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My Two Dads

TV·1987–1990·3 seasons, 60 episodes·NBC·Comedy·30m·6.0·Created by Michael Jacobs, Danielle Alexandra

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Joey and Michael, who fought over the same woman 13 years ago now have, upon her death, been awarded joint custody of her daughter - who might be either of theirs. So how do the men settle their problems? With a paternity test? No way. Instead, they all move in together to raise Nicole as a two-dad nuclear family. Under the watchful eye of the family court judge, dads and daughter adjust to their new situation.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01PilotS01E01 · 8.0Michael and Joey, two former friends who have been estranged for 13 years after a falling out over a mutual love interest, discover that she had a child and one of them is the father.
  2. 02Soho's by YouS01E02 · 8.0After Michael forces the family to move into his apartment, Joey has a difficult time fitting into his uptown life, and Nicole has no playmates.
  3. 03Crime and PunishmentS01E03 · 7.5When Nicole and her best friend sneak out of the house to go to the movies in New Jersey, the dads try to agree on the most suitable punishment.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes1987–88Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestPilotSeptember 20, 1987 8.0Michael and Joey, two former friends who have been estranged for 13 years after a falling out over a mutual love interest, discover that she
  2. S01E02Soho's by YouSeptember 27, 1987 8.0After Michael forces the family to move into his apartment, Joey has a difficult time fitting into his uptown life, and Nicole has no playma
  3. S01E03Crime and PunishmentOctober 4, 1987 7.5When Nicole and her best friend sneak out of the house to go to the movies in New Jersey, the dads try to agree on the most suitable punishm
  4. S01E04Nicole's First DateOctober 18, 1987 6.5Nicole has her first date.
  5. S01E05Friends and LoversOctober 25, 1987After Nicole sets Michael up on a date with a neighbor, he finds their relationship confusing when he can't decide whether they're dating or
  6. S01E06Whose Night Is It, Anyway?November 1, 1987Both Michael and Joey have dates on the same night, Nicole convinces them to let her stay home alone.
  7. S01E07Once a Son . . .November 8, 1987Joey is challenged by his father to sell a painting, or start working in the family plumbing business.
  8. S01E08Sex, Judge, and Rock & RollNovember 15, 1987Michael's new love interest happens to be the Judge's niece, who is engaged.
  9. S01E09The Artful DodgerNovember 29, 1987Nicole receives a failing grade in Art.
  10. S01E10Quality TimeDecember 6, 1987Michael tries to spend time with Nicole, but when his career forces him to cancel dates with her, he starts feeling guilty about not being a
  11. S01E11'Tis the SeasonDecember 20, 1987Joey and Michael are excited to celebrate Christmas with Nicole, but she wants to ignore the holiday because it will be her first without he
  12. S01E12The Only ChildJanuary 3, 1988Nicole complains about being an only child, but when her fathers get her a little brother, her plan backfires as she stops being the center
  13. S01E13Joey's Mother-in-LawJanuary 10, 1988When Michael's mother comes to town for a special visit, she wrecks havoc on Joey's life and makes him miserable.
  14. S01E14Nicole in ChargeJanuary 17, 1988When Michael has a health scare during a training regime, Nicole becomes worried and demands that the loft's racquetball championship game b
  15. S01E15The WedgeFebruary 7, 1988When Joey's rock star friend visits, he expresses his belief that Michael is a bad influence and Nicole should have more freedom, creating s
  16. S01E16Advice and ConsentFebruary 14, 1988Cory seeks some guidance on kissing, so his older brother helps him, but he encourages him to make romantic propositions with Nicole to prov
  17. S01E17She'll Get Over ItFebruary 21, 1988Nicole's dreams are shattered when her first modeling audition ends poorly, so Michael cheers her up by using his influence to land her a ro
  18. S01E18Michael's Sister Comes Over and VisitsFebruary 28, 1988When Michael's sister comes to town for a visit, Michael is shocked to discover the reason she left her medical care was because of Joey.
  19. S01E19Nicole's Big AdventureMarch 19, 1988When Nicole goes on a week-long camping trip, Michael and Joey begin feeling lonely and fear for her safety, so their friends decided to hel
  20. S01E20My Fair JoeyMarch 28, 1988When Joey wants to be presentable while meeting his new date's father, he asks for Michael's help; Michael meets the woman of his dreams.
  21. S01E21The Family in QuestionMay 9, 1988A newspaper criticizes the Judge's decision to put Nicole with Michael and Joey.  A TV reporter does a feature on the story.
  22. S01E22Friends of the FamilyAugust 14, 1988Corey tries to set his mom up with Klawicki.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0216Episodes1989AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Blast from the PastJanuary 11, 1989Nicole's new friend, Shelby, convinces the guys to let Nicole throw a party at the loft.
  2. S02E02Who's on First?January 18, 1989Michael and Joey (Paul Reiser, Greg Evigan) prepare for father-daughter talks by taking a sexuality awareness seminar.
  3. S02E03Macho, Stupid Guy TimeFebruary 1, 1989While Nicole is away, the guys bet who can get an old high school classmate to say yes to them.
  4. S02E04The Man in the Pink SlipFebruary 8, 1989Joey (Greg Evigan) becomes the breadwinner when Michael (Paul Reiser) is laid off. With Florence Stanley.
  5. S02E05Fallen IdolFebruary 15, 1989A burned-out rock 'n' roll legend (Davy Jones) visits Joey (Greg Evigan). Peter Noone also guest stars.
  6. S02E06Story with a TwistFebruary 22, 1989Joey and Michael try to teach Nicole a lesson about alcohol.
  7. S02E07Playing with FireMarch 1, 1989When an arsonist considers seeking revenge on Judge Wilbur, Joey and Michael decide to hire protection for her in the form of Bull Shannon.
  8. S02E08Dirty DatingMarch 8, 1989When Joey refuses to follow her advice, Nicole starts dating a guy with a bad reputation around town and in school to get back at Joey.
  9. S02E09The God of LoveMarch 15, 1989Nicole walks in on Joey in bed with a woman and brags about it to her friends.
  10. S02E10In Her DreamsMarch 22, 1989Nicole fantasizes what it would have been like if her mother had married either Joey or Michael.
  11. S02E11Together We StandMarch 29, 1989Michael and Joey begin their jobs at the magazine together.
  12. S02E12The Courtship of Nicole's FathersApril 5, 1989When Michael and Joey continuously pester Nicole, she happily finds an attractive new neighbor to keep her dad preoccupied and out of her bu
  13. S02E13CrushedApril 12, 1989Nicole's friend, Shelby, develops a crush on Michael.
  14. S02E14Basket CaseApril 19, 1989When Nicole gets cut from her high school basketball team, Joey is livid and demands an explanation; Michael is assessed as having a Type A
  15. S02E15You Love Me, Right?May 7, 1989Michael's uncle comes for a visit.
  16. S02E16Getting SmartJuly 29, 1989When Nicole's dads' actions show her that men aren't attracted to smart women, she decides to opt out of her high-level English class.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0322Episodes1989–90AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01That's No Lady, That's My MotherSeptember 24, 1989When Michael decides to start dating again, he finds himself falling for a woman who he later discovers is Nicole's boyfriend's mother.
  2. S03E02Say Goodnight, GracieOctober 1, 1989When Joey offers to watch his girlfriend's daughter overnight, she proves to be more work than one man can handle causing chaos in the house
  3. S03E03Love and LearnOctober 15, 1989Nicole lies about her age to date a college student.
  4. S03E04You Can Count on MeOctober 22, 1989When Michael and Joey overhear a guy's overconfident dating schemes, they become fearful of a similar guy taking advantage of Nicole.
  5. S03E05Joey Gets PinnedOctober 29, 1989When Joey throws a bachelor party for a good friend at his apartment, he meets a woman wrestler whom he falls for and ends up marrying.
  6. S03E06Story in DevelopmentNovember 1, 1989When Nicole feels physically inadequate compared to some of her classmates; Joey and Michael try to make her feel better by admitting to the
  7. S03E07DuelNovember 5, 1989Michael and Joey get a job chaperoning at Nicole's school; when it's lady's choice at the dance, Nicole is forced to choose between Zach and
  8. S03E08Dad PatrolNovember 8, 1989
  9. S03E09Pop, the QuestionNovember 15, 1989
  10. S03E10Thanks for the MemoriesNovember 22, 1989
  11. S03E11ClassNovember 29, 1989
  12. S03E12I'm Dreaming of a Holiday EpisodeDecember 20, 1989During the holiday season, Joey begins dreaming about what the holidays will be like when they are all much older and hopefully wiser.
  13. S03E13Power StruggleJanuary 10, 1990
  14. S03E14Bye Bye BabyJanuary 21, 1990Joey learns his girlfriend (Jamie Rose) is moving away.
  15. S03E15Environ-mental CaseMarch 5, 1990
  16. S03E16Party, Sweet 16--See AppendixMarch 12, 1990Appendicitis cancels Nicole's "sweet 16" party.
  17. S03E17It's My Art, and I'll Die If I Want ToMarch 19, 1990When Joey finally gets himself into the paper, he is shocked to discover it is in the obituary section of the newspaper; Joey sells his artw
  18. S03E18To Thine Own Elf Be TrueMarch 26, 1990Joey's childhood sweetheart falls for Michael.
  19. S03E19You Only Surprise the Ones You LoveApril 2, 1990When Judge Wilbur is going to be honored, Joey, Michael and Nicole try to find some friends or family who could come to the ceremony.
  20. S03E20Kind of a DragApril 16, 1990When Nicole discovers she has been put on the "out list" at school, she is determined to get off of it; Joey's girlfriend won't let him brea
  21. S03E21When You Wish ...April 23, 1990When Nicole enters a rock TV music channel contest and wins, she gets to on on a musical dream date with whomever she wants; Michael plays t
  22. S03E22See You in September?April 30, 1990Joey must choose between moving to San Fransisco with his girlfriend and starting a new life with Nicole and Michael in New York.

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