Summary: When Molly finds herself at a crossroads with her career, she makes a huge decision.

Summary: When Molly decides to start a career as a crime novelist, she goes on a ride-along with Mike to research her first book.

Summary: Molly has a “mind-blowing” experience when she goes to Victoria’s workplace, a funeral home, to research her novel. Meanwhile, Mike sneaks a peek at Molly’s writing when she’s out.

Summary: Budding author Molly meets her literary idol, whose cynical advice is to focus on what she wouldn't want people to know about, while Mike tries to cheer up his down-in-the-dumps mother by having her over for dinner.

Summary: Molly believes her suspicious next-door neighbor is up to no good and recruits Joyce to help her spy on him. Meanwhile, the guys get together for a poker game and end up sharing their dreams and aspirations.

Summary: Molly needs to adjust her spending habits on shoes if she wants to maintain harmony in her marriage.

Summary: Mike decides he needs to live everyday like it’s his last after being shot during a robbery. As a result, he tells Carl it’s time for him to quit the police force.

Summary: Molly accepts a job as a forklift driver at Vince's warehouse when she decides to take a break from writing her novel.

Summary: Determined to change Mike's normal routine, Molly encourages him to try new things.

Summary: After fighting with Joyce about money, Molly and Mike move into Mike's childhood bedroom at Peggy's place.

Summary: Mike asks Carl to fill in for him as Molly's dance partner, but gets jealous when he thinks they are having too much fun.

Summary: At Mike's urging, Molly begrudgingly goes to a therapist (John Michael Higgins).

Summary: Samuel wants to be a standup comic; Molly offers advice to Harry which leads to him challenging his protective mother.

Summary: The entire family wonders if Victoria has finally met the one when she brings a new boyfriend home.

Summary: Molly meets the friend of her dreams when Peggy's childhood pal (Kathy Bates) visits, but Peggy isn't fond of sharing.

Summary: Molly tries to win some extra cash during a trip to a riverboat casino with the girls; Vince and Mike watch college basketball with the guys.

Summary: Mike, Samuel and Carl go on a road trip to Memphis, Tenn., to meet Carl's mother.

Summary: When Mike's car breaks down, he must decide if he should accept a loan from Carl to fix it.

Summary: Carl and Mike arrest Molly's literary hero (Susan Sarandon) for a DUI.

Summary: Molly wonders if she should tell Mike when she sees Carl coming out of Victoria's room late at night.

Summary: After Peggy's bathtub falls through the ceiling, Mike wants Peggy to go to a doctor.

Summary: Molly is ecstatic to be accepted into a prestigious eight-week writer's workshop, but Mike isn't thrilled about having his wife gone for the entire summer.