Maybe This Time

September 15, 1995

Julia steps in to renegotiate the shop's lease with a flirtatious landlord to prove to her mom that "you don't have to raise your petticoats to lower your rent."

September 16, 1995

Although Julia is in no hurry to start dating again, Shirley is determined to play matchmaker.

September 23, 1995

To escape her mother's rules, Gracie seeks freedom at Grandma's "rule-free fun zone."

September 30, 1995

Julia and Logan invest ad dollars in a talk-radio show, whose shock-jock host Julia soon finds too steamy.

October 14, 1995

Julia doggedly encourages Gracie to tell the truth at school, even though it means ratting on a classmate whose misbehavior had lead to the cancellation of an outing -- but she's ready to fudge a bit herself to retrieve their adorable puppy from the pound. Meanwhile, Shirley is convinced the puppy is the vengeful reincarnation of her grandfather.

October 28, 1995

Logan's Scottish grandmother visits, and Julia is convinced to impersonate his non-existent fiancé.

November 4, 1995

Sensible Julia has the time of her life throwing caution to the wind and, at Shirley's urging, taking a day off; meanwhile, Gracie ditches school and has a lousy time.

November 11, 1995

The new delivery boy - a college football star on a scholarship - gets low marks from Julia, as does her ex's generous gift to Gracie.

November 25, 1995

Julia, who feels like a wet blanket compared to her ex's new girlfriend, aims to change her image to impress Gracie.

December 16, 1995

Julia finds that boldly asking out handsome guy Richard is the least complicated part of the dating scene, while Kyle resorts to using Gracie to snag a date with attractive customer Lauren.

December 23, 1995

Shirley remonstrates church leaders who have deemed Julia unfit to teach Sunday school.

January 6, 1996

Julie rushes to judgment about Gracie's new street-wise boyfriend Nicky, and encounters the wrath of Gracie and Shirley as well as that of the boy's single father Nick.

January 13, 1996

Shirley's track record makes her the kiss of death for Jack; Gracie anticipates her first kiss; and Kyle would rather kiss victory goodbye than break his coach's record.

January 20, 1996

Julia's appearance at a hockey game brings a losing player a stroke of good luck and, in turn, wins Julia an overbearing new admirer.

January 27, 1996

Peer pressure changes Nicky's mind about acting in the school play after he's razzed by his pals for wearing tights. But Gracie hopes to lead him on the right path with a lesson from TV.

February 3, 1996

Nick can't quite get up the nerve to ask Julia out; and looks on suspiciously when a man she stood up at their high school prom reappears, now a wealthy banker, claims not to remember the snub which has haunted Julia's guilty conscience, and begins to court her. And he's right -- the man tricks her into appearing on a tabloid television show so he can humiliate her in public.

February 10, 1996

Gracie has a change of heart after turning down Nicky for a Valentine's Day party; and Kyle encounters double trouble with two dates.

February 17, 1996

A visit from Julia's jet-setting friend Suzi reveals that the two old chums made very different choices in life regarding families and children.