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Last Man Standing Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2011 - 2012
Episode 1
Pilot
Tue, Oct 11, 201122 mins
Mike plays Cupid for Mandy by setting her up on a blind-date with Kyle, one of his employees who he thinks would be the perfect guy for her. Mike's set-up gets off track when Kyle accidentally meets Kristin. Ed announces that he's grounding Mike from their catalogue's international photo shoots.
Episode 2
Last Baby Proof Standing
Tue, Oct 11, 201122 mins
Mike is outnumbered by his wife and daughters when they all agree that baby proofing the house is a good idea. But soon Vanessa has second thoughts when she finds herself home by herself babysitting Boyd and can't release the toilet seat's complicated childproof latch.
Episode 3
Grandparents Day
Tue, Oct 18, 201122 mins
When Vanessa forces a reluctant Mike to attend Grandparents Day at their grandson Boyd's preschool, Mike manages to insult the daycare teacher and Boyd gets kicked out of school. Boyd's mom, Kristin, tells Mike that he now has to look after him, so Mike takes the two-year-old to work with him.
Episode 4
Last Halloween Standing
Tue, Oct 25, 201122 mins
Mike feels let down when his daughters aren't into celebrating Halloween with him the way they used to. He decides that his two-year-old grandson, Boyd, can be his perfect trick or treat partner. But Kristin, Boyd's mother, adamantly tells him that she doesn't want her son to go out on Halloween.
Episode 5
Co-Ed Softball
Tue, Nov 1, 201122 mins
Mike must decide which way he will vote when the all-male Outdoor Man's softball team gets a mandate to allow females to play. Also, while helping a reluctant Mandy fill out college applications, Kristin makes some decisions about her own future.
Episode 6
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Tue, Nov 8, 201122 mins
When Mandy wants to enter a contest to be on a TV modeling show, Mike intends to give her his usual "yes" -- as he does with all of his daughters' requests -- knowing that Vanessa will tell her "no." But when Vanessa insists that Mike play the bad cop this time around, he has difficulty following through.
Episode 7
Home Security
Tue, Nov 15, 201121 mins
When a neighbor's home gets broken into, Mike thinks his fists and a cabinet full of rifles are enough to keep a home intruder at bay. But Vanessa thinks otherwise and rallies the neighbors to start a Neighborhood Watch program. While Mike patrols the block, he gets wrapped up in some neighborhood gossip which gets him into hot water.
Episode 8
House Rules
Tue, Nov 22, 201122 mins
After an innocent date with Kristin, Kyle accidentally falls asleep in her bedroom. When Mike discovers this, his instinct is to take action. He establishes a new and more hard-lined set of house rules that end up causing more friction than harmony between him and his three daughters.
Episode 9
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Tue, Nov 29, 201122 mins
A new couple moves in the neighborhood and Vanessa invites them to dinner. Mike finds out they are lesbians and is initially put off. Then he hits it off as a pal to one of them, but accidentally insults her. The girls make a revenge video.
Episode 10
Last Christmas Standing
Tue, Dec 6, 201122 mins
Mike's Christmas spirit gets dampened when Ryan (Nick Jonas), the father of Kristen's baby, unexpectedly comes back to town after a long absence. Kristin's boyfriend, Kyle, also doesn't know what to make of Ryan's return. Meanwhile, Ed hires Mandy as an elf at Outdoor Man, where she tries to unionize the other elves to get better perks.
Episode 11
The Passion of the Mandy
Tue, Dec 13, 201122 mins
Mike, amazed that Mandy might finally have found a passion for something, takes her under his wing at work when she offers to start an Internet campaign to keep Ed's favorite barber shop hangout from closing. Also, an exhausted Vanessa insists that she can still take care of the household despite her hectic work schedule, until she falls asleep during her own business presentation.
Episode 12
Moon Over Kenya
Tue, Jan 3, 201222 mins
A pro-fisherman visits the store and talks of his travels. Mike wants to travel the world for work, but Vanessa is against it. Mike invites Chad to dinner to convince Vanessa how wonderful it is. But Chad realizes family life is better.
Episode 13
Take Your Daughter to Work
Tue, Jan 10, 201222 mins
Ed hires his daughter, Gabriella, as a marketing consultant which frustrates Mike. Also, Mike and Eve find a stray dog; the family attempts to get it back to its owner.
Episode 14
Odd Couple Out
Tue, Jan 17, 201221 mins
Vanessa discovers that she and Mike are no longer invited to their neighbor's parties because of something Mike said. Mike tries to make amends after Vanessa gets upset. Meanwhile, the girls try to fix Mandy's car after Eve puts a large dent in it.
Episode 15
House of Spirits
Tue, Feb 7, 201222 mins
When Vanessa gives Mike a history of their house for his birthday, they discover that a woman who once lived there over 100 years ago died upstairs. Now the family, especially Vanessa, suspects the mysterious things going on in the house are linked to the woman's ghost. Meanwhile, Ed claims to never have cash on him and keeps borrowing from the money-strapped Kyle.
Episode 16
Tree of Strife
Tue, Feb 7, 201222 mins
When the overzealous Mandy gets the chance to meet her idol, Kim Kardashian, things don't go exactly as planned, but the outcome is better than she could have ever imagined. Meanwhile, Mike doesn't want "The Man" ordering him to cut down a damaged tree on his own property and rallies the family to protest down at City Hall.
Episode 17
Adrenaline
Tue, Feb 14, 201222 mins
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart guest starts as himself, helping to promote the Outdoor Man store. His race car is stolen from the store. Kristen wants to go skydiving.
Episode 18
Baxter & Sons
Tue, Feb 21, 201222 mins
Mike's father Bud, and his brother Jim, arrive in town with thoughts of building an Outdoor Man store in a new location. Jim tries to get a loan at a bank, but ends up arguing more than requesting the loan.
Episode 19
Ding Dong Ditch
Tue, Feb 28, 201222 mins
The Baxters are constantly awakened by an early morning prankster who rings their doorbell and then runs away. When Mike catches the teen-aged boy, the kid injures himself and now his litigious father expects Mike to pay the doctor bill. Also, single working mom Kristin starts college.
Episode 20
Animal Wrongs
Tue, Mar 20, 201222 mins
Mandy's new boyfriend is an animal rights activist. Mike does not like him because he is against all that Mike believes. Ed and Kyle start a disagreement when they learn their ancestors used to be on competing families.
Episode 21
Wherefore Art Thou, Mike Baxter
Tue, Apr 10, 201222 mins
For the annual Ted's Tacklebox competition between Outdoor Man and another local sports store, Mike and Ed ask Kyle to join them. They soon find Kyle is not much of a sportsman. Mike misses Mandy's school play because of the competition.
Episode 22
This Bud's for You
Tue, Apr 17, 201222 mins
Mike's father Bud moves into town and begins working on a new Outdoor Man store. His girlfriend moves in with him. Mike is upset at his father living with a woman.
Episode 23
The Spotlight
Tue, May 1, 201230 mins
Vanessa has been volunteering a lot and gets a recognition plaque. Mike steals the spotlight and upsets Vanessa.
Episode 24
Found Money
Tue, May 8, 201230 mins
Vanessa's sister April visits and only wants to borrow money. Kristen and Kyle break up.
