Season 1
18 episodes · Sep 26, 1984
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S1E1Pilot
Sep 26, 198430mImagine J.R. Ewing at the age of 14. That's Matthew Burton. Imagine Matthew Burton 20 years on. That's Norman Lamb. When Norman moves into the apartment across the hall and takes a shine to Mrs Burton, Matthew moves into action with a fiendish opening gambit. Will it soon be checkmate, or has Matthew finally met his match?
S1E2Put to the Test
Oct 3, 198430mMatt's plans to sell answers to an upcoming English test hit a snag when his teacher goes on maternity leave.
S1E3Dating Games
Oct 17, 198430mIn a rare righteous moment, Matt assures his friend Eli of a date with Julie to the Harvest Ball. Julie has no intention of dating 'this lower life-form', forcing Matt into his bag of tricks to save face.
S1E4Night Work
Oct 24, 198430mFor the first time in his young life, con-artist Matt meets resistance to his devious courting strategies, which are complicated by some clever monkey business from his new neighbour, Norman.
S1E5Pajama Party
Oct 31, 198430mMatt and Eli plan their greatest conspiracy - bugging Julie's pajama party!
S1E6Love Letters
Nov 14, 198430mRomance may be slipping through Matt and Norman's fingers as a web of suspicion surrounds love letters each receives from supposed secret admirers
S1E7Dad and Me
Nov 21, 198430mWhen burglars clean out the Burtons' apartment, Matt and Norman are forced into an unlikely partnership - posing as father and son on a TV game show in the hope of furniture...
S1E8The Rival
Nov 28, 198430mMatt is determined to break up his mother's and Norman's relationship and hits on a scheme guaranteed to drive Norman into a jealous rage - a trait his mother despises in men.
S1E9Top Dog
Dec 5, 198430mMatthew finds he has created a monster when his scheme to prevent Norman from replacing his retiring teacher goes horribly wrong.
S1E10Don't Leave Home Without It
Dec 12, 198430mWhen Norman gets a new credit card, it means two things - a romantic weekend alone with Eileen and freedom from Matt's economic clutches.
S1E11The Christmas Show
Dec 19, 198430mThe Burton family is poised to celebrate their Christmas in their traditional fashion, complete with Christmas-day bowling, guacamole, and picking up the San Diego channel on their aluminum Christmas tree. Norman, however, has more traditional plans that include thick, gooey egg nog and making his own Christmas presents. Plans go awry when traditions clash. Matt saves the day and still successfully makes Norman look like a fool.
S1E12The Dregs of Humanity (1)
Jan 2, 198530mThe band Matt and Eli put together for the school dance creates an impression that is out of this world, and trouble that leaves the boys' bones ratling.
S1E13The Dregs of Humanity (2)
Jan 9, 198530mThe apparant success of Matt and Eli's ""band"" hits a snag when various money-hungry lowlifes sue the nonexistant group for 25 million dollars. In order to save face, Matt and Norman collaborate on a way to kill-off the band by driving Norman's new car off a cliff and scattering the band's clothing around the scene of the accident.
S1E14Caught in the Act
Jan 26, 198530mEileen's image of her perfect son is permanently shattered after his scheme to get her a well-deserved pay-rise backfires.
S1E15Eli's Song
Feb 2, 198530mWhen a reluctant Norman is appointed coach of the high school's losing soccer team, Matt persuades him to give Eli the opportunity of a lifetime and make him second-string goalie...
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A Woman Is Just a Woman
Feb 9, 198530mWhen Eileen turns down a marriage proposal, opting for Norman's affections over fame and fortune, Norman feels obliged to make an equally noble gesture.
S1E17The Experts
Feb 16, 198530mActing on Matt's financial advice, Norman and Dwight make a killing on the stock market. But rather than dining out on their new-found wealth, they soon find themselves singing for their supper.
S1E18Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
Feb 23, 198530mThe story of Julie Burton, a cheerleader. But, strangely enough, a cheerleader without cheer. For a perverse crime is about to strike Julie down. A crime from the hands of one she trusted.