Paper Tigers

1Back to School

30 minSep 18, 1991

Mike teaches at an urban high school.

2Stop, Luke, and Listen

30 minSep 25, 1991

Mike gets involved when he learns his prize pupil Luke is homeless.

3In Vino Veritas

30 minSep 28, 1991

Mike persuades Jason and Maggie to let Luke stay with them temporarily; then Jason's wine cellar goes missing.

4Paper Tigers

30 minOct 5, 1991Now viewing

Jason and Maggie compete to write a newspaper column; Ben hates his glasses.

5The Young and the Homeless

30 minOct 12, 1991

Mike gears up for his big day as a TV soap opera star just as Luke gears up to move out of the Seavers'.

6Jason Sings the Blues

30 minOct 19, 1991

Luke is afraid to visit the doctor, so Jason accompanies him -- but it's Jason who turns out to need surgery.

7The Kid's Still Got It

30 minOct 26, 1991

Carol accompanies Maggie to a resort, which turns out to be hosting a singles convention; meanwhile, the all-male weekend planned at home is ruined when Chrissy is set home with head lice.

8There Must Be a Pony

30 minNov 2, 1991

Nouveau riche neighbors move in next door; Ben is forced to look after Luke on his first day of high school; Jason's scheme to let Chrissie stay up late backfires when the neighbors throw a lavish party.

9The Big Fix

30 minNov 9, 1991

Consumer advocate Maggie raps a vacuum cleaner that Ben broke without telling her.

10Home Malone

30 minNov 14, 1991

The ghost of Maggie's father oversees the Seavers' visit to her childhood home.

11Bad Day Cafe

30 minNov 23, 1991

While Jason and Maggie are away, the principal informs Mike that Luke's birth father is back in town -- and wants him back.

12B=MC²

30 minNov 30, 1991

Ben crams for a college entrance exam, but gets no help from Jason.

13It's Not Easy Being Green

30 minDec 21, 1991

Christmas brings anger and angst to the Seavers.

14The Call of the Wild

30 minJan 4, 1992

Penniless Mike schemes to give Kate a skiing trip.

15Honest Abe

30 minJan 17, 1992

Luke's homeless friend steals a Seaver momento.

16Vicious Cycle

30 minFeb 1, 1992

Maggie and Jason put Mike on the spot for Luke's curfew problems.

17Ménage à Luke

30 minFeb 8, 1992

A love triangle involves Ben, Luke and a classmate.

18The Five Fingers of Ben

30 minFeb 22, 1992

Tired of being bullies, Ben takes karate lessons.

19Don't Go Changin'

30 minFeb 29, 1992

Mike thinks his friend is a bad influence on Luke.

20The Truck Stops Here

30 minMar 21, 1992

Luke's father George visits the Seavers hoping that Luke has mellowed a little and would like to spend some time with him but Luke doesn't. He was about to leave when he collapses outside the door. He says that can't move, so they take him in. Jason and Ben offer to deliver his load, and they experience all sorts of chaos on the way. Mike thinks that George is faking his injury so that he could stay and Luke would have to talk to him. But the doctor tells Maggie who tells Mike that unless George stops driving trucks, he could become paralyzed. Mike talks to George and tells him to tell Luke but doesn't want Luke to pity him and doesn't anything else to do but be a trucker. Mike suggests that maybe he could open a truck stop. Luke finds George struggling to get up and they finally talk. The next day after Jason and Ben return, George tells them that he is giving up trucking and will open a truck stop and Luke's going with him. Luke says goodbye to the Seavers.

21Maggie's Brilliant Career

30 minApr 4, 1992

Maggie wants to fulfill a dream by climbing a mountain.

22The Wrath of Con Ed

30 minApr 11, 1992

A power failure causes dissensions in the Seaver household.

23The Last Picture Show

60 minApr 25, 1992

Maggie is offered a plum job in Washington, D.C. The Seavers move to Washington, D.C., but share a final meal and memories in the empty house.