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My Big Fat Greek Life Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - The House Gift

First aired: Feb/24/2003
Writer: Nia Vardalos, Marsh McCall
Director: Pamela Fryman

When Nia and Thomas get back from their honeymoon, they think they are finally free from all the pushiness of Nia's family. But they realize differently when the family shows up at the airport to greet them. Trying to set their "boundaries" as a married couple becomes difficult when Nia's family comes through with their wedding gift - a new house.



2 :01x02 - The Empire Strikes Back

First aired: Mar/02/2003
Writer: Don Woodard, Tom Maxwell, Marsh McCall
Director: Peter Bonerz

Nia doesn't know how to tell her parents, who actually took her advice and made a will, she doesn't want to inherit the restaurant.



3 :01x03 - Arianna

First aired: Mar/09/2003
Writer: Tom Saunders
Director: Peter Bonerz

Nia's cousin Ariana (Rita Wilson) leaves Greece to come live in America, where Nia encourages her to get a job while Gus and Maria try to find her a husband.



4 :01x04 - The Free Lunch

First aired: Mar/16/2003
Writer: Ross McCall, Aaron Peters
Director: Peter Bonerz
Guest star: Ken Hudson Campbell (Officer Joe)

Nia ruins Gus's “arrangement” with a police officer (Ken Campbell), an obnoxious man who eats for free at the restaurant in exchange for allowing Gus to double-park his truck. City Clerk: Rusty Schwimmer.



5 :01x05 - Big Night

First aired: Mar/30/2003
Writer: Larry Reitzer
Director: Gail Mancuso

Thomas lies and tells Gus he knows tennis player Pete Sampras, but Gus then asks Thomas to invite Sampras to his house. Yanni has a cameo.



6 :01x06 - Nick Moves Out

First aired: Apr/06/2003
Writer: Miriam Trogdon
Director: Gail Mancuso

Thomas and Nia's teasing about Nick still living at home prompts Nia's pampered brother (Louis Mandylor) to move out, but now that Maria doesn't have Nick to take care of, she drives everyone else crazy.



7 :01x07 - Greek Easter

First aired: Apr/13/2003
Writer: Jeff Rosenthal
Director: Gail Mancuso

Nia convinces her family to let her prepare Easter dinner, but the big day is complicated by the surprise arrival of her dad's old friend (John Aniston) who, unbeknownst to Nia, her dad despises.