Episode 1
Aired Sep 22, 2021
Pilot
Struggling to figure out where he fits in, Dean decides to pursue his calling as "The Great Uniter" and attempts to organize the first integrated baseball game between his team and his friend Brad's team.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 29, 2021
Green Eyed Monster
While Dean reckons with his first taste of heartbreak and betrayal, the adults in his life are overly empathetic and assume his grief is from mourning current events.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 6, 2021
The Club
When Dean stumbles upon some racy literature and shares it with friends at school, Bill and Lillian must navigate uncharted territory as parents.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 13, 2021
The Workplace
Dean heads to band practice with Bill, but the grown folks' business at the music studio prompts Lillian to pick Dean up; Dean learns what his mom does while he's at school all day.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 20, 2021
The Lock In
Dean is reluctant to attend the annual church lock-in until Kim tells him it's where she got her first kiss; then he enlists his friends to help him pair up with Keisa.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 27, 2021
Be Prepared
When Coach Long and Bill take the boys on a camping trip as part of their newly formed scout troop, their starkly different approaches to the outdoors show Dean that his father isn't good at everything.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 3, 2021
Independence Day
Bill comes up with a solution for Kim's car desires, but the solution is only pleasing to him; Dean is worried about seeming uncool when Clisby ends up chaperoning him and his friends.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 17, 2021
Science Fair
After seeing Dean bullied by Michael, Lillian confronts his parents; Lillian helps Michael with his science project.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 1, 2021
Home for Christmas
Dean can't wait to spend Christmas with his older brother, Bruce, when he returns home from Vietnam; Bruce struggles to adjust to life back in Montgomery; the rest of the Williams family rely on their favorite holiday traditions to bring cheer.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 5, 2022
Lads and Ladies and Us
Bill and Lillian join high society club Lads & Ladies as a way to introduce Kim and Dean to positive influences in the community; Bill, Kim and Dean fit right in, but things take a turn when Lillian is treated differently for being a working mom.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 12, 2022
Brad Mitzvah
Brad works through his nerves preparing for his bar mitzvah speech; Dean ends his friendship with Keisa when Charlene tells him he can't be friends with other girls.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 19, 2022
I'm With the Band
When Dean loses his position as first chair saxophone in the school band, Bill lays the pressure on him to earn it back.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 2, 2022
The Valentine's Day Dance
Dean's plans to ask Keisa to the Valentine's Day Dance are foiled when another boy asks her out first; Bill and Lillian make Kim sign up for a Big Sister program to have extracurricular activities for her college applications.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 23, 2022
Country Dean
The family spends spring break with Lillian's parents; Lillian helps to settle a land dispute to impress her difficult-to-please mother.
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Episode 15
Aired Mar 2, 2022
Black Teacher
When their teacher goes on leave, Dean, Cory and Keisa are excited to be taught by Mr. Brady, the school's first Black teacher; Mr. Brady encourages the students to try out for the Knowledge Bowl team, where Dean faces some unexpected challenges.
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Episode 16
Aired Mar 16, 2022
The Sleepover
When Dean learns that Corey's dad, coach Long, is in the doghouse, he struggles to keep this secret from his friend.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 23, 2022
Jobs and Hangouts
Kim is excited to start her new job as a waitress at the local diner, which Dean adopts as his local hangout; when Kim experiences drama with her friends, she finds unlikely allies in a tough co-worker and her younger brother.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 6, 2022
Goose Grease
When Dean comes down with the chicken pox on his way to a hunting trip with Bill and Grandaddy Clisby, Lillian forces the three of them to quarantine together; Clisby pushes homemade remedies on them out of his mistrust of doctors.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 13, 2022
Love & War
Bruce returns home from Vietnam, and the family is shocked to find out he is dating an older woman with an 8-year-old son with whom he is eager to start his life; when they learn more about Bruce's last deployment, they come together to support him.
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Episode 20
Aired Apr 20, 2022
Bill's New Gig
Bill is excited to have made tenure at the university, only to find that his focus on career and family has cost him his spot in his band; Bruce adjusts to living at home.
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Episode 21
Aired May 11, 2022
Where No Dean Has Been Before
Dean tries to impress Keisa's cool new boyfriend by inviting him and his friends to a party Kim is throwing while Bill and Lillian are away for the night; things get out of hand just as Bill and Lillian arrive home.
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Episode 22
Aired May 18, 2022
Love, Dean
It's the end of the school year, and summer excitement is all around; Bill and Lillian each receive major career opportunities; Dean and Keisa take shelter together as a tornado tears through.
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