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Unhappily Ever After
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
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
Jack Moves Back
1995-09-06 · 30mJack moves back in to the house for the sake of the kids, but must live in the basement until he can win Jennie back.
Current episodeEpisode 2
Zit Could Happen to You
1995-09-13 · 30mWhen 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 3
The Rat
1995-09-20 · 30mJack 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 4
Rocky VI
1995-09-27 · 30mWhen Jennie gets in a fight with Susan, a neighbor, she has Jack fight Vic, Susan's husband.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 5
Rock Star
1995-10-04 · 30mWhen 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 6
Driving Me Crazy
1995-10-11 · 30mDisasters occur when Jack teaches Ryan and Tiffany how to drive.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 7
A Touch of Glass
1995-10-25 · 30mJennie gets a glass table on Ross's ninth birthday and throws everyone out of the house for getting the table dirty.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 8
A Line in the Sand
1995-11-08 · 30mWhen 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 9
Making the Grade
1995-11-15 · 30mWhen 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 10
Honey, I Screwed up the Kids for Life
1995-11-22 · 30mTiffany thinks Jack doesn't trust her when he doesn't let Tiffany go in her room with Mike, her boyfriend.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 11
The Whiz Kid
1995-11-29 · 30mWhen 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 12
Hot Wheels
1995-12-20 · 30mAfter 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 13
Picnic of Pain and Peril
1996-01-10 · 30mAfter 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 14
Meter Maid
1996-01-31 · 30mJack 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 15
In the Stars
1996-02-07 · 30mWhen the family becomes obsessed with horoscopes, Ryan looks for a girl and Jennie tries to be nice.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 16
Mr. No
1996-02-14 · 30mTiffany 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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The Agony of Victory
1996-02-21 · 30mJack uses his height to beat Ryan at basketball for the 2001st time.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 18
All About Jennie
1996-02-28 · 30mJennie 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 19
Jack Writes Good
1996-05-01 · 30mJack starts writing stories that are really Floppy's and gets a big break, but later tries doing his own writing.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 20
Girls Who Wear Glasses
1996-05-08 · 30mTiffany isn't the smartest girl in the class anymore when she is put into a smarter class.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 21
Leaving Van Nuys
1996-05-15 · 30mIt'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.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 22
Getting More Than Some
1996-05-22 · 30mAfter taking Jack's advice, Ryan becomes engaged to Crystal, a thirty year old woman with two kids.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Geoff Pierson
Jack Malloy
Kevin Connolly
Ryan Malloy
Nikki Cox
Tiffany Malloy
Justin Berfield
Ross Malloy
Wendy Benson-Landes
Barbara Caufield
Bobcat Goldthwait
Mr. Floppy (voice)
Allan Trautman
Mr. Floppy (puppeteer)