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Still Standing Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Still Negotiating
Mon, Sep 22, 200330 mins
Judy is upset because Lauren is taking all easy classes like basic math instead of algebra in high school and she's afraid that she won't get into college. When Linda comes to dinner, Judy vents her frustrations about Lauren to her, and Linda says that in her psychology class she's learned that the best way to deal with a teen is to negotiate with her. Judy scoffs at Linda's suggestion and forces Lauren to take algebra, but Lauren is not even trying and Judy is tired of fighting with her. Bill decides to go to her room and be "Big Angry Guy" to scare her into straightening up, but she ends up laughing at him. Judy thinks she should try to negotiate with Lauren, and Bill suggests that they trick Lauren, telling her that if she sticks with algebra, they'll give her something, keeping it vague, like respecting her privacy. Judy is all for it, so they negotiate with her, using that. Lauren agrees to the verbal agreement. Linda asks if the agreement is in writing and when the answer is no, she tries to get a written contract. Brian finds out about it and says the agreement is too vague, so a real negotiation is established: if she sticks with algebra she gets privacy, and if she washes the dishes she gets phone privileges, and she can study in her room with her friends with the door closed. Judy is happy because Lauren does the dishes without having to be asked and they're not fighting. Problems arise when Lauren brings Jason home to help her with algebra and they will be in her room. Judy is OK with it but Bill is totally against it. Lauren and Bill get into a fight, resulting in Bill ripping her door off its hinges. They talk about terminating the contract until Judy puts a stop to it. Lauren's door is put back into place and Judy finds out that Lauren has Jason doing her homework for her. Bill finally finds a way to get Lauren to keep taking algebra and actually putting effort into it.
Episode 2
Still Driving
Mon, Sep 29, 200330 mins
Bill tries to spend more father/son time with Brian by teaching him how to drive.
Episode 3
Still the Bad Parents
Mon, Oct 6, 200330 mins
Judy gets involved with the PTA at school and Brian starts growing up.
Episode 4
Still Our Kids
Mon, Oct 13, 200330 mins
After complaining that Bill and Judy never give them money, Brian and Lauren get jobs. Brian connects more with his new boss than he ever did with Bill. Now that she is babysitting, Lauren does more for that family than she ever did at home, upsetting Judy.
Episode 5
Still Got It
Mon, Oct 20, 200330 mins
Brian is happily decked out in his new cheerleader sweater, but Lauren is bummed: she used to be popular, but in high school she's no longer getting accepted into anything she auditions for, most recently the autumn dance show. Not wanting Lauren to resort to going back to the clarinet, Judy drags Bill to visit the new dance teacher: Madelyne, a former classmate with whom Bill had a passionate summer fling 20 years ago. Following this happy reunion, Lauren gets a small part in the school play. Coincidence? Bill doesn't think so, not with a note from Madelyne asking for help backstage, a comment about a lot of catching up to do, and an offer of chili and beer at her house at night. Bill avoids going to Madelyne's--and Lauren's monologue is cut from the show. Still a coincidence? Being told something of their past relationship, Judy immediately sends Bill back to flirt with Madelyne for Lauren's sake, and Lauren ends up with a bigger role in the show. All a coincidence? Maybe, but will several revelations of that "Free Pass" summer, as Judy proclaims it, bring down the curtain on Lauren's stage career?
Episode 6
Still Shoplifting
Mon, Oct 27, 200330 mins
Lauren is starting to hang around with new friends: Caitlin, Amber, and Jenna. She's also quit choir, and Becca is no longer her best friend. At the mall with her new friends, Lauren is accused of shoplifting a bracelet. She denies it, saying she was trying it on and forgot about it. Bill wants to give her the benefit of the doubt, but Judy is convinced that she did it--because she did the same thing at Lauren's age. When Bill and Judy are going out, Judy goes to Lauren's room to borrow some lipstick and finds an MP3 player under her bed, the one Lauren had asked for money for but they couldn't give it. When they confront her about it, she says she has no idea how it got there, which convinces Bill that she lied about the bracelet and stole the MP3 player. They ground her for one month and she must return the MP3 player and apologize for stealing it. But did she really steal it? Meanwhile, Linda wants to use Tina in an experiment for her psychology class.
Episode 7
Still Our Little Boy
Mon, Nov 3, 200330 mins
As Bill's 40th birthday approaches, plans formulate over how to celebrate it, including Lauren and Tina baking him a cake. Brian, meanwhile, is clearly going through some personal issues. His sudden reek of cologne forces Bill to have a private talk with him (as much as his nose can bear). Boys develop at different rates, and Brian has been trying to atone for skipping showers after gym class due to embarrassing male endowment issues that leave him noticeably different from his male peers. Bill advises taking later showers to avoid being noticed, which Brian happily accepts but which then makes him consistently late for subsequent classes. Hearing about Brian's resent tardiness, Judy steps in, insisting Bill share with her what his recent talk with Brian was about. From there on out everyone learns of Brian's secret, producing trust issues with Brian over Bill's disclosure of their private man to man talk. To make up for it, Bill shares with Brian his own most embarrassing secret about his personal past, unaware of the roomful of hidden people ready to jump out and yell surprise for his birthday.
Episode 8
Still Interfering
Mon, Nov 10, 200330 mins
Bill and Judy intentionally and unintentionally interfere with Brian and Lauren's personal lives. After it backfires, they try to fix their mistakes.
Episode 9
Still Dreaming
Mon, Nov 17, 200330 mins
Lauren writes a paper on her role model, Aunt Linda; Judy feels unfulfilled because she's not the creative type; Bill makes an effort to stop insulting Linda.
Episode 10
Still Believing
Mon, Nov 24, 200330 mins
During a potluck at Lauren's boyfriend's house, Bill and Judy unknowingly buy tickets to his parents' church production of Godspell. They lie to get out of going, then run into the dad on their way to Ozzfest.
Episode 11
Still Christmas
Mon, Dec 15, 200330 mins
It would be the year to have Christmas dinner at Judy's parents' house except they go on a cruise, leaving Judy to think she can finally start some traditional Miller Family Holiday Dinners at her own home for change, but she doesn't count on Bill's mom using emotional blackmail on him to move the feast to her apartment instead. Meanwhile, Linda decides to help the downtrodden over the holidays by putting an ugly duckling from work through a makeover; and several unfortunate incidents keep Tina traumatized about Santa Claus.
Episode 12
Still Responsible
Mon, Jan 5, 200430 mins
Judy fakes being sick so her mom will take care of the daily tasks around the house; when Bill discovers her secret, he decides to join her in the deception.
Episode 13
Still Narcing
Mon, Feb 2, 200430 mins
Brian is the high-school basketball team's statistician and believes that they're his friends. While picking up the team, who are all very drunk, Bill finds out that they call Brian "Jeeves", short for "Jeeves Our Helper Monkey" and made him their errand boy and chauffeur. Bill angrily lets all the players' parents know that they're drunk. While talking to Brian, Bill and Judy learn that being named "Jeeves" is no big deal and that being an errand boy has its perks. But now they've changed the nickname to "Narc" and he's no longer the statistician but demoted to the team mascot, "Coogie." Bill talks to the team and takes responsibility for getting them into trouble with their parents and says that Brian wants to be statistician again. He also suggests that Brian and the family van can help the team prank their rival, Hancock Magnet School. Then Bill tells the coach about the prank and gets the team into more trouble and they nickname Bill "Suck" and keep calling Brian "Narc." The next day, Bill and Judy get a call from the coach, who accuses Brian of pulling the prank against Hancock. Meanwhile, Linda dumps "needy" boyfriend Pete and pawns him off on one of her co-workers, then gets jealous when things go well with the new couple.
Episode 14
Still Bill's Dad
Mon, Feb 9, 200430 mins
Bill's father visits.
Episode 15
Still Flirting
Mon, Feb 16, 200430 mins
Bill flirts with a gorgeous server at an exclusive restaurant in town, making Judy upset enough to trick him.
Episode 16
Still Groping
Mon, Feb 23, 200430 mins
Much to Bill's delight, his mother Louise has a new man in her life: Johnny. Bill's happy since he doesn't have to drive Louise on errands or take her shopping anymore and can be at home relaxing on "Couchy" (the family's couch: his words). But after Bill and Judy meet him at a Chinese restaurant and later for dessert at their place, Judy isn't sure about him, thinking that Johnny grabbed her butt. Unsure if she should tell Bill and Louise, she confides in Linda, and Bill eventually finds out. Judy decides that since everyone will be at her and Bill's house for Louise's birthday, she will make herself very tempting for Johnny to want to do it again by wearing her best pants that will show her butt off, with Linda ready to witness it. Meanwhile, Brian and Tina are wrapping their grandmother's gift, leaving Lauren in a bind. She didn't get her "Nana" a gift, so she declares she'll come up with a poem "from her heart" (she says) by that evening.
Episode 17
Still Parading
Mon, Mar 1, 200430 mins
The Miller family prepares to participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade. Brian and his friends Donald and Hakim are designing and building a float; watching in dismay, Bill wishes that Brian were more like Fitz's son Scotty, captain of the high-school baseball team. When Donald must rush Hakim home, Judy suggests that Bill help Brian out with the float and be more involved in his life and interests. Bill just recruits Scotty to help Brian, who discovers that Scotty is gay--when Scotty asks him out. Brian tells Bill and Judy, and Bill tries to figure out how to break it to Fitz; Judy objects, saying that Scotty should be the one to tell him. When Fitz suddenly drops by, Judy, thinking Bill told him about Scotty, blurts it out instead. They find out that Fitz already knew and has accepted the fact that Scotty is gay. Bill sees this as a "wake-up call" to be part of Brian's life, decides to help him out, but he makes matters worse when he makes some changes to the float that damage it. In the end, Bill and Brian together find a way to fix the problem: doing it Brian's way. Meanwhile, Lauren and Judy are practicing Irish step-dancing for the parade, but Judy isn't very good at it and Lauren tries to get someone else to break the bad news to her, but everyone else refuses so she's stuck with blurting it out. Judy is puzzled, remembering past times of being one of the best out there on the dance floor. Eventually, she and Linda realize why. (Hint: During all this, Tina has had a cold, but she actually loves the medicine she's given.)
Episode 18
Still Stressing
Mon, Mar 22, 200430 mins
Brian panics because the PSATs are coming and when he did a practice test, Hakim did better. He wants to get a tutor, but his parents can't afford one. Judy suggests that he get a job to pay for it--and he works at Berensen's with Bill. He's assigned to clean the stockroom, which he does quickly and efficiently, which upsets Mack and Fitz because they think they might need to work harder. Brian is constantly worrying about doing a good job and about the PSATs, so Bill teaches Brian to relax and stop worrying about things. Brian starts to relax, then gets too relaxed and considers skipping the PSATs. Judy is upset with Bill because of this--he will regret skipping the PSATs. Bill tells Brian that if he has an opportunity to better himself, he should take it. Brian points out that they used a stockroom bulletin-board announcement about a management test as a hockey puck instead of thinking about trying out. Bill has no desire to take the test because the promotion means more stress, work for just a little more money, and the test will be next week. Judy says she will help Bill study for it; he needs to take it to set a good example to Brian--he'll be the successful one. Lauren and Tina hear this and Lauren is insulted. Bill and Judy go through Bill's employee handbook to study, but find it boring and are easily distracted. Bill starts to study on his own and Brian decides what to do about the PSATs. Meanwhile, Linda's new boyfriend Kevin shows up with his son Jordan, so she invites Lauren along so they can double-date.
Episode 19
Still the Man
Mon, Apr 19, 200430 mins
Boyfriend issues lead to man issues: Lauren plays basketball to be with Robbie, a boy who accuses her of cheating when she regularly bests him on the court; meanwhile, Linda attends AA meetings just to be near Danny W., her latest interest. Judy, having just given the family car an oil change, explains that men don't like women who can do everything better--unlike Bill. At hearing this, Bill explains that he "gives" Judy some of the "lesser" man duties. Even so, Bill feels the need to prove his manliness for a change and answers Tina's call to kill a spider in her room--demolishing her dollhouse in the process. He says he'll fix it himself, but winds up having trouble and enlisting Brian's aid. He eventually gives up and heads to Tiny Town with Brian to shop for a new dollhouse, only to find that Judy had already been there and purchased an exact replica. Bill defiantly turns back to repairing the doll house. Seeing Lauren let Robbie beat her at basketball and Robbie become a swelled-headed jerk about it, Bill warmly tells her to be herself from now on and beat him. She agrees, since it's more work pretending to be less capable.
Episode 20
Still Hangin' Out
Wed, May 5, 200430 mins
Ted and Kathy Halverson have turned their basement into what he calls "Teen Scene," where the kids can hang out and play games. To respect the kids' privacy, they have installed a Parent Bell, which they ring as they shout "parent on deck" whenever they enter. Lauren likes it because Kathy makes great snacks, listens, and offers great advice. Judy says she wants to do this as well, because she wants Lauren to come to her for advice. She and Bill set up the garage as a hangout. Once the kids are hanging out at the Millers', Ted is jealous that they're not at his place, so he installs a foosball table, a bumper-pool table, a cotton-candy machine and a sundae bar. In no time the kids are back. It becomes a case of one-upmanship, and Judy decides to get a trampoline, which turns out to be a mistake. The Millers close down their hangout and let Ted have his "Teen Scene" back.
Episode 21
Still in Cahoots
Mon, May 10, 200430 mins
Brian and Lauren are getting along, and a pile of fake I.D.s and a stash of cash in Brian's bedroom only confirm for Judy and Bill that their teens are up to something. However, trying to find out exactly what it is only shows up their shortcomings as parents.
Episode 22
Still Champions
Mon, May 17, 200430 mins
Bill and Judy want Tina to go to a birthday party held at the home of 1985 Chicago Bear Willie Gault, but Tina would rather go to her best friend's birthday party.
Episode 23
Still Seceding
Mon, May 24, 200430 mins
Brian is selected to participate in the accelerated math program at Northwestern University, then starts playing drums in a band at the student union with some others in his college class. Judy gets worried when Brian starts coming home each night past his curfew and scolds him, using many of the parental clichés everyone has heard. When Judy grounds Brian, he becomes very defiant. Bill talks to Brian while Brian is in the garage unpacking his drums, telling him another parental standby: "my house my rules." Brian duly moves into the garage so he can live by his own rules. He proves himself very capable at independent living, but when he's later fired by his fellow band members, he asks Bill if he can move back into the house. Meanwhile, Tina is a Bluebell Girl; she's not interested, but Linda wants to live the Bluebell experience through her because when she and Judy were little, Judy got to be a Bluebell Girl but quit, so their mom wouldn't let Linda join. Also, Lauren sings well, but her family doesn't hear her talent--just her snoring when she's asleep.