Seasons & episodes
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.
S2 · E14Get Out 2002-01-23 · 23 min
Chaos erupts when Michael tries to get his always-tardy family dressed and out the door to a wedding within just 15 minutes.
S2 · E15Road Trip 2002-01-30 · 23 min
The family goes on an unpleasant road trip to Paul Revere's house, to find it closed.
S2 · E16Table for Too Many (1) 2002-02-06 · 23 min
Michael, who dislikes going out to dinner because it's always an overpriced ordeal, allows Janet to convince him to take the family to a Japanese restaurant.
S2 · E17Table for Too Many (2) 2002-02-06 · 23 min
The family goes out to eat at a Japanese restaurant. Once there, the Kyles must share a table with an incredibly annoying family, the Tylers. Michael feels like he's being ripped off at every turn; things get out of control between the two families and even the restaurant employees. The two families have been enemies ever since.
S2 · E18Double Date 2002-02-13 · 23 min
Michael agrees to let Claire go on her first date with Tony, but only on condition that it is a double date with Janet and himself.
S2 · E19Failure to Communicate 2002-02-22 · 23 min
A huge argument arises when Michael's mother and father, who have not spoken to each other in years, visit the Kyle household. Note: This episode was originally intended to air in season one, but for unknown reasons, ABC pulled back to season 2 Episode 19. Which is why Jazz Raycole portrays Claire, making this episode her very final appearance in the series.
S2 · E20Papa Said Knock You Out 2002-02-27 · 23 min
Junior asks his dad to teach him how to box so he can protect his sister's honor; Junior knocks out his dad in boxing on a lucky shot.
S2 · E21Return of the Wall 2002-03-04 · 23 min
Competitive Janet and easygoing Michael use contrasting methods to coach Kady's soccer team. Michael takes over the coaching of Jay's girls soccer team only to find his opponents are Jay's new team.
S2 · E22Working Relationship 2002-03-20 · 23 min
Jay badgers Michael into giving her a job, where she soon begins to get ideas above her station. Michael discovers that Janet's personality is not a good fit for his office, and Kady reenacts a memorable scene from `E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'.
S2 · E23Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius 2002-03-27 · 23 min
Janet and Michael are astounded when their often dim-witted son shines on an IQ test, ranking him as a genius. Junior thinks he got a 1600/1600 on his SAT's but gets it confused with a girl named Michelle Kyle. Junior got a 200/1600, even though you get 300 for spelling your name right.
S2 · E24Back Story 2002-04-03 · 23 min
When the kids tease him about getting old, Michael pretends to have hurt his back in a game of Twister so they will have to cater to his every whim.