Episode 17: House of the Waiting Family (2003 series)


 * This article is about the episode from the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. For the similarly named episode from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, see Episode 6: A Home with a Family Waiting (2009 series).

The hobbled Elrics return to their childhood village of Resembool for the first time in over four years. As the Rockbells construct Ed's new limbs, the boys sift through the ashes they left behind. While Al comes to the fearful realization that his memories are fading, Ed visits his mother's grave, and both must redefine their views of family and home.