
They're just your average family. Stressed mum Bill, daft dad Ben, and two troublesome teens. Plus just a few crazy ideas, escapades and mishaps. The classic 90s sitcom.






Bill faces two new problems: Ben's aggression and the unexpected pregnancy in the Porter household.
David complains about feeling ill, but Bill is too busy preparing the food for Rona's wedding to pay much attention to him.
When Bill thinks the house next door is being robbed, she sets in motion a chain of events filled with terror, burglary - and radio phone-ins.
Bill discovers that Ben has a serious addiction problem. Meanwhile, Rona pays a visit to her old school reunion in an attempt to drum up interest in the catering business she's set up with Bill.
The Porters' holiday in Florida looks like ending in disaster when Bill's namesake pursues her across America.
The Porter family and their friend Rona decide to spend a relaxing Christmas with Bette and Auntie Pearl in a hotel in the country.
Confined to bed with flu, Bill has difficulty finding out what is going on downstairs - which is just as well!
Jenny is forced to confide in her father for once. Meanwhile, Bill and Rona encounter some unexpected visitors in Rona's home - snakes!
Ben wants to go to France for the Christmas holiday, but after the previous year's mishaps, Bill is determined to stay at home, where nothing disastrous can happen.
Disaster strikes when Bill and Ben look after the Grimes' house.
What could possibly stop Bill and Ben being on time for David's acting competition?
In a display of poor judgment, Bill entrusts Ben with buying all the food for Christmas. Ben surprises everyone by not buying a turkey, but by bringing home a live pig instead.
Ben is bored and missing the football season, while Bill and Rona are also feeling listless. Meanwhile, Jenny's boyfriend sets off to buy a ring...
Bill's not keen to agree to owning a family pet because she thinks she'll end up looking after it. Ben suggests they create an imaginary dog for two weeks - but they end up with three real ones.
Bill is locked inside a wardrobe wearing only a fur coat. Ben is facing a midlife crisis.
Rona turns up with an abandoned baby, which crawls under the floorboards. Ben finds a novel way of coping when he starts to feel depressed about his age.
Bill, Ben, Rona and David end up as stowaways on a cruise ship after dropping off Ben's sister. Meanwhile, Jenny is stuck at home with Bette and Aunt Pearl, who set about making Christmas dinner.
Bill's mum, Bette, makes a shocking confession about her late husband. He wasn't cremated but was, in fact, cryogenically frozen. The company that stored him has gone into liquidation - so now she has to take the freezer home.
Bill and Ben bid farewell to Jenny. Ben reprimands a van thief, an action that has a number of repercussions for the Porters.