Breaking Away - Season 1
1 - The Cutters
Air Date: November 29, 1980
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.
2 - The American Dream
Air Date: December 6, 1980
A fraternity uses a pretty co-ed to lure Mike into playing for its football team. Meanwhile, Dave decides to audit a college course.
3 - Knowing Her
Air Date: December 13, 1980
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.
4 - King of the Quarry
Air Date: December 20, 1980
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.
5 - Heart Like a Wheel
Air Date: December 27, 1980
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.
6 - Rainy Night in Georgia
Air Date: January 3, 1981
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.
7 - La Strada
Air Date: January 10, 1981
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.
8 - The Grand Illusion
Unaired episode, upon cancellation of series.