Greetings from Tucson

Rebecca Creskoff

Elizabeth Tiant

Jacob Vargas

Ernesto Tiant

Aimee Garcia

Maria Tiant

Pablo Santos

David Tiant

Sara Paxton

Sarah Tobin

Lupe Ontiveros

Magdalena Tiant

Seasons

Season 1

22 episodes

Premiered Sep 20, 2002

Episodes

1–6 of 22

Ep 1

Pilot

Sep 20, 2002

Proud and hardworking Joaquin Tiant's recent promotion has finally enabled him to move his family to a bigger house in a nice Tucson neighborhood, and his 15 year-old son David is pleasantly surprised when his new next-door-neighbor Sarah invites him to a school dance. But when the need for a new suit sends him to the mall with his entire family, David's values clash with those of his pragmatic dad and he finds out the hard way what the phrase "all dressed up and no where to go" actually means.

Ep 2

My Two Padres

Sep 27, 2002

After David and Sarah accidentally get drunk at a party, David calls Uncle Ernesto instead of Joaquin to pick them up. Realizing Joaquin will be furious with them for their deceit, David and Ernesto scheme to re-enact the evening by planning a fake party.

Ep 3

Driving

Oct 4, 2002

David finds himself in hot water after he promises to drive Sarah and her friends to a concert before he actually gets his driver's permit. Determined to make the concert, David bites the bullet and asks Joaquin for driving lessons, landing him in the driver's seas for the ride of his life.

Ep 4

Work Ethic

Oct 11, 2002

When Joaquin gets David a grueling job as a caddy in the hot Arizona sun, David goes behind his father's back and gets a cushy job as a lifeguard, but his secret is revealed when he saves a woman's life. Meanwhile, Ernesto is hurt when his son Daniel seems to prefer hanging out with Joaquin.

Ep 5

Popularity

Oct 18, 2002

After David complains about not being popular like Maria, Ernesto advises him to join the high school football team and ride the bench to avoid the bone-crushing plays, but when Joaquin realizes his son is not in the game, he talks the coach into sending him in to play which ends in a surprising accident. Meanwhile, Maria applies to college and writes an essay about her mixed heritage that makes fun of a certain part of her mother's body.

Ep 6

Spiteful Dating

Nov 1, 2002