When Angela and Tony house-sit for Mrs. Rossini, Angela has visions of beer, babies and bowling as she dreams of life as a Brooklyn housewife.
Charlie Brisco, Sam's old friend from Brooklyn, drops in to stir up some trouble, but is "discovered" by Trish Carlin, owner of a modeling agency Angela is using for a photo shoot.
After what appears to be a disastrous trip to Jamaica, Tony and Angela discover their true feelings for each other.
When Angela buys Tony a new car for his birthday, he realizes how attached he is to his beat up old van.
Samantha learns a valuable lesson when Tony catches her cheating on an exam and grounds her for two weeks.
Angela is shocked when an old boyfriend from college shows up to inform her that the Mexican divorce from their spur-of-the-moment marriage 20 years ago was never finalized.
Tony wonders whether he has turned into a suburban snob when Samantha falls for Mrs. Rossini's nephew-age uncle from the old neighborhood.
Mason, who is student teaching one of Tony's college courses, exercises such blatant favoritism toward Tony, his "star pupil," that Tony decides to teach his teacher an important lesson.
Tony helps an angel earn her wings by reuniting Mona and her long-estranged brother in a special celebration of the Christmas spirit.
In this unusual retrospective episode, Samantha disobeys Tony and angrily drives off for a Vermont weekend. Her defiance prompts both father and daughter to reminisce about times they have spent together.
When Mona and Samantha are both dumped by their boyfriends, they try to raise their spirits with a "girls night out."
When Angela hires a charming creative director for her advertising agency, Tony's imagination starts working over-time.
After reminiscing with Angela about his late grandfather, Tony attempts to have him posthumously declared an American citizen.
When Tony enrolls in college and escorts Angela to his first fraternity party, the "spiked" punch transforms usually conservative Angela into the life of the party.
Tony takes a speech class at college and learns the old adage that it is always best to be yourself.
When Tony buys Samantha her first car, they discover their ideas of the perfect automobile are miles apart.
When Tony has an unexpected reunion with his high school sweetheart, his patience is tried by her husband, who tries too hard to prove his superiority.
Waiting for her special birthday in restless anticipation, Angela reveals some secrets of her heart during a fit of sleep talking.
When Jesse invites Samantha to the prom, Angela's over-eagerness to make it a night to remember leaves Samantha wishing she could just forget the whole thing.
When Max pops the "big question" and asks Mona to marry him, Mona shies away from a wedding, until she is faced with a little competition.