Breaking Away

Season 1

1980 · 8 episodes · 8h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Cutters

   29 Nov 1980 · 60 min

   This series pilot is based on the 1979 film, but opens a year earlier as Dave Stohler (Shaun Cassidy) and his three close friends graduate from high school and resolve to stick together.

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   2. The American Dream

   6 Dec 1980 · 60 min

   A fraternity uses a pretty co-ed to lure Mike into playing for its football team. Meanwhile, Dave decides to audit a college course.

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   3. Knowing Her

   13 Dec 1980 · 60 min

   Moocher lands a job as a movie-theater usher. Mrs. Stohler enrolls in a real-estate course taught by an attractive widower. And romance enters Cyril's life in the form of a co-ed.

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   4. King of the Quarry

   20 Dec 1980 · 60 min

   Townsfolk won't let Stohler forget that he lost his poise as a guest lecturer at the college. Meanwhile, Moocher is offered a well-paying job in Chicago.

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   5. Heart Like a Wheel

   27 Dec 1980 · 60 min

   Moocher asks Nancy to move in with him. Mike readies for a drag race with a collegian. Dave's friendship with a co-ed may blossom into a romance.

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   6. Rainy Night in Georgia

   3 Jan 1981 · 60 min

   Mrs. Stohler wants her husband to buy land she thinks the university will eventually need--and pay handsomely for when they need it. Meanwhile, the guys land a job painting a hardware store. Dave's treasured bicycle is stolen.

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   7. La Strada

   10 Jan 1981 · 60 min

   Mrs. Stohler wants her husband to buy land she thinks the university will eventually need--and will pay handsomely for when they need it. Meanwhile, the guys land a job painting a hardware store. Dave's treasure bicycle is stolen.

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   8. The Grand Illusion

   Date TBA · 60 min

   Unaired episode, upon cancellation of series.