Bless This House

Season

1995

6.4

A sarcastic postal worker and his equally-snarky wife raise their kids in a small apartment in New Jersey, hoping to move into a more spacious house.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

Alice convinces her husband Burt that it's time they bought a house.

S1 • E2

A Woman's Work Is Never Done

Alice is fired from her cashier job when her boss learns that she secretly interviewed for a position as a legal secretary; Danny brings home from school her first boyfriend.

S1 • E3

Company Loves Misery

Ever-bickering couple Lenny and Phyllis attempt to save their marriage by tagging along with Burt and Alice when they celebrate their wedding anniversary.

S1 • E4

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

The Claytons are divided over whether their 12-year-old daughter can go to the movies alone with a boy, but everyone's plans are put on hold when the family car is stolen.

S1 • E5

I Am Not My Sister's Keeper

Burt is not pleased with his sister's new boyfriend.

S1 • E6

Where There's Smoke, You're Fired

Burt tries to resist Vicky's amorous advances without raising his wife's suspicions; Alice secretly starts smoking again after catching Danny with a pack of cigarettes.

The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions

S1 • E7

The Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions

After forgetting to pick up Sean from school, Burt attempts to make amends by getting him a puppy.

S1 • E8

A Fight a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

The Claytons continue house-hunting and decide to get a new life-insurance policy, but Burt is worried about passing the required physical.

S1 • E9

Fish and Guests Stink After Three Days

Lenny assumes that he will be moving into the Claytons' new house with them.

S1 • E10

The Postman Always Moves Twice

To get back at their stingy landlord, the Claytons trash their apartment before moving into their new house.

S1 • E11

Neither a Borrower Nor a Landlord Be

The Claytons rent out their new home to avoid foreclosure.

S1 • E12

If It Ain't Broke, Break It

Burt is devastated when his new recliner snaps in two as soon as he brings it home; Danny suffers her first heartbreak.

S1 • E13

Misery on 34th Street

Alice's hypercritical mother arrives for Christmas and unwanted advice on how to discipline Danny.

S1 • E14

The Bowling Method

After a pregnancy scare, Burt and Alice propose a bowling contest to determine which one will undergo surgery as birth control.

One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Stereo

S1 • E15

One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Stereo

The Claytons fight with their haughty new neighbors with an escalating prank battle.

S1 • E16

Natural Born Parents

Burt and Alice are proud of Danny's A in English until they find out it's for a school project in which she has been corresponding with a prisoner who's a mass murderer.