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Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that...
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Season 1

  • Pilot
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    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1985

    Maggie goes back to work as a journalist, prompting psychologist Jason to move his office into their home so he can keep his eye on the kids. Things don't get off to a great start: the first night he gets a call from the police that Mike has been picked up for illegally driving a car.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Unknown

  • Springsteen
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    Springsteen

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1985

    Jason embarrasses Mike at a Bruce Springsteen concert when they are interviewed together.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: David Kendall

  • Jealousy
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    Jealousy

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1985

    Jason fumes when Maggie spends long hours on a toxic waste story with handsome co-worker Fred.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Carol's Article
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    Carol's Article

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1985

    Maggie gives an honest assessment of Carol's writing of an article for her school magazine; Mike and Ben discover track betting.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Unknown

  • Superdad!
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    Superdad!

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1985

    Maggie accuses Jason of monopolizing the children.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mike's Madonna Story
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    Mike's Madonna Story

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1985

    Mike's infatuation with a Madonna look-alike worries Maggie.

    Director: John Pasquin

    Writer: Unknown

  • Weekend Fantasy
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    Weekend Fantasy

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1985

    Jason and Maggie want to go to a mountain lodge for a weekend, but are reluctant to leave the kids alone.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Arnold Margolin

  • Slice of Life
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    Slice of Life

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1985

    Coming across a compatibility test in Jason's office, Maggie decides she and Jason should fill it out, but her answers don't tab with his. Meanwhile, Mike feigns interest in karate when his real goal is a girl attending the course.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Unknown

  • Carol's Crush
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    Carol's Crush

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1985

    Carol develops a crush on a family friend, who thinks of her as his little sister.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Unknown

  • Dirt Bike
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    Dirt Bike

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1985

    Mike hurts more than his pride when he takes a nasty fall off a dirt bike that he promised his parents he wouldn't go near.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Ali Marie Matheson

  • Standardized Test
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    Standardized Test

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1985

    Mike doodles on his aptitude test and winds up with an IQ score of 27.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Christmas Story
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    A Christmas Story

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1985

    A depressed department store Santa consulting Jason decides to commit suicide by leaping down the Seavers' chimney.

    Director: Neal Marlens, John Tracy

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver
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    The Love Song of M. Aaron Seaver

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1986

    Mike backs out of the family-bowling match so he can date a snobbish girlfriend.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Arnold Margolin

  • First Blood
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    First Blood

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1986

    Jason faces off against Ben's hockey coach, who's teaching the boys to play dirty; Mike learns ballroom dancing.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Mark Fink

  • Slice of Life II
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    Slice of Life II

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1986

    Maggie casually mentions to Jason that she might be pregnant; Mike acts as a weekend servant to Ben; and Carol wants to divorce her class-project husband.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: David Kendall

  • The Seavers vs. the Cleavers
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    The Seavers vs. the Cleavers

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1986

    The PTA head rejects the Seavers as dance chaperones.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Susan Beavers

  • Charity Begins at Home
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    Charity Begins at Home

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1986

    Ben gives Jason a very expensive birthday present, causing speculation on how he can possibly afford it.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Steve Marshall

  • Reputation
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    Reputation

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1986

    Mike writes test answers on his shoe soles.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: David Kendall

  • The Anniversary That Never Was
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    The Anniversary That Never Was

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/1986

    Maggie's assignment interferes with anniversary plans.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Unknown

  • Be a Man
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    Be a Man

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1986

    Custodian Mike watches a wild party explode in his home.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Unknown

  • Career Decision
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    Career Decision

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1986

    Reporter Maggie and psychiatrist Jason both face important career decisions.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Bob Brush

  • Extra Lap
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    Extra Lap

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1986

    Mike's practical-joker uncle Bob visits from the hereafter.

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Unknown