Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1986
Divorcee Henry has been enjoying his quiet life for the past seven years -- until his son, Matt, announces that he's moving in. Although Henry goes out of his way to make his son feel unwelcome, he agrees to let Matt stay under the proviso that he adheres to the house rules.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1986
Henry begins dating a twenty-year-old, much to Matt and Enid's chagrin.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1986
Matt gets a job working as a waiter. When Henry brings a colleague to the restaurant, complications ensue.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1986
The school psychiatrist points out that Matt's underachieving in school, and he attributes this to the fact that Matt and Henry don't spend enough quality time together. The father and son decide to make up for this by playing football together, but that turns out disastrous when Henry breaks his toe and Matt gets blinded.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 24, 1986
Henry thinks that Matt should learn the value of a dollar, though it's a lesson not learned when Matt inherits $2,000 from his grandmother. Matt gets a bunch of credit cards and goes on a shopping spree.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 31, 1986
Matt goes on "tour" with his band... and discovers that the band needs more practice than they realized.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Apr 7, 1986
A misunderstanding makes Henry think that Enid's in love with him -- so when she gets wind of the situation, she resigns.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Apr 14, 1986
Divorcee Henry has been enjoying his quiet life for the past seven years -- until his son, Matt, announces that he's moving in. Although Henry goes out of his way to make his son feel unwelcome, he agrees to let Matt stay under the proviso that he adheres to the house rules.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Apr 28, 1986
Henry suspects that Matt is involved in delinquent activities, including shoplifting.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: May 5, 1986
Henry has to confront his fear of death when a friend passes away. But death comes too close when Matt offers the grieving widow a chance to hold the wake in their home.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: May 19, 1986
Henry and his brother, Randy, go into cahoots on a get-rich-quick scheme. It quickly becomes clear that the plan wasn't well thought out.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jun 2, 1986
Henry meets Loretta and contemplates marrying her.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jun 9, 1986
Henry gets Matt a job at a supermarket... where Matt leads the workers in a strike.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1986
While Matt's busy studying for a college exam, Henry and Enid mistakenly open Matt's mail and discover that his college application has been rejected.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1986
Henry, a long-time product manager in a supermarket chain, expects a promotion when a position opens. But when the position goes to an inexperienced woman, he quits.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1986
The Beach Boys come to town and Matt has aspirations of becoming the drummer that they're looking for -- but he soon discovers that he's not the applicant for the job.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1986
Matt winds up in a car accident caused by a faulty traffic light. Enraged Henry organizes a demonstration to get the city to fix the light, and he's so convincing that he winds up being persuaded to take a seat on the city council.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1986
Henry meets horse-jockey Willie Shoemaker and provokes him into a riding competition... but then Henry has second thoughts about going through with it.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1986
Henry quickly becomes disenchanted with Matt's new girlfriend, who has a penchant for drinking and driving.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1986
Matt's working as a DJ, but he finds himself in hot water when he agrees to organize a concert for a band called "Dead Pets."
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1986
Enid's dreams of becoming an American citizen are crushed because she hasn't been paying income taxes.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1986
As a surprise for his father's birthday, Matt takes out an ad in the personals... and Henry soon finds himself with a date.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 24, 1986
While in a bind, Enid finds herself moving in with Henry -- but she soon realizes it was a mistake.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 27, 1986
Henry, Matt and Enid take part in a neighborhood watch, and wind up finding a vagabond squatting in the tool shed.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 31, 1986
Matt brings his mother (Anita Gillette) home after she leaves her second husband, and she and Henry pick up right where they left off.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1987
A birthmark on his posterior lands Henry (Jack Klugman) in the hospital when a biopsy reveals malignancy.