Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
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- Seasons
- 9
- Episodes aired
- 207
- Latest aired
- S09E12
- Total runtime
- 3d 1h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1998 – May 1999 25 episodes
- Season 2 September 1999 – May 2000 25 episodes
- Season 3 October 2000 – May 2001 25 episodes
- Season 4 September 2001 – May 2002 25 episodes
- Season 5 September 2002 – May 2003 25 episodes
- Season 6 October 2003 – May 2004 24 episodes
- Season 7 October 2004 – May 2005 22 episodes
- Season 8 September 2005 – May 2006 23 episodes
- Season 9 December 2006 – May 2007 13 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot
September 21 · 22min find the promo
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Doug's kingdom comes under attack when his recently widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in rather than go to a retirement home, turning Doug's TV room into Arthur's bedroom.
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S01E02 Fat City
September 28 · 22min find the promo
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After seeing photos of Carrie's stout mother, Doug worries that Carrie will gain weight as well, and tricks her into starting a diet.
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S01E03 Cello, Goodbye
October 5 · 22min find the promo
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Doug is afraid he'll lose Carrie when her boss drives her home in his Jaguar and gives her tickets to see a famous cellist.
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S01E04 Richie's Song
October 12 · 21min find the promo
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Doug learns a secret about Richie's wife after a disastrous dinner party.
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S01E05 Paternal Affairs
October 19 · 22min find the promo
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Doug is uneasy when Arthur starts dating Doug's aunt, especially when the relationship becomes intimate in his basement.
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S01E06 Head First
October 26 · 21min find the promo
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When Doug takes Carrie's dad out for the night, Carrie shows her appreciation in a very amorous way, which leads Doug to spend more time with Arthur.
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S01E07 The Rock
November 2 · 22min find the promo
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Carrie has her engagement ring cleaned and learns that it's valuable, and the jeweller offers to buy it for $12,000.
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S01E08 Educating Doug
November 9 · 22min find the promo
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Doug joins Carrie at a course on the Victorian novel, but can't get past the second page of "Jane Eyre".
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S01E09 Road Rayge
November 16 · 22min find the promo
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Doug regrets helping Ray Barone cheat on his driving test. Meanwhile, Arthur's neediness hinders Carrie's studying.
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S01E10 Supermarket Story
December 7 · 22min find the promo
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Carrie, Doug and Arthur languish at a crowded market on the day before Thanksgiving, while Arthur shames Carrie into planning a huge feast.
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S01E11 Noel Cowards
December 14 · 21min find the promo
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For Christmas, Arthur surprises Doug and Carrie with a new car.
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S01E12 Fixer Upper
December 21 · 22min find the promo
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Carrie fixes up Spence with a co-worker, and everything is going fine until Doug offers Spence some advice on the relationship.
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S01E13 Best Man
January 11 · 22min find the promo
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Doug fumes when he learns, before attending the wedding of a guy Carrie grew up with, that Carrie and the groom had sex once.
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S01E14 Dog Days
January 18 · 22min find the promo
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Doug can't seem to confront his new neighbors when their dog keeps Doug and Carrie awake all night.
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S01E15 Crappy Birthday
February 2 · 22min find the promo
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Doug lies and tells Carrie that he's made big plans for her 30th birthday, and he then scrambles to make the arrangements at the last minute.
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S01E16 S'Ain't Valentine's
February 8 · 22min find the promo
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Arthur hits it off with a woman at a Valentine's Day dance for seniors.
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S01E17 Court Date
February 15 · 22min find the promo
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When a cop who gave Carrie a traffic ticket asks her out on a date, Doug talks her into going out with him until their court date.
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S01E18 White Collar
February 22 · 22min find the promo
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When the shift supervisor leaves for heart surgery, Doug is selected for the position, but despite the promotion, he hates the job. On top of that, Deacon feels he was overlooked because he's black.
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S01E19 Rayny Day
March 1 · 22min find the promo
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A government holiday is anything but for Carrie, who spends it cleaning her kitchen, and for Doug, who spends it golfing with Ray Barone.
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S01E20 Train Wreck
March 15 · 22min find the promo
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Doug is distraught by Carrie's indifference when she learns that his new trainee is a beautiful woman, so he tries to make her think something's going on.
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S01E21 Hungry Man
April 5 · 22min find the promo
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Carrie asks Doug to join her at a dinner party for a Japanese client. But when he arrives ravenous after not eating all day, he discovers there's no dinner and tries to eat whatever he can find.
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S01E22 Time Share
April 26 · 22min find the promo
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Carrie scolds Doug for inviting their pesky neighbors over, until she learns they want to offer their time-share in the Hamptons.
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S01E23 Where's Poppa?
May 3 · 22min find the promo
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Doug and Carrie try desperately to ship Arthur off to friends for the weekend so they can enjoy some intimate time together, but no one's eager to take him.
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S01E24 Art House
May 10 · 22min find the promo
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Doug is ecstatic when Arthur moves out of the basement and gets his own apartment following an argument between the two men. But Carrie is saddened by her father's move and wants Doug to ask him to return.
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S01E25 Maybe Baby
May 17 · 22min find the promo
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Doug and Carrie feel pressure to have a baby after learning that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Arthur recalls when Carrie was born.