30m
Jim finds himself caught in the middle when both his wife and his son decide to run for the same seat on the city council.
December 5, 1971 • 30m
As Wendy tries to protect her father-in-law from an aggressive saleswoman, we learn how the the different generations of Howards e...Read more
December 12, 1971 • 30m
Luther's strange gum-chewing fiancee is actually part of a scheme to discourage matchmaking.
December 26, 1971 • 30m
The Howard family struggles to define the rules of peaceful coexistence.
January 2, 1972 • 30m
Will Jim and Martha actually be lonely now that P.J. and Wendy have found their dream house and are planning to move out?
January 9, 1972 • 30m
The Howards need to get rid of Jake's troublesome dog without breaking the boy's heart.
January 16, 1972 • 30m
Everyone on campus joins in the campaign to help the overweight star quarterback of the football team lose 10 pounds.
January 23, 1972 • 30m
Luther becomes attracted to Martha's visitng Aunt Lydia.
January 30, 1972 • 30m
The Howards accidentally add Luther's exam books to papers collected for recycling.
February 6, 1972 • 30m
Jim ends up in jail after a student prank results in his playing the accordion for a stripper at a stag party.
February 13, 1972 • 30m
There is much excitement and anxiety in Easy Valley, as art connoisseur Vincent Price arrives to judge a local art contest, includ...Read more
February 20, 1972 • 30m
Jim has to decide whether it is appropriate to keep appearing on TV plugging his anthropology book.
March 5, 1972 • 30m
Episode 23 of Season 1 premiered on March 5, 1972
March 12, 1972 • 30m
A flamboyant developer wants to erect his latest hamburger joint on the site where a rare fossil has been discovered.