
Bobby's a bartender and the only son of gregarious, salt-of-the-earth Irish Catholic parents from Boston. His fiancée, Liz, is a toney Harvard student and she's Protestant (no, that's not the problem). Liz has two dads, not one, and they're a worldly pair of well-heeled gay men.
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Air Date: 2003-10-01
Bobby and Liz break the news of their secret engagement to their families and each gets a less than warm response. In...
Air Date: 2003-10-08
When Liz observes Bobby encouraging a friend to lie in order to break up, she questions his sincerity in their own re...
Air Date: 2003-10-15
Now that Bobby has moved into Liz's parents' guesthouse, he's been warned that neatness counts – a lot! But his attem...
Air Date: 2003-10-22
When a client unexpectedly gives Philip tickets to a Red Sox game, Bobby sees it as an opportunity for family bonding...
Air Date: 2003-10-29
Mace learns a lesson about stereotypes when he takes ill and is treated by a doctor who happens to be gay. Philip lea...
Air Date: 2003-11-05
When Uncle Paddy O'Neil passes away, Liz offers comfort and support to Bobby by attending the wake – even though she'...
Air Date: 2003-11-12
Philip and Simon initially oppose State Senatorial candidate Charlie Carson's plans to tear down an historical theatr...
Air Date: 2003-11-19
In an effort to get their families to join in the celebration of their upcoming wedding, Bobby and Liz convince their...
Air Date: 2003-11-26
Thanksgiving turns into a fiasco when Liz invites Mace's overbearing mother, Colleen, to the dinner. A web of decepti...
Air Date: 2003-12-10
When Audrey shows up with an unusual abstract painting that everyone agrees is awful, Mace sells the painting to Phil...
Air Date: 2003-12-17
Bobby and Liz's families are trying their best to blend their very different styles of celebrating Christmas when a C...
Air Date: 2004-01-07
Bobby is furious to learn that Liz has discussed their sex life with her dads. While Mace and Philip are pleased that...
Air Date: 2004-01-14
Philip hires Mace to pose as a typical American couch potato. But when he grows tired of eating chips and watching si...
Air Date: 2004-01-21
When Simon asks Audrey to make costumes for a small musical theater production benefiting gun control, Mace is furiou...
Air Date: 2004-01-28
Mace's longtime friend, Dan, visits for a planned fishing trip, but before the fishing fun can begin, the two men hav...
Air Date: 2004-02-11
When a TV show plans to air a "Where Are They Now?" special, the O'Neils discover that Simon used to be a member of a...
Air Date: 2004-02-18
When Audrey expresses concern that Liz and Bobby are "living in sin," both families weigh in on making immediate wedd...
Air Date: 2004-02-25
Philip's plans to view the Oscars are spoiled when Mace accidentally breaks the remote control. Their desperate attem...
Air Date: 2004-03-30
Thinking that they're a little fragile for the wilderness, Mace is less than welcoming to Philip and Simon when they ...
Air Date: 2004-04-06
A family outing to a department store to register for wedding gifts becomes traumatic for Philip when a piece of the ...
Air Date: 2008-09-16
Liz and Bobby's adoption of a stray dog sparks a debate between the families on parenting styles. The O'Neils flashba...
Air Date: 2008-09-18
A fight erupts between families over the text of Liz's and Bobby's wedding invitation -- specifically, whether or not...