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Raising Dad

TV·2001–2002·1 season, 22 episodes·The WB·Comedy·30m·Created by Jonathan Katz

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A sitcom about a widowed father struggling to separate his professional and personal lives and keeping his sanity while raising two daughters.

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes2001–02AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01PilotOctober 5, 2001Matt Stewart teaches English at the same high school his elder daughter, Sarah, attends. In the opener, he just doesn't seem to grasp the co
  2. S01E02Sex EdOctober 12, 2001Matt subs in Sarah's Sex Ed. class and gets a surprise when he reaches into a box filled with anonymously written questions. Meanwhile, Sam
  3. S01E03Baby, You Can't Drive My CarOctober 19, 2001Sarah gets her driver's permit and is determined to get her license, but driving lessons with her father aren't going so well. Matt's overpr
  4. S01E04For Mature Audiences OnlyOctober 26, 2001Sarah and Olivia want to sneak into an R-rated film, but Matt insists that they take Emily along with them since the writers' group is comin
  5. S01E05Fight for Your Right to PartyNovember 2, 2001Sarah gets invited by a popular senior to one of the hottest parties of the year, but Matt forbids her to go. Meanwhile, Emily is trying eve
  6. S01E06We'll Always Have ScrabbleNovember 9, 2001Matt gets upset when Sarah blows off family game night, so he buys tickets to a Limp Bizkit concert in order to spend more time with her.
  7. S01E07The Drama ClubNovember 16, 2001Sarah is in a predicament as the director of the school play when she casts two people for the same part. Matt deals with not knowing how to
  8. S01E08The New RoomDecember 7, 2001Sarah wants her own room after she finds out that Emily and her friend Henry broke into Sarah's diary. With her privacy at stake, Sarah is d
  9. S01E09Teacher EvaluationsDecember 14, 2001Teacher evaluation day is here and the staff makes a contest of their reviews. Matt figures he's a shoo-in to win (again), but he just taugh
  10. S01E10Matt&Sarah@Gossip.comJanuary 11, 2002Sarah takes an interest in a new student with a criminal past. Matt reveals the info in order to protect her, but she inadvertently lets it
  11. S01E11First DateJanuary 18, 2002Emily is distraught when Matt goes on a date (his first since Abby's death) with a published author and college professor. Sam buys mass qua
  12. S01E12Sam's Enchanted EveningJanuary 25, 2002After Sam spends a night out, he and Matt argue and Sam moves out. Sarah wants a later curfew and Emily wants a bra, neither of which will M
  13. S01E13Mentor MattFebruary 1, 2002A former student pays a return visit, having written a best-selling novel that bears a striking resemblance to one of Matt's short stories.
  14. S01E14The Math ProblemFebruary 15, 2002Sarah and Olivia fight over a guy. Meanwhile, Sarah is tutored in math by Travers' nephew, blindly unaware of his crush on her.
  15. S01E15Attending a Family DysfunctionFebruary 22, 2002Sarah surprises Sam on his birthday by reuniting him with his daughter Debbie. But old differences don't die easily.
  16. S01E16Miss CommunicationMarch 22, 2002When Sarah decides to get a job, she is coerced by Matt into working in the school attendance office--and then promptly gets fired. Sam gets
  17. S01E17A Kiss is Still a KissApril 5, 2002Matt agrees to accompany his boss (and old family friend) Liz to a wedding, but the date takes an unexpected turn. Sarah books her friends'
  18. S01E18Home PlatesApril 12, 2002The death of Sam's old friend and former Red Sox teammate inspires Sam and Matt's journey to the roof of Fenway Park. Sarah hosts a dinner
  19. S01E19The House of StewartApril 19, 2002Sarah notices signals that Jared may want to be more than just friends. Meanwhile, the Stewart household is plagued by a neighborhood dog.
  20. S01E20BullyApril 26, 2002Sarah is in a bind when a girl in her math class wants to cheat off her test. The teen says no, but her refusal could lead to a fight. Meanw
  21. S01E21Daughter Nose BestMay 3, 2002Matt refuses to even consider allowing Sarah to get a nose job, so she schedules the surgery behind his back.
  22. S01E22Losing ItMay 10, 2002In the first-season finale, Sarah contemplates taking her relationship with Jared to a new level after he tells her he is spending the summe

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