1x1 - Pilot

September 22, 1994

Jack ""Madman"" Buckner is an egocentric magazine columnist whose new young publisher also happens to be his daughter Meg. In the opener, father and daughter lock horns when Meg decides to fire Jack's best friend.

1x2 - Murder Most Fowl

September 29, 1994

After Jack writes a column wishing for the death of a noisy robin, the bird chirps its last chirp—prompting the neighbors to wish Jack tarred and feathered.

1x3 - All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Mad Boy

October 6, 1994

Jack decides to go over Meg's head when budget cuts cost him Knicks season tickets, but he may get slam-dunked when he complains to the big boss.

1x4 - Guys Just Wanna Have Fun

October 13, 1994

Jim's friendly punch to an old buddy at an awards ceremony turns ugly after the friend socks him and the magazine with a lawsuit.

1x5 - 'Till Death Do Us Part

October 20, 1994

After Jack sets up Meg with a stranger he met in a bar, she discovers that her new beau is an executioner.

1x6 - The Jack Buckner Society

October 27, 1994

1x7 - Birthday in the Big House

November 3, 1994

A blackout in the city finds Jack enduring a miserable birthday, Delia bonding with her usually hostile neighbor, and Sasha and Meg stuck on an elevator with a gorgeous construction worker.

1x8 - Jack Has Left the Building

December 1, 1994

1x9 - Life without Father

December 8, 1994

1x10 - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Christmas

December 15, 1994

1x11 - What a Big Mouth You Have, Grammy

December 29, 1994

1x12 - Notes from the Underground

January 5, 1995

1x13 - Truths My Father Told

January 12, 1995

1x14 - The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword

January 26, 1995

1x16 - The Madman and the Showgirl

June 17, 1995