Freddie

Freddie and Chris take a new approach to meeting women. After a series of unsuccessful dates with spoiled rich girls, the two decide to find "down to earth" women at a laundromat in their old neighborhood. Freddie runs into Gina, a nice girl from high school, and Chris meets Krystal, a girl easily impressed by his money. But when Freddie dates the woman he and his family think could be a perfect match for him, he ends up learning more about himself than he bargained for.

Freddie's pleased that his restaurant is to be reviewed by a top food critic until he learns that the writer is someone he once beat up.

On Halloween, Freddie and Chris take Zoey and some of her friends to a screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

Freddie turns the restaurant into an after-hours club, and brings Sofia up to date on dating.

Freddie and Chris both fall for Rose whose new pastry shop is luring Freddie's customers away for dessert.

Freddie tries to date Rose, a woman who recently broke up with Chris, so Chris decides to play a little trick on Freddie.

Freddie's estranged father, Carlos (Esai Morales), who abandoned Freddie's mother when the kids were little, visits for Freddie's grandmother's birthday in hopes of mending fences with his family.

Freddie, who has been known to spoil his niece Zoey, buys her an expensive cell phone, but Sofia makes him return it. A trip to a memorabilia auction, though, teaches Freddie a lesson about the value of money.

A neighbor reports Freddie to the condo association for having too many people living in his place, and he must get the majority of tenants to sign a petition saying he can stay.

Freddie hosts a fund-raiser at his restaurant and winds up having a fling with the beautiful dean of Sofia's medical school.

A Catholic-singles mixer sponsored by Grandma's church is held at Freddie's restaurant, and he and Chris each meet someone. Miss Universe 2001 Denise Quinones plays Freddie's flame.

Freddie and Chris are semifinalists for a magazine's "Chicago's Most Eligible Bachelors" issue, but only the city's top catch will be on the cover, and both friends want it bad.

Freddie decides that he made a mistake letting Denise get away, so he tries to win her back.

Chris tells his ex-girlfriend Rose that when they were dating Freddie had feelings for her, so she makes her move on Freddie, who has just gotten back together with Denise. Now Freddie's torn between the two women.

Freddie tries to help Chris with his plans to open a new restaurant. Unfortunately, Chris's ideas aren't exactly practical.

Freddie, Chris, Sofia and Allison think Grandma is lonely and try to find a man for her, but they're surprised to find she may not need their help.

Freddie's girlfriend Denise is offered a job in Hawaii, and Freddie fears she'll take it and leave him.

In a crossover episode with "George Lopez," Freddie and Chris go to L.A. to find out if Zoey's new Internet friend is genuine or a predator. They meet George and his son, Max, and invite them to Chicago so Max and Zoey can meet.

Zoey and her girlfriends have a sleepover party at Freddie's place, and Freddie and Chris become smitten with two of the girls' moms.

The grand opening of Chris's new restaurant takes place, complete with loads of publicity, but there are a few minor---and major---snafus.

In the first-season finale, Chris has to beg his grandfather (Burt Reynolds), with whom he's never gotten along, for money to keep the bank from foreclosing on Freddie's restaurant. The reason: Chris lost his share of the eatery when his own restaurant burned down.

Freddie tries to keep a promise to baby-sit his niece without breaking a date with the hostess at his restaurant.