Rita Rocks

1. S01E01PilotOctober 20, 2008—After Rita gets passed up for a promotion at work, she starts to question who she is and starts a garage band to capture the spirit of her y
2. S01E02Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ahOctober 21, 2008—Rita skips out on Shannon's karate lesson to jam with the band and lies to Shannon about it. When Hallie exposes the truth, Rita tries to ma
3. S01E03You Gotta Have FriendsOctober 22, 2008—Rita tries to help out Patty with her love life, but with no avail. Elsewhere, Rita and Jay become angry when Hallie and Kip plan to get tat
4. S01E04Flirting With DisasterOctober 23, 2008—Jay gets jealous when Rita and Patty take a trip to the guitar shop and meet two young musicians who invite them to watch their band perform
5. S01E05Mother's Little HelperOctober 24, 2008—When the sitter cancels, Rita and Jay worry they will have to cancel their plans for a weekend-getaway. Rita leaves Hallie in charge of the
6. S01E06Nobody Does It BetterOctober 28, 2008—After Jay makes a surprise dinner that gets rave reviews from the kids, Rita starts to feel unappreciated.
7. S01E07Take This Job and Shove ItNovember 11, 2008—Rita and Jay's money lessons fail to capture Hallie's attention once she gains a job herself. Hallie doesn't see any need to go to college u
8. S01E08The Crying GameNovember 18, 2008—Jay's friends make fun of him after Rita reveals his soft side. Shannon gets the help of Kip and Hallie on her school film project.
9. S01E09Under PressureNovember 25, 2008—Hallie considers having sex with Kip after her friends constantly pressure her into doing so. When Rita finds out, she tries to advise Halli
10. S01E10Got No TimeDecember 2, 2008—When Rita is called for jury duty and Jay, after much of Rita's nagging, joins a committee that turns out to be just an excuse for dads to w
11. S01E11Love On The RocksDecember 9, 2008—When Owen spends more time practicing with the band than searching for a job, his wife kicks him out of the house. Rita and Jay invite him t
12. S01E12I Write the SongsDecember 16, 2008—Hearing that Kip is performing with another band comes as a relief to Rita and Patty, who thought that he was cheating on Hallie. When Rita
13. S01E13The Girl Is MineJanuary 5, 2009—When Rita comes down with a cold, Patty helps out around the house. But when Patty starts forming a special bond with Shannon, Rita gets jea
14. S01E14Old FriendsJanuary 12, 2009—Rita and a former band mate, whom she holds a grudge against, are reunited via Facebook. Also on Facebook, Hallie and Kip compete to see who
15. S01E15It's My PartyJanuary 19, 2009—Hallie loses her parent's trust when she sneaks out of the house to a college party. Rita is not sure how to respond to Patty's request to l
16. S01E16I Can't Make You Love MeJanuary 26, 2009—After discovering that Jay's aunt doesn't like her, Rita sets out to make a good impression when she visits.
17. S01E17Get Off Off Of My CloudFebruary 2, 2009—Rita and Jay have dinner with Jay's new client Sam, who reveals his secret desire of having a garage band. When Rita tells him that she has
18. S01E18Killer QueenFebruary 9, 2009—After Rita finds out someone has been bullying Shannon at school, she competes with the bully's mother at a school fund-raiser. Hallie buys
19. S01E19What's Love Got To Do With ItFebruary 16, 2009—Rita and Jay both plan special Valentine's Day celebrations, in the hopes that there is still some spark left in their relationship.
20. S01E20We Can Work It OutFebruary 23, 2009—Rita gets a promotion at work and makes the tough decision that she will have to quit the band to keep up with her hectic schedule. But when

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01A Change is Gonna ComeOctober 5, 2009—In the second-season opener, Rita takes Hallie to the doctor to discuss birth-control options. But Rita's in for a shock when she discovers
2. S02E02Breaking Up Is Hard To DoOctober 6, 2009—Rita accidentally tips Kip off to Hallie's plans to attend a concert with a new coworker. Meanwhile, Jay is tired of empty-nester Patty's co
3. S02E03Nothing's Gonna Change My WorldOctober 7, 2009—A promotion at work has Rita worrying about her boss's reaction to the news of her pregnancy. Meanwhile, Shannon pursues a scholarship for s
4. S02E04Welcome To The Working WeekOctober 8, 2009—Owen gets a makeover from Rita and Patty to boost his confidence for a job interview. Meanwhile, Hallie wants Rita to boot Kip from the band
5. S02E05Stuck In The Middle With YouOctober 9, 2009—Rita plays matchmaker for Patty, but when Patty declares she isn't ready to settle down, Rita sets out to prove that marriage isn't routine.
6. S02E06The Shape Of Things To ComeOctober 13, 2009—The family holds a garage sale to clear out junk after Hallie decides to move into the attic so she doesn't have to share a room with the ba
7. S02E07Mr. BassmanOctober 20, 2009—Rita contends with new neighbor Chuck (Duane Martin), who enjoys playing loud music at all hours. Patty learns Chuck is a bass player and as
8. S02E08Mommy's Alright, Daddy's AlrightOctober 26, 2009—Shannon's teacher (Jennifer Elise Cox) urges Rita and Jay to enroll their daughter in a school for gifted children. Meanwhile, at Rita's sug
9. S02E09VogueOctober 26, 2009—Budding designer Hallie's work motivates Rita to plan a fashion-show fund-raiser, but Rita has second thoughts when she sees the dress Halli
10. S02E10Bad CompanyNovember 2, 2009—Hallie attends a college party without permission after Patty's son encourages her to pursue higher education. Meanwhile, bad feelings betwe
11. S02E11Why Can't We Be Friends?November 2, 2009—Hallie and Kip try to be friends after their breakup. Meanwhile, Rita and Jay befriend the parents of Shannon's classmate Brianna, but are c
12. S02E12Mother and Child ReunionNovember 9, 2009—Rita's judgmental mother (Swoosie Kurtz) comes for a visit, throwing Rita into a whirlwind of housecleaning and junk-food hiding. But when h
13. S02E13Anchors AweighNovember 9, 2009—Rita worries about traveling to attend a work seminar because of Jay and her mother's constant bickering at home. With Rita away, the situat
14. S02E14Shower the PeopleNovember 16, 2009—Marilyn (Swoosie Kurtz) persuades Patty to let her help plan Rita's baby shower, but the two can't agree on anything. Meanwhile, Kip starts
15. S02E15Is She Really Going Out With Him?November 16, 2009—Jay sees Rita's mother (Swoosie Kurtz) flirting with a man who isn't her husband. Meanwhile, Kip offers to teach Rita's neighborhood nemesis
16. S02E16Sympathy For the DevilNovember 23, 2009—Rita gets PTA nemesis Jennifer (Melissa Peterman) a job at her store, but soon regrets the kind act when Jennifer proves to be a slacker. Me
17. S02E17Jingle All the WayNovember 23, 2009—Rita and Patty enter a jingle contest for a chicken company. Elsewhere, Patty tries to make her ex-husband jealous by attending her high-sch
18. S02E18The Jealous KindNovember 30, 2009—Rita's insecurities about her pregnant body heighten when she meets Jay's pretty new colleague Stephanie (Christine Lakin). Stephanie later
19. S02E19Should I Stay or Should I Go?November 30, 2009—Rita and Patty secretly submit an application for Kip to a performing-arts school and he's offered an audition. But Hallie is upset to learn
20. S02E20Born in The USADecember 7, 2009—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed