The Best Episodes Written By Jim O'doherty

In Seaford High school the new kid ,Jack meets three boys, Jerry, Eddie and Milton and a girl named Kim. They all do karate and Jack joins Jerry, Eddie, and Milton at lunch, and soon are picked on by Red belts in the Black Dragon Dojo and Jack tries to settle things and gets in a fight with kids from the rival dojo, the Black Dragons, that at the time, Kim was a member of the Black Dragons. Jerry Eddie and Milton learn from their sensei Rudy that the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy is in danger of closing. So Jerry, Eddie and Milton convnce Rudy to get Jack to join after he crashes through the wall. Rudy lies to Jack and says he will go to juvie if he does not join and helps them get 2 belts. Later Rudy let his secret slip and Jack quits until he hears the disapointment of his friends. Jack joins to win the tourtement. Jack competes against Kim, but after the Sensei for the Black Dragon cheats, Kim quits and does not fight Jack. Jack does a Bobby Wasabi move to win the tournament and keep the dojo running. Also in this episode, Kim from Black Dragon changes to Bobby Wasabi`s dojo.

Director: Eric Dean Seaton

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

The Solomons discover a brand of new collectibles called Fuzzy Buddies (a parody of Beanie Babies) when eating at a fast food diner, and Dick soon becomes so obsessed with collecting them that he begins to lose control of his family's finances. Tommy's coach is annoyed at his lack of team 'pep' and so makes him the school mascot - a giant owl called Hootie. Things goes wrong, however, when Tommy becomes so high on school pep that he attacks the coach.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Arthur, the obnoxious son of the new mall owner, joins the Bobby Wasabi dojo, and Rudy bends over backwards to please him. But Arthur rubs everyone the wrong way, and after an altercation with Jack, Arthur's dad forces Rudy to kick Jack out of the dojo or he will bring in a wrecking ball and turn the dojo into a parking lot. Rudy proves his loyalty to Jack and the gang by chaining himself inside the dojo. Mr. Turner just brings the wrecking ball to scare them away. The gang does not leave, though, and they get to keep the dojo. Kim tries to get better stories to document on the news team.

Director: Eric Dean Seaton

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

When a meeting is rescheduled without her having been notified, Mary begins to have doubts about the longevity of her position as Dean, and Dick leads her to become paranoid that there is a conspiracy to have her removed from her job. The pair decide to investigate, and end up breaking into Judith's office by night for evidence, only to be caught by the police. Vicki Dubcek decides that the best thing Sally needs to help her get over her break up with Don is a weekend of riverboat gambling on the Cincinnati Queen, a floating casino - where Harry manages to win big, while Sally gets her lips on a Neil Diamond impersonator.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Dick is jealous when fellow physics professor Vincent Strudwick publishes a critically acclaimed, bestselling book on physics, and, while Mary busies herself showing the visiting Nobel Prize winners around the campus, he decides to write a second book that will better Strudwick's. He then realizes, however, that he cannot publish all the secrets of the universe without raising unwanted questions, and so looks for another way to get at Strudwick, using Tommy and Alissa - who, it turns out, is Strudwick's daughter. Sally and Don decide to start hanging out as friends, but soon find themselves unable to resist each other.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

The Solomons are relieved when Vicki's baby turns out to be human, but horrified when she announces her plans to sell her story to the papers. When a reporter comes sniffing around, Sally gives Dick the title of Security Officer and orders him to kill him; however he can't, so she makes him High Commander and herself Security Officer so that she can kill the reporter herself. Dick then reminds Sally that he is now the High Commander, and that there is nothing she can do to reverse it.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

It's a nice day and Dick doesn't want to be stuck in the workplace, so he decides to do something that he thinks has never been done before - fake a sick day. Mary soon finds out what he's up to and decides to join him, and the pair run into Strudwick, who is doing the same thing. Meanwhile, Sally, Harry and Tommy find a police scanner that Don has left lying around and begin listening to a woman named Andrea's phone conversations. Things take an interesting twist, however, when Harry begins dating her.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

When Dick accompanies Mary on an archeological dig, he is disappointed when the only thing he finds is a small pointed rock. Mary realizes, however, that it is an ancient spearhead and becomes upset, revealing that she has never found anything before. So, in order to make Mary happy, Dick steals a ceremonial wedding moon that was found the previous day and lays it for Mary to find. Meanwhile, the Rutherford Garlic Festival is on and Sally, Harry and Tommy decide to turn their attic apartment into a hotel, but things soon become hostile between them as they attempt to make their 'hotel' good enough to get a four star rating in the Crown Travel Guide.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Sally discovers the joys of motherhood when Mrs. Dubcek asks the Solomons to baby-sit her grandson. Meanwhile, Dick begs Mary to let him “fish sit” for her while she’s away at a conference.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

A jealous Dick decides to show Mary how funny he is after she asks another professor to emcee a college fund-raiser she's organizing. Meanwhile, Harry loses his beloved coat, and Sally builds a shelf to hold her shoes.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Sally becomes a pseudo celebrity when she beats up Mark Hamill in a restaurant, and Dick becomes jealous while Tommy's school life is affected by Sally's newfound fame. As Sally's assistant, Harry becomes obsessed with keeping Sally on top.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Dick wants to get back with Mary, so he's in luck when they find themselves locked in the school library overnight. Meanwhile, Sally, Harry and Tommy search for Dick.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Dick orders the Solomons to go on a family-only camping trip. Then he invites Mary to go along.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Dick decides to "rehabilitate" one of Officer Don's prisoners, so he pays his fine and takes him home; Mary decides to give away the dog Dick gave her.

Director: Terry Hughes

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Steven is invited to appear on a chat show for saving a little girl named Chelsea Clinton. Also on the show are Penn and Teller, who perform a bloody trick involving beans. The guests each receive a tote bag from the show. When Steven gets home he finds that he accidentally has Penn's cell phone. He sets out to return it, but Pepper comes across it and turns down an offer from Aaron Spelling in Penn's voice. He then informs Steven of his new psychic girlfriend, who supposedly can contact dead rock stars. This inspires Steven to put on a robe a la the Grim Reaper and perform ""Rock and Roll RIP."" When Penn and Teller arrive, the seance begins. The psychic demands a valuable object--one of Steven's rare 45 LPs--and pulls out a record from ""Buddy Holly"" to which Steven Plays along. But Penn proves her a fake, returns Steven's record, and to celebrate, Steven and Penn perform ""Clothes of the Dead.""

Director: Keith Truesdell

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

Pepper abandons Steven at an expensive restaurant resulting in an expensive tab and an annoying companion, Fran. But when its revealed that Fran's uncle is one of Steven's childhood idols, Steven allows the relationship to continue so he can enjoy a personal audience!

Director: Keith Truesdell

Writer: Jim O'Doherty

As Steven wakes up he begins to play the piano in another one of his fantasies, only to have Pims call him and demand a report which is due at nine. Steven comes to work to find that a female co-worker who is obsessed with him has finished the report for him. In returns she demands that he bring her to the medieval fair, which he isn't too thrilled about attending. Back home he receives two packages--one full of styrofoam pellets from his parents and an unmarked package - a funeral urn. Only Steven has already vacuumed up some of the ashes and he and Pepper try to dispose of the rest, by methods such as smoking the ashes. During their conversation Pepper brings up the rumor of Walt Disney being cryogenically frozen, which doesn't convince Steven but does inspire him to perform ""Walt's Song."" Mariana comes by and Steven asks her if there are any relatives she hasn't spoken to in a long time.

Director: Keith Truesdell

Writer: Jim O'Doherty