Seasons & episodes

S1 · E6Family Car 1995-07-02 · 30 min＋

In the never-ending struggle to help his son grow up, Dr. Katz suggests that if Ben had his own car, jobs--and dates--might naturally follow.

S2 · E1Bystander Ben 1995-10-15 · 30 min＋

Ben gets his 15 minutes of fame when he witnesses a crime and is quoted in the paper.

S2 · E2Real Estate 1995-10-29 · 30 min＋

Katz's ex-wife comes to visit Ben, prompting Katz to threaten to move out.

S2 · E3Glasses 1995-11-12 · 30 min＋

Dr. Katz doesn't see that he needs glasses.

Katz decides to throw an office Christmas party.

S2 · E5Bees and SIDS 1996-01-14 · 30 min＋

A bee traps Katz in his office, while his honey of a secretary offers stinging sympathy.

S2 · E6Drinky the Drunk Guy 1996-01-21 · 30 min＋

Ben thinks his dad may have a drinking problem.

S2 · E7Sticky Notes 1996-04-07 · 30 min＋

A new tenant catches Ben's eye.

S2 · E8It Takes Some Getting Used To 1996-04-14 · 30 min＋

Ben disapproves of his father's sleep-over date.

S2 · E9The Particle Board 1996-04-21 · 30 min＋

Ben and his father think they're up to building a set of shelves in the living room.

S2 · E10A Journey for the Betterment of People 1996-04-28 · 30 min＋

Ben decides he wants to help people and begins mapping out a strategy to do so.

S2 · E11Theory of Intelligence 1996-05-05 · 30 min＋

Dr. Katz piques his brain committing his theory of intelligence to paper for an adult-education class.

S2 · E12Henna 1996-05-12 · 30 min＋

Disaster does little to color Ben's penchant for samples of hair-care products.

S2 · E13ESP 1996-05-26 · 30 min＋

Ben prognosticates all over the place after watching a show on paranormal activity.

S3 · E1Monte Carlo 1996-10-06 · 30 min＋

Ben decides to go into the celebrity limo business. He moves into Katz's office to do this, which of course annoys Laura.

S3 · E2Blind Date 1996-10-13 · 30 min＋

Julie sets Katz up on a blind date with her friend Beth, who makes her own clothes. Stan put in a good word for Katz, telling Beth that Katz's nickname was ""Scootch.""

S3 · E3Fructose 1996-10-20 · 30 min＋

Katz decides to keep a bowl of fruit at the office, but it goes rotten pretty fast. He talks about it at the bar, and Stanley pronounces ""fructose"" as ""fruck-tose."" Meanwhile, Ben considers a variety of career options, after being told by his dad that he's ""pissing his life away"". He tries cake decorating and makes a cake made purely of frosting; takes up roller-skating; considers being a truck driver; and asks if there's a job for what he used to do as a kid: put on a pair of dad's pants, pull them way over his head, and stumble around the house.

S3 · E4Earring 1996-10-27 · 30 min＋

Ben wants to change his image, and he decides to get an earring, after considering developing a tic, or getting allergies, or dressing like a pirate and calling everyone Captain.

S3 · E5Koppleman and Katz 1996-11-03 · 30 min＋

While rummaging around in search of his birth certificate, Ben comes across evidence of Katz's former life: as a hippie folk singer.

S3 · E6Guess Who 1997-01-05 · 30 min＋

Katz gets Ben to play ""Guess Who,"" the old game from Ben's childhood. However, Katz accidentally sees Ben's card via the reflection in the TV, and he uses that information to win, without telling Ben that he had cheated.

S3 · E7Day Planner 1997-01-12 · 30 min＋

Katz got practically no sleep because the air conditioner ""shimmies"" and keeps him awake. He asks Ben to fix it. Then, at work, Katz realizes he's forgotten his day planner and asks Ben to find it.

S3 · E8Studio Guy 1997-01-19 · 30 min＋

Katz wants to take up recording again, because he's writing a new song. Ben is opposed to the idea, until Katz tells him he can be the producer.

S3 · E9Mourning Person 1997-01-26 · 30 min＋

92-year-old Aunt Estelle (wife of Uncle Morty) dies, and Katz is asked to give the eulogy.

S3 · E10L'il Helper 1997-02-02 · 30 min＋

Katz puts his back out while putting on his shoes, and Ben, as usual, is a wealth of help. He eventually becomes Katz's primary care-giver, though, driving him to work, carrying him into the office, and turning him over to Laura, warning her that he's heavily doped up on medication.