The First Family Season 1, Episode 8: The First Recital

1

Pilot

President Johnson stands up to a foreign dictator at the same time his children confront a school-yard bully in the opener of this sitcom about life in the White House with a big and boisterous extended family.

2

The First Report Card

National favorability polls on President William Johnson are revealed at the same time his children receive their report cards from school.

3

The First Strike

Pauletta protests the closure of a post office she worked in by going on strike inside the White House.

4

The First Crush

At Chloe's school career day, the President embarrasses his daughter by inadvertently revealing her crush on a classmate.

5

The First Stay-Cation

The First Family's vacation is delayed when President Johnson finds himself trapped by a female foreign minister who finds him attractive.

6

The First Roast

In preparation for the Correspondents Dinner, the First Family practices a roast in the White House, and the humor strikes a little too close to home.

7

The First Makeover

Pauletta decides that her sister's look is a little too staid, so she plans a makeover for First Lady Katherine with wild and unexpected results.

8

The First Recital

President Johnson stretches the truth about his children's musical abilities to promote Katherine's music charity, and now his children must perform a recital.

9

The First Embarrassment

When they are told by the first couple that they are an embarrassment, Pauletta and Alvin take etiquette lessons from Bernard.

10

The First Triangle

Alvin's old Army buddy reveals he has always been in love with Carolyn.

11

The First Class President

William convinces an unwilling Charles to run for class President.

12

The First Upset

Olivia causes an accident while playing ping pong, which leads to a table tennis grudge match between William and his archrival.

13

The First Tutor

Chloe volunteers to tutor a basketball star from her school who has ulterior motives.

14

The First Shrink

A fearful memory from childhood has William undergoing therapy, and soon all the members of the First Family are following suit.

15

The First Date Night

The President and First Lady try and get some alone time, but their hope for a date night doesn't go as planned.

16

The First Wedding

The First Family look back at William and Katherine's wedding day, but everyone seems to remember it in a slightly different way.

17

The First Driver

President Johnson's daily schedule is so busy, he doesn't have time to teach Charles how to drive; so the rest of the First Family takes on the task.

18

The First Pitch

William tries desperately to learn how to throw a baseball when he learns he will be tossing out the first pitch on opening day.

19

The First Butler

Bernard's son, who has followed in his father's footsteps as a butler, arrives at the White House to break some disappointing news to his father.

20

The First Senior Discount

William worries that the stress of his Presidential duties is prematurely aging him.

21

The First Trial

Pauletta and Alvin appear on a TV court show to settle a dispute over a winning lottery ticket.

22

The First Veep Down

Vice President Crandall has a tough time complying with President Johnson's healthy food initiative.

23

The First Job

Charles takes a menial job at the Wing Kings to make some money when his parents refuse to replace the third cell phone he's lost.

24

The First Fifties Family

The leader of a small Asian country comes to the White House to negotiate with President Johnson, who finds out that his counterpart is still stuck in the 1950s.

25

The First Pageant

Pauletta enters Olivia into a youth beauty pageant to compete against the daughter of her old arch rival.

26

The First Second Couple

Romance is in the air when Vice President Crandall falls hard for the President's Press Secretary Rebecca.