When Molly gets a cold before her first date with Mike, she takes cold medicine to feel better.

Mike turns Molly down when she invites him in after a date.

Mike allows Carl to bring a date to his apartment, so he decides to spend some time at Molly's house where he actually manages to bond with Molly's mother and sister.

Mike's mom and Molly argue about who can take better care of him when he gets ill.

Mike's big plans for his first Valentine's Day with Molly are thrown into jeopardy after he accidentally runs into Molly's ex-boyfriend.

When Joyce invites Vince to attend her high school reunion, Vince confesses to Mike that he never graduated high school, and convinces Mike to help him study for his GED.

Victoria panics as her 30th birthday approaches, and drags Mike and Molly into her "life crisis".

Mike feels pressured when Peggy's new boyfriend asks whether he and Molly hear wedding bells in their future.

Following their engagement, Molly is anxious to start planning the wedding while Mike wants to go fishing with his friends.

Peggy gets a big surprise when she celebrates her boyfriend's birthday.

Mike tries to adjust after he gives up his bachelor pad and moves in with Molly and her family.

Molly wants to save money for their wedding, but Mike is lured into buying Vince’s 1957 Chevy Bel Air.

Despite Mike's good intentions, he adds fuel to the fire when Molly and her family get in a fight.

Mike is spooked when Molly's boss invites them to a party on Halloween, a holiday he dreads.

Carl tries to get a date with an attractive woman (guest star Holly Robinson Peete) he meets at the diner.

When Mike encourages his mom, Peggy, to get a job, he never imagines how it will interfere with Molly's life.

Mike starts cheating on his diet as Thanksgiving Day approaches, but attempts to hide it from Molly.

When Molly is swamped with Thanksgiving preparations and wedding planning, she asks Mike to help, with mixed results.

After getting disappointing news at work, Molly goes into a bad state which threatens to ruin Christmas.

Carl faces his fear of commitment when his relationship with Christina takes a serious turn.

Molly and Joyce ask Mike for help when Victoria is arrested for a number of driving violations.

When Joyce accepts an ex-boyfriend's dinner invitation, Vince goes crazy with jealousy.

After forgetting to prepare for Valentine's Day, Mike takes advantage of Carl's elaborate plans with Christina (Holly Robinson Peete).

Molly decides to throw Mike a birthday party to make up for the fact that he hasn't had one since he was 9-years-old; Samuel dates a girl he met online.

When Molly suggests that she and Mike write their own wedding vows, he finds it hard to swallow, until Carl provides him with some food for thought and tells him to just pretend he's describing his favorite meal - lasagna.

Molly's dieting goes into overdrive when her wedding dress doesn't zip during her final fitting.

When Molly finds herself at a crossroads with her career, she makes a huge decision.

When Molly decides to start a career as a crime novelist, she goes on a ride-along with Mike to research her first book.

Molly has a “mind-blowing” experience when she goes to Victoria’s workplace, a funeral home, to research her novel. Meanwhile, Mike sneaks a peek at Molly’s writing when she’s out.

Budding author Molly meets her literary idol, whose cynical advice is to focus on what she wouldn't want people to know about, while Mike tries to cheer up his down-in-the-dumps mother by having her over for dinner.

Molly believes her suspicious next-door neighbor is up to no good and recruits Joyce to help her spy on him. Meanwhile, the guys get together for a poker game and end up sharing their dreams and aspirations.

Molly needs to adjust her spending habits on shoes if she wants to maintain harmony in her marriage.

Mike decides he needs to live everyday like it’s his last after being shot during a robbery. As a result, he tells Carl it’s time for him to quit the police force.

Molly accepts a job as a forklift driver at Vince's warehouse when she decides to take a break from writing her novel.

Determined to change Mike's normal routine, Molly encourages him to try new things.

After fighting with Joyce about money, Molly and Mike move into Mike's childhood bedroom at Peggy's place.

Mike asks Carl to fill in for him as Molly's dance partner, but gets jealous when he thinks they are having too much fun.

At Mike's urging, Molly begrudgingly goes to a therapist (John Michael Higgins).

The entire family wonders if Victoria has finally met the one when she brings a new boyfriend home.

Molly meets the friend of her dreams when Peggy's childhood pal (Kathy Bates) visits, but Peggy isn't fond of sharing.

Mike, Samuel and Carl go on a road trip to Memphis, Tenn., to meet Carl's mother.

When Mike's car breaks down, he must decide if he should accept a loan from Carl to fix it.

Carl and Mike arrest Molly's literary hero (Susan Sarandon) for a DUI.

Molly wonders if she should tell Mike when she sees Carl coming out of Victoria's room late at night.

After Peggy's bathtub falls through the ceiling, Mike wants Peggy to go to a doctor.

Molly is ecstatic to be accepted into a prestigious eight-week writer's workshop, but Mike isn't thrilled about having his wife gone for the entire summer.

Mike smiles with joy after seeing Molly's advance check after she returned home from an eight week writing shop telling him she's been published.

Molly has writer’s block, and she might lose her big advance if she doesn’t cure it fast

Mike thinks Carl is out of line when he invites Victoria to go on what is supposed to be a men-only fishing trip.

Samuel contemplates moving back to Africa when he receives a letter from his parents saying they’re struggling financially.

Molly urges Mike to go to the doctor when she learns he hasn’t been in over a decade, on the 100th episode.

Molly faces a dilemma when her publisher asks her to make a provocative change to her book.

Mike and Molly are excited to finally have the house to themselves for the whole weekend.

Molly’s excited her book is finally out and available for purchase, but worries obsessively that no one will buy it.

Mike and Molly need everyone to be on their best behavior when the adoption agency schedules a home visit.

Mike and Molly gather with family and friends for a momentous occasion and reminisce about everything that led to this point.