Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1Pilot 2001-03-28 · 23 min
Michael and Jay are a loving and married couple who have three children: Junior, who wants to go to a concert to see MC Murder Death; Claire, who wants some privacy in her life; and little Kady, the cutest child in the house.
S1 · E2The Truth Hurts 2001-03-28 · 23 min
Michael suspects the family is less than truthful about certain matters. Junior gets some tattoos; Michael annoys Kady.
S1 · E3Grassy Knoll 2001-04-04 · 23 min
Jay is trying to get rid of some old clothes, so after Michael opposes to that she and him make a deal that everything that is not worn by the end of the week has to go. Meanwhile, Junior is trying to learn how to play the guitar and his friend convinces him to smoke pot. Kady gets angry at Claire for avoiding her.
S1 · E4Of Breasts and Basketball 2001-04-04 · 23 min
Michael doesn't take it well when he loses to his teenage son at basketball. Meanwhile, Claire thinks the best way to attract boys is to have bigger breasts, so she buys a padded bra, much to the dislike of Jay who punishes her for doing so.
S1 · E5Making the Grade 2001-04-11 · 23 min
Junior fakes an A in algebra while his family, not fooled by the charade, fakes a celebration. Meanwhile, Claire blackmails Junior because she had caught him red-handed forging his report card.
S1 · E6Working It 2001-04-11 · 23 min
Michael hires an attractive girl to tutor Junior in math and later regrets his actions. Also, Jay doesn't like the direction her relationship is going with Claire, who is turning into a typical teenager.
S1 · E7Snapping and Sniffing 2001-04-18 · 23 min
Jr. is having problems at school with a bully, so Michael and Jay invite his parents over to discover some of the kid's weak points. Jr. teases the kid back and Claire punches him in the nose making Jr. feel humiliated. Meanwhile, Michael tells Jay she is not around enough, and she starts to realize that when she misses Kady's first tooth and her new "smell the cushions" thing.
S1 · E8He Said, She Said 2001-04-18 · 23 min
When Jay asks Michael to spend less time watching TV and more time with the family, they both learn that their biggest problem is communication.
S1 · E9Breaking Up and Breaking It 2001-04-25 · 23 min
Michael tries to get Claire away from her new boyfriend by befriending him, but things get touchy when she dumps him. Jr. overdoes it in the bathroom.
S1 · E10A Little Romance 2001-05-02 · 23 min
Michael's promiscuous brother Ken (Keenen Ivory Wayans) comes to visit with his attractive new girlfriend, Tiara, who contrasts with the way Michael has just realized Jay appears.
S1 · E11Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow 2001-05-09 · 23 min
Michael's accountant dies suddenly, making him take a whole new perspective about his life. He buys a wig (or a hairpiece as he likes to call it) and starts to demonstrate his love for his family in a weird way. He even buys a motorcycle and an RV, in a misguided effort to live life to its fullest.
S2 · E1Mom's Away (1) 2001-09-26 · 23 min
Michael contends with multiple problems, including a positive pregnancy test, a sad six-year-old and Jr's basketball troubles.
S2 · E2Mom's Away (2) 2001-09-26 · 23 min
Jay visits her mom while Michael starts telling Kady the "story" of her birth. Meanwhile Claire's friend Charmaine is pregnant.
S2 · E3No Rules 2001-10-03 · 23 min
Michael decides to let the kids live a rule-free life, but on the condition that they do everything for themselves; including cooking and paying for their own phone calls.
S2 · E4Perfect Dad 2001-10-10 · 23 min
Fed up with Michael's parenting style, the children confront their father with a description of the ideal dad.
S2 · E5Thru Thick and Thin 2001-10-17 · 23 min
When Jay returns, Michael remains silent about her obvious weight gain. The episode builds to a dream sequence, in which Janet has a nightmare and the entire family is morbidly obese after Michael decides to grow big with her.
S2 · E6Michael's Garden 2001-10-24 · 23 min
Michael has problems in the bathroom and needs to have a colonoscopy; he has a dream that his doctor is singer Lou Rawls. Lou Rawls guest stars in an episode that takes a lighthearted but informative look at a serious problem: colon cancer. It's especially acute among African-Americans over 40 - and guess who's 40?
S2 · E7He Heard, She Heard 2001-10-31 · 23 min
Michael looks to teach Claire a lesson after she sneaks out of the house and uses Kady as an accomplice.
S2 · E8Let Them Eat Pie 2001-11-07 · 23 min
Claire, playing a dare game with Jr. and Kady, eats Michael's piece of pie. Michael's punishment: Let them eat pie (and only pie). Meanwhile, Michael offers to be the dieting Jay's "chubby buddy": He'll eat the same lo-cal food she does. Of course, he doesn't tell her that he plans to cheat.
S2 · E9Jay Gets Fired 2001-11-14 · 23 min
Jay's in for a surprise when she takes Claire and Kady to her office on Take Your Daughters to Work Day: She gets fired. After a bad business decision costs Jay her job and her self-esteem, she becomes a homemaker.
S2 · E10The Whole World is Watching 2001-11-21 · 23 min
Michael and Janet's romantic overtures are seen on the Internet after Jr. gets new computer equipment that includes a 24-hour web cam.
S2 · E11Letting Go 2001-11-28 · 23 min
Kady has acquired a hamster and Claire has a crush on a boy named Tony. Both developments pose parental challenges for Michael and Jay. The hamster dies. And Michael wishes Claire's new beau would follow suit.
S2 · E12Learning to Earn It 2001-12-12 · 23 min
Michael is thrilled when the children start their own businesses after squandering their allowances in one day.
S2 · E13Quality Time 2002-01-16 · 23 min
Marriage counselors back Michael's belief that he's entitled to some time alone after spending time with Janet, much to her dismay.