Getting By

1. Moving In

Air Date: 1993-03-05

Dolores' oldest son, Marcus, is depressed because he must repeat the ninth grade, but Cathy cheers him up.

2. Men Don't Dance

Air Date: 1993-03-12

Marcus meets a cute girl in Julie's ballet class and joins the class to be close to her. Embarrassed, he tries to keep his dancing activities a secret from the family.

3. Back to Nature

Air Date: 1993-03-19

Cathy invites Dolores and her sons to her family's nice cabin in the woods, but the woods and the cabin turn out to be a nightmare.

4. A Little Romance

Air Date: 1993-03-26

Marcus tells his girlfriend that they can date other people but is angry when she spends an evening with Darren. Nikki is reunited with an old boyfriend who has lost his sexy physique. Cathy gets drunk at a party.

5. The Suit

Air Date: 1993-04-02

Darren must attend an honorary banquet for winning an essay contest. Cathy teaches him the social graces, but he learns too well, inventing an impressive family background to make a good impression and belittling the memory of his father.

6. Shop 'till You Drop

Air Date: 1993-04-09

Nikki gets a job in a dress shop and spends more on clothes for herself than she can pay for on her salary.

7. My Brother's Keeper

Air Date: 1993-04-16

Dolores thinks she has a second problem child when Marcus lets Darren take the blame for a dangerous prank.

8. The Gospel Truth

Air Date: 1993-04-23

Dolores wants to enter a gospel competition. Her sons refuse to sing with her and Julie has a panic attack, so Cathy becomes her singing partner.

9. Give Peace a Chance

Air Date: 1993-04-30

Marcus and Darren quarrel with a bully at school. Trouble really starts when Cathy punches the bully's father.

10. The Love Connection

Air Date: 1993-05-07

Dolores begins dating a handsome football coach. But Darren and Marcus are upset because he is their strict physical education teacher.

11. We Are Family, Not

Air Date: 1993-05-14

Cathy's plans to have the entire household spend time together at home meet with resistance from the others.

12. Anatomy of a Fight

Air Date: 1993-05-21

Cathy and Dolores quarrel at work. Marcus and Nikki decide to keep them angry at each other so they won't attend Parents' Night at school and learn about their children's misbehavior.

1. Turnabout Dance

Air Date: 1993-09-21

Marcus overlooks other girls to get the most popular one to ask him to the dance. Meanwhile the mothers are going to be escorts for the dance.

2. Letter to the President

Air Date: 1993-09-28

Cathy gets in trouble after writing a letter to the President of the United States.

3. Faking the Grade

Air Date: 1993-10-05

Marcus tries to fake his report card grades.

4. Old Car

Air Date: 1993-10-12

5. Do the Fright Thing

Air Date: 1993-10-19

During a Halloween party at home, Dolores gets stuck in a box while helping Cathy perform a magic trick.

6. Not With My Sister

Air Date: 1993-11-02

Marcus admires his new friend, ""Smoke,"" for his sexual exploits, until Smoke decides his next conquest will be Nikki.

7. Reach for the Stars

Air Date: 1993-11-23

When Cathy loses her job, Dolores believes the way to end Cathy's depression is for her to meet her idols, The Temptations.

8. Pinball Wizard

Air Date: 1993-12-07

Marcus gambles away his money playing pinball and Cathy must try to win it back.

9. The Pit Stop

Air Date: 1993-12-14

Cathy, Dolores and Julie help Nikki with her job at a fast food restaurant when Marcus and Darren undermine her efficiency.

10. The Penthouse

Air Date: 1993-12-21

Cathy, Dolores and her boyfriend, Wes, are forced to hide on the balcony of a corporate apartment when Wes' married boss unexpectedly arrives with a girlfriend.

11. Sell It Like It Is

Air Date: 1994-01-08

When Cathy invests her life savings in a ""miracle"" product, Dolores is suspicious. Marcus borrows a camera to video embarrassing family incidents for a TV show.

12. In the Driver's Seat

Air Date: 1994-01-15

When Marcus fails to pass his driving test, Dolores is convinced he'll steal her car to take a girl out on a date.

13. A Life in the Theater

Air Date: 1994-01-22

When Darren and Marcus' girlfriend, Yolanda, are cast in the lead roles in the school play, Marcus gets jealous. Cathy is romantically interested in the drama teacher, Niles.

14. It Takes a Thief

Air Date: 1994-01-29

When Cathy's purse is stolen, Marcus and Darren impersonate girls in order to trap the thief.

15. The Rich Guy

Air Date: 1994-02-12

After Dolores stops dating her boyfriend, Wes, she meets a billionaire and must choose between love or money.

16. Three Days of the Condo

Air Date: 1994-05-28

When Marcus wants to move out on his own, Dolores puts him in the garage.

17. Teacher's Pest

Air Date: 1994-06-04

Marcus plays practical jokes on substitute teacher Cathy.

18. Just Say No

Air Date: 1994-06-11

Cathy tries to discourage an infatuated suitor.

19. My Brilliant Career

Air Date: 1994-06-18

Dolores' cousin Herbert comes to Chicago to become a professional boxer -- until Cathy discovers that he is also a talented cellist.