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Father Knows Least

Former bachelor, David Ramos, finally settles down with single mom Kim Mclaughlin after wanting to start a new chapter in his life, with the help of his pushover mother, Delia. David meets Kim's three kids: teenage Nicki, middle child Zack and youngest daughter Haley. Failing to connect with the kids instantly, David tries to man up and be more responsible in order to become a good husband and father to Kim and the kids, but realizes that the transition from "manchild" to "man of the house" will take some time to get used to.

Characters

Main

David Ramos

Kim McLaughlin

Nicole "Nicki" McLaughlin

Zack McLaughlin

Haley McLaughlin

Delia Ramos

Recurring

Edgar

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	20		January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05)	May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18)
2	24		September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21)	May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17)
3	19		September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)	May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15)
4	24		September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)	May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
5	24		September 24, 2009 (2009-09-24)	May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)
6	24		September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)	May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)
7	23		September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)	May 24, 2012 (2012-05-24)
8	24		September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)	May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
9	24		September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)	May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)
10	24		September 18, 2014 (2014-09-18)	May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)

Episodes

Season 1 (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Pilot"	Malcolm Fraser	Andy Garcia & Nina Hart	January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05)	FKL0101
After proposing to Kim, David is given the opportunity to finally meet her three kids. While not making a first good impression on them, David gets a second chance when Kim has to work overtime and insists on watching the kids, much to Nicki's dislike. Later, Kim isn't able to trust David anymore when his irresponsibility leads to a series of mishaps in the household.
2	2	"Delia Moves In"	Malcolm Fraser	Andy Garcia & Nina Hart	January 12, 2006 (2006-01-12)	FKL0102
David realizes that it's time to move out of his mother's house and in with the McLaughlins. However, Delia starts getting too overprotective of him when things look great between David and Kim, so much so that she decides to move in with him to make sure David doesn't ruin his relationship with Kim. Meanwhile, the kids begin to enjoy Delia's company while David and Kim try to find a way to get her to leave.
3	3	"Baseball"	Malcolm Fraser	Wendy Schneider	January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19)	FKL0103
When Edgar manages to get his hands on three front side tickets to a Texas Rangers baseball game, David sees an opportunity for a chance to bond with Zack and fill that missing father role in his life.
4	4	"A Cat Named Snowball"	Malcolm Fraser	Story by : Andy Garcia & Nina Hart Teleplay by : Lee Hammond	January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26)	FKL0104
After getting good grades, Haley is rewarded with adopting a cat at the animal shelter whom she names Snowball. However, when Haley feeds Snowball some chocolate and it dies, David fails to cheer her up as a result of a similar experience he had in his childhood with a stray dog.
5	5	"David's 18 Again"	Malcolm Fraser	Story by : Jill Washington & Philip Dortenberry Teleplay by : Andy Garcia & Nina Hart	February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)	FKL0106
Kim is upset to learn that David's partying life isn't over with when he chaperones for Nicki who's attending a party at her crush's house and acts disorderly.
6	6	"Vows"	Malcolm Fraser	Dave Latham & Dan McCracken	February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09)	FKL0105
David is tasked with writing his wedding vows after Kim's overjoyed prospect at expressing themselves romantically. However, Kim questions his engagement with David when he rather watch boxing instead of writing his vows.
7	7	"Like Jesus the Carpenter"	Malcolm Fraser	Story by : Andy Garcia & Lee Hammond Teleplay by : Nina Hart & Donald Walsh	February 16, 2006 (2006-02-16)	FKL0107
While David spends some quality time with Zack building a tree house in the backyard, Delia teaches the girls how to make tamales for her church's Bible study meeting.
8	8	"Edgar's New Date"	Malcolm Fraser	Story by : Nina Hart & Frank McCallum Teleplay by : Andy Garcia & Dan McCracken & Dave Latham	February 23, 2006 (2006-02-23)	FKL0108
David convinces Kim to set lonely Edgar up with her sister, Sharon, who's visiting from New York. However, David is shocked to learn that Edgar is planning on proposing to Sharon and tries to stop him from making a big mistake.
9	9	"PTA Meeting"	Malcolm Fraser	Story by : Andy Garcia & Nina Hart Teleplay by : Frank McCallum & Wendy Schneider	March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	FKL0109
David tries to fit in with the other parents when he reluctantly joins the PTA meeting at Haley's school. David and Kim later meet happy-go-lucky parents Ted and Jamie that want to discuss school activities with them and invite them over for dinner at their house. However, David makes a fool out of himself during dinner and it haunts him to the point of acknowledging his own incompetence as a step-father.
10	10	"Zack's Crush"	Malcolm Fraser	Story by : Andy Garcia & Nina Hart Teleplay by : Jill Washington & Philip Dortenberry	March 16, 2006 (2006-03-16)	FKL0111
When Zack develops a crush on a cheerleader at school, he is left panicked on not knowing how to approach her. David and Kim offer different ways but Zack goes with instincts and declares his love for her outright, which proves to be a disaster.
11	11	"Imaginary Gary"	Malcolm Fraser	Story by : Andy Garcia & Nina Hart Teleplay by : Wendy Schneider & Lee Hammond	March 30, 2006 (2006-03-30)	FKL0110
Everybody in the house has growned accustomed of Haley and her imaginary friend, Gary. However, David finds this a little creepy and attempts to stop this odd habit of hers by introducing Haley to real friends at school.