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Season 1 – Raising Dad

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Jonathan Katz ("Dr. Katz, Professinal Therapist") brings his wit and comedic understatement to this family comedy starring Bob Saget ("Full House") as a widower and newcomer Kat Dennings as his high school daughter who is not at all thrilled to have her dad as a teacher.
Raising Dad — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Raising Dad wastes a talented cast with its vanilla sitcom beats and overly sentimental mood.

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John Carman San Francisco Chronicle Jan 8, 2020
1/4
The show is shameless with its smarmy "aaaw" moments, many of them involving the deceased mom. Go to Full Review Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Dec 13, 2019
The IQ gap is vast, though, and never more evident than at the end of Raising Dad, when it's time to suspend attempts at comedy and get all maudlin about Mom and forgive Dad for being so infantile. Go to Full Review Tim Goodman San Francisco Chronicle Dec 13, 2019
Raising Dad is completely unwatchable. Go to Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel Dec 13, 2019
[Bob] Saget, who is described by colleagues as one of the funniest guys in the business, deserves better than this. So does the audience. Go to Full Review Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Seattle Post-Intelligencer Dec 13, 2019
The cast is pleasant, and the writing is inoffensive. Its biggest fault is a blandness that makes vanilla seem exotic Go to Full Review Alan Pergament Buffalo News Dec 13, 2019
Teachers shouldn't be as dull and boring as [Bob] Saget's character. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Bob Saget

Matt Stewart

Kat Dennings

Sarah Stewart

Jerry Adler

Sam Stewart

Brie Larson

Emily Stewart

Meagan Good

Katie

Andy Kindler

Mr. Stuart Travers

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 5, 2001 Pilot An English teacher and widower (Bob Saget) raises two daughters with little help from his live-in father. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 12, 2001 Sex Ed While filling in as teacher for Sarah's sex-education class, Matt begins to believe his daughter may not be a virgin. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 19, 2001 Baby, You Can't Drive My Car When Matt balks at teaching his 15-year-old daughter, Sarah, how to drive, she turns to her grandfather for secret lessons. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 26, 2001 For Mature Audiences Only Sarah sneaks her 10-year-old sister Emily into an R-rated movie, and her secret seems to be safe until Emily begins re-enacting scenes from the movie. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 2, 2001 Fight for Your Right to Party Matt forbids Sarah to go to the year's biggest party with her new beau, the most popular guy in school. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 9, 2001 We'll Always Have Scrabble Matt is hurt when Sarah lies to avoid going to a Limp Bizkit concert with him for fear of being seen with her father. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 16, 2001 The Drama Club While casting the school play, Sarah unwittingly gives the lead to both her friend Josh and a cute quarterback. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 7, 2001 The New Room When Sarah catches Emily reading her diary, she threatens to move out if she doesn't get her own room. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 14, 2001 Teacher Evaluations Embarrassed by his campaign methods, Sarah convinces students to give Matt poor marks during an evaluation. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 11, 2002 Matt&Sarah.at.Gossip.com After Sarah is entrusted with confidential information about a cute new student, she betrays the secret and gossip spins out of control. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 18, 2002 First Date Sarah and Emily have a hard time accepting that their dad is going on his first date since their mother's death. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 25, 2002 Sam's Enchanted Evening Matt's father sets a bad example for the girls by staying out the whole night on a date. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 1, 2002 Mentor Matt Sarah believes one of Matt's former students, a successful novelist, plagiarized her father. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 15, 2002 The Math Problem Matt hires a tutor for Sarah when her despair at having no date for a dance causes her grades to slip. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 22, 2002 Attending a Family Dysfunction Sarah arranges a birthday reunion between Grandpa and his estranged daughter (guest star Deana Carter). Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 22, 2002 Miss Communication Forced to take a job in the school attendance office, Sarah gets fired for helping a friend cover up an absence. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 5, 2002 A Kiss Is Still a Kiss Sarah freaks out after catching her dad kissing the vice principal. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 12, 2002 Home Plates Matt takes his father to Fenway Park to relive one of his happiest memories, while Sarah is without a date at her own couples party. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 19, 2002 The House of Stewart Matt tries to keep a handsome boy (Riley Smith) away from Sarah, but his efforts may be sending mixed signals. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 26, 2002 Bully Sarah decides to stand up for herself against the class bully; Emily learns some magic tricks from Marvin. Details Episode 21 Aired May 3, 2002 Daughter Nose Best Sarah decides to have cosmetic surgery on her nose after comparing herself to the most beautiful girl at school. Details Episode 22 Aired May 10, 2002 Losing It Sarah plans to have sex with Jared so he will not forget her over the summer; Matt heads to the woods for a romantic weekend alone with Nina (Lisa Locicero). Details

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Season Info

Director
Wil Shriner, Lee Shallat Chemel, Will Mackenzie, Dana deVally Piazza, Andy Ackerman, Norman Steinberg, Philip Charles MacKenzie
Screenwriter
B.J. Novak, Nancy Cohen, Steve Armogida, Jonathan Katz, Bill Masters, Chuck Sklar, Norman Steinberg, Jim Armogida, Jimmy Aleck, Bill Brandis, Phil Breman, Jim Keily, Marc Rubel
Network
The WB
Rating
TV-PG (D|L)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 5, 2001
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