18 to Life: Married with Parents

When an escalating game of truth-or-dare gets out of hand, eighteen-year-old Tom Bellow spontaneously proposes to Jessie Hill, the girl next door.

With newlyweds Tom and Jessie waking in separate beds, it's clear they need their own pad.

When Monica pays a visit to Tom and Jessie's new attic apartment, she's appalled by their crappy appliances and hand-me-down fry pans.

Tom's starting to feel a little emasculated - his ill-advised attempts to get everyone to say "Tom and Jessie" instead of "Jessie and Tom" are failing, and the pussy-whip jokes from Carter are wearing thin.

Tom and Jessie receive a belated wedding gift from Tom's Uncle - a cheque for three thousand dollars.

When Judith is confronted with Jessie's gentile ways ("a few bacon bits in that matzo ball soup will liven 'er right up") she suggests they bring in an expert.

When Tom and Jessie are interrupted by mid-deed by amorous bumping below, Tom calms Jessie down - his old man's just hanging a picture.

When Tara and Phil get into a fight-to-end-all-fights, Jessie takes her father's side.

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 "pulls a Tom" and storms out. Unemployed, Tom turns to his father-in-law Phil, who offers Tom an "exciting business opportunity".

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.

When Tom lands in bed with a bad cold, Jessie learns he's a high-maintenance patient. Thankfully Judith has kicked into super-mom mode and is tending to Tom's every whim.

Life as a married man can be all-consuming: arguments, in-laws, make-up sex, normal sex.