A family comedy narrated by Katie, a strong-willed mother, raising her flawed family in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring.
Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 26, 2022.
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When Katie's mom, Kathryn (Wendie Malick), comes to town, Katie and Kathryn encourage the kids to make less than favorable decisions: Oliver cheats in shop class and Katie helps him try to get out of it, while Kathryn reassures Taylor that she doesn't need to go to college.
The episode was rated 7.52 from 191 votes.
Greg's insistence on doing the family's taxes prompts Katie to take matters into her own hands; Oliver and Anna-Kat join forces in an attempt to win a popular radio contest; Taylor finally sees Pierce's true colors.
The episode was rated 7.56 from 158 votes.
Katie panics when Greg is hit with a bout of baby fever; Taylor tricks Oliver into helping her.
The episode was rated 7.57 from 166 votes.
Katie feels left out when Greg becomes fast friends with the newest member of the Westport Historical Guild; Oliver fears Cooper is ditching him when he sees on social media that Cooper lied about his weekend plans.
The episode was rated 7.58 from 163 votes.
Katie goes back to work as a party planner, which brings new challenges of balancing home and work life into the mix.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 196 votes.
In order to avoid buying Anna-Kat a cellphone, Katie makes a pact with the girls that she and Taylor can go an entire day without using their phones; disappointed with Greg's advice, Oliver seeks the guidance of an old friend.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 147 votes.
Katie learns that the pin code the Ottos use for everything spells out Greg's ex-girlfriend's name, and retaliates by dragging out old gifts from past boyfriends. Meanwhile, the kids' current love lives take a hit as Taylor and Trip argue over her relationship with Pierce; and Oliver and Gina's relationship goes south when they both apply for a ballet scholarship that only one of them gets.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 169 votes.
Fearing she's spending too much time at the office, Katie volunteers to chaperone Anna-Kat's school field trip; Greg takes a creative approach to parenting when he catches Taylor and Oliver in a lie.
The episode was rated 7.62 from 154 votes.
Katie encourages Greg to splurge on an overnight getaway; Oliver's attempt at a rebellious streak ends in disaster; Taylor comes to the realization that she needs to step up and be a better big sister
The episode was rated 7.63 from 162 votes.
The previous "fattest housewife" in Westport gets plastic surgery to lose weight, and Chloe Brown Mueller rubs it in Katie's face that Katie has now assumed that title. In order to get revenge on Chloe, Katie goes through great lengths to dig up bad photos of Chloe from high school. In discussing body image with the kids, Katie and her mother, Kathryn, turn out to be bad influences on Anna-Kat and Taylor, unintentionally encouraging them to focus too much on the outward appearance.
The episode was rated 7.65 from 176 votes.
With her new job taking up more of her time, Katie and Greg try to split up parenting duties. Katie over-involves herself in Taylor's social life by trying to keep some distance between Taylor and her boyfriend, Trip, to make sure Taylor is her own person aside from him. Meanwhile, Greg tries to convince Oliver to be honest after overhearing Oliver lie to his friends about his less-than-luxurious summer vacation.
The episode was rated 7.69 from 191 votes.
With the kids away at the school dance, Katie and Greg look forward to a romantic evening alone; Anna-Kat is crushed when the boy she likes doesn't ask her to the dance; Oliver begins to panic when the town psychic's predictions begin to come true.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 139 votes.
Katie lands the perfect pawn to play on the insecurities of the Westport housewives when she convinces a hot young trophy wife named Harper to volunteer as room mom for Anna-Kat's class, but she quickly shifts gears when Harper rejects Anna-Kat's idea for movie night. Meanwhile, Greg enlists the help of the kids to get Katie's mom, Kathryn, to take an interest in someone other than herself.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 177 votes.
Anna-Kat becomes best friends with Chloe Brown Mueller's daughter; Greg encourages Oliver to be honest with his girlfriend and not hide his passion for ballet.
The episode was rated 7.74 from 140 votes.
When Taylor decides she wants to go to a Halloween party, Greg and Katie disagree on whether or not Taylor can be trusted. Oliver and Cooper anxiously try to prepare for playing a game of "seven minutes in heaven" with their dates at a separate Halloween event. A pregnant Viv follows Katie around trying to get help preparing for her baby's arrival.
The episode was rated 7.74 from 172 votes.
