Surviving Suburbia
Surviving Suburbia
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First Aired: April 6th, 2009
Status: Ended
Genre: Comedy
Air Time: Monday, 12:00 AM
Network: ABC
Summary: Surviving Suburbia is an American sitcom starring Bob Saget and Cynthia Stevenson that aired on American Broadcasting Company from April 6 to August 7, 2009. The series originally aired at 9:30 PM Eastern/8:30 PM Central following Dancing with the Stars, before moving to Fridays at 8:30 PM Eastern/7:30 PM Central for its remaining episodes. It was the first program starring Saget to air on ABC since he left America's Funniest Home Videos in 1997. On August 8, 2009, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson announced that Surviving Suburbia, along with The Goode Family, had officially been cancelled due to low ratings.
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# of Episodes: 13
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Season 1
Episode 1: Hero
Air Date: April 6th, 2009
Summary: Steve agrees to house-sit for Onno, but ends up starting a fire. To cover, Steve claims he put the fire out and is considered a hero by his daughter and neighbors before his conscious gets in the way.
Episode 2: Project Run Away
Air Date: April 13rd, 2009
Summary: Steve challenges Courtney's teacher regarding a homework assignment. Anne must stand up for Steve when his parenting skills are questioned due to an inappropriate e-mail. Meanwhile, Henry makes it a mission to discover who is the father of Rhonda's children.
Episode 3: DMV
Air Date: April 20th, 2009
Summary: Steve has a plan of using Monica's scooter to cut the line at the DMV, but his plans backfires. Meanwhile, Onno asks Anne to take Jenna to the gynecologist but when Jenna tolds Anne her true reasons for going, Anne is put in a compromising position.
Episode 4: 40 Days
Air Date: April 27th, 2009
Summary: After learning about a book which describes how intimacy can be achieved with 40 days of sex, Steve talks Anne into joining a book club so that she'll read it. His plan does not go accordingly when Anne admits she has no confidence in their current relationship. Meanwhile, Courtney loses an important gift from Jenna and must confess her mistake.
Episode 5: Burn Bougainvillea, Burn
Air Date: May 27th, 2009
Summary: Steve and Anne are excited to meet their new neighbors, but when the newbies want to cut down Anne's beloved bougainvillea, things begin to go awry. Meanwhile, a teen girl who is pregnant with her second child has Henry obsessing over her.
Episode 6: If the Shoe Fits, Steal It
Air Date: June 12nd, 2009
Summary: Steve accuses a mother at Courtney's school of stealing his daughter's shoes and is accused himself of not showing interest in his kids. Meanwhile, Henry refuses to let his mom see his SAT scores.
Episode 7: Dirty Stevie
Air Date: June 19th, 2009
Episode 8: The Game Of Life
Air Date: June 26th, 2009
Summary: Steve talks about his concerns for the economy during family game night.
Episode 9: Nothing For Money
Air Date: July 10th, 2009
Summary: Steve takes over the household duties after Anne takes a job outside the home, and is shocked at just how much work it really is. Meanwhile, Jenna is accused of stealing by Henry.
Episode 10: School Council
Air Date: July 17th, 2009
Summary: Courtney's teacher recommends to Steve and Anne that the use the "talking stick" method to discuss an altercation between their daughter and a neighbor's girl. While mediating, Steve wonders why adults need school teachers to help resolve family conflicts and unexpectedly learns something about his relationship with Henry.
Episode 11: Three End Tables
Air Date: July 24th, 2009
Summary: When an end table ordered by the Pattersons is delivered to a neighbor's house by mistake, Anne encourages Steve to talk to the neighbor about it. But Steve, looking to avoid any possible conflict with the neighbor, comes up with a plan (even using a black eye) to dupe Anne into thinking he retrieved their table. Meanwhile, Henry jeopardizes Courtney's relationship with Jenna after he sends her over to break up a date.
Episode 12: Desperate Housewife
Air Date: July 31st, 2009
Summary: When Steve admits that a neighbor going through a divorce flirted with him, Anne is forced to examine the strength of her marriage. Also, Courtney and Henry struggle for control of the downstairs television.
Episode 13: No Reception
Air Date: August 7th, 2009
Summary: Anne is encouraged by Steve to break free of her manipulative parents after they revoke her cell phone privileges. Meanwhile, Henry believes Rhonda is preaching teen pregnancy to Courtney.
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