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| Episode 1 - [The Bank Job Part 1] |
| Details : Willis accompanies Arnold as he sets out to withdraw some money from his bank account to pay for his first real date but two bank robbers force a change of plans when they attempt their own very large withdrawal in the first episode of a special two-part story. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Dick O'Neill | Kim Fields as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Nov. 12, 1980 |
| Episode 2 - [The Bank Job Part 2] |
| Details : Drummond offers himself and his company airplane as hostages to protect Arnold and Willis but his sons' future hangs in the balance when the robbers announce their own very different choice of hostages in the conclusion of a special two-part story. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Dick O'Neill | Kim Fields as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Nov. 12, 1980 |
| Episode 3 - [Small Claims Court] |
| Details : Arnold has his day in court when an unfortunate train of events puts him at odds with a less than understanding merchant. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Whitey Mitchell | Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Ed Jurist | |
| Air Date : Nov. 19, 1980 |
| Episode 4 - [Substitute Mother] |
| Details : Arnold falls head-over-heels for a temporary housekeeper and embarks on a romantic scheme he hopes will make her a permanent member of the Drummond household. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Debra Frank | Writer : Scott Rubenstein | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Nov. 26, 1980 |
| Episode 5 - [The Accident Part 1] |
| Details : The festive family celebration of Drummond's 50th birthday suddenly becomes a disaster after a drunk driver puts Drummond in the hospital unconscious his life hanging in the balance in the first episode of a special two-part story. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Rosqui | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 03, 1980 |
| Episode 6 - [The Accident Part 2] |
| Details : When Drummond finally comes to he is suffering from amnesia and unless he can regain his memory he may lose not only his business but also custody of Arnold Willis and Kimberly. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Rosqui | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 03, 1980 |
| Episode 7 - [Little Mother] |
| Details : Kimberly's efforts to help a pregnant girl friend have Willis and Arnold convinced the Kimberly's the one expecting. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kari Michaelsen | Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Ed Jurist | |
| Air Date : Dec. 10, 1980 |
| Episode 8 - [Football Father] |
| Details : After Arnold fails to measure up to the demands of the basketball baseball and volleyball teams Drummond convinces the boy to try football on for size and then pays the coach a clandestine visit to ensure Arnold a place on the team. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nedra Volz | Shavar Ross | Meeno Peluce | Greg Mullavey | Le Tari | Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Donald Ross | |
| Air Date : Dec. 17, 1980 |
| Episode 9 - [First Love] |
| Details : Drummond orders Willis to spend more time with his studies and less time with his first love but Willis and Arnold concoct a plan they're sure will fulfill the wishes of both father and son. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nedra Volz | Arthur Burghardt | Janet Jackson | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Dec. 31, 1980 |
| Episode 10 - [Count Your Blessings] |
| Details : Arnold tries a regimen of stretching exercises and a change of diet to speed his growth but Drummond finds he must go to a very special source to get the boy to accept that he will never be tall. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Jan. 07, 1981 |
| Episode 11 - [The Loan] |
| Details : Arnold learns the true value of a dollar when Drummond turns down his request to lend $4000 to the apartment building doorman anxious to take part in an attractive business deal. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Jan. 14, 1981 |
| Episode 12 - [Roots] |
| Details : Willis and Arnold turn the Drummond household upside down as they try to prove to their old Harlem neighbors -- and themselves -- that they haven't lost tough with their cultural roots. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Howard Meyers | |
| Air Date : Jan. 21, 1981 |
| Episode 13 - [Junk Food Junkie (A K A) Junk Food] |
| Details : Arnold's poor dental checkup and a visit by Drummond's health-conscious sister Sophia launches Drummond on a campaign to have junk food machines banned from Arnold's school even though Arnold's drive for his class' presidency may depend on keeping the machines in place. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Shavar Ross | Dody Goodman | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Jan. 28, 1981 |
| Episode 14 - [The Bus] |
| Details : Arnold's excitement at being one of a small group of students in an exchange program with an all-white school is turned to fear by a threatening phone call from a zealous busing opponent. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Feb. 04, 1981 |
| Episode 15 - [The Older Man] |
| Details : Through Blair's makeup artistry 15-year-old Kimberly discovers she can pass for 20 but when she accepts a date with a 25-year-old and the passes start flying she finds there may be more to being older than looking it. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green | Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Feb. 25, 1981 |
| Episode 16 - [Where There's Hope] |
| Details : Arnold's tenth birthday party means a lot to him but for some reason it means a whole lot more to the one person he's determined won't be invited -- a pesky young lady who always tries just too hard to be friends. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Shavar Ross | Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Howard Meyers | |
| Air Date : Mar. 04, 1981 |
| Episode 17 - [The Magician (A K A) It's Magic] |
| Details : Arnold's famous magic disappearing act designed to impress a magazine reporter and special guest star Dallas Cowboys' defensive end Ed Too Tall Jones leaves him dangerously high and dry with no place to go but down -- about 30 stories. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ed Jones | Veronica Redd | Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Ed Jurist | |
| Air Date : Mar. 11, 1981 |
| Episode 18 - [Drummond's Fair Lady] |
| Details : Drummond runs into some stiff competition to the candidate he's chosen to head a new division of his company -- his board members think the attractive young executive's sex disqualifies her -- and his family thinks he's being used. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Wendy Fulton | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Mar. 18, 1981 |
| Episode 19 - [The Ancestors] |
| Details : Drummond and his sister Sophia inherit a prime piece of land in Harlem from a long lost ancestor but their plan to dedicate it to a cultural center in his name could spell disaster if the truth of their ancestor's life gets out. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Ed Jurist | |
| Air Date : Mar. 25, 1981 |
| Episode 20 - [Almost American] |
| Details : Arnold's dejection at being grounded for a D on a history test turns to inspiration after an immigrant studying for naturalization introduces him to another perspective on America. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rosalind Chao | Ernie Hudson | Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : Apr. 01, 1981 |
| Episode 21 - [Room For One More] |
| Details : Dudley fearing his foster father's lost job means he's headed back to the orphanage cons Arnold into getting Drummond to consider adopting him into their family. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Nedra Volz | Shavar Ross | Le Tari | Director : Gerren Keith | Writer : Seaman Jacobs | |
| Air Date : May. 06, 1981 |
| Episode 22 - [The Athlete] |
| Details : The coach of the city's top high school baseball team is after Willis and is prepared to do anything to make it possible for Willis to attend his school. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Gerren Keith | |
| Air Date : May. 13, 1981 |