Son of a Critch Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

When Fox's father gets arrested, Mark lobbies his father not to report on the crime. Meanwhile, Pop and Mary steal cable with a descrambler.

Mark and Ritche pretend to be Protestant to fit in with a cool group of kids from another school. Meanwhile, Pop meets up with an old flame at a retirement home.

The kids are allowed to wear jeans at school for Spirit Week. The only problem is that Mark doesn't own a pair. Meanwhile, Sister Rose picks Mary to join her choir.

Mark falls under the spell of a visiting hypnotist and lets his grades slip. Meanwhile, Pop struggles to lose weight when he gets too fat for his pants.

Desperate to seem more mature, Mark heads off school grounds for lunch, but things take a turn when the Fox boys offer Mark his first beer. Meanwhile, Mary takes a job selling Avon products.

Fox's boyfriend threatens to beat Mark up after school. Mary learns Mike Sr is making less money than their son, and pushes her husband to demand a raise.

Having realized his feelings for Fox, Mark is hurt to learn she's been spending time alone with Ritche. And, with the future of VOCM in doubt, Mike Sr attempts to learn how to DJ…at Mark's school-end dance.

Parents and students take the field on Sports Day. Mark decides to treat the all-day gym class as a comedy stage, much to his teammate's annoyance. Meanwhile, Fox fights for her mother's attention and attempts to break the school record for gold medals.

Mark and Mike Sr unexpectedly bond over Mark's role in the upcoming Easter play. But when Mark is fired from the production, he pretends otherwise to keep his father's affections. Meanwhile, Pop turns to Mary for help after the CRA learns he's been collecting his dead wife's pension checks.

It's confirmation week and Mark is considering what life would be like if he became a priest. But when his mentor Father Moore is unexpectedly transferred, and rumors of child abuse among the clergy start to mount, Mark reassess what his religion means to him.

Mark fears he'll be outed as a Monarchist to his family when he's chosen to appear on television with the visiting Charles and Diana. Meanwhile, a gift from Dick comes between Mike Sr and Mary who's tired of feeling underappreciated by her husband.

Mark fears being forced to play the cello will make him a social pariah. But when his cello is taken by a gang of bullies, Fox begrudgingly comes to his rescue. Meanwhile, Pop and Sister Rose take a stroll down memory lane when it's revealed they used to be an item.

Mark's first day of grade six goes awry when a family of bullies take a special interest in making his life miserable. But when Mark stands up for himself and takes a shot at one of the bullies – a young girl named Fox – he learns that words can hurt a lot more than fists.