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1 :01x01 - Chicago
Writer: Lowell Ganz
Director: Tom Trbovich
Guest star: Marion Ross (Marion Cunningham), Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham), Garry Epp (Tad), Gary Epp (Tad), Patti Proctor (Girl #1), Julie Paris (Girl #2), Joy Claussen (Carol)
Joanie doesn't feel comfortable with the way that Chachi is talking to several girls at Al and Louisa's new restaurant in Chicago after finishing a performance there.
2 :01x02 - The Performance
Writer: Fred Fox, Jr.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Guest star: Emily Moultrie (Claudia)
Joanie decides to go to a nephew's birthday party instead of singing with the band after she feels that Chachi has a bad attitude leaving the band in a tight position.
3 :01x03 - I Do, I Don't, I Do
Writer: Michael Warren, William S. Bickley
Director: Joel Zwick
Guest star: Winifred Freedman (Annette), John C. Becher (Minister), Robert Pierce (Bingo), Anson Downes (Wendell), Derrel Maury (Mario)
When Joanie plays matchmaker for Annette and a new guy named Wendell, people think that they might be rushing into things when they plan on getting married after only knowing each other for three weeks.
4 :01x04 - College Days
Writer: James Patrick Dunne
Director: Lowell Ganz
Guest star: Lisa Lindgren (Judi), Chris McDermott (Suki), Brian Byers (Squelch), Jeff Lester (Chip)
Chachi becomes upset when Joanie gets the band a gig at a fraternity party because he thinks that their band is better than that. Meanwhile, Al starts working hard to get back into shape.
5 :02x01 - Fonzie's Visit
Writer: Dana Olsen
Director: Joel Zwick
Guest star: Henry Winkler (Fonzie), Susan Cotton (Linda), Grant Heslov (Mark)
Fonzie visits while the band is auditioning to win a guest spot on Twist Fever. Meanwhile, Al regrets not being more of a father figure for Chachi.
6 :02x02 - Joanie's Roommate
Writer: George Tricker, Neil Rosen
Director: Joel Zwick
Guest star: Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham), Marion Ross (Marion Cunningham), Deanna Oliver (The Girl)
After Chachi answers the phone at Joanie's apartment, Howard and Marion come to check things out. The situation is only made worse because when they show up, Chachi is there in a bathrobe.
7 :02x03 - One-on-One
Writer: Larry Levinson
Director: Howard Storm
Guest star: Robert Pierce (Bingo), Nancy Lieberman-Cline (Nancy), Winifred Freedman (Annette), Derrel Maury (Mario)
Joanie and one of her friends challenge Chachi to a little one-on-one game of basketball after he says that men are naturally better than women at that sport. Meanwhile, Al faces the possibility of being investigated for tax invasion.
8 :02x04 - No Nudes Is Good Nudes
Director: Lowell Ganz
Guest star: Robert Pierce (Bingo), Harold Ayer (Prof. Harland), Charles J. Stewart (The Grand Poobah), Winifred Freedman (Annette), Gerald Berns (Prof. Logan), Darian Mathias (Mary Beth), Derrel Maury (Mario), Anita Merritt (The Blonde)
While spying on Joanie when she's out for coffee with her art teacher, Chachi has to pretend that he's the nude model for the art class in order to keep from being spotted by Joanie. Meanwhile, Al repeatedly tries to become a member of the Chicago Leopard Lodge.
9 :02x05 - Everybody Loves Aunt Vanessa
Writer: Steve Granat, Mel Sherer
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Jessica Walter (Vanessa Sterling), Winifred Freedman (Annette), Robert Pierce (Bingo), Derrel Maury (Mario)
A record producer, Vanessa, who is also an old friend of Louisa's, comes to town and asks Chachi's band to play for her, but other people begin to believe that she may be interested in Chachi for more than just his music.
10 :02x06 - Beatlemania
Writer: Gary Menteer
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Mitch Weissman (Marvin O. Pizika), Hillary Horan (Janice), Rob Monroe (The Man), Curt Ayers (Mr. Cassidy), Joy Claussen (Nurse Benson)
Joanie believes that she saw Paul McCartney at the hospital while going there to see a friend. Meanwhile at the Leopard Lodge, Al gets promoted to "Savage."
11 :02x07 - Best Foot Forward
Writer: Joan Brooker, Nancy Eddo
Director: Henry Winkler
Guest star: Martin Ferrero (Mr. Bresner), Carlo Imperato (Lawrence), Ann Travolta (Cashier)
Even after Al and Louisa protest against Joanie and Chachi going to see an exotic French movie, they go anyway and try to leave when Al and Louisa show up to watch it with them.
12 :02x08 - Goodbye Delvecchio's, Hello World
Writer: George Tricker, Neil Rosen
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Winifred Freedman (Annette), John Fragnoli (Jeff), Michael Alldredge (McNulty), Robert Pierce (Bingo), Don S. Davis (Benny), Derrel Maury (Mario), Bill Kirchenbauer (Phil)
Al and Louisa fire Chachi's band after warning them about showing up late and they don't take the warning seriously.
13 :02x09 - Term Paper
Writer: Barry O'Brien, Cheryl Alu
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Derrel Maury (Mario), Robert Pierce (Bingo), Steven Baio (Jerry Wood), Winifred Freedman (Annette), Dean Santoro (Prof. Hollis), William Woff (Bill Ziegler)
Mario destroys Joanie's thirty page history report on accident by sitting it on the stove and it catches fire. Meanwhile, Al can't find the right words to tell Louisa that the couch she bought is extremely ugly.
14 :02x10 - My Dinner with Chachi
Writer: Paula A. Roth
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Greg Finley (The Doctor), John Allen (Milton)
Joanie dreams about herself later in life and Chachi leaving her for another woman that can cook. When she wakes up, she tries to find someone that can teach her how to cook so that she can make the perfect meal for Chachi.
15 :02x11 - Christmas Show
Chachi's band's van gets stuck in the snow after they pick up a hitchhiker on their way to play for the local radio station's Christmas Eve special on Christmas Eve night.
16 :02x12 - First Love, Last Love
When Joanie's first love rolls into town, Chachi becomes concerned that Joanie might leave him.
17 :02x13 - The Elopement
Joanie and Chachi finally decide to elope after taking notice about how much that Louisa's aunt and uncle are still in love after fifty years of marriage.