My Sister Sam

10/20/1986

Sam reluctantly agrees to let Patti have a party for her and several of her friends.

10/27/1986

Sam shoots a stereo ad starring a rock star Patti will do anything to meet.

11/3/1986

Sam suffers her first failure as a photographer when she don't get a national magazine cover. Patti teaches her how to deal with her depression.... Jack teaches Patti spanish.

11/10/1986

Sam fears that Patti's presence will ruin her first date with a new boyfriend.

11/24/1986

Patti is upset when she finds out Sam invited their aunt to visit without consulting her.

12/1/1986

Patti asks Sam to go to parents night to try to soften up her stern history professor.

12/8/1986

When Patti goes on a dangerous crash starvation diet because she starts to think she's fat, it's up to Sam to save her.

12/15/1986

Sam and Patti spend one weekend roughing it in their isolated cabin in the woods to help them decide whether to keep or sell it.

12/22/1986

Sam takes Patti and her friends out on the town to show them the true meaning of Christmas.

1/12/1987

Sam has painful reminders of being a wallflower as a teenager when she decides to attend a '60s night dance party at Patti's school.

1/19/1987

Jack winds up in jail after attending a protest. Meanwhile, Patti schemes to take advantage of one of her classmates.

1/26/1987

Sam's and Dixie's friendship is strained when Patti hooks up with Dixie's son.

2/2/1987

When Patti's new headphones break, Sam tries to help her get a refund from the store.

2/9/1987

Patti sets Sam up on a blind date, which throws a wedge into Sam's boyfriend's plans to have his own date with her.

2/16/1987

Sam and Patti start up a family business making designer sheets.

2/23/1987

When J.D.'s wife kicks him out of the house, Sam lets him stay with her and Patti.

3/2/1987

Sam tries to alleviate Patti's depression by inviting her girlfriend to visit.

3/16/1987

Sam agrees to lend 50 bucks to a down-on-his-luck stranger she meets in a coffee shop.

4/6/1987

A film crew shooting a documentary on Sam's home and career life makes her feel exposed.

4/13/1987

Sam takes it upon herself to volunteer as campaign manager for Patti, who's running for class treasurer.

5/4/1987

While waiting at the airport, Sam and Patti flash back to the time they were reunited.