Season 1

episodes

1.Pilot
Sep 21, 199822m

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.

2.Fat City
Sep 28, 199822m

After seeing photos of Carrie's stout mother, Doug worries that Carrie will gain weight as well, and tricks her into starting a diet.

3.Cello, Goodbye
Oct 5, 199822m

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.

4.Richie's Song
Oct 12, 199821m

Doug learns a secret about Richie's wife after a disastrous dinner party.

5.Paternal Affairs
Oct 19, 199822m

Doug is uneasy when Arthur starts dating Doug's aunt, especially when the relationship becomes intimate in his basement.

6.Head First
Oct 26, 199821m

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.

7.The Rock
Nov 2, 199822m

Carrie has her engagement ring cleaned and learns that it's valuable, and the jeweller offers to buy it for $12,000.

8.Educating Doug
Nov 9, 199822m

Doug joins Carrie at a course on the Victorian novel, but can't get past the second page of "Jane Eyre".

9.Road Rayge
Nov 16, 199822m

Doug regrets helping Ray Barone cheat on his driving test. Meanwhile, Arthur's neediness hinders Carrie's studying.

10.Supermarket Story
Dec 7, 199822m

Carrie, Doug and Arthur languish at a crowded market on the day before Thanksgiving, while Arthur shames Carrie into planning a huge feast.

11.Noel Cowards
Dec 14, 199821m

For Christmas, Arthur surprises Doug and Carrie with a new car.

12.Fixer Upper
Dec 21, 199822m

Carrie fixes up Spence with a co-worker, and everything is going fine until Doug offers Spence some advice on the relationship.

13.Best Man
Jan 11, 199922m

Doug fumes when he learns, before attending the wedding of a guy Carrie grew up with, that Carrie and the groom had sex once.

14.Dog Days
Jan 18, 199922m

Doug can't seem to confront his new neighbors when their dog keeps Doug and Carrie awake all night.

15.Crappy Birthday
Feb 2, 199922m

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.

16.S'Ain't Valentine's
Feb 8, 199922m

Arthur hits it off with a woman at a Valentine's Day dance for seniors.

17.Court Date
Feb 15, 199922m

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.

18.White Collar
Feb 22, 199922m

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.

19.Rayny Day
Mar 1, 199922m

A government holiday is anything but for Carrie, who spends it cleaning her kitchen, and for Doug, who spends it golfing with Ray Barone.

20.Train Wreck
Mar 15, 199922m

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.

21.Hungry Man
Apr 5, 199922m

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.

22.Time Share
Apr 26, 199922m

Carrie scolds Doug for inviting their pesky neighbors over, until she learns they want to offer their time-share in the Hamptons.

23.Where's Poppa?
May 3, 199922m

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.

24.Art House
May 10, 199922m

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.

25.Maybe Baby
May 17, 199922m

Doug and Carrie feel pressure to have a baby after learning that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Arthur recalls when Carrie was born.