Sue Ann Gilfillan
Al invites Steve to poker and Steve loses his whole paycheck to him, which Marcy wants back. It is the only episode of the series without Bud, and the first without Kelly. It also introduces Al’s friends, one of whom lasts long enough to become a NO MA’AM member.
The episode that opened FOX’s first night of prime time, on April 5, 1987. Al has to choose between a basketball game and meeting the new neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. Nancy becomes the first of the shoe store’s oversized customers, and Kelly gets the series’ first line.