Originally aired January 13, 2003
Written by John J. Sakmar, Kerry Lenhart & Jason Katims
Directed by Michael Zinberg
An attraction forms between Colin and a student's mother. Steven investigates claims that the school's basketball coach illegally recruited his star player.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Accidental Pervert: Marilyn accidentally ogles the coach's backside with binoculars during a game.
- Age-Gap Romance: Colin winds up having one with Patricia Emerson, Becky's middle-aged mother.
- Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: Steven disapproves of Brooke's relationship with Russell, even scowling at them when he catches them kissing in the hallway. Brooke even notes boys are afraid to approach her because she's the principal's daughter. Steven sardonically replies it's a relief.
- Double Entendre: Patricia drops several of these as she flirts with Colin.
- Freud Was Right: Patricia asserts that a poem by E. E. Cummings is symbolic of a woman's orgasm.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Steven gives one to Russell.
