| [1.01] | MOVE IT OR LOSE IT | (IV-1: Moving Day) | 22 Apr 88
| Writers:
| STEVE MARSHALL & DAN GUNTZELMAN
| Director:
| JOHN TRACY
| Special Guest Star
| FRANK BONNER
| as
| Father Robert Hargis
| DENNIS HAYSBERT
| as
| Coach Duane Johnson
| Co-Starring
| EVAN ARNOLD
| as
| Gavin Doosler
|
CHRISTIAN JACOBS
| as
| Glee Club Leader
| Featuring
|
SHAWN DONAHUE
| as
| Street Kid
| MICHAEL KELLY
| as
| Moving Man
| SYNOPSIS
|
"April 2nd. Moving day..." Thus begins the new life of Coach Lubbock and his family,
who are uprooted from their home in New York. They travel to the West Coast to Eureka,
California to take the only job Coach Lubbick was able to find after being fired from
Dewey High. There are a few surprises to adjust to, such as the fact that Coach
Lubbock's new school, St. Augustine's Academy (better known as St. Augie's), is an
all-boys school. The house the school is providing for them looks like something out
of a horror movie. But the biggest surprise of all is when Coach Lubbock learns that
he only got the job because a former student, Duane Johnson, is on the faculty, and
only because Elizabeth wrote to Duane. Coach Lubbock is almost too proud to accept
the situation, but he relents. Family and friends make a difference, which is one of
the recurring themes of the series.
| QUOTES
| CONNIE
| My life is definitely over. |
MARIE
| This looks like something out
of Nightmare on Elm
Street.
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| [1.02] | FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL | (IV-2: Meet the Lubbocks) | 28 Apr 88
| Writers:
| DAVID KENDALL & TIM O'DONNELL
| Director:
| JOHN TRACY
| Special Guest Star
| FRANK BONNER
| as
| Father Robert Hargis
| DENNIS HAYSBERT
| as
| Coach Duane Johnson
| Co-Starring
|
JASON HORST
| as
| Larry
| ?
| as
| Scott
| SYNOPSIS
|
It's the first day of school for Coach Lubbock and his six oldest children: Marie
(16), Wendy (15), Cynthia (15 and 11 minutes older than Wendy), Constance (14),
Sherry (8), and JR (?). Things get off to a surrealistic beginning when JR tries
to impress two new friends by telling them that Coach Lubbock killed a kid back in
New York "just to watch him die." It ruins the day of the older girls, who can't
understand why all the boys avoid them. Coach Lubbock enjoys the unexpected respect
he receives from his students until Father Hargis shows up demanding an explanation.
| QUOTES
| CONNIE
| Wendy, what's it like to
be so desperately shallow?
| WENDY
| It's not bad, actually.
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| [1.03] | THE BIRTHDAY GIFT | (IV-3: Graham's Birthday) | 28 Apr 88
| Writer:
| TOM WALLA
| Director:
| JOHN TRACY
| Special Guest Star
| FRANK BONNER
| as
| Father Robert Hargis
| DENNIS HAYSBERT
| as
| Coach Duane Johnson
| Featuring
|
JOSHUA MAXWELL SCHULMAN
| as
| Student
|
AARON MASON
| as
| Student #2
| SYNOPSIS
|
Amongst birthday presents including a YO COACH California licence plate, Coach Lubbock
finds a shoebox wrapped in plain brown paper containing a "major wad" of cash. $1233,
to be precise. Someone knows that he needs money to pay off their moving expenses, which
were $800 more than the estimate. He's not content to accept the money or Elizabeth's
suggestion that it was provided by God and tries to get to the bottom of the matter.
While Coach Lubbock suspects Duane and other friends or family, Elizabeth puts the
girls on the spot. Connie breaks down and confesses that it was their doing. They'd
come up with the inventive notion of raffling off a date with Cindy to the boys at St.
Augie's. Coach Lubbock decides he can't keep the money and puts it in the poor box.
| QUOTES
| ELIZ.
| Don't make fun of my faith.
| COACH
| Elizabeth, I've grown
accustomed to your faith.
| MARIE
| Do you always have to argue both
sides to every question?
| CONNIE
| Yes! ... and no.
| CONNIE
| It was so sad, like a
scene in a movie with Meryl Streep or Pam Dawber, or some other great actress like that.
| MARIE
| Do you really want to be
the object of desire of every boy at St. Augustine's? ... We'll draw straws.
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| [1.04] | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS | (IV-4: Adult and Responsible) | 04 May 88
| Writer:
| KATE BOUTILIER
| Director:
| JOHN TRACY
| Guest Starring
|
STEEVE ARLEN
| as
| Gordon Halloway
|
JOHNNY DARK
| as
| Klaus Dibie
|
BRANDON DOUGLAS
| as
| Mark
| MARY FARRELL
| as
| Sydney Halloway
|
BUTCH HARTMAN
| as
| Rod Grossman
|
CRISTINE ROSE
| as
| Kate Dibie
|
KAREN LYNN SCOTT
| as
| Heidi Romaine
| Co-Starring
| JACKIE CONNEAU
| as
| Marsha Grossman
|
JIMMY KEEGAN
| as
| Howie
| MICHAEL GILBERT LEWIS
| as
| Jack Romaine
| SYNOPSIS
|
Coach Lubbock and Elizabeth head off on a camping trip in order to try to
make some new friends amongst other adults in the St. Augie's community,
leaving Marie in charge. Cindy and Wendy have invited boys over, which
grows into a party. Marie rebels against always having to be the responsible
one and gets into a deep conversation with a sympathetic guy named Mark, who
has had similar experiences as an oldest child in a large family. Meanwhile,
the camping trip is turning into a disaster. Elizabeth is the only homemaker
among the wives, and she becomes the target of pointed remarks. The other
couples begin to fight, ending the gathering. Coach Lubbock and Elizabeth
return home to find the house a disaster area overrun by unauthorized boys.
Marie has to explain why she rebelled, but Elizabeth is very understanding.
| QUOTES
| MARK
| I was changing diapers at 7.
| MARIE
| I made oatmeal at 6.
| MARK
| Instant oatmeal?
| MARIE
| Well, sure.
| CONNIE
| Will you help me? I'm
desperate!
| HOWIE
| I will if you kiss me
on the lips.
| CONNIE
| I'm desperate, not stupid.
| MARIE
| So this is your fault?
| ELIZ.
| Oh, nice try, Marie.
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