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Private Notes
Blooper Reel for Series 1
Blooper Reel for Series 2
Former rock star Bobby Rivers discovers he has twins: Anna und Thomas. They and Tracy, the woman who looked after them while their real mother was travelling, move in.
Thomas wants to hire an actor to substitute as his dad at the parents-teacher evening.
Bobby finds out that Anna has a rocker as boyfriend, and even that he has spent one night in her room.
Bobby must choose between family and music when he's offered a six-month tour. Anna continues playing the piano.
Anna wants Doc Martens for a date. A company wants Bobby's hit for a commercial and with Wayne again thinking more about himself Thomas jumps in to do the contract negotiations.
Doug thinks he isn't needed any more. He leaves the house. But when the others notice that, they feel sorry.
Thomas' new girlfriend has it more for Bobby than Thomas. She kisses him - and suddenly Tracy comes in...
Thomas and Anna return drunk from a party. Tracy blames Bobby for lacking discipline. She wants to move out with the children.
Bobby gets a great chance: He can appear in the "Tivoli". But he doesn't want to: He has lost his beloved guitar.
An old friend of Bobby and Tracy, Gloria, wants to drop by. Tracy, however, isn't very delighted to hear from 'the slut' again. Thomas on the other hand sees possibilities.
Bobby buys Anna a dress - from his own money. When his Golden Record can't be found anywhere the others think he sold it for the dress. Anna composes a song for school.
Doug thinks a complimenting Tracy is the perfect match for him.
Bobby finds a joint in the house. Everybody suspects everybody.
Anna gone animal protector costs Tracy a job. Bobby and Doug find a cat. Bobby moves the sideboard in the kitchen.
Now with a woman at his side, Wayne — uh, Mario — has changed completely. But this is just of a short duration when a stripper — ordered by Doug for a bachelor's party — somehow outs Wayne.
As head of the family Bobby thinks it's his job to get the money and he takes on a 'real' job. Thomas opens a video delivery service. Anna tries to brush up her cooking. Doug totals his taxi which could mean the end of his days as taxi-driver.
After a fight with Thomas Bobby collapses and Wayne's the one who has to pass on the news from the hospital that Bobby has left.
Tracy dates a French musician and may go to Paris.
Bobby writes his memoires, but that isn't as easy as he thought. Does Bobby have to give up?
From the news the clan learns that Bobby may have stolen 'Easy Street'.
Thomas considers moving out. Thanks to Anna, the clan is featured in the David Brasche Show.
The clan prepares to go on a weekend vacation, for the first time together.
Because no one answers the phone calls (or does it properly), Thomas decides to buy an answering machine.
Thomas and Anna catch the flu, Doug catches the flu and also Tracy catches the flu - which leaves Bobby in charge. Bobby is nominated for an award.
Doug was at a garage sale and bought something for everybody. Among this stuff is also a book about parenting, which comes in handy since Bobby is unhappy with Thomas always running him down. He wants to go on a camping trip with Thomas alone, which now bothers Anna.
Thomas wants to win Rhys, a typical bully, to guard his flea market stand. In exchange Rhys wants a date with Anna.
Misunderstandings lead to Thomas and Anna thinking Bobby and Tracy are going to get married.
Bobby considers selling the house in order to pay back a $10,000 advance he got several years ago on his record sale - but which didn't live up to its expectations.
Bobby and Tracy are alone at home when the others are out of town.
The kids' 16th birthday is approaching and Bobby is in charge of buying them the present. Emma Bigelow wants to throw a pool party for the kids - which make Anna worry about her appearance.
A client who has the hots for her is the reason for Tracy to tell him she's married - to Bobby. When this client wants to meet her husband, Tracy organizes Doug to play Bobby and makes sure Bobby is out of the house. But things go awry and Bobby must play Bobby.
A rich rock star offers a lot of money for a '69 record Bobby owns - the only problem is to find it.
Tracy dates Wayne - partly out of boredom, partly tricked into it - and finds him the next morning in her bathrobe.
Bobby - and subsequently Doug - think the new next-door neighbor is a vampire.
Bobby thinks his age is an issue and he considers giving up Rock and Roll. Doug's mother visits with news: she's dating.
A crazy fan who found out Bobby has kids - but not with her - threatens Bobby and his family. Next morning when it seems a burglar was in the house, Bobby and Doug know that she means it seriously. Thomas has to write an assignment about the Vietnam War.
Another below-the-belt gig means the end for Wayne managing Bobby. Bobby takes on managing duties for an up-and-coming band.
Anna's new friend, Nicola Norton, changes her for the worse - nobody can recognize her again, let alone handle her. Fights are imminent.
According to a 'survey' among the boys, Thomas learns that he's the only one besides a geek who hasn't done 'it'. He talks to Bobby - who then thinks 'it' means doing pottery. And he wants to help Thomas in any way, hiring a professional trainer and such.
Bobby and Doug buy a grill and want to throw a family barbecue. Anna is tutored in maths by Susan, an older girl Thomas has the hots for. Things cool down when he and Anna learn she's a lesbian.
A rip-off sends the mob after Wayne - who now stays for some days at Bobby's driving everyone mad.
Wayne loads off his nephew Sam at Bobby's. Anna works for the school paper and for that has gotten a computer from school. Thomas wants to raise some money by finding partners who want to place ads in the paper.
The Deb Dance is due and Thomas was asked out by - yes! - Emma Bigelow. He asks Tracy to teach him how to dance, and later turns to Bobby. Anna, however, isn't pleased with such an anti-women event and wants to boycott it. Bobby finds a runaway Sam in his house.
An internship leads to Anna working for Tracy and Thomas for a big corporation - Burger Boy, that is. When Wayne finds out he blackmails Thomas who is embarrassed having such a job.
Doug falls for the female electrician working at the house; she thinks he is Bobby and the others play along.
Bobby's former manager Louey Little drops by and wants to bring Bobby back to the top - and fleece him. With a new potential manager around Wayne has a hard time.
A parcel with Beth's belongings from the plane crash arrives. In there also her diary. Reading in it the clan learns more about the dark past of the family and Beth.
The call from a movie producer who wants him for a starring role lets Doug fly high - too high the rest of the family thinks.
Bobby has to face the fact that he's a pizza-addict when the others challenge him to go 48 hours without.
Winning the school's quiz lands Anna a spot on a national game show - and Thomas as her manager.
A baby-sitting Bobby? Can't Be! - So Anna and Thomas return with the baby twins - who actually belong to one of Tracy's friends - to the supermarket where they think Bobby has kidnapped them.
Jackie Hammond, a former star gone top again, drops by to meet her friend Bobby again.
After losing accounts, Tracy also loses her job. Doug cooks for the taxi drivers' picnic. Bobby tries gardening.
With all those 'negative vibrations' at home Bobby tries a sixties approach - a commune - so the people in the house find innner peace.
Thomas' classmate Marcus falls for Tracy - who has learned that she's the only one from her class not to be married. Bobby's favorite jeans tear apart.
Hearing-impaired Bobby must face the fact that his love for Rock'n Roll may leave him behind deaf.
When Doug is out on a double-shift, Tracy tries her luck with cooking for a catering job. When this turns ugly, the rest must step in - meaning no party for Anna and Jodie.
Tracy and Doug do the catering for the Egyptian Embassy. When Tracy prefers the business part over helping Doug in the kitchen, a fed up Doug quits. Anna protests against kangaroo being served at a diner.
Wayne hires Tracy and Doug to cater for his rich uncle Alphonso's birthday. The catering firm gets into trouble with the law. Wayne's typical wooing pays off.
Thomas takes care of Quentin, the pedigree dog of Mrs. Bigelow, Emma's mom. Bobby has bought an 'antique' lawn mower and terrorizes the neighborhood.
Bobby takes a book about positive thinking - taking life into one own hands and the like - literally, miffing the others.
Anna goes for her driver's license. Bobby, however, thinks boys - in this case Thomas - should make theirs first. Eventually a bet follows: Who will make the license first, Anna, backed up by Tracy, or Thomas, who has Bobby in his corner.
After breaking his leg, Bobby watches his neighbor killing her husband from the rear window and freaks out when she discovers him peeping.
An Italian Spell delivered with the mail lets Wayne freak out. Thomas bets Sam that he can't beat him at selling stuff at the flea-market.
Wayne is convinced a curse has been placed on the house when accidents continue to occur.
Bobby is obsessed with finding the name of the actor playing Lt.Cmdr. Gary Mitchell in Star Trek's pilot episode. His obsession puts an unpleasant halt on his plans to renovate the house.
Thomas has fallen for Michelle, a rich girl, from school. The only thing spoiling a 'hit' could be his dad - at least Thomas thinks so.
Bobby gets jealous when he learns that Tracy has a beau. Wayne shadows the guy.
An 17-year old, Billy, appears and tells a stunned family that he is Bobby's son. And there is more than one thing Bobby and Billy have in common. At least way more than Thomas has with his dad.
Bobby's 'Easy Street' is a hit in Kazakhstan - recorded by a local group. Anna and also Thomas (unknown to each other) audition for 'Romeo and Juliet'. While Anna fails, Thomas succeeds in getting the role and now can kiss 'Juliet' Jodie.
Bobby mistakes a student (who's helping Anna in putting together a time capsule) for Buddy Holly. Thomas (plus dad) is invited to one of his friend's party, whose father is a possible future member of the government.
Tracy tries her hands on plumbering - after all she attended a course. Wayne accidentally ran over his best friend - cock Enzo.
Thomas wins a romantic evening for two and the only girl he can think of is Jodie. Tracy and Doug do the catering.
Thomas and Anna discover that a painting Bobby owns is a Lichtenstein and may be worth a couple thousand dollars. Enough for scheming Thomas. Doug meets a woman and wants to marry her - so she can stay in Australia.
'It' is back - those highly 'positive vibrations' that helped Bobby to stardom. Thomas soon finds out how to use 'it' to make money. After a day together Anna kisses Sam - who immediately falls in love and, later, learns that - because of that kiss - she's pregnant. And there's only one thing he can do.
Anna's denied a top scholarship because of Bobby's past as political activist.
Anna has fallen for a guy, whose father once harassed Tracy who now fears like father like son.
A 48 hour Bobby Rivers marathon on the radio, people lining up for his records...a Bobby Rivers revival? Nope, a tribute to the deceased Bobby.
Thomas tries practical jokes on anybody - which his victims of course don't like. Payback follows.
A top producer is interested and Bobby may have a chance to participate in a rock opera. A knot in Tracy's breast means some fear and an operation for her.
Harriet, still in charge, drives every one nuts. Thomas then finds nude pictures of her in a magazine. Wayne organized a gig for Bobby - Country & Western style.
With Tracy away for two weeks Thomas hires his math professor's annoying sister, Harriet, as housekeeper. Harriet subsequently drives everyone mad.
Beth, the thought-to-be-dead kids' mom, surprises the stunned clan with a visit! She explains what she has done and why the family has thought she was dead. Tracy gets a job offer - in New York.
After a lang quarrel between Anna and her mother, Beth decides to stay. Tracy decides to accept the New York offer - time to say goodbye.
With Tracy's room vacant, Thomas, Anna and Bobby and even Wayne line up to be the next lodger - and Beth's the one to choose.
To get a peek at the nude model in the senior's art class Thomas tries to get in. But what he sees there is... that his own mother is the model. Bobby wants to cut his hair.
Prom's coming up and Bobby and Beth prepare to be in charge of the music and the catering respectively. But the committee - Jodie, Thomas and Anna, vote against them.
A picture of one of his schoolmates reminds Bobby of stealing a Spiderman comic from him back in their school days. Beth has a big account and reluctantly must ask a neighbor for help.
Thomas tries to woo a Californian exchange student. For Bobby and Beth old feelings may be back.
With Anna, Thomas and even Wayne lining up for money, it's not a far cry to know where to turn to when the housekeeping money is missing. But everyone blames everyone else.
Getting close with Beth again Bobby must decide who he loves: Beth or Tracy. For that he travels to New York to see Tracy. Bobby gets the chance to play with Led Zeppelin.
Wanting to know her future, especially with Bobby, Beth goes to see an astrologer. Bobby mistakes her leave for a permanent one.
Bobby is selected for jury duty in a pizza baking contest. And the preparation also gets him to learn about the historical background of pizza. Anna reads a reader's letter in a magazine where a mother complains about her daughter - and the similarities are too striking that it can only be Beth.
The 'noise pollution' of a neigboring band is too much for Bobby and he starts a 'war of sounds'. Beth's new bike and not-so-great biking skills trouble Thomas.
Beth calls in a family counselor because of the constant fighting between Anna, Thomas and Bobby. Wayne has got family problems too.
Wayne's former school is about to be closed and - emotionally attached to the school - he promises to get the money to prevent this. Anna is nearly date-raped.
The school's recess hall should be given to Bigelow Constructions, annoying the students. Beth leads Jodie and a reluctant Anna to protest, resulting in a suspended Anna. Later, a compromise is found in the company using the nearby grassland. Now, that's a solution Anna can't live with. Bobby learns of an upcoming class reunion and is reluctant to go since he was an outsider.
In a maths test Thomas beats Anna who can't believe it and smells a big-time cheat. Only Beth has trust in him and the learning method she taught him. Later, Thomas must tutor Sam.
Thomas and Anna graduate. For summer both get a job and for both it's only of short joy: Anna working in the cafeteria and Thomas although getting a great job in management may forget it because of bad grades. Wayne gets Bobby a jingle-writing job, which Bobby doesn't want.
