Shaky Ground

Episode 1

Honey, I Shrunk the Paycheck

Sun, Dec 13, 1992

Family man Bob Moody quits his job when he loses a promotion to a younger manager and must now break the news to his wife.

Episode 2

Fight Night

Sun, Dec 20, 1992

Bob wants to see a huge fight on pay per view cable but the fight is on the same night his wife is forcing him and their kids to go to the ballet with her parents, so Bob gets his teenage son to fake a fever so that the two of them could stay home. This surprisingly works until the cable cuts out so Bob goes down to the cable company to get it turned back on, he gets back to find a huge luau/Hawaiian style party happening in his house--apparently his co-worker got wind of Bob watching the fight and decided to invite the few dozens of people he was gonna invite to his house to Bob's house instead. Bob panics that his wife will walk in on all this happening until he realizes that his co-worker has been charging ten bucks a head for people there, he still panics but thinks he can get everyone out in the time the fight ends and the time his wife gets home. Can he?!?!?!?

Episode 3

The Amazing Chimney Boy

Sun, Dec 27, 1992 30 mins

Bob is told to wait for a guy to come over to clean out his chimney/fireplace...his wife had a coupon but when the cleaner gets there, Bob ends up getting into an argument with the guy when it turns out the job will end up costing more than the coupon had said so Bob tells him that he doesn't need the guy, Bob will do it himself. In trying to clean out the chimney himself along with his two sons, he ends up getting the younger son stuck in the fireplace (the kid went in there because he was the only one small enough or skinny enough to unclog something) Will Bob get the kid out of the chimney before his wife comes home? Worse yet, what will he do if his wife finds out what really happened? Suspense is had.

Episode 4

House Party Too

Sun, Jan 3, 1993

Bob is looking forward to his poker night out with the guys and his daughter is looking forward to it too because she's gonna use that night to throw a boy/girl party with her mom chaperoning....but when her mom runs a fever (and takes way too much cough syrup and gets a little wonky) Bob must chaperoned the party himself, while also taking care of his sick wife. Because his daughter would like him to be seen as little as possible, Bob decides that that's probably a good excuse to move the poker game to his house (specifically his kitchen, while his daughter's party take place in the living room) So we see Bob try to juggle his poker game, taking care of his wife, and handle his chaperoned duties (meaning having to buy ice and soft drinks) Meanwhile, the daughter's party is a bit of a bust with everyone being unusually quiet and reserved and so Bob tries to help out by livening things a bit by introducing them to a game called "Twister." At the end the daughter who was initially embarrassed is relieved since Bob actually did end up helping livening things up. Go Bob.

Episode 5

Pet Sematary

Sun, Jan 10, 1993

Bob's in-laws leave their dog behind when they vacation in Hawaii and when it suddenly dies, Bob could find himself in the doghouse.

Episode 6

The Scarlet Letter

Sun, Jan 17, 1993

Episode 7

Of Human Bonding

Sun, Jan 24, 1993

Episode 8

Asbestos and Costello

Sun, Feb 7, 1993

Before their broken heater can be replaced, the Moodys must contend with the cold reality of costly asbestos removal.

Episode 9

Sudden Impact

Sun, Feb 14, 1993

Bob restores a car with Russell and Carter's help, then Carter take it out for a spin.

Episode 10

Mr. President

Sun, Feb 28, 1993

Episode 11

The Tree House

Sun, Mar 7, 1993

Episode 12

Misery

Sun, Mar 21, 1993

Episode 13

School Daze

Sun, Mar 28, 1993 30 mins

When Helen goes back to school to finish her degree Bob takes on the responsibility of running the household doing her chores.

Episode 14

Love Thy Neighbor

Sun, Apr 18, 1993 30 mins

Bob's hopes at impressing a man from the office are dashed by the intrusion of his trashy neighbors.

Episode 15

Faulty Attraction

Sun, May 2, 1993 30 mins

An attractive new co-worker mistakes Bob's helpfulness as a come-on which tests his marital fidelity.

Episode 16

Toupee or Not Toupee

Sun, May 9, 1993 30 mins

Episode 17

Stayin' Alive

Sun, May 23, 1993 30 mins

Bob enrolls in a martial arts class so he can retaliate against a co-worker that threatened him in front of his family.