Season 1
N/A/100 votesPilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1984
Imagine J.R. Ewing at the age of 14. That's Matthew Burton. Imagine Matthew Burton 20 years on. That's Norman Lamb. When Norman moves into the apartment across the hall and takes a shine to Mrs Burton, Matthew moves into action with a fiendish opening gambit. Will it soon be checkmate, or has Matthew finally met his match?
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Ron Leavitt
N/A/100 votesDating Games
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1984
In a rare righteous moment, Matt assures his friend Eli of a date with Julie to the Harvest Ball. Julie has no intention of dating 'this lower life-form', forcing Matt into his bag of tricks to save face.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Ron Leavitt
N/A/100 votesNight Work
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1984
For the first time in his young life, con-artist Matt meets resistance to his devious courting strategies, which are complicated by some clever monkey business from his new neighbour, Norman.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Ron Leavitt
N/A/100 votesPajama Party
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1984
Matt and Eli plan their greatest conspiracy - bugging Julie's pajama party!
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesLove Letters
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1984
Romance may be slipping through Matt and Norman's fingers as a web of suspicion surrounds love letters each receives from supposed secret admirers
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesThe Rival
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1984
Matt is determined to break up his mother's and Norman's relationship and hits on a scheme guaranteed to drive Norman into a jealous rage - a trait his mother despises in men.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Ron Leavitt
N/A/100 votesTop Dog
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1984
Matthew finds he has created a monster when his scheme to prevent Norman from replacing his retiring teacher goes horribly wrong.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Pamela Norris
N/A/100 votesDon't Leave Home Without It
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1984
When Norman gets a new credit card, it means two things - a romantic weekend alone with Eileen and freedom from Matt's economic clutches.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Katherine Green
N/A/100 votesThe Christmas Show
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1984
The Burton family is poised to celebrate their Christmas in their traditional fashion, complete with Christmas-day bowling, guacamole, and picking up the San Diego channel on their aluminum Christmas tree. Norman, however, has more traditional plans that include thick, gooey egg nog and making his own Christmas presents. Plans go awry when traditions clash. Matt saves the day and still successfully makes Norman look like a fool.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesThe Dregs of Humanity (1)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/1985
The band Matt and Eli put together for the school dance creates an impression that is out of this world, and trouble that leaves the boys' bones ratling.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Ron Leavitt
N/A/100 votesThe Dregs of Humanity (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1985
The apparant success of Matt and Eli's ""band"" hits a snag when various money-hungry lowlifes sue the nonexistant group for 25 million dollars. In order to save face, Matt and Norman collaborate on a way to kill-off the band by driving Norman's new car off a cliff and scattering the band's clothing around the scene of the accident.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Ron Leavitt
N/A/100 votesEli's Song
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1985
When a reluctant Norman is appointed coach of the high school's losing soccer team, Matt persuades him to give Eli the opportunity of a lifetime and make him second-string goalie...
Director: Unknown
Writer: Pamela Norris
N/A/100 votesGoodbye, Farewell, and Amen
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1985
The story of Julie Burton, a cheerleader. But, strangely enough, a cheerleader without cheer. For a perverse crime is about to strike Julie down. A crime from the hands of one she trusted.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: Pamela Norris
