Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
Oct 2, 2000 - 20m
Carrie is turned on by an imitation of Rico done by Doug; Arthur tries to chronicle his own life story.
Oct 9, 2000 - 20m
Carrie has Doug sign a card for her boss' twenty years at the company and is asked to participate in his banquet roast.
Oct 16, 2000 - 20m
Doug vows to lose 30 pounds.
Oct 23, 2000 - 20m
Carrie decides to return to college, with very little time to get things done.
Oct 30, 2000 - 20m
Doug wants a new car and against Carrie's advice, buys it for himself only to find out moments later that the workers at the IPS company are going on strike, forcing Carrie to work major overtime to compensate for his mistake.
Nov 6, 2000 - 22m
With no end to the IPS workers strike in sight, Doug tries substitute teaching at his sister Stephanie's school.
Nov 13, 2000 - 20m
Doug and Deacon, who are out of work because of a strike, resort to playing sophomoric pranks, along with Arthur, to keep from going stir crazy. But they're driving Carrie and Kelly nuts. Eventually, Doug and Deacon return to work leaving Arthur alone.
Nov 20, 2000 - 20m
Doug and Carrie try to recall their first Thanksgiving together who said, "I Love You" first. They consult Arthur who quickly recalls some other Thanksgivings.
Nov 27, 2000 - 20m
Doug and Carrie watch Deacon and Kelly's kids while they are out of town. When one of the kids sees them making love, they must keep him from telling his parents...
Dec 4, 2000 - 20m
Arthur begins to work at Carrie's company; Doug and Deacon compete for the best practical joke.
Dec 11, 2000 - 20m
A battle of who got the cheaper gift begins; Lou Ferrigno moves next door.
Jan 8, 2001 - 20m
Doug and Carrie rush to a friend's wedding before the bride and groom realize they're not there; Meanwhile, Arthur plans a scheme involving Spence.
Jan 29, 2001 - 20m
Doug sets up his sister with Carrie's boss so that he can watch the Super Bowl on a high-definition TV.
Feb 5, 2001 - 20m
Doug becomes jealous when Carrie makes the mistake of telling him she finds Deacon attractive; The gang go paintballing to celebrate Deacon's birthday, which turns into a war of jealousy.
Feb 12, 2001 - 20m
Doug is surprised to find his married best friend, Deacon, out with another woman. Meanwhile, Carrie questions her relationship with Doug because of their different views on cheating.
Feb 19, 2001 - 20m
After Deacon and Kelly's separation, Carrie begins to wonder about her own marriage. She and Doug agree to put their sex lives on hold for a few weeks because Carrie feels that they should resolve arguments verbally. Arthur dates a woman who claims she dated Frank Sinatra.
Feb 26, 2001 - 20m
Doug dreams that he could solve all of his problems if he could assume the roles of vintage sitcom characters.
Mar 19, 2001 - 20m
Doug feels sorry for Arthur and agrees to let him go to a cocktail lounge instead of the weekly dance at a senior center. When Carrie finds out, she turns her father's care over to Doug.
Apr 9, 2001 - 20m
Doug finds that working for a competitor isn't all it's cracked up to be after he quits his job; Carrie becomes a self-tanning cream addict.
Apr 16, 2001 - 20m
Doug and Carrie go to the movies with Kelly while Deacon takes the kids. Carrie runs into a co-worker who asks Kelly out on a date.
Apr 30, 2001 - 20m
Doug, Carrie and Arthur head out to the airport to visit with Doug's parents. When they ask him to sign their living will and his sister Stephanie gets wind of this, she is offended.
May 7, 2001 - 20m
Doug and Carrie meet the neighbors after a hurricane destroys both of their backyards.
May 14, 2001 - 20m
Doug's Uncle Stu asks him to get his son a job at IPS. Doug doesn't want him working there but he doesn't want to look bad to the family so he instructs his boss to interview him but not hire him.
May 21, 2001 - 20m
Carrie discovers that she is pregnant and she is panicked that the timing is all-wrong. Meanwhile, Deacon and Kelly begin to reconcile and Arthur insists that Doug build him his own bathroom in the basement.
May 28, 2001 - 20m
Doug tells Carrie not to panic about having the baby and he takes on a second job so that they can save extra money before the due date. Arthur is annoyed that Doug still hasn't finished his bathroom.
