Home for the Holidays

S1, E11: It is Christmas Eve and the Pembroke household is buzzing with activity. Grandma Irene (guest star Rue McLanahan), Stan's mother, is expected for her yearly three-week stay with the grandchildren. Jill is cleaning an already immaculate house and wondering why her mother-in law's visit still upsets her in the manner it did fifteen years ago! Charles is trying to console Jason who is depressed and sad to see him go. Charles plans to go home for the holidays, he will spend his vacation with his parents in Vermont. The phone rings, and Charles' dad informs him that they are completely snowed in. This news makes Jason suddenly feel much better, but Grandma Irene becomes more and more jealous of Charles.