Seasons & Episodes
Pilot
32-year-old Lydia DeLucca astonishes everyone by breaking off her six-year engagement and enrolling in college.
The Screw-Up
A series of financial setbacks prompts Lydia to consider dropping out of school.
Whadda You Want from Life
Lydia is torn between dating a 23-year-old student and going back to Lou.
He's Very Heavy, He's My Brother
Lydia is concerned about Paulie when he moves in with her following an argument with their father.
Bad Hair Week
Jackie becomes unglued when her irresponsible mother pays a visit. At the same time, Lydia threatens her relationship wi
The Tell-Tale Uterus
Lydia starts to have second thoughts about breaking up with Lou when her biological clock starts ticking. Unfortunately,
Lydia and the Professor
Lydia's relationship with her English professor could jeopardize both of their futures at the university; Dolly is depre
The Tutor
At the same time that a 13 year old prodigy is tutoring her in math, Professor Cahill stuns Lydia by suggesting that she
Saint Bernadette
Lydia is upset when her lifelong role model for the modern independent woman gives up her idyllic life to get married to
When Good Ideas Go Bad
Lydia is conflicted when Lou buys ""their"" dream house; Dolly gets hooked on the Internet; Jackie opens her salon to yo
Photographs
After the death of one of her friends, Dolly divides her possessions between her kids while Lydia tries to spend some qu
Nomads
Lydia has the worst week on record when her car breaks down, her apartment is robbed, and she must struggle with a psych
Heart Problems
The family becomes overly protective after Frank suffers a mild heart attack; Victor avoids dealing with his 11 year-old
Touched by a Biker
After losing her job at the bar, Lydia has trouble making ends meet while meeting her community service requirement; Jac
Mr. Wrong
Lydia's parents grow concerned about her continuing friendship with J.T.; Paulie gets the wrong idea about Plum when she
Or What's a Heaven For?
To Dolly's dismay, Frank quits his job at the tollbooth without consulting her; Lydia tries to help J.T. get his G.E.D,
Banister Head
When Lydia suspects Paulie of wrongdoing, she gets herself into trouble; Frank tries to start a new career as a restaura
Miracle at the Cucina
In the week of Cucina DeLucca's grand opening, the DeLucca family has a scare when Lydia learns there's a lump in her br
No Good Deed
Lydia and Jackie think they've hit the jackpot when they win $ 10,000 in the lottery. Unfortunately a man with a gun cl
Larva
A sprained thumb motivates Lydia to choose a major and inspire others; Jackie is faced with an unexpected pregnancy and
Something Battered, Something Blue
Lydia learns that a physical-therapy aid is assisting the football coach in getting an edge over the competition; Jackie
The Devil and Miss DeLucca
Lydia dates a hockey player and gets a false impression about him as well as Eric; a new employee starts working at the
M.Y.O.B.
Lydia discovers that Eric's wife is having an affair; fed up with municipal bureaucracy, Dolly takes matters into her ow
Bad Chemistry
Secrets continue to weigh down Lydia, who continues to keep mum about Paulie's marriage and Karen's affair; Dolly gets d
Boo!
Paulie is frantic when Plum is reported missing on Halloween; Dolly is forced to entertain Plum's neurotic mother; Jacki
Plus One
Lydia's romantic advances toward Eric fall on deaf ears; Paulie is worried by the arrival of Plum's old boyfriend; Jacki
Idiots
Days before their official church wedding, Plum and Paulie reconsider the wisdom of being married; Lydia asks a hockey p
Oh, Baby
Scandal rocks Dolly's campaign thanks to a protest striptease by Lydia, and Paulie's decision to have sex with Plum in t
Sex in the Suburbs
Lydia reconsiders a romance with Eric, who begins to rethink his relationship with Samantha; Dolly tends to the needs of
All About Lydia
Lydia helps an actor bring authenticity to the role of an Italian-American from New Jersey; Jackie's romance with Ray is
What's Family Got To Do With It?
Jackie's conflict over leaving for Mexico with Ray or staying in New Jersey with a visiting Abigail puts a strain on her
Momento
Cucina DeLucca silent partner Paulie doesn't stay quiet for very long after distant cousin Lorenzo arrives from Italy to
Behind Closed Doors
As Paulie's birthday approaches, he discovers that Jimmy is gay; Lydia finds a new apartment right above the Cucina, and
Love's Labor
Lydia and Mack decide to move in together; Dolly and Frank are unhappy and decide to use reverse psychology on their dau
Baum's Thesis
Lydia advises a jock to pursue his dreams, encouraging him not to drop out of college; Jules returns for her grandson's
Gutterball
Plum discovers that Gavin is the new teaching assistant assigned to her class; Valerie comes to the rescue when an attra
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