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1 :01x01 - Pilot
Writer: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Tom Wilson (Coach), Leslie Stevens (Cheryl), David Earnest (Pat At 34), Corie Henninger (Teacher), Davida Williams (Suzie), Melinda Sward (Holly Kent), Julius Carry (Principal Glen Rudd), Travis Perkins (Shawn)
A 34-year-old man propelled back in time, where it's 1980 and he's 14 again. First up: Joel is reliving his campaign for class vice president and discovers it's the day of his fateful, and disastrous, campaign speech.
2 :01x02 - Joel Strikes Back
Writer: Rick Wiener
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Sam Horrigan (Judd Chulak), Melinda Sward (Holly Kent), Charlie Brewer (Darth Vader), Owen Williams (Student), Erica Hubbard (Student Body President), Lisa Greco (Girl One), Neecole Cockerham (Usher), Thomas F. Wilson (Coach)
Joel gets a second chance to face a bully, and this time, instead of taking flight, he turns to his dad for a lesson in fisticuffs. Later on, Joel may get himself into another scuffle while he stands in line to see a movie.
3 :01x03 - Investing in the Future
Writer: Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Jimm Giannini (Pizza Delivery Guy), Clement E. Blake (Mr. Maloney), Judith Drake (Mrs. Hutchinson), Julius Carry (Principal Glen Rudd), Jeremy Guskin (Assistant Manager), Patrick Breen (Mr. Jenkins), Jessica Grossman (Girl On Phone), Yvette Nicole Brown (Woman)
Joel's parents constantly fight about money, so Joel decides to hunt for a job in order to invest in stock for his family's future. But Pat is getting sick of Joel being a businessman, and wants his best friend back.
4 :01x04 - The Anniversary
Writer: Marsha Myers
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Wayne Carist (Bartender), Ken Marino (Reuben), Julius Carry (Principal Rudd)
Joel tries to prevent his mom from meeting the man who will break up his parents' marriage, and he gives his dad some romantic advice in the hopes that it will inspire him to put the spark back in their relationship.
5 :01x05 - Take Me out of the Ballgame
Writer: Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Mehcad Brooks (Shawn Hodges), Jason Kravits (Dr. Nachman), Tom Wilson (Coach Dorsey), Jack Wallace (Grandpa), Shad Hart (young Greg Maddux), Brendan Walsh (Larry Nachman), Melinda Sward (Holly Kent), Spencer Garrett (Mike Kujakowski)
The championship baseball game is drawing near and Joel is determined to find a way out of playing, since he was responsible for losing the game the first time around. Meanwhile, Isabelle frets over a bad perm.
6 :01x06 - Rock 'n' Roll Parking Lot
Writer: Kenny Schwartz
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Melinda Sward (Holly Kent), Wesley Thompson (Mr. Baker), James Leo Ryan (Ticket Scalper), Judith Drake (Mrs. Hutchinson), Lukas Behnken (Brian Reef), Ana Ortiz (Mrs. Rice), Mike Erwin (Rob)
Joel is torn between going to a concert with his friends or stopping Cheryl from getting into some serious trouble, the sort that leads later to some bad habits in her adult life.
7 :01x07 - Hollyween (a.k.a. Halloween Kiss)
Writer: Casey Johnson, David E. Windsor
Director: Bryan Gordon
Guest star: Melinda Sward (Holly Kent), Erin Mackey (Bonnie), Alex Morris (Police Officer), Josh Henderson (Jake), Jordan Masterson (Chris Landy), Bryan Fisher (Indiana Jones), Joshua Swanson (Dirtbag), Darian Bryant (Pirate), Glen Curtis (Scott Sampson)
Joel attends a Halloween bash and decides that he's going to change his romantic history by trying to kiss Holly. Meanwhile, at the Larsen household, Joel's mom chooses to be the healthy house on the block by handing out raisins to trick-or-treaters.
8 :01x08 - Star Search
Writer: Jonathan Fener, Josh Bycel
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Maury Sterling (Mr. Adams), Robert Torti (Bobby Kindler), Bethany Adams (Cute Girl #1), Shawna Rodgers (Cute Girl #2)
Joel enters a talent contest and considers passing off a song from the future as his own, but he has second thoughts on the night of the competition. Meanwhile, Pat decides to be the aspiring songwriter's manager and Isabelle signs up to be his image consultant.
9 :01x09 - Block Party
Writer: Casey Johnson, David E. Windsor
Director: Shawn Levy
Guest star: Stephen Tobolowsky (Mr. Meyers), Jason Kravits (Dr. Nachman), Taran Killam (Dave), Bobby Edner (Larry Nachman), Kelsey Mulrooney (Kimberly)
Joel and his family attend the annual block party, where Joel tries to teach his dad that winning isn't everything. Then Joel attempts to spare Isabelle from a broken heart.
10 :01x10 - Cold War
Writer: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz
Director: Allison Liddi
Guest star: Jennifer Coolidge (Gwen Brody), Michael Adler (Therapist)
After a fight over his curfew, Joel decides to take a stand and moves in with Pat where the rules are less strict.
11 :01x11 - Joel Larsen's Day Off
Writer: Marsha Myers
Director: Neal Israel
Guest star: John Balma (Waiter), Julius Carry (Glenn Rudd), Jimm Giannini (Rudd's Friend), Hamilton Mitchell (Club Manager), Ben Stein (Teacher), Greg Cromer (Maitre D')
It's Joel's birthday, and he decides to celebrate by cutting school with Isabelle and Pat and heading to a golf course. But their plan hits a rough patch when they are seen leaving the grounds.
12 :01x12 - Hot for Teacher
When Joel begins to fail biology, his parents hire a tutor. After meeting his attractive tutor, Joel works hard to impress her so that he can work up to asking her out.
13 :01x13 - Short Cuts
Writer: Alan Freedland, Alan R. Cohen, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Kip Martin (Letterman), Chris Hatfield (Adult Joel), Derek Lee Nixon (Derek), Nicholas George Stark (Roger), Aaron Himelstein (Andrew Wages), Jason Kravits (Dr. Nachman), Wendle Josepher (Mrs. Taylor), David Lindsay (Nerdy Friend), Barry Livingston (Judge)
Joel enters into the science fair in order to not fail biology class, but tries to leach a project off of the smart kid, Andrew Wages.
14 :01x14 - Valentine's Day Dance
Writer: Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener
Director: Michael Spiller
Guest star: Melinda Sward (Holly Kent), Tom Wilson (Coach Dorsey), Nick D'Agosto (Todd York), Erik Von Detten (Gary Ross), Chris Hatfield (Adult Joel), Katie Fountain (Stacey Whitlock)
When Joel's crush, Holly, agrees to go with him to the Valentine's Day dance, he expects everything to be perfect, but things don't go as planned. Also in this episode, Joel tries to help rekindle the romance between his parents.
15 :01x15 - Chilghetti
Writer: Casey Johnson, David E. Windsor
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Chris Hatfield (Adult Joel), Kenneth Schmidt (A/V Guy), Tom Wilson (Coach Wilson), Brian Chenoweth (Loan Officer), Andrea Walters (Miss Swanson)
Joel persuades Bill to financially back one of Karen's inventions, but changes his mind after he learns the idea she plans to market. Also: Joel and Pat try to talk Isabelle out of auditioning for the school production of Gone with the Wind.