United States

United States

NBC Ended Drama • Comedy

1 Season · 13 Episodes · Premiered March 11, 1980 · Ended April 29, 1980

United States is a half-hour comedy-drama focusing on Richard and Libby Chapin, an upwardly mobile couple who lives in a Los Angeles suburb, Woodland Hills.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

13 episodes
E01
All Our Weapons
Wed, Mar 12 1980 3:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Richard and Libby have a fight over his refusal to ask her father for a loan.
E02
Uncle Charlie
Wed, Mar 19 1980 3:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Uncle Charlie dies, the Chapins have to figure out how to explain it to their sons.
E03
A Touching Story
Wed, Mar 26 1980 3:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Libby finally confesses a shocking childhood secret.
E04
Sometimes
Wed, Apr 9 1980 3:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Sometimes it's like this... he's wrong.
E05
Better Than Burning
Wed, Apr 16 1980 3:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Richard and Libby separately reveal their thoughts to interviewers for a book survey.
E06
Room Service
Wed, Apr 23 1980 3:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Staying in a motel after a fight with his wife, Richard is tempted to stray when a female friend visits to console him.
E07
Josh
Wed, Apr 30 1980 2:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
An old friend for the past 30 years suddenly reveals to the Chapins that he has been hiding his homosexuality all that time.
E08
Windmills
30 min
Libby's ex-husband makes a surprise visit to the Chapin home.
E09
The Grand Funk
30 min
An already depressed Richard becomes even more so when Libby tells him that their son Nicky is part of a gang of kids who are going around killing cats.
E10
Slide Area
30 min
A severe storm causes their friends to have to stay over because their house is about to slide away. Richard questions his emotions when he cries for no apparent reason.
E11
Broccoli
30 min
The Chapins' dinner party with another couple turns into a disaster when the main topic of conversation becomes the husband's infidelity.
E12
And Baby Makes Two...
30 min
The Chapins panic when they think that Libby is pregnant.
E13
Lysdexia is No Joek
30 min
When Nicky's teacher comes to talk to them about his difficulties learning how to read, Libby feels pangs of guilt that her son seems to be inheriting her learning disability.
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges as Richard Chapin
Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver as Libby Chapin
Rossie Harris
Rossie Harris as Dylan Chapin
Justin Dana
Justin Dana as Nicky Chapin

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