The Goode Family

1. E1. Pilot

   May 27, 2009 · 30m

   Bliss takes drastic action and joins an abstinence group after hearing more than her fair share of safe sex talk from her mother. Ubuntu wants to learn to drive now that he's turned sixteen.

2. E2. Pleatherheads

   Jun 3, 2009

   Ubuntu becomes a star on his high-school football team, and Helen and Gerald struggle with being a football family. Meanwhile, Bliss tries to improve her college prospects using unorthodox methods.

3. E3. Goodes Gone Wild

   Jun 3, 2009

   Helen sees a way to win Charlie's approval when he takes a shine to one of the rescues at her pet adoption. Unfortunately, it's a disgusting animal of unknown origin named Gutterball who has to stay with the Goodes because Charlie's "home" doesn't allow pets. While Helen copes with Gutterball, Che gives Gerald a hand with the college's squirrel problem.

4. E4. Helen's Back

   Jun 12, 2009

   The Goodes' chances of being featured on the all-important organic garden tour is threatened when Helen injures her back. Help in form of a Latino gardening crew comes their way, along with a former Burmese childhood pen pal of Helen's. The Goodes discover they have unknowingly exploited the workers, just as the committee arrives to inspect their garden. Meanwhile, Ubuntu and Bliss try an experiment in the new economy tactic of "trading up."

5. E5. A Tale of Two Lesbians

   Jun 19, 2009

   Gerald and Helen offend a lesbian couple so must seek out new lesbian friends in order to prove they aren't being offensive.

6. E6. Freeganomics

   Jun 26, 2009

   Helen gets the support of 'Freegan' Heinrich in order to get more people to come to the Eco Festival. After realising what sort of person he is, they have difficulty getting him to leave their home.

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