
Billy Tate is the youngest of Chester's and Jessica's children and the only person in the Tate family who seems to be normal.Chester Tate, the patriarch of the Tate family, is cheating on his wife, Jessica Tate.
Benson, the butler for the Tate family, has a rivalry with Chester Tate, his employer however, he is protective of the rest of the Tate family. Season 1 (1977–78) No.įocal characters introduced in the episodeīenson ( Robert Guillaume), Chester Tate ( Robert Mandan), Jessica Tate ( Katherine Helmond), Corinne Tate ( Diana Canova), Eunice Tate ( Jennifer Salt), Billy Tate ( Jimmy Baio), The Major ( Arthur Peterson Jr.), Burt Campbell ( Richard Mulligan), Mary Campbell ( Cathryn Damon), Danny Dallas ( Ted Wass), Jodie Dallas ( Billy Crystal), Peter Campbell ( Robert Urich). The 93-episode version of the episode list is shown here, with an indication of what the episode numbers would have been in the show's original run displayed in the last column.