The Hogan Family

Season 4

TV-G

Valerie Hogan is what you call "supermom." Valerie's husband Michael is an airline pilot, so the job of raising their three boys is left mostly to Valerie. There's girl-hungry David, trouble-attracting Willie, and brainy Mark; Mark and Willie are fraternal twins. Each week, Valerie encounters different experiences of what being a "boy mom" is like.

Where to Watch Season 4

21 Episodes

Animal House
E1
Animal HouseCollege freshmen David, Rich and Burt have been feeling a little left out of the college social scene and decide to spark some attention by stealing a rival school's mascot, a wolverine, but when the fierce creature gets loose, it's every Hogan for himself. Meanwhile, Mark and Willie enroll Sandy in a computer dating service and she discovers this just as her date knocks on the front door.
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
E2
Hair Today, Gone TomorrowAfter David fools the twins with a bald-faced lie, they turn the tables on the ""master of practical jokes"" by convincing him that his hair is falling out. Meanwhile, Michael chokes under the pressure of retaking his driver's test.
Dad's First Date
E3
Dad's First DateDavid has to forgo a camping holiday because he has to finish a paper by Monday but spends most of the time avoiding it. Michael is nervous about his first date and apprehensive about how it'll go. It goes badly and from disaster to disaster.
Foiled Again
E4
Foiled AgainDavid has a crisis of conscience when he's attracted to the coed that best friend Burt has his eye on, but he's caught off guard when Burt throws down the gauntlet.
Save Baby Mark
E5
Save Baby MarkSandy and Michael visit their elderly aunt Mildred to convince her to move down to Florida to be with her daughter. The boys are cleaning the chimney when Dave manages to get Mark stuck in it. The fire brigade is called to get him out.
Saturday Night Feverish
E6
Saturday Night FeverishMark is in love with a girl at school, but how to meet her? Michael suggests that he have a party and invite her. When she said that she liked to dance, Willie says Mark is a terrific dancer, which causes him a problem as he can't dance.
Tobacco Road
E7
Tobacco RoadWhen Willie is caught smoking at school, Sandy convinces him that he shouldn't start. She smoked in college and pointed out that it is an addiction very hard to break. However, she takes up smoking again to help her cope for an exam.
The Big Sleep
E8
The Big SleepDavid tries to conduct a psychological experiment on Mark to see the effects of sleep deprivation. Sandy stops it but David convinces Sandy to be the subject instead. The results show that she is no longer the 'queen of the all-nighter'.
Secretarial Poole
E9
Secretarial PooleMrs. Poole volunteers to fill in for Sandy's secretary. Mark and Willie are in trouble and Michael thinks it is caused by boy they are keeping company with. Michael and Sandy meet the boy's mother, who is initially disinterested.
Strangers On a Train
E10
Strangers On a TrainIt's Martin Luther King Day and one of Sandy's former teachers comes to the Hogan home for dinner. He is from South Africa and talks about apartheid, which shocks his listeners. Will wants to go to a candle light vigil against apartheid.
The Naked Truth
E11
The Naked TruthMark and Willie are on a school trip when they are astounded to see a nude painting of Sandy in a gallery. The picture was painted by an old college friend of Sandy's and it turns out that the artist put her head on somebody else's body.
Rebel with a Cause
E12
Rebel with a CauseWhen Mark is not invited to a party with Willie he decides that he is not cool enough. He changes himself into a young James Dean and gets into trouble, both at school and at home. Sandy's car needs an oil change. Despite her misgivings, she lets Dave do it for her. Unfortunately, he is not a mechanic and the car ends up worse than what it was before. Mr and Mrs Poole are having a romantic weekend away, at a nudist colony.
Boy Meets Girl (1)
E13
Boy Meets Girl (1)David and a pretty student get off on the wrong foot, and they continue to bicker when they're fixed up on a blind date that could wind up opening their eyes to romance after all.
Boy Loses Girl (2)
E14
Boy Loses Girl (2)Love-struck David's girlfriend, Sara, receives a great job offer in Australia, so David decides to take the plunge and propose marriage, but Sandy and Michael think he's all wet.
Viva Las Vegas
E15
Viva Las VegasDavid, Burt and Rich head to Las Vegas for a boxing match but are distracted by the pokies. Burt hits the jackpot with his first coin and they go on a spending spree with the winnings unaware of exactly how much they're spending.
Double Date
E16
Double DateDave has been reading his psychology texts and decides that he needs to go back to being the boys' older brother again. Michael wants Sandy to go on a blind date and she agrees, as long as he goes on one too, at the same time.
The Long Goodbye
E17
The Long GoodbyeWhen Michael chastises David for not coming home one night, David decides that he would be better off living with Burt and Rich. However, when they all get together David finds that the grass is not greener on the other side.
Oh Dad, Poor Dad
E18
Oh Dad, Poor DadMichael starts wearing reading glasses, which makes him feel old. Sandy then decides to throw Michael a surprise 40th birthday party with the help of the boys, and he doesn't cope well with all the 'getting old' jokes at the party.
Slapshot
E19
SlapshotDavid is threatened by a very competitive hockey player. In their next game David seriously injures him. Willie owes Mark some money for damaging his computer but annoys him when he buys a signed baseball instead.
Private Lessons
E20
Private LessonsWillie wants Mark to tutor his new girlfriend as she will be sent to a private school if her grades don't improve. Mark is reluctant to but does so, too successfully. David becomes sick, and everybody suffers as he is a hypochondriac.
Coming to America
E21
Coming to AmericaSandy's friend from Italy is coming to America to teach Italian at the boy's school with Sandy. The boys are initially reluctant, until they see how beautiful she is. David, in particular, is very smitten and he can't do enough for her.