For Better or for Worse - Season 2

1. Family Lies

Aired: 1/1/2001

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. Growing - "Young Love's Kiss" - Michael says he's interested in Shakespeare only to keep Martha from kissing another boy on the stage. Meanwhile, Elly enters a poetry contest. Later - "Parade Passing By" - Elizabeth examines the real reason why she's reluctant to participate in a gay pride parade.

2. If it Ain't Broke

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" - Elly goes to the spa for the weekend, and her family cleans the house. Later - "If it Ain't Broke" - Gordon considers selling his garage to a big chain, and John enters a vintage car show.

3. Baby, it's Cold Outside

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. Later - "A New Year" - It's New Year's Eve, and Michael is working up the nerve to tell Deanna how he really feels. Meanwhile, April stays up until midnight for the first time.

4. Who Was Your Slave Last Year?

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 Elizabeth. Growing - "Who Was Your Slave Last Year?" - Elizabeth buys Anthony as her personal assistant, and Michael finds out there are fringe benefits to babysitting. Later - "Whistle Blower" - Michael and Weed are assigned to a crusty reporter as interns, and end up saving April and Duncan's reputation when they are unjustly accused of theft.

5. AAARGH!!!

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 his friends decide to scare them - but the tables are soon turned to reveal a funny ending! Later - "Witness to History" - Michael has left his homework assignment to the last minute, and Weed takes photos of Mrs. Dingle.

6. There Goes My Baby

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 can't compete, but she makes a new friend. Later - "My Son, the Egg" - Elizabeth is supposed to take care of an egg for health class, and Anthony must endure a simulated pregnancy.

7. Only When I Laugh

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 over Martha until a family Jell-O fight cures him of his blues. Elizabeth turns a cartwheel. Later - "Only When I Laugh" Michael decides to "rescue " Liz from the clutches of a comedian, and April and her parents watch the stars.

8. Learning Curve

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 avoids spending time with his grandfather in order to hang with his friends and find Gordon a date. However, the new girl, Hannah, leads him to a new respect for his grandfather's life. Later - "Learning Curve" - Elizabeth's friend Candace temporarily moves in and learns that family love includes limits and rules.