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Season 1

  • S01E01 Pilot

    • August 20, 1990
    • NBC

  • S01E02 My Dad Can Beat Up Your BMW

    • September 22, 1990
    • NBC

    Garry hopes his dad will appear at his baseball team's championship game, but Helen doubts her indifferent ex will show up; Marilyn gives Susan's childhood stewardess doll to Patty.

  • S01E03 The Plague

    • September 29, 1990
    • NBC

    The kids get chicken pox.

  • S01E04 I Never Invested for My Father

    • October 6, 1990
    • NBC

    Gil volunteers to help untangle his father's finances; Patty freezes during a ballet recital.

  • S01E05 Love Stinks

    • October 13, 1990
    • NBC

    Julie walks out on Tod when she discovers he's planning the formal wedding they never had.

  • S01E06 Cards & Cars

    • October 20, 1990
    • NBC

    Gil's jealous when Max prefers to spend time with Grandpa; Helen is attracted to a housepainter who's like an older Tod.

  • S01E07 Hollow Halloween

    • October 27, 1990
    • NBC

    Gil and Karen's plans for an old-fashioned Hallowe'en make the kids feel dowdy next to their Ninja Turtled friends.

  • S01E08 Small Surprises

    • November 3, 1990
    • NBC

    Helen finds Garry kissing a girl in his room; Gil and Karen try to get rid of a pesky raccoon.

  • S01E09 Take My Parents, Please

    • November 10, 1990
    • NBC

    With the kids away, Gil and Karen anticiapte a romantic 11th anniversary—until Gil's mom shows up on their doorstep.

  • S01E10 Thanksgiving with a T that Rhymes with B that Stands for Basketball

    • November 17, 1990
    • NBC

    A Thanksgiving to remember at the Buckman house.

  • S01E11 Gil vs. the Deck

    • December 16, 1990
    • NBC

    Building an outdoor deck makes Gil a hero to Kevin—making it difficult for Gil to quit as he'd like.

  • S01E12 Fun for Kids

    • August 11, 1991
    • NBC

    Tod's stripper mother visits; Frank locks horns with Nathan over child-rearing.