For Better or for Worse

Early - "Three and Sympathy" - Elly is feeling sick so the kids try to make a pie for her with disaterous while quite humerous results! Growing - "Take My Mom, Please " - April ge...

Early - "Puppy Love" - Micheal attends his first boy/girl dance while John and Elizabeth play in the autumn leaves. Growing - "Trade Off" - Everyone has something better to do tha...

Early - "Skunked" - When Farley gets lost Michael and Elizabeth become unexpected allies, with the aid of a skunk! Growing - "Offspring" - While watching Farley and Edgar at play...

Early - "Stage Fright" - Elly's fight to save the Old Town Hall theatre upsets Michael. Growing - "Hot Dog Summer" - John helps get Michael a job at a hot dog stand. Michael learn...

Early - "Wings and Things" - Elizabeth's pageant is scheduled for the same time as Michael's hockey game, leading to a hectic holiday for the Pattersons. Growing - "Farley -la-la-...

Early - "Dad's Back" - John puts his back out playing with Elizabeth, and Elly puts a dent in his sports car. Growing - "A Tale of Two Daddies" - Grandpa Jim and Grandma Marion ar...

Early - "Blackout" - A snowstorm cuts the power to the Patterson house. John has trouble getting home and then gives his family an unexpected fright. Growing - "Four Wheel Fear" -...

Early - "I Don't Want to Do This" - When Michael finds out the Pattersons are moving, he doesn't want to go. He decides he'll live in his tree house, but then finds out the truth....

Early - "Family Lies" - Elizabeth hears Elly tell a white lie, and then fibs herself about breaking Mrs. Enjo's doll. However, she confesses after Michael unfairly gets in trouble...

Early - "Signals" - Michael's birthday gets an unexpected boost when John unwittingly performs, and Michael realizes how much fun it is to include girls. Growing - "Spring Clean"...

Early - "Baby, it's Cold Outside" - John and Phil are lost on a fishing trip. Growing - "Crystal Clear" - The Patterson house is disrupted when a beautiful woman comes to dinner....

Early - "In a Pig's Eye" - On a visit to Uncle Dan and Aunt Bev's farm, Michael is resentful of all the chores, but he ends up a hero when he rescues the escaping piglets and Eliza...

Early - "AAARGH!!!" - Michael and Deanna are locked in the boiler room at school. Growing - "A Tents Situation" - Elly takes Elizabeth and her friends camping, and Michael and hi...

Early - "There Goes My Baby" - Michael flies to Vancouver on his own, and Elizabeth gets lost in the airport. Growing - "Compulsory Figures" - Elizabeth hurts her arm skating and...

Early - "Clowning around" - Connie's blind date leaves Elly literally out in the cold, and John decides to be more spontaneous. Growing - "Broken Heart Blues" - Michael is mooning...

Early - "Movie Magic" - Michael learns a hard lesson about the reality of movie magic, while keeping the magic of imagination alive for Elizabeth. Growing - "Buddies" - Michael av...