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

Mike breaks tradition and invites Molly to join him and Carl at opening day for the Chicago Cubs.

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.

Peggy goes on vacation and leaves Mike and Molly in charge of her dog, claiming that it's good practice for when they have children.

When Mike and Molly meet with the priest at Peggy's church, Molly's forthright nature winds up costing them their wedding chapel.

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

With the house feeling too cramped and crowded, Molly plans a family yard sale. Meanwhile, Mike and the guys take Carl on a fishing trip to help him forget his breakup with Christina.

On Valentine's Day, Mike and Molly play Cupid and prod Harry into asking Victoria out on a date, and to everyone's surprise she accepts. Meanwhile, Carl has a list of reasons why hanging out at the coin laundry on the holiday will help Samuel and him meet single women.

After their verbal brawl at the mall, Mike goes off in a huff, so Molly goes off on a shopping spree.

Molly joins Victoria and her junior-college friends on a spring-fling getaway, while Mike works the Captain for some overtime assignments to earn some extra cash.

After learning that Joyce gave up her artistic talents when she became a mother, Molly decides that she and Mike need to pursue new hobbies before becoming parents, so they take up roller skating.

Mike goes on a junk food binge to cope with missing Molly while she is out of town for a teacher’s conference. Meanwhile, Carl contemplates leaving Chicago after learning heartbreaking news from James.

Molly is so focused on directing a school recital that she doesn’t realize a fellow teacher is hitting on her. Meanwhile, Vince convinces Mike to join him in an unusual money-making scheme.

Mike and Carl get stuck working at the Renaissance Faire after their boss, Patrick, gets dumped by Mike’s mother. Later, as a tornado descends on Chicago, Mike and Molly each confess important news to each other.