| Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
Director |
Writer(s) |
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| Lily B. Goode (Pilot) |
January 10, 2001 |
101 |
Gary Halverson |
Bonnie Kallman |
| In a desperate grab for attention, Lily makes out with the nerdish next-door neighbour, Brad O'Keefe, in his car, causing Sean to respond in a rather unorthodox way-by throwing fried chicken at the windshield. Meanwhile, Walt babysits Jimmy and Henry and teaches them how to dig a hole. And Eddie stays in the house and tries to hook up illegal cable so he and Sean can watch soft-core porn in the house. The title is a reference to the song Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry. |
|
| In My Room |
January 17, 2001 |
102 |
Paul Lazarus |
Brad Copeland |
| While snooping around in Lily's room, Sean discovers a fake id, and along with Claudia and Eddie, tries to find out what his daughter is doing in her spare time. The title is a reference to the song of the same name by The Beach Boys. |
|
| I Wanna Be Suspended |
January 24, 2001 |
103 |
Ken Kwapis |
Bill Martin, Mike Schiff |
| Jimmy's new science project, a scale model of the solar system, is due and he's eager to get back from the street fair, but, when Sean and Claudia discover The Ramones are playing, is forced to wait. Sean writes a note to Sister Helen, the principal of Jimmy's school, which only ends up getting Jimmy suspended. Sean and Eddie take Jimmy to the statue of Liberty - with disastrous results. The title is a reference to "I Wanna Be Sedated", a song by The Ramones. |
|
| Devil with a Plaid Skirt |
January 31, 2001 |
104 |
Craig Zisk |
Tyrone Finch, Tom Purcell |
| Jimmy's claim of demonic possession and Lily's skirt length spark a battle between Sean and Sister Helen. Sean brings home an old friend who has became a priest. The title of the episode is a reference to the song "Devil with a Blue Dress" by The Detroit Wheels. |
|
| Action Mountain High |
February 7, 2001 |
105 |
John Whitesell |
Bill Martin, Mike Schiff |
| Lily's trip to an amusement park with a group of her friends backfires when she calls Sean to pick her up. He doesn't like what he sees, and when he realizes HE was the one called because everyone thought he would go easy on them, he proceeds to get them all in trouble by telling their parents. The title is a reference to the song Rocky Mountain High by John Denver. |
|
| You Can't Always Get What You Want |
February 21, 2001 |
106 |
Ken Kwapis |
Tyrone Finch, Tom Purcell |
| Lily freaks out when Sean says they can't afford to send her on a ski trip with her classmates. But things get worse when she learns that Sean inherited some money and spent it on a guitar for himself. The title is a reference to the song of the same name by The Rolling Stones. |
|
| Like a Virgin |
February 28, 2001 |
107 |
Dennie Gordon |
Tasha Goldstone |
| Claudia is looking forward to a trip to New Jersey to try to bond with Lily. However, things go from bad to worse when Claudia tells popular cheerleaders from Lily's school that her daughter is still a virgin. Lily takes off, leaving Claudia stuck - with no daughter, no luggage, and no clothes. The title is a reference to the song by Madonna. |
|
| Devil's Haircut |
March 28, 2001 |
108 |
John Blanchard |
Bill Martin, Mike Schiff |
| Claudia asks Sean to take Henry to the barber. Before going to the barber, they do tons of stuff, to finally notice that it is closed. So Sean decides to do the haircut himself, which ends up in a real catastrophe. The title is a reference to the song of the same name by Beck. |
|
| Eddie's Dead |
April 4, 2001 |
109 |
Brian Levant |
Chris Kelly |
| Sean tries to keep Eddie from hitting on a woman Claudia is consoling after a break-up. |
|
| Catch Us If You Can |
April 18, 2001 |
110 |
Ken Kwapis |
David M. Israel, Jim O'Doherty |
| Sean catches a fly ball that's still in play and loses a game for the Yankees. Claudia's upset when the bachelorette party she's throwing for her friends gets disrupted by Sean, Eddie and the boys, who have been chased home by irate fans. |
|
| Jimmy's Got a Gun |
April 25, 2001 |
111 |
Paul Lazarus |
Ned Goldreyer |
| Walt gives Jimmy a BB Gun for his birthday, prompting an all-out war between him and Sean, which ends up with Walt in the hospital, shot in the rump. The title is a reference to the song, "Janie's Got a Gun", by Aerosmith. |
|
| Jimmy Was Kung-Fu Fighting |
May 2, 2001 |
112 |
Terry Hughes |
Brad Copeland |
| To save for a dream vacation to Mexico, Sean and Claudia start working extra shifts at work. This leads to chaos at home, with Eddie raising the kids, Lily getting her tongue pierced, Jimmy becoming a bully, and Henry panhandling and eating out of the garbage. The title is a reference to the song, "Kung Fu Fighting", by Carl Douglas. |
|
| Loser |
May 9, 2001 |
113 |
John Blanchard |
Tyrone Finch, Tom Purcell |
| Sean volunteers to referee Henry's soccer team and ends up making an unethical decision in the team's favor. Which in hindsight wasn't a great idea, when Henry gets an inflated ego. So Sean tries to make things right the following week by making an unethical decision in the opposing team's favor. Meanwhile, Lily flirts with the cute guy at the concession stand and the conversation leaves her walking on air. But when she starts to obsess over the introduction, she replays the scene over and over in her head, each time thinking that she made a bigger and bigger fool of herself. |
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| Mrs. Finnerty, You've Got a Lovely Daughter |
May 16, 2001 |
114 |
Kenny Ortega |
Aron Abrams, Gregory Thompson |
| Lily's dance for the talent show is removed from the show by the school principal, and Sean agrees to sell thirty boxes of chocolate to have it in the show, proving to be a big mistake when Lily's dance is "Cell Block Tango", a song about prostitutes from the broadway show Chicago. The title is a reference to the song, "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter, by Herman's Hermits. |
|
| Love Child |
May 23, 2001 |
115 |
Craig Zisk |
Ned Goldreyer, Chris Kelly |
| In the Season One finale, Lily is furious after finding out she was born before her parents' wedding. The title is a reference to the song of the same name by The Supremes. |
