Episode list for
"The War at Home" (2005)

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Episode Count: 44
Season: 1 | 2
Year: 2005 | 2006 | 2007

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Season 1

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Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot

Original Air Date: 11 September 2005
Hilary's new study buddy may have more on his mind than conjugating French verbs.

Season 1, Episode 2: I.M. What I.M.

Original Air Date: 18 September 2005
Dave sends secret instant messages to someone with the screen name "Lonely Lady Michigan."

Season 1, Episode 3: High Crimes

Original Air Date: 25 September 2005
It looks like the whole Gold family is going to pot. Three generations get involved with the illegal weed.

Season 1, Episode 4: Guess Who's Coming to the Barbecue

Original Air Date: 2 October 2005
Dave is political-correctness challenged when Vicky invites Taye's family over for a barbecue.

Season 1, Episode 5: Like a Virgin

Original Air Date: 6 November 2005
Convinced that Hilary plans to take the "Big Step" on her next date, Dave freaks.

Season 1, Episode 6: The Bigger They Come

Original Air Date: 13 November 2005
When Hilary asks for breast implants, Dave assures her that beauty comes from within, then has to practice what he preaches

Season 1, Episode 7: Cheers

Original Air Date: 20 November 2005
After Dave and Vicky declare the Gold household a no-alcohol zone, they come home tipsy.

Season 1, Episode 8: The Empire Spanks Back

Original Air Date: 27 November 2005
Dave's new pro-spanking regime has unexpected consequences.

Season 1, Episode 9: Dave Get Your Gun

Original Air Date: 11 December 2005
Dave frets about his son's lack of machismo offer. Larry lands the male lead in the school production of "Annie Get Your Gun."

Season 1, Episode 10: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Original Air Date: 18 December 2005
Grandma Betty's new boyfriend is a handsome, charming big spender...with Grandma's money.

Season 1, Episode 11: It's a Living

Original Air Date: 8 January 2006
Vicky tries climbing the ladder of success in the high-powered world of fashion.

Season 1, Episode 12: Gimme a Break

Original Air Date: 29 January 2006
With chaos in the household and backstabbing on the job, Vicky rethinks her career move.

Season 1, Episode 13: Three's Company

Original Air Date: 26 February 2006
When Vicky's college friend visits, Dave fears Vicky will find out that he was friends with her too. Close friends.

Season 1, Episode 14: How Do You Spell Relief?

Original Air Date: 28 February 2006
Room for one more...NOT! The Gold household may receive another visit from the stork.

Season 1, Episode 15: Looney Tunes

Original Air Date: 12 March 2006
Dave and Vicky mistakenly think Mike's cheesy song lyrics are a cry for help.

Season 1, Episode 16: Oh Grow Up

Original Air Date: 19 March 2006
Hilary's gynecologist is Dave's old high school buddy, a babe hound once known as the "Devirginator."

Season 1, Episode 17: The Seventeen-Year Itch

Original Air Date: 26 March 2006
Dave's ego takes a bruising when a gorgeous co-worker thinks he may be the perfect man for her mother.

Season 1, Episode 18: 13 Going on $30,000

Original Air Date: 9 April 2006
Mike wants a bar mitzvah. Is he interested in his Jewish heritage - or is it just an excuse to party down?

Season 1, Episode 19: Snow Job

Original Air Date: 16 April 2006
A ski trip puts Hillary in the ER and her parents' marriage on life support.

Season 1, Episode 20: The West Palm Beach Story

Original Air Date: 16 April 2006
Dave's plan for a happy family reunion in Florida hits a few dozen snags.

Season 1, Episode 21: The Runaways

Original Air Date: 23 April 2006
The mother-son relationship hits the deep freeze when Vicky refuses to buy Larry tickets to the Ice Capades.

Season 1, Episode 22: Drive Me Crazy

Original Air Date: 30 April 2006
When Dave teaches Hilary to drive, he doesn't lose his temper or his cool. But he does lose his license.

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Season 2

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Season 2, Episode 1: Back to School

Original Air Date: 10 September 2006
An all-too-familiar episode in sit-com plots, as the kids are returning to school. But when Dave and Vicky plan on re-claiming the house as their own during a quick lunch, they catch Hillary skipping and hiding out at home. Larry tries out a new personality, and Mike plans on dumping his girlfriend, which screws up Dave's plans on a friendship with the girlfriend's father.

Season 2, Episode 2: Dream Crusher

Original Air Date: 17 September 2006
Dave steps on his kids dreams: Larry, who wants to be the president of his chess club; and Hillary, who wants to be a pop star, while Vicky thinks they should leave them alone to dream.

Season 2, Episode 3: Super Dave

Original Air Date: 24 September 2006
When Dave agrees to take Larry and Kenny to a comic-book convention, he finds that it goes beyond just dropping them off at the event. Meanwhile, Vicky attempts to change Hillary's mind regarding spending the night at a boy's house.

Season 2, Episode 4: Car Wars

Original Air Date: 1 October 2006
After reluctantly agreeing to buy Hillary a car of her own, Dave and Vicky keep her busy running errands all the time through a car contract.

Season 2, Episode 5: I Wash My Hands of You

Original Air Date: 5 November 2006
Dave is so fed up with Hillary lying that he gives her her own rein when he and Vicky find out she is dating an older man.

Season 2, Episode 6: Be Careful What You Ask For

Original Air Date: 12 November 2006
Dave suspects Hillary cheated on her SAT's and Vicky receives an invite to dinner for herself and Dave from a married couple with an open marriage.

Season 2, Episode 7: Love This

Original Air Date: 19 November 2006
Hillary takes matters into her own hands when Mike goes to her in search of illegal drugs. Dave realizes how he looks when he thinks he spots his own daughter in a just-received dirty movie.

Season 2, Episode 8: Gaza Strip

Original Air Date: 26 November 2006
Larry and his friend, Kenny are forced into separation by their fathers when the two adults argue over their adjacent property line.

Season 2, Episode 9: Cork Screwed!

Original Air Date: 14 December 2006

Season 2, Episode 10: Love Is Blind

Original Air Date: 21 December 2006
Dave tries to get Larry and Mike to strengthen their relationship as brothers; Hillary tries to get a blind guy interested in her.

Season 2, Episode 11: Out and In

Original Air Date: 4 January 2007
Kenny confronts Dave after hearing that he thinks he's gay, and ends up coming out of the closet to him. Dave suggests to him that he tell his parents, but when Kenny tells them, they kick him out of the house. Meanwhile, Hillary goes on a date with a blind guy she met at the coffeehouse, but she quickly gets tired of having to describe everything to him.

Season 2, Episode 12: Put on a Happy Face

Original Air Date: 11 January 2007
Kenny becomes a member of the family, while Dave fights to get into a new office after a fellow co-worker suddenly passes.

Season 2, Episode 13: It's Not Easy Being Green

Original Air Date: 18 January 2007
Dave starts to put pressure on Hillary for her to do well on her college admissions interview by setting up mock interviews, which only makes her even more nervous. Meanwhile, Vicky organizes a movie night for the family, and they end up watching Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. Finding the film very profound, Dave forces the entire family to live in an eco-friendly existence, but takes things too far.

Season 2, Episode 14: It's a Lower-Middle-Upper-Middle-Class Problem

Original Air Date: 25 January 2007
Money crunch time hits Dave's household and he places the kids under strict allowance, which prompts them to come up with ways of making more money. When Vicki wants new boots, she gives Dave a taste of his own medicine with cheaper beer.

Season 2, Episode 15: Zero Tolerance

Original Air Date: 1 February 2007
After Larry is suspended from school for having pot. Vicky discovers it was Dave's pot and tells him to join Pot Smoker Anonymous, where the principal that suspended him is there.

Season 2, Episode 16: No Weddings and a Funeral

Original Air Date: 1 February 2007
When Vicki's mom gets a marriage proposal, Dave finds out that her intended was not faithful to his mother-in-law during the bachelor party and keeps his mouth shut just to get the family an all expense paid vacation to the wedding in the Carribbean.

Season 2, Episode 17: Kenny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Original Air Date: 15 February 2007
When the school bans Kenny and his date from attending the Sadie Hawkins Dance, Dave complicates matters further when he inadvertently informs the principal that Kenny is living with him and not his own parents, resulting in interference from Social Services and their attempts to place Kenny in foster care. Dave also gives Hillary advice on getting back together with her old boyfriend, which only alienates Hillary and exhilarates Dave.

Season 2, Episode 18: Take This Job and Bleep It

Original Air Date: 3 March 2007
Dave decides he wants to start his own company after his job lowers their commission rate. Hilary decides she wants to go into the army after not being accepted to any colleges. Larry puts off his permit test.

Season 2, Episode 19: The White Shadow

Original Air Date: 4 March 2007
A music executive wants to meet with Larry after hearing some songs he uploaded online. Hilary tells Taye she loves him. Mike is trying to put on weight.

Season 2, Episode 20: The War of the Golds

Original Air Date: 25 March 2007
Vicky's plan for a living will meets with some resistance from Dave, and a bitter fight ensues, leaving the kids wondering if they'll all end up in divorce court.

Season 2, Episode 21: A Bitter Pill to Swallow

Original Air Date: 1 April 2007
Larry rejects the idea of being put on medication, much to the dismay of his parents. Dave finds a pill of his own hard to take when he finds out his daughter isn't "daddy's little girl" anymore.

Season 2, Episode 22: The Graduate

Original Air Date: 22 April 2007
Because of failing gym class, Hillary risks not graduating high school. Feeling that their nest is emptying a little bit, Dave and Vicky feel the need to keep it that way, resulting in both of them agreeing to have no more children and taking steps to prevent that from happening. But in the end, Hillary graduates and a shock for Dave and Vicky unfolds.

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