Family - Point of Departure

During a string of burglaries that sweeps through the neighborhood and tests the family, Doug resents Willie's attitude towards life and work.

[@misskitty8814]

I can't count the number of times watching this show that I thought "I would've been smacked for that" with the way Willie and Buddy spoke to their parents and if we ever dared drink out of the bottle be it milk or juice look out!

[@pjpredhomme7699]

hope that worked out well for ya

[@misskitty8814]

@@pjpredhomme7699 Yes, it did. I learned to be respectful toward others especially my elders. I got a good education and worked in the field of education for 31 years. I'm now retired and living the good life. Thanks for asking.

[@SnazzyDetritus]

All 3 of the kids were disrespectful spoiled brats. I don't believe in corporal punishment, but the least Kate and Doug could have done would've been to apply some deprivation discipline- take away freedoms and/or possessions for a given time.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

I love their Tudor style house. That neighborhood is still so beautiful. 👍🏽💯🤗

[@ez4me2sa]

Thank you for these quality uploads!! I rarely like many TV series but this one I was addicted to. Outstanding acting by all as well as the stories.

[@afwalker1921]

As someone who has insanely written 26 novels on blue-lined paper with Flair felt-tipped pens, the sight of Willie banging away on that potmetal manual typewriter makes my blood run cold. There but for the grace of God go I...

[@SnazzyDetritus]

I have tried that...your books end up a lot shorter than they seemed that way

[@afwalker1921]

Makes you work for it, huh?@@SnazzyDetritus

[@joannmoran8513]

Willy without a turtleneck. A rare sighting.

[@MrJeffreysChannel]

Sure is lol

[@lisarussell8874]

I've never seen a more overly clothed group than this one.

[@mommiedearest5337]

Now I know where Steve Jobs got his fashion inspiration.

[@melancholycat3978]

​@@lisarussell8874Especially for California!😅

[@debbieschultz9768]

Watching these episodes I never realized how many I missed.

[@janej8995]

Great episode. I always liked Gary Frank. Too bad he stopped acting over 20 years ago.

[@lorianne4608]

I agree. I loved Willie’s voice. Had he continued to act, he would’ve been brilliant.

[@janej8995]

@lorianne4608 I wrote my comment over 3 years ago! Since then, I joined the "Family" group on Facebook and Gary Frank joined a couple of years ago and he answers questions about the show. I just met him at a dinner in LA with Kristy McNichol last month. He's such a nice guy. I even got to tour the house in Pasadena with Gary where they filmed all the exterior shots for the show and we had a picnic lunch in the backyard with his wife and a few other people!

[@sustainfem]

@@janej8995 How cool!

[@mommiedearest5337]

Willie is a total PITA in this episode. It’s all about him. “I wanna drop out of high school.” “I don’t wanna interview for that job.” “They took my typewriter!” “I have to go to the farm to finish my manuscript.” He really deserved his father’s wrath in this one. “You and mom don’t trust me enough to…” Seriously, Willie? Even 12 year olds remember to lock up when they leave the house! 😮

[@JH-ff1rf]

The scene where Buddy and Willie are sitting on his car hood eating ice cream, while waiting for their dad, looks like it was filmed at the Southeast corner of the intersection of Mound Ave. and Mission St. in South Pasadena. The large beige building which was on the Northwest corner in 1976 was the old City Hall, which was demolished. The beige building on the Southwest corner visible in the background behind Buddy and Willie has been remodeled, but still has the side entrance stairwell visible over Buddy’s left shoulder at 9:05. The building’s address is 1427 Mission St. and is now a Pediatric Dentist’s office.

[@j.t.masters1934]

Thank you.

[@pamelahurt8168]

What I don't understand is they knew burlgers were in the area someone should have stayed home like willie.

[@KathyJeanActress]

To the farm! :)

[@NaomiBrady-im4yi]

Gary Frank reminds me of a young Richard Chamberlain .

[@annehajdu8654]

Yes, I can see the resemblance.

[@lb1262dt]

​@@annehajdu8654Me too.

[@saritamirelez1310]

I totally Kate is always in Willies side and not the dad BUT yet Kate is hella tough in Nancy and the dad lets Nancy get away with everything. Typical family dynamics.

[@debbievaldez168]

Willie starts eating after they see that they got robbed! And he wants to talk about leaving for awhile. Man! No sense of timing

[@strothermartin5368]

Should have kept the original theme to the show.

[@annettel3314]

Great show. But sometimes superficial talk about "good looks". Like this is the most important trait a person must have to be worth of anything or desirable.

[@SnazzyDetritus]

9:25 NO ONE is wearing a seatbelt.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

Welcome to the 70's. In some vehicle makes, the seatbelts were installed but not accessible unless a mechanism covering them was "unbolted." In other words seatbelts were optional. Neither of my Grandmother's had their seatbelts "connected" until state law mandated it in the mid -80's & balked at the inconvenience. 👍🏽💯🤗

[@Anita_Backrub]

We never wore seatbelts. My mom had a Pinto hatchback and she would drive with the door open while we laid face first out the back of it. 😂

[@afwalker1921]

@@Anita_Backrub I love your Internet pseudonym. If I ever place a prank call to anyone, as per The Red Calls, as per The Simpsons, I shall have to ask for you. Cheers!

[@Anita_Backrub]

@@afwalker1921 hahaha! Feel free to borrow it! ❤️

[@afwalker1921]

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