About this season
Jeff Foxworthy is a hardworking husband and father. Between paying his mortgage, running his heating and air company business and raising his precocious son, he learns what every self-respecting redneck knows: tractor pulls come and go, but family is forever!
Episodes (23)
1. Where the Donuts are Good, Not Great
Aired 23 September 1996 • 30 min
2. The List is Strife
Aired 30 September 1996 • 30 min
To better communication, Karen suggests that she and Jeff each make lists of things for the other to work on.
3. The Poor Sportsmen of the Apocalypse
Aired 7 October 1996 • 30 min
Jeff and the guys head out to ""go head to head with the brutalities of nature"" – and each other – on a hunting trip. Karen contemplates getting rid of a newly discovered picture of (the mustached) Great Grandma ""Mee-Maw"" Foxworthy.
4. My Dinner with Betty
Aired 14 October 1996 • 30 min
Karen invites Bill's ex-wife, Betty, to dinner, which gets Jeff in trouble with all his friends. He's in even more trouble when Betty starts blurting out intimate details of her and Bill's marriage. Meanwhile, Matt and Nettie try to con Justin out of his money by inviting him to join their club.
5. The Gift
Aired 21 October 1996 • 30 min
After Big Jim gets kicked out by one girlfriend, he lands in the arms of another, and Jeff ponders his dad's special ""gift.""
6. The Practical Joke
Aired 28 October 1996 • 30 min
The new boss wants Jeff to send Ebb and Candy packing, while Florus and Bill trick the pair into thinking they've won the lottery.
7. Puppy Love Triangle
Aired 11 November 1996 • 30 min
The Foxworthys worry that Matt is spending too much time with Nettie after his teacher, Miss Blosier, says he's been distracted in school lately. Turns out Matt has a crush on Miss Blosier, which becomes more complicated when Big Jim begins to turn on his charm. Matt: ""Can you get Grampa out of here? He's got that funny look in his eye like the day he met Grandma #4 at Dollywood.""
8. Like Florus, Like Son
Aired 18 November 1996 • 30 min
Upset over Jeff's strictness, Matt hits the road as a stowaway in Florus's truck.
9. The Thanksgiving Episode
Aired 25 November 1996 • 30 min
On Thanksgiving, the Foxworthys open the door to a cornucopia of characters, despite Karen's desire to keep things simple.
10. Merry Christmas, Y'all
Aired 16 December 1996 • 30 min
Jeff and Big Jim are arrested for cutting down a Christmas tree in a state park.
11. Feud for Thought
Aired 6 January 1997 • 30 min
Karen tries to end a long-standing family feud by inviting the rival Raffertys to dinner.
12. You Cain't Teach a Dead Dog New Tricks
Aired 13 January 1997 • 30 min
The townspeople plan an elaborate funeral for the Foxworthys' beloved dog -- to be buried in a plot alongside one earmarked for Karen.
13. The Briarton Syndrome
Aired 20 January 1997 • 30 min
Jeff's new boss has an accident causing what appears to be a toxic spill on the loading dock -- and prompting an emergency two-day quarantine.
14. You the Man
Aired 3 February 1997 • 30 min
Jeff's victory in a "mud bogging" race makes him a hero, but things get down and dirty when his rival Mario Andretti heists his trophy.
15. Big Dogs
Aired 17 February 1997 • 30 min
Bill drags Jeff along to an infomercial seminar conducted by an inspirational self-help guru with a down-home style.
16. Foxworthy Shall Rise Again
Aired 3 March 1997 • 30 min
Jeff's new boss volunteers all loading-dock employees to re-enact the Civil War Battle of Briarton. Meanwhile, DMV records indicate Jeff is dead.
17. Gone Fishin'
Aired 10 March 1997 • 30 min
Karen hooks Jeff into a fishing trip with a new friend and her annoying husband.
18. Mooseface Loves Nuzzles
Aired 17 March 1997 • 30 min
Jeff promises to do something romantic for Karen, but he gets sidetracked by a trip to a roadhouse with Big Jim and the boys from work -- where Jeff's chivalrous act on behalf of a waitress puts him in hot water at home.
19. The Good, The Bad and The Hairless
Aired 7 April 1997 • 30 min
Ostracized at school after he wins the Most Courteous Student Award, Matt decides to be a prankster just like Jeff.
20. Real Men
Aired 14 April 1997 • 30 min
Karen's business trip ruins Jeff's plans for their anniversary, which he winds up spending with Bill.
21. Wrestling Opera
Aired 28 April 1997 • 30 min
Matt talks Jeff into a night of pro wrestling to avoid a class trip to the opera.
22. Twister of Fate
Aired 5 May 1997 • 30 min
As the Foxworthys brace for a tornado, Jeff and Karen wonder who would look after the kids if anything happened to them.
23. Field of Schemes
Aired 5 May 1997 • 30 min
The family attempts an upset at the company picnic against tough competitors, including Lester and Harold.