Busting Loose

Seasons

1977

7.2

Following his graduation from engineering school, 24-year-old slacker Lenny Markowitz moves into his own rundown apartment (his first time away from home), and next door to a gorgeous older redhead (Melody).

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

S1 • E2

Five's a Crowd

Lenny dates a new girl (Helene, played by Annie Potts) who is convinced that men, including Lenny, will treat her like dirt.

The Harder They Come, the Bigger They Fall

S1 • E3

The Harder They Come, the Bigger They Fall

Lenny has a run in with a delivery man at the shoe store and the guy threatens to beat Lenny up. He gets all sorts of advice on how to deal with the bully from friends and family, none of it particularly helpful.

S1 • E4

Still Nutsy After All These Years

S1 • E5

Grandpa Markowitz

Grandpa has been living with the Blackfeet Indians for twenty years so the family is shocked when he suddenly shows up. But Grandpa has another surprise that his kinfolk are unprepared for.

S1 • E6

Hell Hath No Fury

Helene shows up unexpectedly at the shoe store. She tells Lenny she has become more assertive and she wants to start dating him again.

S1 • E7

Love's Labor Lost

Lenny meets a young woman he likes and intends to pursue a relationship with her. Her father disapproves of Lenny however and forbids his daughter from seeing Lenny.