Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 123
- Latest aired
- S05E25
- Total runtime
- 1d 23h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 March 2001 – May 2001 11 episodes
- Season 2 September 2001 – May 2002 29 episodes
- Season 3 September 2002 – May 2003 27 episodes
- Season 4 September 2003 – May 2004 30 episodes
- Season 5 September 2004 – May 2005 26 episodes
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S02E01 Mom's Away (1)
September 26 · 23min find the promo
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Michael contends with multiple problems, including a positive pregnancy test, a sad six-year-old and Jr's basketball troubles.
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S02E02 Mom's Away (2)
September 26 · 23min find the promo
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Jay visits her mom while Michael starts telling Kady the "story" of her birth. Meanwhile Claire's friend Charmaine is pregnant.
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S02E03 No Rules
October 3 · 23min find the promo
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Michael decides to let the kids live a rule-free life, but on the condition that they do everything for themselves; including cooking and paying for their own phone calls.
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S02E04 Perfect Dad
October 10 · 23min find the promo
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Fed up with Michael's parenting style, the children confront their father with a description of the ideal dad.
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S02E05 Thru Thick and Thin
October 17 · 23min find the promo
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When Jay returns, Michael remains silent about her obvious weight gain. The episode builds to a dream sequence, in which Janet has a nightmare and the entire family is morbidly obese after Michael decides to grow big with her.
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S02E06 He Heard, She Heard
October 24 · 23min find the promo
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Michael looks to teach Claire a lesson after she sneaks out of the house and uses Kady as an accomplice.
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S02E07 Michael's Garden
October 31 · 23min find the promo
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Michael has problems in the bathroom and needs to have a colonoscopy; he has a dream that his doctor is singer Lou Rawls. Lou Rawls guest stars in an episode that takes a lighthearted but informative look at a serious problem: colon cancer. It's especially acute among African-Americans over 40 - and guess who's 40?
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S02E08 Let Them Eat Pie
November 7 · 23min find the promo
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Claire, playing a dare game with Jr. and Kady, eats Michael's piece of pie. Michael's punishment: Let them eat pie (and only pie). Meanwhile, Michael offers to be the dieting Jay's "chubby buddy": He'll eat the same lo-cal food she does. Of course, he doesn't tell her that he plans to cheat.
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S02E09 Jay Gets Fired
November 14 · 23min find the promo
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Jay's in for a surprise when she takes Claire and Kady to her office on Take Your Daughters to Work Day: She gets fired. After a bad business decision costs Jay her job and her self-esteem, she becomes a homemaker.
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S02E10 The Whole World is Watching
November 21 · 23min find the promo
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Michael and Janet's romantic overtures are seen on the Internet after Jr. gets new computer equipment that includes a 24-hour web cam.
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S02E11 Letting Go
November 28 · 23min find the promo
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Kady has acquired a hamster and Claire has a crush on a boy named Tony. Both developments pose parental challenges for Michael and Jay. The hamster dies. And Michael wishes Claire's new beau would follow suit.
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S02E12 Learning to Earn It
December 12 · 23min find the promo
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Michael is thrilled when the children start their own businesses after squandering their allowances in one day.
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S02E13 Quality Time
January 16 · 23min find the promo
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Marriage counselors back Michael's belief that he's entitled to some time alone after spending time with Janet, much to her dismay.
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S02E14 Get Out
January 23 · 23min find the promo
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Chaos erupts when Michael tries to get his always-tardy family dressed and out the door to a wedding within just 15 minutes.
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S02E15 Road Trip
January 30 · 23min find the promo
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The family goes on an unpleasant road trip to Paul Revere's house, to find it closed.
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S02E16 Table for Too Many (1)
February 6 · 23min find the promo
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Michael, who dislikes going out to dinner because it's always an overpriced ordeal, allows Janet to convince him to take the family to a Japanese restaurant.
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S02E17 Table for Too Many (2)
February 6 · 23min find the promo
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The family goes out to eat at a Japanese restaurant. Once there, the Kyles must share a table with an incredibly annoying family, the Tylers. Michael feels like he's being ripped off at every turn; things get out of control between the two families and even the restaurant employees. The two families have been enemies ever since.
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S02E18 Double Date
February 13 · 23min find the promo
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Michael agrees to let Claire go on her first date with Tony, but only on condition that it is a double date with Janet and himself.
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S02E19 Failure to Communicate
February 22 · 23min find the promo
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A huge argument arises when Michael's mother and father, who have not spoken to each other in years, visit the Kyle household. Note: This episode was originally intended to air in season one, but for unknown reasons, ABC pulled back to season 2 Episode 19. Which is why Jazz Raycole portrays Claire, making this episode her very final appearance in the series.
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S02E20 Papa Said Knock You Out
February 27 · 23min find the promo
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Junior asks his dad to teach him how to box so he can protect his sister's honor; Junior knocks out his dad in boxing on a lucky shot.
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S02E21 Return of the Wall
March 4 · 23min find the promo
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Competitive Janet and easygoing Michael use contrasting methods to coach Kady's soccer team. Michael takes over the coaching of Jay's girls soccer team only to find his opponents are Jay's new team.
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S02E22 Working Relationship
March 20 · 23min find the promo
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Jay badgers Michael into giving her a job, where she soon begins to get ideas above her station. Michael discovers that Janet's personality is not a good fit for his office, and Kady reenacts a memorable scene from `E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'.
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S02E23 Jr. Kyle, Boy Genius
March 27 · 23min find the promo
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Janet and Michael are astounded when their often dim-witted son shines on an IQ test, ranking him as a genius. Junior thinks he got a 1600/1600 on his SAT's but gets it confused with a girl named Michelle Kyle. Junior got a 200/1600, even though you get 300 for spelling your name right.
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S02E24 Back Story
April 3 · 23min find the promo
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When the kids tease him about getting old, Michael pretends to have hurt his back in a game of Twister so they will have to cater to his every whim.
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S02E25 Make Over
May 1 · 23min find the promo
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Jay gets a makeover after being compared to an old flame from high school. Meanwhile, Junior gets himself locked in a girl's locker after a misfortunate attempt to steal her bra.
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S02E26 The Bowling Show
May 8 · 23min find the promo
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The Kyles face the Tylers in a game of bowling during Star Trek night. The Tyler's daughter tries to charm Junior into throwing the ball and not caring; Junior develops a crush on her.
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S02E27 Jr. Gets His License
May 15 · 23min find the promo
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Michael is stopped by a cop while giving Junior a driving lesson and it seems that Michael's license has expired. So father and son must both take driving tests. Junior gets his license and buys an old clunker instead of what Michael chooses for him.
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S02E28 Anniversary (1)
May 22 · 23min find the promo
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Michael and Janet's 15th anniversary is approaching. Jay's friend Wanda brings her Brian McKnight's tickets (a concert Jay was really looking forward to see), but unfortunately she has to turn it down because it's on the same night as their anniversary.
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S02E29 Anniversary (2)
May 22 · 23min find the promo
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The anniversary day finally comes and Michael goes out to play golf, leaving Jay devastated at home. Later, she goes out for drinks with her girlfriend Wanda, who insists Jay should confront Michael. Michael pulls off a lavish ceremony for the renewal of their vows. Guest stars Brian McKnight.