Episode
American Housewife: Field Day
Overview
Katie wants to prove to the Westport moms that she is fully capable of competing at Field Day at Anna-Kat's school, but she ends up taking the competition a little too seriously. Greg enlists Taylor's boyfriend, Trip, to help him make the family recipe for chili in a local competition, which makes Taylor and Oliver jealous.
Details
- Series
- American Housewife
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2018-02-28
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Field Day is Episode 16 in Season 2 of American Housewife. It aired on 2018-02-28. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 15: The Mom Switch
After feeling unappreciated by Greg and the kids, Katie ditches her family for a day at her favorite hideaway spot and leaves Viv in charge of the household. Viv takes this as an opportunity to see if she really is mom material.
Episode 17: All Coupled Up
The Otto children are beginning to experience struggles in their love lives after jumping into the dating world: Oliver is forced to choose between his girlfriend and his friend Cooper who come from two different worlds; Greg must play the "bad cop parent" to halt the PDA between Taylor and Trip; and Anna-Kat tries to make her relationship with Franklin official, without his consent.
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Episode 12: Selling Out
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Episode 20: The Inheritance
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Episode 22: Sliding Sweaters
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