Jay decides to go back to college and get her psychology degree. Michael is opposed, of course. He says it will disrupt the house and it does: Jay psychoanalyzes everybody. Meanwhile, Jay gives Jr. his baby crib for his own baby.
Full Show InfoVanessa s parents (Ella Joyce, Rasta) have an agenda when they meet Michael and Jay for the first time. Meanwhile, Michael fears that Claire s becoming a “clothesaholic.” Vanessa: Brooklyn Sudano. Claire: Jennifer Freeman.
Full Show InfoMichael, suspecting that Jr. lacks parenting skills, challenges him to care for a fake baby (actually, a water balloon) for a week. Meanwhile, Kady wants to know how babies are made.
Full Show InfoJr. has been getting friendly with a coworker named Larry (Sean Whalen), who ups the friendship ante considerably when his grandmother dies. Meanwhile, Claire sprains her ankle tripping over Kady s skateboard.
Full Show InfoVanessa (Brooklyn Sudano) has her ultrasound, but doesn t want to know the baby s sex. Neither does Jr. Only Michael wants to know. Meanwhile, Kady is enamored of a young dancer named Smilin Willie (Elliot Cho).
Full Show InfoJay s training hard to run a marathon; Michael not so hard ( I m on my regimen---it s called the eat, drink and be merry regimen ). Meanwhile, Tony (Andrew McFarlane) is feeling incredibly guilty because he finds Clare incredibly sexy.
Full Show InfoMichael and Jay go out for the evening without reciting “the rules” to Claire. That means it s party time, and the party animal turns out to be Claire s usually pious boyfriend Tony (Andrew McFarlane).
Full Show InfoE Street Band saxman Clarence Clemons guests as a jazz performer who went to school with Michael, who suddenly claims he s a pianist (albeit a rusty one). He ll get a chance to show it.
Full Show InfoTony (Andrew McFarlane) returns from a “purification exile” that followed his drunk-and-naked escapade, and Michael finds condoms in Claire s backpack. Naturally, he suspects linkage.
Full Show InfoThere s a mouse in the house (and doggerel in the script). Is Michael man enough to catch it? Hardly. “He s a genius,” he admits, “an evil, conniving genius.” But there might be a better mousetrap in the Kyle household: Claire.
Full Show InfoJr. decides it s time to move out of the garage and into a place of his own, a “humble abode,” he calls it. “Very humble,” Michael notes on his first inspection.
Full Show InfoIt s candy-sale time at Kady s school and Jay won t help because she s dieting. So Michael steps in. The plan is for father and daughter to bond, but Michael s competitive nature soon overwhelms all else.
Full Show InfoIt s the Kyles 19th anniversary, and Michael and Jay are busy one-upping each other in the gift department. Meanwhile, Franklin s teaching the gastronomically challenged Claire how to cook.
Full Show InfoJay wants to look younger and Michael wants to lose his “devious look” before a traffic-court date, so they visit a dermatologist, and it s smiles all around. Big Guy: Lou Ferrigno. Officer: Kevin Knotts. Dr. Tortoni: Joey Vassallo. Judge: Susan Peretz.
Full Show InfoPart 1 of two: None of the kids is at home, giving Michael and Jay a chance to reminisce (via clips from past episodes) about their brood: Claire, Kady and Jr.
Full Show InfoThe conclusion of a two-part highlight episode features clips of Michael s “minor glitches” and Jay s concern about her weight. Lou Rawls has a cameo as a physician.
Full Show InfoMeredith and George have a work dispute; new mom Bailey treats Addison for a gynecological problem; and Alex grows jealous as Izzie showers attention on heart patient Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
Full Show InfoVanessa s parents have a fight and her father (Rasta) needs a place to stay, so he lands on the Kyles. He s an unusual houseguest, to put it mildly. Meanwhile, Franklin (Noah Gray-Cabey) has cracked the lottery.
Full Show InfoCalvin (Rasta) goes to work at Kyle Trucking---well, not work, exactly, but Michael does feel as though he must hire his future in-law. Meanwhile, Claire has a science paper due on cold fusion, a topic about which she knows little and cares less.
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