Episode 1
Aired Sep 28, 2004
George Searches for a Needle in a Haight-stack
Carmen leaves home after an argument with George, and the family finds her in Haight-Ashbury as a groupie for rap artist Chingy.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 5, 2004
Landlord Almighty
Carmen wants her independence and remodels her room without her parent's consent, prompting George to charge her for living expenses.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 12, 2004
George of the Rings
When George forgets his wedding anniversary, he scrambles to get enough money for a nice ring. A few failed schemes later, he promises Angie something even better: to renew their wedding vows.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 19, 2004
Home Sweet Homeschool
Angie decides to home-school Carmen, but when the new dynamic threatens their relationship, George must referee.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 26, 2004
Leave It to Lopez
Failure to buy life insurance prompts George's obsession with death, surfacing in nightmares that hark back to his childhood television fixation.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 9, 2004
Sk8r Boyz
Max gets in trouble with the law when he starts hanging out with a gang of skateboarders in order to make new friends.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 16, 2004
The Simple Life
An employer offers George a higher-paying job in a small Colorado town, and George and Angie consider moving there to provide a better life for their children.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 23, 2004
Trouble in Paradise
Carmen and Max get homesick when they wind up getting into more trouble in a small Colorado town than in Los Angeles.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 30, 2004
E.I.? E.I. OH.
A young upstart (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) is brought in to co-manage following a merger, so George pulls out all the stops.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 14, 2004
A Clear and Presentless Danger
George accuses his mother of being a Scrooge, but she might just prove him wrong when mother and son compromise to help Max realize his dream of meeting his idol, BMX bike racing champion Dave Mirra.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 11, 2005
Prescription for Trouble
Carmen considers using birth control, and George and Angie try to convince her not to sleep with her boyfriend.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 18, 2005
Friends Don't Let Friends Marry Drunks
Ernie considers marrying a troubled woman, and George risks their friendship to keep him from making a huge mistake.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 25, 2005
George to the Third Power
George is unhappy with Max's less-than-compassionate dentist (Michael Clarke Duncan) so he asks his bosses to change the company dental plan.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 1, 2005
George Gets Assisterance
George tries to get Max help in school by telling his long-lost sister, Linda, who is the superintendent of schools, that she was given up for adoption at birth.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 8, 2005
Sabes Quake
When a major earthquake shakes Los Angeles, George's repressed childhood fears resurface. Despite a positive assessment of the house from a contractor, George refuses to go back in, and he and Carmen set up a tent in the backyard.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 15, 2005
George Takes a Stroll Down Memory Pain
When Benny demands cash for a box of George's childhood mementos, George learns some painful truths about his boyhood.
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Episode 17
Aired Feb 22, 2005
George Buys a Vow
Wedding singers (Robert Rodriguez and Chingon, and William Hung) audition when George comes up with a plan for Angie's dream wedding.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 1, 2005
George Watcha's Out for Jason
George invites Carmen's boyfriend to move in with the family when he realizes the boy's father is a little too tough on him.
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Episode 19
Aired Mar 8, 2005
George's Grand Slam
George must explain his treatment of Carmen when she enters a poetry slam.
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Episode 20
Aired Mar 29, 2005
George Needs Anchor Management
When Angie meets a former boyfriend who's now a news anchor for lunch, George becomes concerned she might be having an affair.
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Episode 21
Aired Apr 12, 2005
George's Relatively Bad Idea
George considers taking bribes from his father-in-law and best friend in exchange for permission to date his long-lost sister (Eva LaRue).
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Episode 22
Aired May 3, 2005
George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition
George asks some old high-school flunkies (Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Danny Trejo) for help building an office in the garage, but their work falls short of expectations.
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Episode 23
Aired May 10, 2005
George Stare-oids Down Jason
George and Angie consider asking Jason to move out when they learn he and Carmen have become more intimate.
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Episode 24
Aired May 17, 2005
George Negoti-ate It
George acts as Jason's sports agent when NFL quarterbacks Daunte Culpepper and Donovan McNabb stop by to draft Jason; Carmen and Los Lobos guitarist Cesar Rosas stir things up at George's family birthday bash.
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