Season 1
5.8/1015 votesPilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2001
Matt Stewart teaches English at the same high school his elder daughter, Sarah, attends. In the opener, he just doesn't seem to grasp the concept that Sarah does not want her life to be a part of his classroom banter---and the conflict is taking a toll on their relationship. Meanwhile, younger daughter Emily has some issues of her own when she pretends to be sick at school so she can get out early. Grandfather Sam takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of the girl's unusual behavior.
Director: Andy Ackerman
Writer: Unknown
- 5.5/1024 votes
Sex Ed
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2001
Matt subs in Sarah's Sex Ed. class and gets a surprise when he reaches into a box filled with anonymously written questions. Meanwhile, Sam forgets where he parked his car at the mall.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Bill Braudis
- 6.1/1010 votes
Baby, You Can't Drive My Car
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2001
Sarah gets her driver's permit and is determined to get her license, but driving lessons with her father aren't going so well. Matt's overprotective attitude eventually steers Sarah to find a different driving instructor behind his back.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Bill Masters
- 6.1/108 votes
For Mature Audiences Only
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2001
Sarah and Olivia want to sneak into an R-rated film, but Matt insists that they take Emily along with them since the writers' group is coming over. But Emily has her own idea of which movie she wants to see and talks her way into the theater.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Unknown
- 5.1/1010 votes
Fight for Your Right to Party
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2001
Sarah gets invited by a popular senior to one of the hottest parties of the year, but Matt forbids her to go. Meanwhile, Emily is trying everything in her power to start a kids' version of the book of world records.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Unknown
- 5.6/108 votes
The Drama Club
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2001
Sarah is in a predicament as the director of the school play when she casts two people for the same part. Matt deals with not knowing how to fire the housekeeper.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Bill Braudis
- 5.0/1010 votes
The New Room
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2001
Sarah wants her own room after she finds out that Emily and her friend Henry broke into Sarah's diary. With her privacy at stake, Sarah is determined to convince her father that a new room would curb the sisters' fighting.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Unknown
- 5.7/1010 votes
Teacher Evaluations
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2001
Teacher evaluation day is here and the staff makes a contest of their reviews. Matt figures he's a shoo-in to win (again), but he just taught his class about irony and the students decide to put the lesson to use by playing a trick on the English teacher.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Chuck Sklar
- 5.0/1010 votes
Matt&[email protected]
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2002
Sarah takes an interest in a new student with a criminal past. Matt reveals the info in order to protect her, but she inadvertently lets it slip and gossip spreads. Emily and Sam lose Matt's prized possession.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Adam Markowitz
- 4.9/1010 votes
First Date
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2002
Emily is distraught when Matt goes on a date (his first since Abby's death) with a published author and college professor. Sam buys mass quantities at the warehouse store.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Norman Steinberg
- 4.6/1012 votes
Mentor Matt
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2002
A former student pays a return visit, having written a best-selling novel that bears a striking resemblance to one of Matt's short stories.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Unknown
- 5.0/1010 votes
The Math Problem
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2002
Sarah and Olivia fight over a guy. Meanwhile, Sarah is tutored in math by Travers' nephew, blindly unaware of his crush on her.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Unknown
- 5.6/1010 votes
Attending a Family Dysfunction
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2002
Sarah surprises Sam on his birthday by reuniting him with his daughter Debbie. But old differences don't die easily.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Ed Driscoll
- 5.0/1010 votes
Miss Communication
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/2002
When Sarah decides to get a job, she is coerced by Matt into working in the school attendance office--and then promptly gets fired. Sam gets a PDA.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Bill Braudis
- 5.2/1011 votes
A Kiss is Still a Kiss
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/5/2002
Matt agrees to accompany his boss (and old family friend) Liz to a wedding, but the date takes an unexpected turn. Sarah books her friends' band at the Juice Bar/Bookstore where she now works.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Ed Driscoll
- 4.1/1018 votes
Home Plates
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/2002
The death of Sam's old friend and former Red Sox teammate inspires Sam and Matt's journey to the roof of Fenway Park. Sarah hosts a dinner party but is upset when Jared brings a date.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Unknown
- 6.1/1016 votes
The House of Stewart
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/2002
Sarah notices signals that Jared may want to be more than just friends. Meanwhile, the Stewart household is plagued by a neighborhood dog.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Unknown
- 5.8/1016 votes
Bully
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2002
Sarah is in a bind when a girl in her math class wants to cheat off her test. The teen says no, but her refusal could lead to a fight. Meanwhile, Emily and her friend Marvin learn a few card tricks.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Chuck Sklar
- 5.3/1013 votes
Daughter Nose Best
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2002
Matt refuses to even consider allowing Sarah to get a nose job, so she schedules the surgery behind his back.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Unknown
- 5.3/1018 votes
Losing It
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2002
In the first-season finale, Sarah contemplates taking her relationship with Jared to a new level after he tells her he is spending the summer with his dad in sunny California. Back at the Stewart house, Matt decides to go on a weekend getaway with Nina.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown