18 to Life: Married with Parents

When an escalating game of truth-or-dare gets out of hand,Tom Bellow spontaneously proposes to Jessie Hill, the girl next door. Little does he realize Jessie's up for the challenge, and the two are suddenly engaged. Though Jessie's family seems disinterested, Tom's is another story. Using every arsenal at their disposal, Ben and Judith Bellow try to reverse their son's insane decision.

With newlyweds Tom and Jessie waking in separate beds, it's clear they need their own pad. Luckily, Tom's dad has a plan for the recently abandoned granny suite in the family attic.The one draw back is the unfortunate granny smell and constant interruptions in the bedroom. To break away from the parental control, Tom decides to quit college and turn his attention to finding a new apartment.

When Monica pays a visit to Tom and Jessie's new attic apartment, she's appalled by their appliances. It's time the newlyweds capitalize on their bridal shower. Jessie agrees since it might create an opportunity to bond with her mother-in-law. But bonding with Judith doesn't go as planned, when Jessie discovers that Judith has "forgotten" to send out the invites.

No way around it, it's time he gets a driver's license. But when his father's lessons degenerate into a yelling match and everyone else is too busy, the only person he can turn to is Jessie. Thus begins one of their relationships most grueling tests as the twosome goes on a series of driving lessons.

Tom and Jessie receive a belated wedding gift from Tom's Uncle - a cheque for three thousand dollars. After considering blowing it on a flat-screen TV, Jessie decides instead to open a joint bank account.Tom encourages the idea, buying into the adage what's mine is yours. But he soon discovers it's all mine and no yours, given that virtually all their shared assets come from him.

When Judith is confronted with Jessie's gentile ways she suggests they bring in an expert. But even though Rabbi Goldstein converted Ben long ago, Ben seems less than thrilled to hear his name. What Judith doesn't know is that while Ben took every step necessary to conform to the Jewish faith, he stopped short at that whole ceremonial circumcision thing.

When Tom and Jessie are interrupted mid-deed by amorous bumping below, Tom calms Jessie down by saying his parents have a habit of rearranging furniture at night and have done so ever since he was a kid. When Jessie informs Tom his parents are having sex, Tom nearly pukes. The next day at breakfast, Jessie blurts out that Tom "heard them", only to discover that Ben and Judith hear them too.

When Tara and Phil get into a fight-to-end-all-fights, Jessie takes her father's side. In response, Tara kicks Phil out of the house, and Jessie and Tom are forced to take him in. Tom is horrified to have his father-in-law as a roommate and turns to his bud Carter to help get rid of him. But a funny thing happens along the way: Carter and Tom discover that Phil is actually cool.

When his father gets Tom a job at his old law firm, Tom puts on a suit and a smile. But when Tom catches a glimpse of his future he storms out. Unemployed, Tom turns to his father-in-law Phil, who offers Tom an exciting business opportunity. Meanwhile, Judith laments her outdated kitchen, prompting Jessie to offer her newly acquired design skills.

Tired of ping-ponging between parents for Sunday dinner, the newlyweds declare their independence by inviting both families for a formal dinner at the loft. But it soon becomes apparent that Tom and Jessie have different tastes and dinner becomes a competition. Meanwhile, the four parents accidentally lock themselves in the garage.

Tom gets a cold and is knocked completely off his feet, with both Judith and Jessie competing to care and look after him. Ben learns that Phil is a part of Mensa and Tara deals with a bitter mailman.

When Tom tries to help Carter land a girl, he catches the eye of her best friend; Jessie flirts with the road not taken when she decides to party with Monica and her single gals.