The Conners

Mark is anxious to get his driver's license when a job opportunity presents itself across town; Darlene attempts to teach Mark to drive, but her frantic energy sends him running to Ben for help; Harris meets a new guy online.

When a relative passes away unexpectedly, the family must debate about who should gain custody of a jaded nephew, who is just shy of his 18th birthday.

Problems arise on Beverly Rose's first day of kindergarten; Becky and Darlene have a disagreement; Harris advises an unusual solution for Dan's back pain.

Dan encourages the family to decorate the house for Halloween; Harris takes a stand on an issue that ruffles a few feathers in Darlene's new neighborhood.

Jackie must come to terms with her mother becoming ill; Darlene's job hunt proves to be more difficult than anticipated.

Harris makes a big announcement; Ben is overwhelmed with family responsibilities.

Dan and Jackie take a road trip to a hardware wholesaler in Oklahoma; Darlene heads out of town and leaves behind a plethora of to-do notes for Becky and Ben.

Darlene and Ben get into a fight and ignore Becky's boundaries in the house; Dan accuses Jackie of losing all of their home videos.

Louise gets into a feud with Becky after accidentally sending a rude message in the family text thread; Darlene tries to spice up her sex life with Ben.

Dan meets his in-laws for the first time when Louise's family comes to visit; Darlene helps Becky with a parenting problem.

Neville confronts Jackie about loaning Dan money; Darlene attempts to play matchmaker for Mark.

Dan gets asked to write an article for a hardware magazine, making Ben long for his days as a writer; Jackie inserts herself into Louise's run for the school board when her retirement leads to too much free time.

When Ben offers Mark free piano lessons, Darlene uses it as an opportunity to test his parenting skills; Jackie throws Becky a baby shower; Emilio continues his efforts to be part of the baby's life.

A fire at Ben's hardware store causes a major setback for the family; Becky feels enormous pressure to help every single patient at her mental health facility internship.

Dan achieves a major financial milestone, making him reconsider his belief in the Conners curse; Mark finds out some news that causes him to reevaluate his future.

Darlene urges Ben to make some male friends as he feels anxious about turning 50; Mark asks Harris to buy him and his friends beer for their dorm room.

Dan questions Peter's motives when he learns about the pricey Christmas gift Jackie purchased for her new, unemployed beau; Mark and Mary write up their Christmas wish lists; Darlene receives advice from an unlikely source.

A sudden turn of events forces the Conners to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.

Mark takes on odd jobs, determined to find a way to pay for school; Darlene grapples with her emotions when she discovers her household is about to change dramatically.

The Conners relish national cheeseball day as a family; Harris falls behind in her work duties at the Lunch Box; Darlene and Ben must figure out how to spend time together despite their two separate schedules.

A member of the family makes a life-changing announcement; Dan suspects Becky isn't holding up her end of the bargain with regard to her drinking; Darlene continues to look for a job; Jackie offers English lessons to a busboy.

Becky helps Harris keep a secret from Darlene, which causes a rift between the sisters; Jackie supports Peter with his project; Dan and an old friend reunite.

Jackie convinces Dan to build a chicken coop in the backyard so the family can eat organic eggs; Becky meets with Andrea for the first time since the surrogacy mishap; Darlene deals with a sleazy customer at her casino job.

When Dan gets injured while covering D.J.'s vending machine route, the decision to sue the company could cost D.J. his job; Jackie is appalled when Becky seeks life coaching from her nemesis.

The hardware store experiences a smash-and-grab; Dan and Jackie nab one of the culprits; Beverly Rose learns a lesson in remembering loved ones who have passed while keeping their memories alive.

Darlene gets one surprise after another when David introduces his girlfriend at a parent-teacher conference and mentions that Mark and Harris will be spending the weekend with them; Dan hires Becky to help out at work.

When Geena learns that D.J. hasn't been taking Mary to church, she insists they go as a family; Mark's attempt to conduct an unbiased survey on the upcoming election for his school project goes south when Jackie volunteers to help.

An email from the school banning certain Halloween costumes, including Mark's, sets off an argument between Dan and Darlene; Jackie introduces someone to the family at the Halloween party and insists that Dan vet him, but she immediately regrets it.

After feeling the cafeteria staff could use some organization, Darlene seeks to be the manager of food services at Mark's college; Dan teaches housewives the basics of DIY home projects to make some extra money toward paying off the house.

Darlene crashes Mark's college trivia night to prove how smart she is; Neville finds out the money he loaned Dan was used for something other than its intended purpose.

Darlene continues her search for a new job; Becky is desperate to spend more time with Beverly Rose.

Darlene, Ben, Becky and Beverly Rose move into the new house, where Darlene implements a new set of rules.

Harris takes her anger out on Darlene; Dan and Louise spend an entire day in bed together.

Darlene receives a promotion at her company, but she quickly learns the fancy title is not all it's cracked up to be; when Louise loses her job at Casita Bonita, an opportunity arises to work with Jackie at the Lunch Box.

Mark fights for a spot in the Lanford High chamber orchestra; Jackie puts a lottery machine in the Lunch Box.

As Mark's graduation approaches, he considers his relationship with his father; Louise plans a big graduation ceremony at the Lunch Box.

The death of a beloved teacher from Dan and Jackie's high school brings old classmates together; Becky asks Darlene and Ben for a big favor.

Darlene figures out a new plan to afford Mark's college tuition; Jackie and Louise try to help Becky meet a new guy.

Bev experiences moments of clarity and reflection and asks Jackie to spend the day together in Chicago; Darlene finds a rat in her home but refuses to let Ben kill it.

Becky decides it's time to introduce Tyler to Beverly Rose, but she is skeptical of Tyler's bonding approach; Jackie believes someone has hacked Bev's credit card when several frivolous charges show up on the bank statement.