Summary Judy is upset because Lauren is taking all easy classes like basic math instead of algebra in high school and she's afraid that she won't get into college. When Linda comes to dinner, Judy vents her frustrations about Lauren to her, and Linda says that in her psychology class she's learned that the best way to deal with a teen is to negotiate with her. Judy scoffs at Linda's suggestion and forces Lauren to take algebra, but Lauren is not even trying and Judy is tired of fighting with her. Bill decides to go to her room and be "Big Angry Guy" to scare her into straightening up, but she ends up laughing at him. Judy thinks she should try to negotiate with Lauren, and Bill suggests that they trick Lauren, telling her that if she sticks with algebra, they'll give her something, keeping it vague, like respecting her privacy. Judy is all for it, so they negotiate with her, using that. Lauren agrees to the verbal agreement. Linda asks if the agreement is in writing and when the answer is no, she tries to get a written contract. Brian finds out about it and says the agreement is too vague, so a real negotiation is established: if she sticks with algebra she gets privacy, and if she washes the dishes she gets phone privileges, and she can study in her room with her friends with the door closed. Judy is happy because Lauren does the dishes without having to be asked and they're not fighting. Problems arise when Lauren brings Jason home to help her with algebra and they will be in her room. Judy is OK with it but Bill is totally against it. Lauren and Bill get into a fight, resulting in Bill ripping her door off its hinges. They talk about terminating the contract until Judy puts a stop to it. Lauren's door is put back into place and Judy finds out that Lauren has Jason doing her homework for her. Bill finally finds a way to get Lauren to keep taking algebra and actually putting effort into it.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Jami Gertz Mark Addy Jennifer Irwin Taylor Ball
Genres : Comedy Romance
Release date : Sep 21, 2003
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : CBS Productions 20th Century Fox Television Java Boy Productions
Summary Judy is upset because Lauren is taking all easy classes like basic math instead of algebra in high school and she's afraid that she won't get into college. When Linda comes to dinner, Judy vents her frustrations about Lauren to her, and Linda says that in her psychology class she's learned that the best way to deal with a teen is to negotiate with her. Judy scoffs at Linda's suggestion and forces Lauren to take algebra, but Lauren is not even trying and Judy is tired of fighting with her. Bill decides to go to her room and be "Big Angry Guy" to scare her into straightening up, but she ends up laughing at him. Judy thinks she should try to negotiate with Lauren, and Bill suggests that they trick Lauren, telling her that if she sticks with algebra, they'll give her something, keeping it vague, like respecting her privacy. Judy is all for it, so they negotiate with her, using that. Lauren agrees to the verbal agreement. Linda asks if the agreement is in writing and when the answer is no, she tries to get a written contract. Brian finds out about it and says the agreement is too vague, so a real negotiation is established: if she sticks with algebra she gets privacy, and if she washes the dishes she gets phone privileges, and she can study in her room with her friends with the door closed. Judy is happy because Lauren does the dishes without having to be asked and they're not fighting. Problems arise when Lauren brings Jason home to help her with algebra and they will be in her room. Judy is OK with it but Bill is totally against it. Lauren and Bill get into a fight, resulting in Bill ripping her door off its hinges. They talk about terminating the contract until Judy puts a stop to it. Lauren's door is put back into place and Judy finds out that Lauren has Jason doing her homework for her. Bill finally finds a way to get Lauren to keep taking algebra and actually putting effort into it.
Genres : Comedy Romance
Release date : Sep 21, 2003
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : CBS Productions 20th Century Fox Television Java Boy Productions
