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Getting By: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Mar 5, 1993 Updated Oct 22, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Moving In

Mar 5, 1993

Dolores' oldest son, Marcus, is depressed because he must repeat the ninth grade, but Cathy cheers him up.

S1·E2 Core

Men Don't Dance

Mar 12, 1993

Marcus meets a cute girl in Julie's ballet class and joins the class to be close to her. Embarrassed, he tries to keep his dancing activities a secret from the family.

S1·E3 Core

Back to Nature

Mar 19, 1993

Cathy invites Dolores and her sons to her family's nice cabin in the woods, but the woods and the cabin turn out to be a nightmare.

S1·E4 Core

A Little Romance

Mar 26, 1993

Marcus tells his girlfriend that they can date other people but is angry when she spends an evening with Darren. Nikki is reunited with an old boyfriend who has lost his sexy physi

S1·E5 Core

The Suit

Apr 2, 1993

Darren must attend an honorary banquet for winning an essay contest. Cathy teaches him the social graces, but he learns too well, inventing an impressive family background to make

S1·E6 Core

Shop 'till You Drop

Apr 9, 1993

Nikki gets a job in a dress shop and spends more on clothes for herself than she can pay for on her salary.

S1·E7 Core

My Brother's Keeper

Apr 16, 1993

Dolores thinks she has a second problem child when Marcus lets Darren take the blame for a dangerous prank.

S1·E8 Core

The Gospel Truth

Apr 23, 1993

Dolores wants to enter a gospel competition. Her sons refuse to sing with her and Julie has a panic attack, so Cathy becomes her singing partner.

S1·E9 Core

Give Peace a Chance

Apr 30, 1993

Marcus and Darren quarrel with a bully at school. Trouble really starts when Cathy punches the bully's father.

S1·E10 Core

The Love Connection

May 7, 1993

Dolores begins dating a handsome football coach. But Darren and Marcus are upset because he is their strict physical education teacher.

S1·E11 Mytharc

We Are Family, Not

May 14, 1993

Cathy's plans to have the entire household spend time together at home meet with resistance from the others.

S1·E12 Mytharc

Anatomy of a Fight

May 21, 1993

Cathy and Dolores quarrel at work. Marcus and Nikki decide to keep them angry at each other so they won't attend Parents' Night at school and learn about their children's misbehavi

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