Julia steps in to renegotiate the shop's lease with a flirtatious landlord to prove to her mom that "you don't have to raise your petticoats to lower your rent."
Guest Stars:
Kelly Hu, Alicia Brandt, Elliott Reid, Derek Sage
Although Julia is in no hurry to start dating again, Shirley is determined to play matchmaker.
Guest Stars:
Nicole Sullivan, Sam McMurray, Shiloh Strong, Tony Carlin, Ashley Gardner
To escape her mother's rules, Gracie seeks freedom at Grandma's "rule-free fun zone."
Guest Stars:
Alan Young
Julia and Logan invest ad dollars in a talk-radio show, whose shock-jock host Julia soon finds too steamy.
Guest Stars:
Ron Fassler, Tara Strong, John Reilly, Mark Benninghoffen, Steve Witting
Julia doggedly encourages Gracie to tell the truth at school, even though it means ratting on a classmate whose misbehavior had lead to the cancellation of an outing -- but she's ready to fudge a bit herself to retrieve their adorable puppy from the pound. Meanwhile, Shirley is convinced the puppy is the vengeful reincarnation of her grandfather.
Guest Stars:
Pat Millicano, Andrew Hill Newman, Richard Schiff
Logan's Scottish grandmother visits, and Julia is convinced to impersonate his non-existent fiancé.
Guest Stars:
Cloris Leachman, Ricki Dale
Sensible Julia has the time of her life throwing caution to the wind and, at Shirley's urging, taking a day off; meanwhile, Gracie ditches school and has a lousy time.
Guest Stars:
Robert Kelker-Kelly
The new delivery boy - a college football star on a scholarship - gets low marks from Julia, as does her ex's generous gift to Gracie.
Guest Stars:
Julius Carry
Julia, who feels like a wet blanket compared to her ex's new girlfriend, aims to change her image to impress Gracie.
Julia finds that boldly asking out handsome guy Richard is the least complicated part of the dating scene, while Kyle resorts to using Gracie to snag a date with attractive customer Lauren.
Shirley remonstrates church leaders who have deemed Julia unfit to teach Sunday school.
Guest Stars:
David Wiley
Julie rushes to judgment about Gracie's new street-wise boyfriend Nicky, and encounters the wrath of Gracie and Shirley as well as that of the boy's single father Nick.
Shirley's track record makes her the kiss of death for Jack; Gracie anticipates her first kiss; and Kyle would rather kiss victory goodbye than break his coach's record.
Guest Stars:
Julius Carry, Clyde Kusatsu
Julia's appearance at a hockey game brings a losing player a stroke of good luck and, in turn, wins Julia an overbearing new admirer.
Peer pressure changes Nicky's mind about acting in the school play after he's razzed by his pals for wearing tights. But Gracie hopes to lead him on the right path with a lesson from TV.
Guest Stars:
William Daniels, Ryan O'Donohue, Ben Savage, Rider Strong
Nick can't quite get up the nerve to ask Julia out; and looks on suspiciously when a man she stood up at their high school prom reappears, now a wealthy banker, claims not to remember the snub which has haunted Julia's guilty conscience, and begins to court her. And he's right -- the man tricks her into appearing on a tabloid television show so he can humiliate her in public.
Guest Stars:
John Henson, Bill Applebaum, Senta Moses, Dane Cook, Robert Cicchini
Gracie has a change of heart after turning down Nicky for a Valentine's Day party; and Kyle encounters double trouble with two dates.
Guest Stars:
Dane Cook, Robert Cicchini, Ross Malinger, Lindsay Price, Heidi Lenhart