Problems arise on Beverly Rose's first day of kindergarten, and Becky and Darlene have a disagreement that leads to further turmoil. Elsewhere, Harris advises an unusual solution for Dan's back pain.
s05e01 - Double Honeymoon and Seeing Double
s05e02 - Scenes From Two Marriages: The Parrot Doth Protest Too Much
s05e03 - Driving, Dating and Deceit
s05e04 - Parent Traps and Heart Attacks
s05e05 - A Little Weed and a Bad Seed
s05e06 - Book Bans and Guillotine Hands
s05e07 - Take This Job and Shove It Twice
s05e08 - Of Missing Minds and Missing Fries
s05e09 - Crumbs and Couch Surfers
s05e10 - The Dog Days of Christmas
s05e11 - Two More Years and a Stolen Rose
s05e12 - Stuck in the Middle and Stuck in the Past
s05e13 - New Pipes and Old Secrets
s05e14 - Adding Insult to Injury
s05e15 - Possums, Pregnancy and Patriarchy
s05e16 - Hiding In and Moving Out
s05e17 - The Contra Hearings and the Midnight Gambler
s05e18 - Road Trip and Guilt Trip
s05e19 - Text Thread and the Marital Bed
s05e20 - What's So Funny About Peas, Love and Understanding?
s05e21 - Dating, Drinking and Grifter Logic
s05e22 - The Grad Finale
The Conners are a working-class family, struggling to get by on a limited household income who, after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in their home in the drab fictional mid-state exurb of Lanford, Illinois in a way they never have before.