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.
Steve teaches his middle son a lesson about honesty.
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The Hunt for Miss October
1994-09-27
Steve orders the boys to get rid of their racy magazines.
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Your Cheatin' Heart
1994-10-04
Steve offers William an incentive to turn his black history grade from F to A: a CD player.
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Curfew, God Bless You
1994-10-11
Artis sneaks out to a party; Andrew forgets to do his homework.
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Crushed
1994-10-18
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.
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Every Good Boy Does Fine
1994-10-25
Steve and Mary have to face the music and tell Andrew that he can't play the piano as well as his brothers.
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Black Dads Can't Jump
1994-11-01
Steve assigns himself as Artis' personal basketball coach.
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Talent Show
1994-11-15
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.
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Bad Influence
1994-11-22
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.
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Oops., There It Is!
1994-12-06
His teacher draws the wrong conclusion when Andrew hands in a picture that he drew of Steve and a woman in a compromising position.
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We're Off the see the Lizard
1994-11-29
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.
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Christmas Story
1994-12-13
Andrew refuses to pose for a family Christmas photo.
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Blast From the Past
1995-01-03
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
1995-01-10
Steve's joy at winning $1,000 in the lottery gradually disappears—together with the money—as the demands of friends and family mount.
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The Kiss-Off
1995-01-17
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The Age of Reason
1995-02-07
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.
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Goldilocks
1995-02-14
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.
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The `B' Word
1995-02-21
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.
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When Stanley Met Shirley
1995-02-28
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.