PEGGY SEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT EDDIE'S GIRLFRIEND THROUGH A TEST BEFORE LETTING HER INTO THE CLEARY FAMILY CIRCLE ON ABC'S 'THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT'

"Peggy's Day Out" - To hide a mess Eddie made, his girlfriend, Wendi, tries to distract Peggy by insisting she take a day off with a fun day out while the boys take care of the housework. To everyone's surprise, Peggy accepts the offer and requests Wendi tag along, with the ulterior motive of teaching her a lesson. Meanwhile, Eddie enlists the help of his brothers to clean up and keep Mike out of the house while Wendi and Peggy are out. Elsewhere, Pat introduces Timmy to his secret dog on "The Kids Are Alright," SATURDAY, JAN. 5 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/13/18)

"The Kids Are Alright" stars Michael Cudlitz as Mike Cleary, Mary McCormack as Peggy Cleary, Sam Straley as Lawrence Cleary, Caleb Foote as Eddie Cleary, Sawyer Barth as Frank Cleary, Christopher Paul Richards as Joey Cleary, Jack Gore as Timmy Cleary, Andy Walken as William Cleary and Santino Barnard as Pat Cleary.

"Peggy's Day Out" was written by Tom Hertz and directed by Kat Coiro.

The series is inspired by the childhood of creator/executive producer Tim Doyle, who also narrates in voiceover as older Timmy. Randall Einhorn directed and was an executive producer on the pilot. The series is from ABC Studios.

"The Kids Are Alright" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. This episode carries a TV-PG parental guideline.