Episode Report Card Cate: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Anything You Want (Pilot)
By Cate | Season 1 | Episode 1 | Aired on 08.25.1996
While the CamRents and Annie's parents sit in the dining room, seriously bummed out, the kids frolic merrily in the yard. Then they all flop down in a big pile and start gatoring. At least that's what I think they're doing -- it's hard to tell since this entire episode seems to have been filmed with a smear of Vaseline and an old t-shirt over the camera lens. The adults come out to laugh at the antics of the kids. It's a pretty poignant moment -- as long as you hit the mute button on your TV to drown out the soaring, tuneless background "music." And if you try not to think about the fact that this pilot episode is the best the show will ever be.