Dave volunteers to help coach his older son's soccer team.

Beth buys a security system after Shel's van is stolen.

Everyone has the flu.

On their 14th anniversary, Beth and Dave finally decide to have a romantic celebration alone.

The dog eats Tommy's homework -- which happens to be a frog; and Kenny tries to get Dave to buy more life insurance from the agent he's dating.

Willie loses a tooth before the tooth fairy can collect it; Kenny persuades Dave to lie to an insurance adjuster.

A weekend trip to Walt Disney World turns ugly.

In the middle of a heat wave, Beth tries to help Dave set up his fax machine and ends up blowing out the air conditioner.

Tommy is crushed when Dave tries to overcome writer's block by writing a column about Tommy's crush on a girl at school.

An attempt to set Kenny up with Beth's friend Rita backfires.

Beth's mother visits, bearing an unusual Christmas gift.

The eccentric owner of a hardware store throws a monkey wrench into Dave's plans to fix a broken door when he tells Dave that the Barry house is haunted.

Pandemonium reigns at the Barry house before Christmas as Beth contemplates returning to work; Dave has to take a driving test; and both desperately search for a toy for Willie. (Part 1 of 2)

Through a series of mishaps, the Barrys are reminded of the true meaning of Christmas. (Part 2 of 2)

Dave gets into a heap of trouble after he writes a derogatory column about used-car salesmen.

Dave does not approve when Shel suddenly decides to sell his house, buy a boat and sail the Caribeean.

Valentine's Day finds Tommy happy about getting a card from a girl he likes; and Shel on his first date since his divorce.

Dave and Kenny take Shel to a singles bar.

Dave and Beth try to spend a romantic weekend away from the boys.

After Beth goes back to work at her teaching job, Dave learns a lesson about housework.

If ever Beth would leave Dave when he's sick, it would be to see the musical ""Camelot"" -- or to attend the funeral of an aunt she barely knew.

Shel must spend the weekend with his ex-wife and her boyfriend.

A night at the movies finds Dave and Beth trying not to interfere with Tommy's first date - and Kenny trying to convince friends that he's meeting Emma Samms there.

Mia quits her job; Shel is auctioned at a hospital fund raiser.

After Shel's car is broken into -- again -- Dave and Beth join the neighbourhood-watch program.

Dave certainly gets no satisfaction from his search for Rolling Stones tickets. Meanwhile, Mia runs the first draft of her children's book by a tough critic -- Willie.

On Willie's sixth birthday, Hurricane Ashley strikes Miami, forcing the Barrys and their friends to take cover. (Part 1 of 2)

The Barrys copes with the aftermath of the hurricane: no water, no power, a tree in their bedroom, and Shel as a demanding houseguest. (Part 2 of 2)

Tommy is hit by a car while trick-or-treating.

Dave and Beth join a health club to help Tommy overcome his dread of gym class, while Shel lies about his family status to get a discount membership.

When Shel's irresponsible younger brother Bobby comes to visit, Shel assumes it's to ask him for money . But this time Bobby's needs are more serious: he's ill and wants Shel to donate a kidney.

After revealing his greatest regret on national TV, Dave is confronted by the man whose life he feel s he ruined -- a fellow reporter he scooped years ago who is now homeless.

The Barrys' dinner party is even worse than Dave and Beth anticipated, as Shel tries to break up with his girlfriend, and Kenny and Julie desert the party to spend some quality time together.

A feud with a snooty neighbour may sink the Barrys' efforts to build a pool, while Kenny tries to tre ad water in his relationship with Julie.

Dave and Beth will stop at nothing to get Willie's lost toy bear Barnaby back for him -- even if it means fighting with the parents of the suspected thief.

After Beth has a pregnancy scare, Dave considers getting a vasectomy -- much to the horror of Kenny and Shel.

The Barrys are enchanted with their new French exchange student -- even after a little misunderstand involving Willie's pet rabbit, which she naturally views as potential dinner.

Dave, Shel, and Kenny travel to Paris to fulfill a deceased college buddy's final request -- to have his ashes scattered from the Eiffel Tower.

Kenny dumps Julie, but Dave and Beth must break the news to her, which leaves Julie wanting to be ""near family"" -- by moving next door to the Barrys.

On Mother's Day, Dave's family and friends recall past celebrations -- including the time Kenny's mother questioned his sexual orientation.

Dave discovers Tommy has a gift for playing the piano and encourages him to join the school orchestra, but Tommy wants to be low key about his talent.

Tommy runs away to live with Kenny when his parents won't let him see a gory film.

Construction of the new neighbour's house disturbs the peace; a commitment-shy Eric turns to Dave and the guys when his relationship with Mia hits a snag -- prompting Kenny to consider ""enhancement"" surgery.

Kenny's ""cardiac event"" inspires Beth to change the Barrys' eating habits -- and to drag Dave to a shady lawyer in order to draft a new will.

Dave plugs his new book in Hollywood, along with a starstruck Shel, whose Tinseltown experience dims after a spat with Carly.

Teacher Beth regrets lecturing to her loved ones when her advice sends Dave weightlifting, Shel and Mia sky diving, and promps Kenny to turn down a great job opportunity.

When Dave's column about Shel's childhood is picked by the head of Paragon Pictures to be a feature film, Beth urges Dave to take Shel on as a writing partner for the screenplay. Dave has never been able to ""work or play well with others"" since kindergarten and he's never had a writing partner. Beth gently reminds him of his speech to Tommy and Willie about brothers sharing and that he's always said he and Shel are like brothers. Meanwhile, Mia wants Eric to learn to swim so they can honeymoon in Hawaii and Kenny volunteers to be Eric's swimming coach. However, Mia discovers that the pool pep squad is a bevy of beautiful girl bent on ogling Eric. Guest Brandon Tartikoff formerly served as President of NBC Entertainment, Chairman of NBC Entertainment Group and Chairman of Paramount Pictures.

The Barrys and their friends get caught up in the past as they try to relive their best childhood Halloween memories. Dave, determined that his boys will be able to pick a jack-o-lantern from a real pumpkin patch, the way he did when he was growing up in the Midwest, hovers over his pumpkin patch like a mother hen over an egg. Meanwhile, Mia tricks Kenny into helping her bake by convincing him that kneading dough is the ultimate sensual experience. And, when an elderly neighbor says she will give Shel a dilapidated player piano, his memories of a Halloween long ago make him determined to restore the instrument no matter what the cost.

Dave sees a way to meet his favorite '60s British rock star, Peter Noone, when Eric begins repairs on the man's Florida mansion. After Eric leaves Dave's bathroom sink still spouting water like Old Faithful in favor of a repair job at a rock star's house, Dave is furious until he discovers just who that rock star is. Then all he can think about is getting inside the mansion to walk in the footsteps of his idol. With Beth and the boys in tow, he cons Eric into letting him inside, and all goes well until Dave finds himself stuck in an embarrassing predicament. Meanwhile, Mia and Eric continue to try the ""friends"" thing now that they have discovered they are incompatible.

When Willie leaves Earnest, the family bloodhound, at the park by accident, all the Barrys and their friends come together for ""Operation Find Earnest."" The kids are heartbroken over the loss of the dog, and Dave and friends go to great lengths to find him. Kenny and Shel help to draw the missing dog flyers and Mia uses her psychic abilities only to discover that Kenny is about to meet the girl of his dreams. But when Earnest is finally found, new problems surface that may keep the Barrys from their family pet forever.

Dave finds out that his agent, Irving Bloom, has died and that Bloom's widow, Mel, is taking over the client list, much to his surprise. Bea Arthur plays Mel Bloom, the new agent, in the first of three guest-starring appearances. Talk show host Wink Martindale appears as himself. Dave finds himself missing his old agent when Mel goes into overdrive promoting Dave scheduling him with publicity interviews, talk shows and book fairs to publicize Barry Picking, his new book. Dave, however, didn't have a clue that he wrote a new book

A publishing party at the Barrys' home, coordinated by Dave's new agent, Mel, links Dave to a dead mobster and thrusts him into the seedy world of tabloid publicity. After a photo of Dave with Carlo ""The Body Bag"" Lorenz, which was taken at the party, appears on the front page of the Miami newspapers when Carlo is found dead the next day, the Barry household gets a taste of life in the public eye. Meanwhile, the bad publicity rubs off on Shel when the bookmobile he sponsored is highjacked and taken on a crime spree.

After Dave volunteers to take care of the family by himself so Beth can study without interruptions, he has to fly solo and deal with a variety of problems including Kenny's request for a loan of $2,000, Tommy's radical new hairdo and a pony in the backyard. Dave struggles to keep each ""event"" from Beth so she can focus on studying for an important exam. Meanwhile, Kenny's friendship with Shel is strained when Shel refuses to lend him the money to try his hand as a concert promoter.