Season 1

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Tom's Back Again

   7 Sept 1997 · 30 min

   Tom returns to his hometown with his two daughters.

2. 2

   2. Bad Publicity

   14 Sept 1997 · 30 min

   Kenlon is accused of shoplifting.

3. 3

   3. Kenlon's New Clothes

   21 Sept 1997 · 30 min

   After Tom's first shopping trip with Kenlon ends in a fight, he asks Madison to help her pick out school clothes. However, the new wardrobe doesn't pass muster.

4. 4

   4. Tom's First Date

   28 Sept 1997 · 30 min

   Tom's reentry into the dating arena is a rude awakening -- for both him and his date. Meanwhile, Madison and Tanya get starry-eyed over a smooth-talking sleep expert.

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   5. Rival Station

   5 Oct 1997 · 30 min

   Tom decides that it's his business to interfere with Madison's personal life when he learns she's dating the obnoxious producer of a rival morning show. Meanwhile, Alissa goes through an identity crisis.

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   6. Long Day's Journey Into Fights

   15 Oct 1997 · 30 min

   Everyone at the station is in an uproar after Charlie makes an on-air blunder, so Tom decides to bring in pop therapist Peter Stengle to clear the air with sensitivity training; Alissa and Kenlon try to learn about their neighbor's personal history.

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   7. Tom Lives Brownie's Life for the Weekend

   26 Oct 1997 · 30 min

   Tom baby-sits seven unruly children.

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   8. The Crown Prince of Finland

   5 Nov 1997 · 30 min

   After Charlie complains about the oddball guests that have appeared on the show, Tom books the visiting Crown Prince of Finland, unaware that he's a royal lush.

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   9. It's Jan!

   9 Nov 1997 · 30 min

   An author offers Tom a job.

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    10. The White Shadow

    16 Nov 1997 · 30 min

    Tom steps in to coach Alissa's basketball team after her coach is thrown out. But he fouls up on the home court when he takes Alissa out for the last 12 seconds of the game. Meanwhile, Tanya isn't pleased when Charlie hires a biographer.

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    11. A Tom Story

    16 Nov 1997 · 30 min

    Tom is reluctant to attend his high-school reunion because he fears that everyone will expect him to live up to his reputation as the school's most notorious prankster.

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    12. Maggie Returns

    14 Dec 1997 · 30 min

    Tom isn't surprised when Maggie visits the girls after receiving some bad press. But he's shocked when she announces that she wants sole custody of them.

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    13. The Talk

    4 Jan 1998 · 30 min

    Kenlon likes an older guy; Jonathan moves out.

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    14. Tom vs. the PTA

    11 Jan 1998 · 30 min

    Tom ignites a book-burning crusade after he persuades the PTA to ban Maggie's new book, which contains embarrassing stories about the girls. Meanwhile, Jonathan plays nursemaid to a duck that he shot during his first hunting trip.

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    15. The Top Five

    18 Jan 1998 · 30 min

    Tom invites Tanya to be his guest at an all-male club. But the fact that she's a woman is the least of her problems. Meanwhile, Alissa's essay on the five people she admires most upsets Tom.

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    16. The Centerfold

    1 Feb 1998 · 30 min

    Kenlon suffers brutal teasing by the boys at school after nude pictures of Maggie appear in a magazine. Meanwhile, Brownie makes changes at the Roadhouse after it's named one of the ""Ten Best Dives in St. Paul.""

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    17. The Band

    8 Feb 1998 · 30 min

    Tom finds himself in a jam after he tells Kenlon that he can get the band K-Ci and JoJo to perform at her school.

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    18. Tom's Dream House

    15 Feb 1998 · 30 min

    Tom finds the perfect house he can't afford.

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    19. The Ticket Scam

    22 Feb 1998 · 30 min

    Tom tries to improve father-son relations by taking his dad to a basketball game. All's well until Tom learns that the skybox tickets he bought are stolen.