In the second-season finale, Mandy gets into two colleges and selects a party school. Meanwhile, Kristin takes stock of her life and runs into an old coworker who's found success; and Eve's neighbor assists her with her junior ROTC contest.
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The Fight
Season 2, Episode 17
Bill McKendree taunts Mike and his family at a baseball game, and Ryan impresses Mike with how he handles the situation. Elsewhere, Mandy is deprived of modern technology, so she resorts to using an old ham radio and makes some faraway friends.
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Mike gets Eve a private soccer coach, whom all the Baxter women find handsome and charming.
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Mike plays mind games with Mandy after he sees her sneaking into the house following a late night out with Kyle. Elsewhere, Kristin doesn't want her son to know that she's dating his dad again.
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Outdoor Man celebrates Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show with a skit directed by Mike, featuring Ed and Eve in starring roles. Meanwhile, Mandy flirts with Kyle, who remains unaware of her interest in him.
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Mike discovers that Boyd's last name has been changed and is no longer Baxter. Meanwhile, the Baxter gals revive their old singing group and make a Valentine's Day music video, which they hope will go viral.
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Mike gives a job to Mandy's new beau, the star quarterback at her school, and Mandy soon realizes he's not a star off the field when he displays a poor work ethic. Meanwhile, Kristin is confused about her relationship with Ryan.
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Patriotic Mike hangs his prize U.S. flag in the yard, inspiring 14-year-old Eve to contemplate enlisting in a Junior ROTC program, which doesn't quite fly with her mother. Later, an encounter with a female soldier at a VFW leaves a mark on the aspiring young servicemember.
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The Help
Season 2, Episode 10
The Baxters' hiring of a new housekeeper brings with it questions of immigration, which ultimately lead Ed to check the green-card status of employees at Outdoor Man. Meanwhile, Kristin comes up with a clever moneymaking plan.
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Mike informs Outdoor Man's longtime architect that he may lose his job to a youthful, pretty replacement. Meanwhile, Vanessa gets a promotion at work, but she worries that it was based on beauty and not merit.
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Bullying
Season 2, Episode 8
Eve gets suspended for calling a classmate a bad name, and Mike is shocked the school classifies this as bullying. Elsewhere, Ryan finds employment, and then he purchases a motorcycle, which disappoints Kristin.
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Mike wants to give Vanessa a stress-free holiday without their daughters and grandson, so he tries to send the kids away for Christmas. Meanwhile, Ed goes turkey hunting and shoots a bald eagle by mistake.
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Mike brings home a duck he hunted, but Kristin objects to exposing Boyd to such violence. Boyd then refuses to eat meat, prompting Mike to help his grandson understand the circle of life.
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After Vanessa's disastrous presentation at career day, Eve insists that her mother resign from her environmentally irresponsible company. Mike defends Vanessa, but Eve won't back down.
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Vanessa's loyalty to Ed's ex-wife surprises Mike, who doesn't think Ed should reconcile with his ex. Elsewhere, Mandy wants to work with Kristin at the diner so she can earn money for a school trip, but Kristin is hesitant to put in a good word for her.
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Mike and Vanessa clash over what to tell their neighbors regarding a vandalized car. Meanwhile, Eve gets drunk at a party after her parents refuse to allow her to quit the soccer team.
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Boyd is reprimanded at school for playing dodgeball, so Mike starts an underground dodgeball club for the local kids—even though Kristin agrees with the school on this matter.
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Voting
Season 2, Episode 1
In the second-season opener, Mandy prepares to vote in her first presidential election, and Mike and Kristin try to sway her vote in opposite directions.
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On the first-season finale, Vanessa's sister visits the Baxters, and Mike assumes she wants a loan. Meanwhile, Kristin and Kyle end their relationship, and Kyle worries about how Mike will take the news.
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Vanessa is acknowledged for her volunteer efforts, but her good news is overshadowed by Mike, who then tries to remedy the situation. Meanwhile, Eve becomes apprehensive about starting high school; and Ed wants to use Mike as a model for an Outdoor Man figurine.
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Mike's dad moves to town to begin building the new store, and Vanessa worries about Mike's health, fearing his father may unintentionally raise Mike's already-elevated blood pressure.
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Outdoor Man hosts its annual employee sports contest, and Mike and Ed reconsider including Kyle on their team, fearing he'll hurt their chances of winning. Elsewhere, Vanessa attempts to clarify her unenthusiastic comments about her daughters' hobbies.
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Mandy dates an animal-rights supporter, who doesn't see eye to eye with hunting enthusiast Mike. Elsewhere, Kyle and Ed bond over their newly discovered shared heritage.
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A teenage prankster gets hurt on the Baxter's property, and the Baxters get a bill for his injuries. Meanwhile, Kristin's busy schedule gets more challenging when she begins taking college courses.
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Mike's father and brother arrive in town and want to bid on constructing a new Outdoor Man store, reigniting a sibling rivalry between the brothers. Meanwhile, the girls help their grandfather enter the world of online dating.
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Adrenaline
Season 1, Episode 17
Tony Stewart does publicity for Mike's store, making Mike nostalgic for his days working on the road. Meanwhile, Vanessa questions whether she's lost her adventurous spirit since becoming a mother.
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Mandy is thrilled by the opportunity to meet Kim Kardashian. Meanwhile, Mike fights city hall when he's ordered to remove a damaged tree on his lawn.
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Vanessa thinks her house is being haunted by a former occupant who passed away inside the home. Elsewhere, Kyle keeps lending money to Ed, who claims he doesn't carry cash.
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Vanessa blames Mike for their lack of party invitations, so he attempts to be friendlier and agrees to attend a neighbor's dinner party. Elsewhere, Eve damages Mandy's car while driving without a license.
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Ed hires his daughter to replace Mike as Outdoor Man's new marketing consultant.
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Vanessa fears that Mike would like to travel more for work, now that he spends more time at home. Meanwhile, Mandy decides to become a vegan, but Kristin and Eve believe it is just another one of her passing phases.
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Mike brings Mandy to work with him when she tries to save Ed's favorite barber shop through an Internet campaign and he's excited that she's found a passion for something; and Vanessa falls asleep at her own business presentation.
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Boyd's father, played by Nick Jonas, returns unexpectedly, which troubles Mike and Kyle; and Mandy is hired by Ed to be an elf at the shop, and she organizes the other elves to demand perks.
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Mike meets his lesbian neighbors and learns he has a lot in common with one of them; and Mandy discovers that her boyfriend lied to her, and she gets Kristin and Eve to help her make a special music video to get revenge.
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Mike sets new house rules for his daughters after Kyle innocently falls asleep in Kristin's bedroom after a date.
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A neighbor's home is invaded, prompting Vanessa to organize a neighborhood watch, which bothers Mike, who thinks firearms and fists are the answer to the problem.
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Vanessa asks Mike to be the one who says "no" to Mandy when she wants to try out for a modeling show, since he usually says "yes" to his daughters for everything.
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Mike's softball team must decide whether to allow women to play; and Mandy fills out college applications while her parents try to persuade her about which college to choose.
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Mike sneaks Boyd out of the house on Halloween to go trick-or-treating, even though Kristin has told him she's against it.
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Mike gets Boyd expelled from day care when he insults the teacher on Grandparents Day, and now he has to look after Boyd; and Vanessa tries to look younger when a grandmother at the day care thinks they're the same age.
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Mike reluctantly agrees to baby proof the house at the request of the rest of his family, but then they realize they may have been overzealous with their safety precautions. Meanwhile, Mike finds Mandy a pizza-delivery job.
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Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1
Manly man Mike Baxter decides to spend more time at home with his three daughters when, in the opener, his time on the road creating a catalog as marketing director for a sporting-goods store is reduced and his wife gets a promotion.
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Manly man Mike Baxter (Tim Allen) decides to spend more time at home with his three daughters when, in the opener, his time on the road creating a catalog as marketing director for a sporting-goods store is reduced and his wife gets a promotion. One of his first duties is to baby-proof the house.
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