Sun, Nov 3, 2002
The high-school football coach approaches Bill and Judy because he'd like Brian to join the football team. He would be a place-kicker and third-string, but Bill is delighted, as his son will be on the football team like he was. Judy's afraid that Brian will get hurt and she doesn't want Bill to pressure him into it. Brian isn't even sure about it, so Bill convinces him to play and says he'll always support whatever he does. At the football game, Bill discovers the perks of being a football parent, as does Judy. Then Bill finds out that what Brian really wants to do is join the cheer squad. Bill is crushed and embarrassed until he finds out that Brian joined the football team because it made his dad happy and they could have something in common but he would rather be on the cheer squad and there are good things about being part of it. But he isn't even sure he's good enough to make it, so Bill shows him some moves that might help.
Sun, Dec 8, 2002
To help Judy land a promotion, Bill schmoozes her boss, Dr. Nathan Gerber, by falsely sharing in the doctor's love of opera. When a schedule conflict prevents the doctor from enjoying his Friday night tickets to an upcoming opera, he happily passes them along to Judy and Bill, which Bill almost immediately exchanges for choice Friday night hockey tickets. The doctor subsequently asks them to report back on their opera experience, so Bill and Judy suffer through a Thursday night performance so they can report back accurately and not endanger her chance for the promotion. When the doctor's schedule conflict resolves itself and he asks for the tickets back, Bill and Judy scramble for how to get out of this one. Meanwhile, Linda chaperons Lauren's slumber party but ends up dominating it with bitter adult issues.