Surviving Suburbia

Season

2009

USA

5.7

Steve and Anne Patterson and their two children, Henry and Courtney, enjoy easy living in the suburbs--until their new next-door neighbors start to cause problems.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Hero

Steve is forced to house sit for Onno and accidentally causes a fire. To cover up for his mistake, he claims to have stopped the fire. His daughter and neighbors praise him as being a hero, but his conscience ends up getting the best of him.

S1 • E2

Project Run Away

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.

S1 • E3

DMV

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 tells Anne her true reasons for going, Anne is put in a compromising position.

S1 • E4

40 Days

Steve tries to introduce Anne to a book that promises increased intimacy; Courtney loses something of importance that Jenna gave her.

S1 • E5

Burn Bougainvillea, Burn

A new neighbor wants to cut Anne's prized bougainvillea down; Henry becomes smitten with a teenage girl down the street.

S1 • E6

If the Shoe Fits, Steal It

Steve falsely accuses a mother at school of stealing Courtney's shoes; Henry keeps his SAT scores a secret from his mom.

S1 • E7

Dirty Stevie

Onno gives Steve a gun, and while Steve enjoys the feeling of power it gives him, Anne wants it out of the house; Monica sends Anne a bill for the food Henry has been eating while at her house.

S1 • E8

The Game of Life

Anne starts a family game night in hopes that it will convince Henry to go to college.

S1 • E9

Nothing for Money

Steve encourages Anne to quit volunteer work and get a job; Henry accuses Jenna of stealing something from the house.

S1 • E10

School Council

Anne and Steve try to discuss an altercation between Courtney and a neighbor's daughter; Steve learns something about his relationship with Henry.

S1 • E11

Three End Tables

When an end table the Pattersons bought is sent to a neighbor's house, Anne asks Steve to get it back; Henry puts Courtney's relationship with Jenna in jeopardy.

S1 • E12

Desperate Housewife

Anne questions the strength of her marriage when a neighbor starts flirting with Steve; Henry and Courtney vie for control of the downstairs television.

S1 • E13

No Reception

Steve tries to motivate Annie to break away from her manipulative mother after her parents abuse the new cell phones they give them; Henry is counseled after he reprimands Rhonda for glamorizing teen pregnancy in front of Courtney.