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The Best Episodes of My Wife and Kids Season 2

Every episode of My Wife and Kids Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Wife and Kids Season 2!

Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three...
Genres:ComedyFamilyDrama
Network:ABC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Mom's Away (1)" is the best rated episode of "My Wife and Kids" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 203 votes. Directed by James Widdoes and written by Don Reo, it aired on 9/26/2001. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mom's Away (2)".

  • Mom's Away (1)
    7.3/10203 votes

    #1 - Mom's Away (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2001

    Michael contends with multiple problems, including a positive pregnancy test, a sad six-year-old and Jr's basketball troubles.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Don Reo

  • Mom's Away (2)
    7.1/10177 votes

    #2 - Mom's Away (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2001

    Jay visits her mom while Michael starts telling Kady the "story" of her birth. Meanwhile Claire's friend Charmaine is pregnant.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Don Reo

  • No Rules
    7.7/10188 votes

    #3 - No Rules

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2001

    Michael decides to let the kids live a rule-free life, but on the condition that they do everything for themselves; including cooking and paying for their own phone calls.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Dean Lorey

  • Perfect Dad
    7.2/10168 votes

    #4 - Perfect Dad

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2001

    Fed up with Michael's parenting style, the children confront their father with a description of the ideal dad.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Don Reo

  • Thru Thick and Thin
    6.7/10202 votes

    #5 - Thru Thick and Thin

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2001

    When Jay returns, Michael remains silent about her obvious weight gain. The episode builds to a dream sequence, in which Janet has a nightmare and the entire family is morbidly obese after Michael decides to grow big with her.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Michael's Garden
    7.6/10164 votes

    #6 - Michael's Garden

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2001

    Michael has problems in the bathroom and needs to have a colonoscopy; he has a dream that his doctor is singer Lou Rawls. Lou Rawls guest stars in an episode that takes a lighthearted but informative look at a serious problem: colon cancer. It's especially acute among African-Americans over 40 - and guess who's 40?

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • He Heard, She Heard
    7.1/10163 votes

    #7 - He Heard, She Heard

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2001

    Michael looks to teach Claire a lesson after she sneaks out of the house and uses Kady as an accomplice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Let Them Eat Pie
    7.3/10167 votes

    #8 - Let Them Eat Pie

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2001

    Claire, playing a dare game with Jr. and Kady, eats Michael's piece of pie. Michael's punishment: Let them eat pie (and only pie). Meanwhile, Michael offers to be the dieting Jay's "chubby buddy": He'll eat the same lo-cal food she does. Of course, he doesn't tell her that he plans to cheat.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Jay Gets Fired
    6.9/10153 votes

    #9 - Jay Gets Fired

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/2001

    Jay's in for a surprise when she takes Claire and Kady to her office on Take Your Daughters to Work Day: She gets fired. After a bad business decision costs Jay her job and her self-esteem, she becomes a homemaker.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • The Whole World is Watching
    7.4/10171 votes

    #10 - The Whole World is Watching

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/2001

    Michael and Janet's romantic overtures are seen on the Internet after Jr. gets new computer equipment that includes a 24-hour web cam.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Don Reo

  • Letting Go
    7.4/10158 votes

    #11 - Letting Go

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/2001

    Kady has acquired a hamster and Claire has a crush on a boy named Tony. Both developments pose parental challenges for Michael and Jay. The hamster dies. And Michael wishes Claire's new beau would follow suit.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Learning to Earn It
    7.2/10150 votes

    #12 - Learning to Earn It

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/2001

    Michael is thrilled when the children start their own businesses after squandering their allowances in one day.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Quality Time
    7.1/10156 votes

    #13 - Quality Time

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/2002

    Marriage counselors back Michael's belief that he's entitled to some time alone after spending time with Janet, much to her dismay.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Get Out
    7.6/10165 votes

    #14 - Get Out

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/23/2002

    Chaos erupts when Michael tries to get his always-tardy family dressed and out the door to a wedding within just 15 minutes.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Dean Lorey

  • Road Trip
    6.9/10173 votes

    #15 - Road Trip

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/2002

    The family goes on an unpleasant road trip to Paul Revere's house, to find it closed.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Table for Too Many (1)
    7.6/10193 votes

    #16 - Table for Too Many (1)

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/2002

    Michael, who dislikes going out to dinner because it's always an overpriced ordeal, allows Janet to convince him to take the family to a Japanese restaurant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Table for Too Many (2)
    7.8/10204 votes

    #17 - Table for Too Many (2)

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/2002

    The family goes out to eat at a Japanese restaurant. Once there, the Kyles must share a table with an incredibly annoying family, the Tylers. Michael feels like he's being ripped off at every turn; things get out of control between the two families and even the restaurant employees. The two families have been enemies ever since.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Date
    7.2/10160 votes

    #18 - Double Date

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/2002

    Michael agrees to let Claire go on her first date with Tony, but only on condition that it is a double date with Janet and himself.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Don Reo

  • Failure to Communicate
    6.7/10160 votes

    #19 - Failure to Communicate

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/2002

    A huge argument arises when Michael's mother and father, who have not spoken to each other in years, visit the Kyle household. Note: This episode was originally intended to air in season one, but for unknown reasons, ABC pulled back to season 2 Episode 19. Which is why Jazz Raycole portrays Claire, making this episode her very final appearance in the series.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: Don Reo

  • Papa Said Knock You Out
    7.0/10163 votes

    #20 - Papa Said Knock You Out

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/2002

    Junior asks his dad to teach him how to box so he can protect his sister's honor; Junior knocks out his dad in boxing on a lucky shot.

    Director: Wil Shriner

    Writer: N/A

  • Return of the Wall
    6.5/10162 votes

    #21 - Return of the Wall

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/4/2002

    Competitive Janet and easygoing Michael use contrasting methods to coach Kady's soccer team. Michael takes over the coaching of Jay's girls soccer team only to find his opponents are Jay's new team.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Working Relationship
    6.5/10143 votes

    #22 - Working Relationship

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/2002

    Jay badgers Michael into giving her a job, where she soon begins to get ideas above her station. Michael discovers that Janet's personality is not a good fit for his office, and Kady reenacts a memorable scene from `E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius
    7.1/10146 votes

    #23 - Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/27/2002

    Janet and Michael are astounded when their often dim-witted son shines on an IQ test, ranking him as a genius. Junior thinks he got a 1600/1600 on his SAT's but gets it confused with a girl named Michelle Kyle. Junior got a 200/1600, even though you get 300 for spelling your name right.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: N/A

  • Back Story
    7.0/10150 votes

    #24 - Back Story

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/3/2002

    When the kids tease him about getting old, Michael pretends to have hurt his back in a game of Twister so they will have to cater to his every whim.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kim Wayans

  • Make Over
    6.9/10151 votes

    #25 - Make Over

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 5/1/2002

    Jay gets a makeover after being compared to an old flame from high school. Meanwhile, Junior gets himself locked in a girl's locker after a misfortunate attempt to steal her bra.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dean Lorey