20th Sep 1990

Tom Nash trades in his network newsman job to write a human interest column for a Chicago newspaper, moving to Wisconsin with his two children. He begins by exploring women's anger toward men by hiring a female assistant and visiting the woman he stood up on prom night.

22nd Sep 1990

Tom attempts to find out why men are not open with their feelings by hosting a bonding party for men.

29th Sep 1990

A disillusioned cartoonist (Austin Pendleton) quits his job.

6th Oct 1990

Tom's meeting with an Episcopal cleric causes him to question his current standing as a lapsed Catholic.

13th Oct 1990

While Tom considers buying a corvette, Lillian makes plans to remarry her ex-husband.

20th Oct 1990

Tom's preliminary results of his physical reveal he's in great shape but a chest X-ray casts a spot of doubt, requiring further tests.

27th Oct 1990

Tom Nash begins substitute teaching and discovers it is not easy and happily accepts advice.

3rd Nov 1990

10th Nov 1990

Tom considers writing about his memories and the loss of his wife but his kids consider her a forbidden subject for his column.

24th Nov 1990

Tom learns the true identity of Kathleen in the conclusion of a two part episode.

1st Dec 1990

Holly's free-spirited sister Drew returns and makes good copy for Tom's newspaper column.

8th Dec 1990

25th May 1991

Tom discovers that Lillian's ex-husband's business is a fraud.

1st Jun 1991

Lillian must live a lie when her mother visits.

8th Jun 1991

Joe's weekend with his daughter is spoiled.

15th Jun 1991

Tom intervenes in his daughter's crush on a young college student.

22nd Jun 1991

Danny disobeys his father and sneaks off to go duck hunting with Bill.