Episode 1

Summary: When Joy suspects Eddie of keeping secrets from her, she decides to launch an investigation. Eddie turns to his friends Kenny and Karl for advice, and decides to give Joy a fake story in hopes of appeasing her....

Summary: Joy thinks Eddie is keeping secrets and decides to launch an investigation; Eddie asks Karl and Kenny for advice.

Summary: Joy gets upset with Eddie when he forgets her birthday; Eddie surprises Joy with a handbag.

Summary: Joy decides to go back to college to earn a degree, but Eddie's actions lead to her being expelled

Summary: Ally goes into labor on the day of Eddie's book signing; Eddie gives Doug fatherhood tips; Ally apologizes to Joy for being a bad daughter.

Summary: When Whitey throws a party for his grumpy uncle, the party guests are surprised to see his house overflowing with junk.

Summary: Joy goes overboard while planning Ally's baby shower; Mr. White has a hard time giving Doug and Ally their shower gift.

Summary: After losing her job at Eddie's school, Joy accepts a position as Stephen's (Kevin Nealon) executive assistant.

Summary: Eddie's brother Charlie and his new boyfriend visit; Joy questions her relationship with Eddie.

Summary: Eddie is annoyed by his students' use of cell phones in class.

Summary: Joy has a meltdown when Doug and Ally announce that they are going to have a baby.

Summary: Eddie and Joy make a negative impression on a newlywed couple while on vacation, and Joy goes to great lengths to correct it. Meanwhile, Kenny and Doug begin to spend time together, making Allison jealous.

Summary: Eddie and Joy want to downgrade to a smaller house, but Doug and Ally aren't ready to move out on their own. Meanwhile, when Duffy dumps Whitey (guest star Martin Mull), he moves in with Eddie and Joy as a way ...

Summary: When Joy and Eddie experiment with role-playing to spice up their love life, they realize that pretending to be someone else isn't as sexy as being themselves. Meanwhile, to supplement his income, Kenny tries f...

Summary: When Joy's mother pays her daughter a visit, she drives Joy up the wall with her constant criticism, and Eddie makes a valiant attempt to ease the tension. Meanwhile, Eddie meets with a publisher who wants to t...

When Allison's boyfriend Doug is hospitalized, she rushes to his bedside only to be surprised with a proposal. No one is more surprised by their daughter's engagement than Eddie and Joy who plot to put the brakes on wedd...

Summary: It's the night before Ally and Doug's big day, and everyone is nervous about what tomorrow will bring. Consequentially, everyone dreams up a different wedding disaster.

When Joy and Eddie meet their rather unconventional new neighbors, Tommy (guest star Gottfried) and April Campbell, Eddie can't seem to get the idea of being with a younger woman out of his head. Meanwhile, Eddie and Joy...

Summary: Eddie tries to get a raise so he and Joy can go on vacation, but he has a tough time convincing his principal. Meanwhile, Doug's delusion that he is a character on a sitcom gets even worse.

Summary: When Eddie befriends a new teacher (guest star Mull) at school, they find they have a lot in common, but Ms. Duffy has other plans for their relationship. Meanwhile, Eddie and Joy reminisce about the music they...

Summary: When the Starks meet Simona and Stephen for dinner, they decide to ditch them with the bill resulting in an all-out dining war between the couples. Meanwhile, Joy makes Eddie's life miserable at work.

Summary: When Joy goes overboard planning Ally and Doug's wedding, Eddie convinces them to elope. Kenny agrees to officiate the ceremony, but when Joy finds out about their plans she persuades Eddie to help her stop the...

Summary: When Joy convinces Eddie to visit Simona for an annual check-up, he catches a nasty head cold before his big interview with a Hindenburg blimp survivor. Meanwhile, Joy can't understand why Simona won't pay her ...

When Eddie and Joy befriend Stephen and his wife Simona, Eddie clicks with them right away, which causes Joy to feel left out. In an effort to win Joy over, Eddie coaches their new friends on her all her likes and dislik...

Summary: When their friends have a fight and break up, Eddie and Joy step in to try and restore the peace, but it ends up backfiring on them. Meanwhile, Ally sends Doug to a shrink to cure his mysterious illness.

Summary: After Eddie gets treatment for his sleep apnea and stops snoring, Joy realizes that she relied on his annoying snoring habit to help her get to sleep.

Summary: Eddie and Joy realize they can have separate lives; Ally and Doug inadvertently cause an epidemic of tree disease in the neighborhood.

Summary: Eddie becomes enamored with his doctor, Simona (Susan Yeagley), and her husband (Kevin Nealon) and their seemingly perfect life.

Summary: Eddie buys a high-definition TV without checking with Joy first; Doug thinks he is living on a sitcom.

Summary: Joy tries to find work after losing her job at the travel agency; Eddie takes Doug out to a restaurant.

After Kenny gets kicked out of his apartment by his ex-wife, Tina, Eddie invites him to stay with him and Joy at their house. When Eddie realizes that Joy is a lot nicer when Kenny is around, he tries to get him to stay ...

Joy's fun and beautiful new friend Eileen also happens to be Eddie's ex-girlfriend. At first the friendship doesn't seem to be a problem until Joy invites Eileen over to the house and Eddie gets himself in trouble for re...

Summary: When Eddie and Joy pay a visit to his parents in Florida, he discovers that his parents are planning to divorce to qualify for medical insurance. Eddie refuses to accept the divorce and convinces his mother tha...

Summary: When Eddie and Joy try to live without complaining, Eddie finds that repressing his true feelings makes him sick. Meanwhile, Kenny creates problems for parents when he works as a mall Santa.

Summary: When Doug’s father gives him and Ally a large sum of money, they struggle with the decision to keep it or give it back. Meanwhile, Eddie decides to write a book about the Hindenburg disaster.

Summary: Joy and Eddie decide to get separate beds after years of putting up with each other's sleep habits. Meanwhile Eddie's new principal turns out to be a former student with an agenda.

Eddie and Joy's free-spirited daughter, Ally, returns from a trek in the Ecuadorian rainforest with her new husband, Doug. When Ally and Doug decide to set up camp in a trailer in the Starks' backyard, they ultimately ru...

Joy discovers that Eddie has been hiding his favorite meatball-sandwich shop from her. This helps her come to the realization that they can't keep secrets from each other anymore because they've been married so long and ...

Kenny freaks out after losing his swim trunks at a water park and his new girlfriend notices he isn’t circumcised. When he decides to go under the knife, Joy is impressed by his efforts to please a girl he hardl...

When Eddie and Joy spend a romantic night out in the city, Joy becomes enamored with city life and decides they should move downtown. Eddie tries to convince her to keep their house in the suburbs, but a visit to a new d...

Eddie and Joy’s daughter, Allison, comes home from college for a visit. She and her hippie boyfriend argue and decide to break up, which is fine with Eddie until he finds out that Doug is wealthy. Eddie and Joy ...

Summary: When Kenny becomes Joy's new "girlfriend," Eddie feels left out and gets jealous of their girl-talk. In an attempt to feel included, Eddie crashes Joy's '70s-themed work party and sends Joy to the hospital in a...

When Eddie takes his car into the shop, he decides it's time for a new set of wheels and purchases a red convertible sports car. Joy recognizes that Eddie's passion for his new car is part of his mid-life crisis, so in a...

Summary: When Joy can't flirt her way out of her first speeding ticket, she considers buying new lingerie and getting plastic surgery to help her get her "groove" back. Meanwhile, Kenny and Tina continue to fight over c...

When Joy calls off their usual anniversary celebration and surprises Eddie with a gift, he decides to one-up her with a special snorkeling trip to Hawaii requiring him to take swimming lessons from Kenny.

When Eddie's friend Karl introduces him to his second wife, Eddie becomes jealous of Karl's relaxed marriage and convinces Joy that they should try out a "second marriage." Joy has her own ideas of how a "second marriage...

When Joy accuses Eddie of not being able to express his emotions, they enroll in a couple's seminar to strengthen their relationship and help Eddie get in touch with his feelings. During the retreat their teacher, Dr. Fr...

When Joy and Eddie have a pregnancy scare, Joy convinces Eddie to get a vasectomy. Nervous about the procedure, Eddie takes advice from Kenny and pretends that he wants more children in order to avoid the trip to Dr. Par...

When Kenny is subjected to a perceived racist slight at a local movie theater, he reacts strongly causing Eddie to rush to his defense. In the aftermath, Eddie decides that Kenny over-reacted and resolves to prove it to ...

To avoid doing housework with Joy, Eddie signs up to be a volunteer for a "Big Brother" program but things go awry when he's accidentally given an adult instead of a kid to mentor.

Joy is annoyed by Steph, who has developed an attitude from her husband’s elevated status at the school. In Eddie’s absence, Jeff searches for a substitute te...

When Jeff becomes acting principal at the school, he thinks his ship has finally come in and this is his chance to shine. However, when he has to make an important decision, he chokes and winds up suspending Eddie.

Joy and Eddie wage an all-out battle over a bedside lamp that she purchased; Jeff fights for the right to go to bed whenever he wants.

It's Jeff's birthday and Joy gets him lingerie for Steph to wear, but Jeff to enjoy. Eddie refuses to have his name on the gift, so Jeff thinks he's getting him a seperate gift. However, he's got nothing, so Joy pushes E...

When Steph introduces Eddie to yoga and Jeff turns Joy on to tennis, the couples spend more and more time with their friends and less time with each other. The swap seems successful until Jeff's competitive streak emerge...

Steph decides that she wants to watch an adult video with Jeff, who has never seen one, so he asks his colleagues at school for advice. That's how Eddie gets into trouble with Joy, who is in no mood for nonsense followin...

Jeff recruits Eddie for a faculty basketball team, but Eddie has a secret despite his height he is terrible at the sport. This is a problem because Eddie lied to Joy about his supposed prowess while they were dating, and...

Eddie and Joy feel left out when they are the only neighbors not included in an elderly neighbor's funeral. After Joy is asked to sing Eddie feeling jealous, tries to find something for him to do also. Steph and Jeff di...

When Eddie thinks Joy made a fool of herself at Steph's birthday party he decides it is time to tell her about her irritating habits. She lets him know about his own irritating habits. Steph isn't happy when Jeff gives ...

Summer vacation has begun and Allison surprises her parents when she brings Doug (guest-star Timm Sharp) home. When Allison and Doug spend their days enjoying the summer, Steph gets Eddie to join them. Jeff and Joy feel ...

When one of Eddies single idols comes for a visit, Eddie is in awe, while Joy is unimpressed by Webbys (guest star Ted McGinley) lifestyle of wild adventures and exotic travels. To Joy, Webby is running away from the one...

When Joy and Allison (guest star Krysten Ritter) meet for Spring Break in Florida, Eddie is thrilled to have the house to himself where he can eat, sleep, wear whatever he wants and hang out with Cofeld (guest star Antho...

Steph gives Eddie and Joy a cappuccino maker that was a wedding gift from Jeffs mom. Joy loves the gift, but Eddie soon begins to resent Joy for not learning how to work the machine herself. When Eddie refuses to make Jo...

When the Woodcocks strike up a close friendship with the Cofelds, the Starks feel left out. Much to their surprise, they find they really miss their time with Jeff and Steph. Eddie and Joy set out to win the Woodcocks fr...

When Eddie and Joy visit Allison for parents weekend, they share a dorm room with a partying single father. When Allison lets them know her new major and next semesters plans, Eddie and Joy try their best to convince her...

When Joy accuses Eddie of being a pack rat, he and Jeff go through piles of ancient items from Eddie's past. The duo comes upon an old roll of film, which Jeff agrees to get developed. When Eddie sees the photos of himse...

When the guys discover that Jeff never had a bachelor party, they have a boys night out at a local club. But when Nicole tags along with Cofeld, the guys night doesn't turn out as they planned. Meanwhile, Joy is sick at ...

When Joy gives Eddie permission to have a female friend, the pair bond over their history. Meanwhile, Jeff tries to be cool and uses Steph to get in with the cool high school kids. Later, when Eddie and his friend get to...

Joy turns to a friend, Nicole for help when she and Eddie are fighting. When Eddie confronts Joy about Nicole, they get into a heated argument and seek support from their respective fight friends. Joy teaming up with Nic...

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Jeff is heartbroken and angry when Steph reveals that she won't be his Hockey Girl any longer. Eddie later muses that it's normal for new couples to lie and that they will eventually grow apart because of it, but Joy ins...

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While attending Vicki and Stan's 25th anniversary party, Joy can't help feeling jealous at the attention Stan pays to his wife. Eddie gets advice from Stan about his role in the marriage. Jeff is embarrassed by Steph's...

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Eddie and Joys daughter, Allison (guest star Krysten Ritter), comes home for the holidays to celebrate New Years with her parents. When she gets some bad news from her boyfriend, Allison turns to her mother for help, lea...

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Joy and Eddie have a disagreement over whether or not you save electricity by unplugging the toaster. Eddie is determined to prove Joy wrong.

After an injury Eddie is sure that he's going to die. With that fear Eddie and Joy rekindle the romance. Eddie decides to take advantage of the situation when he finds out he's fine, by not telling Joy the truth.

Steph and Jeff convince Eddie and Joy to join them for a getaway in the mountains, but when Steph tells Jeff she had an erotic dream about Eddie, their vacation is anything but relaxing for the Woodcocks.

Jeff gets in trouble when his mother comes to visit and he takes her side over Steph's. Jeff goes to Joy and Eddie for advice.

Eddie doesn't realize that Joy knows what he's doing when he tells her a lie about practicing with his band.

Eddie looks to the newlyweds next door to help him keep his woodpile in the garage when Joy tells him to "use it or lose it."

Jeff helps out Eddie when he gives Joy the engagement ring she always wanted.

The couples engage in an age old battle and the men soon realize that their wives are trading sex for household power.

In the first episode we are introduced to Eddie and Joy Stamm, who have been married for 8000+ days while their new next door neighbors Steph and Jeff Woodcock are young newlyweds. The young couple ends up having an argu...