The First Family
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The First Family

9.0 / 10
2012
2 seasons
36 episodes
Comedy

The First Family is an American sitcom that debuted in first-run syndication in the United States on September 22, 2012. Created by Byron Allen and produced by Allen's production company Entertainment Studios, the series is the first situation comedy to air in first-run syndication since the 2000 cancellation of Malibu, CA.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    22-09-2012

    President Johnson stands up to a foreign dictator at the same time his children confront a school-yard bully in the opener of this sitcom about life in the White House with a big a...

  • Ep 2

    2.The First Report Card

    29-09-2012

    National favorability polls on President William Johnson are revealed at the same time his children receive their report cards from school.

  • Ep 3

    3.The First Strike

    06-10-2012

    Pauletta protests the closure of a post office she worked in by going on strike inside the White House.

  • Ep 4

    4.The First Crush

    13-10-2012

    At Chloe's school career day, the President embarrasses his daughter by inadvertently revealing her crush on a classmate.

  • Ep 5

    5.The First Stay-Cation

    20-10-2012

    The First Family's vacation is delayed when President Johnson finds himself trapped by a female foreign minister who finds him attractive.

  • Ep 6

    6.The First Roast

    27-10-2012

    In preparation for the Correspondents Dinner, the First Family practices a roast in the White House, and the humor strikes a little too close to home.

  • Ep 7

    7.The First Makeover

    03-11-2012

    Pauletta decides that her sister's look is a little too staid, so she plans a makeover for First Lady Katherine with wild and unexpected results.

  • Ep 8

    8.The First Recital

    10-11-2012

    President Johnson stretches the truth about his children's musical abilities to promote Katherine's music charity, and now his children must perform a recital.

  • Ep 9

    9.The First Embarrassment

    17-11-2012

    When they are told by the first couple that they are an embarrassment, Pauletta and Alvin take etiquette lessons from Bernard.

  • Ep 10

    10.The First Triangle

    26-01-2013

    Alvin's old Army buddy reveals he has always been in love with Carolyn.

  • Ep 11

    11.The First Class President

    09-02-2013

    William convinces an unwilling Charles to run for class President.

  • Ep 12

    12.The First Upset

    16-02-2013

    Olivia causes an accident while playing ping pong, which leads to a table tennis grudge match between William and his archrival.

  • Ep 13

    13.The First Tutor

    23-02-2013

    Chloe volunteers to tutor a basketball star from her school who has ulterior motives.

  • Ep 14

    14.The First Shrink

    30-03-2013

    A fearful memory from childhood has William undergoing therapy, and soon all the members of the First Family are following suit.

  • Ep 15

    15.The First Date Night

    20-04-2013

    The President and First Lady try and get some alone time, but their hope for a date night doesn't go as planned.

  • Ep 16

    16.The First Wedding

    27-04-2013

    The First Family look back at William and Katherine's wedding day, but everyone seems to remember it in a slightly different way.

  • Ep 17

    17.The First Driver

    04-05-2013

    President Johnson's daily schedule is so busy, he doesn't have time to teach Charles how to drive; so the rest of the First Family takes on the task.

  • Ep 18

    18.The First Pitch

    11-05-2013

    William tries desperately to learn how to throw a baseball when he learns he will be tossing out the first pitch on opening day.

  • Ep 19

    19.The First Butler

    18-05-2013

    Bernard's son, who has followed in his father's footsteps as a butler, arrives at the White House to break some disappointing news to his father.

  • Ep 20

    20.The First Senior Discount

    07-06-2013

    William worries that the stress of his Presidential duties is prematurely aging him.

  • Ep 21

    21.The First Trial

    14-06-2013

    Pauletta and Alvin appear on a TV court show to settle a dispute over a winning lottery ticket.

  • Ep 22

    22.The First Veep Down

    21-06-2013

    Vice President Crandall has a tough time complying with President Johnson's healthy food initiative.

  • Ep 23

    23.The First Job

    28-06-2013

    Charles takes a menial job at the Wing Kings to make some money when his parents refuse to replace the third cell phone he's lost.

  • Ep 24

    24.The First Fifties Family

    21-07-2013

    The leader of a small Asian country comes to the White House to negotiate with President Johnson, who finds out that his counterpart is still stuck in the 1950s.

  • Ep 25

    25.The First Pageant

    09-08-2013

    Pauletta enters Olivia into a youth beauty pageant to compete against the daughter of her old arch rival.

  • Ep 26

    26.The First Second Couple

    16-08-2013

    Romance is in the air when Vice President Crandall falls hard for the President's Press Secretary Rebecca.

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