Bill tries his best to help his son when he is chosen to be the starting quarterback. Lauren wants to get her belly button pierced.
When the family dog needs an operation, the family must decide if the cost is worth using up the money Bill has set aside to take them to Hawaii.
Susan and Bill's trip to see a Broncos game is delayed and they spend the time telling their kids how they met.
Susan feels the need to earn some money on her own, so she starts selling muffins. Her absence has an adverse affect on the household, especially for Bill.
Bill tries to help Trent finish a paper for school but only makes things worse. Bill's mother joins the computer age and Bryan has lost his pet snake.
Bill gets jealous when he finds out Susan used to date Chris Isaak, and right after he bought them tickets to his concert to make her happy.
Bill has a midlife crisis and decides he wants a motorcycle for his 46th birthday. Lauren needs a fake ID and asks Trent and Bryan for help and Bills's mother dates his grumpy neighbor, Mr. Faulkner.
Bill freaks out when Lauren meets an older boy and starts dating him. Bill and Susan spend an evening at a karaoke bar where Susan lets it all hang out.
The kids go one strike when Bill and Susan decide the kids should clean the garage without receiving their allowance since they haven't been earning it. Meanwhile. Bill does not give the cell phone company a ringing endorsement.
Bill is frustrated that the kids always go to Susan as the authoritative parent. Elsewhere, Bill is upset that the fruit keeps disappearing, and Paul is plagued by romantic woes.
A mix-up over gifts for one another occurs as Bill and Susan's wedding anniversary approaches. Meanwhile, Trent's annoying bedtime habits has Lauren and Bryan losing sleep.
Bill takes full credit for building a derby car for brainy Bryan, despite his failure and Paul ultimately finishing the project. Meanwhile, Lauren's new friend makes her moves on Trent, who is unaware of her shady motives.
In the wake of her divorce, Susan's quirky friend AJ comes to the Pearson's for a visit. Bill and Susan discover that their lives are in a rut in comparison to AJ's crazy lifestyle. Maybe salsa lessons will help add a spark into their lives.
Bill's pride is injured when his son Trent defeats him in a basketball game. Meanwhile, Lauren bonds with Susan's friend causing her to try and connect with her daughter the same way. Meanwhile, Bryan tries to eliminate all the hazards within the household.
Bill and Susan are concerned that booze will be served at a party in which their son Trent is invited to. Meanwhile, the Pearson's dog causes a dilemma when he chooses to live under cranky Mr. Faulkner's porch.
Susan has a premonition that Bill is going to have an affair with a woman named Penelope, just before meeting a waitress with that name. Meanwhile, Lauren assists Trent in his effort to get his driver's license, and Susan feels Bill should get a physical.
Trent and Bryan are asked to take care of Paul's beloved pet iguana. Meanwhile, Lauren takes a job at a mall to earn money for an expensive designer purse, but the job includes a hard nosed boss.
When Bill prohibits Lauren from buying an expensive prom dress, a number of problems seem to arise around the home and causes Susan to relive a bad experience from her prom night. Meanwhile, Trent wants to make himself an online celebrity by creating a internet video.
When Susan begins to fix things around the house, Bill gets threatened by it and tries to regain his 'power' as man of the house. Meanwhile, the kids must decide who gets the money that is collected in the coin bottle.
The Pearson family are hit hard by the economic downturn, and Lauren's spring break trip may be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Trent learns that Paul has lost his baby pictures a few years ago.
Bill creates a plan to battle Susan's passive-aggressive temperament. Meanwhile, Trent's desperation to make a girl notice him may backfire. And Bill and Susan get an eyeful when their neighbor, Mr. Faulkner, takes a dip in his hot tub in the buff.
Bill is obsessed to find out what is being said about him when Susan attends a gossipy girls only game night. And, a B on a science test has dropped cerebral Bryan off the A-list.
Bill sets out to re-create memorable moments of their burgeoning love, after Susan shows a yearning for the spark of her dating days with Bill. Elsewhere, Lauren and Trent are asked to babysit Bryan, both which have dates for the movies.
Susan becomes exasperated after Bill loans his slacker brother money for his next get-rich-never business scheme. Meanwhile, Trent and Lauren's quarrel over a pen has brainy Bryan exploiting the situation for his own gain.
Susan attempts to set Bill right after he refuses to shave off his post-fishing trip beard off. Meanwhile, Bryan mimics Trent by tormenting Lauren, but the brainiac seems to be ineffective as a prankster.
Bill feels the need to teach his brother that money can not buy happiness after he springs gifts galore on the family, now that he's a success. Meanwhile, Paul gets involved with a silent auction after having his ego squashed.
Bill and Susan lock horns over how to best punish Lauren, after she is caught in a lie. Meanwhile, Paul sets out to create an internet profile which will attract the ladies, and turns to Trent and Bryan for advice.
Bill plans on helping an excited Trent, find the perfect car to buy, but fails in his effort. Meanwhile, Bryan is having troubles at school with a bully.
Bill and Susanne get in an argument over trash bins with their new neighbors. Elsewhere, Trent blames his failure of a driving test on losing his lucky red coin.