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Season 1

  • S01E01 Moving In

    • March 5, 1993
    • NBC

    Dolores' oldest son, Marcus, is depressed because he must repeat the ninth grade, but Cathy cheers him up.

  • S01E02 Men Don't Dance

    • March 12, 1993
    • NBC

    Marcus meets a cute girl in Julie's ballet class and joins the class to be close to her. Embarrassed, he tries to keep his dancing activities a secret from the family.

  • S01E03 Back to Nature

    • March 19, 1993
    • NBC

    Cathy invites Dolores and her sons to her family's nice cabin in the woods, but the woods and the cabin turn out to be a nightmare.

  • S01E04 A Little Romance

    • March 26, 1993
    • NBC

    Marcus tells his girlfriend that they can date other people but is angry when she spends an evening with Darren. Nikki is reunited with an old boyfriend who has lost his sexy physique. Cathy gets drunk at a party.

  • S01E05 The Suit

    • April 2, 1993
    • NBC

    Darren must attend an honorary banquet for winning an essay contest. Cathy teaches him the social graces, but he learns too well, inventing an impressive family background to make a good impression and belittling the memory of his father.

  • S01E06 Shop 'till You Drop

    • April 9, 1993
    • NBC

    Nikki gets a job in a dress shop and spends more on clothes for herself than she can pay for on her salary.

  • S01E07 My Brother's Keeper

    • April 16, 1993
    • NBC

    Dolores thinks she has a second problem child when Marcus lets Darren take the blame for a dangerous prank.

  • S01E08 The Gospel Truth

    • April 23, 1993
    • NBC

    Dolores wants to enter a gospel competition. Her sons refuse to sing with her and Julie has a panic attack, so Cathy becomes her singing partner.

  • S01E09 Give Peace a Chance

    • April 30, 1993
    • NBC

    Marcus and Darren quarrel with a bully at school. Trouble really starts when Cathy punches the bully's father.

  • S01E10 The Love Connection

    • May 7, 1993
    • NBC

    Dolores begins dating a handsome football coach. But Darren and Marcus are upset because he is their strict physical education teacher.

  • S01E11 We Are Family, Not

    • May 14, 1993
    • NBC

    Cathy's plans to have the entire household spend time together at home meet with resistance from the others.

  • S01E12 Anatomy of a Fight

    • May 21, 1993
    • NBC

    Cathy and Dolores quarrel at work. Marcus and Nikki decide to keep them angry at each other so they won't attend Parents' Night at school and learn about their children's misbehavior.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Turnabout Dance

    • September 21, 1993
    • NBC

    Marcus overlooks other girls to get the most popular one to ask him to the dance. Meanwhile the mothers are going to be escorts for the dance.

  • S02E02 Letter to the President

    • September 28, 1993
    • NBC

    Cathy gets in trouble after writing a letter to the President of the United States.

  • S02E03 Faking the Grade

    • October 5, 1993
    • NBC

    Marcus tries to fake his report card grades.

  • S02E04 Old Car

    • October 12, 1993
    • NBC

  • S02E05 Do the Fright Thing

    • October 19, 1993
    • NBC

    During a Halloween party at home, Dolores gets stuck in a box while helping Cathy perform a magic trick.

  • S02E06 Not With My Sister

    • November 2, 1993
    • NBC

    Marcus admires his new friend, ""Smoke,"" for his sexual exploits, until Smoke decides his next conquest will be Nikki.

  • S02E07 Reach for the Stars

    • November 23, 1993
    • NBC

    When Cathy loses her job, Dolores believes the way to end Cathy's depression is for her to meet her idols, The Temptations.

  • S02E08 Pinball Wizard

    • December 7, 1993
    • NBC

    Marcus gambles away his money playing pinball and Cathy must try to win it back.

  • S02E09 The Pit Stop

    • December 14, 1993
    • NBC

    Cathy, Dolores and Julie help Nikki with her job at a fast food restaurant when Marcus and Darren undermine her efficiency.

  • S02E10 The Penthouse

    • December 21, 1993
    • NBC

    Cathy, Dolores and her boyfriend, Wes, are forced to hide on the balcony of a corporate apartment when Wes' married boss unexpectedly arrives with a girlfriend.

  • S02E11 Sell It Like It Is

    • January 8, 1994
    • NBC

    When Cathy invests her life savings in a ""miracle"" product, Dolores is suspicious. Marcus borrows a camera to video embarrassing family incidents for a TV show.

  • S02E12 In the Driver's Seat

    • January 15, 1994
    • NBC

    When Marcus fails to pass his driving test, Dolores is convinced he'll steal her car to take a girl out on a date.

  • S02E13 A Life in the Theater

    • January 22, 1994
    • NBC

    When Darren and Marcus' girlfriend, Yolanda, are cast in the lead roles in the school play, Marcus gets jealous. Cathy is romantically interested in the drama teacher, Niles.

  • S02E14 It Takes a Thief

    • January 29, 1994
    • NBC

    When Cathy's purse is stolen, Marcus and Darren impersonate girls in order to trap the thief.

  • S02E15 The Rich Guy

    • February 12, 1994
    • NBC

    After Dolores stops dating her boyfriend, Wes, she meets a billionaire and must choose between love or money.

  • S02E16 Three Days of the Condo

    • May 28, 1994
    • NBC

    When Marcus wants to move out on his own, Dolores puts him in the garage.

  • S02E17 Teacher's Pest

    • June 4, 1994
    • NBC

    Marcus plays practical jokes on substitute teacher Cathy.

  • S02E18 Just Say No

    • June 11, 1994
    • NBC

    Cathy tries to discourage an infatuated suitor.

  • S02E19 My Brilliant Career

    • June 18, 1994
    • NBC

    Dolores' cousin Herbert comes to Chicago to become a professional boxer -- until Cathy discovers that he is also a talented cellist.