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

When Mike's mom, Peggy, needs gallbladder surgery, she shocks Molly by asking her to take care of her dog. Meanwhile, Molly is thrown when Mike starts talking about being buried next to her when he dies.

When Mike refuses to leave his comfortable couch, Molly decides to go out with her sister.

When they spend way too much time working together during a snowstorm, Mike and Carl begin getting on each other's nerves.

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

When Samuel loses his job and apartment, Mike offers to let him stay at his place...with interesting results.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Mike's dad comes to town early to attend Mike's bachelor party, which prompts Peggy to attend Molly's bachelorette event.

Two days before their wedding, Mike and Molly arrange their wedding rehearsal which turns into a disaster.

Mike is inspired by their honeymoon trip to Paris to change his life and travel the world, while Molly worries how their family and friends fared at home without them.

Joyce conveniently disappears after a back injury renders Vince practically immobile, and that leaves Mike and Molly to take care of him. Meanwhile, the newlyweds are still laboring over personalized thank-you notes for their wedding presents.

Molly gets upset when she reviews her wedding photos because in every picture Mike's mouth is open or his eyes are closed. Meanwhile, Carl gets jealous when Christina's ex-husband comes back into her life.

Mike and Molly decide the time is right for them to start trying for a baby. Meanwhile, Carl gets upset when he learns that Molly is still spending time with Christina after their breakup.

Mike is forced to set up his mom with his boss, despite his many reservations.

When Mike gets sick for Thanksgiving, Molly is excited that she doesn’t have to cook – until Vince invites his brother to town for a homemade Thanksgiving meal.

When Mike gets nervous after Molly doesn’t get pregnant following weeks of trying, he turns to Carl and Samuel for advice.

With Molly's encouragement, Mike decides to take a shot at becoming a detective, but the stress of readying for the exam begins to impact their relationship.

Even while portraying Santa, Mike cannot contain his frustrations over Molly's Christmas spending and warns unsuspecting children about the dangers of maxing out credit cards to buy toys. Later, while Molly's family enjoys holiday festivities at home - complete with Christmas carols on Victoria's new karaoke machine - Mike and Molly get roped into spending Christmas Eve at church with Mike's mother and boss.

In an effort to boost their chances of getting pregnant, Molly encourages Mike to join her in giving up caffeine and eating healthier, causing them both to have major withdrawals.

Mike prepares to spoil Molly for her birthday, but his plans go awry after he eats psychedelic gelato made by Victoria’s friend Tom.

Mike puts his construction skills to use turning the basement into a living suite for him and Molly, but he may have gotten in over his head. Meanwhile, Carl asks Samuel if he would be interested in moving in with him.

Wannabe-parent Mike takes a crash course in male fertility and heads to a clinic to ensure that he's potent enough to make a mother out of Molly. Meanwhile, Vince starts a job as a door-to-door vacuum-cleaner salesman.

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.

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.

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

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