Homefront
Homefront
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Homefront

World War II is over and the boys are coming home

5.4 / 10
1991
2 seasons
42 episodes
DramaFamilySoap

Homefront is an American television drama series created and produced by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick in association with Warner Bros. Television for ABC. The show was set in the fictional city of River Run, Ohio in 1945, 1946, and 1947. The show's theme song, "Accentuate the Positive", was written by Johnny Mercer and performed by Jack Sheldon. Forty-two episodes were broadcast in the United States over two seasons from 1991 to 1993. TV Guide, Abigail Van Buren, and fans showed determination in getting ABC to continue the show for a third season before it was cancelled.

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  • Ep 1

    1.S.N.A.F.U.

    24-09-199160m

    Three soldiers return home from World War II and each is faced with his own set of problems. Two brothers in love with the same girl; race discrimination; gender discrimination in...

  • Ep 2

    2.Bedsprings

    01-10-199160m

    The Sloans try to pay Gina to leave town when they learn she's pregnant, touching off a swell of support for the widowed war bride. Jeff's anonymous love poem to his brother's swee...

  • Ep 3

    3.So All Alone

    08-10-199160m

    The Sloans fire the Davises for helping Gina. Caroline and Charlie discuss birth control. Hank and Sarah's impending wedding depresses Jeff and Ginger.

  • Ep 4

    4.Patriots

    15-10-199160m

    Mike Sloan, Sr. tries to keep the workers from organizing when union organizer Al Kahn comes to town. Jeff and Ginger date publicly, Abe plots to get his job back by bringing Gina...

  • Ep 5

    5.Holier Than Thou, Too

    29-10-199160m

    Union activity at the plant divides the town. Linda tries to talk her brother Hank out of becoming management while their mother confronts organizer Al about the danger he's brough...

  • Ep 6

    6.Toledo

    12-11-199160m

    Caroline's angry when her husband jealousy attacks Charlie over Ginger. Jeff and Ginger travel to Toldeo for a pregnancy test while Caroline strikes out at her husband by leaving t...

  • Ep 7

    7.Kids

    19-11-199160m

    Gina finds a place, unaware that it was arranged by her hated former father-in-law. Charlie tells Ginger he married the wrong woman, but continues to make plans to start a family....

  • Ep 8

    8.Man, This Joint is Jumping

    26-11-199160m

    A dance contest promising a chance at a Hollywood screentest steps up competition between Ginger and Caroline, and sends Jeff to a dance studio for lessons. It also gives Mike Sr....

  • Ep 9

    9.Splitting Hairs

    03-12-199160m

    The Sloans' tactic of hiring blacks to scare the workers into leaving the union backfires when the new employees start joining up. Hank confronts his boss over his attempt to bring...

  • Ep 10

    10.Szabo's Travels

    10-12-199160m

    Ginger sticks it out in California but Jeff heads back to Ohio. Anne crosses religious lines to date Al. The Davises go into business for themselves.

  • Ep 11

    11.Sinners Reconciled

    17-12-199160m

    Gina has her baby, which is born with a serious illness. Anne attempts to reconcile with Al via Christmas cookies.

  • Ep 12

    12.All These Things Will I Give Thee

    07-01-199260m

    Linda is tempted by an offered management position just as the workers rebel over news of Ruth Sloan's new fur. Ruth accepts Gina and the baby into her home, and Mike Sloan tells C...

  • Ep 13

    13.When It Rains, It Pours

    14-01-199260m

    Linda gets a new view of her old boyfriend, Mike Sloan Jr., when old Army buddy Bill Caswell arrives in town. The Davis family searches for a misplaced gall bladder, and Anne and A...

  • Ep 14

    14.That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles

    28-01-199260m

    Jeff departs for spring training in Florida. The Davises face discrimination in getting a loan for their business.

  • Ep 15

    15.Bad Connection

    04-02-199260m

    Jeff's worries at training camp turn him toward a sports-savvy bar owner who happens to be female. Ginger copes with an amorous boss.

  • Ep 16

    16.Getting to First Base

    18-02-199260m

    Caroline Hailey becomes a management spy, ruining the planned strike at the plant. Jeff makes the cut in camp but loses Ginger when she catches him red-handed.

  • Ep 17

    17.No Man Loyal and Neutral

    04-03-199260m

    Linda is suspected of being the management spy, and the tension over the union results in violence at the Metcalf home. Judy reunites Jeff and Ginger.

  • Ep 18

    18.First Sign of Spring

    11-03-199260m

    Sarah dies, and the Sloans beg Gina to leave the dangerous Metcalf house. Anne announces she's pregnant.

  • Ep 19

    19.At Your Age

    18-03-199260m

    Jeff's hometown debut with the Indians brings everyone out to the ballgame. Meanwhile, Hank feels alienated from his family after learning that Al will soon be part of it; Grandma...

  • Ep 20

    20.Obstinacy or Constancy?

    25-03-199260m

    Al lies to the wokers about union money, trying to pull them into a strike. Caroline tries to dissaude Charlie from participating in the strike by telling him she's pregnant. Anne...

  • Ep 21

    21.If You Want It Done Right...

    01-04-199260m

    The union goes on strike and as tensions inside the Sloan factory rise, Gina's resourcefulness keeps the situation from turning violent. Abe relents when he goes to argue with his...

  • Ep 22

    22.Spanish Moss

    08-04-199260m

    Hank moves out of the house as Anne prepares to marry Al. Charlie's growing closeness to Gina gets serious when he learns of Caroline's lies. The Davises are reluctant to accept he...

  • Ep 23

    23.Songs Unsung Are Sweetest

    15-04-199260m

    Charlie leaves Caroline when he learns she's the spy. Hank goes to his mother's wedding, Al lies to Anne about his father's acceptance of a non-Jewish bride and the Davises open th...

  • Ep 24

    24.Take My Hand

    28-07-199260m

    The Sloans refuse their son's last wish to have Gloria Davis, their black cook, sing at his funeral. Mike's Italian war bride, now a widow, confronts the girl he left behind.

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