Molly has writer’s block, and she might lose her big advance if she doesn’t cure it fast

Mike thinks Carl is out of line when he invites Victoria to go on what is supposed to be a men-only fishing trip.

When Molly starts writing multiple drafts of her book, she starts to irritate Mike and the rest of the family.

Samuel contemplates moving back to Africa when he receives a letter from his parents saying they’re struggling financially.

Molly faces a dilemma when her publisher asks her to make a provocative change to her book.

Molly plans a party after hearing that Peggy is suddenly retiring.

Molly surprises Peggy by reuniting her with her estranged sister, Rosemary, when they take a road trip to Peggy’s hometown of Mudlick. Also, Vince and Mike experience father-son bonding when they work together to fix the water heater.

When a despondent Kay returns to town, Peggy is thrilled to welcome her back to coexist in her mundane existence. However, Molly is determined to find a way to restore Kay’s joie de vivre. Also, Mike and Carl work crowd control at a rally for public breast feeding

Molly's leisure activities between novels become an issue when Mike wants her to be the perfect homemaker.

After learning that Joyce gave up her artistic talents when she became a mother, Molly decides that she and Mike need to pursue new hobbies before becoming parents, so they take up roller skating.

Molly needs to adjust her spending habits on shoes if she wants to maintain harmony in her marriage.

On Valentine's Day, Mike and Molly play Cupid and prod Harry into asking Victoria out on a date, and to everyone's surprise she accepts. Meanwhile, Carl has a list of reasons why hanging out at the coin laundry on the holiday will help Samuel and him meet single women.

Wannabe-parent Mike takes a crash course in male fertility and heads to a clinic to ensure that he's potent enough to make a mother out of Molly. Meanwhile, Vince starts a job as a door-to-door vacuum-cleaner salesman.

Molly is so focused on directing a school recital that she doesn’t realize a fellow teacher is hitting on her. Meanwhile, Vince convinces Mike to join him in an unusual money-making scheme.

Determined to change Mike's normal routine, Molly encourages him to try new things.

Mike smiles with joy after seeing Molly's advance check after she returned home from an eight week writing shop telling him she's been published.

Mike promises Molly he will be home in time for dinner on Christmas Eve--until he and Carl find themselves in the back of a stolen truck; Molly is upset with Vince for trying to alter Christmas traditions.

Guilt sets in for Mike when he flirts with a rookie cop and she reciprocates.

Mike is forced to arrest Joyce for a DUI after she refuses to take a breathalyzer at a checkpoint.

Mike and Molly are excited to finally have the house to themselves for the whole weekend.

Molly’s excited her book is finally out and available for purchase, but worries obsessively that no one will buy it.

When Mike reaches a weight-loss goal -- his personal best -- he decides to celebrate by indulging in a slice of pie.

Molly is nervous about Mike attending a celebratory party her publisher puts on for her and Peggy.

Molly gets angry at Mike for not listening to her vent about writing with Peggy and they go their separate ways for a day.

Mike is forced to uninvited Carl to his anniversary cruise after Carl’s nasty break-up with Victoria.