About this season
The First Family is an American sitcom that debuted in first-run syndication in the United States on September 22, 2012. Created by Byron Allen and produced by Allen's production company Entertainment Studios, the series is the first situation comedy to air in first-run syndication since the 2000 cancellation of Malibu, CA.
Episodes (26)
1. Pilot
Aired 22 September 2012
President Johnson stands up to a foreign dictator at the same time his children confront a school-yard bully in the opener of this sitcom about life in the White House with a big and boisterous extended family.
2. The First Report Card
Aired 29 September 2012
National favorability polls on President William Johnson are revealed at the same time his children receive their report cards from school.
3. The First Strike
Aired 6 October 2012
Pauletta protests the closure of a post office she worked in by going on strike inside the White House.
4. The First Crush
Aired 13 October 2012
At Chloe's school career day, the President embarrasses his daughter by inadvertently revealing her crush on a classmate.
5. The First Stay-Cation
Aired 20 October 2012
The First Family's vacation is delayed when President Johnson finds himself trapped by a female foreign minister who finds him attractive.
6. The First Roast
Aired 27 October 2012
In preparation for the Correspondents Dinner, the First Family practices a roast in the White House, and the humor strikes a little too close to home.
7. The First Makeover
Aired 3 November 2012
Pauletta decides that her sister's look is a little too staid, so she plans a makeover for First Lady Katherine with wild and unexpected results.
8. The First Recital
Aired 10 November 2012
President Johnson stretches the truth about his children's musical abilities to promote Katherine's music charity, and now his children must perform a recital.
9. The First Embarrassment
Aired 17 November 2012
When they are told by the first couple that they are an embarrassment, Pauletta and Alvin take etiquette lessons from Bernard.
10. The First Triangle
Aired 26 January 2013
Alvin's old Army buddy reveals he has always been in love with Carolyn.
11. The First Class President
Aired 9 February 2013
William convinces an unwilling Charles to run for class President.
12. The First Upset
Aired 16 February 2013
Olivia causes an accident while playing ping pong, which leads to a table tennis grudge match between William and his archrival.
13. The First Tutor
Aired 23 February 2013
Chloe volunteers to tutor a basketball star from her school who has ulterior motives.
14. The First Shrink
Aired 30 March 2013
A fearful memory from childhood has William undergoing therapy, and soon all the members of the First Family are following suit.
15. The First Date Night
Aired 20 April 2013
The President and First Lady try and get some alone time, but their hope for a date night doesn't go as planned.
16. The First Wedding
Aired 27 April 2013
The First Family look back at William and Katherine's wedding day, but everyone seems to remember it in a slightly different way.
17. The First Driver
Aired 4 May 2013
President Johnson's daily schedule is so busy, he doesn't have time to teach Charles how to drive; so the rest of the First Family takes on the task.
18. The First Pitch
Aired 11 May 2013
William tries desperately to learn how to throw a baseball when he learns he will be tossing out the first pitch on opening day.
19. The First Butler
Aired 18 May 2013
Bernard's son, who has followed in his father's footsteps as a butler, arrives at the White House to break some disappointing news to his father.
20. The First Senior Discount
Aired 7 June 2013
William worries that the stress of his Presidential duties is prematurely aging him.
21. The First Trial
Aired 14 June 2013
Pauletta and Alvin appear on a TV court show to settle a dispute over a winning lottery ticket.
22. The First Veep Down
Aired 21 June 2013
Vice President Crandall has a tough time complying with President Johnson's healthy food initiative.
23. The First Job
Aired 28 June 2013
Charles takes a menial job at the Wing Kings to make some money when his parents refuse to replace the third cell phone he's lost.
24. The First Fifties Family
Aired 21 July 2013
The leader of a small Asian country comes to the White House to negotiate with President Johnson, who finds out that his counterpart is still stuck in the 1950s.
25. The First Pageant
Aired 9 August 2013
Pauletta enters Olivia into a youth beauty pageant to compete against the daughter of her old arch rival.
26. The First Second Couple
Aired 16 August 2013
Romance is in the air when Vice President Crandall falls hard for the President's Press Secretary Rebecca.