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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Thicker Than Water' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Thicker Than Water':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

June 13, 1973: Two For The Money
Season 1, episode 1
D: Jerry Paris
Julie Harris stars in her first series, a comedy about a brother and sister with conflicting life styles who are forced to operate their ailing father's pickle factory if they hope to gain their inheritance. In the first episode she sends word to her playboy brother that the old man is in failing health. When they meet again they discover the only thing they have in common is a mutual hatred of pickles.

June 20, 1973: In A Pickle
Season 1, episode 2
D: Jerry Paris

With Joyce Jameson. Nellie has regrets after she entrusts the handling of the pickle factory payroll to Ernie. And Ernie tries to call Nellie's bluff by reminding her that she will lose her share of the inheritance promised by their ailing father.

June 27, 1973: The Piano Teacher
Season 1, episode 3
D: Jerry Paris
Ernie and Jonas plot to keep Nellie from leaving town with her teacher, whose proposition she mistook for a proposal.

July 4, 1973: The Odd Father
Season 1, episode 4
D: Jerry Paris
Nellie and Ernie are mystified when Bert, the pickle factory foreman, tries repeatedly to sneak into their home.

July 11, 1973: The Jerk Who Came To Dinner
Season 1, episode 5
W: Allan Katz, Don Reo   D: Jerry Paris
Nellie tries to get rid of an obnoxious house guest, an old Army pal of Ernie's.

July 18, 1973: A Majority Of None
Season 1, episode 6
D: Jerry Paris
Nellie and Ernie vie for the presidency of the pickle factory after Jonas' doctor insists that he resign.

July 25, 1973: The Return Of Jake Paine
Season 1, episode 7
D: Jerry Paris
Nellie and Ernie worry about their inheritance when Jonas holds a reunion with his brother Jake, a con artist.

August 1, 1973: Save This Kid
Season 1, episode 8
D: Jerry Paris
When Nellie is asked by the police to sign a complaint against a youth who was caught with her stolen car, Ernie protests that the boy should have another chance.

August 8, 1973: The Mourning After
Season 1, episode 9
D: Jerry Paris

With Joy Harmon (Girl). Ernie is pressured into agreeing to stay with Jonas so that Nellie can go out on a blind date with Walter's friend Robert Lewis. (Last show of the series.)


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