E1 - Best Friends

Aired: September 16, 1984

Ricky meets Alfonso, Dexters nephew.

E2 - Survival of the Fittest

Aired: September 23, 1984

Ricky starts his first day in high school.

E3 - Growing Pains (1)

Aired: September 30, 1984

Rick is outraged by being treated like a ""child"" when Edward becomes furious with him for breaking his curfew, in part one of a special two-part story.

E4 - Growing Pains (2)

Aired: October 07, 1984

Rick exhibits his independence by running away, but he soon begins to appreciate what he's left, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

E5 - A Dark and Stormy Night

Aired: October 28, 1984

When the television goes out on a stormy Halloween night, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy use their imaginations to create their own late-night horror story.

E6 - I Won't Dance

Aired: November 04, 1984

Rick plays Cupid by introducing Grandfather Stratton to his history teacher, played by Barbara Billingsley of ""Leave It To Beaver.""

E7 - Voyage of the Darned (1)

Aired: November 11, 1984

Edward, Rick, Dexter, Alfonso and Kate are faced with one small detour on their way to the Caribbean when Kate pilots the plane through the Bermuda Triangle, in part one of a two-part story.

E8 - Voyage of the Darned (2)

Aired: November 18, 1984

After their plane crashes on a deserted island, Rick Alfonso, Dexter, Edward and Kate must battle Mother Nature to survive, in the conclusion of a two-part story.

E9 - The Call of the Wild

Aired: November 25, 1984

Rick's mom shows up with an ex-pro football player as a boyfriend and a ""new"" outlook on life.

E10 - Beauties and the Beasts

Aired: December 09, 1984

In an effort to save the freshman newspaper, Rick, Alfonso and Freddy create a freshman beauty pageant, hoping everyone will ""read all about it.""

E11 - Twas the Night Before Christmas

Aired: December 16, 1984

Edward's true Christmas spirit is tested when the Strattons welcome Freddy and his family after a tragedy leaves them homeless.

E12 - Lulu's Back in Town

Aired: December 30, 1984

Pearl Bailey as Lula Baker, Edward's former governess returns to the Stratton household and becomes the foil in Rick and Alfonso's secret scheme.

E13 - The Trouble with Grandfather

Aired: January 06, 1985

Edward, Kate and Rick have their hands full when Grandfather Stratton trades his empire for a beautiful blonde and a powerful Porsche.

E14 - Special Friend

Aired: January 13, 1985

Rick finds out that he can't ""save the world"" when he gets involved with a peer-counseling program.

E15 - What's Cookin'?

Aired: January 27, 1985

Lulu holds the key to solving a rift between Rick and his grandfather.

E16 - Marry Me, Marry Me (1)

Aired: February 03, 1985

Edward pops the question to Kate when she receives a job offer, in the first of a special two-part story.

E17 - Marry Me, Marry Me (2)

Aired: February 10, 1985

Edward and Rick successfully persuade Kate to change her mind, bringing long-awaited wedding bells to the Stratton household, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.

E18 - Rick and the Legend

Aired: February 17, 1985

Rick is estatic when a hip 16-year-old wants to hang around him, but Edward is suspect of his motives - especially when his gold pen suddenly disappears.

E19 - Trouble with Words

Aired: February 24, 1985

Bruce Jenner helps solve the puzzle of Alfonso's poor school performance - the missing piece is the learning disorder dyslexia.

E20 - Hot Shot

Aired: March 03, 1985

Consumer advocate, David Horowitz helps Rick ""fight back"" against a crooked mail order camera company.

E22 - Return of the Paisley Conspiracy

Aired: March 17, 1985

Rick surprises his dad for his 40th birthday with a reunion of his college singer partner, which prompts Edward to take the old act on the road again.

E21 - All the Principal's Men

Aired: March 10, 1985

Rick must choose between getting suspended or revealing his source when he exposes a cafeteria scandal on his school's cable news show.

E23 - The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton

Aired: March 24, 1985

A blind date with a computer pen pal panics Rick after they exchange photos.

E24 - The Babysitters

Aired: April 07, 1985

While babysitting, Rick suspects that 6-year-old Beth is a victim of parental kidnapping.