Family

Season 3

The trials and tribulations, joyous occasions and heartbreaking moments of the Lawrence family: lawyer father Doug, housewife Kate, married (and quickly divorced) daughter Nancy, teenage son Willie and just-hitting-puberty daughter Buddy. In this critically acclaimed series, we watched various Lawrences fight, fall in love, become ill, graduate school, begin new jobs and, most of all, love each other.

Where to Watch Family • Season 3

23 Episodes

Acts of Love (1)
E1
Acts of Love (1)While Nancy and Buddy prepare for their parents' 25th wedding-anniversary party, Willie meets, and falls in love with, a physics student named Lizzy -- who, as he soon finds out, has radiation sickness.
Acts of Love (2)
E2
Acts of Love (2)Lizzy dies, but not before Willie convinces her to marry him first.
The First Time
E3
The First TimeKate unhappily contemplates her 49th birthday; T.J. asks Buddy to go steady with him, but she's not sure.
Annie Laurie
E5
Annie LaurieDoug gets propositioned by a female lawyer.
We Love You, Miss Jessup
E6
We Love You, Miss JessupBuddy is fawning over her teacher Miss Jessup. When Kate goes to a PTA meeting, one of the parents reveals that Miss Jessup is a lesbian and that she reportedly had an affair with a student, so the parent wants to mount a campaign to have her removed. When she asks who among the parents agree and disagree with her, Kate chooses not to take sides until she can look into it more closely.
The Little Brother
E7
The Little BrotherWillie invites Emmett, a homeless youth, to stay with the family, envisioning an easier life for him, but Emmett views the situation very differently. Meanwhile, Buddy researches the more colorful member of her family history while creating a family tree for school.
Childhood's End
E8
Childhood's EndBuddy's friend Laura returns for a visit, and -- guess what? -- she, too, is now an alkie; a friend of Doug's, a divorced father, is apprehensive about seeing his kids again.
A Tale Out of Season
E9
A Tale Out of SeasonDoug's colleague and protÃ©gÃ© turns out to be a child-beater; Nancy finds a puppy; Buddy finally gets into the Thanksgiving spirit.
Labors of Love
E10
Labors of LoveFeeling neglected by T.J., Buddy attempts to make him jealous by exploiting the feelings of another classmate. Willie suspects his new job at an ad agency was earned because the boss finds him attractive.
A Child is Given
E11
A Child is GivenThe joy of the holiday season in the Lawrence household is shattered when little Timmy is taken ill and faces a crisis on Christmas Eve.
More Than Friends
E12
More Than FriendsNancy hits it off with Willie's former writing teacher, but things get awkward when he pans Willie's script.
Princess in the Tower
E13
Princess in the TowerKate, slightly sick of family life, checks out a model apartment in a brand-new high-rise condo -- and gets trapped overnight, along with a very pregnant younger woman; Buddy has the bright idea of dyeing her hair blonde.
Echoes of Love
E14
Echoes of LoveWillie can't stop reminiscing about Lizzy, so he hooks up with her former roommate; Audrey is depressed because her parents are splitting up, and angry that Doug is representing her mother in the divorce.
See Saw
E15
See SawKate volunteers to help a moody (and arithmetic-obsessed) young patient at the Braille institute; Willie works on installing Timmy's new bed; Buddy leaves for a week-end of skiing with T.J. and his parents.
Lifeline
E16
LifelineNancy plays hot-line operator when her classmate attempts suicide, to get back at her married boyfriend for breaking up her; Buddy baby-sits a whiny kid.
. . . And Baby Makes Three
E17
. . . And Baby Makes ThreeNancy and Jeff aren't sure whether to get back together; Buddy is disgusted that Audrey has fallen for the cheap ploys of the school Casanova.
Crossing Over
E18
Crossing OverWillie has an appointment with a big-shot film producer, on the eve of his 21st birthday; then, he and Doug make friends with a stripper.
The Covenant
E19
The CovenantMedical crises abound in the family when James reveals to Doug that he must soon undergo exploratory surgery, and Nancy begins to miscarry Jeff's baby.
A Friend of the Family's
E20
A Friend of the Family'sA somewhat unscrupulous former friend of Willie's drops by; Buddy needs driving lessons; Kate and Doug consider taking separate vacations.
Fear of Shadows
E21
Fear of ShadowsKate has a recurring nightmare about running over a little boy; Buddy gets a pet raccoon.
Sleeping Gypsy
E22
Sleeping GypsyEveryone at school dislikes Buddy's bohemian friend; Kate gives Doug a plaid jacket he doesn't much care for.
Counterpoint
E23
CounterpointKate has to go back and repeat a class she flunked the previous semester, and gets picked on by a snobby professor; Doug contemplates early retirement after his tennis partner has a heart attack.