Life in the Southern California suburbs seems like bliss to the casual viewer, but for the Lawrence family, times couldn't be more trying. Doug (James Broderick) is an attorney, a sole practitioner struggling to make ends meet. Kate (Sada Thompson) is the humble homemaker, a past full of dreams drowned in the responsibilities of husband and kids. Eldest daughter Nancy (Meredith Baxter Birney) is separated from her husband and has moved back in with Mom and Dad with a young child in tow. Middle child Willie (Gary Frank) is a high school dropout, desperate to find his place in a world awash in viable personal possibilities. Youngest offspring Leticia, also known as Buddy (Kristy McNichol), is perhaps the smartest member of the entire clan. Wise beyond her years, yet left out of most important decisions, she can cut through the crap and find the truth behind almost any complicated crisis.

Over the course of 28 episodes, making up the complete First and Second Season of the ABC drama, the Lawrences experience many personal problems, almost all revolving around individual issues and occasional social stigmas. Presented over the course of six DVDs, a minor description of each episode is necessary to see how the story arch involving this brood is determined and developed. We begin with:

Season One:

• "The Best Years"
Nancy wants a divorce from her spoiled husband, and the split brings back painful memories for Doug and Kate.

• "Monday is Forever"
The doctor fears Kate may have breast cancer, and she must wait until Monday for the test results.

• "A Special Kind of Loving"
Buddy sees green when big brother Willie's attentions fall on a health food restaurant waitress named Salina.

• "A Right and Proper Goodbye"
Kate's dying mother comes for a visit to settle some unresolved, long simmering issues.

• "Thursday's Child Has Far to Go"
The christening of Nancy's baby reminds the Lawrences of the son they lost five years before.

• "A Point of Departure"
Willie wants to try his hand at writing, while the family feels nervous over a rash of recent neighborhood robberies.

Season Two:

• "Coming Apart"
Love is in the air as Nancy falls for one of her college professors, and Willie begins dating a local bakery owner.

• "Such Sweet Sorrow"
Salina's back, throwing a rather large responsibility wrench into Willie's plans with his new gal.

• "Home Movie"
As Buddy struggles with a classroom assignment, Willie is lost making a movie about the family.

• "Coming of Age"
Buddy gets her period, finally, while Nancy struggles with her feelings for a pair of paramours.

• "Jury Duty Part 1"
Kate is called to serve on the jury of a notorious rape-murder case.

• "Jury Duty Part 2"
After causing a hung jury, Kate and the family are accosted by the community…and the real killer.

• "The Cradle Will Fall"
The biological father of Salina's baby steps in and demands custody after her run in with the law.

• "Skeleton in the Closet"
Kate is unsure how to approach her husband over his sister's presumed alcoholism.

• "The Christmas Story"
Familiar familial issues raise their ugly head during the holidays. Doug dislikes his Dad's new girlfriend as Nancy fights with her ex.

• "Rites of Friendship"
When his homosexual friend asks for help, Willie's taken aback by the revelation, and the responsibility.

• "An Eye to the Future"
Kate decides that a trip back to college may just be the cure for her lack of fulfillment.

• "Lovers and Strangers"
Willie falls for a substantially older woman, with the typical interpersonal complications.

• "Return Engagement"
Doug's old girlfriend, now a famous actress, comes to town, bringing back bad memories for Kate.

• "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall"
Kate seeks out the daughter that a friend gave up for adoption.

• "Someone's Watching"
A secret admirer unsettles Nancy as Buddy's new class partner makes a nuisance of himself in the Lawrence household.

• "A Safe House"
Looking for a place to hide, a friend fugitive from the law seeks Willie's help.

• "Best Friends"
As Buddy and her gal pal fight over the same boy, Nancy discovers her high school sweetheart's deep, dark secret.

• "Taking Chances Part 1"
When a car accident renders him blind, Doug must decide what course his life should take.

• "Taking Chances Part 2"
Buddy convinces her father to have a sight saving operation that may just cost him his life.

• "Comings and Goings"
Nancy's ex-mother-in-law arrives at the Lawrence home, escaping her problematic marriage. Willie and Salina get serious.

• "There Are More Things in Heaven and Earth"
Kate takes a psychic's warning about the family very hard.

• "An Endangered Species"
Kate's eye begins to wander as she befriends a determined divorcee.

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