Overview: When Molly finds herself at a crossroads with her career, she makes a huge decision.
Overview: When Molly decides to start a career as a crime novelist, she goes on a ride-along with Mike to research her first book.
Overview: Molly has a “mind-blowing” experience when she goes to Victoria’s workplace, a funeral home, to research her novel. Meanwhile, Mike sneaks a peek at Molly’s writing when she’s out.
Overview: Budding author Molly meets her literary idol, whose cynical advice is to focus on what she wouldn't want people to know about, while Mike tries to cheer up his down-in-the-dumps mother by having her over for dinner.
Overview: Molly believes her suspicious next-door neighbor is up to no good and recruits Joyce to help her spy on him. Meanwhile, the guys get together for a poker game and end up sharing their dreams and aspirations.
Overview: Molly needs to adjust her spending habits on shoes if she wants to maintain harmony in her marriage.
Overview: Mike decides he needs to live everyday like it’s his last after being shot during a robbery. As a result, he tells Carl it’s time for him to quit the police force.
Overview: Molly accepts a job as a forklift driver at Vince's warehouse when she decides to take a break from writing her novel.
Overview: Determined to change Mike's normal routine, Molly encourages him to try new things.
Overview: After fighting with Joyce about money, Molly and Mike move into Mike's childhood bedroom at Peggy's place.
Overview: Mike asks Carl to fill in for him as Molly's dance partner, but gets jealous when he thinks they are having too much fun.
Overview: At Mike's urging, Molly begrudgingly goes to a therapist (John Michael Higgins).
Overview: Samuel wants to be a standup comic; Molly offers advice to Harry which leads to him challenging his protective mother.
Overview: The entire family wonders if Victoria has finally met the one when she brings a new boyfriend home.
Overview: Molly meets the friend of her dreams when Peggy's childhood pal (Kathy Bates) visits, but Peggy isn't fond of sharing.
Overview: Molly tries to win some extra cash during a trip to a riverboat casino with the girls; Vince and Mike watch college basketball with the guys.
Overview: Mike, Samuel and Carl go on a road trip to Memphis, Tenn., to meet Carl's mother.
Overview: When Mike's car breaks down, he must decide if he should accept a loan from Carl to fix it.
Overview: Carl and Mike arrest Molly's literary hero (Susan Sarandon) for a DUI.
Overview: Molly wonders if she should tell Mike when she sees Carl coming out of Victoria's room late at night.
Overview: After Peggy's bathtub falls through the ceiling, Mike wants Peggy to go to a doctor.
Overview: Molly is ecstatic to be accepted into a prestigious eight-week writer's workshop, but Mike isn't thrilled about having his wife gone for the entire summer.