Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Fitzpatricks' from 1970-1982:
- Bert Kramer as Mike Fitzpatrick (1977-1978)
- Clark Brandon as Sean Fitzpatrick (1977-1978)
- Helen Hunt as Kerry Girardi (1977-1978)
- Jimmy McNichol as Jack Fitzpatrick (1977-1978)
- Mariclare Costello as Maggie Fitzpatrick (1977-1978)
- Michele Tobin as Maureen Fitzpatrick (1977-1978)
- Sean Marshall as Max Fitzpatrick (1977-1978)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Fitzpatricks':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.)