Season 1

1. Changes

Josephine (Jo) Bhaer and her husband Fritz have run a boarding school for boys for several years. Now that Fritz has died everyone assumes that Jo will close the school. When Nick, a sailor home from the sea, hires on as handyman, Jo sees that there is a chance to keep the school open.

1998-11-07 • 60 min

2. Quarantine

A dangerous measles epidemic breaks out at the school.

1998-11-14 • 60 min

3. Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving nears Amy decides that doesn't want her daughter in school with boys. Nick decides to return to the sea.

1998-11-21 • 60 min

4. Tough Choices

An old friend of Dan turns up at the school and asks Dan to leave with him.

1998-11-28 • 60 min

5. Emancipation

Prejudice finds some unlikely allies when a poor black family arrives at Plumfield.

1998-12-05 • 60 min

6. The Christmas Angel

Nick and the children discover a battered pregnant woman in the forest.

1998-12-12 • 60 min

7. Philanthropy

Jo finds out that Nick can't read. The students are tasked with doing a good deed in order to learn the meaning of the word Philanthropy.

1999-01-02 • 60 min

8. Bluffing

Nan plagiarizes one of Nat's essays. Laurie joins a poker game.

1999-01-16 • 60 min

9. Coming Attractions

Meg is attracted to a friend of Laurie's. Dan and Bess are paired on a science project.

1999-01-30 • 60 min

10. Blame

After Jo's carriage overturns, Nick searches for her; Dan is left in charge of the children.

1999-02-06 • 60 min

11. The Living Years

Asia's estranged father attempts a reconciliation; another woman pursues Nick.

1999-02-13 • 60 min

12. Father Figure

When Nat wants to enter a father son ski race with Nick as his surrogate fathers, Jo must teach Nick to ski.

1999-02-20 • 60 min

13. Looking Forward

Amy moves to Plumfield. Dan befriends a native american and goes on a vision quest of his own.

1999-03-06 • 60 min