Overview
As a single father of five teenage boys, Nick Savage faces the daunting challenge of trying to control the mayhem. A career firefighter, he finds running into a burning building a relaxing break from his parental duties.
Created by: Julie Thacker, Mike Scully
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Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1: Pilot
Sep 24, 2004
The Savage family discovers that yet another housekeeper has quit and, while the boys see this as their dad's opportunity to hire a cute French m...
Episode 2: Tutoring
Oct 01, 2004
It's progress report time at school, and while the Savage boys – with the exception of Sam – are far from straight A students, Nick can'...
Episode 3: Almost Men in Uniform
Oct 08, 2004
When Nick and his brother, Jimmy, are called in to work unexpectedly, Nick is forced to take the younger boys, T. J. and Kyle, with him to the fire st...
Episode 4: Nick Kicks Butt
Oct 15, 2004
Nick is forced to confront the boys when he finds a pack of cigarettes in the house, and when the guilty party reluctantly owns up to them, he calls N...
Episode 5: Car Jack
Oct 22, 2004
When Jack begs his dad to get him his own car, Nick agrees to put up half the money if Jack will raise the other half and, after a series of schemes, ...
Episode 6: Free Lily
Oct 29, 2004
It's Halloween, and the Savage boys are trying to figure out what to do for their annual prank. Kyle feels he's too old for trick or treatin...
Episode 7: For Whom the Cell Tolls
Nov 05, 2004
Sam's love, Angela, has a new boyfriend, and so Jack, noticing how depressed Sam is, encourages him to go to the mall with him to meet someone el...
Episode 8: Carnival Knowledge
Nov 12, 2004
When the boys find out a church carnival is in town, they're all excited to go – each for his own reasons. Jack and Chris devise a plan to pick...
Episode 9: My Two Sons
Nov 19, 2004
In an effort to get him out of the house, the boys decide it's time for Nick to meet a woman. Their attempt at setting him up via an internet dat...
Episode 10: Thanksgiving With the Savages
Nov 26, 2004
Nick is excited to spend Thanksgiving – his favorite holiday – with his family, but much to his disappointment, Sam decides to spend it with his g...
Episode 11: The Man Without a Ball
Dec 03, 2004
When Nick leaves the boys to rake the yard while he goes off to golf with Jimmy, they decide instead to play a game of "rake ball," but acci...
Episode 12: Voodude
Dec 10, 2004
Kyle finds himself smitten with Josie, a girl he is used to spending time with in detention, but fears having a girlfriend will turn him into a "...
Episode 13: Savage XXX-mas
Dec 17, 2004
Eager to earn money to buy Christmas gifts for their girlfriends, the three older boys find jobs at a lingerie store, but their jobs turn out to be le...
Episode 14: Save a Dance For Me
Jan 14, 2005
Chris is thrilled when he is asked to the "Backwards Dance," in which the girls ask the boys, by Jessica, the hottest girl in school. The on...
Episode 15: Teen Things I Hate About You
Jan 21, 2005
Tired of coming home to a house full of teenagers every Saturday night, Nick brings the boys with him to a town meeting to encourage the city to open ...
Episode 16: Saving Old Lady Riley
May 27, 2005
The boys administer their own form of CPR – complete with bicycle pump and toilet plunger – on Old Lady Riley when she has a heart attack on their...
Episode 17: Crimes and Mini-Wieners
Jun 03, 2005
The principal suspects Kyle, Chris and Sam of starting a food fight and makes them serve as lunch ladies in the school cafeteria for a week as punishm...
Episode 18: Bad Reception
Jun 10, 2005
Sam asks Nick and the boys to finally meet his girlfriend Angela's family at her grandmother's birthday party, but they opt to stay home and...
Episode 19: Hot Water
Jun 17, 2005
Nick and Jimmy decide to buy a hot tub when a friend dies and unexpectedly leaves them money that has to be used for something fun. The boys ignore Ni...
