

It's All Relative
Bobby's a bartender and the only son of gregarious, salt-of-the-earth Irish Catholic parents from Boston. His fiancée, Liz, is a toney Harvard student and she's Protestant (no, that's not the problem). Liz has two dads, not one, and they're a worldly pair of well-heeled gay men.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
01-10-200321mBobby and Liz break the news of their secret engagement to their families and each gets a less than warm response. In fact, Bobby's conversation with his folks ends with him moving...
- Ep 2
2.Truth and Consequences
08-10-200321mWhen Liz observes Bobby encouraging a friend to lie in order to break up, she questions his sincerity in their own relationship. In order to prove that he's changed and that he rea...
- Ep 3
3.Hell's Kitchen
15-10-200321mNow that Bobby has moved into Liz's parents' guesthouse, he's been warned that neatness counts – a lot! But his attempt to make coffee with Philip's fancy cappuccino machine leads...
- Ep 4
4.Take Me Out
22-10-200321mWhen a client unexpectedly gives Philip tickets to a Red Sox game, Bobby sees it as an opportunity for family bonding and convinces Philip and Simon to invite Mace. But Mace's idea...
- Ep 5
5.The Doctor is Out
29-10-200321mMace learns a lesson about stereotypes when he takes ill and is treated by a doctor who happens to be gay. Philip learns a similar lesson when his longtime friend and party planner...
- Ep 6
6.Waking Uncle Paddy
05-11-200321mWhen Uncle Paddy O'Neil passes away, Liz offers comfort and support to Bobby by attending the wake – even though she's never seen a dead body before. In her angst, she forgets to d...
- Ep 7
7.Swangate
12-11-200321mPhilip and Simon initially oppose State Senatorial candidate Charlie Carson's plans to tear down an historical theatre, while Mace supports the politician's plan to build a hotel i...
- Ep 8
8.Road Trippin'
19-11-200321mIn an effort to get their families to join in the celebration of their upcoming wedding, Bobby and Liz convince their folks that the other's family is throwing an engagement party....
- Ep 9
9.Thanks, But No Thanks
26-11-200321mThanksgiving turns into a fiasco when Liz invites Mace's overbearing mother, Colleen, to the dinner. A web of deception begins when Mace tells the very conservative Colleen that Ph...
- Ep 10
10.Artistic Differences
10-12-200321mWhen Audrey shows up with an unusual abstract painting that everyone agrees is awful, Mace sells the painting to Philip while she's away. Philip has good luck in selling the painti...
- Ep 11
11.The Santa That Came to Dinner
17-12-200321mBobby and Liz's families are trying their best to blend their very different styles of celebrating Christmas when a Christmas Eve delivery to Philip and Simon's house injures "Sant...
- Ep 12
12.What's Up?
07-01-200421mBobby is furious to learn that Liz has discussed their sex life with her dads. While Mace and Philip are pleased that the relationship could be in trouble, Simon and Audrey conspir...
- Ep 13
13.Our Sauce, it is a Beauty
14-01-200421mPhilip hires Mace to pose as a typical American couch potato. But when he grows tired of eating chips and watching sitcoms while on display, it's left to a famous television person...
- Ep 14
14.Ready, Aim, Sing!
21-01-200421mWhen Simon asks Audrey to make costumes for a small musical theater production benefiting gun control, Mace is furious to find out that she is involved with the show at all. But wh...
- Ep 15
15.Tackleboxxx/The Love Below
28-01-200421mMace's longtime friend, Dan, visits for a planned fishing trip, but before the fishing fun can begin, the two men have old scores to settle. Meanwhile, Maddy has eyes for Simon's n...
- Ep 16
16.Cross My Heart
11-02-200421mWhen a TV show plans to air a "Where Are They Now?" special, the O'Neils discover that Simon used to be a member of an 80s one-hit-wonder boy band. Mace, desperate to become presid...
- Ep 17
17.A Long Day's Journey into Leonard's
18-02-200421mWhen Audrey expresses concern that Liz and Bobby are "living in sin," both families weigh in on making immediate wedding plans, but the accelerated pace could be too fast for Bobby...
- Ep 18
18.Oscar Interruptus
25-02-200421mPhilip's plans to view the Oscars are spoiled when Mace accidentally breaks the remote control. Their desperate attempt to get the remote fixed lands them in the emergency room wit...
- Ep 19
19.Who's Camping Now?
30-03-200421mThinking that they're a little fragile for the wilderness, Mace is less than welcoming to Philip and Simon when they all attend Bobby's camping bachelor party. But a sexy park rang...
- Ep 20
20.Philip in a China Shop
06-04-200421mA family outing to a department store to register for wedding gifts becomes traumatic for Philip when a piece of the china set is unavailable. But Dr. Bob, a famous television psyc...
- Ep 21
21.Doggy-Style
16-09-200821mLiz and Bobby's adoption of a stray dog sparks a debate between the families on parenting styles. The O'Neils flashback to their strict disciplinarian ways with Bobby and Maddy, wh...
- Ep 22
22.Fight For Your Invite to Party
18-09-200821mA fight erupts between families over the text of Liz's and Bobby's wedding invitation -- specifically, whether or not to mention Philip's and Simon's sexuality. Meanwhile, Bobby's...
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