Season 1 1986 - 1987

Patti wants to invite a punk rock guy to Sam's important, conservative business party.

Sam reluctantly agrees to let Patti have a party for her and several of her friends.

Sam shoots a stereo ad starring a rock star Patti will do anything to meet.

Sam suffers her first failure as a photographer when she don't get a national magazine cover. Patti teaches her how to deal with her depression.... Jack teaches Patti spanish.

Sam fears that Patti's presence will ruin her first date with a new boyfriend.

Patti is upset when she finds out Sam invited their aunt to visit without consulting her.

Patti asks Sam to go to parents night to try to soften up her stern history professor.

When Patti goes on a dangerous crash starvation diet because she starts to think she's fat, it's up to Sam to save her.

Sam and Patti spend one weekend roughing it in their isolated cabin in the woods to help them decide whether to keep or sell it.

Sam takes Patti and her friends out on the town to show them the true meaning of Christmas.

Sam has painful reminders of being a wallflower as a teenager when she decides to attend a '60s night dance party at Patti's school.

Jack winds up in jail after attending a protest. Meanwhile, Patti schemes to take advantage of one of her classmates.

Sam's and Dixie's friendship is strained when Patti hooks up with Dixie's son.

When Patti's new headphones break, Sam tries to help her get a refund from the store.

Patti sets Sam up on a blind date, which throws a wedge into Sam's boyfriend's plans to have his own date with her.

Sam and Patti start up a family business making designer sheets.

When J.D.'s wife kicks him out of the house, Sam lets him stay with her and Patti.

Sam tries to alleviate Patti's depression by inviting her girlfriend to visit.

Sam agrees to lend 50 bucks to a down-on-his-luck stranger she meets in a coffee shop.

A film crew shooting a documentary on Sam's home and career life makes her feel exposed.

Sam takes it upon herself to volunteer as campaign manager for Patti, who's running for class treasurer.

While waiting at the airport, Sam and Patti flash back to the time they were reunited.