22nd Mar 1980

Maxx's mother abandons her at the door of her divorced father.

29th Mar 1980

Filled with high hopes of meeting her mother at the Plaza Hotel for her birthday lunch, Maxx ventures to the posh New York hotel, but it's her father who shows up to cheer the waiting 11-year-old.

5th Apr 1980

Norman plans for a romantic dinner date with a beautiful neighbor are cut short when he begins worrying about Maxx and a male sleep-over guest.

16th Apr 1980

When an injured sparrow that Maxx has been nursing dies in his care, Norman wonders what to tell his daughter.

30th May 1980

All wrapped up in his work, Norman is angry when he learns that Maxx's constant companion, Robert, is an imaginary "perfect" father and substitute for him.

6th Jun 1980

Maxx holds off on household chores until her father agrees to settle her strike for the same necessities of life that her friend Karen has - a stereo, bicycle, and telephone.

13th Jun 1980

Maxx catches her father reading her diary.

20th Jun 1980

Norman wants his partnership with Barbara to go beyond business, but she won't agree to rekindle their romance until he pledges fidelity.

27th Jun 1980

When Norman learns of the death of his father, whom he hadn't seen for years, he forgoes a baseball game to attend Dad's Day at Maxx's school.

25th Jul 1980

When Norman absent-mindedly throws out a drawing Maxx gave him, she counters by tossing out some of the things he gave her.