Dave's World

I Lost It at the Movies

A night at the movies finds Dave and Beth trying not to interfere with Tommy's first date - and Kenny trying to convince

The Last Auction Hero

Mia quits her job; Shel is auctioned at a hospital fund raiser.

A Room With a View

Tommy's treehouse allows a view of the neighbours' bedroom.

Please Won't You Be My Neighbor

After Shel's car is broken into -- again -- Dave and Beth join the neighbourhood-watch program.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Dave certainly gets no satisfaction from his search for Rolling Stones tickets. Meanwhile, Mia runs the first draft of h

Gone with the Wind (1)

On Willie's sixth birthday, Hurricane Ashley strikes Miami, forcing the Barrys and their friends to take cover. (Part 1

Gone with the Wind (2)

The Barrys copes with the aftermath of the hurricane: no water, no power, a tree in their bedroom, and Shel as a demandi

Lobster Envy

Tommy is hit by a car while trick-or-treating.

Family Membership

Dave and Beth join a health club to help Tommy overcome his dread of gym class, while Shel lies about his family status

One Mump or Two?

Dave learns about the downside of bachelor life when a quarantine forces him to spend a few days with Kenny; meanwhile,

The Donor Party

When Shel's irresponsible younger brother Bobby comes to visit, Shel assumes it's to ask him for money . But this time B

How Long Has This Been Going On?

Beth and Julie are shocked to learn their mom is still sexually active and has been spending some romantic quality time

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

After revealing his greatest regret on national TV, Dave is confronted by the man whose life he feel s he ruined -- a fe

Dis Who's Coming to Dinner?

The Barrys' dinner party is even worse than Dave and Beth anticipated, as Shel tries to break up with his girlfriend, an

A Pool's Paradise

A feud with a snooty neighbour may sink the Barrys' efforts to build a pool, while Kenny tries to tre ad water in his re

Bear With Me

Dave and Beth will stop at nothing to get Willie's lost toy bear Barnaby back for him -- even if it means fighting with

A Cut Above the Rest

After Beth has a pregnancy scare, Dave considers getting a vasectomy -- much to the horror of Kenny and Shel.

The Country Girl

The Barrys are enchanted with their new French exchange student -- even after a little misunderstand involving Willie's

The Accidental Tourists

Dave, Shel, and Kenny travel to Paris to fulfill a deceased college buddy's final request -- to have his ashes scattered

The Joint Venture

Dave and Beth's risky land investment goes to pot, so to speak, when they discover marijuana growing on the site.

Those Wedding Shel Blues

Nightmare on Maple Street

Kenny dumps Julie, but Dave and Beth must break the news to her, which leaves Julie wanting to be ""near family"" -- by

The Mommies

On Mother's Day, Dave's family and friends recall past celebrations -- including the time Kenny's mother questioned his

Piano, No Strings

Dave discovers Tommy has a gift for playing the piano and encourages him to join the school orchestra, but Tommy wants t

Tommy Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Tommy runs away to live with Kenny when his parents won't let him see a gory film.

Cleanliness is Next to Nakedness

Beth's plan to surprise Dave in the shower backfires.

It's Not About That . . .

Construction of the new neighbour's house disturbs the peace; a commitment-shy Eric turns to Dave and the guys when his

You Must(ang) Remember This

The Barrys and friends take a ride down memory lane as Dave debates whether to sell his 1965 Mustang; Tommy and Willie s

What the Early Bird Gets

A convention-bound Shel reluctantly entrusts his beloved luxury car to Dave -- who is then held responsible for the good

Do the Write Thing

Mia enrolls in the writing class Dave teaches at community college.

Death of a Saleswoman

A neighbor's boasting about how much school candy his son has sold leaves a bitter taste in Beth's mouth, so she determi

Writing Wrongs

Is truth stranger than fiction? Dave's about to find out when Tommy takes issue with his father's first major work, a se

Catch of the Day

Eric flounders when his father returns from a fishing trip with a different sort of catch -- a new girlfriend.

Health Hath No Fury

Kenny's ""cardiac event"" inspires Beth to change the Barrys' eating habits -- and to drag Dave to a shady lawyer in ord

Leave a Mystery at the Beep

An enigmatic answering machine message from a lovelorn sailor sends Beth scurrying to find the man and reunite him with

The Green-Eyed Monster

A fire forces Mia and Eric to temporarily move in with the Barrys, but the blaze that wrecked their house is nothing com

Working Stiffs

When Kenny becomes a victim of ""corporate downsizing,"" Dave tries to get his friend's job back by talking to the boss,

Pardon My Nuptuals

The IRS informs Dave and Beth that their marriage isn't legally valid, an occasion that calls for a visit to the hippie

Gator Bait

Stressed-out Dave sees an alligator in the backyard.

Those Who Do Be Do Be Do

Teacher Beth regrets lecturing to her loved ones when her advice sends Duke weightlifting, Shel and Mia skydiving, and p

Fame

Dave enjoys, then soon tires of, his 15 minutes of fame after a new publicity campaign for his column finds his face pla

Loves Me Like a Rock

Dave abandons the long-standing Barry tradition of not celebrating Valentine's Day when he decides to purchase a romanti

Nuts and Bolts

Eric and Mia's domestic squabbles spark a fight in the Barry house when Dave reluctantly -- and foolishly -- reveals thi

My Girl

Shel frets when his girlfriend bonds with Beth.

Stayin' Alive

Dave finds he's alienated both his friends after he wins an award that Shel coveted, then decides to make his own record

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Mia's new obsession with astrology has Eric wishing she'd be more down-to-earth; Kenny turns snoop to discover wh at pla

Double Fault

To earn the favor of a socialite and secure a sizable donation to the hospital, Shel serves up famous writer Dave Bary a

Don't Blame Me

Dave gives Eric a three-day deadline to build a sun deck.

The Good Doctor

Pediatrician Celia's skill in the ER -- performing emergency surgery on a little girl injured in a bicycle accident -- m

L.A. Times

Dave plugs his new book in Hollywood, along with a starstruck Shel, whose Tinseltown experience dims after a spat with C

It's Not About That, Either

Teacher Beth regrets lecturing to her loved ones when her advice sends Dave weightlifting, Shel and Mia sky diving, and

Based on a True Story

When Dave's column about Shel's childhood is picked by the head of Paragon Pictures to be a feature film, Beth urges Dav

Solitaire

With Beth and the boys away for the weekend, Dave savors the time alone to do as he pleases -- if only he can get his fr

Missed Manners

""Is it me, or did people used to be nicer to each other?"" Dave wonders, after Beth's insulted on the road and Shel has

Crime and Coconuts

Dave grounds Tommy for a prank the child insists he didn't commit. Then Eric's father, Eric Jr., invites the gang to the

Miami Beached

When Dave, Shel and Kenny are sentenced to do community service at the beach as a result of the fight at Eric's bachelor

Daveberry, RFD

When Dave's home town of Pewauketucket, Ohio, honors him with the key to the city, Dave and Beth begin to think that it

A Very Barry Pumpkin Show

The Barrys and their friends get caught up in the past as they try to relive their best childhood Halloween memories. Da

Falling

When Dave meets an attractive female fan who invites him back to her apartment to ""talk about writing,"" Shel and Kenny

Stress

Beth's decision to use the repair job on the kitchen and master bedroom as a reason to completely redecorate the house p

Starr Tours

Dave sees a way to meet his favorite '60s British rock star, Peter Noone, when Eric begins repairs on the man's Florida

The Importance of Missing Earnest

When Willie leaves Earnest, the family bloodhound, at the park by accident, all the Barrys and their friends come togeth

Does the Whale Have to Be White?

Dave writes a scathing column criticizing Tommy's teacher for staging a drastically rewritten politically correct versio

Playdate With a Playmate

After Shel displays the new edition of Playboy in which the centerfold confesses that one of her lifelong ambitions is t

Spontaneous Combustion

Kenny encourages Shel to be more spontaneous -and Shel foolishly takes his advice. Meanwhile, Dave and Beth's hanky-pank

Dave Barry, Call Your Agent

Dave finds out that his agent, Irving Bloom, has died and that Bloom's widow, Mel, is taking over the client list, much

Touched By an Agent

Mel, Dave's aggressive new agent, has the Barry household spinning both physically and mentally when she sends Dave into

Bad News Barry's

A publishing party at the Barrys' home, coordinated by Dave's new agent, Mel, links Dave to a dead mobster and thrusts h

Liar's Poker

A call from an old college classmate whom Dave despised reveals a long-hidden truth about Dave and Beth's dating history

Testing . . . Testing . . .

After Dave volunteers to take care of the family by himself so Beth can study without interruptions, he has to fly solo

Tropical Depression

Kenny auditions for a job as a weatherman. Meanwhile, Shel's investments bring him a substantial windfall; then he learn

Oh Dad, Poor Dad

Shel has a hard time 'fessing up to his visiting high-maintenance daughter Carly that most of his money is gone. Instead

A Woman of Independent Seams

After Eric accidentally sells Beth's wedding dress during their garage sale, Dave thinks Beth is upset for sentimental r

Let Simmer, Then Grill

Dave and Beth investigate the reason the FBI wants to speak with them, but it turns out they're looking for information

The Creeping Peril

When a giant sinkhole threatens to destroy the Barry house, the entire family evacuates to Shel's. Forced to flee on a m