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24 episodesChewed Out (Smoker's Delight)
Jamie learns a sobering lesson in using smoking and chewing tobacco to elevate his freshman status in junior high.
Money, Money, Money
Still out to flatter the redoubtable Jessica, Jamie takes her out to an expensive restaurant while tightwad Ted puts Vicki in charge of household expenses.
My Mother the Teacher
Jamie tries to recover his respect in class when his mother comes in as substitute teacher by trying to humiliate her out of her job.
Here Comes the Judge
Playing a judge in a class simulation of a courtroom, Jamie dispenses uneven justice and gets impeached, while parking-ticket-skipping role model Ted tries to get himself arrested.
Home Sweet Homeless
Joan's civic project with the homeless prompts Jamie to bring home a bum, who virtually takes over the Lawson household.
Crazy Like a Fox
When Jamie is taken by a slick curbside vendor with a bad mini-TV, Ted goes after him for reparations -- and gets conned himself.
The Older Woman
Jamie pushes Harriet aside in an unrequited crush on her 16-year-old cousin, who teaches him a lesson in respect.
Who's the Boss?
When he's punished for thoughtlessly dropping the family's reservations to Mexico, Jamie dreams that the others are robots under his control.
P-P Paula
To help Jamie's shy and withdrawn classmate who stutters, Ted programs Vicki to be her speech therapist.
You Gotta Have Heart
Jamie tries to show Vicki the meaning of compassion by sharing, which she does -- including the dress off her back, while the Brindles move in with their marital dispute.
Little Miss Shopping Mall
The Lawsons enter Vicki in a mall pageant.
Thanksgiving Story
To get on a community-sponsored Thanksgiving ski trip for disadvantaged kids, Jamie convinces the sponsors that his parents are separated.
Neighborhood Watch
After being burglarized (while Vicki's home and they're at a restaurant), the Lawsons join the neighborhood watch.
Moving Up
While Vicki learns to spend a day without duties or instructions, Ted's new prestigious job offer in Massachusetts tests the family's taste to social climb vs. its price of morality.
Top Secret
To make his dad's ""button-pusher"" job seem important to his friends, Jamie hints that Ted is head of a top-secret project -- which even Ted's jealous boss, Brandon, believes.
The Personality Kid
Nagged by classmates that Vicki has a wooden personality, Jamie overdoes it in secretly programming her a livelier one.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
To pay for a new bike he bought from the neighborhood bully, Jamie uses Vicki to run a school computerized match-making business.
Little Miss Shopping Mall
The Lawsons take up the Brindles' snobby challenge and enter Vicki in a mall pageant against Harriet.
Victor/ Vicki-toria
To help his Little League team's rock-bottom status, Jamie disguises Vicki as a boy to use her robotic abilities to bat for the pennant.
Look into My Eyes
After Vicki watches a TV hypnotist turn volunteers into clowns and animals, she starts practicing her new mesmerizing ""skill"" on the Lawsons with hysterical results.
Wally the Wimp
Joan invites Wally Crandal, a former 90-pound weakling college classmate, over for dinner to meet his former school tormentor: Ted, who rigs Vicki to play even crueler tricks. Only Ted's unaware that Wally's grown into a top pro wrestler.
The Cat's Meow
To train Vicki to be more affectionate, Ted buys her a toy cat that only makes her mimic Jamie's past jealousy and run away.
Vicki Goodwrench
During Jamie's part-time gas station job, Vicki fine-tunes a car to go 50 miles a gallon, causing oil companies and oil sheiks alike to drop by the Lawsons' door.
Double Wedding
Ted and Joan decide to have the ceremonial wedding they never had -- until the Brindles butt in.