About this season
Widower Steve Tower is raising three very different sons, Artis, William, and Andrew, with the help of his mother-in-law, Mary. When not at his video store, he is interacting with Artis, William, or Andrew, or his girlfriend, Amelia.
Episodes (19)
1. Pilot
Aired 20 September 1994 • 30 min
Steve teaches his middle son a lesson about honesty.
2. The Hunt for Miss October
Aired 27 September 1994 • 30 min
Steve orders the boys to get rid of their racy magazines.
3. Your Cheatin' Heart
Aired 4 October 1994 • 30 min
Steve offers William an incentive to turn his black history grade from F to A: a CD player.
4. Curfew, God Bless You
Aired 11 October 1994 • 30 min
Artis sneaks out to a party; Andrew forgets to do his homework.
5. Crushed
Aired 18 October 1994 • 30 min
Steve tries to prevent William from getting a dressing-down when the teen wears his heart on his sleeve for an un-interested older girl.
6. Every Good Boy Does Fine
Aired 25 October 1994 • 30 min
Steve and Mary have to face the music and tell Andrew that he can't play the piano as well as his brothers.
7. Black Dads Can't Jump
Aired 1 November 1994 • 30 min
Steve assigns himself as Artis' personal basketball coach.
8. Talent Show
Aired 15 November 1994 • 30 min
Steve can hardly stop his head from spinning when the Four Tops pay a surprise visit to Mary's church fundraiser and wind up performing.
9. Bad Influence
Aired 22 November 1994 • 30 min
Steve and William have a falling out when William falls in with the wrong crowd at school; meanwhile, Mary is slow to tell Andrew that she accidentally drove over his pet turtle.
10. Oops., There It Is!
Aired 6 December 1994 • 30 min
His teacher draws the wrong conclusion when Andrew hands in a picture that he drew of Steve and a woman in a compromising position.
11. We're Off the see the Lizard
Aired 29 November 1994 • 30 min
Artis gets all wound up over the fact that his father is paying a video store co-worker more money per hous, and takes a job at a pizza joint which requires him to dress like a lizard. Meanwhile, Steve spends some ""quality time"" with Andrew.
12. Christmas Story
Aired 13 December 1994 • 30 min
Andrew refuses to pose for a family Christmas photo.
13. Blast From the Past
Aired 3 January 1995 • 30 min
Steve picks up bad vibrations when members of his former band, The Four Vibes, ask Artis to join them in a performance at their high-school reunion.
14. Money to Burn
Aired 10 January 1995 • 30 min
Steve's joy at winning $1,000 in the lottery gradually disappears—together with the money—as the demands of friends and family mount.
15. The Kiss-Off
Aired 17 January 1995 • 30 min
16. The Age of Reason
Aired 7 February 1995 • 30 min
Steve starts feeling a little long in the tooth when he bites off more than he can chew trying to impress attractive doctor Sheryl during a physical exam.
17. Goldilocks
Aired 14 February 1995 • 30 min
Steve has his eye on attractive police officer Nina, who's assigned to keep an eye on his house after a ""Goldilocks"" breaks in several times to make himself temporarily at home.
18. The `B' Word
Aired 21 February 1995 • 30 min
Steve continues his pursuit of a romantic relationship with police officer Nina, but remains at arm's length when it seems that her feelings for him are more of the brotherly kind.
19. When Stanley Met Shirley
Aired 28 February 1995 • 30 min
Artis has his friends sneak him into a dance club for his 17th birthday—but the celebration hits a sour note when he realizes that Steve is also there.