True Colors

9/9/1990

Sara comes to Lester's defense when he is mistakenly accused of stealing expensive basketball shoes.

9/16/1990

After Lester joins Sara and her friends for mah-jongg, he starts behaving like his step-grandmother—including seeing things.

9/23/1990

Katie inadvertently jeopardizes Terry's chance for a student athletic scholarship.

9/30/1990

Ellen washes Terry's lucky t-shirt, and he gets injured playing football soon after. Sara brings Ron bad luck when they take a flight together.

10/7/1990

Ron gets the blues when Katie gets a visit from her dad on her 16th birthday.

10/21/1990

Lester's continued drawing and dreaming land him in hot water, both at school and home.

10/28/1990

Sara agrees to let Ron look at her teeth after her former dentist passes away.

11/4/1990

Ellen disapproves of Katie's relationship with a collegiate environmental activist.

11/11/1990

Sara's easily able to find a date to a wedding—a gentleman who may make a proposal to her of his own.

11/18/1990

To protect his frail aunt, Ellen pretends to still be married to Leonard.

11/25/1990

Lester and Katie hope to cure Terry's aerophobia by taking him to the roof and making him face his fear.

12/16/1990

The family bands together to build the confidence of Ron's cousin before an audition to join a puppeteering group.

12/23/1990

Ron and Ellen use the family Christmas gathering to reflect on both how they first met and how they revealed their romance to their loved ones.

1/13/1991

Ellen's afraid her being white will hinder Ron's ability to win an award from a black magazine.

2/3/1991

An hysterical Sara is hospitalized for a gallbladder operation.

2/10/1991

Terry teaches Lester some ways to approach girls with confidence, but neglects to teach him how to handle rejection.

2/17/1991

On a date, Terry regrets giving Katie a lift after his car breaks down.

3/3/1991

A horror movie marathon frightens Katie and Lester. Meanwhile, Ellen and Terry find themselves stuck in an elevator en route to a banquet.

3/24/1991

Mom puts a downer on Katie's hoped-for romance on a ski vacation, while Ron and Terry aren't pleased with having to take care of Sara.

4/14/1991

Ellen's plan to bring her students to see Ron's dental office is met with resistance by a racist parent.

4/21/1991

Terry's conscience eats away at him after plagiarizing a paper of Katie's.

4/28/1991

Sara's friend accidentally gets a locket that was a gift for Ellen, and she comes up with a plan to retrieve it.

5/12/1991

Ellen's joy at throwing a surprise party for Ron is ruined by his pushy mother.