| Episode Number |
Title |
Airdate |
Synopsis |
| 01 |
"Meet The Kyles" |
March 28, 2001 |
Michael and Jay are a loving and married couple who have three children. |
| 02 |
"The Truth Hurts" |
March 28, 2001 |
Michael suspects the family is less than truthful about certain matters, but finds out he is really being untruthful to himself. |
| 03 |
"Grassy Knoll" |
April 4, 2001 |
Jay is trying to get rid of some old clothes, so after Michael opposes to that she and him make a deal that everything that is not worn by the end of the week has to go. All week long they dress out-of-style clothes (Michael Jackson, Flashdance, Madonna, etc). Meanwhile, Junior is trying to learn how to play the guitar and his friend convinces him to smoke pot. When Michael and Jay realize, they decide to play with their minds and Jr. promises never to do it again. Kady gets angry at Claire for avoiding her. |
| 04 |
"Of Breasts and Basketball" |
April 4, 2001 |
Michael doesn't take it well when he loses at basketball. Meanwhile, Claire thinks the best way to attract boys is to have bigger breasts, so she buys a padded bra, much to the dislike of Jay who punishes her for doing so. |
| 05 |
"Making the Grade" |
April 11, 2001 |
Junior fakes an A in algebra while his family, not fooled by the charade, milks the celebration. Meanwhile, Claire blackmails Junior. |
| 06 |
"Working It" |
April 18, 2001 |
Michael hires an attractive girl to tutor Junior in math and later regrets his actions as Junior has fallen in love with her. |
| 07 |
"Snapping and Sniffing" |
April 18, 2001 |
Jr. is having problems at school with a bully, so Michael and Jay invite his parents over to discover some of the kid's weak points. Jr. teases the kid back and Claire punches him in the nose. Now Jr. is feeling humiliated, and George's father drops by to have a talk, where he and Michael argue and threaten each other. Meanwhile, Michael tells Jay she is not around enough, and she starts to realize that when she misses Kady's first tooth and her new "smell the cushions" thing. |
| 08 |
"He Said, She Said" |
April 25, 2001 |
Jay wants Michael to quit watching TV and spend a little more time with the family - something that apparently only she wants. But Michael insists on watching a basketball game. When Jay talks to him, he doesn't pay any attention, and later tries to find out what she told him. Then he tells her something, but Jay's too busy talking to one of her girlfriends on the phone, so she doesn't listen either. When the evening comes and they are ready to go out for dinner, Jay apologizes for not paying any attention and they decide to leave the kids alone. But will they pay any attention to their parents? |
| 09 |
"Breaking Up and Breaking It" |
April 25, 2001 |
Claire develops her first real crush on a boy, Roger, and Michael does everything to break them up. But instead of threatening the guy like he would usually do, Michael become friends with him, to the point where the boy wants to spend more time with Michael then with Claire. After Claire dumps him, Jay makes Michael dump him too, which is a little hard because he is listens to Michael. Jr., on the other hand, has been busier playing with himself. Ever since those hormones kicked in, Jr. spends most of the day in the bathroom, until he "breaks" his toy and has to take some time out. |
| 10 |
"A Little Romance" |
May 2, 2001 |
Michael's brother Ken comes to visit and brings his newest girlfriend. While Jr. is mainly interested in seeing parts of her body, Michael envies his brother because his own sex life became a little boring - Jay keeps asking for more spontaneity and Michael doesn't know what to do. His brother tells him to innovate and Michael ends up catching a cold when he dances naked in the backyard for Jay. Meanwhile, Claire is worried about winning a dancing contest. She's not satisfied with Jr. being the only one with trophies to show around, and despite her father's dissatisfaction with her dance moves, she manages to get a second place - which is not exactly what she hoped for. |
| 11 |
"Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" |
May 9, 2001 |
Michael's accountant dies suddenly, making Mike take a whole new perspective about his life. He buys a wig (or a hair piece as he like to call it) and starts to demonstrate his love for his family in a weird way. He even buys a motorcycle and an RV, in a misguided effort to live life to its fullest. Jay tells the kids it's just a phase, but even she is going crazy with Michael. He only goes back to his old being after he cries the death of his friend and realize there's a lot more about life than he thought. |
| Episode Number |
Title |
Airdate |
Synopsis |
| 12 |
"Mom's Away (pt. 1)" |
September 26, 2001 |
Jay visits her mom while Michael initiates telling Kady the "story" of her birth, guest starring Raven-Symone |
| 13 |
"Mom's Away (pt. 2)" |
September 26, 2001 |
Michael concludes the birth story, guest starring Gary Coleman, Shaquille O' Neal and Raven-Symone. |
| 14 |
"No Rules" |
October 3, 2001 |
Michael decides to crack the kids mentally but slipping the rules from under them. |
| 15 |
"Perfect Dad" |
October 10, 2001 |
Everyone thinks about how it would be if everyone (including Michael) was perfect. |
| 16 |
"Thru Thick and Thin" |
October 17, 2001 |
When Jay returns, Michael remains silent about her abvious weight gain. |
| 17 |
"He Heard, She Heard" |
October 24, 2001 |
| 18 |
"Michael's Garden" |
October 31, 2001 |
| 19 |
"Let Them Eat Pie" |
November 7, 2001 |
Michael milks a punishment by making the kids eat only lemon meringue pie. |
| 20 |
"Jay Gets Fired" |
November 14, 2001 |
Jay gets fired but discovers how much her family needs her. |
| 21 |
"The Whole World is Watching" |
November 21, 2001 |
Junior installs a webcam and his old-school parents discover how powerful the World Wide Web REALLY is. |
| 22 |
"Letting Go" |
November 28, 2001 |
| 23 |
"Learning to Earn It" |
December 12, 2001 |
| 24 |
"Quality Time" |
January 16, 2002 |
| 25 |
"Get Out" |
January 23, 2002 |
| 26 |
"Road Trip" |
January 30, 2002 |
The family goes on a disturbing road trip to Paul Revere's house, to find it closed. |
| 27 |
"Table for Too Many (pt. 1)" |
February 6, 2002 |
The family goes out to eat at a Japanese restaurant only to find out that they must share a table with an annoying family, the Tylers. |
| 28 |
"Table for Too Many (pt. 2)" |
February 6, 2002 |
Things are getting OUT OF CONTROL with the Tylers and the Kyles and even the employees ! The two families have become enemies ever since. |
| 29 |
"Double Date" |
February 13, 2002 |
Michael sheepishly admits Tony is a good, religious boy after a sneaky double date to the movies with him, Claire, and Jay. |
| 30 |
"Failure to Communicate" |
February 22, 2002 |
Jay gets a hard time getting with Michael's parents, who are separated. |
| 31 |
"Papa Said Knock You Out" |
February 27, 2002 |
Junior KO's his dad in boxing on a lucky shot. |
| 32 |
"Return of the Wall" |
March 4, 2002 |
| 33 |
"Working Relationship" |
March 20, 2002 |
| 34 |
"Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius" |
March 27, 2002 |
Junior thinks he got a 1600/1600 on his SAT's but gets it confused with a girl named Michelle Kyle. Jr. got a 200/1600, even though you get 300 for spelling your name right. |
| 35 |
"Back Story" |
April 3, 2002 |
| 36 |
"Make Over" |
May 1, 2002 |
Jay gets a makeover after being compared to an old flame from high school. |
| 37 |
"The Bowling Show" |
May 8, 2002 |
Kyles vs. Tylers in bowling. The Tyler girl tries to charm Junior into throwing the ball and not caring. |
| 38 |
"Jr. Gets His License" |
May 15, 2002 |
Junior gets his license. Oh God, help us. |
| 39 |
"Anniversary (pt. 1)" |
May 22, 2002 |
Jay gets mad at Michael because she thinks he forgot about their anniversary. But there's still going to be a surprise... |
| 40 |
"Anniversary (pt. 2)" |
May 22, 2002 |
Michael pulls off a lavish renewal of their vows for Jay, with guest star Brian McKnight. |
| Episode Number |
Title |
Airdate |
Synopsis |
| 41 |
"The Kyles Go to Hawaii: Part 1" |
September 25, 2002 |
The Kyles go to Hawaii and Junior meets Leilani. |
| 42 |
"The Kyles Go to Hawaii: Part 2" |
September 25, 2002 |
Junior gets to know Leilani and Michael and Jay spend more time together. Meanwhile, Claire and Kady run up a HUGE hotel bill by "putting it on the room". |
| 43 |
"The Kyles Go to Hawaii: Part 3" |
October 2, 2002 |
The Kyles scramble to leave Hawaii. |
| 44 |
"Samba Story" |
October 9, 2002 |
Jay suggests samba lessons to "spicen" up her relashionship with Michael. Junior gets something out of it, too. |
| 45 |
"Diary of a Mad Teen" |
October 16, 2002 |
Jay "accidentally" reads Claire's diary. Meanwhile, Michael temporarily goes blind and Junior betrays him to go to a girl named Alicia's house. |
| 46 |
"Clare's Boyfriend " |
October 23, 2002 |
Claire drops Tony for zip-code boy 1040-EZ, because her father displayed a bond for Tony. |
| 47 |
"Crouching Mother, Hidden Father" |
October 30, 2002 |
| 48 |
"The Fighting Kyles" |
November 6, 2002 |
| 49 |
"Sister Story" |
November 13, 2002 |
Michael's sister, Kelly (Vivica A. Fox), comes to visit, sparking a rivalry with Jay. |
| 50 |
"Jr.'s Dating Dilemma" |
November 20, 2002 |
Junior asks two girls out to a dance. One really likes Junior, and the other doesn't. He dumps the first girl for a hot chick that wants to date Junior to make her old boyfriend jealous. Jay becomes jealous when she believes Michael is in love with Janet Jackson. |
| 51 |
"Jay the Artist" |
November 27, 2002 |
Michael tries a family "Art week" for all. Junior does an awkward poetic drumming stance, while Claire designs jeans for her dad. Franklin and Kady do a piano short, while Jays grand finale portrays a naked Michael Kyle. |
| 52 |
"Chair Man of the Board" |
December 4, 2002 |
| 53 |
"Open Your Heart" |
December 11, 2002 |
| 54 |
"Michael's Tribe" |
December 18, 2002 |
Michael is chosen to lead a little girl's Indian tribe. He trains them to fetch him things and names a girl "Fetchmebeer". Tony tries to sneak in to party with Claire, but the Indian minis attack him at midnight. |
| 55 |
"Blackout" |
January 22, 2003 |
A blackout all over Connecticut, which includes the Kyle household.The family plays games and eat most of the contents of the fridge. Kady pretends to cute, while Junior takes to being a nudist. |
| 56 |
"Man of the Year" |
January 29, 2003 |
Michael mistakenly thinks he wins the "Small Businessman of the Year" award. When he loses, his family rescues him and makes him "Father of the Year". |
| 57 |
"Jr.'s Risky Business {1}" |
February 5, 2003 |
Michael and Jay go out on a date to the opera while Junior and his girlfriend, Vanessa, get suggestive and end up having sex in the parents' bed. Unfortunately, Michael and Jay walk in and Junior ends the episode with Junior screaming, "Mommy, Daddy, it's not what you think!!" |
| 58 |
"Jr.'s Risky Business {2}" |
February 12, 2003 |
Michael and Jay punishes Junior for having sex with Vanessa by kicking Junior out but ends up staying in the garage |
| 59 |
"Jury Duty" |
February 26, 2003 |
Michael and Jay go for Jury. Michael thinks he meets a man from the mafia, who is really a life insurance salesman. Some of his remarks were similar to a mafia. "Do you want your family to suffer while you sleep with the fishes? That's what the family business is for." He had an Italian accent. |
| 60 |
"Here Comes Da Judge" |
March 5, 2003 |
Junior always leapfrogs Claire until they find a wallet and they come to brawl because Junior claims it. Consequently Michael holds court with Franklin and Kady defending Junior while Claire gets support from Jay and judges them to share. |
| 61 |
"Claire's Permit" |
March 26, 2003 |
Claire knows nothing about driving, and she steals the car to the Sip N' Go. Michael goes through an elaborate scheme to pretend the car is stolen. |
| 62 |
"Sharon's Picture" |
April 9, 2003 |
Jay thinks Michael is "cheating" on her with a picture of his ex-girlfriend. |
| 63 |
"Tee for Too Many" |
April 30, 2003 |
Michael gets aggravated with Jay because she intrudes his golf. |
| 64 |
"The Big Bang Theory" |
May 7, 2003 |
| 65 |
"Not So Hostile Takeover" |
May 14, 2003 |
Claire got invited to the senior prom. Her Mother got excited and volunteered to chaperone at the prom so that Michael can keep Claire Safe from her date and Jay becomes REALLY excited about the prom and "ruins" Claire's night. Michael plans to teach Junior a lesson about money management. |
| 66 |
"Graduation {1}" |
May 21, 2003 |
Junior graduates and most of this and the next episode is filled with incidents of purposely-falling out of chairs every time Junior makes a successful announcement. Vanessa and Junior start making plans. The parents offer a trip to Japan for Junior's grad gift. At the end, another can of worms-Junior turns down the trip to Japan and Vanessa is pregnant! |
| 67 |
"Graduation {2}" |
May 21, 2003 |
Vanessa and Junior crack down on plans. Junior may go to Reddington University and Claire and Kady don't think they will miss Junior, but they will and both beg for attention. |
| Episode Number |
Title |
Airdate |
Synopsis |
| 68 |
"From Dummy to Daddy" |
September 24, 2003 |
Michael makes Junior use a balloon baby to test his parenting skills for the coming baby. |
| 69 |
"The Sweet Hairafter" |
September 24, 2003 |
Michael's friend has a hair growth pill that makes him drunken. |
| 70 |
"Jr. Executive " |
October 1, 2003 |
Junior gets a job at his dad's business, Kyle Trucking. |
| 71 |
"Jay Goes to School" |
October 8, 2003 |
Jay decides to go to college. |
| 72 |
"Meet the Parents" |
October 15, 2003 |
Junior goes over to tell Calvin and Jasmine Scott, Vanessa's parents, that their daughter is pregnant. But it ends up as a family feud when Michael finds out how intimidating the parents are. |
| 73 |
"He's Having a Baby" |
October 22, 2003 |
| 74 |
"The Funeral" |
October 29, 2003 |
After the death of his 103-year-old grandma, Larry takes advantage of the Kyles by saying, "But you said ANYTHING..." if they say, "Look Larry, if there's anything we can do..." |
| 75 |
"Ultarsound" |
November 5, 2003 |
Vannessa gets an ultrasound. Michael blurts out the sex of the baby even though neither Jay or any of the rest of the family want to know. |
| 76 |
"Marathon" |
November 12, 2003 |
Michael cheats at running a marathon with Jay. |
| 77 |
"While Out" |
November 19, 2003 |
| 78 |
"Michael's Band" |
November 26, 2003 |
Michael meets Johnny "Saxophone" Jackson, his old classmate. Michael lies about playing piano, and Johnny asks to have Michael sit in with the band. But he just fakes playing the piano by hiding Franklin under his shirt with Johnny "Saxophone" Jackson. |
| 79 |
"The Lady is Not a Tramp" |
December 10, 2003 |
Vanessa and Junior get a dog to help prepare for the coming baby. Kady is allergic to the boy dog (who was named Lady anyway). So Jay makes Junior give Kady her allergy medications, and acutually gives her the dog medications! Michael plans to teach him a lesson by having Kady pretend she's a dog. Meanwhile, Tony comes back from his forty-day purification. Michael finds condoms in Claire's backpack and thinks that Tony and Claire are planning to have sex. |
| 80 |
"Of Mice and Men" |
December 17, 2003 |
Michael goes through an elaborate scheme to kill a little rodent. |
| 81 |
"Moving on Out" |
January 7, 2004 |
Junior moves out into a rickety apartment in a BAD neighborhood. |
| 82 |
"Candy Wars" |
January 21, 2004 |
Michael goes overboard in Kady's candy bar sale for school. |
| 83 |
"Jr. Sells His Car" |
February 4, 2004 |
Junior sells his car. Meanwhile, Franklin is having social skill problems. |
| 84 |
"The Anniversary Present" |
February 11, 2004 |
Jay is the worst gift-giver, but they each surprise each other. |
| 85 |
"Illegal Smile" |
February 18, 2004 |
Dr. Tortoni gives Botox, but boy does it end in going to jail! |
| 86 |
"Outbreak Monkey" |
February 25, 2004 |
| 87 |
"Empty Nest {1}" |
March 3, 2004 |
A clip show of Michael and Jay thinking of the cast's mishaps in the show. |
| 88 |
"Empty Nest {2}" |
March 3, 2004 |
A clip show of Michael and Jay thinking of the cast's mishaps in the show. |
| 89 |
"Calvin Comes to Stay" |
March 10, 2004 |
Calvin stays and develops the "Hmm, is that right?" skill from Michael. Michael unfortunately gets a little too truthful to Jay with the alcohol... |
| 90 |
"Calvin Goes to Work" |
March 31, 2004 |
Michael is scared to fire Calvin, but does it anyway and Calvin breaks down! |
| 91 |
"Romantic Night" |
April 21, 2004 |
Jay and Michael try to have a romantic night after Junior cancelled a fancy night in a hotel. |
| 92 |
"The Director" |
April 28, 2004 |
Michael records a basketball game over a video of Kady's First Steps, but will he keep his secret to himself? Not really! |
| 93 |
"The Maid" |
May 5, 2004 |
June the maid (Betty White) comes in, and she is nearly a saint. An all-around person who loves basketball, cooks, and even sews together new outfits with some extra cloth in her bag that she can make clothes with. Amazing! |
| 94 |
"Hand Model" |
May 12, 2004 |
Claire auditions for a modeling career, disobeying her father. But oddly enough, Michael gets a gig in hand modeling. |
| 95 |
"What Do You Know?" |
May 19, 2004 |
The family hold a games night and ends up turning into a disaster because the men don't know anything about their wives. But the tables turn when the women don't know anything about their husbands, either. |
| 96 |
"The Baby {1}" |
May 26, 2004 |
Vanessa practices home labor and is relaxed with a hippie named "Summer Breeze", who gives symbolic names to the whole family, like "Dark Cloud" for Michael and "Eager Beaver" for Vanessa. |
| 97 |
"The Baby {2}" |
May 26, 2004 |
Michael writes a script for the time before Vanessa gives birth. But finally when its time for a new life to be born, Claire took the only car to the mall, no one follows the script, and Vanessa ends up having the new baby in the parents' bed, the same place the baby was conceived! |
| Episode Number |
Title |
Airdate |
Synopsis |
| 98 |
"Fantasy Camp" |
September 21, 2004 |
Michael gets to go to Michael Jordan's Fantasy Camp. He devises the "perfect" scheme to beat Michael Jordan when he plays him, which is when Michael Jordan shifts 40% of his weight to his left foot, Michael Kyle goes past him and takes him to the hoop. However, when Michael gets to LAS VEGAS all the way from CONNECTICUT, Bob Slobodanopopovich is the last one to sign up for the remaining year. Before that Michael meets Wayne Newton, who of which Michael thinks is a well-trained impersonator.
|
| 99 |
"Resolutions" |
September 28, 2004 |
Michael fails a child-care course for grandparents, so Vanessa and Jr. refuse to let him baby-sit his grandchild. |
| 100 |
"Class Reunion" |
October 5, 2004 |
It's Michael and Jay's high school reunion. Will Michael "overflip" a dance in order to win against Bobby Shaw? |
| 101 |
"The Fellowship of the Baby" |
October 12, 2004 |
Michael uses the magic baby trick on Junior when Junior and Vanessa are showing signs of giving up rearing their child. Problem is, Junior did get smarter or did he? |
| 102 |
"Pokerface" |
October 19, 2004 |
It's poker night and Jay interrupts because of idiot Junior. So Michael goes to Jay's book club. Trouble. |
| 103 |
"The Proposal" |
November 9, 2004 |
Junior tries to propose to Vanessa but seems to keep on getting interrupted. Meanwhile, Jay and Michael are having a Karaoke Contest... |
| 104 |
"Restaurant Wars" |
November 16, 2004 |
Jay opens a Soul Food restaurant and Michael becomes a little too over-competitive with the neighboring Chinese Food restaurant. |
| 105 |
"The Return of Bobby Shaw" |
November 23, 2004 |
Michael and Bobby Shaw rap for Junior's contract, which Junior stupidly signed that makes him owned by Bobby. |
| 106 |
"The Wedding" |
November 30, 2004 |
Junior and Vanessa FINALLY get married!! |
| 107 |
"Careful What You Wish For" |
January 11, 2005 |
When Jay wishes that Michael would give her the kind of romantic attention that she sees newlywed Vanessa getting from Jr., Michael decides to kill Jay with kindness so he can get back to watching TV and ignoring her. Meanwhile, Franklin tells Kady that he thinks he's too short and goes to great lengths to appear otherwise. |
| 108 |
"They Call Me El Foosay" |
January 18, 2005 |
Michael gets a big head by beating all the people he plays against in foosball, a game that he didn't even approve of in the first place. |
| 109 |
"Study Buddy" |
January 25, 2005 |
Jay thinks that her professor in psychology has it in for her. Michael tries to help her by using visual flash cards that state things like the fear of spiders and the person who invented the ink blot test. But finally, he resorts to bribing the professor to postpone the exam.
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| 110 |
"Sweetheart's Day" |
February 1, 2005 |
Jay makes up holidays so that the men of the family have to give gifts to their others. Michael's plans change it up a bit... |
| 111 |
"Silence Is Golden" |
February 8, 2005 |
Michael reluctantly accompanies Jay on a meditation weekend, where he has trouble following the rule of silence. Guests: T. J. Thyne as Bodi and Jennifer Elise Cox as Nancy. |
| 112 |
"The Bahamas {1}" |
February 15, 2005 |
The Kyles take another family trip to the Bahamas. |
| 113 |
"The Bahamas {2}" |
February 22, 2005 |
Michael and Jay get stranded on an island and are saved by Michael's old co-worker. |
| 114 |
"The Remodel" |
March 1, 2005 |
Realizing that the garage is no longer a suitable living situation for Jr., Vanessa and the baby, Jay insists that Michael have it remodeled. When the contractor bids are too expensive for his taste, Michael decides to take on the job himself, with Jr.'s help. But when they get in over their heads, Franklin - who happens to be a certified contractor - has to come to their rescue. |
| 115 |
"Michael Joins the Gym" |
March 8, 2005 |
Michael joins the gym after a muscular man (Terry Crews) attracts Jay. But will Michael's muscles turn to steel or mush? |
| 116 |
"Celibacy" |
March 15, 2005 |
When Jay tells Michael that their love life will be even better if they are celibate for six months, Michael is willing to abide by her wishes, although reluctantly. Meanwhile, Franklin and Kady plant some seeds in the ground to symbolize their growing love for each other, but the seeds grow into an ingredient for a love potion that Jay uses to spice up her romantic dinner for Michael. |
| 117 |
"Jr's Cartoon" |
March 29, 2005 |
Junior creates a cartoon named My Wife and Kid where Jay gets stuck coming into the garage. |
| 118 |
"Michael's Sandwich" |
April 12, 2005 |
Michael tries to enjoy a sandwich but the family has too many problems to let Michael enjoy his sandwich. Will Michael EVER eat his sandwich?!? |
| 119 |
"Graduation Day" |
April 26, 2005 |
After finishing school, Jay is ready to graduate ... looking like she was hit by Hurricane Katrina! |
| 120 |
"Michael Sells the Business" |
May 3, 2005 |
Michael sells the trucking business to spend more time with Jay and Junior Jr. |
| 121 |
"R.V Dreams" |
May 10, 2005 |
Michael buys an R.V. and the family plus Franklin heads off to the Grand Canyon to win a competition... but the R.V. blows up. |
| 122 |
"The "V" Story" |
May 17, 2005 |
Jay tells Michael to get a vasectomy but he doesn't want to. Eventually he tells Jay that he will go through with it but then backs out at the last second. Jay says that she will get a hysterectomy. After she comes out of the clinic, Michael tells her that he will get the vasectomy instead, but she then reveals that she is pregnant with another child.Series Finale |
