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The War at Home Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2006 - 2007
Episode 1
Back to School
Sun, Sep 10, 2006
An all-too-familiar episode in sit-com plots, as the kids are returning to school. But when Dave and Vicky plan on re-claiming the house as their own during a quick lunch, they catch Hillary skipping and hiding out at home. Larry tries out a new personality, and Mike plans on dumping his girlfriend, which screws up Dave's plans on a friendship with the girlfriend's father.
Episode 2
Dream Crusher
Sun, Sep 17, 2006
Dave steps on his kids dreams: Larry, who wants to be the president of his chess club; and Hillary, who wants to be a pop star, while Vicky thinks they should leave them alone to dream.
Episode 3
Super Dave
Sun, Sep 24, 2006
When Dave agrees to take Larry and Kenny to a comic-book convention, he finds that it goes beyond just dropping them off at the event. Meanwhile, Vicky attempts to change Hillary's mind regarding spending the night at a boy's house.
Episode 4
Car Wars
Sun, Oct 1, 2006
After reluctantly agreeing to buy Hillary a car of her own, Dave and Vicky keep her busy running errands all the time through a car contract.
Episode 5
I Wash My Hands of You
Sun, Nov 5, 2006
Dave is so fed up with Hillary lying that he gives her her own rein when he and Vicky find out she is dating an older man.
Episode 6
Be Careful What You Ask For
Sun, Nov 12, 2006
Dave suspects Hillary cheated on her SAT's and Vicky receives an invite to dinner for herself and Dave from a married couple with an open marriage.
Episode 7
Love This
Sun, Nov 19, 2006
After finding out his father doesn't like him cursing at him, Larry finds a new way to curse him without actually saying the words. Mike asks Hillary to score him some drugs, and she takes matters into her own hands. And Dave feels like a dirty old man, thanks to his new "Girls Gone Wild" video.
Episode 8
Gaza Strip
Sun, Nov 26, 2006
Larry and his friend, Kenny are forced into separation by their fathers when the two adults argue over their adjacent property line.
Episode 9
Cork Screwed!
Thu, Dec 14, 2006
Dave is struggling with three family crisis at a time. Vicky wants more joined activities with him, but he refuses. Mike shows Dave Hillary's video blog on which she mentions all family members except Dave.
Episode 10
Love Is Blind
Thu, Dec 21, 2006
Dave labels the kids and the pressure on Mike sends him to learn Dungeons and Dragons with Larry. Dave states that he wishes he didn't have the children. Hillary takes her mom's advice and tries to get a guy to ask her out, but the guy she likes is blind and finds her rather annoying.
Episode 11
Out and In
Thu, Jan 4, 2007
Kenny confronts Dave after hearing that he thinks he's gay, and ends up coming out of the closet to him. Dave suggests to him that he tell his parents, but when Kenny tells them, they kick him out of the house. Meanwhile, Hillary goes on a date with a blind guy she met at the coffeehouse, but she quickly gets tired of having to describe everything to him.
Episode 12
Put on a Happy Face
Thu, Jan 11, 200722 mins
When Kenny moves into the Gold's house, Vicky sets out to re-decorate the basement for him, however, her ideas don't meet Kenny's standards, and Larry, Hillary, and Mike try to get him to stop showing them up by doing all the chores and laughing at Dave's bad jokes. Meanwhile, Dave uses Kenny's moving in to his advantage and tells everyone at work he's taken in an "orphaned gay kid" so that he'll look like a good guy and hopefully get the newly-vacant, larger office.
Episode 13
It's Not Easy Being Green
Thu, Jan 18, 2007
Dave starts to put pressure on Hillary for her to do well on her college admissions interview by setting up mock interviews, which only makes her even more nervous. Meanwhile, Vicky organizes a movie night for the family, and they end up watching Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. Finding the film very profound, Dave forces the entire family to live in an eco-friendly existence, but takes things too far.
Episode 14
It's a Lower-Middle-Upper-Middle-Class Problem
Thu, Jan 25, 2007
Dave puts the kids on a strict allowance since they're always asking him for money. Vicky supports him on this... that is, until she, too, is put on a budget and unable to buy the Prada boots she's always wanted. Meanwhile, after spending all his allowance money on the first day at Medieval Times, Larry asks Mike to loan him some money; and Hillary's way to earn money is to start an escort service for the nerdy guys at school.
Episode 15
Zero Tolerance
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
When Larry wears Dave's jacket to school by mistake, he ends up getting suspended for 30 days by Principal Fink for finding pot in it. This leads to Dave and Vicky trying to get him enrolled in a parochial school with the same priest who Mike thinks is hitting on him.
Episode 16
No Weddings and a Funeral
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
When Vicki's mom gets a marriage proposal, Dave finds out that her intended was not faithful to his mother-in-law during the bachelor party and keeps his mouth shut just to get the family an all expense paid vacation to the wedding in the Carribbean.
Episode 17
Kenny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Thu, Feb 15, 2007
When the school bans Kenny and his date from attending the Sadie Hawkins Dance, Dave complicates matters further when he inadvertently informs the principal that Kenny is living with him and not his own parents, resulting in interference from Social Services and their attempts to place Kenny in foster care. Dave also gives Hillary advice on getting back together with her old boyfriend, which only alienates Hillary and exhilarates Dave.
Episode 18
Take This Job and Bleep It
Sat, Mar 3, 2007
Dave decides he wants to start his own company after his job lowers their commission rate. Hilary decides she wants to go into the army after not being accepted to any colleges. Larry puts off his permit test.
Episode 19
The White Shadow
Sun, Mar 4, 2007
A music executive wants to meet with Larry after hearing some songs he uploaded online. Hilary tells Taye she loves him. Mike is trying to put on weight.
Episode 20
The War of the Golds
Sun, Mar 25, 2007
Vicky's plan for a living will meets with some resistance from Dave, and a bitter fight ensues, leaving the kids wondering if they'll all end up in divorce court.
Episode 21
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Sun, Apr 1, 2007
Larry rejects the idea of being put on medication, much to the dismay of his parents. Dave finds a pill of his own hard to take when he finds out his daughter isn't "daddy's little girl" anymore.
Episode 22
The Graduate
Sun, Apr 22, 2007
Because of failing gym class, Hillary risks not graduating high school. Feeling that their nest is emptying a little bit, Dave and Vicky feel the need to keep it that way, resulting in both of them agreeing to have no more children and taking steps to prevent that from happening. But in the end, Hillary graduates and a shock for Dave and Vicky unfolds.