Season 4
(1986)
Cast
as Katherine "Kate" McArdle
as Allison 'Allie' Lowell
as Jennie Lowell
as Charles "Chip" Lowell
as Emma McArdle
Episodes
The Trouble With Jason 0.0
September 22, 1986
Brash new transfer student Jason Crawford takes a shine to Emma and won't accept her lack of interest in him, muc h to …
Found Money 0.0
September 29, 1986
Kate and Allie find a wallet containing $5,000 in cash, and the grateful owner gives them a $500 reward -- so Kate chal…
The Bully 0.0
October 6, 1986
Chip's scrapes are not all due to baseball: he's being bullied at school, but is embarrassed to admit that his tormento…
General Hospital 0.0
October 13, 1986
Kate's surprise birthday party is delayed while she recuperates in hospital, so Allie checks in to keep her company.
Rx for Love 0.0
October 20, 1986
His bedside manner's irresistible, so Kate's in love...
Halloween II 0.0
October 27, 1986
The kids plan a Hallowe'en haunting -- and so do their mothers.
Jennie and Jason 0.0
November 3, 1986
Jennie's boyfriend is pressing her to go all the way, so it looks like time for the dreaded mother-daughter conversatio…
Bringing Up Charles 0.0
November 10, 1986
Allie gives Charles a lecture on responsibility when Chip and Jenny feel he has abandoned them for his new family, but …
Emma's Coming Out Party 0.0
November 24, 1986
Kate and Allie recall their most famous fight, seventeen years ago -- during which Kate went into labour.
Stage Mother 0.0
December 1, 1986
Jennie gets a chance to sing on cable tv -- if she can leap the hurdle of Allie's excessive enthusiasm.
The Goodbye Girl 0.0
December 8, 1986
Allie and her boss Eddie are stranded in the studio by a blizzard -- and must keep the show on the air.
Dates of Future Past 0.0
December 15, 1986
While Kate's away on a business trip, an ex-football player makes a play for Allie.
Gift of the Magi 0.0
January 5, 1987
Kate and Allie buy each other third-anniversary gifts, but with an O. Henry twist: Allie pawns her camera to buy a shad…
Allie's Graduation 0.0
January 26, 1987
Allie triumphantly graduates from college, but learns that a diploma isn't necessarily a ticket to the job of her choic…
Upstairs, Downstairs 0.0
February 2, 1987
Jennie arranges a date for Emma. Kate and Allie interfere in Jennie and Emma's latest spat.
Emma Goes to College 0.0
February 9, 1987
Emma has to decide between going to college at Columbia or UCLA.
Allie and the Three Wolves 0.0
February 16, 1987
At a singles bar, Allie becomes the target of a bet between three men on the prowl.
Louis in Love 0.0
February 23, 1987
Kate tries to explain love to Louis. The family meet Louis' mentally challenged friend Catherine, who clearly has a cr…
Reruns 0.0
March 2, 1987
Allie dreams that she and Kate are characters in ""I Love Lucy."" Mail forwarded to Allie from Connecticut contains a …
Send Me No Flowers 0.0
March 16, 1987
The arrival of a bouquet with a card saying simply ""I'm sorry"" prompts everyone to recount how badly they were treate…
Dearly Beloved 0.0
March 23, 1987
To dig up enough money for a date, Chip opens a pet cemetery. To finance a date, Chip starts a pet-burial service.
Allie on Strike 0.0
April 6, 1987
Fed up with constant demands from the kids and Kate, feeling overworked and unappreciated, Allie goes ""on strike"" -- …
Kate Quits 0.0
May 4, 1987
Emma asks Kate to talk about her work as a travel agent for her school's ""Women's Career Day,"" causing Allie to reali…
Charles' Dinner 0.0
May 11, 1987
Kate and Allie cater Charles' and Claire's anniversary dinner.
Allie's Surprise Party 0.0
May 18, 1987
Kate and Allie deal with a demanding socialite's children's party, while Allie mopes over turning 39 without a surprise…