Episode Guide
Season 1
Episode Guide
Vinnie & Wendell
S1
E1
Vinnie & Wendell: When Vinnie, a loveable goofball who doesn't quite act his age, becomes the guardian of his 12 year old buttoned up nephew Wendell, the two experience some growing pains adjusting to the new arrangement.
Rule Breakers & Date Makers
S1
E2
Rule Breakers & Date Makers: To get a date with Wendell's attractive Vice Principal, Vinnie asks him to pretend to be a problem student. However, Wendell gets more than he bargained for when he's sent to detention, but surprisingly makes a new friend.
Mock Law & Order
S1
E3
Mock Law & Order: Wendell defends Goldilocks in a mock trial at school, but Vinnie and Wilma get in the way of his search for truth and justice.
Abra & Cadabra
S1
E4
Abra & Cadabra: Wendell wants to take up magic as a hobby against Vinnie's wishes, forcing Vinnie to admit his own embarrassing outing as an amateur magician and teaching him that he won't always be able to protect Wendell from failure.
Valentines & the Cultural Experience
S1
E5
Valentines & the Cultural Experience: When Wendell seeks Vinnie's advice about asking a girl to be his valentine, it gives Vinnie an idea about how to approach Taryn.
Big Dogs & Bicycles
S1
E6
Big Dogs & Bicycles: Vinnie and Wilma's sibling rivalry gets the best of them when they resort to dishonorable tactics to help Wendell sell candy bars for a school fundraiser in order to win a bike.
Wendell & The Sleepover
S1
E7
Wendell & The Sleepover: Hosting a sleepover proves challenging when instead of helping Wendell make new friends, Vinnie takes over and becomes the center of attention. In the end, Wendell proves he also knows a little bit about how to have a party.
Baseball & Bad Dates
S1
E8
Baseball & Bad Dates: Vinnie's plan to teach Wendell to love baseball backfires when Wendell chooses to root for Vinnie's arch rivals.
Fathers of Fathers & Sons
S1
E9
Fathers of Fathers & Sons: When Wendell gets caught up with a snobby group of Magnet school kids, Vinnie struggles to be a better disciplinarian at the urging of his judgmental father.
Pick-ups & Drop-offs
S1
E10
Pick-ups & Drop-offs: Tired of dealing with each other every morning, Wendell and Vinnie audition for an exclusive carpool at school, but their trial run falls apart at every turn. Elsewhere, Wilma convinces Taryn to sue a soda company.
The Dutch & Us
S1
E11
The Dutch & Us: Wendell befriends a lonely student from Holland, Jann. But when Jann abandons Wendell for a cooler crowd, Vinnie determines to help Wendell win him back by putting them in a situation where they're forced to spend time together.
Sick & Tired
S1
E12
Sick & Tired: Vinnie feels guilty for shirking his responsibility of watching a sick Wendell. He decides to prove he's a great caretaker by nursing Wendell, Wilma, and Taryn, but the illness has a strange effect on the patients' personalities.
Lost & Found
S1
E13
Lost & Found: Wendell and Vinnie try to locate the mystery owner of a tote bag they found, but Vinnie learns Wendell doesn't respect his intellectual contribution to the team. Vinnie must solve the mystery first to earn Wendell's respect.
Swindle & Vinnie
S1
E14
Swindle & Vinnie: To beat out his main competitor for a piece of movie history, Vinnie forces Wendell to lie for him. To get even, Wendell hawks Vinnie's prized possession without realizing its full value, and now must find a way to get it back.
Vinnie & The Toad
S1
E15
Vinnie & The Toad: When Vinnie and Wendell get on each other's nerves, Vinnie takes a road trip with "The Toad," a friend from his past, while Wendell stays with Wilma, who makes him realize he may have taken Vinnie's easygoing ways for granted.
Vinnie & The Man Crush
S1
E16
Vinnie & The Man Crush: Vinnie meets his favorite comic book author, also a single parent, and sets up a playdate for Wendell and the man's aggressive son. However, as the boys become buddies, Vinnie's new bromance loses steam.
Of Mothers & Gardens
S1
E17
Of Mothers & Gardens: Wendell asks Vinnie for help convincing the PTA to build a school garden, and Vinnie soon discovers PTA politics. Vinnie and Wilma learn this was the dream of Wendell and his mom, and go to any lengths to help him fulfill it.
Smart Girls & Dumb Guys
S1
E18
Smart Girls & Dumb Guys: When Vinnie meets a girl who's way out of his intellectual league, he uses Wendell's "smart guy" talking points to impress her. Meanwhile, Wendell has to pretend that everything in Vinnie's man-child apartment belongs to him.
Wendell's & Vinnie's
S1
E19
Wendell's & Vinnie's: Vinnie brings Wendell to work hoping he'll love it, but instead Wendell changes it into everything Vinnie hates. Wilma takes Taryn's hip-hop class and learns she's a drill sergeant, oddly compelling Wilma to earn her respect.
First Dances & Last Chances
S1
E20
First Dances & Last Chances: Wendell becomes head of the dance committee and enlists help to make it the most successful Hines Middle School social event ever. As Vinnie re-connects with a former crush, Taryn sees him in a whole new light