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NBC · Ended
Grandpa Goes to Washington
Drama, Comedy · 1978
Last aired: S1 E11, The Union Boys · 1979-01-15
The series, set in Washington, D.C., follows the political adventures of Joe Kelley, a former professor of Political Science who is now a U.S. Senator, as he tries to practice what he once preached -- honest government.
Season 1
E1
Pilot
1978-09-06 · 60 min
Retired political-science professor Joe Kelley is persuaded to run for the Senate.
E2
Birthday Party
1978-09-18 · 60 min
Tax-conscious Kelley attacks a $27,000 birthday party for the President's daughter.
E3
Kelly Inherits Tony
1978-09-25 · 60 min
Kelley defends a civil servant fired for living with her boy friend; and Kevin Jr. rejects a military career.
E4
Kelly at the Bat
1978-10-02 · 60 min
Kelley goes to bat for Kevin Jr.'s baseball team after a developer retracts his offer of a playing field.
E5
Kelly's Best Friend
1978-10-23 · 60 min
An executive whose company may be shut down because of pollution violations pays his old friend Kelley a visit.
E6
The Senator's Widow
1978-10-30 · 60 min
Politics help motivate Kelley to show the ropes to a new colleague, a widow appointed to fill out her husband's term.
E7
The Leak
1978-12-04 · 60 min
Mention of a potentially lethal car defect is deliberately left out of a report to Kelley's transportation committee.
E8
A Star is Dead
1978-12-11 · 60 min
Red tape entangles Kelley's staff when they try to restore benefits to a woman mistakenly declared dead.
E9
The Red Hot Gift
1978-12-22 · 60 min
A gift Rolls-Royce in the Kelleys' driveway appears to be a bribe.
E10
Grace
1979-01-08 · 60 min
Kelley is absorbed in a fight to defeat a bill when an old friend comes to visit.
E11
The Union Boys
1979-01-15 · 60 min
Kelley tries to rid a union of a corrupt boss.
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Jack Albertson
Sen. Joe Kelly
