Raising Dad

Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

Oct 05, 2001 TV-PG 30m 5.7

Matt Stewart teaches English at the same high school his elder daughter, Sarah, attends. In the opener, he just doesn't seem to grasp the concept that Sarah does not want her life to be a part of his classroom banter---and the conflict is taking a toll on their relationship. Meanwhile, younger daughter Emily has some issues of her own when she pretends to be sick at school so she can get out early. Grandfather Sam takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of the girl's unusual beha...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Oct 5, 2001

Matt Stewart teaches English at the same high school his elder daughter, Sara...

Episode 2 Sex Ed

2. Sex Ed

Aired: Oct 12, 2001

Matt subs in Sarah's Sex Ed. class and gets a surprise when he reaches into a...

Episode 7 The Drama Club

7. The Drama Club

Aired: Nov 16, 2001

Sarah is in a predicament as the director of the school play when she casts t...

Episode 8 The New Room

8. The New Room

Aired: Dec 7, 2001

Sarah wants her own room after she finds out that Emily and her friend Henry ...

Episode 9 Teacher Evaluations

9. Teacher Evaluations

Aired: Dec 14, 2001

Teacher evaluation day is here and the staff makes a contest of their reviews...

Episode 11 First Date

11. First Date

Aired: Jan 18, 2002

Emily is distraught when Matt goes on a date (his first since Abby's death) w...

Episode 13 Mentor Matt

13. Mentor Matt

Aired: Feb 1, 2002

A former student pays a return visit, having written a best-selling novel tha...

Episode 14 The Math Problem

14. The Math Problem

Aired: Feb 15, 2002

Sarah and Olivia fight over a guy. Meanwhile, Sarah is tutored in math by Tra...

Episode 16 Miss Communication

16. Miss Communication

Aired: Mar 22, 2002

When Sarah decides to get a job, she is coerced by Matt into working in the s...

Episode 18 Home Plates

18. Home Plates

Aired: Apr 12, 2002

The death of Sam's old friend and former Red Sox teammate inspires Sam and Ma...

Episode 19 The House of Stewart

19. The House of Stewart

Aired: Apr 19, 2002

Sarah notices signals that Jared may want to be more than just friends. Mean...

Episode 20 Bully

20. Bully

Aired: Apr 26, 2002

Sarah is in a bind when a girl in her math class wants to cheat off her test....

Episode 21 Daughter Nose Best

21. Daughter Nose Best

Aired: May 3, 2002

Matt refuses to even consider allowing Sarah to get a nose job, so she schedu...

Episode 22 Losing It

22. Losing It

Aired: May 10, 2002

In the first-season finale, Sarah contemplates taking her relationship with J...

Info about Raising Dad

Current Status: Ended

Network: The WB

Genres: Comedy