Surviving Suburbia
Steve and Anne Patterson and their two children, Henry and Courtney, enjoy easy living in the suburbs--until their new next-door neighbors start to cause problems.
- Metascore34
- 2009-2009
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy
Steve and Anne Patterson and their two children, Henry and Courtney, enjoy easy living in the suburbs--until their new next-door neighbors start to cause problems.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2009
Episode 1
Hero
Mon, Apr 6, 2009
Steve is forced to house sit for Onno and accidentally causes a fire. To cover up for his mistake, he claims to have stopped the fire. His daughter and neighbors praise him as being a hero, but his conscience ends up getting the best of him.
Episode 2
Project Run Away
Mon, Apr 13, 2009
Steve challenges Courtney's teacher regarding a homework assignment. Anne must stand up for Steve when his parenting skills are questioned due to an inappropriate e-mail. Meanwhile, Henry makes it a mission to discover who is the father of Rhonda's children.
Episode 3
DMV
Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Steve has a plan of using Monica's scooter to cut the line at the DMV, but his plans backfires. Meanwhile, Onno asks Anne to take Jenna to the gynecologist but when Jenna tells Anne her true reasons for going, Anne is put in a compromising position.
Episode 4
40 Days
Mon, Apr 27, 2009
After learning about a book which describes how intimacy can be achieved with 40 days of sex, Steve talks Anne into joining a book club so that she'll read it. His plan does not go accordingly when Anne admits she has no confidence in their current relationship. Meanwhile, Courtney loses an important gift from Jenna and must confess her mistake.
Episode 5
Burn Bougainvillea, Burn
Wed, May 27, 2009
A new neighbor wants to cut Anne's prized bougainvillea down; Henry becomes smitten with a teenage girl down the street.
Episode 6
If the Shoe Fits, Steal It
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Steve falsely accuses a mother at school of stealing Courtney's shoes; Henry keeps his SAT scores a secret from his mom.
Episode 7
Dirty Stevie
Fri, Jun 19, 2009
Onno gives Steve a gun, and while Steve enjoys the feeling of power it gives him, Anne wants it out of the house; Monica sends Anne a bill for the food Henry has been eating while at her house.
Episode 8
The Game of Life
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
Anne starts a family game night in hopes that it will convince Henry to go to college.
Episode 9
Nothing for Money
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
Steve encourages Anne to quit volunteer work and get a job; Henry accuses Jenna of stealing something from the house.
Episode 10
School Council
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Anne and Steve try to discuss an altercation between Courtney and a neighbor's daughter; Steve learns something about his relationship with Henry.
Episode 11
Three End Tables
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
When an end table the Pattersons bought is sent to a neighbor's house, Anne asks Steve to get it back; Henry puts Courtney's relationship with Jenna in jeopardy.
Episode 12
Desperate Housewife
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Anne questions the strength of her marriage when a neighbor starts flirting with Steve; Henry and Courtney vie for control of the downstairs television.
Episode 13
No Reception
Fri, Aug 7, 2009
Steve tries to motivate Annie to break away from her manipulative mother after her parents abuse the new cell phones they give them; Henry is counseled after he reprimands Rhonda for glamorizing teen pregnancy in front of Courtney.