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The Boys Are Back

Season 1 · 18 episodes · Sep 11, 1994

  1. Episode 1

    Pilot

    Sep 11, 1994

    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.

  2. Episode 2

    The First Day

    Sep 14, 1994

    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.

  3. Episode 3

    Punch and Judy

    Sep 21, 1994

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

  4. Episode 4

    The Good, The Bad and the Hansens

    Oct 19, 1994

    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.

  5. Episode 5

    Mikey at Nike

    Oct 12, 1994

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

  6. Episode 6

    The Favorite

    Nov 2, 1994

  7. Episode 7

    The Good, the Bad, and the Hansens

    Oct 19, 1994

    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.

  8. Episode 8

    A Tree Dies in Portland

    Nov 30, 1994

  9. Episode 9

    The Christmas Show

    Dec 14, 1994

  10. Episode 10

    Fred Runs Away

    Dec 21, 1994

    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.

  11. Episode 11

    Get Me to the Church

    Jan 7, 1995

    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....

  12. Episode 12

    Bad Hair Day

    Jan 14, 1995

    Fred and Judy have a blowup on Christmas Eve.

  13. Episode 13

    Searching for Sarah Hansen

    Jan 21, 1995

    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.

  14. Episode 14

    The French Class

    Jan 28, 1995

  15. Episode 15

    Where There's A Will There's A Melee

  16. Episode 16

    Searching for Sarah Hansen

    Jan 21, 1995

    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.

  17. Episode 17

    Rick and Judy End Up in a Seedy Motel Room

  18. Episode 18

    The French Class

    Jan 28, 1995

    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.