The BEST episodes written by Jonathan Emerson
#1 - Not Your Mother's Day
Instant Mom - Season 1 - Episode 20
Stephanie is excited about celebrating her first Mother's Day until she learns that the family plans to celebrate her on Stepmother's Day instead; Stephanie takes her mother to a day spa and gets some unexpected "mom" advice from a few experts who attempt to cheer her up.
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#2 - Harp & Soul
Instant Mom - Season 1 - Episode 3
Stephanie’s determined to bond with the kids and uses her love of music to do it. But by forcing them to take up an instrument against their will, Stephanie learns a very public and embarrassing lesson in parenting.
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#3 - The Backslide
The Upshaws - Season 1 - Episode 10
With Bennie back in the house and bonding more with the kids, Regina's frustrations start to show. After she takes the GMAT, the family comes together.
#4 - Fight or Flight
Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 15
On a flight for a security job, Vanessa tells a flight attendant that she and Kevin are newly married in order to get bumped up to first class, but her fib creates a lot of extra baggage when Kevin meets Lisa and the two hit it off.
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#5 - Gloves Off
The Upshaws - Season 1 - Episode 9
When Bennie tries to live a healthier lifestyle, he winds up in a boxing ring with an emotional Bernard. Maya struggles with a school bully.
#6 - Phat Monkey
Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 22
When Monkey Fist lands Alviti’s big account to provide security for his parking garages, Kevin inadvertently derails Rootger’s efforts to study for his security guard test and puts the new job in jeopardy, much to Vanessa’s dismay. Also, Kendra and Chale try to persuade an investor to help finance their brew pub idea.
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#7 - The Hook-Up
The Upshaws - Season 1 - Episode 2
After meeting the manager of an upscale restaurant, Bennie takes Regina out hoping to break their dry spell but realizes the meal isn't on the house.
#8 - Gabby's Game Boy
Instant Mom - Season 2 - Episode 3
When Stephanie and Charlie learn that Gabby has had a secret boyfriend, they meet him, finding him to be a bad influence.
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#9 - Quaran-Jean
Call Your Mother - Season 1 - Episode 3
After the secret gets out that Jean came to L.A. to check on Freddie but not Jackie during quarantine, Jean plans a girls’ night for just her and Jackie to bond, but it doesn’t go as smoothly as planned. Meanwhile, Celia grows frustrated with Freddie always counting on his mother to take care of him and confronts him for taking Jean’s advice over hers.
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#10 - Jean There Done That
Call Your Mother - Season 1 - Episode 13
Jean and Danny embark on a trip to Iowa together with hopes of taking their relationship to the next level, but ghosts from Jean's past life make it difficult for them to move forward. After becoming addicted to true-crime television, Jackie, Freddie and Lane realize they don't know much about Danny and fear that he could be a murderer.
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