NBC · Ended

In-Laws

Comedy · 2002

Last aired: S1 E14, Two Rooms · 2003-01-14

A young married couple move in with the wife's overprotective parents, after the husband quits work to attend cooking school.

Cast

Bonnie Somerville Alex Pellet Landis

Elon Gold Matt Landis

Dennis Farina Victor Pellet

Jean Smart Marlene Pellet

Season 1

E1 Pilot 2002-09-24 · 30 min In the series pilot, newlyweds move in with the bride's parents in suburbia, where her forceful dad locks horns with his son-in-law.

E2 Fleetwood Matt 2002-09-24 · 30 min Matt's smashup of Victor's vintage Cadillac is but a prelude to other revelations of covered-up accidents that befell the prized vehicle.

E3 The Mattress Kings 2002-10-01 · 30 min Bed-buying bickering pits Matt vs. Victor, whose choice for his daughter's repose carries a nightmarish price tag Matt can't afford.

E4 Love is the Key 2002-10-01 · 30 min The romantic dinner that Matt and Alex hope to share balloons into a big bash thanks to Victor, who invites himself, Marlene---and a band.

E5 Monopoly Report 2002-10-08 · 30 min A family Monopoly game is dicey for Matt, who's vexed by the Pellets' quirky rules, inside jokes and freewheeling currency exchanges.

E6 Crown Vic 2002-10-15 · 30 min Alan Rachins ("Dharma & Greg") guest stars as a snooty businessman who holds a prestigious civic post in the community that Victor covets.

E7 Love Thy Neighbor 2002-10-22 · 30 min A neighbor's home sale sparks a family feud: Marlene's made a deal, but Victor blows it---because he hates the buyer's pet bird.

E8 Halloween: Resurrection 2002-10-29 · 30 min Halloween decorating obsesses the Pellets, out to create the scariest display on the block in a one-upmanship war with neighbors.

E9 Games People Play 2002-11-12 · 30 min Racquetball rivalry pits Victor against Matt in a heated competition, which Alex tries to cool down with a placating ploy that backfires.

E10 Lucky Charms 2002-11-19 · 30 min A day at the races bonds Victor and Matt, whose "jinx-in-law" has a streak of beginner's luck that summons the duo back to the track.

E11 If You Can't Stand the Heat 2002-12-03 · 30 min The family stews over Matt's cooking partner, a comely chef-in-training (Roselyn Sanchez) who stirs patriarchal anxieties in overreacting Victor.

E12 Married Christmas 2002-12-03 · 30 min Marlene's blustery dad (Michael Constantine) blows in for Christmas and has an impact on Victor that's akin to the latter's effect on Matt (Elon Gold).

E13 Matt Goes Into Labor 2003-01-07 · 30 min Showdown time: Matt meets Alex's former beau (Dan Cortese), an accomplished Adonis who has his own tales to tell about Victor.

E14 Two Rooms 2003-01-14 · 30 min Marital spats erupt on a trip to North Carolina, where Victor winds up bunking with Matt; and Alex and Marlene whoop it up in the hotel bar with Civil War reenactors.

E15 Mother's Nature 30 min Patti LuPone plays Matt's outspoken mother, an environmental activist battling Victor over his plans to build on protected wetlands.

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