Surviving Suburbia
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Surviving Suburbia

5.2 / 10
2009
1 season
13 episodes
Comedy

Surviving Suburbia is an American sitcom starring Bob Saget and Cynthia Stevenson that aired on American Broadcasting Company from April 6 to August 7, 2009. The series originally aired at 9:30 PM Eastern/8:30 PM Central following Dancing with the Stars, before moving to Fridays at 8:30 PM Eastern/7:30 PM Central for its remaining episodes. It was the first program starring Saget to air on ABC since he left America's Funniest Home Videos in 1997. On August 8, 2009, ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson announced that Surviving Suburbia, along with The Goode Family, had officially been cancelled due to low ratings.

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Surviving Suburbia Series Premiere ABC,Monday April 6th

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Hero

    06-04-200930m

    Steve agrees to house-sit for Onno, but ends up starting a fire. To cover, Steve claims he put the fire out and is considered a hero by his daughter and neighbors before his consci...

  • Ep 2

    2.Project Run Away

    13-04-200930m

    Steve challenges Courtney's teacher regarding a homework assignment. Anne must stand up for Steve when his parenting skills are questioned due to an inappropriate e-mail. Meanwhile...

  • Ep 3

    3.DMV

    20-04-200930m

    Steve has a plan of using Monica's scooter to cut the line at the DMV, but his plans backfires. Meanwhile, Onno asks Anne to take Jenna to the gynecologist but when Jenna tolds Ann...

  • Ep 4

    4.40 Days

    27-04-200930m

    After learning about a book which describes how intimacy can be achieved with 40 days of sex, Steve talks Anne into joining a book club so that she'll read it. His plan does not go...

  • Ep 5

    5.Burn Bougainvillea, Burn

    27-05-200930m

    Steve and Anne are excited to meet their new neighbors, but when the newbies want to cut down Anne's beloved bougainvillea, things begin to go awry. Meanwhile, a teen girl who is p...

  • Ep 6

    6.If the Shoe Fits, Steal It

    12-06-200930m

    Steve accuses a mother at Courtney's school of stealing his daughter's shoes and is accused himself of not showing interest in his kids. Meanwhile, Henry refuses to let his mom see...

  • Ep 7

    7.Dirty Stevie

    19-06-200930m
  • Ep 8

    8.The Game Of Life

    26-06-200930m

    Steve talks about his concerns for the economy during family game night.

  • Ep 9

    9.Nothing For Money

    10-07-200930m

    Steve takes over the household duties after Anne takes a job outside the home, and is shocked at just how much work it really is. Meanwhile, Jenna is accused of stealing by Henry.

  • Ep 10

    10.School Council

    17-07-200930m

    Courtney's teacher recommends to Steve and Anne that the use the "talking stick" method to discuss an altercation between their daughter and a neighbor's girl. While mediating, Ste...

  • Ep 11

    11.Three End Tables

    24-07-200930m

    When an end table ordered by the Pattersons is delivered to a neighbor's house by mistake, Anne encourages Steve to talk to the neighbor about it. But Steve, looking to avoid any p...

  • Ep 12

    12.Desperate Housewife

    31-07-200930m

    When Steve admits that a neighbor going through a divorce flirted with him, Anne is forced to examine the strength of her marriage. Also, Courtney and Henry struggle for control of...

  • Ep 13

    13.No Reception

    07-08-200930m

    Anne is encouraged by Steve to break free of her manipulative parents after they revoke her cell phone privileges. Meanwhile, Henry believes Rhonda is preaching teen pregnancy to C...

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