1x1 - TAKE MY MOM PLEASE

January 1, 2000

Early - ""Three and Sympathy"" - Elly is feeling sick so the kids try to make a pie for her with disaterous while quite humerous results! Growing - ""Take my Mom, please"" - April gets lost on a family shopping trip. Let's just say that something embarassing happens to each of them! Later - ""My Dinner with Elly"" - Elly's peaceful night alone ends up being a girl's night out with Elizabeth.

1x2 - CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE

Early - ""Puppy Love"" - Micheal attends his first boy/girl dance while John and Elizabeth play in the autumn leaves. Growing - ""Trade Off"" - Everyone has something better to do than to watch April - until she gets lost! Later - ""Crazy Little Thing Called Love"" - It seems like everyone in the house has a date: Michael has a date with Deanna, Elizabeth has a date with Anthony and April had a date with Edgar - as the house explodes with competing agendas, Elly sneaks out for a special date of her own.

1x3 - A DOG'S LIFE

Early - ""Skunked"" - When Farley gets lost Michael and Elizabeth become unexpected allies, with the aid of a skunk! Growing - ""Offspring"" - While watching Farley and Edgar at play, John wishes he could spend more time with his kids - and then he gets his wish! Later - ""A Dog's Life"" - Each of the Pattersons chooses to mark the day they lost Farley in their own special way, leading to an impromptu celebration.

1x4 - IT'S A LIVING

Early - ""Stage Fright"" - Elly's fight to save the Old Town Hall theatre upsets Michael. Growing - ""Hot Dog Summer"" - John helps get Michael a job at a hot dog stand. Michael learns a lesson in responsibility. Later - ""It's a Living"" - Michael must interview John about his profession as a dentist, leading to some important insights.

1x5 - EGGNOG AND NUTMEG

Early - ""Wings and Things"" - Elizabeth's pageant is scheduled for the same time as Michael's hockey game, leading to a hectic holiday for the Pattersons. Growing - ""Farley -la-la-la"" - John is called away on a dental emergency on Christmas Day. Luckily his patient's wife is a vet, who offers help when Farley gets sick. Later - ""Eggnog and Nutmeg"" - Elly is upset when Christmas traditions are changing, and Michael sneaks home to surprise her on Christmas Day.

1x6 - A SPECIAL KIND OF DAD

Early - ""Dad's Back"" - John puts his back out playing with Elizabeth, and Elly puts a dent in his sports car. Growing - ""A Tale of Two Daddies"" - Grandpa Jim and Grandma Marion are visiting on Father's Day, leading to double good-natured Father's Day torments, until Grandpa Jim teaches John a lesson in ""Dad Survival."" Later - ""A Special Kind of Dad"" - It's Valentine's Day and each of the Patterson men learn the value of flowers.

1x7 - THE BOOGEYMAN

Early - ""Blackout"" - A snowstorm cuts the power to the Patterson house. John has trouble getting home and then gives his family and unexpected fright. Growing - ""Four Wheel Fear"" - Michael fails his driver's test and car failure strands Elly and Liz on the way to a berry farm. Later - ""The Boogeyman"" - April is spooked by the Bogyman in her closet and John is spooked by Elizabeth's date, Torch.

1x9 - Season 2 - FAMILY LIES

January 1, 2001

Early - ""Family Lies"" - Elizabeth hears Elly tell a white lie, and then fibs herself about breaking Mrs. Enjo's doll. However, she confesses after Michael unfairly gets in trouble. Growing - ""Young Love's Kiss"" - Michael says he's interested in Shakespeare only to keep Martha from kissing another boy on the stage. Meanwhile, Elly enters a poetry contest. Later - ""Parade Passing By"" - Elizabeth examines the real reason why she's reluctant to participate in a gay pride parade.

1x10 - IF IT AIN'T BROKE?

Early - ""Signals"" - Michael's birthday gets an unexpected boost when John unwittingly performs, and Michael realizes how much fun it is to include girls. Growing - ""Spring Clean"" - Elly goes to the spa for the weekend and her family cleans the house. Later - ""If it ain't broke"" - Gordon considers selling his garage to a big chain, and John enters a vintage car show.

1x11 - BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

Early - ""Baby it's cold outside"" - John and Phil are lost on a fishing trip. Growing - ""Crystal Clear"" - The Patterson house is disrupted when a beautiful woman comes to dinner. Later - ""A New Year"" - It's New Year's Eve and Michael is working up the nerve to tell Deanna how he really feels. Meanwhile, April stays up until midnight for the first time.

1x12 - WHO WAS YOUR SLAVE LAST YEAR

Early - ""In a Pig's Eye"" - On a visit to Uncle Dan and Aunt Bev's farm, Michael is resentful of all the chores, but he ends up a hero when he rescues the escaping piglets and Elizabeth. Growing - ""Who was your slave last year"" - Elizabeth buys Anthony as her personal assistant, and Michael finds out there are fringe benefits to babysitting. Later - ""Whistle Blower"" - Michael and Weed are assigned to a crusty reporter as interns, and end up saving April and Duncan's reputation when they are unjustly accused of theft.

1x13 - AAARGH!!!

Early - ""Aaargh!!!"" - Michael and Deanna are locked in the boiler room at school. Growing - ""A Tents Situation"" - Elly takes Elizabeth and her friends camping and Michael and his friends decide to scare them - but the tables are soon turned to reveal a funny ending! Later - ""Witness to History"" - Michael has left his homework assignment to the last minute and Weed takes photos of Mrs. Dingle.

1x14 - THERE GOES MY BABY

Early - ""There goes my baby"" - Michael flies to Vancouver on his own and Elizabeth gets lost in the airport. Growing - ""Compulsary Figures"" - Elizabeth hurts her arm skating and can't compete, but she makes a new friend. Later - ""My Son, the Egg"" - Elizabeth is supposed to take care of an egg for health class, and Anthony must endure a simulated pregnancy.

1x15 - ONLY WHEN I LAUGH

Early - ""Clowning around"" - Connie's blind date leaves Elly literally out in the cold and John decides to be more spontaneous. Growing - ""Broken Heart Blues"" - Michael is mooning over Martha until a family Jell-O fight cures him of his blues. Elizabeth turns a cartwheel. Later - ""Only when I laugh"" Michael decides to ""rescue' Liz from the clutches of a comedian and April and her parents watch the stars.

1x16 - LEARNING CURVE

December 16, 2001

Early - ""Movie Magic"" - Michael learns a hard lesson about the reality of movie magic, while keeping the magic of imagination alive for Elizabeth. Growing - ""Buddies"" - Michael avoids spending time with his grandfather in order to hang with his friends and find Gordon a date. However, the new girl, Hannah, leads him to a new respect for his grandfather's life. Later - ""Learning Curve"" - Elizabeth's friend Candace temporarily moves in and learns that family love includes limits and rules.