Riley, a marine combat veteran, is struggling to adjust to civilian life in Ohio and the interpreter, Al, who served with his unit in Afghanistan, has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Riley, a marine combat veteran, is struggling to adjust to civilian life in Ohio and the interpreter, Al, who served with his unit in Afghanistan, has just arrived to start a new life in America.
Season 2 episodes
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Al, Riley, Art, Lizzie and Vanessa work together against a ticking clock to get Al's sister out of Afghanistan and to safety after Kabul falls.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Habib Zahori, Maria Ferrari, David Goetsch, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Chase Millsap, Hila Hamidi, Ursula Taherian, Bobby Telatovich, Chuck Tatham, Miriam ArghandiwalGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, Wali Habib, Sitara Attaie, Myko Olivier, Melissa Greenspan, Archer Moller, Fiona Rene, Daniel Ross
Al and Riley take on second jobs as "repo men" to make extra money to send to Al's sister, but Riley's behavior while working becomes concerning.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Bobby Telatovich, Fahim Anwar, Anthony Del Broccolo, Andy GordonGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, Blake Clark, Shane Blades, Adam Dunnells
Al tries to find an eligible Afghan-American bachelor for his sister to marry so she can move to the United States; Riley and Freddy challenge each other to a bowling match.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by David Goetsch, Maria Ferrari, Ursula Taherian, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Fahim Anwar, Chuck TathamGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, Azita Ghanizada, Sitara Attaie, Fahim Anwar, Zadran Wali
When Al begins having panic attacks, Riley, Art and Lizzie encourage him to seek therapy so he can deal with stress.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Andy Gordon, Habib Zahori, Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch, Anthony Del Broccolo, Miriam ArghandiwalGuest stars Clyde Kusatsu, Charley Steiner
After Al and Ariana begin dating, they quickly realize they have different ideas about courtship. Also, when Hazel is punished and can't go to the drag race with Art, he takes Vanessa instead
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Anthony Del Broccolo, Fahim Anwar, Ursula Taherian, Bobby TelatovichGuest stars Azita Ghanizada, Wali Habib, Hayden Crawford
Riley struggles with his disability rating as he prepares to meet up with some military buddies for Veterans Day; with Art's help, Lizzie finally opens a box of her fiance's belongings.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Bobby Telatovich, Maria Ferrari, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Chuck TathamGuest stars Amanda Payton, Myko Olivier, Johnny Ray Gill, Cameron James Elie, Jimmy Walker Jr., Yelyna De Leon
When Al struggles with the college class he is taking, Riley takes it upon himself to speak to his professor. Also, Art's confidence is shaken when he learns Lois used to be married to a professional football star.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Jeffrey Silverstein, Andy Gordon, Habib Zahori, David Goetsch, Chuck Lorre, Maria FerrariGuest stars Rachel Bay Jones, John Ross Bowie, Larry VanBuren Jr., Jon Bailey
While Al is heavily medicated following surgery on his wisdom teeth, he mistakenly insults Art, forcing Riley to choose sides. Also, Lizzie tries to broker a peace among Art, Riley and Al.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Andy Gordon, David Goetsch, Chuck Lorre, Habib Zahori, Fahim Anwar, Anthony Del BroccoloGuest stars Hermie Castillo
Vanessa becomes upset when Riley invites his new girlfriend to a family Christmas party; Art is uncomfortable when Lois gets him an incredibly expensive sweater as a gift.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Bobby Telatovich, Habib Zahori, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Ursula Taherian, Anthony Del Broccolo, Chuck TathamGuest stars Rachel Bay Jones, Brian Thomas Smith, Blake Clark, Amanda Payton, Sitara Attaie
When Al invites his professor over for dinner, Al's professor and Lizzie start flirting with each other; Riley hits a snag in his physical relationship with Holly and seeks out his therapist for help.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Maria Ferrari, David Goetsch, Fahim Anwar, Anthony Del Broccolo, Andy Gordon, Chuck TathamGuest stars Blake Clark, Amanda Payton, John Ross Bowie, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Stephanie Wong
When Hazel gets in trouble at school, Riley and Vanessa disagree on how to handle the issue.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Andy Gordon, Habib Zahori, Chuck Lorre, Ursula Taherian, Bobby Telatovich, Chuck TathamGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, Angel Laketa Moore, Dayne Jarrah, Kyriana Kratter
Art grows concerned when Al gets hooked on playing poker, misses a class and is late for work; Lizzie and Brett's relationship grows stronger, but she struggles with dating again for the first time in a few years.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by Chuck Lorre, Maria Ferrari, Anthony Del Broccolo, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Bobby Telatovich, Andy GordonGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, John Ross Bowie, Zarmina Hamidi
Riley, upset that Freddy taught Hazel how to ride a bike while he was deployed, attempts to teach her something new to make up for it; Ariana invites Al to a fundraiser involving spin bikes.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by David Goetsch, Fahim Anwar, Joshua Keller Katz, Ursula Taherian, Bobby Telatovich, Chuck TathamGuest stars Rachel Bay Jones, Brian Thomas Smith, Azita Ghanizada, Deniz Akdeniz, Matthew Bellows, Wes Martinez
Riley finally realizes how hard it was on Vanessa to be home while he was deployed in Afghanistan. Also, Lizzie and Lois grow closer, which concerns Art, and Hazel starts a dog-walking business and ropes in Al to help her.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by Andy Gordon, Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch, Ursula Taherian, Fahim Anwar, Chuck TathamGuest stars Rachel Bay Jones, Blake Clark, Amanda Payton, John Ross Bowie
When Riley realizes how much he cares for Holly, he tries to impress her with a giant romantic gesture. Also, Vanessa tries to talk Hazel out of getting a drastic haircut.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by Habib Zahori, Chuck Lorre, Maria Ferrari, Anthony Del Broccolo, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Andy GordonGuest stars Amanda Payton, Phillip Garcia
When Art tries to hide his gout flare up, the family is shocked to learn how long it's been since he saw a doctor and they try to convince him to go.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by Habib Zahori, Maria Ferrari, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Anthony Del Broccolo, Andy Gordon, Chuck LorreGuest stars Rachel Bay Jones, Blake Clark, Rekha Sharma, Nicole J. Butler
Heartbroken over Ariana, Al begins dating Cindy, who Riley feels is too wild for him.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by Andy Gordon, Habib Zahori, Maria Ferrari, Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch, Reza AslanGuest stars Azita Ghanizada, Jayma Mays, Amanda Payton, Deniz Akdeniz
Riley and Vanessa decide to officially file for divorce, but the process stirs up old feelings. Also, Al dates both Cindy and Ariana in the hopes of figuring out which woman is the better fit for him.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by Maria Ferrari, Habib Zahori, Fahim Anwar, Anthony Del Broccolo, Andy Gordon, Chuck TathamGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, Azita Ghanizada, Jayma Mays, Amanda Payton, Keith Walker
Riley begins to feel guilty about his affair with Vanessa after a heart-to-heart with her boyfriend, Freddy. Also, Al's family wants to arrange a marriage for him at home because they don't approve of him dating multiple women.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by Jeffrey Silverstein, Bobby Telatovich, David Goetsch, Habib Zahori, Ursula Taherian, Chuck TathamGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, Azita Ghanizada, Jayma Mays, Wali Habib, Zarmina Hamidi
Al decides to take his relationship with Cindy to the next level, but things go awry when he becomes incredibly nervous. Also, Riley learns some information about Vanessa that makes him wonder if they are on the same page about their relationship.
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Directed by Nikki LorreWritten by David Goetsch, Maria Ferrari, Habib Zahori, Fahim Anwar, Anthony Del Broccolo, Ursula TaherianGuest stars Brian Thomas Smith, Jayma Mays, Artoun Nazareth
The family grows concerned when Al starts skipping classes to spend more time with Cindy; Riley questions how much longer he and Vanessa can keep hiding their relationship.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Andy Gordon, Maria Ferrari, David Goetsch, Fahim Anwar, Chuck Tatham, Chuck LorreGuest stars Rachel Bay Jones, Blake Clark, Jayma Mays, Amanda Payton, John Ross Bowie
Riley comes clean to Freddy about his relationship with Vanessa, and Cindy grows increasingly possessive of Al.
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Directed by Mark CendrowskiWritten by Andy Gordon, David Goetsch, Maria Ferrari, Habib Zahori, Ursula Taherian, Chuck TathamGuest stars Rachel Bay Jones, Brian Thomas Smith, Azita Ghanizada, Blake Clark, Jayma Mays, George Sharperson
Maria Ferrari, David Goetsch, Andy Gordon, Maria Ferrari, David Goetsch, Habib Zahori, Anthony Del Broccolo, Fahim Anwar, Chuck Tatham, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Bobby Telatovich, Ursula Taherian, Chuck Lorre, Miriam Arghandiwal, Chuck Lorre, Habib Zahori, Ursula Taherian, David Goetsch, Andy Gordon, Maria Ferrari, Anthony Del Broccolo, Bobby Telatovich, Fahim Anwar, Chuck Tatham, Emily Ann Brandstetter, Reza Aslan, Jeffrey Silverstein, Hila Hamidi
