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The Boys Are Back: Season 1

18 episodes Premiered Sep 11, 1994 Updated Oct 31, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (15): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Sep 11, 1994 · 25 min

The Hansons must cope with the return of their progeny to the nest. The first thing to go down the drain is Fred's dream of sailing around the world.

S1·E2 Core

The First Day

Sep 14, 1994 · 25 min

Jackie puts a wedge in Fred's golf plans when she volunteers him to drive the kids to school and to baby-sit them when they return.

S1·E3 Core

Punch and Judy

Sep 21, 1994 · 25 min

Jackie and Judy try to bond while redecorating Mike's old bedroom.

S1·E4 Core

The Good, The Bad and the Hansens

Oct 19, 1994 · 25 min

Fred and Jackie leave irresponsible Rick in charge of the kids when they are offered rush tickets to Barbra Streisand; and Rick takes the kids along on a drug bust.

S1·E5 Core

Mikey at Nike

Oct 12, 1994 · 25 min

Fred gets Mike an interview at his old company, Nike; but Mike isn't sure he wants to follow in his father's sneakers.

S1·E7 Core

The Good, the Bad, and the Hansens

Oct 19, 1994 · 25 min

After Peter gets into a fight at school, Fred gives him some pointers in the fine art of fisticuffs—including how to deliver a sucker punch.

S1·E10 Core

Fred Runs Away

Dec 21, 1994 · 30 min

Fred still has an axe to grind when his neighbour comes over to bury the hatchet on their 20-year feud over a tree that blocks Fred's view of Mount Hood.

S1·E11 Core

Get Me to the Church

Jan 7, 1995 · 25 min

Rick thinks he's found true love when Judy's best friend kisses him after a bridal shower. Then he discovers she is the bride-to-be....

S1·E12 Core

Bad Hair Day

Jan 14, 1995 · 25 min

Fred and Judy have a blowup on Christmas Eve.

S1·E13 Core

Searching for Sarah Hansen

Jan 21, 1995 · 25 min

After a couple makes a lucrative offer on the Hanson house, Fred is ready to sell and set sail for San Diego. But first he needs to get Judy on board.

S1·E16 Core

Searching for Sarah Hansen

Jan 21, 1995 · 25 min

Sarah exhibits a talent for chess and becomes a pawn in a struggle between Fred and Mike over how to guide her -- especially when Fred enters her in a chess tournament without tell

S1·E18 Mytharc

The French Class

Jan 28, 1995 · 25 min

Jackie fears that she and Fred are not spending enough time together, so she plans a trip to France and signs them up for French lessons; then Fred gets better grades than she does

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