21st Sep 1998

Doug and Carrie Heffernan are a couple whose castle is invaded by Doug's father-in-law, who comes to live with them.

28th Sep 1998

After seeing photos of Carrie's stout mother, Doug worries that Carrie will gain weight as well, and tricks her into starting a diet.

5th Oct 1998

Doug is afraid he'll lose Carrie when her boss drives her home in his Jaguar and gives her tickets to see a famous cellist.

12th Oct 1998

Doug learns a secret about Richie's wife after a disastrous dinner party.

19th Oct 1998

Doug is uneasy when Arthur starts dating Doug's aunt, especially when the relationship becomes intimate--in his basement.

26th Oct 1998

When Doug takes Carrie's dad out for the night, Carrie shows her appreciation in a very amorous way, which leads Doug to spend more time with Arthur.

2nd Nov 1998

Carrie has her engagement ring cleaned and learns that it's valuable, and the jeweller offers to buy it for $12,000.

9th Nov 1998

Doug joins Carrie at a course on the Victorian novel, but can't get past the second page of "Jane Eyre".

16th Nov 1998

Doug helps a sportswriter cheat on the driver's exam.

7th Dec 1998

Carrie, Doug and Arthur languish at a crowded market on the day before Thanksgiving, while Arthur shames Carrie into planning a huge feast.

14th Dec 1998

For Christmas, Arthur surprises Doug and Carrie with a new car--an appalling compact made in Luxembourg.

21st Dec 1998

Carrie fixes up Spence with a co-worker, and everything is going fine until Doug offers Spence some advice on the relationship.

11th Jan 1999

Doug fumes when he learns, before attending the wedding of a guy Carrie grew up with, that Carrie and the groom had sex once.

18th Jan 1999

Doug can't seem to confront his new neighbors when their dog keeps Doug and Carrie awake all night.

2nd Feb 1999

Doug lies and tells Carrie that he's made big plans for her 30th birthday--and he then scrambles to make the arrangements at the last minute.

8th Feb 1999

Arthur hits it off with a woman at a Valentine's Day dance for seniors.

15th Feb 1999

When a cop who gave Carrie a traffic ticket asks her out on a date, Doug talks her into going out with him until their court date.

22nd Feb 1999

When the shift supervisor leaves for heart surgery, Doug is selected for the position, but despite the promotion, he hates the job. On top of that, Deacon feels he was overlooked because he's black.

1st Mar 1999

A government holiday is anything but for Carrie, who spends it cleaning her kitchen, and for Doug, who spends it golfing--or trying to--with friend Ray Barone.

15th Mar 1999

Doug is distraught by Carrie's indifference when she learns that his new trainee is a beautiful woman, so he tries to make her think something's going on.

5th Apr 1999

Carrie asks Doug to join her at a dinner party for a Japanese client. But when he arrives ravenous after not eating all day, he discovers there's no dinner and tries to eat whatever he can find.

26th Apr 1999

Carrie scolds Doug for inviting their pesky neighbors over--until she learns they want to offer their time-share in the Hamptons.

3rd May 1999

Doug and Carrie try desperately to ship Arthur off to friends for the weekend so they can enjoy some intimate time together, but no one's eager to take him.

10th May 1999

Doug is ecstatic when Arthur moves out of the basement and gets his own apartment following an argument between the two men. But Carrie is saddened by her father's move and wants Doug to ask him to return.

17th May 1999

Doug and Carrie feel pressure to have a baby after learning that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Arthur recalls when Carrie was born.