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Mary Elizabeth invites Grandma Otis to live with the family; the girls help young Colliar fend off bullies.

Any Day Now

Courage ... It Means Heart

A boy kills another who was threatening him with a gun; Kelly is arrested for drunken driving; young M.E. is jealous of Rene's maturation.

Please Don't Tell My Mother

Rene defends a city councilman accused of taking kickbacks; young Rene is arrested during a children's march for civil rights.

No Comment

Rene's image of her father is shattered when she learns he had an affair; Mary Elizabeth's fears that Colliar is involved with another woman prove false.

Freedomland

Mary Elizabeth (Annie Potts) experiences friction in her marriage on the eve of her 26th wedding anniversary. With Lorraine Toussaint.

It's Called Depression

Rene (Lorraine Toussaint) must defend Mary Elizabeth (Annie Potts) against a litigation-happy neighbor.

Eve of Destruction

Rene represents a rape victim whose assailant wants custody of the resulting child; young Rene presses Mary Elizabeth's hair.

Huh?

Growing up in racially segregated Birmingham, Alabama, during the 1960's, Rene and Mary Elizabeth manage to stick together despite community intolerance of "mixed" friendships.

S1 E8 | Courage ... It Means Heart

E8 | Courage ... It Means Heart

E7 | Please Don't Tell My Mother

E6 | No Comment

E5 | Freedomland

E4 | It's Called Depression

E3 | Eve of Destruction

E2 | Huh?