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| Raising Dad | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jonathan Katz |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Noah Hartman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jonathan Katz Andy Ackerman John Markus Bob Saget Norman Steinberg |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | The WB |
| Release | October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) – May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) |
Raising Dad is an American televisionsitcom that aired onThe WB from October 5, 2001, to May 10, 2002. The series starsBob Saget on his first television series sinceFull House ended in 1995.[1] It also starsKat Dennings,Brie Larson,Riley Smith,Beau Wirick andJerry Adler,[2] and was produced by Albion Productions in association withParamount Television.
Matt Stewart is awidower trying to raise his two daughters, Sarah and Emily, with the help of his live-in father, Sam, a former baseball player for theBoston Red Sox. Further complicating matters, Matt works as an English teacher at Sarah's high school. Matt struggles to keep his nose out of his daughter's social life while attempting to find his own.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Andy Ackerman | Jonathan Katz | October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) | 4.53[3] | |
Matt can't stop sharing personal information about Sarah with his high school English class. Sam and Emily are lying to her school so she can spend more time at home. | ||||||
| 2 | "Sex Ed" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Bill Braudis | October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12) | 3.53[4] | |
Matt agrees to be a substitute teacher for a Sex Ed class, not realizing that Sarah will be in attendance. Emily is researching careers in the want ads and Sam misplaces his car at the mall and worries that he might be losing his marbles. | ||||||
| 3 | "Baby, You Can't Drive My Car" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Bill Masters | October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19) | 3.28[5] | |
Sarah wants to get her license, but her driving lessons don't go as planned because her dad is a nervous driver. Matt's feelings get hurt when Sarah searches for a less stressful substitute. With Grandpa's help, Emily makes a Rube Goldberg machine for a school contest. | ||||||
| 4 | "For Mature Audiences Only" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | Nancy Cohen | October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26) | 3.4[6] | |
| 5 | "Fight for Your Right to Party" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | B. J. Novak | November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02) | 4.28[7] | |
| 6 | "We'll Always Have Scrabble" | Dana DeVally Piazza | Kimberly Karp & Phil Breman | November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09) | 3.77[8] | |
| 7 | "The Drama Club" | Dana DeVally Piazza | Story by : Jonathan Katz Teleplay by : Jonathan Katz & Bill Braudis | November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16) | 3.7[9] | |
| 8 | "The New Room" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Miriam Trogdon | December 7, 2001 (2001-12-07) | 3.33[10] | |
| 9 | "Teacher Evaluations" | Wil Shriner | Chuck Sklar | December 14, 2001 (2001-12-14) | 3.92[11] | |
| 10 | "Matt&Sarah@Gossip.com" | Wil Shriner | Adam Markowitz & Marc Rubel | January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11) | 3.2[12] | |
| 11 | "First Date" | Wil Shriner | Norman Steinberg | January 18, 2002 (2002-01-18) | 2.8[13] | |
| 12 | "Sam's Enchanted Evening" | John Whitesell | Jim Armogida & Steve Armogida | January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25) | 2.9[14] | |
| 13 | "Mentor Matt" | Ken Whittingham | B. J. Novak | February 1, 2002 (2002-02-01) | 2.62[15] | |
| 14 | "The Math Problem" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | Nancy Cohen | February 15, 2002 (2002-02-15) | 2.4[16] | |
| 15 | "Attending a Family Dysfunction" | Wil Shriner | Ed Driscoll | February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22) | 2.70[17] | |
| 16 | "Miss Communication" | Wil Shriner | Bill Braudis & Jonathan Katz | March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22) | 2.72[18] | |
| 17 | "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss" | Wil Shriner | Robert Bruce | April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05) | 2.80[19] | |
| 18 | "Home Plates" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Jimmy Aleck & Jim Keily | April 12, 2002 (2002-04-12) | 2.2[20] | |
| 19 | "The House of Stewart" | Will Mackenzie | Kimberley Karp & Phil Breman | April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19) | 2.4[21] | |
| 20 | "Bully" | Will Mackenzie | Chuck Sklar | April 26, 2002 (2002-04-26) | 2.07[22] | |
| 21 | "Daughter Nose Beat" | Wil Shriner | Ed Crasnick | May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03) | 3.29[23] | |
| 22 | "Losing It" | Norman Steinberg | Norman Steinberg & Bill Masters | May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) | 2.50[24] | |
Carole Horst ofVariety reviewed the first episode ofRaising Dad and wrote: "a family trying to cope with the death of the mother... isn't funny, but it is touching at times", and added that the cast "is fine, and"Dad" shows some promise. It probably will keepReba's audience tuned in to end a nice family night of TV."[25]
