The Boys Are Back (Season 1)

Pilot (Episode 1)

Air date: 1994-09-11

Overview: The Hansons must cope with the return of their progeny to the nest. The first thing to go down the drain is Fred's dream of sailing around the world.

The First Day (Episode 2)

Air date: 1994-09-14

Overview: Jackie puts a wedge in Fred's golf plans when she volunteers him to drive the kids to school and to baby-sit them when they return.

Punch and Judy (Episode 3)

Air date: 1994-09-21

Overview: Jackie and Judy try to bond while redecorating Mike's old bedroom.

The Good, The Bad and the Hansens (Episode 4)

Writer: Linwood Boomer

Air date: 1994-10-19

Overview: Fred and Jackie leave irresponsible Rick in charge of the kids when they are offered rush tickets to Barbra Streisand; and Rick takes the kids along on a drug bust.

Mikey at Nike (Episode 5)

Air date: 1994-10-12

Overview: Fred gets Mike an interview at his old company, Nike; but Mike isn't sure he wants to follow in his father's sneakers.

The Favorite (Episode 6)

Writer: Linwood Boomer

Air date: 1994-11-02

The Good, the Bad, and the Hansens (Episode 7)

Air date: 1994-10-19

Overview: After Peter gets into a fight at school, Fred gives him some pointers in the fine art of fisticuffs—including how to deliver a sucker punch.

A Tree Dies in Portland (Episode 8)

Air date: 1994-11-30

The Christmas Show (Episode 9)

Writer: Linwood Boomer

Air date: 1994-12-14

Fred Runs Away (Episode 10)

Writer: Ron Darian

Air date: 1994-12-21

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Fred still has an axe to grind when his neighbour comes over to bury the hatchet on their 20-year feud over a tree that blocks Fred's view of Mount Hood.

Get Me to the Church (Episode 11)

Writer: Gary Murphy

Air date: 1995-01-07

Overview: Rick thinks he's found true love when Judy's best friend kisses him after a bridal shower. Then he discovers she is the bride-to-be....

Bad Hair Day (Episode 12)

Air date: 1995-01-14

Overview: Fred and Judy have a blowup on Christmas Eve.

Searching for Sarah Hansen (Episode 13)

Air date: 1995-01-21

Overview: After a couple makes a lucrative offer on the Hanson house, Fred is ready to sell and set sail for San Diego. But first he needs to get Judy on board.

The French Class (Episode 14)

Air date: 1995-01-28

Where There's A Will There's A Melee (Episode 15)

Searching for Sarah Hansen (Episode 16)

Writer: Linwood Boomer

Air date: 1995-01-21

Overview: Sarah exhibits a talent for chess and becomes a pawn in a struggle between Fred and Mike over how to guide her -- especially when Fred enters her in a chess tournament without telling Mike.

Rick and Judy End Up in a Seedy Motel Room (Episode 17)

The French Class (Episode 18)

Air date: 1995-01-28

Overview: Jackie fears that she and Fred are not spending enough time together, so she plans a trip to France and signs them up for French lessons; then Fred gets better grades than she does.