Pilot
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2002
In the series pilot, newlyweds move in with the bride's parents in suburbia, where her forceful dad locks horns with his son-in-law.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2002
In the series pilot, newlyweds move in with the bride's parents in suburbia, where her forceful dad locks horns with his son-in-law.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2002
Matt's smashup of Victor's vintage Cadillac is but a prelude to other revelations of covered-up accidents that befell the prized vehicle.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2002
Bed-buying bickering pits Matt vs. Victor, whose choice for his daughter's repose carries a nightmarish price tag Matt can't afford.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2002
The romantic dinner that Matt and Alex hope to share balloons into a big bash thanks to Victor, who invites himself, Marlene---and a band.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2002
A family Monopoly game is dicey for Matt, who's vexed by the Pellets' quirky rules, inside jokes and freewheeling currency exchanges.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2002
Alan Rachins ("Dharma & Greg") guest stars as a snooty businessman who holds a prestigious civic post in the community that Victor covets.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2002
A neighbor's home sale sparks a family feud: Marlene's made a deal, but Victor blows it---because he hates the buyer's pet bird.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2002
Halloween decorating obsesses the Pellets, out to create the scariest display on the block in a one-upmanship war with neighbors.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2002
Racquetball rivalry pits Victor against Matt in a heated competition, which Alex tries to cool down with a placating ploy that backfires.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2002
A day at the races bonds Victor and Matt, whose "jinx-in-law" has a streak of beginner's luck that summons the duo back to the track.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2002
The family stews over Matt's cooking partner, a comely chef-in-training (Roselyn Sanchez) who stirs patriarchal anxieties in overreacting Victor.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2002
Marlene's blustery dad (Michael Constantine) blows in for Christmas and has an impact on Victor that's akin to the latter's effect on Matt (Elon Gold).
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2003
Showdown time: Matt meets Alex's former beau (Dan Cortese), an accomplished Adonis who has his own tales to tell about Victor.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2003
Marital spats erupt on a trip to North Carolina, where Victor winds up bunking with Matt; and Alex and Marlene whoop it up in the hotel bar with Civil War reenactors.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate:
Patti LuPone plays Matt's outspoken mother, an environmental activist battling Victor over his plans to build on protected wetlands.