Yes, Dear: Spanks, but no Spanks

Air Date

Monday September 23, 2002

Production Code

3AEJ01

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  9.7 Superb

  Jimmy and Christine deal with their son's rampant lying. Caught between their love for their child and the need to discipline him, they stumble onto a clever solution. hide show

  I stumbled onto this episode just as Dominic's parents stumbled onto how to discipline their son, and I was just as pleasantly surprised. It is not every day that one sees quality television like this. Overall, "Yes, Dear" is a well written show, but this particular episode excells. The story deals with a common yet sensitive family issue in a heart warming way that harkens back to the classic "Cosby Show" sensibility. Excellent!
  
  A word of caution: not for the violent at heart. This is not for the "CSI" or "24" fan, but is definately as strong of a story.

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• Stars

  • Anthony Clark Greg Warner
  • Jean Louisa Kelly Kim Warner
  • Liza Snyder Christine Hughes
  • Mike O'Malley Jimmy Hughes
  • Joel Homan Dominic Hughes

• Directors

  • Mark Cendrowski Director

• Writers

  • Michael Pennie Writer
  • Bobby Bowman Writer

• Recurring Roles

  • Anthony Bain and Michael Bain Sam Warner
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• Co-executive producers Diane Burroughs and Joey Gutierrez have left the series and moved on to their own, Still Standing. Taking their place are some more ex-Family Guy (which Greg Garcia and Bobby Bowman both worked on) personnel, Chris Sheridan and Danny Smith. After the fourth season, they both leave themselves, and go back to Family Guy. [edit]
• Music: "Time in a Bottle" (Jim Croce), "Moonshadow" (Cat Stevens) and "H to the Izzo" (Jay-Z), performed by Anthony Clark; "Baby Got Back" (Sir Mix-a-Lot), performed by Jean Louisa Kelly. [edit]

• Jimmy: Hey, uh, if Dominic asks, just uh, just tell him I went to the grocery store.
  Christine: You want me to lie to him?
  Jimmy: Yeah. I'll be back around eleven to give you your spanking. [edit]
• Christine: (to Jimmy) How hard did you hit him?
  Greg: (whining) Hard! He hit him hard! [edit]
• Christine: What happened to Big, Bad Daddy?
  Jimmy: I made him up. He's not a real person. [edit]

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