Pilot
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1990
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.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 1990
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.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1990
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.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1990
Tom's cartoonist friend has lost all inspiration to draw until he sees Lillian walk into the room.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1990
Tom's meeting with a female Episcopal cleric has him questioning his current standing as a lapsed Catholic.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 13, 1990
Tom comes home from car shopping with a a 1979 Corvette and Lillian's car-salesman ex-husband.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1990
Preliminary results of Tom's physical indicate he's in good shape, but his chest X-ray's cast a spot of doubt.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1990
On his first day subbing, Tom finds that he's no wizard as a teacher, and accepts advice from someone who is.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1990
On the first anniversary of Lillian's divorce, there's palpable tension in the room---the motel room occupied only by her and Joe.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1990
For an interview, Tom gets background info from a source who steals her way into Tom's foreground. Part 1 of two.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1990
Conclusion. The spy arrives, ready to discuss topics very familiar to Tom after learning the true identity of Kathleen.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1990
Holly's sister Drew, a "modern-day vagabond," makes good copy for Tom, but casts a giant shadow over Holly.
Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1990
Tom considers a piece on the loss of his wife, but the kids consider her a forbidden subject for his column.
Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 25, 1991
Tom has mixed feelings about his kids doing part-time sales work for Lillian's ne'er-do-well ex.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Jun 1, 1991
Tom finds Lillian's imagination frighteningly fertile after agreeing to pose as her husband for her visiting mother.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jun 8, 1991
Part-time father Joe vows to fight after learning his ex plans to move to Paris with their daughter.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jun 15, 1991
When an older male friend of Rachel's assures Tom they're "just friends," Rachel doesn't take the news well.
Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Jun 22, 1991
Defying Tom, Danny joins Nelson and Bill for the opening of duck season, bagging his first, and probably his last.