18 To Life

Episode Guide
Episode 213 - House of Cards

Written by Derek Schreyer. Directed by Paolo Barzman.

Tom & Jessie exchange anniversary gifts they can't afford while the parents give them a gift that only the parents enjoy.

Original air date: March 28, 2011

Episode 213 - House of Cards
Episode 212 - The Gate

Written by Karen Troubetzkoy. Directed by Nicolas Monette.

When Tom's cruel Grandmother discovers he's married, she croaks on the spot, leaving a guilt wracked Tom to invent nice things to say at her Eulogy.  Phil builds a Gate in the fence dividing their properties so that the Bellows can visit their Grandma's shrine.

Original air date: March 21, 2011

Episode 212 - The Gate
Episode 211 - Like Father, Like Son's Best Friend

Written by Josh Gal. Directed by Paolo Barzman.

When Tom ropes Carter into helping his father with taxes, Carter blossoms into the 'son Ben always wanted'.  A heart-broken Ava crashes out at the loft, Jessie and Tom can't get seem to rid of her.

Original air date: March 14, 2011

Episode 211 - Like Father, Like Son's Best Friend
Episode 210 - If a Bellow Falls in the Forest

Written by Karen Troubetzkoy. Directed by Paolo Barzman.

Nature is never the same when the families roll onto the campground in an immense R/V.  Tom & Jessie escape from their parents only to get lost in the woods.

Original air date: March 7, 2011

Episode 210 - If a Bellow Falls in the Forest
Episode 209 - Miss Conceived

Written by Rob Sheridan. Directed by Paolo Barzman.

Tom discovers a positive pregnancy stick and suddenly everyone is pregnant.  Wendy builds a family memory box for her school project.

Original air date: February 28, 2011

Episode 209 - Miss Conceived
Episode 208 - The Flushing Point

Written by Shelley Eriksen. Directed by Paolo Barzman.

A row over toilet seat etiquette escalates into an all-out war of the sexes.  Judith wants to re-enter the workforce.  Phil disguises a turkey fryer as a coffee urn.

Original air date: February 21, 2011

Episode 208 - The Flushing Point
Episode 207 - Sleepless in the Attic

Written by Sherry White. Directed by Nicolas Monette.

When Phil's school pal Serena bikes into town with for a surprise visit, she has an unusual request.  Jessie & Tom's sleep troubles lead to a temporary separation.

Original air date: February 14, 2011

Episode 207 - Sleepless in the Attic
Episode 206 - Family Portrait

Written by Paul Aitken. Directed by Paolo Barzman.

When Tara gives the Bellows a really awful painting she's made, Ben takes extreme measures to get rid of it.  Tom and Jessie misplace a very embarrassing video they made.

Original air date: February 7, 2011

Episode 206 - Family Portrait
Episode 205 - Overcooked

Written by Andrew DeAngelis. Directed by Stefan Pleszczynski.

Tom tries to one-up his mother in the art of cooking.  Tara discovers the art of flirtation and competes with Jessie for the attention of the very beau JeffBen discovers the uses and abuses of saying "My Bad".

Original air date: January 31, 2011

Episode 205 - Overcooked
Episode 204 - I Do and I Don't

Story by Derek Schreyer and Karen Troubetzkoy. Teleplay by Derek Schreyer. Directed by Paolo Barzman.

Tara shocks everyone when she accepts Phil's joke marriage proposal.  Carter and Tom have a falling out when Tom spills Carter's secret.

Original air date: January 24, 2011

Episode 204 - I Do and I Don't
Episode 203 - Part Time Lovers

Story by Rob Sheridan and Andrew DeAngelis. Teleplay by Andrew DeAngelis. Directed by Stefan Pleszczynski.

Tom and Jessie get jobs at the same book store, only Jessie is the boss and Tom is her Janitor. When Ben discovers yoga, he relaxes so much it drives Judith crazy. Phil goes to war with the squirrels.

Original air date: January 17, 2011

Episode 203 - Part Time Lovers
Episode 202 - 15 Minutes of Shame

Written by Skander Halim.
Directed by Paolo Barzman..

When Wendy does a documentary on why marriages work or fail, the couples do interviews that forces them to rethink their relationships. Meanwhile, Tom just wants to fix a stubborn ceiling leak in the attic.

Original air date: January 10, 2011

Episode 202 - 15 Minutes of Shame
Episode 201 - One Is the Loneliest Number

Written by Derek Schreyer.
Directed by Stefan Pleszczynski.

Tom and Jessie take inventory of their past sexual partners. Phil's vacation plans hit a snag when Tara's past catches up with her passport.

Original air date: January 3, 2011

Episode 201 - One Is the Loneliest Number