Mike smiles with joy after seeing Molly's advance check after she returned home from an eight week writing shop telling him she's been published.

Molly has writer’s block, and she might lose her big advance if she doesn’t cure it fast

Mike promises Molly he will be home in time for dinner on Christmas Eve--until he and Carl find themselves in the back of a stolen truck; Molly is upset with Vince for trying to alter Christmas traditions.

Mike thinks Carl is out of line when he invites Victoria to go on what is supposed to be a men-only fishing trip.

When Molly starts writing multiple drafts of her book, she starts to irritate Mike and the rest of the family.

Guilt sets in for Mike when he flirts with a rookie cop and she reciprocates.

Samuel contemplates moving back to Africa when he receives a letter from his parents saying they’re struggling financially.

Molly urges Mike to go to the doctor when she learns he hasn’t been in over a decade, on the 100th episode.

Molly faces a dilemma when her publisher asks her to make a provocative change to her book.

Mike is forced to arrest Joyce for a DUI after she refuses to take a breathalyzer at a checkpoint.

Mike and Molly are excited to finally have the house to themselves for the whole weekend.

Molly plans a party after hearing that Peggy is suddenly retiring.

Molly’s excited her book is finally out and available for purchase, but worries obsessively that no one will buy it.

Peggy makes Molly do chores in exchange for sharing tantalizing stories from her past for Molly’s second book.

When Mike reaches a weight-loss goal -- his personal best -- he decides to celebrate by indulging in a slice of pie.

Molly is nervous about Mike attending a celebratory party her publisher puts on for her and Peggy.

Molly surprises Peggy by reuniting her with her estranged sister, Rosemary, when they take a road trip to Peggy’s hometown of Mudlick. Also, Vince and Mike experience father-son bonding when they work together to fix the water heater.

When a despondent Kay returns to town, Peggy is thrilled to welcome her back to coexist in her mundane existence. However, Molly is determined to find a way to restore Kay’s joie de vivre. Also, Mike and Carl work crowd control at a rally for public breast feeding

Mike meets his Aunt Rosemary for the first time and is instantly smitten by her warmth and positive attitude – which is the polar opposite of his mother

Molly gets angry at Mike for not listening to her vent about writing with Peggy and they go their separate ways for a day.

After Carl has a near-death experience while on duty, he tells Mike he’s going to propose to Victoria.

Mike is forced to uninvited Carl to his anniversary cruise after Carl’s nasty break-up with Victoria.

When Molly finds herself at a crossroads with her career, she makes a huge decision.

When Molly decides to start a career as a crime novelist, she goes on a ride-along with Mike to research her first book.

Molly has a “mind-blowing” experience when she goes to Victoria’s workplace, a funeral home, to research her novel. Meanwhile, Mike sneaks a peek at Molly’s writing when she’s out.

Budding author Molly meets her literary idol, whose cynical advice is to focus on what she wouldn't want people to know about, while Mike tries to cheer up his down-in-the-dumps mother by having her over for dinner.

Molly believes her suspicious next-door neighbor is up to no good and recruits Joyce to help her spy on him. Meanwhile, the guys get together for a poker game and end up sharing their dreams and aspirations.

Molly needs to adjust her spending habits on shoes if she wants to maintain harmony in her marriage.

Mike decides he needs to live everyday like it’s his last after being shot during a robbery. As a result, he tells Carl it’s time for him to quit the police force.

Molly accepts a job as a forklift driver at Vince's warehouse when she decides to take a break from writing her novel.

Determined to change Mike's normal routine, Molly encourages him to try new things.

After fighting with Joyce about money, Molly and Mike move into Mike's childhood bedroom at Peggy's place.

Mike asks Carl to fill in for him as Molly's dance partner, but gets jealous when he thinks they are having too much fun.

At Mike's urging, Molly begrudgingly goes to a therapist (John Michael Higgins).

Samuel wants to be a standup comic; Molly offers advice to Harry which leads to him challenging his protective mother.

The entire family wonders if Victoria has finally met the one when she brings a new boyfriend home.

Molly meets the friend of her dreams when Peggy's childhood pal (Kathy Bates) visits, but Peggy isn't fond of sharing.

Molly tries to win some extra cash during a trip to a riverboat casino with the girls; Vince and Mike watch college basketball with the guys.

Mike, Samuel and Carl go on a road trip to Memphis, Tenn., to meet Carl's mother.

When Mike's car breaks down, he must decide if he should accept a loan from Carl to fix it.

Carl and Mike arrest Molly's literary hero (Susan Sarandon) for a DUI.

Molly wonders if she should tell Mike when she sees Carl coming out of Victoria's room late at night.

After Peggy's bathtub falls through the ceiling, Mike wants Peggy to go to a doctor.

Molly is ecstatic to be accepted into a prestigious eight-week writer's workshop, but Mike isn't thrilled about having his wife gone for the entire summer.

Mike is inspired by their honeymoon trip to Paris to change his life and travel the world, while Molly worries how their family and friends fared at home without them.

Joyce conveniently disappears after a back injury renders Vince practically immobile, and that leaves Mike and Molly to take care of him. Meanwhile, the newlyweds are still laboring over personalized thank-you notes for their wedding presents.

Molly gets upset when she reviews her wedding photos because in every picture Mike's mouth is open or his eyes are closed. Meanwhile, Carl gets jealous when Christina's ex-husband comes back into her life.

Mike and Molly decide the time is right for them to start trying for a baby. Meanwhile, Carl gets upset when he learns that Molly is still spending time with Christina after their breakup.

Mike is forced to set up his mom with his boss, despite his many reservations.

With the house feeling too cramped and crowded, Molly plans a family yard sale. Meanwhile, Mike and the guys take Carl on a fishing trip to help him forget his breakup with Christina.

When Mike gets sick for Thanksgiving, Molly is excited that she doesn’t have to cook – until Vince invites his brother to town for a homemade Thanksgiving meal.

When Mike gets nervous after Molly doesn’t get pregnant following weeks of trying, he turns to Carl and Samuel for advice.

With Molly's encouragement, Mike decides to take a shot at becoming a detective, but the stress of readying for the exam begins to impact their relationship.

Even while portraying Santa, Mike cannot contain his frustrations over Molly's Christmas spending and warns unsuspecting children about the dangers of maxing out credit cards to buy toys. Later, while Molly's family enjoys holiday festivities at home - complete with Christmas carols on Victoria's new karaoke machine - Mike and Molly get roped into spending Christmas Eve at church with Mike's mother and boss.

In an effort to boost their chances of getting pregnant, Molly encourages Mike to join her in giving up caffeine and eating healthier, causing them both to have major withdrawals.

Mike prepares to spoil Molly for her birthday, but his plans go awry after he eats psychedelic gelato made by Victoria’s friend Tom.

Mike puts his construction skills to use turning the basement into a living suite for him and Molly, but he may have gotten in over his head. Meanwhile, Carl asks Samuel if he would be interested in moving in with him.

On Valentine's Day, Mike and Molly play Cupid and prod Harry into asking Victoria out on a date, and to everyone's surprise she accepts. Meanwhile, Carl has a list of reasons why hanging out at the coin laundry on the holiday will help Samuel and him meet single women.

Wannabe-parent Mike takes a crash course in male fertility and heads to a clinic to ensure that he's potent enough to make a mother out of Molly. Meanwhile, Vince starts a job as a door-to-door vacuum-cleaner salesman.

After their verbal brawl at the mall, Mike goes off in a huff, so Molly goes off on a shopping spree.

Carl and Samuel hope for a little luck o' the Irish when it comes to picking up women at their St. Patrick's Day party, while Molly does a little Erin go bragging when she tells Mike about some of her holiday shenanigans.

Molly joins Victoria and her junior-college friends on a spring-fling getaway, while Mike works the Captain for some overtime assignments to earn some extra cash.

Mike’s birthday wish is to have his wife and mother get along, but Molly and Peggy butt heads more than ever as they try to plan his birthday party together. Meanwhile, Samuel and Carl compete for the same woman.

After learning that Joyce gave up her artistic talents when she became a mother, Molly decides that she and Mike need to pursue new hobbies before becoming parents, so they take up roller skating.

Mike goes on a junk food binge to cope with missing Molly while she is out of town for a teacher’s conference. Meanwhile, Carl contemplates leaving Chicago after learning heartbreaking news from James.

Molly is so focused on directing a school recital that she doesn’t realize a fellow teacher is hitting on her. Meanwhile, Vince convinces Mike to join him in an unusual money-making scheme.

Mike and Carl get stuck working at the Renaissance Faire after their boss, Patrick, gets dumped by Mike’s mother. Later, as a tornado descends on Chicago, Mike and Molly each confess important news to each other.

Following their engagement, Molly is anxious to start planning the wedding while Mike wants to go fishing with his friends.

Peggy gets a big surprise when she celebrates her boyfriend's birthday.

Mike tries to adjust after he gives up his bachelor pad and moves in with Molly and her family.

Molly wants to save money for their wedding, but Mike is lured into buying Vince’s 1957 Chevy Bel Air.

Despite Mike's good intentions, he adds fuel to the fire when Molly and her family get in a fight.

Mike is spooked when Molly's boss invites them to a party on Halloween, a holiday he dreads.

Carl tries to get a date with an attractive woman (guest star Holly Robinson Peete) he meets at the diner.

When Mike encourages his mom, Peggy, to get a job, he never imagines how it will interfere with Molly's life.

Mike starts cheating on his diet as Thanksgiving Day approaches, but attempts to hide it from Molly.

When Molly is swamped with Thanksgiving preparations and wedding planning, she asks Mike to help, with mixed results.

After getting disappointing news at work, Molly goes into a bad state which threatens to ruin Christmas.

Carl faces his fear of commitment when his relationship with Christina takes a serious turn.

Molly and Joyce ask Mike for help when Victoria is arrested for a number of driving violations.

When Joyce accepts an ex-boyfriend's dinner invitation, Vince goes crazy with jealousy.

After forgetting to prepare for Valentine's Day, Mike takes advantage of Carl's elaborate plans with Christina (Holly Robinson Peete).

Molly decides to throw Mike a birthday party to make up for the fact that he hasn't had one since he was 9-years-old; Samuel dates a girl he met online.

When Molly suggests that she and Mike write their own wedding vows, he finds it hard to swallow, until Carl provides him with some food for thought and tells him to just pretend he's describing his favorite meal - lasagna.

Peggy goes on vacation and leaves Mike and Molly in charge of her dog, claiming that it's good practice for when they have children.

When Mike and Molly meet with the priest at Peggy's church, Molly's forthright nature winds up costing them their wedding chapel.

Molly's dieting goes into overdrive when her wedding dress doesn't zip during her final fitting.

Mike's dad comes to town early to attend Mike's bachelor party, which prompts Peggy to attend Molly's bachelorette event.

Two days before their wedding, Mike and Molly arrange their wedding rehearsal which turns into a disaster.

Mike and Molly have to deal with several problems as they make their way to the altar.

When teacher Molly Flynn hears Officer Mike Biggs' "share" at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting, she's instantly smitten and invites him to come speak to her fourth grade class.

When Molly gets a cold before her first date with Mike, she takes cold medicine to feel better.

Mike's ego takes a hit during a bowling date with Molly.

Mike turns Molly down when she invites him in after a date.

Mike invites Carl on a double date when he becomes jealous of the time Mike is spending with Molly.

Mikes invites Molly over to his apartment, but a call from his mother interrupts his plans for romance.

After spending the weekend with Molly, Mike tries to follow Carl's advice to play it cool.

Mike gets a taste of living with Molly's mom and sister after Molly insists he spend the night at her place.

Molly becomes jealous when Mike introduces her as his "friend" to a woman who is clearly flirting with him.

When Mike's overbearing mother buys Molly a new hat as a gesture of goodwill, Molly feels obliged to invite her to spend Thanksgiving with her family.

Mike allows Carl to bring a date to his apartment, so he decides to spend some time at Molly's house where he actually manages to bond with Molly's mother and sister.

Mike tries to find a perfect gift for his very first Christmas with Molly.

Mike's mom and Molly argue about who can take better care of him when he gets ill.

Molly isn't happy when Joyce's boyfriend Vince tries to become friends with Mike by inviting him to a basketball game.

When Mike's mom, Peggy, needs gallbladder surgery, she shocks Molly by asking her to take care of her dog. Meanwhile, Molly is thrown when Mike starts talking about being buried next to her when he dies.

Mike's big plans for his first Valentine's Day with Molly are thrown into jeopardy after he accidentally runs into Molly's ex-boyfriend.

When Mike refuses to leave his comfortable couch, Molly decides to go out with her sister.

When they spend way too much time working together during a snowstorm, Mike and Carl begin getting on each other's nerves.

When Peggy and Molly have lunch together, Mike worries that his mom is telling Molly unflattering stories about his childhood.

Mike breaks tradition and invites Molly to join him and Carl at opening day for the Chicago Cubs.

When Samuel loses his job and apartment, Mike offers to let him stay at his place...with interesting results.

When Joyce invites Vince to attend her high school reunion, Vince confesses to Mike that he never graduated high school, and convinces Mike to help him study for his GED.

Victoria panics as her 30th birthday approaches, and drags Mike and Molly into her "life crisis".

Mike feels pressured when Peggy's new boyfriend asks whether he and Molly hear wedding bells in their future.

All the outtakes from season 1's CBS hit show Mike and Molly.

All the hilarious gags and outtakes from the second season of the CBS hit show, Mike and Molly.