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The Best Episodes of My Wife and Kids Season 2

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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 children some of life's lessons, he does so with his

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 1 - Mom's Away (1)
    7.3/10(223 votes)

    #1 - Mom's Away (1)

    S2:E1

    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

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  2. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 2 - Mom's Away (2)
    7.2/10(198 votes)

    #2 - Mom's Away (2)

    S2:E2

    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

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  3. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 3 - No Rules
    7.7/10(211 votes)

    #3 - No Rules

    S2:E3

    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

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  4. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 4 - Perfect Dad
    7.2/10(188 votes)

    #4 - Perfect Dad

    S2:E4

    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

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  5. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 5 - Thru Thick and Thin
    6.7/10(226 votes)

    #5 - Thru Thick and Thin

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 6 - Michael's Garden
    7.6/10(183 votes)

    #6 - Michael's Garden

    S2:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 7 - He Heard, She Heard
    7.2/10(184 votes)

    #7 - He Heard, She Heard

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 8 - Let Them Eat Pie
    7.3/10(187 votes)

    #8 - Let Them Eat Pie

    S2:E8

    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:Unknown

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  9. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 9 - Jay Gets Fired
    7.0/10(172 votes)

    #9 - Jay Gets Fired

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown

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  10. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 10 - The Whole World is Watching
    7.4/10(188 votes)

    #10 - The Whole World is Watching

    S2:E10

    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

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  11. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 11 - Letting Go
    7.4/10(175 votes)

    #11 - Letting Go

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown

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  12. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 12 - Learning to Earn It
    7.2/10(167 votes)

    #12 - Learning to Earn It

    S2:E12

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

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 13 - Quality Time
    7.1/10(174 votes)

    #13 - Quality Time

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown

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  14. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 14 - Get Out
    7.6/10(186 votes)

    #14 - Get Out

    S2:E14

    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

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  15. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 15 - Road Trip
    7.0/10(190 votes)

    #15 - Road Trip

    S2:E15

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

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 16 - Table for Too Many (1)
    7.7/10(214 votes)

    #16 - Table for Too Many (1)

    S2:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 17 - Table for Too Many (2)
    7.8/10(226 votes)

    #17 - Table for Too Many (2)

    S2:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 18 - Double Date
    7.3/10(177 votes)

    #18 - Double Date

    S2:E18

    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

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  19. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 19 - Failure to Communicate
    6.7/10(175 votes)

    #19 - Failure to Communicate

    S2:E19

    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.

    Directors:Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    Writer:Don Reo

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  20. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 20 - Papa Said Knock You Out
    7.0/10(181 votes)

    #20 - Papa Said Knock You Out

    S2:E20

    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:Unknown

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  21. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 21 - Return of the Wall
    6.6/10(181 votes)

    #21 - Return of the Wall

    S2:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 22 - Working Relationship
    6.6/10(163 votes)

    #22 - Working Relationship

    S2:E22

    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:Unknown

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  23. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 23 - Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius
    7.2/10(166 votes)

    #23 - Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius

    S2:E23

    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:Unknown

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  24. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 24 - Back Story
    6.9/10(170 votes)

    #24 - Back Story

    S2:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Kim Wayans

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  25. My Wife and Kids Season 2 Episode 25 - Make Over
    7.0/10(172 votes)

    #25 - Make Over

    S2:E25

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dean Lorey

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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 223 votes. Directed by James Widdoes and written by Don Reo, it aired on 9/26/2001. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Mom's Away (2)".