The three Bernstein-Flynn sisters are reunited when Nora returns to Los Angeles after two years in Africa and Annie graduates from college. Big sister Bess, who is expecting her first child any moment…

When Steven puts his foot down and insists that only he and Bess will be present in the delivery room during the birth of their baby, the Bernstein-Flynn family, crushed by Steven's edict, plays a wai…

When Annie's latest income-generating schemes prove to be predictable disasters, Bess and Nora decide it's time for a sisterly intervention. But Steven has a simpler solution -- and offers Annie a job…

Nora realizes it has been nearly four years since she went out on a date. Little sister Annie offers to help her get back in the game, but the two couldn't be more different in their approach when the…

When Steven's well-appointed and domineering mother and counterculture dropout father arrive together from Chicago to visit their son and daughter-in-law, Steven's coping strategy is to stay under the…

The girls plan a surprise anniversary party for their parents, but the celebration nearly turns into psychodrama when Bess learns that her parents' idyllic marriage isn't completely perfect.

When George throws a faculty party for one of his oldest friends, Frederick, in an effort to woo him to USC as a visiting professor, Frederick ends up wooing Nora instead -- much to the dismay of Bess…

While the siblings argue over who should inherit their parents' stuffed rooster, Frederick reveals his affair with Nora.

Nora and Steven have differing opinions about Annie's new boyfriend, Kevin. Steven, thrilled to have another guy at the Bernstein-Flynn brunches, tries to talk Annie into keeping Kevin around, while N…

After much agonizing, Bess and Steven ask Nora to be Charlie's guardian. Nora agrees, but her cavalier attitude towards this sacred trust unnerves Bess. Meanwhile, Nora asks Bess to tell Annie to get …

Bess decides to end her maternity leave early when she learns of a possible promotion at work. But when Annie overhears Bess' co-workers saying she's not getting the promotion, she doesn't know whethe…

Annie becomes a personal assistant to Andy Dick; Bess and Steven interview nannies.

Nora is trying to quit smoking, but has a hard time doing so. Bess, Annie and Nora plan to go on a Macy Gray concert, but Bess has to cancel it suddenly when she has a work related problem. So Annie i…

Steven's plan to re-create the carefree ""Pre-Bess"" weekend of his bachelor days backfires when Bess gets hip to his selfish reason for sending her and her sisters to a spa for her birthday. Meanwhil…

When Honey tries to share her Mother's Day tradition of running naked into the ocean at dawn with Bess, mother and daughter discover how different they really are. The schism threatens to turn into th…

(From TV Guide) After attending a cooking class in which all that managed to rise were their tempers, Bess, Nora and Annie decide to take a break from one another. At first, the news delights Steven, …

As Season Two begins, the Keats' son turns 1. Naturally Bess is preparing for a party, but Steven is concerned that Charlie can't do all the things that a neighbor's lad can -- like grip a football. M…

While Bess tries to hide the fact that she's a parent from her new old-fashioned boss, Vince, Nora has to endure her family's less-than-enthusiastic response to the news that Elliot is back in her lif…

When Jake decides its time to get serious about his love life, he sets his sights on Annie. To keep things safe, Annie invites Gordon to hang out with her and Jake -- and ends up making an interesting…

When Steven and Bess take a romantic weekend getaway sans Bess' birth control, she worries that she may be pregnant. Meanwhile, Nora and Elliot make parenting decisions of their own after babysitting …

Nora needs a new job (her last one was directing a gross-out reality show, for crying out loud!), so her father offers her an interview with the university's dean. Reluctant, Nora sees herself with no…

Baby Charlie's first Halloween sparks a spirited debate between Steven and Bess as to how they will celebrate Christmas and Chanukah. Steven enlists George's support in his anti-Xmas tree campaign, wh…

Nora comes in asking if it's ok to pay for movie tickets with pennies, which leads the whole family to remember how Steven originally dated Nora and ended up with Bess. It was 1994. Annie was graduati…

George says he used the card as a book marker. The book was given to Nora, who gave the book to Bess, who lent it to Elliot. The card is exactly where George left it 7 years ago. While Annie is shocke…

When Bess is forced to spend Thanksgiving with her mother-in-law in Chicago, she winds up learning a secret she wishes she had never heard. Meanwhile, an argument between Nora and Annie results in the…

Annie makes an audition tape for MTV's ""Real World"", using footage of her dancing on top of the bar at work as the centerpiece of her submission. Enlisting Gordon's help in making her tape, Annie re…

Bess and Steven hire a nanny to take of Charlie for the holidays. But they're very surprised when the nanny turns out to be a 45 year-old man. Terry is a wonderful nanny, but Steven and Bess are embar…

When Bess' boss, Vince, institutes ""bring your dog to work day"", Bess freaks out because she doesn't have a dog, so she asks Annie for one. Annie's dog at first seems too small, but Vince thinks it'…

When Nora and Elliot decide to move in together again, Annie is out of a place to live until Jake offers her his spare room - an arrangement that Gordon isn't thrilled with. Elliot becomes increasingl…

Annie and Jake accidentally see each other naked and feel awkward about it, but not as awkward as Jake feels when he accidentally tells Gordon, especially since he hasn't seen Annie naked yet. Annie, …

Steven's brother Joel comes to visit from Chicago bringing some news though that he has separated from his wife and is going through money troubles. That's why he wants to sell his and Steven's childh…

Annie crashes into the back of Stevens's car while following him. Because of that Steven ran a red light and has ti go to traffic school. Elliot is babysitting Charlie when he writes a sing for Bess f…

Annie holds Nora a Bachelorette party with just her and a whole lot of alcohol. Jake stays home for the party because he thinks there are going to be a whole lot of girlie things going on. Elliot does…

Bess wants a proper massage from Steven that doesn't involve se at the end so he buys them both Gift Certificates to get a massage. Annie has just got health insurance so she is getting all sorts of t…