Season 1, Episode 5

Fight for Your Right to Party

November 2, 200130 min

Sarah gets invited by a popular senior to one of the hottest parties of the year, but Matt forbids her to go. Meanwhile, Emily is trying everything in her power to start a kids' version of the book of world records.

Directed by
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Written by
B.J. Novak

Guest stars

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  1. 1
    S1 E1

    Pilot

    Oct 5, 200130 min

    Matt Stewart teaches English at the same high school his elder daughter, Sarah, attends. In the opener, he just doesn't seem to grasp the concept that Sarah does not want her life to be a part of his classroom banter---and the conflict is t

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    Sex Ed

    Oct 12, 200130 min

    Matt subs in Sarah's Sex Ed. class and gets a surprise when he reaches into a box filled with anonymously written questions. Meanwhile, Sam forgets where he parked his car at the mall.

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    Baby, You Can't Drive My Car

    Oct 19, 200130 min

    Sarah gets her driver's permit and is determined to get her license, but driving lessons with her father aren't going so well. Matt's overprotective attitude eventually steers Sarah to find a different driving instructor behind his back.

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    For Mature Audiences Only

    Oct 26, 200130 min

    Sarah and Olivia want to sneak into an R-rated film, but Matt insists that they take Emily along with them since the writers' group is coming over. But Emily has her own idea of which movie she wants to see and talks her way into the theate

  5. 6
    S1 E6

    We'll Always Have Scrabble

    Nov 9, 200130 min

    Matt gets upset when Sarah blows off family game night, so he buys tickets to a Limp Bizkit concert in order to spend more time with her.

  6. 7
    S1 E7

    The Drama Club

    Nov 16, 200130 min

    Sarah is in a predicament as the director of the school play when she casts two people for the same part. Matt deals with not knowing how to fire the housekeeper.