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My Family: Season 9

9 episodes Premiered Apr 2, 2009 Updated Nov 4, 2026
Previously on My Family

Season 9 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of My Family Season 8.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 9 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 9: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (5): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S9·E1 Mytharc

Bully for Ben

Apr 2, 2009 · 30 min

While Ben and the gang are at pub quiz, Ben becomes angry when it is brought to his attention that someone is cheating and he decides to take matters into his own hands. However, h

S9·E2 Core

Bringing Up Janey

Apr 9, 2009 · 30 min

Janey desperately wants to keep her new man under wraps, while a suspicious Ben tries to expose an affair between Susan and a client.

S9·E3 Core

A Very Brief Encounter

Apr 16, 2009 · 30 min

Susan asks Ben to help an old girlfriend of hers, Mona, through a divorce, but nearly causes her own when Mona tells Ben some surprising tales about Susan. Elsewhere, Roger is feel

S9·E4 Core

The Psyche of Mikey

Apr 19, 2009 · 30 min

When Ben and Susan discover that Michael is seeing a therapist, Susan is worried and goes straight for the therapist herself. Meanwhile, Ben thinks a father-son chat will sort out

S9·E5 Mytharc

A Difficult Undertaking

Apr 19, 2009 · 30 min

Ben's uncle Norris dies, leaving him less than he expected, and instead Susan benefits. Later, the wake is held at the Harpers, but will it go smoothly?

S9·E6 Core

Dog Dazed

Apr 23, 2009 · 30 min

Susan decides to get another dog but when she is considered unsuitable to adopt by the dog adoption assessor, Susan loses her cool, and as a result, it is Ben who ends up in the do

S9·E7 Core

It's Training Men

Apr 30, 2009 · 30 min

An undercover assessor for Cavitex, posing as a patient, leads to Ben having to attend a retraining course, and to make matters worse, Roger is also attending.

S9·E8 Mytharc

The Guru

May 7, 2009 · 30 min

Ben's old friendship with a celebrity dentist causes problems, while Susan finds a new friendship at an Albanian airport and her loyalty to Ben is put to the test.

S9·E9 Mytharc

Kenzo's Project

May 14, 2009 · 30 min

Kenzo's school project about the family gives everyone a chance to look at some of the crazier moments in the Harper history.

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