Season 5

October 20, 1995

While working on the Family Helpline, J.T. and Dana mishandle a call from a troubled teen.

October 27, 1995

J.T. hires an aspiring model to be the family's maid; and Carol gets overly involved in Karen's cheerleading tryouts.

November 3, 1995

Tired of the kids acting "either lazy, selfish or brain-dead," Frank and Carol order them to fend for themselves.

November 10, 1995

Al takes a job at a cookie store and has to work alongside the company mascot, Mr. Chips the chimpanzee.

November 17, 1995

Cody's a roadie---"the coolest job in the world"---for singer Christi Rose, who asks him to become her bodyguard.

November 24, 1995

Mark scores points for the guys on the "geek wall" at a dance; Dana attempts to stir interest in a feminist study group; Frank and Carol experience a day at a health spa.

December 1, 1995

J.T. and Al have dollar signs in their eyes when they take Lily to audition for a commercial.

December 15, 1995

Frank and Carol set up Al on a blind date with their friends' equally reticent son.

January 5, 1996

J.T. receives an offer he can't refuse: the chance to go out with a gangster's daughter.

January 12, 1996

To win Super Bowl tickets, Frank and J.T. dress up as cheerleaders and face off against a pair of women wrestlers named Assault and Battery.

January 26, 1996

When Frank's mother and Carol can't agree on child-rearing philosophies, Frank's caught in the middle of the power struggle.

February 2, 1996

Al feels compelled to check up on Matt when she learns he'll be on a ski trip with Stephanie "Love Boat" Leifer.

February 9, 1996

Carol gets really ticked when Frank buys her a fake designer watch for Valentine's Day.

February 16, 1996

A flirtatious girl disproves J.T.'s claim that a guy "would never trash a friendship over some stupid chick."

February 23, 1996

Dana brings her boyfriend Fleming home, and he promptly psychoanalyzes Frank.

March 8, 1996

J.T. decides to rely on brain power to boost his grades rather than use a cheat sheet procured by his friend Rich.

March 15, 1996

Dana, Karen and Al meet a prince and his two assistants on a ski weekend, but the girls don't know which is the real royal.

April 26, 1996

Dana, J.T. and Rich take career-placement tests; Frank deals with an overly eager employee.

May 3, 1996

Frank's mom treats everyone to a trip to Disney World, but there's some unexpected baggage---Rich and Flash.

May 10, 1996

During a trip to Disney World, Flash tries to break a record for visiting every attraction.

May 17, 1996

When the local bar goes belly-up, Frank buys everything so he can turn his basement into a lounge for his guy friends.