Cracking Up

Bret Loehr

Tanner Shackleton

Jake Sandvig

Preston Shackleton

Christopher McDonald

Ted Shackleton

Caitlin Wachs

Chloe Shackleton

Molly Shannon

Lesley Shackleton

Seasons

Season 1

12 episodes

Premiered Mar 9, 2004

Episodes

1–6 of 12

Ep 1

The Pilot

Mar 9, 2004

In Beverly Hills, Calif., a psychology student counsels a wealthy couple's introverted son.

Ep 2

Birds Do It

Mar 10, 2004

Ben decides to tell Ted and Lesley that Tanner walked in on him and his new girlfriend during an intimate moment but finds that they're uncomfortable with the subject of sex. Meanwhile, Liam learns that Preston has no experience with women so he sets Preston up on a date with a more experienced girl.

Ep 3

Scared Straight

Mar 15, 2004

Lesley and Ted hire Bruce, a substance abuse counselor, to scare their kids out of trying drugs but soon find themselves hiding from the terrifying man after they, along with Ben, accidentally eat a marijuana cake that Liam brought.

Ep 4

Panic House

Mar 22, 2004

Lesley creates a panic room after a break-in at the house and then proceeds to forget the password after accidentally locking the family in it along with Ben.

Ep 5

Grudge Match

Mar 29, 2004

Ben tries to teach Tanner that winning isn't everything while trying to show Lesley and Ted that the boy is actually a talented artist. Also, Lesley tries to teach Chloe and her cheer sqaud some of her old cheerleading moves during a game of basketball in which Ted gets very corruptive.

Ep 6

Prom Night

Apr 5, 2004