| Season One 1996-1997 |
| 1. Anything You Want (August 26, 1996): Eric (Stephen Collins_ enlists the help of a neighbor (Eileen Brennan) to stop Matt (Mary Watson) from smoking, and makes a vain attempt to help Lucy (Beverley Mitchell) deal with her flowering womanhood. |
| 2. Family Secrets (September 23, 1996): Both Matt andMary (Jessica Biel) have mysterious new friends; Simon (David Gallagher) and his new charge, Happy, could be in the doghouse; and Lucy keeps mum about the object of a crush. |
| 3. In the Blink of an Eye( September 30, 1996): Mary offers to shield Lucy and her "date" from Eric; Matt gets into a scrape while out with a young woman; and Annie (Catherine Hicks) goes to Arizona to bring her parents home. |
| 4. No Funerals and a Wedding (October 7, 1996): Annie feels abandoned on the day of her mother's funeral when her father bolts for home, Eric counsels a couple and Matt escorts Renee to the hospital after she goes into labor at the post-funeral lucheon. |
| 5. The Color of God (October 14, 1996): The Camden kids learn hard lessons about race when Eric invites a black family to stay at the house after their church is destroyed in a racially motivated arson. |
| 6. Halloween (October 28, 2002): Halloween is afright, as Annie tries to scare up a costume for Ruthie (MacKenzie Rosman); Lucy has a close encounter with the town "Monster" (Richard Moll); and a childhood memory haunts Eric. |
| 7. Saturday (November 4, 1996): Eric counsels a teen drug addict (Christian Campbell); Matt's fired from another job; Lucy blows it when she tries to impress the most popular girl in school; Simon and Ruthie get lost playing detective. |
| 8. What Will People Say (November 11, 1996): Eric helps out a women who is being abused by her husband. But when the good Reverend is seen escorting the women to a motel one afternoon, it's the talk of the town. Meanwhile, Matt warns Mary about an older guy she's seing. |
| 9. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (November 18, 1996): Annie and Matt are robbed at gunpoint; Mary wants a tattoo; Eric is told to fire the church organist; Simon and Ruthie have the chicken pox; Lucy runs for student-body president (as does Jimmy Moon) |
| 10. Last Call For Aunt Julie (November 25, 1996): Eric's sister visits the family for Thanksgiving but knocks the stuffing out of everyone when they discover that she has a drinking problem. |
| 11. Now You See Me (December 16, 1996): Matt's new girlfriend seems more interested in hanging out with his family than with him; Simon thinks he can make himself incisible; Lucy wants to join the cheerleading squad. |
| 12. With a Little Help From My Friends (January 13, 1997): Matt helps out an elderly neighbor, but winds up getting in hot water for it; Eric searches for a way to aid a proud but homeless family; lucy's 13th birthday approaches and she wants a party. |
| 13. America's Most Wanted (January 27, 1997): The kids receive some lessons about stealing: Matt and Mary carry on a high-school tradition by lifting a glass from a local diner and Lucy borrows liberally from a term paper Mary lent her. |
| 14. Seven is Enough (February 3, 1997): A tug-of-war ensues between Eric and his cantankerous parents (Peter Graves and Barbara Rush) over who will adopt a young orphan (Sam Saletta) found hiding in the church. |
| 15. Happy's Valentine (February 10, 1997): Everyone's plans for a romantic Valentine's Day are interupted when Happy, Simon's dog, gets out of the house and is hit by a car. |
| 16. Brave New World (February 17, 1997): Mary deals with harassment from a boy (Don Jeffcoat) she turned down for a date; Lucy's new best friend seems to be hiding something; Simon prepares Ruthie for pre-kindergarten. |
| 17. Choices (April 14, 1997): Mary takes a walk on the wild side with a classmate she meets in dentention; a former associate minister from Eric's church drops in unexpectedly; Simon and Ruthie ferret out a scheme to fund their college educations. |
| 18. Faith, Hope, and the Bottom Line (April 21, 1997): Annie volunteers as the church's treasurer pro tem but gets caught in the middle when Eric wants to hire an ex-con (Greg Evigan) against the advice of the church vestry. Meanwhile, Mary agrees to tutor Jimmy Moon in Science. |
| 19. It's About George (April 28, 1997): Eric has to tell his parents that George may have to be given over to his birth Father, who has resurfaced; Eric's alcoholic sister is released from rehab. |
| 20. Say Goodbye (May 5, 1997): Annie's "Boy-crazy" best friend from school, Rachel (Leann Hunley), is in town, but the boy she has her eye on is Matt; Lucy may have to say goodbye to her friend Suzanne (Rachel Crane). |
| 21. Dangerous Liasions Part One (May 12, 1997): Annie is livid when her father (Graham Jarvis) brings along his girlfriend (Beverly Garland) on a weeklong visit; Mary and Matt pursue new romantic interests; Lucy wants to find out if blondes really have more fun. |
| 22. Dangerous Liasions Part Two (May 19, 1997): Mary undergoes knee surgery, while Matt learns that Michael Towner was the hit-and-run driver; Wilson reveals the truth about Billy to Eric. |