Carolyn's Review of Her DVDs

  Mary Camden (Jessica Biel) is on the phone with her aunt. Matt meets Kim (Merritt Hicks) at the college library, but when he asks her out, she shoots him down.  Ruthie begs her mom to have a sleepover with her "two best friends." Annie wants her to wait until next weekend because it's been a busy week. Lucy volunteers to be in charge so Ruthie can have it this weekend. Annie agrees but tells Lucy she has no idea what she is getting into. Lucy: They'll come over after dinner, eat some popcorn, watch a video, and go to bed. The phone rings, and Annie answers, it's Julie (Deborah Raffin) . Annie talks to Julie and says something to Eric about helping Hank move his office. Then asks Mary if she wants to babysit all day tomorrow. Mary is excited because she really needs the money. Mary asks Julie when she should be there. Julie says she's concerned about having Mary babysit because of how unfocused and irresponsible she's been but Mary asks her to give her ...

  Eric (Stephen Collins) talking to Mary in the kitchen.  Eric is in the kitchen feeding Sam and David when Mary comes home. He thinks Annie sent her home to check on him, and she tells him that she just needs to find her mother because she asked her to pick up some soap. He tells her that she's upstairs.  Then Lucy comes in and puts a stack of college brochures on the table. Mary assumes Eric had her sister put them there because he is planning to get on her case about not going to college again. Lucy walks into the kitchen and explains that they are for her because she is applying for early acceptance. Mary then assumes that Lucy is only applying for early acceptance to make Mary bad. Lucy informs them that Mary is wrong, and it has nothing to do with her. (Lot of assuming going on in this scene. Don't they know what happens when you assume something)? Mary: Oh, right, that's why you put that stuff down right in front of my face. The phone rings and Mary answers. It...

  Annie (Catherine Hicks) talks with Eric in the kitchen.  Annie suggests her husband go out tonight alone for a bit and Eric likes the idea and says he needs some male bonding time. Annie tells him she has to go see her professor at seven to talk to him about her term paper so she can get it approved. Eric does not trust this professor, who claims he can only see Annie at this time. She tells him the meeting will be thirty minutes or less.  Annie suggests that Mary, Lucy, and Simon can babysit just as Lucy, Simon, and Ruthie are coming downstairs. Simon says he can't babysit because he is going out with a girl name Lu Lu, or at least he hopes he will be. Lucy tells her parents Simon is talking about Lou-Ellen Almire from their church. Eric asks when she got hot, and Simon tells him that it happened during the summer. (Yep, summer break is a good time for kids to grow up).  Lucy says she can babysit. Simon tells his mother he will find another guy and double-date, bu...

  Matt (Barry Watson) got a practice test D on a test. Professor Townsend (J. Patrick McCormack) is yelling at his chemistry class for doing so poorly on their practice tests. He tells them they need to pass his class if they plan to take organic chemistry for pre-med. He informs that just "wanting to be a doctor" is not enough; they must also put the work into it. Mary is on the phone at work trying to keep her car insurance from being canceled, and her boss informs her she needs to get back to work. Eric is cooking a casserole so Annie can study for her test. Annie tells him he's become "competent." Eric laughs. The kids come in from school. Ruthie puts a paper on the counter, which Annie picks up and reads. The principal wants to see her and Eric tomorrow.  Ruthie: Wow. What'd you do? Annie: No. I think the question is, what did you do? Ruthie: Nothing, I swear.  Ruthie asks if they got her out of Ms. Riddle's class yet, and they inform her they are...