Raising Dad

Raising Dad
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jonathan Katz
Starring	Bob Saget Kat Dennings Brie Larson Meagan Good Andy Kindler Jerry Adler Ben Indra
Theme music composer	Noah Hartman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Albion Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	The WB
Release	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) – May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)

Raising Dad is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB from October 5, 2001, to May 10, 2002. The series stars Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, Brie Larson, Riley Smith, Beau Wirick and Jerry Adler, and was produced by Albion Productions in association with Paramount Television.

Premise

Matt Stewart is a widower trying to raise his two daughters, Sarah and Emily, with the help of his live-in father, Sam, a former baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. Further complicating matters, Matt works as an English teacher at Sarah's high school. Matt struggles to keep his nose out of his daughter's social life while attempting to find his own.

Cast

Main

• Bob Saget as Matt Stewart
• Kat Dennings as Sarah Stewart
• Brie Larson as Emily Stewart
• Meagan Good as Katie
• Andy Kindler as Mr. Travers
• Jerry Adler as Sam Stewart
• Ben Indra as Josh (from episode 12; recurring previously)

Recurring

• Fred Stoller as Bert
• Riley Smith as Jared Ashby
• Beau Wirick as Evan
• Camille Guaty as Olivia
• Tembi Locke as Vice Principal Liz Taylor

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Andy Ackerman	Jonathan Katz	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)
Matt Stewart teaches English at the same high school his elder daughter, Sarah, attends. In the opener, he just doesn't seem to grasp the concept that Sarah does not want her life to be a part of his classroom banter---and the conflict is taking a toll on their relationship. Meanwhile, younger daughter Emily has some issues of her own when she pretends to be sick at school so she can get out early. Grandfather Sam takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of the girl's unusual behavior.
2	"Sex Ed"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Bill Braudis	October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)
Matt takes over as a sub for Sarah's Sex Ed. class and gets a surprise when he reaches into a box filled with anonymously written questions. Meanwhile, Sam's trip to the mall gets derailed when he forgets where he parked.
3	"Baby, You Can't Drive My Car"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Bill Masters	October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)
Sarah gets her driver's permit and is determined to get her license, but her dad's overprotective attitude during driving lessons leads her to seek out someone else to help her behind his back.
4	"For Mature Audiences Only"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Nancy Cohen	October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)
Sarah and Olivia want to sneak into an R-rated film but end up having to take Emily along, who wants to see a different movie.
5	"Fight for Your Right to Party"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	B. J. Novak	November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)
Sarah gets invited to one of the hottest parties of the year by a popular senior and is determined to go despite her father forbidding it. Meanwhile, Emily attempts to make a kids version of the book of world records.
6	"We'll Always Have Scrabble"	Dana DeVally Piazza	Kimberly Karp & Phil Breman	November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09)
Matt gets upset when Sarah misses family game night, so he buys her tickets to a Limp Bizkit concert in an attempt to spend more time with her.
7	"The Drama Club"	Dana DeVally Piazza	Story by : Jonathan Katz Teleplay by : Jonathan Katz & Bill Braudis	November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16)
Sarah finds herself having to make a tough decision as director of the school play when she casts two people for the same part. Meanwhile Matt has to deal with attempting to fire the housekeeper.
8	"The New Room"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Miriam Trogdon	December 7, 2001 (2001-12-07)
Sarah finds out that Emily and her friend Henry were peaking at her diary without her knowledge and insists on having her own room, feeling it's the only to stop her and her sister from fighting.
9	"Teacher Evaluations"	Wil Shriner	Chuck Sklar	December 14, 2001 (2001-12-14)
Matt's teacher evaluation day goes awry when his students decide to play a practical joke on him.
10	"Matt&Sarah@Gossip.com"	Wil Shriner	Adam Markowitz & Marc Rubel	January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11)
Sarah takes an interest in a new student with a criminal past. Matt reveals the info in order to protect her, but she inadvertently lets it slip and gossip spreads. Meanwhile Emily and Sam lose Matt's prized possession.
11	"First Date"	Wil Shriner	Norman Steinberg	January 18, 2002 (2002-01-18)
Emily is distraught when Matt goes on a date (his first since Abby's death) with a published author and college professor. Meanwhile Sam buys mass quantities at the warehouse store.
12	"Sam's Enchanted Evening"	John Whitesell	Jim Armogida & Steve Armogida	January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25)
After Sam spends a night out, he and Matt argue and Sam moves out. Sarah wants a later curfew and Emily wants a bra, neither of which will Matt allow.
13	"Mentor Matt"	Ken Whittingham	B. J. Novak	February 1, 2002 (2002-02-01)
A former student pays a return visit, having written a best-selling novel that bears a striking resemblance to one of Matt's short stories.
14	"The Math Problem"	Philip Charles MacKenzie	Nancy Cohen	February 15, 2002 (2002-02-15)
Sarah and Olivia fight over a guy. Meanwhile, Sarah is tutored in math by Travers' nephew, blindly unaware of his crush on her.
15	"Attending a Family Dysfunction"	Wil Shriner	Ed Driscoll	February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22)
Sarah surprises Sam on his birthday by reuniting him with his daughter Debbie. But old differences don't die easily.
16	"Miss Communication"	Wil Shriner	Bill Braudis & Jonathan Katz	March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)
When Sarah decides to get a job, she is coerced by Matt into working in the school attendance office--and then promptly gets fired. Sam gets a PDA.
17	"A Kiss Is Still a Kiss"	Wil Shriner	Robert Bruce	April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)
Matt agrees to accompany his boss (and old family friend) Liz to a wedding, but the date takes an unexpected turn. Sarah books her friends' band at the Juice Bar/Bookstore where she now works.
18	"Home Plates"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Jimmy Aleck & Jim Keily	April 12, 2002 (2002-04-12)
The death of Sam's old friend and former Red Sox teammate inspires Sam and Matt's journey to the roof of Fenway Park. Sarah hosts a dinner party but is upset when Jared brings a date.
19	"The House of Stewart"	Will Mackenzie	Kimberley Karp & Phil Breman	April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)
Sarah notices signals that Jared may want to be more than just friends. Meanwhile, the Stewart household is plagued by a neighborhood dog.
20	"Bully"	Will Mackenzie	Chuck Sklar	April 26, 2002 (2002-04-26)
Sarah finds herself in a pickle when a girl in her math class wants to cheat off her test. Meanwhile, Emily and her friend Marvin learn some card tricks.
21	"Daughter Nose Beat"	Wil Shriner	Ed Crasnick	May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03)
Matt refuses to even consider allowing Sarah to get a nose job, so she schedules the surgery behind his back.
22	"Losing It"	Norman Steinberg	Norman Steinberg & Bill Masters	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
After Jared tells Sarah he's spending the summer with his dad in California she is determined to take their relationship to the next level. Meanwhile Matt takes a weekend vacation with Nina.

Reception

Carole Horst of Variety reviewed the first episode of Raising Dad and wrote: "a family trying to cope with the death of the mother... isn’t funny, but it is touching at times", and added that the cast "is fine, and "Dad" shows some promise. It probably will keep Reba's audience tuned in to end a nice family night of TV."

External links

• Raising Dad at IMDb