It's All Relative

It's All Relative

2003 1 Seasons ⭐ 5.5
Comedy

Bobby's a bartender and the only son of gregarious, salt-of-the-earth Irish Catholic parents from Boston. His fiancée, Liz, is a toney Harvard student and she's Protestant (no, that's not the problem). Liz has two dads, not one, and they're a worldly pair of well-heeled gay men.

Seasons

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1. Pilot

2003-10-01

Bobby and Liz break the news of their secret engagement to their families and each gets a less than warm response. In fact, Bobby's conversation with his folks ends with him movin…

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2. Truth and Consequences

2003-10-08

When Liz observes Bobby encouraging a friend to lie in order to break up, she questions his sincerity in their own relationship. In order to prove that he's changed and that he re…

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3. Hell's Kitchen

2003-10-15

Now that Bobby has moved into Liz's parents' guesthouse, he's been warned that neatness counts – a lot! But his attempt to make coffee with Philip's fancy cappuccino machine leads…

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4. Take Me Out

2003-10-22

When a client unexpectedly gives Philip tickets to a Red Sox game, Bobby sees it as an opportunity for family bonding and convinces Philip and Simon to invite Mace. But Mace's ide…

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5. The Doctor is Out

2003-10-29

Mace learns a lesson about stereotypes when he takes ill and is treated by a doctor who happens to be gay. Philip learns a similar lesson when his longtime friend and party planne…

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6. Waking Uncle Paddy

2003-11-05

When Uncle Paddy O'Neil passes away, Liz offers comfort and support to Bobby by attending the wake – even though she's never seen a dead body before. In her angst, she forgets to …

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7. Swangate

2003-11-12

Philip and Simon initially oppose State Senatorial candidate Charlie Carson's plans to tear down an historical theatre, while Mace supports the politician's plan to build a hotel …

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8. Road Trippin'

2003-11-19

In an effort to get their families to join in the celebration of their upcoming wedding, Bobby and Liz convince their folks that the other's family is throwing an engagement party…

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9. Thanks, But No Thanks

2003-11-26

Thanksgiving turns into a fiasco when Liz invites Mace's overbearing mother, Colleen, to the dinner. A web of deception begins when Mace tells the very conservative Colleen that P…

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10. Artistic Differences

2003-12-10

When Audrey shows up with an unusual abstract painting that everyone agrees is awful, Mace sells the painting to Philip while she's away. Philip has good luck in selling the paint…

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11. The Santa That Came to Dinner

2003-12-17

Bobby and Liz's families are trying their best to blend their very different styles of celebrating Christmas when a Christmas Eve delivery to Philip and Simon's house injures "San…

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12. What's Up?

2004-01-07

Bobby is furious to learn that Liz has discussed their sex life with her dads. While Mace and Philip are pleased that the relationship could be in trouble, Simon and Audrey conspi…

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13. Our Sauce, it is a Beauty

2004-01-14

Philip hires Mace to pose as a typical American couch potato. But when he grows tired of eating chips and watching sitcoms while on display, it's left to a famous television perso…

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14. Ready, Aim, Sing!

2004-01-21

When Simon asks Audrey to make costumes for a small musical theater production benefiting gun control, Mace is furious to find out that she is involved with the show at all. But w…

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15. Tackleboxxx/The Love Below

2004-01-28

Mace's longtime friend, Dan, visits for a planned fishing trip, but before the fishing fun can begin, the two men have old scores to settle. Meanwhile, Maddy has eyes for Simon's …

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16. Cross My Heart

2004-02-11

When a TV show plans to air a "Where Are They Now?" special, the O'Neils discover that Simon used to be a member of an 80s one-hit-wonder boy band. Mace, desperate to become presi…

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17. A Long Day's Journey into Leonard's

2004-02-18

When Audrey expresses concern that Liz and Bobby are "living in sin," both families weigh in on making immediate wedding plans, but the accelerated pace could be too fast for Bobb…

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18. Oscar Interruptus

2004-02-25

Philip's plans to view the Oscars are spoiled when Mace accidentally breaks the remote control. Their desperate attempt to get the remote fixed lands them in the emergency room wi…

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19. Who's Camping Now?

2004-03-30

Thinking that they're a little fragile for the wilderness, Mace is less than welcoming to Philip and Simon when they all attend Bobby's camping bachelor party. But a sexy park ran…

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20. Philip in a China Shop

2004-04-06

A family outing to a department store to register for wedding gifts becomes traumatic for Philip when a piece of the china set is unavailable. But Dr. Bob, a famous television psy…

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21. Doggy-Style

2008-09-16

Liz and Bobby's adoption of a stray dog sparks a debate between the families on parenting styles. The O'Neils flashback to their strict disciplinarian ways with Bobby and Maddy, w…

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22. Fight For Your Invite to Party

2008-09-18

A fight erupts between families over the text of Liz's and Bobby's wedding invitation -- specifically, whether or not to mention Philip's and Simon's sexuality. Meanwhile, Bobby's…

Top Cast

Reid Scott
Reid Scott
Maggie Lawson
Maggie Lawson
Lenny Clarke
Lenny Clarke
Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet Sansom Harris
John Benjamin Hickey
John Benjamin Hickey
Christopher Sieber
Christopher Sieber
Paige Moss
Paige Moss

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