1996-09-15
The boys fend for themselves when Claire goes to a spa for the weekend.
1996-09-22
Perched at a bar on his twenty-first birthday, Joe reminisces about his dad and about turning sixteen, while at home Claire and the gang plan what they hope will be a nifty surprise party.
1996-09-29
Claire has butterflies as she prepares for a first date. So do Matt and Andy, who fear that a newcomer will replace their dad.
1996-10-06
Joe and Lou agree to be just friends and date others, but Joe fumes when Lou dates someone he doesn't know. He then unwittingly asks out Lou's best friend.
1996-10-13
Both Joey and Matt ask Andy's new babysitter for a date.
1996-10-20
The boys' lovable grandpa Big Mike rolls into town in a big rig and for a time endears himself to Joe with some promises he can't keep.
1996-11-03
Lloyd's RV-driving mom visits as Joe is pushing to enter Andy in a pine-box derby to prevent a business rival's son from beating Matt's previous winning record.
1996-11-10
Andy figures he won't get into any more trouble in school if Joe dates his teacher. Claire meets a potential date at the supermarket. Psychology student Matt fears he may have obsessive-compulsive disorder.
1996-11-17
Joe regrets the path his life has taken after running into a once-unpopular classmate who's now headed for rock stardom.
1996-11-24
Andy's excited about wearing his wilderness badge from the Young Pioneers, but his enthusiasm is dampened when a storm cancels his planned camping trip.
1996-12-08
A merciless driver's-ed teacher may have Matt's future in mind when he passes out grades, but Joe has only revenge in mind when he rallies Matt, Lloyd and Lou in a payback prank on the man.
1996-12-08
Lloyd quits the garage to fulfill his dreams after he sees a self-help video.
1997-01-12
Even Joe agrees with Claire that the new girl in Matt's life seems to be out of his league, frequenting after-hour rave parties and drinking.
1997-01-19
Matt's new girlfriend wants him to get a tattoo.
1997-02-02
Joe is reunited with old friend Nell Bascombe.
1997-02-09
Matt hopes to reinvent himself for a newcomer visiting her grandfather in the neighborhood; Andy fears getting hit by a comet.
1997-02-16
Kristin gets Matt a job at a music store, but his future there looks bleak when the manager collars a shoplifter.
1997-02-23
Joe helps Lou carry her art work to a gallery when the daughter's owner mistakes him for the artist. Also, Matt takes up playing the guitar & wants to write a song.
1997-03-30
Romance is in the air at the pizza parlor as Matt's co-worker falls for Joe and Andy falls for a young girl who doesn't think his jokes are funny.
1997-04-20
Andy becomes Joe's good luck charm on a trip to Atlantic City. Meanwhile, bad luck crashes the scene when Matt throws his first big party.
1997-04-27
Joe moves in for the kill after Matt claims he's just friends with Kristin; an ice-cream vendor is a real treat for Andy and Claire.
1997-05-04
Matt and Joe nearly come to fisticuffs over Kristin, who's unable to handle the truth when she hears it; and Lou receives an e-mail message from an admirer.
1997-05-11
Mother's Day brings a surprise visit from Joe's hippie mom, who's pregnant and married to an aura-photographer.
1997-05-18
Julia returns hoping to strike up a relationship with Matt again, but his friends aren't part of her plans. Meanwhile, Andy sells his childhood at a garage sale.
