Season 1 (1997)
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Episodes 19
Tom's Back Again
Tom returns to his hometown with his two daughters.
Read MoreBad Publicity
Kenlon is accused of shoplifting.
Read MoreKenlon's New Clothes
After Tom's first shopping trip with Kenlon ends in a fight, he asks Madison to help her pick out school clothes. However, the new wardrobe doesn't pass muster.
Read MoreTom's First Date
Tom's reentry into the dating arena is a rude awakening -- for both him and his date. Meanwhile, Madison and Tanya get starry-eyed over a smooth-talking sleep expert.
Read MoreRival Station
Tom decides that it's his business to interfere with Madison's personal life when he learns she's dating the obnoxious producer of a rival morning show. Meanwhile, Alissa goes through an identity crisis.
Read MoreLong Day's Journey Into Fights
Everyone at the station is in an uproar after Charlie makes an on-air blunder, so Tom decides to bring in pop therapist Peter Stengle to clear the air with sensitivity training; Alissa and Kenlon try to learn about their neighbor's personal history.
Read MoreTom Lives Brownie's Life for the Weekend
Tom baby-sits seven unruly children.
Read MoreThe Crown Prince of Finland
After Charlie complains about the oddball guests that have appeared on the show, Tom books the visiting Crown Prince of Finland, unaware that he's a royal lush.
Read MoreThe White Shadow
Tom steps in to coach Alissa's basketball team after her coach is thrown out. But he fouls up on the home court when he takes Alissa out for the last 12 seconds of the game. Meanwhile, Tanya isn't pleased when Charlie hires a biographer.
Read MoreA Tom Story
Tom is reluctant to attend his high-school reunion because he fears that everyone will expect him to live up to his reputation as the school's most notorious prankster.
Read MoreMaggie Returns
Tom isn't surprised when Maggie visits the girls after receiving some bad press. But he's shocked when she announces that she wants sole custody of them.
Read MoreTom vs. the PTA
Tom ignites a book-burning crusade after he persuades the PTA to ban Maggie's new book, which contains embarrassing stories about the girls. Meanwhile, Jonathan plays nursemaid to a duck that he shot during his first hunting trip.
Read MoreThe Top Five
Tom invites Tanya to be his guest at an all-male club. But the fact that she's a woman is the least of her problems. Meanwhile, Alissa's essay on the five people she admires most upsets Tom.
Read MoreThe Centerfold
Kenlon suffers brutal teasing by the boys at school after nude pictures of Maggie appear in a magazine. Meanwhile, Brownie makes changes at the Roadhouse after it's named one of the ""Ten Best Dives in St. Paul.""
Read MoreTom's Dream House
Tom finds the perfect house he can't afford.
Read MoreThe Ticket Scam
Tom tries to improve father-son relations by taking his dad to a basketball game. All's well until Tom learns that the skybox tickets he bought are stolen.
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