1. Pilot  

First aired: 9/26/1984    Production Code: 0101

Imagine J.R. Ewing at the age of 14. That's Matthew Burton. Imagine Matthew Burton 20 years older. That's Norman Lamb. When Norman moves into the apartment across the hall and takes a shine to Mrs. Burton, Matthew moves into action with a fiendish opening gambit. Will it soon be checkmate, or has Matthew finally met his match?

2. Put to the Test  

First aired: 10/3/1984    Production Code: 0105

Matt's plans to sell answers to an upcoming English test hit a snag when his teacher goes on maternity leave.

3. Dating Games  

First aired: 10/17/1984    Production Code: 0104

In a rare righteous moment, Matt assures his friend Eli of a date with Julie to the Harvest Ball. Julie has no intentions of dating "this lower life form" which forces Matt into his bag of tricks to save face.

4. Night Work  

First aired: 10/24/1984    Production Code: 0102

For the first time in his young life, con-artist Matt meets resistance to his devious courting strategies when they are complicated by some clever monkey business from his new neighbor, Norman.

5. Pajama Party  

First aired: 10/31/1984    Production Code: 0110

Matt and Eli plan their greatest conspiracy - bugging Julie's pajama party!

6. Love Letters  

First aired: 11/14/1984    Production Code: 0109

Romance may be slipping through Matt and Norman's fingers as a web of suspicion surrounds love letters each receives from supposed secret admirers.

7. Dad and Me  

First aired: 11/21/1984    Production Code: 0111

When burglars clean out the Burtons' apartment, Matt and Norman are forced into an unlikely partnership: posing as father and son on a television game show with the hope of winning furniture.

8. The Rival  

First aired: 11/28/1984    Production Code: 0103

Matt is determined to break up his mother's and Norman's relationship and hits on a scheme guaranteed to drive Norman into a jealous rage - a trait his mother despises in men.

9. Top Dog  

First aired: 12/5/1984    Production Code: 0112

Matthew finds he has created a monster when his scheme to prevent Norman from replacing his retiring teacher goes horribly wrong.

10. Don't Leave Home Without It  

First aired: 12/12/1984    Production Code: 0108

When Norman gets a new credit card, it means two things: a romantic weekend alone with Eileen and freedom from Matt's economic clutches.

11. The Christmas Show  

First aired: 12/19/1984    Production Code: 0113

The Burton family is poised to celebrate their Christmas in their traditional fashion, complete with Christmas-day bowling, guacamole, and picking up the San Diego channel on their aluminum Christmas tree. Norman, however, has more traditional plans that include thick, gooey egg nog and making his own Christmas presents. Plans go awry when traditions clash. Matt saves the day and still successfully makes Norman look like a fool.

12. The Dregs of Humanity (1)  

First aired: 1/2/1985    Production Code: 0106

The band Matt and Eli put together for the school dance creates an impression that is out of this world and creates trouble that leaves the boys' bones rattling.

13. The Dregs of Humanity (2)  

First aired: 1/9/1985    Production Code: 0107

The apparant success of Matt and Eli's "band" hits a snag when various money-hungry lowlifes sue the nonexistant group for 25 million dollars. In order to save face, Matt and Norman collaborate on a way to kill off the band by driving Norman's new car off a cliff and scattering the band's clothing around the scene of the accident.

14. Caught in the Act  

First aired: 1/26/1985    Production Code: 0114

Eileen's image of her perfect son is permanently shattered after his scheme to get her a well-deserved pay raise backfires.

15. Eli's Song  

First aired: 2/2/1985    Production Code: 0115

When a reluctant Norman is appointed coach of the high school's losing soccer team, Matt persuades him to give Eli the opportunity of a lifetime and make him second-string goalie.

16. A Woman Is Just a Woman  

First aired: 2/9/1985    Production Code: 0116

When Eileen turns down a marriage proposal, opting for Norman's affections over fame and fortune, Norman feels obliged to make an equally noble gesture.

17. The Experts  

First aired: 2/16/1985    Production Code: 0117

Acting on Matt's financial advice, Norman and Dwight make a killing in the stock market. Rather than dining out on their new-found wealth, they soon find themselves singing for their supper.

18. Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen  

First aired: 2/23/1985    Production Code: 0118

This is the story of Julie Burton, a cheerleader. Strangely enough, she is a cheerleader without cheer. A perverse crime is about to strike Julie down - a crime committed by the hands of one she trusted.