September 15, 1997
Even though he specifically asked them not to fix him up, Nicole and Carl do just that, and hit him with a surprise blind date at ...Read more
September 19, 1997
Ben and Alex wait at Nicole's to close an autobiography deal with basketball superstar Will Jones -- which makes Ben testy when th...Read more
September 26, 1997
Carl introduces the family to his new girlfriend, Jeanette, who's a professional cellist. Ben enjoys her company, since she's not ...Read more
October 3, 1997
Since Ben has never met Paige's parents, James suggests that he invite them over to the apartment for dinner -- a suggestion which...Read more
October 10, 1997
Matty asks Ben if he and Weitzman can catch a train to a Blackhawks game -- in Detroit. The farthest Ben allows him to travel to s...Read more
October 17, 1997
Ben's birthday is coming up, and Matty knows just what to get him after Ben spots his favorite author, Samuel Lawrence, sharing a ...Read more
October 24, 1997
Ben goes to a ritzy furniture store with Alex and Matty to buy a new lamp for Matty, and Ben becomes smitten with the saleslady th...Read more
October 31, 1997
It's Halloween, and Ben dresses up like one of the Pips in preparation for a big party he's throwing. A big party to which Alex ha...Read more
November 14, 1997
Ben begins to feel unneeded when he leaves Matty in Carl's care while he and Alex work overtime filing tax returns, and Matty has ...Read more
December 15, 1997
The Stevensons are visited by Ben's long-time friend, Michael -- who lost a race to him many years ago -- and his young daughter, ...Read more
January 9, 1998
Carl brags about his new client, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Matty's choir has been selected to go to D.C. to sing at the nationals. They...Read more
January 16, 1998
Matty starts a 2-week internship at Nicole's, for a school program. While he, Ben, Carl and Alex are out having dinner, they are s...Read more
January 23, 1998
Matty gets a new--and older--Spanish tutor, Maria, but he's too smitten with her to concentrate on the español. James hears from ...Read more
January 30, 1998
Matty braces himself for a Sadie Hawkins Day dance by dodging the calls of the many interested girls who aren't named Diane. Carl ...Read more
February 27, 1998
Ben is nervous about an upcoming television appearance on ""Book Chat."" His anxiety leads to a recurring dream where he's about t...Read more
January 1, 1970
Ben becomes awestruck after a manuscript falls into his lap about a fearless Masai Princess called Wahunthra. At Nicole's, he and ...Read more
January 1, 1970
Matty joins a study group, and begs Ben for some money to attend a lecture. When Ben presses him for more info, Matty confesses th...Read more
January 1, 1970
Matty gets in trouble at school, making Ben have to come down and talk with his tough English teacher, Anita Hunsley -- or, as the...Read more
January 1, 1970
Ben gets a surprise visit from his baby sister-in-law, Julia Bullock. She's a drifter slash swindler who owed him $1000, and skipp...Read more
January 1, 1970
Ben takes out a mugger to protect Matty, making him a hero in his son's eyes, and an object of envy in Carl's. Ben just wants to p...Read more
January 1, 1970
When Ben turns down an offer to spend the night at Kyra's place after walking her home, he wonders if there's something wrong with...Read more
January 1, 1970
After a heart attack scare with James, Ben recommends that he start taking better care of himself. But when Carl reminds him that ...Read more