Season 1: 2001
- Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell-Martin, George O. Gore II, Jazz Raycole, and Parker McKenna Posey appeared in all the episodes.
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Productioncode |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Andy Cadiff | Don Reo & Damon Wayans | March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28) | 101 |
| Michael Kyle has been used to having his wife at home, taking care of him and the kids. Now that Jay wants to put her college degree to work, he has trouble accepting the fact that she wants to return to work. Meanwhile, Claire gets carried away with the eyebrow tweezers. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Truth Hurts" | James Widdoes | Buddy Johnson | March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28) | 102 |
| Junior gets some tattoos. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Grassy Knoll" | Ted Wass | Adam Hamburger | April 4, 2001 (2001-04-04) | 103 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Of Breasts and Basketball" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Eunetta T. Boone | April 4, 2001 (2001-04-04) | 107 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Making the Grade" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Adam Hamburger | April 11, 2001 (2001-04-11) | 106 |
| Jr. gets an F in Algebra and forges it into an A. Claire finds out about it and soon starts to blackmail Jr. so she won't tell their parents. But Michael and Jay are smarter than that and decide to teach Jr. a lesson by "toying" with him. After numerous attempts, Janet decides to take her own action to get it out of Claire... | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Working It" | James Widdoes | Joshua Krist & Eric Lev | April 11, 2001 (2001-04-11) | 104 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Snapping and Sniffing" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | J.J. Wall | April 18, 2001 (2001-04-18) | 105 |
| Jr. is having problems at school with a bully, so Michael and Janet 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 Janet 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. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "He Said, She Said" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Erica Montolfo | April 18, 2001 (2001-04-18) | 108 |
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Jay wants Michael to quit watching TV and spend a little more time with the family - something that apparently only she wants. But Michael insists on watching a basketball game. When Jay talks to him, he doesn't pay any attention and later Jay repays the favour. When the evening comes and they are ready to go out for dinner, Jay apologizes for not paying any attention and they decide to leave the kids alone. But will they pay any attention to their parents? Note:A reference to the Cartoon Network show, The Powerpuff Girls was made during this episode. |
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| 9 | 9 | "Breaking Up and Breaking It" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Howard J. Morris | April 25, 2001 (2001-04-25) | 109 |
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Claire develops her first real crush on a boy, and Michael does everything to break them up. He takes a different approach by becoming friends with him, to the point where the boy wants to spend more time with Michael then with Claire. After Claire dumps him, Jay makes Michael dump him too. Ever since his hormones kicked in, Jr. spends most of the day in the bathroom, playing with his toy, until he "breaks" it and has to stop playing with it until it is fixed. Note: Andrew McFarlane plays Roger in this episode. Although, from "Letting Go" (season 2) onwards he will be portraying Tony Jeffers. |
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| 10 | 10 | "A Little Romance" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Don Reo & Damon Wayans | May 2, 2001 (2001-05-02) | 110 |
| Michael's brother Ken (Keenen Ivory Wayans) comes to visit and brings his newest girlfriend. Michael envies his brother because his own sex life became a little boring - Jay keeps asking for more spontaneity and Michael doesn't know what to do. Meanwhile, Claire is worried about winning a dancing contest. She's not satisfied with Jr. being the only one with trophies to show around, and despite her father's dissatisfaction with her dance moves, she manages to get a second place - which is not exactly what she hoped for. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | Don Reo | May 9, 2001 (2001-05-09) | 111 |
| Michael's accountant dies suddenly, making him take a whole new perspective about his life. He buys a wig (or a hairpiece as he like 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. |
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