Nick (Keith Carradine) tries to get the boys to clean house; Sam (Andrew Eiden) tries to gain enough courage to ask a girl for a date. Jack: Shaun Sipos. Chris: Erik von Detten. The series pilot, directed by Mel Gibson.
Nick (Keith Carradine) is surprised to learn that Chris is failing five classes and scholarly Sam is failing gym class. Coach McCarthy: Forry Smith. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Chris: Erik von Detten. Sam: Andrew Eiden.
When Nick (Keith Carradine) is unexpectedly called to work, he has to bring his two youngest sons with him. Sheila: Aimee Brooks. Fireman No. 1: Kevin Farley. Fireman No. 2: Victor Togunde. Dance Club Manager: Sebastian Maniscalco.
After Nick (Keith Carradine) finds a pack of cigarettes, he wants to know which son is smoking. Skateboarder Tony Hawk appears. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Brenda: Kylie Sparks. Mr. Levitch: Jack Plotnik. Sam: Andrew Eiden. Jack: Shaun Sipos.
Mel Gibson makes a cameo as a highway policeman in a safety video that Nick shows the boys after Jack buys a motorcycle. Stacey: Karita Cesar. Woman: Magda Harout. Misty: Candace Kita. Girl: Dawn Ashley Cook. Jack: Shaun Sipos. Nick: Keith Carradine.
The Savage boys try to think of something for their annual Halloween prank, and Chris (Erik von Detten) is inspired by dissecting a frog at school. Mr. Horner: Dan Castellaneta. Brenda: Kylie Sparks. Kid: Michael Aquino. Boy: Todd Bosley. Skip Baxter: James Wong. Nick: Keith Carradine.
Sam, who's lost his girlfriend, is delighted to meet Erin (Kaley Cuoco, “8 Simple Rules”), but she talks on her cell phone more than to him. Sam: Andrew Eiden. Quincy: Saverio Guerra. Girl: Erin Wideman. Nick: Keith Carradine.
A carnival in town interests the Savages; Sam agrees to go with Angela as friends, while Jack and Chris devise dating plans. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Rev. Dave: Tom McGowan. Wendell: Dave “Gruber” Allen. Taylor: Caitlin Crosby. Lauren: Nicole Garza. Security Guard: Lamont Thompson. Nick: Keith Carradine.
His sons think that Nick (Keith Carradine) should start dating, but when he meets Maggie (Kate Walsh), Nick doesn't admit to having five boys. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Sam: Andrew Eiden. Jack: Shaun Sipos.
When Nick and Jimmy are called away, the boys cook Thanksgiving dinner by themselves. Mel Gibson appears as a patrolman in a safety video. Shelley Long (as Judy) and June Lockhart (Lillian) also guest star. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Jeff: Lane Davies. Uncle Bob: Mike Hagety. Misty: Candace Kita.
A neighbor (Betty White) refuses to return Nick's championship baseball after the boys accidentally hit it into her yard. Nick: Keith Carradine.
Kyle's attracted to a girl from detention, but thinks having a girlfriend will make him a “wuss”; Sam poodle-sits Angela's pet, which displeases the Savages' dog. Josie: Brittany Curran. Josie: Elizabeth Curran. Kyle: Evan Ellingson.
The three oldest boys work in a lingerie store to earn money to buy their girlfriends gifts for Christmas. Nick: Keith Carradine.
Thrilled to be asked to a girls-invite-boys dance by the school's most popular girl (Haylie Duff), Chris worries about his dancing. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Brenda: Kylie Sparks. Dancer No. 1: Erin Wideman. Dancer No. 2: Sean Taylor Thacker-Scully . Dancer No. 3: Angela Gacad.
Nick brings his boys to a town meeting to encourage the building of a teen center, but he's not pleased with the outcome. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Town Councilman: Steven Gilborn. Mrs. Milfner: Kristin Dattilo. Mr. Milfner: Christopher Darga. Kenny: Ben Donovan. Mikey: Vinnie Pergola. Girl No. 1: Erin Wideman. Girl No. 2: Amber Steevens. Boy No. 1: Adam Cagley. Boy No. 2: Alejandro Rose-Garcia. Nick: Keith Carradine.
The Savage boys become heroes when they save the life of neighbor Mrs. Riley (Betty White), but there's someone who knows the truth. Brenda: Kylie Sparks. Chet Pringle: Pat Finn. Smitty: Bari Willerford. Nick: Keith Carradine.
Kyle, Chris and Sam are suspected of having started a food fight at school and must serve as lunch ladies for a week; and Jack tricks Nick into hiring a girl (Dana Workman) on whom he has a crush to baby-sit T.J. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Principal Thompson: Holmes Osborne. Mrs. O'Hara: Liz Sheridan. Doris: Tara Karsian. Kenny: Ben Donovan. Nick: Keith Carradine.
Nick and the boys decline an invite to Angela's grandmother's birthday party in order to watch the Super Bowl; however, their cable fails and the Savages invade the celebration. Angela: Autumn Reeser. Nick: Keith Carradine.
Nick uses a small inheritance to buy a hot tub, which comes with a safety video by Off. Cox (cameo by Mel Gibson). Angela: Autumn Reeser. Nick: Keith Carradine.