Series
An American Family
Documentary
Originally intended as a chronicle of the daily life of the Louds, a Santa Barbara upper-middle-class family, the groundbreaking program documented the breakup of the family via the separation and subsequent divorce of parents Bill and Pat Loud.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 111 Jan 1973 · 58mOpens with scenes from the last day of filming, December 31, 1971. Pat Loud and four of her children are having a New Year's Eve party in their Santa Barbara, California, home. Bill and Pat's marriage has ended in separation. Their eldest son, Lance, is still living in New York. The scene changes to the first days of filming when the family gathers for an early breakfast one morning in mid-May, 1971.
2Episode 218 Jan 1973 · 58mPat visits her son Lance in New York City. She takes a room in his hotel, the Chelsea, and spends a week with him meeting his circle of friends.
3Episode 325 Jan 1973 · 58mBefore returning from New York, Pat stops in Baltimore to check on a shipment that Bill is expecting. Bill meets her plane; they go out to lunch, during which they discuss their children. Later, they attend a dance recital featuring their daughters Delilah and Michele.
4Episode 41 Feb 1973 · 58mPat returns to her Eugene, Oregon birthplace, and visits her mother, who still lives there. They drive around town, stopping at the important places in Pat's early life and the first years of her marriage. After attending her mother's birthday party, Pat ereturns home.
5Episode 58 Feb 1973 · 58mThe girls are leaving with Pat for a vacation in Taos, New Mexico; Kevin leaves for Australia with Bill's business associate; and Lance calls the family from New York.
6Episode 615 Feb 1973 · 59mAfter Pat and Michele return from Taos, Pat has lunch with Bill and again the topic of discussion is their children. Lance is visiting Paris with a friend. A brush-fire in the hills threatens the Loud home.
7Episode 722 Feb 1973 · 58mThe growing antagonism between Pat and Bill comes out in the open. Grant is criticized by his parents for not working hard enough, and, shortly afterward, gets into an accident while driving home from work.
8Episode 81 Mar 1973 · 57mWhile Bill is away on business, Pat decides to file for divorce. She spends an evening with her brother and sister-in-law, discussing this decision.
9Episode 98 Mar 1973 · 58mBill returns from his business trip, learns from Pat that she plans to divorce him, and spends the night at a motel. The next day, the Loud children rally around their mother.
10Episode 1015 Mar 1973 · 58mBill looks for an apartment; the children register for their first day of the new school year; and Kevin masterminds a pep rally. Lance is in Copenhagen.
11Episode 1122 Mar 1973 · 58mAfter living in New York City and Europe for seven months, Lance returns to his Santa Barbara home for a visit.
12Episode 1229 Mar 1973 · 58mGrant and his rock group audition for Santa Barbara Lounge. Bill meets Delilah in his office and asks her to deliver a pair boots and a dress that he bought for Pat. Over drinks with a friend, Bill talks about the breakup of his marriage and his feelings about Lance and the other children. Pat also talks about the divorce with two of her friends and reveals her tentative plans for the future.
Details
- Created by
- Craig Gilbert
- First aired
- 11 Jan 1973
- Last aired
- 29 Mar 1973
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 12
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
Cast
- PPat LoudSelf
- BBill LoudSelf
- LLance LoudSelf
- KKevin LoudSelf
- GGrant LoudSelf
- DDelilah LoudSelf
- MMichelle LoudSelf
- CCraig GilbertNarrator (voice)
