As a result of his wife's job success, a traditionally manly man is forced into doing more parenting and home-making.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 2011
End date: May 2021
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US) / Fox (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 194 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
End date: May 2021
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US) / Fox (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 194 eps
Genre(s): Comedy
Credits:
- Tim Allen as Mike Baxter
- Nancy Travis as Vanessa Baxter
- Alexandra Krosney as Kristin Baxter [ 1 ]
- Amanda Fuller as Kristin Baxter [ 2- ]
- Molly Ephraim as Mandy Baxter [ 1-6 ]
- Molly McCook as Mandy Baxter [ 7- ]
- Christoph Sanders as Kyle Anderson
- Jonathan Adams as Chuck Larabee
- Jordan Masterson as Ryan Vogelson
- Hector Elizondo as Ed Alzate
- Flynn Morrison as Boyd Baxter [ 2-6 ]
- Jet Jurgensmeyer as Boyd Baxter [ 7- ]
- Krista Marie Yu as Jen [ 7- ]
- Kaitlyn Dever as Eve Baxter
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 11 Oct 11 | Pilot |
| 2. | 1-2 | 11 Oct 11 | Last Baby Proofing Standing |
| 3. | 1-3 | 18 Oct 11 | Grandparents Day |
| 4. | 1-4 | 25 Oct 11 | Last Halloween Standing |
| 5. | 1-5 | 01 Nov 11 | Co-Ed Softball |
| 6. | 1-6 | 08 Nov 11 | Good Cop, Bad Cop |
| 7. | 1-7 | 15 Nov 11 | Home Security |
| 8. | 1-8 | 22 Nov 11 | House Rules |
| 9. | 1-9 | 29 Nov 11 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| 10. | 1-10 | 06 Dec 11 | Last Christmas Standing |
| 11. | 1-11 | 13 Dec 11 | The Passion of the Mandy |
| 12. | 1-12 | 03 Jan 12 | Moon Over Kenya |
| 13. | 1-13 | 10 Jan 12 | Take Your Daughter to Work |
| 14. | 1-14 | 17 Jan 12 | Odd Couple Out |
| 15. | 1-15 | 07 Feb 12 | House of Spirits |
| 16. | 1-16 | 07 Feb 12 | Tree of Strife |
| 17. | 1-17 | 14 Feb 12 | Adrenaline |
| 18. | 1-18 | 21 Feb 12 | Baxter & Sons |
| 19. | 1-19 | 28 Feb 12 | Ding Dong Ditch |
| 20. | 1-20 | 20 Mar 12 | Animal Wrongs |
| 21. | 1-21 | 10 Apr 12 | Wherefore Art Thou, Mike Baxter |
| 22. | 1-22 | 17 Apr 12 | This Bud's for You |
| 23. | 1-23 | 01 May 12 | The Spotlight |
| 24. | 1-24 | 08 May 12 | Found Money |
| Season 2 | |||
| 25. | 2-1 | 02 Nov 12 | Voting |
| 26. | 2-2 | 09 Nov 12 | Dodgeball Club |
| 27. | 2-3 | 16 Nov 12 | High Expectations |
| 28. | 2-4 | 23 Nov 12 | Ed's Twice Ex-Wife |
| 29. | 2-5 | 30 Nov 12 | Mother Fracker |
| 30. | 2-6 | 07 Dec 12 | Circle of Life |
| 31. | 2-7 | 14 Dec 12 | Putting a Hit on Christmas |
| 32. | 2-8 | 04 Jan 13 | Bullying |
| 33. | 2-9 | 11 Jan 13 | Attractive Architect |
| 34. | 2-10 | 18 Jan 13 | The Help |
| 35. | 2-11 | 01 Feb 13 | Mike's Pole |
| 36. | 2-12 | 08 Feb 13 | Quarterback Boyfriend |
| 37. | 2-13 | 15 Feb 13 | What's in a Name? |
| 38. | 2-14 | 22 Feb 13 | Buffalo Bill Day |
| 39. | 2-15 | 01 Mar 13 | Breaking Curfew |
| 40. | 2-16 | 08 Mar 13 | Private Coach |
| 41. | 2-17 | 15 Mar 13 | The Fight |
| 42. | 2-18 | 22 Mar 13 | College Girl |
| Season 3 | |||
| 43. | 3-1 | 20 Sep 13 | Back to School |
| 44. | 3-2 | 27 Sep 13 | Driving Lessons |
| 45. | 3-3 | 04 Oct 13 | Pledging |
| 46. | 3-4 | 11 Oct 13 | Ryan V. John Baker |
| 47. | 3-5 | 18 Oct 13 | Haunted House |
| 48. | 3-6 | 01 Nov 13 | Larabee for School Board |
| 49. | 3-7 | 08 Nov 13 | Shoveling Snow |
| 50. | 3-8 | 15 Nov 13 | Vanessa Fixes Kyle |
| 51. | 3-9 | 22 Nov 13 | Thanksgiving |
| 52. | 3-10 | 06 Dec 13 | Spanking |
| 53. | 3-11 | 13 Dec 13 | Elfie |
| 54. | 3-12 | 10 Jan 14 | All About Eve |
| 55. | 3-13 | 17 Jan 14 | Breaking Boyd |
| 56. | 3-14 | 24 Jan 14 | Renaming Boyd's School |
| 57. | 3-15 | 31 Jan 14 | Tasers |
| 58. | 3-16 | 28 Feb 14 | Stud Muffin |
| 59. | 3-17 | 07 Mar 14 | Eve's Boyfriend |
| 60. | 3-18 | 28 Mar 14 | Project Mandy |
| 61. | 3-19 | 04 Apr 14 | Hard-Ass Teacher |
| 62. | 3-20 | 11 Apr 14 | Parenting Bud |
| 63. | 3-21 | 18 Apr 14 | April, Come She Will |
| 64. | 3-22 | 25 Apr 14 | Mutton Busting |
| Season 4 | |||
| 65. | 4-1 | 03 Oct 14 | Here's the Kicker |
| 66. | 4-2 | 03 Oct 14 | War Games |
| 67. | 4-3 | 10 Oct 14 | Rediscover America |
| 68. | 4-4 | 17 Oct 14 | Sinkhole |
| 69. | 4-5 | 24 Oct 14 | School Merger |
| 70. | 4-6 | 31 Oct 14 | Mike Advises Mandy |
| 71. | 4-7 | 07 Nov 14 | Big Shots |
| 72. | 4-8 | 14 Nov 14 | Risky Behavior |
| 73. | 4-9 | 21 Nov 14 | Changing Light Bulbs |
| 74. | 4-10 | 05 Dec 14 | Outdoor Man Grill |
| 75. | 4-11 | 12 Dec 14 | Wedding Planning |
| 76. | 4-12 | 09 Jan 15 | Helen Potts |
| 77. | 4-13 | 16 Jan 15 | Mike Hires Chuck |
| 78. | 4-14 | 30 Jan 15 | Eve's Breakup |
| 79. | 4-15 | 06 Feb 15 | Big Brother |
| 80. | 4-16 | 20 Feb 15 | Three Sundays |
| 81. | 4-17 | 27 Feb 15 | Kyle's Friend |
| 82. | 4-18 | 13 Mar 15 | Mandy's Party |
| 83. | 4-19 | 20 Mar 15 | Summer Internship |
| 84. | 4-20 | 03 Apr 15 | Restaurant Opening |
| 85. | 4-21 | 10 Apr 15 | Vanessa Fixes Up Eve |
| 86. | 4-22 | 17 Apr 15 | Daddy Dearest |
| Season 5 | |||
| 87. | 5-1 | 25 Sep 15 | The Wolf Returns |
| 88. | 5-2 | 02 Oct 15 | Free Range Parents |
| 89. | 5-3 | 09 Oct 15 | Ping-Pong |
| 90. | 5-4 | 16 Oct 15 | Educating Boyd |
| 91. | 5-5 | 23 Oct 15 | The Road Less Driven |
| 92. | 5-6 | 30 Oct 15 | Halloween |
| 93. | 5-7 | 06 Nov 15 | The Dad Hat |
| 94. | 5-8 | 13 Nov 15 | The Big Sleepover |
| 95. | 5-9 | 20 Nov 15 | The Gratitude List |
| 96. | 5-10 | 04 Dec 15 | The Puck Stops Here |
| 97. | 5-11 | 11 Dec 15 | Gift of the Wise Man |
| 98. | 5-12 | 08 Jan 16 | Polar Run |
| 99. | 5-13 | 15 Jan 16 | Mike and the Mechanics |
| 100. | 5-14 | 29 Jan 16 | 100th Episode: The Ring |
| 101. | 5-15 | 05 Feb 16 | Home Sweet Loan |
| 102. | 5-16 | 19 Feb 16 | Eve's Band |
| 103. | 5-17 | 26 Feb 16 | Tanks for the Memories |
| 104. | 5-18 | 11 Mar 16 | He Shed She Shed |
| 105. | 5-19 | 18 Mar 16 | Outdoor Woman |
| 106. | 5-20 | 08 Apr 16 | Tattoo |
| 107. | 5-21 | 15 Apr 16 | The Marriage Doctor |
| 108. | 5-22 | 22 Apr 16 | The Shortcut |
| Season 6 | |||
| 109. | 6-1 | 23 Sep 16 | Papa Bear |
| 110. | 6-2 | 30 Sep 16 | Gameday Forecast: Showers |
| 111. | 6-3 | 07 Oct 16 | Where There's Smoke, There's Ire |
| 112. | 6-4 | 14 Oct 16 | Boyd Will Be Boyd |
| 113. | 6-5 | 21 Oct 16 | Trick or Treat |
| 114. | 6-6 | 04 Nov 16 | A New Place for One of Our People |
| 115. | 6-7 | 11 Nov 16 | Bridezilla vs. The Baxters |
| 116. | 6-8 | 18 Nov 16 | My Father the Car |
| 117. | 6-9 | 02 Dec 16 | Precious Snowflake |
| 118. | 6-10 | 09 Dec 16 | Help Wanted |
| 119. | 6-11 | 16 Dec 16 | My Name is Rob |
| 120. | 6-12 | 06 Jan 17 | Three Sisters |
| 121. | 6-13 | 13 Jan 17 | Explorers |
| 122. | 6-14 | 20 Jan 17 | A House Divided |
| 123. | 6-15 | 27 Jan 17 | The Fixer |
| 124. | 6-16 | 03 Feb 17 | The Force |
| 125. | 6-17 | 17 Feb 17 | The Friending Library |
| 126. | 6-18 | 24 Feb 17 | Take Me to Church (31 min) |
| 127. | 6-19 | 10 Mar 17 | House of Tutor (31 min) |
| 128. | 6-20 | 17 Mar 17 | Heavy Meddle (31 min) |
| 129. | 6-21 | 24 Mar 17 | Bad Heir Day |
| 130. | 6-22 | 31 Mar 17 | Shadowboxing |
| Season 7 | |||
| 131. | 7-1 | 28 Sep 18 | Welcome Baxter |
| 132. | 7-2 | 05 Oct 18 | Man vs. Myth |
| 133. | 7-3 | 12 Oct 18 | Giving Mike the Business |
| 134. | 7-4 | 19 Oct 18 | Bride of Prankenstein |
| 135. | 7-5 | 02 Nov 18 | One Flew Into the Empty Nest |
| 136. | 7-6 | 09 Nov 18 | The Courtship of Vanessa's Mother |
| 137. | 7-7 | 16 Nov 18 | Dreams vs. Realty |
| 138. | 7-8 | 07 Dec 18 | HR's Rough n' Stuff |
| 139. | 7-9 | 14 Dec 18 | The Gift of the Mike Guy |
| 140. | 7-10 | 04 Jan 19 | Three for the Road |
| 141. | 7-11 | 11 Jan 19 | Common Ground |
| 142. | 7-12 | 01 Feb 19 | Cabin Pressure |
| 143. | 7-13 | 15 Feb 19 | The Best Man |
| 144. | 7-14 | 15 Feb 19 | Sibling Quibbling |
| 145. | 7-15 | 22 Feb 19 | Arrest Her Development |
| 146. | 7-16 | 01 Mar 19 | Urban Explorer |
| 147. | 7-17 | 08 Mar 19 | Cards on the Table |
| 148. | 7-18 | 15 Mar 19 | Otherwise Engaged |
| 149. | 7-19 | 22 Mar 19 | The Passion of Paul |
| 150. | 7-20 | 19 Apr 19 | Yass Queen |
| 151. | 7-21 | 03 May 19 | The Favourite |
| 152. | 7-22 | 10 May 19 | A Moving Finale |
| Season 8 | |||
| 153. | 8-1 | 02 Jan 20 | No Parental Guidance |
| 154. | 8-2 | 02 Jan 20 | Wrench in the Works |
| 155. | 8-3 | 09 Jan 20 | Yours, Wine, and Ours |
| 156. | 8-4 | 09 Jan 20 | You've Got Male (or Female) |
| 157. | 8-5 | 16 Jan 20 | The Office |
| 158. | 8-6 | 16 Jan 20 | Mysterious Ways |
| 159. | 8-7 | 23 Jan 20 | Bedtime Story |
| 160. | 8-8 | 30 Jan 20 | Romancing the Stone |
| 161. | 8-9 | 06 Feb 20 | Girls Rock |
| 162. | 8-10 | 13 Feb 20 | Break Out the Campaign |
| 163. | 8-11 | 20 Feb 20 | Baked Sale |
| 164. | 8-12 | 27 Feb 20 | I'm With Cupid |
| 165. | 8-13 | 05 Mar 20 | Student Doubt |
| 166. | 8-14 | 12 Mar 20 | This Too Shall Bass |
| 167. | 8-15 | 19 Mar 20 | Chili Chili Bang Bang |
| 168. | 8-16 | 26 Mar 20 | Along Came a Spider |
| 169. | 8-17 | 02 Apr 20 | Keep the Change |
| 170. | 8-18 | 09 Apr 20 | Garage Band |
| 171. | 8-19 | 16 Apr 20 | The Big Lebaxter (31 min) |
| 172. | 8-20 | 23 Apr 20 | Extrasensory Deception |
| 173. | 8-21 | 30 Apr 20 | How You Like Them Pancakes? (31 min) |
| Season 9 | |||
| 174. | 9-1 | 03 Jan 21 | Time Flies (29 min) |
| 175. | 9-2 | 07 Jan 21 | Dual Time |
| 176. | 9-3 | 14 Jan 21 | High on the Corporate Ladder (22 min) |
| 177. | 9-4 | 21 Jan 21 | Jen Again |
| 178. | 9-5 | 28 Jan 21 | Outdoor Toddler |
| 179. | 9-6 | 04 Feb 21 | A Fool And His Money |
| 180. | 9-7 | 11 Feb 21 | Preschool Confidential |
| 181. | 9-8 | 18 Feb 21 | Lost and Found |
| 182. | 9-9 | 25 Feb 21 | Grill In The Mist |
| 183. | 9-10 | 04 Mar 21 | Meatless Mike |
| 184. | 9-11 | 11 Mar 21 | Granny Nanny |
| 185. | 9-12 | 18 Mar 21 | Midwife Crisis |
| 186. | 9-13 | 25 Mar 21 | Your Move |
| 187. | 9-14 | 08 Apr 21 | The Two Nieces of Eve |
| 188. | 9-15 | 15 Apr 21 | Butterfly Effect |
| 189. | 9-16 | 22 Apr 21 | Parent-normal Activity |
| 190. | 9-17 | 29 Apr 21 | Love & Negotiation |
| 191. | 9-18 | 06 May 21 | Yoga and Boo-Boo |
| 192. | 9-19 | 13 May 21 | Murder, She Wanted |
| 193. | 9-20 | 20 May 21 | Baxter Boot Camp |
| 194. | 9-21 | 20 May 21 | Keep on Truckin' |