Season 4

October 20, 1999

When Griffin tries to prepare for Y2K by installing a generator, he causes a premature blackout for the entire neighborhood.

October 27, 1999

Getting through a typical day is hard enough, but it becomes an ordeal for Griffin when everyone demands his time on the day he is preparing for a date with a beautful flight attendant.

November 3, 1999

A strange woman comes to the shop under the impression that Hilton is her husband, Charlie.

November 17, 1999

Griffin has a dream in which teachers are given the same elite status & salary as professional athletes or actors.

September 27, 2001

December 15, 1999

Erica visits a student's home to get his mother more involved in his education.

December 22, 1999

Ruth and Pauline try to help save a friend's failing bookstore by annexing it to the Flower Cafe.

December 29, 1999

The cast presents a heartfelt tribute to Madeline Kahn, with clips highlighting her character Pauline.

January 14, 2000

Darien's late arrival to an important family dinner causes a fight between Hilton and Ruth.

January 21, 2000

When Ruth teaches Erica how to play golf, a rivalry begins between the two women that even extends to cooking.

January 28, 2000

Hilton finds himself in the middle of a Bank Heist.

March 3, 2000

Griffin, Erica and Darien try to convince a drug-addicted friend to enter rehab.

March 10, 2000

For a school paper, Keisha discovers intriqing facts about Ruth's past.

March 31, 2000

Griffin's inablity to deal with the return of his estranged father, who abandoned him 15 years earlier, causes problems in his relationship with Rebecca.

April 7, 2000

Hilton discovers that a former high school buddy is now homeless.

April 14, 2000

A foster child in Erica's class wants to move in with the Lucases.

April 14, 2000

Griffin tries to encourage both his students and the Lucases to eat healthier foods.

April 21, 2000

Hilton suffers from insomnia for several days, falling asleep during the day at inopertune moments, causing Erica and Ruth embarassment. When Hilton refuses to attend a sleep clinic, Griffin offers to set up a video camera in the Lucas' bedroom to record the night's activity to find the cause of Hilton's sleeplessness. The next morning, when the family gathers to watch the tape, no one is more surprised than Ruth to see that it's her snoring and kicking Hilton in her sleep that keeps him awake.

April 28, 2000

Hilton passes his advice along to Erica and Darien on how to keep the romance alive in marriage.

May 3, 2000