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25 Episodes 1986 - 1987
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 27, 1986 30 mins
Jake's nephew Don (Anthony Starke) is angry when his younger brother runs away from home---until he discovers the reason why the boy took off. Jake: Danny Thomas. Roger: Gabriel Damon. Brian: Michael DeLuise. Jan: Kim Gillingham.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 4, 1986 30 mins
Brian will do anything to get a date with a certain girl at his school---even if he has to run for the student council. Brian: Michael DeLuise. Jake: Danny Thomas. Kate: Alison McMillan. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Melinda: Tricia-Leigh Fisher. Don: Anthony Starke.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 11, 1986 30 mins
Don's insistence on installing a new dishwasher makes Jake's birthday party a total washout. Jake: Danny Thomas. Don: Anthony Starke. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Kate: Alison McMillan. Roger: Gabriel Damon.
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 18, 1986 30 mins
Jan (Kim Gillingham) wants to try to find a nice woman for Jake (Danny Thomas) so he won't be lonely. Nadine: Gretchen Wyler. Don: Anthony Starke. Maryanne: Anastasia Fielding. Roger: Gabriel Damon.
Episode 5
Sat, Oct 25, 1986 30 mins
Don and Jan decide to sell the house against everyone else's wishes. Brian: Michael DeLuise. Jake: Danny Thomas. Don: Anthony Starke. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Kate: Alison McMillan. Roger: Gabriel Damon.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 1, 1986 30 mins
Jake (Danny Thomas) and his ex-partner vie for the right to help Roger with the comedy act he's preparing for his grade-school talent night. Larry: Bill Macy. Don: Anthony Starke. Jan: Kim Gillingham.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 8, 1986 30 mins
Brian (Michael DeLuise) arranges a blind date for Uncle Jake (Danny Thomas), who is reluctant to go until he meets the woman he thinks is his date. Debbie: Eileen Barnett. Marian: Dorothy Dells. Don: Anthony Starke.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 15, 1986 30 mins
Don (Anthony Starke) is determined to get the family together for a vacation, even if it's just in a borrowed camper. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Jake: Danny Thomas. Maryanne: Anastasia Fielding. Brian: Michael DeLuise.
Episode 9
Sat, Nov 22, 1986 30 mins
Don is anxious to have Kate (Alison McMillan) invite her friend over to study---until he meets her. Don: Anthony Starke. Natasha: Martika. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Maryanne: Anastasia Fielding. Brian: Michael DeLuise.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 6, 1986 30 mins
Brian (Michael DeLuise) breaks a promise when he's forced to charge a new car battery to Jan's credit card. Jake: Danny Thomas. Don: Anthony Starke.
Episode 11
Sat, Dec 20, 1986 30 mins
Don blames Jan for losing his police precinct's championship softball game; and Jake tries to avoid taking the test to renew his driver's license. Don: Anthony Starke. Jane: Kim Gillingham. Jake: Danny Thomas. Maryanne: Anastasia Fielding. Kate: Alison McMillan.
Episode 12
Sat, Jan 3, 1987 30 mins
Don (Anthony Starke) volunteers to stand in for Jake's ailing partner, and then mistakenly believes that he's a hit. Jake: Danny Thomas. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Kate: Alison McMillan.
Episode 13
Sat, Jan 10, 1987 30 mins
Jake's lifelong dream of moving to the South Pacific is rekindled when he runs into an old friend at a funeral. Jake: Danny Thomas. Rosey: Al Ruscio. Phil: Barney Martin. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Don: Anthony Starke.
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 17, 1987 30 mins
The warm glow of the holiday season turns to a fire when Jan (Kim Gillingham) discovers that Brian's new girl friend was Don's last fling before he got married. Kate: Alison McMillan. Roger: Gabriel Damon. Jake: Danny Thomas.
Episode 15
Sat, Jan 31, 1987 30 mins
Jake's ex-vaudeville partner (Bill Macy) says he's facing critical surgery, so Jake makes the trip to visit him---even though the man's an admitted hypochondriac. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Don: Anthony Starke.
Episode 16
Sat, Feb 7, 1987 30 mins
Kate (Alison McMillan) accepts two dates for a dance she didn't even want to attend. Walter: Scott Menville. Jake: Danny Thomas. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Don: Anthony Starke.
Episode 17
Sat, Feb 14, 1987 30 mins
Don (Anthony Starke) is worried about Maryanne's boy friend---and a police check confirms his suspicions. Maryanne: Anastasia Fielding. Sam: Joey Gian. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Jake: Danny Thomas.
Episode 18
Sat, Feb 21, 1987 30 mins
Brian (Michael DeLuise) has exactly one day left to complete a 1500-word essay on a meaningful family experience---but he can't seem to find the right words. Jake: Danny Thomas. Jan: Kim Gillingham.
Episode 19
Sat, Feb 28, 1987 30 mins
Brian is reluctant about working with a tutor---until she shows up. Paige: Cady McClain. Kate: Alison McMillan. Don: Anthony Starke. Jan: Kim Gillingham.
Episode 20
Sat, Mar 14, 1987 30 mins
When Jan (Kim Gillingham) comes home with a raise, Don starts sniffing around for some way to increase his income---and decides to breed golden retrievers. Don: Anthony Starke. Jake: Danny Thomas.
Episode 21
Sat, Apr 18, 1987 30 mins
Maryanne (Anastasia Fielding) is excited about her new job as a waitress, until she finds out what a creep her new boss is. Jake: Danny Thomas. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Don: Anthony Starke. Kate: Alison McMillan. Miller: Phil Bruns. Roger: Gabriel Damon.
Episode 22
Sat, May 2, 1987 30 mins
Don and Jan plan to get away by themselves for the weekend, but one setback after another threatens their vacation. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Maryanne: Anastasia Fielding. Kate: Alison McMillan. Roger: Gabriel Damon.
Episode 23
Sat, May 9, 1987 30 mins
Don plans to convince Brian (Michael DeLuise) about the importance of an education while taking him for a ride in his squad car---but his plan backfires when Brian decides he wants to be a cop. Don: Anthony Starke. Kate: Alison McMillan. Jake: Danny Thomas. Jan: Kim Gillingham.
Episode 24
Sat, May 16, 1987 30 mins
Don and Jan (Anthony Starke, Kim Gillingham) reminisce about the past year when they get stranded in a mountain cabin. Jake: Danny Thomas. Kate: Alison McMillan.
Episode 25
Sat, May 23, 1987 30 mins
Jake (Danny Thomas) opens the house to his ex-vaudeville partner when the man's wife throws him out---but it doesn't take long before Jake throws him out, too. Collins: Bill Macy. Georgia: Mimi Cozzens. Jan: Kim Gillingham. Brian: Michael DeLuise.