Living with Fran (2005–2006)

Plot
A mother of two ends up falling in love with a man half her age as she tries to make him part of the family.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The PilotApril 8, 2005—After having a nervous breakdown, 25-year-old Josh Reeves gets booted from medical school. So he decides to go back home. So when he arrives - S01E02
Riley's ParentsApril 8, 2005—Fran invites Riley's parents over for dinner. Donna and Tom (Riley's mom & dad) are shocked when they meet Fran. Apparently, Riley has never - S01E03
The Ex FactorApril 15, 2005—When Fran is planning a family vacation her ex-husband Ted pays the family a visit. Ted comes beacuse he is trying to buy is family back by, - S01E04
The ReunionApril 22, 2005—Fran's worries about impressing Riley's high school friends at Riley's high school reunion, but at the high school reunion Fran is being wor - S01E05
Oh, BabyApril 29, 2005—Fran wants Riley to feel like part of the family, so she decides to start their own family album and is taken aback when Riley mentions addi - S01E06
Who's the Parent?May 6, 2005—Allison's new boyfriend Kurt makes alarm bells to go off for both Josh and Riley. So that causes Fran to re-think her trust in Allison's abi - S01E07
Carriage RideMay 13, 2005—Disapproving of Riley's plans for their first Valentine's Day together, Fran makes a few changes with out consulting Riley, making him feel - S01E08
The ConcertMay 20, 2005—Josh's latest girl-friend Gina's phone number became partially illegible after Fran washed his trousers complete with his wallet, but he tri - S01E09
Josh Works for RileyMay 27, 2005—After 'family night' charades were a walkover for the girls, Fran is eager to find something Riley and Josh can do - in order to grow closer - S01E10
Riley's ExJune 3, 2005—Josh has a date with an ex of Riley. - S01E11
PlasteredJune 10, 2005— - S01E12
Girl TalkJune 17, 2005— - S01E13
School TiesJune 24, 2005—Ryan built a shoe-carousel for his six months anniversary with Fran, so what can she give him? She goes for strip- classes, from obviously q
Season02
- S02E01
A Year of Living with FranSeptember 16, 2005—Unlike Fran, who still can't admit she needs glasses, Riley remembered it's the first anniversary of his moving in with the Reeves family. S - S02E02
Going to the Bar Mitzvah with FranSeptember 23, 2005—After Fran embarrassed Josh by telling his former schoolmate Barry Regal, now in Wall Street, the med school drop-out is the video store's a - S02E03
Sweet Sixteen Again with FranSeptember 30, 2005—Although Allison screamed she didn't want any fuzz for her 'sweet sixteenth' birthday, both parents decide to give her a memorable one. Fran - S02E04
Learning with FranOctober 7, 2005—When Fran tells Ryan she is has no clue about all financial aspects of her interior decorating business, he suggests she should consider tak - S02E05
Ahead of the Plan with FranOctober 14, 2005—When Fran and Riley find 'adult' son Josh has brought a girl, Taylor Urbanski, over in his bedroom, ever scantier dressed, that's okay, but - S02E06
Going Crazy With FranJanuary 13, 2006—Riley's mother Donna called five times before his naive kid sister Jenny arrives, and she sure is a pot-plant, still engaged to Jeremy, her - S02E07
Coupling With FranJanuary 20, 2006—Riley and Fran realize they don't have many common friends because of their generation gap, but find her friend Becca and his Danny ideal fo - S02E08
Healing With FranJanuary 27, 2006—Fran insists till Riley allows reporter Catherine Johnson to write a piece on them as a couple, supposedly as publicity for their businesses - S02E09
The Whole Clan with FranFebruary 3, 2006—Fran's parents Hal and Cookie, full-blood Jews who retired to Miami, are visiting her. Riley get to feel barely subtly that he is considered - S02E10
Masquerading With FranFebruary 17, 2006—It's Halloween, so Josh is eager to get Riley and Fran out of the house, so he can entertain his present girlfriend Tina. It goes great, til - S02E11
Going To Bed With FranFebruary 24, 2006—Fran flirts with Riley's boss to get a job. - S02E12
Dreaming with FranMarch 17, 2006—When a waitress flirts with Riley at Fran's birthday dinner, adding she can see where Josh got his good looks, Fran is down and gets nightma - S02E13
Reuniting with FranMarch 24, 2006—Now Fran has dumped her true love Riley and thrown him out 'for his own good', both of them are miserable enough to become impossible to liv
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