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22 Episodes 2001 - 2002
Episode 1
Fri, Oct 5, 2001 30 mins
In the series pilot, widowed dad Matt (Bob Saget) learns that he has to censor topics in his classroom to please his daughter Sarah, who doesn't want to hear his banter. Meanwhile, younger daughter Emily fakes being sick to get out of school. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson. Sam: Jerry Adler.
Episode 2
Fri, Oct 12, 2001 30 mins
Matt subs in Sarah's Sex Ed. class and gets a surprise when he reaches into a box filled with anonymously written questions. Meanwhile, Sam forgets where he parked his car at the mall. Sam: Jerry Adler. Matt: Bob Saget. Sarah: Kat Dennings.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 19, 2001 30 mins
Sarah gets her learner's permit and is determined to get her license, but driving lessons with her father aren't going so well. Matt's overprotective attitude eventually steers Sarah to find a different driving instructor behind his back. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Matt: Bob Saget. Sam: Jerry Adler.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 26, 2001 30 mins
Sarah and Olivia want to sneak into an R-rated film, but Matt insists that they take Emily along with them since the writers' group is coming over. But Emily has her own idea of which movie she wants to see and talks her way into the theater. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson. Olivia: Camille Guaty.
Episode 5
Fri, Nov 2, 2001 30 mins
Sarah gets invited by a popular senior to one of the hottest parties of the year, but Matt forbids her to go. Meanwhile, Emily is trying everything in her power to start a kids' version of the book of world records. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson. Matt: Bob Saget.
Episode 6
Fri, Nov 9, 2001 30 mins
Matt gets upset when Sarah blows off family game night, so he buys tickets to a Limp Bizkit concert in order to spend more time with her. Matt: Bob Saget. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 16, 2001 30 mins
Sarah is in a predicament as the director of the school play when she casts two people for the same part. Matt deals with not knowing how to fire the housekeeper. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Josh: Ben Indra. Brad: Erik Van Detten.
Episode 8
Fri, Dec 7, 2001 30 mins
Sarah wants her own room after she finds out that Emily and her friend Henry broke into Sarah's diary. With her privacy at stake, Sarah is determined to convince her father that a new room would curb the sisters' fighting. Sam: Jerry Adler. Emily: Brie Larson. Sarah: Kat Dennings.
Episode 9
Fri, Dec 14, 2001 30 mins
Teacher evaluation day is here and the staff makes a contest of their reviews. Matt figures he's a shoo-in to win (again), but he just taught his class about irony and the students decide to put the lesson to use by playing a trick on the English teacher. Matt: Bob Saget. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson.
Episode 10
Fri, Jan 11, 2002 30 mins
Sarah has a date with the new transfer student at school, but when Matt finds out, he tells her confidential information that could start gossip. Meanwhile, Emily and Sam lose Matt's prized Ted Williams baseball card. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Jared: Riley Smith. Sam: Jerry Adler.
Episode 11
Fri, Jan 18, 2002 30 mins
Matt goes out with an attractive author who spoke to his English class, but Emily has a hard time with her dad dating. Meanwhile, Sam goes to Bulk Brothers and buys too many household goods. Emily: Brie Larson. Nina: Lisa Locicero. Sam: Jerry Adler.
Episode 12
Fri, Jan 25, 2002 30 mins
Matt is having a hard time at home when Sarah keeps defying her curfew and Emily wants to go buy a training bra. Meanwhile, he has a fight with Sam after the older man goes on a date and doesn't come home until the next morning. Sam: Jerry Adler. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson.
Episode 13
Fri, Feb 1, 2002 30 mins
Matt's former student (Rich Cronin of LFO) makes a splash with the student body when he returns to visit his old school, until Sarah finds out that he plagiarized her dad's work. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson. Matt: Bob Saget.
Episode 14
Fri, Feb 15, 2002 30 mins
Sarah is so upset that she doesn't have a date for the winter formal that her grades in math are slipping, so Matt hires an algebra tutor who may hold the solution to more than one problem. Adam: Samm Levine. Olivia: Camille Guaty. Travers: Andy Kindler.
Episode 15
Fri, Feb 22, 2002 30 mins
For Sam's birthday, Sarah decides to give him a surprise present: his long-lost daughter Debbie (Deana Carter). But the reunion proves to be a little bumpy since Debbie and Sam aren't talking. Sam: Jerry Adler. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson.
Episode 16
Fri, Mar 22, 2002 30 mins
Sarah decides that she wants to take a job at the skating rink, but Matt wants her to work in the Attendance Office at school. Meanwhile, Sam gets a new gadget that's supposed to help him stay organized. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Matt: Bob Saget. Sam: Jerry Adler.
Episode 17
Fri, Apr 5, 2002 30 mins
Matt offers to take the vice principal to a wedding after her boyfriend dumps her, and to his surprise he has a great time. Unfortunately, Sarah seems to have a problem with how Matt's date turns out. Liz: Tembi Locke. Matt: Bob Saget. Sarah: Kat Dennings.
Episode 18
Fri, Apr 12, 2002 30 mins
Sarah throws a dinner party for her friends, but she gets upset when the guy she asked to be her date brings a date of his own. Meanwhile, Matt and Sam take a trip to Fenway Park to remember one of Sam's former baseball friends. Sam: Jerry Adler. Jared: Riley Smith. Alison: Courtney Peldon.
Episode 19
Fri, Apr 19, 2002 30 mins
Matt finds out about Sarah's plan to get her current crush, Jared, to go on a date with her, and decides to meddle in her business. Back at the Stewart house, the sound of the neighbor's barking dog is grating on everyone's nerves. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Jared: Riley Smith. Emily: Brie Larson.
Episode 20
Fri, Apr 26, 2002 30 mins
Sarah is in a bind when a girl in her math class wants to cheat off her test. The teen says no, but her refusal could lead to a fight. Meanwhile, Emily and her friend Marvin (Lil' Romeo) learn a few card tricks. Edie: Willa Ford. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Emily: Brie Larson. Sam: Jerry Adler.
Episode 21
Fri, May 3, 2002 30 mins
Sarah decides that she wants to get a nose job after she starts comparing herself to the prettiest girl in school. So she devises a plan to hide the surgery from her disapproving dad, who refuses to sign the consent forms. Sarah: Kat Dennings. Matt: Bob Saget. Sam: Jerry Adler.
Episode 22
Fri, May 10, 2002 30 mins
Sarah contemplates taking her relationship with Jared to a new level after he tells her he is spending the summer with his dad in sunny California. Back at the Stewart house, Matt decides to go on a weekend getaway with Nina (Lisa Locicero). Jared: Riley Smith. Emily: Brie Larson.