Family - A Tale Out of Season (1977 Thanksgiving episode)

Kate fills in for Buddy on a baby-sitting job and becomes convinced her charge is a child-abuse victim; a puppy is left in Nancy's car.

[michaelterry]

I live about 3 blocks from the house they used for their family home. I was in HS in the late 70s and remember them filming here. I know almost all of these South Pasadena, Pasadena locations. This show is now somewhat of a time capsule for me.

[tonybuc]

Sada Thompson was a lot like my late mother. Intelligent, compassionate, and witty. I remember fondly watching this show when I was growing up in the 1970's with my mom. This show was so well written and acted. A real quality gem. Loved it!!

[eckankar]

Why can't we have TV like this today? So beautifully written and acted.

[drnobody]

I watch family before bed to calm my spirit from the dread of this nation we call America.

[wren]

I'm an old lady who never had much family to speak of. It's still fun to fantasize what it would have been like to have Kate as a mother ❤❤❤

[rodneysexton]

Buddy asks her mother the right questions and she gets the right answers from her mom. This episode is special!

[poetinasia]

Why are there no more programs for inculcating caring and decency? This is and remains a beautiful program giving those of us from dysfunctional families a glimpse of the opposite side and how to navigate forward

[swk]

Sada Thompson is so compelling in the role of Kate.

[sallykirshan]

I loved that the Mom always wore dresses and heels....reminds me of my grandma. So nice.

[tammiemeadows]

Kate was an awesome character. I always wanted her as a mother since mine died just before this show started. 😢 it was one of my favorite shows

[farhanarahman]

The show family is very comforting to me at this moment given what we as a nation and the world are going through right now Farhana

[caliden]

These shows talking about abuse were so important in an era when it was a shameful thing to talk about just like molestation..good when you could say a pray at the table on

[brookdale]

This episode epitomizes how great, forward thinking and precedent-breaking this show was. It tackled very serious social issues at a time when most shows were mindless comedies. I'm so grateful that these episodes are once again available for all to see. Soon it will fifty years. Incredible.

[pam]

Kudos to Barbara Elaine Smith who wrote this episode. Kate’s scene with Erica at the end and Doug’s Thanksgiving prayer were the best pieces of writing I’ve seen on Family, and that says a lot considering how fantastic this show was.

[AccessoriesAddict]

Kate: "I'm not here to explain what we've done or apologize for it either." 👊🏽

[pezmezsez]

"But if you rob someone so flagrantly of their rights, you're bound to lose some of your own" I love America.

[sallyrickerson]

This was one of the more serious episodes and I am sure the cast felt the same having a script on this subject.I applaud the writers to work the issue of child abuse into this Thanksgiving episode and to make aware that neighbors & friends must come forward to break the chains of the abuse. Fear is a horrible chain burdened by the mother's who know it is horribly wrong, and yet so filled with fear they freeze and feel helpless. I pray there comes a day no child ever has a object or a hand layed upon their bodies, and please remember, verbal abuse is just as hideous. This was a powerful episode.

[moemcgovern]

I absolutely Love this show. I wish a Retro Channel will bring it back. One of the Best shows ever.

[oolongteaforjoyluck]

Nancy is always leaving Timmy alone in the guest cottage while she goes over to her parents house. She also leaves Timmy in his playpen in the yard & goes into the house with no one watching the child.

[lilycat]

Crying my eyes out because this goes on very frequently..,