The Best Episodes Written By Ed Herro

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Fear and Loving in New Jersey

   S2:E121/10/2014

   Debbie and Marty teach the Bird-Kersees self-defense; Larry wants to build panic room.

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   #2 - Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

   S2:E203/28/2014

   Marty and Debbie love their new Friday night bowling league but Debbie is terrible and the other two teammates ask Marty to kick her off the team. Meanwhile, when word gets out that the alien colony is getting a little too Americanized, Larry's father sends an ominous figure to possibly take over the mission.

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   #3 - Jeff & Some Childlike Joy & Whimsy

   S1:E83/1/2017

   Jeff feeds his childhood best friend a mind-altering chemical in order to reignite his youthful sense of fun.

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   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Krampus Katie

   S1:E912/13/2016

   Katie's holiday spirit, never great to begin with, is soured even further when Viv corners her into helping out with the school Christmas pageant. Greg, determined to teach Taylor and Oliver the true meaning of Christmas, takes them to a local nursing home to cheer up the residents, but things don't quite turn out the way he planned.

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   7.1/10(8 votes)

   #5 - Petiole

   S1:E112/6/2024

   Canadian maple syrup farmer Ruth Landry hits back at bureaucratic exploitation by planning a syrup heist with low-level Boston criminal Mike Byrne and inside man Remy Bouchard.

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   6.8/10(4 votes)

   #6 - The Otto Motto

   S1:E184/4/2017

   Greg blames Katie for setting a bad example when Taylor quits her school activities.

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   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #7 - The Club

   S1:E215/1/2017

   When Anna-Kat develops a fear of water and stops bathing, her therapist suggests the Ottos get her to go swimming. But can Katie get over own her fear of wearing a bathing suit in public at the Westport Country Club so she can help her kid out? Meanwhile Oliver gives his dad a style makeover after students at the college give Greg a low "jalapeño" score.

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Cheaters Sometimes Win

   S3:E310/10/2018

   When Katie's mom, Kathryn, comes to town, Katie and Kathryn encourage the kids to make less than favorable decisions: Oliver cheats in shop class and Katie helps him try to get out of it, while Kathryn reassures Taylor that she doesn't need to go to college.

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Baby Crazy

   S3:E142/26/2019

   Viv asks Katie to take Violet for the night so she and Alan can discuss reconciling but is caught off guard when Greg is hit with a bout of baby fever. Meanwhile, Taylor tricks Oliver into helping her when Luther eats an expensive pair of earrings.

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    #10 - Locked in the Basement

    S3:E215/7/2019

    Much to Katie’s dismay, Anna-Kat becomes best friends with Chloe Brown Mueller’s daughter, Penny. When Katie takes extreme measures to avoid Chloe and keep the girls apart, Anna-Kat and Penny are forced to take matters into their own hands. Meanwhile, Greg encourages Oliver to be honest with his girlfriend and not hide his passion for ballet.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - It's Not You, It's Me

    S2:E214/11/2018

    Katie and Greg struggle to resist the urge to micromanage as their children navigate life choices, such as landing your first job, picking out friends and managing homework.

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