Season 1 Episodes
1. By Way of Introduction
2. Love in a Briefcase
When Jim loses his briefcase, a comedy of errors ensues.
3. The Price of Plumbing Is Numbing
The lack of a second bathroom causes problems for the 3 generations trying to live under one roof.
4. Father and Son Game
Jim tries to get his fumble-fingered son Teddy into a father-son baseball game.
5. Another Day, Another Scholar
The campus is rife with rumors about Professor Howard and a sexy coed.
6. A Hunch in Time
Ecology-minded Jim is concerned about P.J.'s involvement in a developer's grandiose scheme.
7. The Identity Crisis
Jim and Luther defy their age by going on a spree in San Francisco.
8. Guest of Honor
A visiting professor from Eastern Europe bedevils the Howards with his lack of knowledge of American customs.
9. Pro Bono Publico
Jim confronts the local Booster Club over a prime piece of real estate.
10. A Bunk for Unc
Jim's easy-going lifestyle is disrupted by a visit from his hard-driving uncle.
11. A Run for City Commissioner
Jim finds himself caught in the middle when both his wife and his son decide to run for the same seat on the city council.
12. Period of Readjustment
As Wendy tries to protect her father-in-law from an aggressive saleswoman, we learn how the the different generations of Howards ended up living in the same house.
13. Luther's Last Love
Luther's strange gum-chewing fiancee is actually part of a scheme to discourage matchmaking.
14. Cockadoodle Don't
The Howard family struggles to define the rules of peaceful coexistence.
15. As the Escrow Flies
Will Jim and Martha actually be lonely now that P.J. and Wendy have found their dream house and are planning to move out?
16. Eighty-Nine Pounds of Love
The Howards need to get rid of Jake's troublesome dog without breaking the boy's heart.
17. The Quarterback Ache
Everyone on campus joins in the campaign to help the overweight star quarterback of the football team lose 10 pounds.
18. Aunt's in My Plans
Luther becomes attracted to Martha's visitng Aunt Lydia.
19. Paper Work
The Howards accidentally add Luther's exam books to papers collected for recycling.
20. Song of the Jailbird
Jim ends up in jail after a student prank results in his playing the accordion for a stripper at a stag party.
21. Price Is Right
There is much excitement and anxiety in Easy Valley, as art connoisseur Vincent Price arrives to judge a local art contest, including Martha's portrait of Luther.
22. Jim's Decision
Jim has to decide whether it is appropriate to keep appearing on TV plugging his anthropology book.
23. Old School Ties
24. A Bone of Much Contention
A flamboyant developer wants to erect his latest hamburger joint on the site where a rare fossil has been discovered.