Season 1
19 episodes · Sep 18, 1992
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- S1E1
Bad Influence
Sep 18, 199230mRicky is a single mother living with her two younger siblings and six-year-old daughter in San Francisco. When her neighbor Danielle gets into a fight with her mother after she watches the film ""Thelma and Louise"" with the Wilders, Ricky decides that she has become too soft on discipline. Her first victim is her kid brother Brody, who is forbidden from attending a frat party. Meanwhile, Sophie, Ricky's daughter, panics after losing a baby tooth.
- S1E2
See Spot Go
Sep 25, 199230mSophie becomes disenchanted with her first name and, at Brody's suggestion, changes it to Spot. With Ricky struggling to make ends meet for her extended family, Sophie's behavior is influenced by the teens hanging around the house. This obviously irks Ricky, and she unsuccessfully forbids Dorfman, Danielle, and Beth from coming over.
- S1E3
The First Kiss
Oct 2, 199230mMelissa has fallen head over heels for a classmate named Rob, and she eagerly anticipates her first kiss. Meanwhile, Dorfman becomes a candy striper in order to hang out more with Ricky.
- S1E4
To Protect and Serve
Oct 9, 199230mBrody is bothered by the fact that Ricky is in a physical relationship with a cop. Ricky, however, is bothered by the fact that Brody is intervening.
- S1E5
Melissa's Friend
Oct 16, 199230mBrody ditches school in order to get concert tickets. In the process, he finds out that Melissa has also been deliberatly missing school. Together, they narrowly avoid Ricky's wrath and straighten out an embarassing misunderstanding.
- S1E6
Sophie's Birthday
Oct 23, 199230mSophie's birthday is coming up, and Ricky wants to throw a party. Unfortunatly, she finds out at the last minute that she has night shift at the hospital. Brody takes over for Ricky, but he leaves at 9pm to go on a date.
- S1E7
Spirit of Friendship
Oct 30, 199230mIt's Halloween, and the Wilders become fascinated by a Ouija board Brody and Dorfman find in the attic. Meanwhile, Sophie learns the true meaning of Halloween.
- S1E8
It's a Wonderful Video
Nov 6, 199230mRicky thinks she will relax on her first real day off in five years. Instead, she must cook for Sophie for school, make a dress for her, and tape a video-message for an old friend who is about to be married.
- S1E9
Something Wilder
Nov 13, 199230mAndrea, an old friend of Ricky's, comes to LA for a visit. It turns out that Andrea was a party animal back in the day, and little has changed since then. The two friends go party-hopping and Ricky ends up neglecting her household duties. With Ricky gone, Brody, Dorfman, Danielle, Beth, and Melissa turn the house upside down.
- S1E10
Boy Loses Girl
Nov 20, 199230mBrody's car breaks down, so he is pressured by Ricky to get a job in order to pay for the repairs. He lands a gig as a tour guide, and ends up befriending a homeless girl named Lydia. Meanwhile, Sophie and Danielle argue over a coffee mug.
- S1E11
Jung at Heart
Dec 4, 199230mRicky feels that she's missing or neglecting something. Strangely, everything is all right- even Dorfman is behaving. But when Ricky leaves the house for just a few minutes and Dorfman is volunteered to babysit Sophie, all hell breaks loose.
- S1E12
A Close Shave
Dec 18, 199230mBrody gets into a fight with the new kid at school, a transfer student named Dexter. Then, to this chagrin, the family befriends Dexter and ostracizes Brody. Meanwhile, Sophie turns into a tomboy named Kurt.
- S1E13
Career Day
Jan 8, 199330mBrody neglects to tell Ricky that it's ""Career Day"" at his school. When she does find out, she scrambles to write a speech and questions her desire to be a nurse. She then decides that she wants to fulfill a dream of hers and become an oceanographer. Luckily, Dorfman talks her out of it.
- S1E14
I Love You, Margaret B. Sanger
Jan 15, 199330mDanielle has grown to bond with Dexter (see ""A Close Shave"") and decides that she wants to sleep with him. Ricky feels uneasy about all this, and Danielle's mom freaks out and blames Ricky for letting Danielle do something like this. Elsewhere, Melissa enlists Brody to make a personality change and Sophie wants to teach tricks to one of her stuffed animals.
- S1E15
Bringing Up Brody
Jan 22, 199330mBrody becomes smitten with his new study partner, only to discover that she's a single mother.
- S1E18
A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Dorfman
Feb 19, 199330mIt is revealed that the eccentric Dorfman is a poet.
- S1E19
That Was Thin, This Is Now
Feb 26, 199330mRicky wants to lose weight, so she goes on a strict health regimen. Unfortunately, she almost becomes addicted to diet pills.