Writer:	Eric Zicklin
Director:	Mark Cendrowski
Star:	John Goodman (John Barnett),  Olympia Dukakis (Marge Barnett),  Spencer Breslin (Miles Barnett),  Melinda McGraw (Lily Barnett Manning),  Edward Asner (Art Barnett),  Jean Smart (Kate Barnett),  Diedrich Bader (Tommy Barnett)
Guest Star:	Angela Sargeant (Myrna),  Ted Lyde (Carl),  David Hornsby (Victor),  Marilu Henner (Sharon (Singleton)),  Helaine Lembeck (Radio V.O.)

Two additional episodes and six additional scripts were picked up the day after this was originally broadcast. The scripts were never written, but two did receive a story treatment -- and both involved John's struggles to lose weight. (edit) Guest star David Hornsby was a regular cast member of Eric and Kim Tannenbaum's previous series, The Mullets. (edit) Music: "Baby I'm-a Want You" (Bread), performed by John Goodman (edit)

Tommy: Anyway, uh, it took me a while, but I finally realized that, uh... I couldn't live with myself if I let a woman come between me and the family business.
Marge: "The family business?" Who are we, the Sopranos? (edit) Marge: I think it's romantic. A man gives up his career for the love of a woman. You did say she was wealthy, right? (edit) Art: I'm on your side, John. You can't mix business with pleasure. You get paid or you get laid. (edit) Art: He was doing so great at work. What happened?
John: You remember that wealthy female client he was handling?
Art: Uh-huh.
John: He was actually handling her. (edit) John: He doesn't work there anymore. He quit.
Marge: He quit?! And you accepted his resignation?!
John: It's not a Cabinet post, Mom. (edit)

In the teaser, when Kate is talking to John, one of the male extras can be seen turning around and walking past her in the background, to talk to another woman. When the camera cuts from a long shot to a medium shot, the extra is back where he started, turning around and walking towards the woman again. (edit)

Kate: He should be embarrassed. He opens and closes with "The Piņa Colada Song."
"Escape (The Piņa Colada Song)" was a #1 hit for Rupert Holmes in 1979. (edit) John: "Come Sail Away"... "Baby I'm-a Want You"
"Come Sail Away" was a #8 hit for Styx in 1978. "Baby I'm-a Want You" was a #3 hit for Bread in 1971. (edit)