Season 3 • Episode 13
LatestSui talks Jane into going on a last-minute double date with her. Jane likes her date Ralph, even though she tells him that she hates his name. After a second date with Ralph, Jane comes home looking disheveled but she won't talk about what happened. The other family members notice bruises on Jane and they assume that Ralph is responsible. Ben, Neal and Cray confront Ralph. He tells them they had a fight, but it was Jane who attacked him and he just defended himself. The Blakes have an intervention with Jane and she confesses that her last foster father, who was named Ralph, used to beat her and that just the mention of the name triggered a violent reaction in her. Also, Marcy is trying to arrange a dinner at the Warehouse for Dave and Karen as Foster Parents of the Year, but things keep going wrong. The rest of the family pitches in to help pull the dinner off.
A former pro ballplayer and his sculptor wife start a family in an unorthodox way, adopting six teenagers of various ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Acting
Alisa Reyes brings genuine warmth to the chaos.
Writing
Surprisingly nuanced adoption conversations for 1998.
Creator
Robert Tarlow
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was NBC's attempt to recapture the 'Just the Ten of Us' magic with added diversity — it aired during the TNBC Saturday morning block, not prime time.
Michelle Krusiec (Sui) later became a serious indie darling in films like 'Saving Face' — making her early sitcom work a fascinating time capsule.
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