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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Fitzpatricks' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Fitzpatricks':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

September 5, 1977: The Fitzpatricks
Season 1, episode 1

With Steve Sherman (Haney), Tony Becker (Fechino). A steelworker and his wife struggle with a strike, family squabbles, their daughter's first date, and an increasingly bitter rivalry between their teenage sons.

September 20, 1977: FitzJo Co.
Season 1, episode 2
D: Harvey Laidman

With Arthur Rosenberg (Ritznitsky), Tony Becker (Fechino), Derek Wells (R.J.). The friendship between Max Fitzpatrick and R.J. is shaken severely when Max's new bicycle is stolen while his friend was supposedly watching it.

September 27, 1977: The Shark
Season 1, episode 3
W: Claire Whitaker, Rod Peterson, Katharyn Powers   D: Marc Daniels

With Lou Frizzell (Thurlow Clark), John Herbsleb (Hancock), Ricky Powell (Feeney), Jean Howell (Martha). Maureen's algebra teacher accuses her of cheating on a test.

October 11, 1977: Superman
Season 1, episode 4
W: Katharyn Powers   D: Harvey Laidman

With Thalmus Rasulala (Huston), Brian Dennehy (Coach Hatfield), Kathy McCullen (Cindy), Gwen Arner (Hostess), Derek Wells (R.J.). Stung by Jack's insinuation that he's not contributing his share, Sean tries to juggle a place on the varsity football squad with a part-time job and school.

October 25, 1977: Halloween
Season 1, episode 5
W: Katharyn Powers, Dana Reno Andrews

With Derek Wells (R.J.), Philip Brown (Katch), Billy Simpson (Robin Ziff), Susannah Mars (Linda), Stacy Swor (Francine). Jack and Sean use the excitement of Halloween to settle the score with an old adversary, and end up making a new friend.

November 8, 1977: A Love Story
Season 1, episode 6
W: Johnny Bonaduce   D: Peter Tewksbury

With Joy LeDuc (Lacy), Claudette Nevins (Paula). Jack's first crush on a girl turns bittersweet when he learns her parents are divorcing and she may soon leave town.

November 22, 1977: Marijuana
Season 1, episode 7
W: Katharyn Powers

With Marc Vahanian (Corky), Joseph V. Perry (Granucci), Warren Berlinger (Ordover), Jim Greenleaf (Shrapnagle). Young Jack tries to keep up with his contemporaries by smoking marijuana, but finds the trip which follows a little too tough to handle.

November 29, 1977: The Sacrament
Season 1, episode 8
W: Herman Groves, Katharyn Powers   D: Lawrence Dobkin

With Thalmus Rasulala (Huston), Donald Moffat (Father Maloney), Robert Hogan (Chambers), Robin Harlan (Stephanie), Derek Wells (R.J.). The festivities surrounding Max Fitzpatrick's First Communion are marred when his father is suspended from his job.

December 6, 1977: Say Goodbye To Buddy Bonkers
Season 1, episode 9
W: Michael A. Hoey, Bruce Belland   D: Robert Totten

With Perry Lang (Buddy Bonkers), Jennifer Warren (Dr. Becker), Jim Greenleaf (Shrapnagle), J. Andrew Kenny (Leonard), Derek Wells (R.J.). The Fitzpatricks feel uneasy and are unsure of how to react when Sean brings a school buddy, who has suffered a nervous breakdown, home for the weekend.

December 20, 1977: Runaway
Season 1, episode 10
W: Dennis Landa   D: Peter Tewksbury

With Philip Brown (Katch), Penelope Allen (Mrs. Gerardi), Beverly Todd (Mrs. Burgess). Sean feels responsible when Kerry, the girl next door, runs away from home, so he and Katch search for her.

January 3, 1978: A Living Wage
Season 1, episode 11
W: Carmen Culver   D: Joe Manduke

With Joe Maross (Devlin), Clint Howard (D'Annunzio), Edward James Olmos (Don Vasquez), Benny Medina (Hackett), Philip Baker Hall (Bertram). Assigned to a local mechanic for work-study, Jack protests when he realizes the man is cheating customers; R.J. and Max worry over school vaccinations.

January 10, 1978: The New Fitzpatrick
Season 1, episode 12
W: Katharyn Powers, Dana Reno Andrews   D: Georg Stanford Brown

With Stacy Keach, Jim Greenleaf (Shrapnagle), Lanny Horn (Railsback), Derek Wells (R.J.), Ted Shackelford (Magrover), Paul Tulley (Halsey). While Maggie and Mike head off for a weekend in an uncle's cabin, the kids prepare activities of their own: a party, a date and a wild guinea pig race. But all the chaos comes to a head when their parents return because Maggie's in labor. (Last show of the series.)


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