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Still Standing

TV·2002–2006·4 seasons, 88 episodes·CBS·Comedy·30m·7.6·Created by Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez

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Still Standing is a comedy about a blue-collar Chicago couple working to raise their three children responsibly and not lose sight of their own youthfulness. After 18 years of marriage, high school sweethearts Bill and Judy Miller still make each other laugh and try to keep their marriage intact, even when their family pulls them in different directions. Judy's married sister, Linda, butts heads with Bill, and the Millers' precocious teenage daughter, Lauren, thinks her parents are uncool. Meanwhile, their uptight, studious son, Brian, is discovering girls, and their youngest child, Tina, would prefer to run around naked. In addition to spending time with his family, Bill spends a good deal of time with his best friend, Danny Fitzsimmons, who is working to raise his own son, who happens to be gay. Since Bill has a far more immature approach to marriage and raising children than Judy does, they work at striking a balance and remembering why they love each other, quirks and all.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes2002–03AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Still Standing S01E01PilotSeptember 30, 2002Judy and Bill (Jami Gertz, Mark Addy) play a "truth" game that ends with her feelings hurt and his chronic neck pain cured. Also, Bill gives
  2. S01E02Still Standing S01E02Still ReadingOctober 7, 2002Judy joins a book club to exercise her mind, but after Bill intrudes on a discussion, she competes with him to see who can be the smarter re
  3. S01E03Still Standing S01E03Still in SchoolOctober 14, 2002Judy gets bent out of shape at her 20th class reunion over a classmate that's far more accomplished than she is, till Bill tells her this cl
  4. S01E04Still Standing S01E04Still RockingOctober 21, 2002Lauren likes classmate Alex, and Bill, against Judy's advice, interferes in the "romance". Lauren is humiliated. Judy gets tickets for all i
  5. S01E05Still Standing S01E05Still VolunteeringOctober 28, 2002After they're caught sleeping during Tina's solo number at a school recital, Bill and Judy volunteer in her classroom to make amends, but th
  6. S01E06Still Standing S01E06Still CheeringNovember 4, 2002Brian joins the high-school football team as a placekicker after some persuasion from Bill, who points out it's a surefire way to meet girls
  7. S01E07Still Standing S01E07Still CheatingNovember 11, 2002Bill's bond with Linda's latest beau (Mitch Rouse) is so strong that when Linda catches the guy cheating, Bill secretly continues the friend
  8. S01E08Still Standing S01E08Still FamilyNovember 18, 2002Judy's idea to share in an evening of fun family activities once a week is met with ridicule from Bill and the kids, who, because of their c
  9. S01E09Still Standing S01E09Still ThankfulNovember 25, 2002Tensions run high in the Miller household as Judy's steadily bickering parents (Janet Carroll, Steven Gilborn) visit for Thanksgiving, and t
  10. S01E10Still Standing S01E10Still ScalpingDecember 9, 2002Judy takes Bill's advice to feign a shared interest with her boss to get a promotion. What she receives, though, are opera tickets for the s
  11. S01E11Still Standing S01E11Still SpendingDecember 16, 2002Bill loans a co-worker (Chris Elliott) $300 to buy a big-screen TV without realizing the guy has a reputation for not repaying debts, which
  12. S01E12Still Standing S01E12Still BullyingJanuary 6, 2003Lauren's forbidden from attending her first school dance as a punishment for bullying, which Judy recalls falling victim to as a teen. Laure
  13. S01E13Still Standing S01E13Still Good CopJanuary 27, 2003Judy is sick and tired of being regarded as the family disciplinarian, while Bill gets to be the fun parent by letting the kids break the ru
  14. S01E14Still Standing S01E14Still ScoringFebruary 3, 2003Bill feels inadequate in the company of Linda's physically fit boyfriend (Greg Vaughan), so he attempts to prove his own athleticism by join
  15. S01E15Still Standing S01E15Still RomancingFebruary 10, 2003The humorous Valentine's Day card that Judy receives from Bill leaves her feeling as if the romance in their marriage is dead. To reignite t
  16. S01E16Still Standing S01E16Still HairdressingFebruary 17, 2003Bill has to crawl back into Judy's favor by apologizing to her hairdresser (David Hasselhoff) for calling him a rip-off artist.
  17. S01E17Still Standing S01E17Still ExcellingMarch 10, 2003Bill and Judy press Lauren (Renee Olstead) into handing in an elaborate tornado machine they constructed as her science project. The teacher
  18. S01E18Still Standing S01E18Still SistersMarch 31, 2003Judy warns Linda against moving too fast in her love life after she gets dumped by one guy, then immediately jumps into another relationship
  19. S01E19Still Standing S01E19Still ChangingApril 14, 2003Bill gets together with an old buddy whose wild and crazy ways he idolized in high school, but is disappointed to find his pal leading a str
  20. S01E20Still Standing S01E20Still PettingApril 28, 2003As a favor to her beleaguered boss, Dr. Gerber (Richard Kind), Judy offers temporary shelter for his prized pet pooch. Bill goes a step furt
  21. S01E21Still Standing S01E21Still MomMay 5, 2003Bill proves himself too eager to please when his master-of-the-guilt-trip mother (Sally Struthers) pays a surprise visit. That is, until Jud
  22. S01E22Still Standing S01E22Still PartyingMay 12, 2003The first-season finale finds Bill and Judy abandoning their floor seats at an AC/DC concert to search for a missing Lauren, who they presum

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0223Episodes2003–04AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Still Standing S02E01Still NegotiatingSeptember 22, 2003After Judy and Bill order Lauren to drop basic math and take a more difficult algebra class, her bad attitude about schoolwork multiplies an
  2. S02E02Still Standing S02E02Still DrivingSeptember 29, 2003Bill is extremely excited to teach nearly 16-year-old Brian how to drive. So excited, in fact, that after their first lesson, Bill takes the
  3. S02E03Still Standing S02E03Still the Bad ParentsOctober 6, 2003Judy's role as PTA committee chairperson nets her a pool-party invite. But her newfound popularity may be sunk when she suggests the hosts'
  4. S02E04Still Standing S02E04Still Our KidsOctober 13, 2003Bill and Judy's elation over Brian and Lauren entering the workforce for the first time quickly turns into frustration when both the teens g
  5. S02E05Still Standing S02E05Still Got ItOctober 20, 2003Bill assumes Lauren was chosen to perform a monologue in a theater production at school because the drama instructor, with whom Bill once ha
  6. S02E06Still Standing S02E06Still ShopliftingOctober 27, 2003Judy's motherly instincts tell her that Lauren's new trio of friends are a bad influence, a suspicion that seems to be confirmed when Lauren
  7. S02E07Still Standing S02E07Still Our Little BoyNovember 3, 2003Bill's turning 40, which should be a time of celebration in the Miller home, but for the fact that Brian is upset at his dad for disclosing
  8. S02E08Still Standing S02E08Still InterferingNovember 10, 2003Eager to relive their glory days, chaperones Bill and Judy are excited about a teen dance with an '80s theme. The same can't be said of Bria
  9. S02E09Still Standing S02E09Still DreamingNovember 17, 2003Bill gets the bright idea to have Lauren (Renee Olstead) profile her Aunt Linda for a school report on role models, which leads to Lauren he
  10. S02E10Still Standing S02E10Still BelievingNovember 24, 2003The Millers meet Lauren's new boyfriend's parents, whom they find unbelievably dorky and weird, and make up a lie to get out of spending any
  11. S02E11Still Standing S02E11Still ChristmasDecember 15, 2003The Millers want to spend Christmas Eve at home feasting on the holiday dinner Judy's always dreamed of preparing, but Bill's mother (Sally
  12. S02E12Still Standing S02E12Still ResponsibleJanuary 5, 2004Judy's parents arrive from Indiana to take the kids on a three-day trip, but cancel it when they think Judy is coming down with a cold and n
  13. S02E13Still Standing S02E13Still NarcingFebruary 2, 2004Being the statistician for the school basketball team gives Brian an in with some of the more popular kids, until Bill finds out they're bei
  14. S02E14Still Standing S02E14Still Bill's DadFebruary 9, 2004While visiting from Florida, Bill's macho father, Al (Paul Sorvino), decides he wants to spend some quality time with his son so he makes pl
  15. S02E15Still FlirtingFebruary 16, 2004Judy accompanies Bill to the restaurant he enjoys frequenting with his buddies and discovers the attraction isn't the food but the attractiv
  16. S02E16Still GropingFebruary 23, 2004Bill and Judy are afraid that Louise (Sally Struthers) may be bilked out of her life savings by her new gentleman friend, who works as an in
  17. S02E17Still ParadingMarch 1, 2004Bill tries to pry Brian away from his nerdy friends and get him to become closer companions with Fitz's athletic son, Scotty (Benjamin Knapp
  18. S02E18Still StressingMarch 22, 2004Brian takes a part-time job where Bill works to earn money for a tutor, but he soon adopts his dad's bad ethics and drops the notion of need
  19. S02E19Still the ManApril 19, 2004Bill defends his masculinity when he accidentally smashes Tina's dollhouse. He vows to repair it himself even though Judy doesn't believe he
  20. S02E20Still Hangin' OutMay 3, 2004Bill and Judy are jealous when they learn that a neighbor's house is the cool hang-out for teens, so they turn their garage into a fun cente
  21. S02E21Still in CahootsMay 10, 2004Bill and Judy spy on Brian and Lauren after they become suspicious that the two are making secret plans and covering up for each other. When
  22. S02E22Still ChampionsMay 17, 2004Tina is invited to a birthday party at the home of former NFL star Willie Gault, but she doesn't want to attend so Bill and Judy go without
  23. S02E23Still SecedingMay 24, 2004Brian moves out of the house and into the garage following an argument with his parents over how late he can stay out. Meanwhile, Lauren dre

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0323Episodes2004–05AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Still Standing S03E01Still ScammingSeptember 20, 2004Bill and Judy are worried that Lauren may be depressed after a doctor tells them she needs to see a therapist.
  2. S03E02Still NeighborsSeptember 27, 2004A lesbian couple (Justine Bateman, Julia Campbell) move in next door to the Millers and become upset when their 16-year-old son's grades dro
  3. S03E03Still Looking for LoveOctober 4, 2004Linda starts treating her latest loser boyfriend (James Patrick Stuart) more like a feline than a man after her cat dies, much to Bill and J
  4. S03E04Still WinningOctober 11, 2004Bill gets caught up in a fantasy card game in which players pretend to be wizards and warlocks after he learns that Brian is a champion play
  5. S03E05Still AuctioningOctober 18, 2004Bill and Judy are determined to come up with an item to auction off at a school fund-raiser that will bring in more money than the one from
  6. S03E06Still CookingOctober 25, 2004Judy learns that Bill is secretly a great cook, but he tries to hide it so he won't have to make meals for the family.
  7. S03E07Still Going FirstNovember 8, 2004Judy fears that she'll die before Bill does after learning that she has high cholesterol, so she pours out her heart to him in a letter and
  8. S03E08Still CruisingNovember 15, 2004Louise (Sally Struthers) is lonely with her boyfriend out of town, so she tries to coax Bill into spending some quality mother-son time toge
  9. S03E09Still ShallowNovember 22, 2004Bill and Judy offer conflicting dating advice to Brian, who is considering breaking up with his current girlfriend to make a move on her bes
  10. S03E10Still LyingNovember 29, 2004Bill lies to Judy about who's to blame for messing up a video of Tina's ballet recital with close-up footage of Tina's good-looking dance in
  11. S03E11Still FastDecember 13, 2004Bill and Judy are concerned that the neighbor boy, Chris (Sean Marquette), is moving too fast in his relationship with Lauren. But after a h
  12. S03E12Still BondingJanuary 3, 2005On a father-daughter outing to the mall, Bill and Lauren agree to lie to Judy about spending quality time together, then split up to do thei
  13. S03E13Still AdvisingJanuary 17, 2005Bill and Linda become unlikely allies when they both become fed up with Judy's know-it-all attitude. Trouble is, by following Bill's relatio
  14. S03E14Still DrinkingJanuary 31, 2005Brian, Lauren and their friends are caught sneaking beers, so to set a good example, Bill and Judy join other parents who've vowed not to dr
  15. S03E15Still SingleFebruary 7, 2005Fitz (Joel Murray) doesn't seem to enjoy bachelorhood nearly as much as Bill and Judy enjoy hanging out at his singles pad. Meanwhile, Linda
  16. S03E16Still Not the OneFebruary 14, 2005Louise announces she's getting hitched to her new boyfriend and, to Judy's chagrin, would like her daughter-in-law to perform the maid-of-ho
  17. S03E17Still Helping OutFebruary 21, 2005Bill and Brian lead Judy to believe that they are being Good Samaritans by spending their free time with a sickly old widow. The fact is, ho
  18. S03E18Still AdmiringMarch 7, 2005Brian has a secret e-mail admirer and he thinks it is Sarah (Tara Lipinski), the flirty 19-year-old college student who has been tutoring La
  19. S03E19Still the BossMarch 21, 2005Bill resents his new boss, Seth (Ben Savage), a 23-year-old Harvard graduate with a massive chip on his shoulder, at least at first. But his
  20. S03E20Still HoldingApril 18, 2005Bill and Judy attempt to retrieve an old stuffed bear Lauren donated to an anti-drug charity's rummage sale because it might contain their s
  21. S03E21Still Mother's DayMay 2, 2005Judy looks forward to her Mother's Day tradition of having high tea at a fancy restaurant with Helen, Linda and, for the first time, a less-
  22. S03E22Still Getting MarriedMay 23, 2005Perry's tour is canceled, so he and Linda are finally getting hitched---unless Judy can stop the wedding by convincing her little sister tha
  23. S03E23Still ExchangingMay 23, 2005Bill and Judy encourage Brian to get over his initial anxiety about traveling to Italy as part of a foreign-exchange program. But before Bri

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0420Episodes2005–06AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Still Losin' ItSeptember 21, 2005Brian returns home from his summer in Italy to begin his senior year of high school, what Bill deems "the single greatest year of a young ma
  2. S04E02Still UsingSeptember 28, 2005Judy tries to help the neighbor boy (Jared Hillman) see that Lauren is using him, but Judy's act of concern seems to get misconstrued as fli
  3. S04E03Still Selling OutOctober 5, 2005Judy is none too pleased when Bill starts spending every waking minute with their new next-door neighbor, Kyle Polsky (Todd Stashwick), an u
  4. S04E04Still Beauty & the GeekOctober 12, 2005Attending traffic school together, Judy and Linda experience a sort of role reversal when Judy gets mistaken for a brainiac doctor, while Li
  5. S04E05Still IrresponsibleOctober 19, 2005Judy tries to limit the time Bill spends with next-door neighbor Kyle Polsky (Todd Stashwick), whom she considers a bad influence, and calls
  6. S04E06Still AgingNovember 2, 2005Judy catches Bill in a lie when he claims he took his mother-in-law, Helen (Swoosie Kurtz), to the eye doctor, but really whooped it up with
  7. S04E07Still Bill Vol. 1November 9, 2005Bill gets the little brother he never wanted when his father, Al (Paul Sorvino), visits and brings his perky new fiancée and her 9-year-old
  8. S04E08Still the Fun OneNovember 23, 2005Bill and Judy try to find new friends to do things with as couples, but they think they won't find an equally fun pair until they meet the p
  9. S04E09Still Avoiding ChristmasDecember 14, 2005There isn't much holiday spirit in the Miller home: Brian and Lauren are working, and Judy decides there will be no gift exchange with Bill.
  10. S04E10Still a TeamJanuary 11, 2006Expensive concert tickets are at the center of a game of "one-upmanship" between Bill and Judy as they try to prove who is better at finding
  11. S04E11Still SweetJanuary 18, 2006Judy is looking forward to the quality mother-daughter bonding time she's going to spend helping Lauren plan her sweet-16 birthday bash, but
  12. S04E12Still DecoratingJanuary 25, 2006Linda feels neglected by Perry and begins to spend time with the rich playboy who moved in next to Bill and Judy. Perry returns after learni
  13. S04E13Still FlunkingFebruary 1, 2006Brian is failing gym, so Bill decides to ask the coach, an old school buddy, to ease up. But the plan backfires when Bill antagonizes the ma
  14. S04E14Still Out of the LoopFebruary 15, 2006Bill decides to be a better father and takes a renewed interest in Lauren's life after he finds birth-control pills in her purse. But his di
  15. S04E15Still EighteenFebruary 22, 2006Bill takes Brian to a strip club for his 18th birthday and encourages him to embrace his new adulthood, which Brian seems to do more than hi
  16. S04E16Still Saying I Love YouFebruary 22, 2006Louise causes Judy to miss out on getting a new car on "Oprah," and Bill is caught in the middle of their feud. Meanwhile, Lauren joins Bria
  17. S04E17Still CoachingMarch 1, 2006Judy begins coaching Tina's basketball team and forces Bill to attend, causing him to miss the televised NBA games he paid to see. When he l
  18. S04E18Still BadMarch 1, 2006Judy tries for a better job with another dentist and needs the family to behave in order to impress the prospective employer, but Brian pret
  19. S04E19Still DeceitfulMarch 8, 2006Bill enjoys bonding with his father (Paul Sorvino), who appears to be a changed man on the eve of his second marriage, but a secret the elde
  20. S04E20Still GraduatingMarch 8, 2006In the fourth-season finale, Brian leaves for college, so Bill and Judy decide to remodel his room in secret, but their odd behavior leads B

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