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22 Episodes 2001 - 2002
Episode 1
Fri, Oct 5, 2001 30 mins
Molly learns that her mother has invited a cute guy Molly wants to date to dinner. Nick: Shaun Sipos. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Mary: Julia Sweeney. Jerry: Fred Willard.
Episode 2
Fri, Oct 12, 2001 30 mins
Molly is mortified to learn that her parents are planning to appear in a local theater production of "Hair," which may include a nude scene. Meanwhile, Fred fumes over Harriet's attraction to his best friend. Abe: Alan Young. Nate: George Wyner. Nick: Shaun Sipos. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Mary: Julia Sweeney. Jerry: Fred Willard. Rick: Andrew Walker. Grant: Patrick Levis.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 19, 2001 30 mins
Molly joins the school's cheerleading squad to be closer to Nick, but making the team comes at a price---her availability to the chess club. Elsewhere, Jerry and Rick grow mustaches as father and son compete to be more attractive to women. Ben: Noah Bastian. Lauren: Meghan Ory. Tim: Jarrett Lennon. Jerry: Fred Willard. Rick: Andrew Walker. Mia: Vicki Davis.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 26, 2001 30 mins
Molly gets little help from her family as she tries to deal with her breakup with Nick---they're much too busy preparing for Halloween. Meanwhile, Harriet waits for a call back from a gentleman suitor. Lauren: Meghan Ory. Nick: Shaun Sipos. Miss Banks: Molly Hagan. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Harriet: Ellen Albertini Dow. Mary: Julia Sweeney.
Episode 5
Fri, Nov 2, 2001 30 mins
Molly celebrates her 16th birthday and endures her family's bizarre rituals, which include peculiar songs and a seafood dinner at the same restaurant where cool kids from Molly's school are hanging out. Crystal: Lindsey McKeon. Dylan: Ben Crowley. Jenna: Shonda Farr. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Jerry: Fred Willard. Mary: Julia Sweeney. Rick: Andrew Walker.
Episode 6
Fri, Nov 9, 2001 30 mins
At school, Molly finds a discarded CD with an eclectic mix of love songs on it, and she sets out to find the person who recorded it. Mary, meanwhile, is angry with Jerry but won't tell him why; and Harriet meets a mime and develops an interest in the art. Ben: Noah Bastian. Travis: Jonathan Redford. Doreen: Paige Peterson. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Jerry: Fred Willard. Mary: Julia Sweeney.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 16, 2001 30 mins
Jerry sets Molly up with a high-school senior who works in his office and has nearly the same personality traits as her dad, but the teen has her heart set on a new student from England. Meanwhile, Harriet asks Grant to teach her to play the guitar; and Rick has money problems with a bookie. Mini Jerry: Danny Strong. Prince William: Rhett Fisher. Tim: Jarrett Lennon. Jerry: Fred Willard. Harriet: Ellen Albertini Dow. Grant: Patrick Levis.
Episode 8
Fri, Dec 7, 2001 30 mins
Jerry agrees to house an exchange student from Brazil after learning that the girl plays on her country's Olympic soccer team. Meanwhile, Molly is upset that she can't go to a party with Nick because it's scheduled for the same night as a piano recital by the twins. Rosa: Sarah Shahi. Bob: Joe O'Connor. Nick: Shaun Sipos. Jerry: Fred Willard. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Mary: Julia Sweeney.
Episode 9
Fri, Dec 14, 2001 30 mins
Molly suggests that Mary get a job to shake off her blues, but her advice backfires when Mary is hired as a lunch lady at Molly's school. Meanwhile, Rick is depressed after an attractive woman turns him down for a date. Coach Ryan: Nicole Robinson. Nurse: Carole Goldman. Allison: Marisa Brown. Mary: Julia Sweeney. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Rick: Andrew Walker.
Episode 10
Fri, Jan 11, 2002 30 mins
Molly meets a cute guy outside her father's office, but soon discovers that the boy is the son of Jerry's business rival, a laser eye surgeon. Meanwhile, an attractive department-store clerk shows an interest in Grant, despite Rick's attempts to woo her. Chaz: Joe Flaherty. Lance: Scott Vickaryous. Salesgirl: Joie Lenz. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Jerry: Fred Willard. Grant: Patrick Levis.
Episode 11
Fri, Jan 18, 2002 30 mins
Molly and Grant clean out the attic during a day off from school and accidentally spill paint on their mother's wedding dress; Rick baby-sits the twins in their room, where they force their brother to participate in a humiliating tea party. Thug No. 1: Johnny Ferrara. Thug No. 2: Frank D'Amico. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Grant: Patrick Levis. Rick: Andrew Walker.
Episode 12
Fri, Feb 1, 2002 30 mins
Molly wins a chance to compete for a Dutch heritage scholarship for college, only to learn that her family isn't really Dutch. Meanwhile, Grant has trouble sleeping because of recurring romantic dreams about Mia. Mrs. Kaminsky: Debbie James. Police Officer: Tim Elwell. Judge: Joe Ochman. Anke: Stacy Reed. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Grant: Patrick Levis. Mia: Vicki Davis.
Episode 13
Fri, Feb 15, 2002 30 mins
Jerry decides to build a boat and he enlists his family's help, but the bulk of the labor falls on Rick's shoulders. Meanwhile, Molly bonds with the family of a guy she wants to date. Prince William: Rhett Fisher. Corinne: Caroline Lagerfelt. James: Alastair Duncan. Mrs. Reynolds: Darlene Kardon. Jerry: Fred Willard. Rick: Andrew Walker. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis.
Episode 14
Fri, Feb 22, 2002 30 mins
Harriet asks her family to stage a funeral for her and requests that her niece Tillie (Naomi Judd) be allowed to attend, despite a rift that exists between Tillie and Mary. While Molly arranges the gathering, Rick struggles with the eulogy his grandmother asked him to write. Suzy: Jenna Martin. Harriet: Ellen Albertini Dow. Mary: Julia Sweeney. Molly: Regan Dale Neis.
Episode 15
Fri, Mar 15, 2002 30 mins
Molly decides to run for student-body president and casts Grant in a music video to announce her candidacy. But the voters who see the tape think that Grant is the candidate, and his new popularity leads him to toss his own hat into the ring. Ben: Noah Bastian. Tim: Jarrett Lennon. Jenna: Shonda Farr. Crystal: Lindsey McKeon. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Grant: Patrick Levis. Mia: Vicki Davis.
Episode 16
Fri, Mar 22, 2002 30 mins
A baby is left in a bassinet on the Stages' porch with a note written by the mother claiming that Rick is the child's father. While Rick tries to find the woman, Molly is stuck caring for the infant and the twins compete with the new arrival for their parents' attention. Julie: Andrea Bogart. Ben: Noah Bastian. Rick: Andrew Walker. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Mary: Julia Sweeney.
Episode 17
Fri, Mar 29, 2002 30 mins
Molly visits the home of an eccentric soccer teammate and meets the girl's bizarre parents (Howard Hesseman, Susan Ruttan), whose unusual behavior rivals that of her own folks. Meanwhile, Grant inadvertently agrees to do a school paper on Jerry's life, which hasn't been too exciting. Cookie: Felicia Day. Mine: Taylor-Morgan Lewis. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Grant: Patrick Levis. Jerry: Fred Willard.
Episode 18
Fri, Apr 5, 2002 30 mins
Molly's new lab partner in science class is Nick's current girlfriend, with whom Molly soon bonds after Nick dumps the popular girl. Meanwhile, Jerry arranges to take Mary to a swing-club outing to celebrate their anniversary, not realizing that it's not a dance group but rather a spouse-swapping coterie. Lauren: Meghan Ory. Ed: Don Stark. Karen: Mimi Lieber. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Jerry: Fred Willard. Mary Stage: Julia Sweeney.
Episode 19
Fri, Apr 12, 2002 30 mins
Molly teaches Rick how to be sensitive when he starts dating a new flame (Colleen Haskell), but her efforts backfire when the woman dumps him. Meanwhile, Mary is obsessed with documenting her mother's past. Jackson: Josh Henderson. Drew: Donavan Green. Rick: Andrew Walker. Molly: Regan Dale Neis. Mary: Julia Sweeney.
Episode 20
Fri, Apr 19, 2002 30 mins
Mary enters Molly into the town's yearly Quahog Festival Pageant, which Molly doesn't even want to participate in until the teen hears someone insult Mary about her involvement in a previous competition. Meanwhile, Jerry recruits Grant to help him build a float for the festival's parade. Big Kimberly: Morgan Fairchild. Little Kimberly: Keri Lynn Pratt. Judge Parks: Jim Piddock.
Episode 21
Fri, Apr 26, 2002 30 mins
In Part 1 of a two-part episode, Molly develops feelings for her friend Ben and she considers asking him to the prom. Meanwhile, Rick learns that his name is on the deed to the Stage home and he inadvertently loses the property in a card game. Ben: Noah Bastian. Mr. Dirico: John Caponera. Molly: Reagan Dale Neis. Rick: Andrew Walker. Mia: Vicki Davis.
Episode 22
Fri, May 3, 2002 30 mins
In the conclusion of a two-part first-season finale, Molly grudgingly goes to the prom with the nerdy son of a gangster who holds the deed to the Stage home after Rick loses it in a card game. Meanwhile, the twins try to thwart Rick's attempts to attend the dance with a sexy student. Ben: Noah Bastian. Becky: Autumn Reeser. Mr. DiRico: John Caponera. Forrest: Samm Levine.