Thunder Alley (1994)
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Robby Benson — Director
Episodes 17
The Prototype
A retired racecar driver and garage owner has to adjust when his daughter Bobbi and her children come to live with him, beginning with a clash over how to discipline the kids.
Read MoreAre We There Yet?
It's time for the stock-car racers' reunion, but Harry puts the brakes on Gill's enthusiasm when he decides to ta g along; Bobbie tries to sell the girls on the idea of a mother-daughter slumber party
Read MoreThe Love Triangle
Gil becomes romantically interested in Harry's teacher, not realizing the boy has a crush on her himself.
Read MoreChore Patrol
Gil bribes the children with a promise of pizza to get them to do their chores, but his plan backfires.
Read MoreGirls' Night Out
Gil baby-sits while Bobbie goes out to dinner with his niece Rita.
Read MoreGirls Night Out
Gil baby-sits while Bobbie goes out to dinner with his niece Rita.
Read MoreBloodsuckers
Gil's impending IRS interview worries Bobbie; meanwhile, Gil plans a practical joke on the kids using a hearse that is in the garage for servicing.
Read MoreHappy Endings
Claudine is interested in a boy; meanwhile, Gil is being honored with a lifetime-achievement award.
Read MoreA Fistful of Phyllis
Hostilities with annoying neighbor Mrs. Millman escalate when Jenny punches her daughter Phyllis.
Read MoreAs a Matter of Fact
Gil has trepidations about his grandchildren's behavior at an awards banquet.
Read MoreNever Say Die
Bobbi and Gil clash over how to soothe Harry's fears over an impending tonsilectomy.
Read MoreSpeak No Evil
Gil addresses Harry's class on career day, but Bobbie doesn't like the message he gives about the worth of formal education
Read MoreEasy Money
Gill takes the kids to the racetrack, to Bobbi's consternation.
Read MoreFirst Date
A boy asks Claudine to the school dance, but Bobbi and Gil impose conditions she rebels against.
Read MoreGive 'Em Hell, Bobbi
As the new coach of Jenny's basketball team, Bobbie renames it the Bluebirds and puts its members (and their parents) in a foul mood with a winning-isn't-everything philosophy.
Read MoreSex, Lies and Popcorn
Bobbi tells one little white lie, which escalates out of all proportion.
Read MoreSex, Lies & Popcorn
Bobbi tells one little white lie, which escalates out of all proportion.
Read MoreThe Garage Sale
A family garage sale finds Bobbie and Gil in a rhubarb over ownership of a 1972 baseball card collection that may bring in as much as $2200
Read MoreAccidentally at First Sight
Bobbi meets an attractive new man, but the rest of the family don't approve of her dating him.
Read MoreBreaking Away
Bobbi and Harry both learn lessons about trust and letting go when Bobbie, worrying that Claudine doesn't confide in her, is tempted to read her diary; and Gil prods Harry to lose his bicycle training wheels
Read MoreThe Trouble with Harry
The girls convince Harry that he has ruined Gil's prized stock-car engine with a dropped marble, but the prank backfires when Harry confesses and an overheated Gil explodes, prompting Harry to run away from home
Read MoreWorkin' Man's Blues
When the kids misbehave, Gil metes out their punishment: Harry must work in the garage, and the girls are evicted from their rooms. Meanwhile, Bobbie laughs at Gil's plan to ""lock the tigers outside of their cage.""
Read MoreA Little Me Time
Bobbie takes a break from the demands of the kids and Gil by going bowling with Rita and her friends -- on the night Gil plans to watch ""the fight of the century.""
Read MoreI Am Spartacus
When Bobbie finally takes Gil's advice about demanding the kids respect her authority, they seem singularly unimpressed
Read MoreGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
Gill's romantic evening is spoiled by the surprise arrival of Bobbie and the kids; but the disastrous evening only warms him up for the kids' well-intentioned plans to make amends.
Read MoreJust a Vacation
Bobbi reserves a week at a family vacation spot in the hopes that it will leave the children with wonderful memories, but it looks like the only camp regulation at Scattered Pines is Murphy's Law.
Read MoreBuzz off, Buzzard Boy
Harry wants his birthday party to be in the theme of his favorite superhero, Buzzard Boy; but Bobbi wants a less violent alternative -- Enviro-Man, a superhero that only Mother Earth could love.
Read MoreNo Swing Set
Bobbi can't afford the expensive toy the kids have their hearts set on.
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