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22 Episodes 1997 - 1999
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 15, 1997
Ben's friends try to fix him up with a date who turns out a bit wacky. Ben then asks a Elizabeth from upstairs to go out but worries that Matty may have trouble with him dating.
Episode 2
Fri, Sep 19, 1997
Ben has second thoughts about publishing a basketball player's (Rick Worthy) book after he interrupts Ben coaching a school basketball teem and yelling at them for not trying to win.
Episode 3
Fri, Sep 26, 1997
Ben think's his brother's girlfriend (Gina Torres) is coming on to him at a party. Later she wants to meet with Ben in his office to discuss a book she is writing.
Episode 4
Fri, Oct 3, 1997
Paige's parents find out that she and Matty have kissed. Her parents don't like how Ben is raising Marty and forbid Paige to see Matty again.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 10, 1997
Matty convinces his dad Ben that hi is old enough to stay home alone while Ben goes to a poker party. Ben can't help worrying about Matty who is on the phone all night with his friend.
Episode 6
Fri, Oct 17, 1997
Episode 7
Fri, Oct 24, 1997
Ben shops for a bedroom lamp but ends up buying a new couch from a beautiful sales lady. Matty is unhappy that a new couch was bought when he wants a new mini-bike.
Episode 8
Fri, Oct 31, 1997
At a Halloween party, Ben is smitten with a woman who's dressed as a "pregnant Madonna," but part of her costume is true blue.
Episode 9
Fri, Nov 14, 1997
Matty wants to go to Funk-Fest with his Uncle Carl but it is the same day he is supposed to go to Bugsco with his dad. Ben then finds out that Matty broke up with Paige and his Uncle already knew.
Episode 10
Mon, Dec 15, 1997
Matty and his friend Weitzman both fall for the daughter of Ben's competitive high-school pal Michael (Clifton Davis). Meanwhile Ben and Michael try to out do each other in athletic events.
Episode 11
Fri, Jan 9, 1998
Ben leads a fund-raising auction for Matty's Choir to go to Washington D.C. to sing at a national competition. Ben's brother Carl is working with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Episode 12
Fri, Jan 16, 199830 mins
Ben and Carl are upset that their dad has been seeing a woman behind their backs, and she is Ben's neighbor. Matty gets a job in a restaurant folding napkins.
Episode 13
Fri, Jan 23, 199830 mins
Episode 14
Fri, Jan 30, 199830 mins
Ben decides to date 'just for fun' without commitments and meets a younger woman also not interested in commitments. But Ben realizes that her dating other men bothers him even though that is what he wanted.
Episode 15
Fri, Feb 27, 199830 mins
Episode 16
Fri, Mar 6, 199830 mins
Ben likes a manuscript about Princess Wahunthra and wants to publish the story. Unfortunately after meeting the author Ben wants more than to publish her. (unaired)
Episode 17
Matty gets a 'B' on a test, which is the lowest grade in his group, and he thinks he isn't smart. Ben then tries to come up with creative ways for Matty to prepare for an upcoming history test. (unaired)
Episode 18
Episode 19
Ben's sister-in-law Julia is back in town after skipping town on him while owing him money. She now has the money and says she is trying to change. (unaired)
Episode 20
Mon, Jan 26, 1998
Matty is bragging on how his dad, Ben, defended them from a mugger. Ben then gets sued by the mugger for injuries to his body. (unaired)
Episode 21
Fri, Mar 6, 1998
Ben and Kyra are having an awkward relationship but they attend a Volunteer of the Year Award ceremony that Carl is up for. (Unaired)
Episode 22