Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired Canada | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 31 | September 22, 2001 | February 23, 2002 | |
| 2 | 34 | September 14, 2002 | October 19, 2002 | |
Episodes CTV Television Network American Broadcasting Company September 22, 2001 and October 19, 2002[]
Season 1 (2001–2002) CTV Television Network American Broadcasting Company September 22, 2001 and February 23, 2002[]
| Episodes CTV Television Network American Broadcasting Company | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date
Canada |
Prod.code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Chaos erupts when Lizzie (Hilary Duff) baby-sits her little brother Matt (Jake Thomas) with the help of pals Gordo and Miranda (Adam Lamberg, Lalaine). | "Misadventures in Babysitting"
"Misadventures of Babysitting" |
Mark Rosman | David Blum & Stacy Kramer | September 29, 2001 | 102 |
| Lizzie tries to prove to her parents that she is responsible enough to babysit Matt. | ||||||
| 106 | Lizzie (Hilary Duff) runs for class president; Matt (Jake Thomas) hoodwinks his parents into buying him presents. | "Election" | Brian K. Roberts | Melissa Gould | October 27, 2001 | 106 |
| When students have to choose between Larry Tudgeman and Claire Miller for class president, Lizzie decides to run for office. However, she finds that gaining the favor of all her classmates won't be easy. Matt gets an imaginary friend named Jasper and it turns out to be a scam to get his parents to give him stuff. Jo and Sam use this to punish Matt after they hear his phone call with Oscar. | ||||||
| 107 | Lizzie (Hilary Duff) "marries" Gordo (Adam Lamberg) in social studies class but covets Miranda's (Lalaine) handsome husband. | "I Do, I Don't" | Steve De Jarnatt | Nina G. Bargiel & Jeremy J. Bargiel | January 19, 2002 | 107 |
| Lizzie's social studies class is paired off for a class assignment, where they have to pretend to be married and return for a school reunion. Lizzie, a little upset that Miranda got Ethan instead of her, neglects Gordo as her husband. | ||||||
| 101 | Lizzie (Hilary Duff) and her new friend, Angel, embark on a life of crime; Matt (Jake Thomas) insists on staying up late. | "Bad Girl McGuire"
Series Premiere |
Anson Williams | Melissa Gould | September 22, 2001 | 101 |
| Lizzie becomes friends with a bad girl and develops bad habits and a bad personality. Miranda and Gordo are concerned with this and decide to help Lizzie become her old self. Matt is given the freedom to stay up late at night, but after initial euphoria, he starts having problems with staying awake during the daytime. Miranda and Gordo create a short video to convince Lizzie to be good again. | ||||||
| 104 | Lizzie reports on the school play Miranda is in; Matt sells his possessions for money to buy walkie-talkies. | "Random Acts of Miranda" | Steve De Jarnatt | Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile | October 13, 2001 | 104 |
| Lizzie gives Miranda a bad review when she plays the lead role in the school play. Miranda soon realizes that singing is her main talent, rather than acting. Matt and Lanny want a pair of walkie-talkies, but Matt's parents refuse to pay for it. So Matt sells everything he owns, including his bed and clothes, to get the money. | ||||||
| 111 | Lizzie and Miranda are thrilled when Gordo begins tutoring Ethan Craft; Matt and his friend become superheroes. | "Educating Ethan" | Mark Rosman | Nina G. Bargiel & Jeremy J. Bargiel | February 16, 2002 | 111 |
| Gordo becomes Ethan's math tutor because he needs the money to buy a new stereo. However, once Lizzie shows Ethan an easier way to do math, he decides he wants Lizzie as his tutor, and not Gordo. Meanwhile at home, Matt and his friend Oscar try to emulate superheroes by trying to help people. However, their noble intentions are not well received by people around them as they unknowingly cause harm to them. | ||||||
| 105 | Lizzie's plans with Ethan and her dad clash on the same night; Miranda tries to help Gordo overcome his bowling phobia. | "Lizzie Strikes Out" | Ellen Falcon Gittelsohn | Melissa Gould | October 20, 2001 | 105 |
| Ethan invites Lizzie, Gordo, and Miranda for bowling, while on the same day Lizzie's dad wants to spend some quality father-daughter time with her. Meanwhile, Matt and Lanny plan on what they can do to stop the bully, Heywood Biggs, from ripping on them. | ||||||
| 103 | A director makes Gordo the star of his documentary and encourages him to create drama through conflict. | "The Untitled Stan Jansen Project" | Anson Williams | Nina G. Bargiel & Jeremy J. Bargiel | October 6, 2001 | 103 |
| A big-time movie director offers to follow Gordo around to see a day in the life of a regular kid. Gordo starts saying rude things to the camera, though, and even coaxes Lizzie and Miranda to tell each other's secrets in front of the camera during which it is revealed that Lizzie had a crush on Gordo in the 4th grade. Meanwhile, Matt gets blamed for all the troubles created by Melina and he admires her qualities as a troublemaker. | ||||||
| 110 | On the advice of her mother, Lizzie decides to go out with a geeky kid named Larry; Sam, Matt and Gordo try to refurbish an old downhill racer. | "Scarlett Larry" | Steve De Jarnatt | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | February 9, 2002 | 110 |
| Lizzie discovers that Larry Tudgeman has a crush on her and when he asks her out, she reluctantly agrees to go out with him. Surprisingly, Lizzie enjoys the date, but eventually in the end, they part ways. Meanwhile, while cleaning up some junk, Matt and Sam find an old Soap-Box Derby racer and decide to restore it. | ||||||
| 109 | Gordo becomes obsessed with mastering a board game and flunks a test at school; both Lizzie and Miranda's fathers get caught up in a school project. | "Gordo and the Dwarves"
"Gordo and the Magic Dwarves" |
Savage Steve Holland | Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile | February 2, 2002 | 109 |
| Gordo becomes obsessed with a Dungeons & Dragons-type board game which was gifted to Lizzie by her grandmother. His obsession causes his grades to drop. Lizzie and Miranda enlist Matt's help to bring Gordo back to his senses. Meanwhile, Matt has to observe wildlife for a school project, but eventually, Sam and Miranda's father end up climbing a tree and watching a bird's nest. | ||||||
| 108 | Lizzie and Kate are assigned as partners on a social studies project; Matt convinces everyone he is psychic. | "Lizzie and Kate's Excellent Adventure" | Savage Steve Holland | Nina G. Bargiel & Jeremy J. Bargiel | January 26, 2002 | 108 |
| After being absent from school, Lizzie finds out that her project partner is none other than Kate Sanders, who was also absent on the same day. After their initial hostility, they both start getting along together. After the project is over, they both take potshots at each other but not before sharing a secret smile and realizing that they still have a bond between them. Meanwhile, Matt is convinced that he has psychic powers and has a hard time convincing his mother about it. | ||||||
| 112 | Gordo's bar mitzvah; Jo wants Sam to participate more in parenting Matt. | "Gordo's Bar Mitzvah"
Season Finale |
Anson Williams | Melissa Gould | February 23, 2002 | 112 |
| Gordo feels self conscious when he sees Ethan Craft and Larry Tudgeman growing up sooner than he is. He tries to be "manly" by trying to do manly things, but in the end he decides to have a bar mitzvah which would initiate him into adult life. Meanwhile, Jo becomes fed up with her husband not taking things seriously when Matt misbehaves and goes on strike, forcing Sam to deal with their son's behavior. | ||||||
Season 2 (2002–2004) CTV Television Network American Broadcasting Company September 14, 2002 and October 19, 2002[]
| Episodes CTV Television Network American Broadcasting Company | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date
Canada |
Prod.code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Lizzie tries to be best friends with her mother; Matt and Lanny find a chimpanzee. | "Mom's Best Friend" | Steve De Jarnatt | Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile | September 14, 2002 | 113 |
| Lizzie and her mom become best friends after reading a book in social studies. She even convinces Gordo and Miranda to bond well with their parents. But in the end, Lizzie realizes that it would take some time to be more intimate with her mom. Meanwhile, Matt and Lanny find a chimp which creates havoc in the house, for which they both are blamed. | ||||||
| 117 | Claire Miller threatens Kate's popularity; Matt wins a small part in the school play. | "The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire" | Anson Williams | Nina G. Bargiel & Jeremy J. Bargiel | October 12, 2002 | 117 |
| When Kate dislocates her shoulder during cheerleading practice, Claire usurps Kate's position as captain. Lizzie helps Kate regain her popularity and a place in the cheerleading squad. Matt is excited to be in a school play and acts arrogant about it. He starts bossing his parents and Lanny around, but in the end he loses his voice and learns a lesson in humility. | ||||||
| 114 | Lizzie learns financial independence; Matt expresses his devotion to Miranda. | "Working Girl" | Anson Williams | Nina G. Bargiel & Jeremy J. Bargiel | September 21, 2002 | 114 |
| Miffed with her parents for not raising her allowance, Lizzie gets her first job as a busboy at the Digital Bean. But to Lizzie's surprise, it is a lot worse than she ever suspected it would be. Matt has some problems with Melina and turns to Miranda for advice. In the process, he develops a huge crush on Miranda, much to her horror and Gordo's amusement. | ||||||
| 118 | Lizzie asks Ethan to the Sadie Hawkins dance; Matt and Lanny sell smoothies from Matt's back yard. | "Just Friends"
Series Finale |
Mark Rosman | Douglas Tuber & Tim Maile | October 19, 2002 | 118 |
| Gordo encourages Lizzie to finally do something about her crush on Ethan Craft -- that is, ask him to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance. When Lizzie asks Ethan for the dance, he disappoints her by saying he likes her as a 'friend', and does not want to risk changing it by going out with her. Lizzie then tries to change her image in order to please Ethan, but he still lets her down by saying they don't have a lot of chemistry. Matt and Lanny open a club in their backyard and their beverage becomes quite popular. But in the end, they are forced to shut it down. | ||||||
| 116 | Lizzie chooses her life's career; Matt, Melina, and Lanny work to rid Matt's home of evil spirits. | "Over the Hill" | Savage Steve Holland | Alison Taylor | October 5, 2002 | 116 |
| Lizzie starts feeling inferior when she realizes a lot of the other kids around her have special talents and skills that they've developed, including Gordo with his film making and Miranda with her violin. Meanwhile, Matt is scared after watching a horror movie and is convinced that their house is haunted. | ||||||
| 115 | Lizzie could save the school dance from being canceled, if she turns in the person responsible for beheading a statue of a former principal. | "You're a Good Man, Lizzie McGuire" | Peter Montgomery | Alison Taylor | Seprember 28, 2002 | 115 |
| While Lizzie and Kate are stuck working together for the Spring Fling committee, Lizzie sees Kate knock over the bust of the school's founding principal. When Principal Tweedy (Phill Lewis) discovers this, he cancels the Spring Fling unless the person responsible comes forward. Kate keeps quiet so Lizzie decides to take the blame and is excluded from attending the fling. Lizzie is sitting at home sad, until everyone at school comes over to her house, as they decided to have the fling at her place, while Kate is left all alone at school. Meanwhile, Matt and Lanny have a hard time sharing a bike. | ||||||