En el primer capítulo de la serie, tras regresar de Alaska, Mike se reencuentra con su mujer Vanessa, quien le pide mayor colaboración en las tareas domésticas y compañía para sus hijas.

Presionado por su mujer y sus hijas, Mike accede a comprobar todos los sistemas de seguridad de la casa a prueba de niños para evitar que su nieto Boyd pueda ser víctima de un eventual accidente doméstico. Entretanto, Mandy pide dinero a su padre para pasar la tarde en un centro comercial. Convencido de que la joven es capaz de ganar su propio dinero para hace frente a sus gastos, Mike consigue un trabajo de repartidora de pizzas a su hija adolescente, iniciativa que no consulta previamente con su esposa.

Cuando Vanessa recuerda a Mike que debe estar presente en el Día de los Abuelos, jornada organizada por el centro de educación preescolar al que acude su nieto Boyd, busca la manera de eludir la cita. Una vez allí, el cabeza de familia de los Baxter critica la manera en la que Bruce, administrador del centro, dirige el colegio. En el transcurso del acto, Vanessa traba amistad con una anciana que está convencida de que ella es mayor de lo que aparenta.

Mike se siente decepcionado cuando sus hijas ya no están interesadas en celebrar Halloween con él de la forma en que solían hacerlo. Decide que su nieto de dos años, Boyd, puede ser el compañero perfecto para hacer truco o trato. Pero Kristin, la madre de Boyd, le dice de manera firme que no quiere que su hijo salga en Halloween. Mike lo saca a escondidas, con un plan para llevar al niño de vuelta a casa antes de que Kristin regrese del trabajo. Cuando Mike, vestido como John Wayne de "The Green Berets", llega a la casa de Ed con Boyd, son recibidos en la puerta por la amiga de Ed, Elvira.

Mike must decide which way he will vote when the all-male Outdoor Man's softball team gets a mandate to allow females to play. Also, while helping a reluctant Mandy fill out college applications, Kristin makes some decisions about her own future. Mike hopes Mandy will go to his alma mater of University of Michigan, but Vanessa wants her to attend her alma mater, the rival Ohio State.

When Mandy wants to enter a contest to be on a TV modeling show, Mike intends to give her his usual "yes" -- as he does with all of his daughters' requests -- knowing that Vanessa will tell her "no." But when Vanessa insists that Mike play the bad cop this time around, he has difficulty following through.

When a neighbor's home gets broken into, Mike thinks his fists and a cabinet full of rifles are enough to keep a home intruder at bay. But Vanessa thinks otherwise and rallies the neighbors to start a Neighborhood Watch program. While Mike patrols the block, he gets wrapped up in some neighborhood gossip which gets him into hot water.

Después de una inocente cita con Kristin, Kyle se queda dormido accidentalmente en su habitación. Cuando Mike descubre esto, su instinto es tomar medidas. Él establece un conjunto de reglas nuevas y más estrictas en la casa que terminan causando más fricción que armonía entre él y sus tres hijas.

Una nueva pareja se muda al vecindario y Vanessa los invita a cenar. Mike descubre que son lesbianas y inicialmente se siente disgustado. Luego entabla una amistad con una de ellas, pero accidentalmente la insulta. Las chicas hacen un video de venganza.

El espíritu navideño de Mike se ve afectado cuando Ryan (Nick Jonas), el padre del bebé de Kristen, regresa inesperadamente a la ciudad después de una larga ausencia. El novio de Kristen, Kyle, tampoco sabe qué pensar del regreso de Ryan. Mientras tanto, Ed contrata a Mandy como una elfa en Outdoor Man, donde intenta sindicalizar a los demás elfos para obtener mejores beneficios.

Mike, amazed that Mandy might finally have found a passion for something, takes her under his wing at work when she offers to start an Internet campaign to keep Ed's favorite barber shop hangout from closing. Also, an exhausted Vanessa insists that she can still take care of the household despite her hectic work schedule, until she falls asleep during her own business presentation.

A pro-fisherman visits the store and talks of his travels. Mike wants to travel the world for work, but Vanessa is against it. Mike invites Chad to dinner to convince Vanessa how wonderful it is. But Chad realizes family life is better.

Ed hires his daughter, Gabriella, as a marketing consultant which frustrates Mike. Also, Mike and Eve find a stray dog; the family attempts to get it back to its owner.

Vanessa discovers that she and Mike are no longer invited to their neighbor's parties because of something Mike said. Mike tries to make amends after Vanessa gets upset. Meanwhile, the girls try to fix Mandy's car after Eve puts a large dent in it.

When Vanessa gives Mike a history of their house for his birthday, they discover that a woman who once lived there over 100 years ago died upstairs. Now the family, especially Vanessa, suspects the mysterious things going on in the house are linked to the woman's ghost. Meanwhile, Ed claims to never have cash on him and keeps borrowing from the money-strapped Kyle.

When the overzealous Mandy gets the chance to meet her idol, Kim Kardashian, things don't go exactly as planned, but the outcome is better than she could have ever imagined. Meanwhile, Mike doesn't want "The Man" ordering him to cut down a damaged tree on his own property and rallies the family to protest down at City Hall.

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart guest starts as himself, helping to promote the Outdoor Man store. His race car is stolen from the store. Kristen wants to go skydiving.

Mike's father Bud, and his brother Jim, arrive in town with thoughts of building an Outdoor Man store in a new location. Jim tries to get a loan at a bank, but ends up arguing more than requesting the loan.

The Baxters are constantly awakened by an early morning prankster who rings their doorbell and then runs away. When Mike catches the teen-aged boy, the kid injures himself and now his litigious father expects Mike to pay the doctor bill. Also, single working mom Kristin starts college.

Mandy's new boyfriend is an animal rights activist. Mike does not like him because he is against all that Mike believes. Ed and Kyle start a disagreement when they learn their ancestors used to be on competing families.

For the annual Ted's Tacklebox competition between Outdoor Man and another local sports store, Mike and Ed ask Kyle to join them. They soon find Kyle is not much of a sportsman. Mike misses Mandy's school play because of the competition.

Mike's father Bud moves into town and begins working on a new Outdoor Man store. His girlfriend moves in with him. Mike is upset at his father living with a woman.

Vanessa ha estado haciendo voluntariado mucho y recibe un reconocimiento en forma de placa. Mike le roba el protagonismo y eso molesta a Vanessa.

Vanessa's sister April visits and only wants to borrow money. Kristen and Kyle break up.

Después de una inocente cita con Kristin, Kyle se queda dormido accidentalmente en su habitación. Cuando Mike descubre esto, su instinto es tomar medidas. Él establece un conjunto de reglas nuevas y más estrictas en la casa que terminan causando más fricción que armonía entre él y sus tres hijas.

El espíritu navideño de Mike se ve afectado cuando Ryan (Nick Jonas), el padre del bebé de Kristen, regresa inesperadamente a la ciudad después de una larga ausencia. El novio de Kristen, Kyle, tampoco sabe qué pensar del regreso de Ryan. Mientras tanto, Ed contrata a Mandy como una elfa en Outdoor Man, donde intenta sindicalizar a los demás elfos para obtener mejores beneficios.

En el primer capítulo de la serie, tras regresar de Alaska, Mike se reencuentra con su mujer Vanessa, quien le pide mayor colaboración en las tareas domésticas y compañía para sus hijas.

Vanessa's sister April visits and only wants to borrow money. Kristen and Kyle break up.

Mike's father Bud moves into town and begins working on a new Outdoor Man store. His girlfriend moves in with him. Mike is upset at his father living with a woman.

Presionado por su mujer y sus hijas, Mike accede a comprobar todos los sistemas de seguridad de la casa a prueba de niños para evitar que su nieto Boyd pueda ser víctima de un eventual accidente doméstico. Entretanto, Mandy pide dinero a su padre para pasar la tarde en un centro comercial. Convencido de que la joven es capaz de ganar su propio dinero para hace frente a sus gastos, Mike consigue un trabajo de repartidora de pizzas a su hija adolescente, iniciativa que no consulta previamente con su esposa.

When Mandy wants to enter a contest to be on a TV modeling show, Mike intends to give her his usual "yes" -- as he does with all of his daughters' requests -- knowing that Vanessa will tell her "no." But when Vanessa insists that Mike play the bad cop this time around, he has difficulty following through.

Mike's father Bud, and his brother Jim, arrive in town with thoughts of building an Outdoor Man store in a new location. Jim tries to get a loan at a bank, but ends up arguing more than requesting the loan.

Cuando Vanessa recuerda a Mike que debe estar presente en el Día de los Abuelos, jornada organizada por el centro de educación preescolar al que acude su nieto Boyd, busca la manera de eludir la cita. Una vez allí, el cabeza de familia de los Baxter critica la manera en la que Bruce, administrador del centro, dirige el colegio. En el transcurso del acto, Vanessa traba amistad con una anciana que está convencida de que ella es mayor de lo que aparenta.

Mike must decide which way he will vote when the all-male Outdoor Man's softball team gets a mandate to allow females to play. Also, while helping a reluctant Mandy fill out college applications, Kristin makes some decisions about her own future. Mike hopes Mandy will go to his alma mater of University of Michigan, but Vanessa wants her to attend her alma mater, the rival Ohio State.