American Dreamer - Episode Guide

In the pilot episode, Tom hires an assistant and explores women's anger toward men by visiting a woman he stood up on prom night.

Tom hosts a male-bonding party to find out why men aren't so open with their feelings as women, but the guys don't want to discuss it.

Tom's cartoonist friend has lost all inspiration to draw until he sees Lillian walk into the room.

Tom's meeting with a female Episcopal cleric has him questioning his current standing as a lapsed Catholic.

Tom comes home from car shopping with a a 1979 Corvette and Lillian's car-salesman ex-husband.

Preliminary results of Tom's physical indicate he's in good shape, but his chest X-ray's cast a spot of doubt.

On his first day subbing, Tom finds that he's no wizard as a teacher, and accepts advice from someone who is.

On the first anniversary of Lillian's divorce, there's palpable tension in the room---the motel room occupied only by her and Joe.

For an interview, Tom gets background info from a source who steals her way into Tom's foreground. Part 1 of two.

Conclusion. The spy arrives, ready to discuss topics very familiar to Tom after learning the true identity of Kathleen.

Holly's sister Drew, a "modern-day vagabond," makes good copy for Tom, but casts a giant shadow over Holly.

Tom considers a piece on the loss of his wife, but the kids consider her a forbidden subject for his column.

Tom has mixed feelings about his kids doing part-time sales work for Lillian's ne'er-do-well ex.

Tom finds Lillian's imagination frighteningly fertile after agreeing to pose as her husband for her visiting mother.

Part-time father Joe vows to fight after learning his ex plans to move to Paris with their daughter.

When an older male friend of Rachel's assures Tom they're "just friends," Rachel doesn't take the news well.

Defying Tom, Danny joins Nelson and Bill for the opening of duck season, bagging his first, and probably his last.