Meet Corliss Archer

Having been invited to a party requiring formal attire, Corliss and Dexter struggle to find the necessary garments without breaking the bank.

Mr. Archer and Mr. Franklin decide to teach their children Corliss and Bill the value of saving money and the benefits that come with it.

To get his dream cast for the annual school play, Director Dexter continually drops names and lies to his actors about the importance of their roles.

When Corliss and Dex ask for help with a tough algebra problem, their initially smug parents eventually struggle to find a solution as well.

Corliss has the measles, which makes Mr. Archer happy, because that means a whole week without Dexter...until Dex is quarantined along with her!

Harry needs to make an important phone call, but he loses the phone number AND the phone!

Dex is bet he can't keep a job for a week.

Harry has a bad cold and Janet makes him stay in bed, but everyone leaves him alone except Dex

Dexter flies his model airplane through Corliss' window, glass and all, then insists on fixing it himself.

The Archers and Dex decide that being totally honest with each other will be productive.

Harry bets everyone he can lose five pounds in five days and wear his old cutaway suit to a friend's wedding. Disaster is just around the corner.

Mrs. Archer buys a rare--and ugly--vase, which winds up causing trouble in the neighborhood.

When Dexter discovers Corliss is being pursued by a rival who wants her to be a cheerleader, he asks Mr. Archer for advice about what to do.

Harry decides Janet needs help so he hires a maid, who turns out to be very unpleasant and not at all what they expected.

Dex thinks he is an adult, so he starts his own business: babysitting. Now it's all work, work, work.

While dressed as a knight to go to a masquerade party with Corliss, Dexter falls and gets stuck in the armor.

When Harry and Dexter find out that Corliss and Janet let them win at games, they decide to even the score.

The Archers decide they are spending too much money and have to cut back.

Corliss plans a party with all of her friends, but Harry and Janet don't think she is old enough to host her own party.

When the Wilsons move next door to the Archers, everything goes wrong, leading each family to have wild beliefs about the other.

Harry, Corliss and Dex get addicted to a soap opera.

The Archers ask Dexter to find a party date for Corliss' rather homely friend, Doris. Dexter can't find anyone and winds up doing the deed himself.

When the Franklins and Wilsons bow out of weekly darts to plan a secret surprise party for Harry, the Archers believe the families are snubbing them.

Corliss and Dexter are building a boat, and Harry and Bill want to help.

The Franklins are having their house painted and the Archers invite them to stay at their house.

Harry reads a psychiatric book and decides his stiff neck is caused by everyone else's problems.

The Archers and Franklins have a falling out when Janet and Mary are both nominated for president of their club.

Dexter makes everyone visit a swami who can tell their future, with Harry being the only skeptic.

After Corliss writes an essay on family life and names her father the dictator of the house, Harry declares a democracy... but keeps losing the vote.

When the guys donate a month of allowances to charity and don't have the funds for dates, Harry suggests that the girls start paying.

When his car falls apart, Dexter borrows the Archers' vehicle to drive over to borrow a different car and gets Harry arrested for car theft.

Unimpressed with Bill's new camera, Harry digs out his father's old camera, which Dex destroys.

Corliss is unhappy because a personality test shows that she and Dex are not compatible, but Harry has a solution.

Harry convinces Janet to take some college classes, so she and Mary sign up, leaving all the housework for Corliss and Dexter.

After Corliss and Dex have a fight, Harry and Janet tell Dex how they handled each other before getting married; but their stories don't quite match.

Corliss Archer and her goofy steady Dexter resolve to make gifts for everyone as Mr. and Mrs. Archer take charge of decorating the house.