Seasons & Episodes
Happy Birthday to Me
Ethel is sent Down to Earth to help the Preston's family, as a maid. Richard is skeptical of hiring her, but she talks
Make Mine Murder
Ethel mistakenly thinks Richard is trying to kill Lissy.
Back to Basics
When the Prestons are stuck inside due to bad weather, Ethel comes up with games to have fun.
Food For Thought
When Ethel has to order groceries on the home computer, she accidentally orders ten of everything and must hide the moun
Everything Old is New Again
When Richard brings a client home for dinner, Ethel realizes that she was the man's housekeeper when he was a little boy
A View From Above
Duane is recklessly charging expensive things on the credit card in preparation for the school formal -- a formal that L
Duane For President
Duane becomes a megalomaniac when he runs for class president.
Aunt Roz
Rivalry develops between Ethel and Aunt Roz, Richard's flamboyant, world-traveling sister, as they vie for the children'
For Better, For Worse
When Richard spends the morning being a general crab, Ethel suggests that he needs to make changes in his life and go ou
Romance and Real Estate
After being rear-ended by Polly Sue Pickwood, Richard invites her home for dinner, unaware that she's a business competi
Rejuvenation of Richard
Richard thinks he is getting old, so Ethel hatches an outrageous exercise and diet scheme that convinces him to stop wor
Practical Jokes
Richard has to go out of town, so he reluctantly leaves Duane as the man of the house. After Duane traps Lissy on her i
Selling the House
Duane accidentally breaks a vase while playing football in the house. Richard sees that his son's attempting to make mo
Heaven Can Wait
When Ethel's assignment to the Preston family is deemed a success, she is ordered back to heaven -- until she convinces
The Kazinsky Krunch
Ethel rebuilds the confidence of a professional wrestler through a practice match with Richard.
Gone With The Wind
Ethel is forced to hire Phil, Mr. Luster's lazy brother-in-law, as a handyman.
The Buck Stops Here
When Duane runs up his credit card bill, he must take a job as a breakdancing chicken to pay it off.
The Ball's In Your Court
Richard impersonates an art critic in order to discourage their new neighbor Candy's enthusiasm for garbage art.
In Praise of Older Women
Lissy finds a boyfriend, but Richard is suspicious of 17 year-old Karl's intentions, so he sends Duane on a double date
Jay Jay's Dream
Jay Jay's been having nightmares that there's a monster in his toybox. After several sleepless nights, J.J. misses his
Uncle Roscoe's Watch
Deceased Uncle Roscoe's pocketwatch arrives in the mail with instructions that it's to be given to his ""favorite grand-
Luster Gets Stuck
Ethel's Memory Loss
The Bully
Jay Jay's dealing with an unruly bully at school, so Ethel teaches him kung-fu. But J.J. gets full of himself and begin
The Quiz Show
A Valentine for Valentino
The Russian Defector
Lizzy invites Illyitch, a russian foreign exchange student, over to the Preston's. Duane isn't happy about having a com
Eskimo Shoes
Richard has a new product for his mail-order catalog to do, and has to test it. It's eskimo shoes that are supposed to
Art or Bust
Epidemic
Obsolete Ethel
Name, Rank and Social Security Number
Duane's Car
It's Duane's 17th birthday, and he expects a car. But the car that he recieves is not the one he anticipated -- a 1955
House Arrest
Lost and Found
The Radio Show
Future Shock
After taking a hit on the head (from Ethel's protest sign), Lissy is able to tell the future -- and the future looks bri
Remember When
The Lissy Caper
Luster/Jake Special
Romeo and Juliet
A Star is Born
Trading Places
Real Candy
A Touch of Ethel
Play It Again, Ethel
Taking Stock
Frozen Rope
Lissy's become a reporter with the school newspaper, but she lacks a good story. When Duane announces that he has to cl
Hypnotic Ethel
Angelbusters
Chucky Chipmunk
The Dentist Show
Jay Jay has a appointment with a children's dentist, and Ethel pulls strings with the new receptionist (namely Candy) to
Knight in Heavenly Armor
Money, Money
The Dummy Show
He Ain't Bozo, He's My Brother
Duane's Dilemma
Lusterado
The Burro
When Lissy has a celebration for her Guatemalan foster child's birthday, Jay Jay decides that he wants to ""adopt"" an o
The Bag Lady
Jay Jay brings home what Ethel expects to be his girlfriend, but the whole family is in for a shock when he arrives with
Easy Rider
Duane agrees to a blind date with Candy's recently-dumped sister, Taffee, unaware that she's a biker chick. The date se
Rear Window
Scenes From A Marriage
Perfect Match
Richard agrees to use a computer dating service, if Ethel does too, and he wounds up being matched with an old girlfrie
Goodness Flakes
Lissy's Mother
Christmas Story
Ethel's earned her wings, but she skips out on the festivities to be with her family. Jay Jay is convinced that Santa's
The Inferior Decorator
Duane Takes A Wife
Stewed Ethel
The Russians Are...Here
The Big Freeze
Sixteen Candles
Billie Jean is Not My Sitter
Angel Flu
Wish I May, Wish I Might
One Flew Over the Prestons' Nest
Amelia Earhart's Diary
Bird of Paradise
Comet Night Fever
Peter Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Rich Man, Poor Man
Duane's Basic Training
Princess Lissy
Rites of Passage
Comically Yours
Mama the Matchmaker
Saving Face
Requiem for A Paperweight
Caught in the Act
Cindy's Fella
Double Trouble
Duane Moves Out
Lissy's Secret Garden
Angel of the Year
Candy Gets a Job
Educating Ethel
As Lovely as a Tree
Cruise I
Cruise II
Starrstruck
Mama In Love
I Love Lissy
Invitation to the Dance
Old With the Old
Jay Jay's Birthday