Billy, trying to live a normal life amidst the strangeness of the Tate family, negotiates "going steady" with local girl Molly.
Mary urges Jessica to break off with Peter, and suggests that Peter is also involved with Corinne.
Chester is confronted at a restaurant by the two women, Claire and "Pigeon", with whom he has been conducting simultaneous affairs.
Jodie learns that his boyfriend, Dennis the quarterback, has been dating a woman to protect his media image, and tells Dennis that he plans to solve the problem by becoming a woman.
Jessica tries to say goodbye to Peter, only to end up in bed with him again, and is caught by Corinne at Peter's apartment.
Danny is told by The Godfather that Burt killed Danny's fatherĭennis Phillips ( Bob Seagren), Pigeon (Marianne Bunch), Molly ( Olivia Barash).
Burt analyzes his inability to get along with Danny and Jodie.
Jessica tries to confess to Chester about her affair with Peter, but Chester misinterprets the confession as an accusation.
Mary is unable to convince Jessica that Chester has been unfaithful, and confronts Burt about their sexual problems.
Peter the tennis pro, who is having an affair with both Jessica and Corinne, turns out to be Burt's long-lost son.
Danny asks his employer in the mob, The Godfather, to let him leave the mob The Godfather agrees to Danny's request, on the condition that Danny kill the person who killed his father.
Burt announces to his family that he will shortly be reunited with his long-lost biological son.
Jodie tells Mary he's planning to have a sex-change operation.
Chester is told by his secretary, Claire, with whom he is having an affair, that she intends to blackmail him into leaving Jessica.
Jessica tells Mary she is having an affair, but not with whom.
Burt Campbell, the patriarch of the Campbell family, can't get along with stepsons Danny and Jodie Dallas, and can't make love to his wife Mary Campbell, the sister of Jessica Tate, because he feels guilty about killing her former husband Johnny DallasĬlaire (Kathryn Reynolds), The Godfather ( Richard Libertini).
Jessica Tate is also having an affair with Peter, the tennis instructor, unbeknownst to her daughter Corinne.
Eunice Tate, the daughter of Chester and Jessica Tate, appears to be prudish and snobbish.
Corinne Tate, the daughter of Chester and Jessica Tate, is having an affair with Peter, the tennis instructor.
The Major is the father of Jessica Tate, and believes World War II is still in progress.
Billy Tate is the youngest of Chester's and Jessica's children and the only person in the Tate family who seems to be normal.
Chester Tate, the patriarch of the Tate family, is cheating on his wife, Jessica Tate.
Benson, the butler for the Tate family, has a rivalry with Chester Tate, his employer however, he is protective of the rest of the Tate family.
Season 1 (1977–78) No.įocal characters introduced in the episodeīenson ( Robert Guillaume), Chester Tate ( Robert Mandan), Jessica Tate ( Katherine Helmond), Corinne Tate ( Diana Canova), Eunice Tate ( Jennifer Salt), Billy Tate ( Jimmy Baio), The Major ( Arthur Peterson Jr.), Burt Campbell ( Richard Mulligan), Mary Campbell ( Cathryn Damon), Danny Dallas ( Ted Wass), Jodie Dallas ( Billy Crystal), Peter Campbell ( Robert Urich). The 93-episode version of the episode list is shown here, with an indication of what the episode numbers would have been in the show's original run displayed in the last column.