S01E01 Pilot
Angela, the tennis playing Phenom, strives to live as a normal teenager. Her pushy coach Lou, keeps her in the tennis spotlight and she does not have time for friends or family. Her mother, Diane,...
Phenom
S01E17: What's in a Vow?
Dianne gives a speech about working in the real world, and it's so inspiring that a nun renounces her vows.
Overview
A teenage tennis prodigy tries to balance a social life with her ambition for stardom, under constant pressure from her driven coach, but with lots of support from her mom.
Episodes
S01E02 Angela's First Kiss
Angela postpones a trip to a tournament to attend a dance with her new boyfriend.
S01E03 Secrets
Dianne's ex fails to send a check, the mortgage is late and the van needs repairs.
S01E04 Angela Gets Crushed
Angela falls for her new coach who's stringing her along to get the most out of her as a player.
S01E05 Daddy's Home
Angela's dad spends more time with her - and horns in on coach Lou's turf.
S01E06 Game Face
Coach Lou pumps up Angela for a match - then Dianne destroys his handiwork with a hug.
S01E07 Angela's Wild Ride
Encouraged by a rebellious friend, Angela takes a ride on the wild side and gets caught in a stolen car.
S01E08 Answered Prayers
Mary Margaret needs to work out a few misconceptions about the power of prayer. Meanwhile, a depressed Lou won't leave the Doolan house.
S01E10 There's No Place Like Home
Mary Margaret lands the lead in a school play and expects the whole family to be there, despite the fact that Angela has a tournament.
S01E11 A Lou-Daughter Picnic
Lou plays dad for a day when he takes Mary Margaret to a father-daughter picnic.
S01E12 A Very Doolan Christmas
Lou and his mother spend Christmas with the Doolans, and Brian has a special gift for Roanne.
S01E13 Brian and the Tennis Star
The Doolans host a promiscuous tennis star, whom they hope to keep away from the wild side of L.A..
S01E14 My Little Tony
To Angela's chagrin, Lou scares off her boyfriend, while Mary Margaret can't ditch a pesky admirer.
S01E15 Men are Dogs
Dianne discovers that her sister the judge isn't a very good judge of character when the woman falls for coach Lou.
S01E16 Spring Break-Out
Brian's overzealous approach as Coach Lou's new head of security turns the tennis academy into a prison camp.
S01E17 What's in a Vow?
Dianne gives a speech about working in the real world, and it's so inspiring that a nun renounces her vows.
S01E18 Dianne's Young Buck
Surprise and disbelief rock the Doolan household when Dianne dates a younger man.
S01E19 Angela's Fifteen Minutes
Angela's first newspaper profile leads to heartache when a reporter manipulates the facts from the interview.
S01E20 It's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis
Lou faces a midlife crisis. Jerry Mathers and Tracy Austin appear as themselves.
S01E21 Just a Family of Doolans Sittin' Around Talkin'
The Doolans reveal their fantasies after winning five hours of free psychotherapy.
S01E22 Strictly Lunchroom
Mary Margaret and her dancing partner plot to sidestep their instructor's restrictions on creativity.
Cast
Judith Light
Dianne Doolan
Angela Goethals
Angela Doolan
Ashley Johnson
Mary Margaret Doolan
Todd Louiso
Brian Doolan
Jennifer Lien
Roanne
William Devane
Lou Della Rosa
Sara Rue
Monica
