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Unhappily Ever After

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Comedy

A not-so-happy family is divided further when the father gets a schizophrenic disorder. Jack Malloy is the hallucinating father who works at a used car lot. Jennifer "Jennie" Slattery Malloy is the mother who hates Ryan and Ross, her two sons. Ryan Malloy is the oldest son who is not too bright. Tiffany Malloy is the beautiful smart daughter. Ross Malloy is the youngest forgotten child. Mr. Floppy is Jack's stuffed rabbit who he sees come to life.

Created by:
Ron Leavitt, Arthur Silver
Cast:
Geoff Pierson, Kevin Connolly, Nikki Cox, Justin Berfield
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
The WB

Episode guide

Seasons

5 available

Season 2

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

Jack Moves Back

1995-09-06 · 30m

Jack moves back in to the house for the sake of the kids, but must live in the basement until he can win Jennie back.

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E02

Episode 2

Zit Could Happen to You

1995-09-13 · 30m

When Tiffany gets a zit and Ryan sets the scale to ten pounds more than normal, Tiffany tries to develop a personality and Jennie starts jogging. Jennie becomes Vicky Vixen on the Internet, and Ryan finds that Vicki Vixen has the hots for him.

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E03

Episode 3

The Rat

1995-09-20 · 30m

Jack leaves Jennie's room for the basement because she won't let him have his ways, but he finds a giant rat in the basement and makes the kids get rid of it.

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E04

Episode 4

Rocky VI

1995-09-27 · 30m

When Jennie gets in a fight with Susan, a neighbor, she has Jack fight Vic, Susan's husband.

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E05

Episode 5

Rock Star

1995-10-04 · 30m

When Jennie gets a date with Ray Paul Jones, her teen crush, she gives Jack the right to fantasize about a celebrity. Jack picks Cindy Crawford and gets arrested for stalking her.

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E06

Episode 6

Driving Me Crazy

1995-10-11 · 30m

Disasters occur when Jack teaches Ryan and Tiffany how to drive.

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E07

Episode 7

A Touch of Glass

1995-10-25 · 30m

Jennie gets a glass table on Ross's ninth birthday and throws everyone out of the house for getting the table dirty.

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E08

Episode 8

A Line in the Sand

1995-11-08 · 30m

When the family earns 40,000 frequent flyer miles, Jack wants to go to Las Vegas and Jennie wants to go to Hawaii. Meanwhile, Tiffany gets in a fight with Patty, a cheap girl who Ryan is in love with.

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E09

Episode 9

Making the Grade

1995-11-15 · 30m

When Ryan gets all D's and F's on his report card, Jennie says he can't have the car keys until he gets a B, so he makes a deal with Miss Taylor, his Civics teacher. Meanwhile, Jack tries to figure out why Ryan is so dumba nd Tiffany begins to suspect that the mailman is her father.

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E10

Episode 10

Honey, I Screwed up the Kids for Life

1995-11-22 · 30m

Tiffany thinks Jack doesn't trust her when he doesn't let Tiffany go in her room with Mike, her boyfriend.

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E11

Episode 11

The Whiz Kid

1995-11-29 · 30m

When Ryan starts taking urine tests for football players, he gets a lettered jersey and the respect of a football player. Meanwhile, no one notices Tiffany, because of Ryan being on the football team, when she gets the highest SAT scores in the school and becomes a national merrit scholar.

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E12

Episode 12

Hot Wheels

1995-12-20 · 30m

After Tiffany and Ryan take Jack's car to a party without his permission, Jack and Jennie pretend the car is stolen, until it actually is.

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E13

Episode 13

Picnic of Pain and Peril

1996-01-10 · 30m

After seeing a movie, Jennie takes the family to a picnic to bond. But the picnic trip is soon ruined by gophers, poison ivy, and pesticide.

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E14

Episode 14

Meter Maid

1996-01-31 · 30m

Jack is thrown in jail when Jennie punches a meter maid. Jennie won't bail Jack out and things are terrible around the house without him.

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Episode 15

In the Stars

1996-02-07 · 30m

When the family becomes obsessed with horoscopes, Ryan looks for a girl and Jennie tries to be nice.

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Episode 16

Mr. No

1996-02-14 · 30m

Tiffany is disturbed when Danny, a boy, doesn't want to go to the Valentine's Dance with her. Ryan plans on taking Ms. O'Hara, his chemistry teacher, but she blows herself up. Mr. Floppy sends obscene mail to Pamela Anderson.

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E17

Episode 17

The Agony of Victory

1996-02-21 · 30m

Jack uses his height to beat Ryan at basketball for the 2001st time.

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E18

Episode 18

All About Jennie

1996-02-28 · 30m

Jennie relives her high school days when Tiffany is cast as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Jack helps Ryan practice his one line for the play.

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E19

Episode 19

Jack Writes Good

1996-05-01 · 30m

Jack starts writing stories that are really Floppy's and gets a big break, but later tries doing his own writing.

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E20

Episode 20

Girls Who Wear Glasses

1996-05-08 · 30m

Tiffany isn't the smartest girl in the class anymore when she is put into a smarter class.

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E21

Episode 21

Leaving Van Nuys

1996-05-15 · 30m

It's summer break Ryan has just finished his senior year. After Ryan gets fired from the used car lot, Jack threatens to kick him out of the house if he doesn't get a job. So Ryan goes to Cheeseburger Community College, but finds he must repeat his senior year. Jack tries to keep the family out of the basement and works the night shift so he doesn't have to deal with the kids.

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Episode 22

Getting More Than Some

1996-05-22 · 30m

After taking Jack's advice, Ryan becomes engaged to Crystal, a thirty year old woman with two kids.

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Cast

Geoff Pierson

Geoff Pierson

Jack Malloy

Kevin Connolly

Kevin Connolly

Ryan Malloy

Nikki Cox

Nikki Cox

Tiffany Malloy

Justin Berfield

Justin Berfield

Ross Malloy

Wendy Benson-Landes

Wendy Benson-Landes

Barbara Caufield

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Mr. Floppy (voice)

Allan Trautman

Allan Trautman

Mr. Floppy (puppeteer)

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