Season 1 (1985)
The series began its run on ABC on Friday nights at 8:30 P.M. It left the schedule after April 26, 1985, and was replaced by a short-lived summer-replacement series called The Comedy Factory. The show returned on August 16, 1985 with reruns of select season 1 episodes, and season 2 began the following month. The plot events are described, below, using in-universe tone.
When the series began, George was a sportswriter, Marsha was in law school, Kevin was a senior in high school, Heather was a freshman, and Wesley was in elementary school.
Production on the pilot episode occurred in January 1985, while production on all 6 regular season 1 episodes occurred from around February–March of the same year.
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| 1 | 1 | "Stranger in the Night" "Pilot" |
Tony Sheehan | Frank Dungan & Jeff Stein | March 15, 1985 | 3T01 |
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The ad that Marsha has placed seeking a housekeeper is answered by Mr. Belvedere who finds himself needing to adjust to suburban life, while the Owens are needing to adjust to having Mr. Belvedere around. Meanwhile, Wesley's hamster got loose somewhere in the house, Heather's boyfriend is pressuring her into a more serious relationship, and Kevin brings home a bad report card.
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| 2 | 2 | "The Outcasts" | Tony Sheehan | Frank Dungan & Jeff Stein | March 22, 1985 | 3T03 |
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Wesley is upset when he and three other classmates are the only ones who are not invited to a fellow classmates party and Mr. Belvedere suggests that he throw a party of his own. However, during his party Wesley gets a belated invitation and walks out on his guests and then finds himself ridden with guilt later. Meanwhile, Kevin prepares for a ski trip.
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| 3 | 3 | "Gotta Dance" | Tony Sheehan | Jack Carrerow & Lisa A. Bannick | March 29, 1985 | 3T02 |
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George is all excited about Wesley joining the football team and goes all out to encourage him. However, after watching ballet with Mr. Belvedere, Wesley forgets about football and begins to only shows interest in taking up ballet and soon the entire family does their best to try to keep it a secret from George.
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| 4 | 4 | "Gorgeous George" | Tony Sheehan | Frank Dungan & Jeff Stein | April 05, 1985 | 3T05 |
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George takes Mr. Belvedere and Wesley to a wrestling match where a spectator Max 'Meat Grinder' Maxwell (H.B. Haggerty) picks a fight with George, which ends with Mr. Belvedere defending George. Dealing with a bruised ego, George becomes impotent and wanting to feel like a man, he buys a motorcycle. Meanwhile, taking a cue from Mr. Belvedere, Wesley begins to get in fights at school.
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| 5 | 5 | "What I Did for Love" | Tony Sheehan | Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson | April 12, 1985 | 3T06 |
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Kevin tries to win the affections of a girl by suddenly becoming interested in some of the causes that she believes in, such as animal rights. This leads to Kevin landing in jail after he spraypaints a mink coat. Meanwhile, George is the host of a call-in sports radio show but soon finds it difficult when no one calls in.
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| 6 | 6 | "The Lost Weekend" | Tony Sheehan | Frank Dungan & Jeff Stein | April 19, 1985 | 3T07 |
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When George and Marsha take a vacation to Florida, they leave Mr. Belvedere in charge of Kevin, a grounded Heather and Wesley. Immediately after they leave, events go out of control, when Heather sneaks out with her friends to see a Prince concert and Wesley brings a massage therapist over for a stressed-out Belvedere.
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| 7 | 7 | "Sweet Charity" | Tony Sheehan | Jack Carrerrow & Lisa A. Bannick | April 26, 1985 | 3T04 |
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Heather and Wesley are collecting canned items to take to a food drive and while they are out they run across a bag lady and decide to bring her home. However, the family soon realizes that this may be one guest that may be there to stay. Meanwhile, Kevin's sculpture class is giving him a pain, he is trying to sculpt the head of Prince Charles with no luck.
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