No Ordinary Family Season 1 (2010)

No Ordinary Family

Directed by: David Semel
Writers: Ali Adler, Jon Harmon Feldman, Zack Estrin, Greg Berlanti
Genre: Action,Comedy,Drama,Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Language: English
Cast (first 10): Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Kay Panabaker, Jimmy Bennett, Autumn Reeser, Romany Malco, Stephen Collins, Josh Stewart, Jason Antoon, Reggie Lee

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Ordinary_Family
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The Powells are about to go from ordinary to extraordinary. After 16 years of marriage, Jim and Stephanie’s relationship lacks the spark it once had, and their family life now consists of balancing work and their two children, leaving little time for family bonding. During a family vacation set up by Jim in an attempt to reconnect, their plane crashes into the Amazon River. But this is where the fun starts for the Powells, as they soon discover that something’s not quite right. Each of them now possesses unique and distinct superpowers. But saving and savoring their family life will be equally important, as they try to find purpose for their new powers and embark on a journey to find out what defines and unifies them. The Powells are a totally relatable family who happen to be a little bit amazing.


Season 1 (2010)

No Ordinary Family S01E01 - Pilot
No Ordinary Family S01E02 - No Ordinary Marriage
No Ordinary Family S01E03 - No Ordinary Ring
No Ordinary Family S01E04 - No Ordinary Vigilante
No Ordinary Family S01E05 - No Ordinary Quake
No Ordinary Family S01E06 - No Ordinary Visitors
No Ordinary Family S01E07 - No Ordinary Mobster
No Ordinary Family S01E08 - No Ordinary Accident
No Ordinary Family S01E09 - No Ordinary Anniversary
No Ordinary Family S01E10 - No Ordinary Sidekick
No Ordinary Family S01E11 - No Ordinary Friends
No Ordinary Family S01E12 - No Ordinary Brother
No Ordinary Family S01E13 - No Ordinary Detention
No Ordinary Family S01E14 - No Ordinary Double Standard
No Ordinary Family S01E15 - No Ordinary Powell
No Ordinary Family S01E16 - No Ordinary Proposal
No Ordinary Family S01E17 - No Ordinary Love
No Ordinary Family S01E18 - No Ordinary Animal


Episode Summary

E01 Pilot – With Stephanie’s career as a research scientist taking off, and their teenage children growing up faster than Jim would care for, the family patriarch seems to be less and less relevant at home. Making matters worse is a violent armed robber at large in the city and Jim’s job as a police sketch artist has thus far been unsuccessful in helping to catch the criminal. In a last ditch effort to bring his family together and fill the void in his life, Jim organizes a trip to South America where his wife Stephanie is researching a strange plant she has recently discovered. A sightseeing plane ride during a freak storm ends in disaster when the plane crashes in to the Amazon river. Miraculously, the Powell family survives and returns home, but as time goes by they one by one begin to discover that something amazing and mysterious is happening to them. What’s more, they may not be the only ones…

E02 No Ordinary Marriage – Jim attempts to track down some elusive bank robbers, Stephanie looks into discovering the source of the family’s newly acquired powers, and Daphne, trying to find a way keep the voices in her head from drowning out her ability to read minds, discovers that JJ has become a super genius but is hiding it from the family. Meanwhile Jim and Stephanie not only keep their powers a secret from the world but from each other too, as Stephanie discovers Jim has become a crime fighter and Jim finds out that Stephanie has used her new power of speed.

E03 No Ordinary Ring – After Stephanie’s ring is stolen during a robbery at a high-end wedding, Jim and George become wedding crashers in an attempt to catch the thugs. Meanwhile, after learning that assistant Katie misguidedly used her own blood to cover for Stephanie’s company physical exam – fearing that the results would reveal her powers – Stephanie is forced to use her powers in order to retrieve the blood sample from a secure lab; against her parents’ wishes, Daphne wants to tell her friend Megan about her telepathic abilities after she inadvertently reads her mind and blurts out what she heard; and JJ asks Daphne to scan the mind of a cute girl to find out if she has feelings for him.

E04 No Ordinary Vigilante – Jim begins a career as a nighttime crimefighter, but is mistaken for a vigilante killer. Meanwhile, JJ decides to use his powers to join the football team, and Daphne uses her telepathy to get into a secret senior-class party.

E05 No Ordinary Quake – Jim goes into search mode to discover the cause of some recent earthquakes; Stephanie begins to suspect that JJ may be lying about his lack of super powers; and Daphne struggles with morality issues when she reads the minds of a fellow student and teacher and suspects they may be having an affair.

E06 No Ordinary Visitors – When Stephanie’s hard-to-please parents, Barbara and Allan Crane, pay an unexpected visit, the Powells must curb the use of their powers for fear of giving away their secret. But Barbara and Allan begin to suspect that something’s awry when they witness some strange behavior. Meanwhile, when friend Trent Stafford and his parents are the victims of a home invasion, Daphne uses her abilities to help Jim try to track down the thugs responsible for the violent act.

E07 No Ordinary Mobster – Jim’s secret identity is at risk when he tries to take down a dangerous mobster who has eluded George for years; Stephanie continues to look into Dr. Volson’s previous research of a mysterious plant – against Dr. King’s wishes; Daphne convinces a reluctant JJ to use his powers to help her become more knowledgeable in order to impress a boy; and JJ goes to extreme measures to help Katie get a date.

E08 No Ordinary Accident – Jim’s powers start to fade, and Stephanie and Katie try to work out why. Meanwhile, the Watcher insinuates himself into Katie’s life to learn what Stephanie is up to, JJ is caught hacking the school computer systems to help a friend, and Daphne tries to impress a potential boyfriend by secretly using her telepathy.

E09 No Ordinary Anniversary – Jim and Stephanie go out for their 18th wedding anniversary, leaving the kids at home. They soon find themselves teaming up to take on a super-powered arsonist, and Stephanie learns about the rush Jim gets from crimefighting. Meanwhile, JJ and Daphne team up to take their fellow students for money in a poker game at their house, Katie and the Watcher grow closer, and Dr. King has to take steps to protect one of his subjects.

E10 No Ordinary Sidekick – After George is mistaken as a hero for thwarting a robbery that Jim was responsible for stopping, tempers flare between the two friends when George thinks Jim is jealous of the attention he’s receiving, and Jim feels that George is taking credit for something he didn’t do and hogging the limelight. Meanwhile, Stephanie and Katie find themselves at odds over personal matters, JJ discovers a weakness in his powers, and Daphne’s suspicions over Katie’s boyfriend intensify.

E11 No Ordinary Friends – After Jim saves Dave Cotten’s life, he and Stephanie become fast friends with Dave, his wife Michelle, and their kids. But Jim begins to suspect that the Cottens may be leading their own secret lives. Meanwhile, Daphne throws her hat into the high school ring for student council president, and Katie reveals a secret to Stephanie about her relationship with Joshua – aka The Watcher.

E12 No Ordinary Brother – Jim’s shady younger brother Mike pays the Powells a visit, and quickly discovers they have superpowers. He convinces JJ to help him win at the horse track, but Jim soon discovers Mike has big financial problems. Meanwhile, Global Tech HR VP Victoria Morrow promotes Katie, prompting Stephanie’s jealousy, but Dr. King has an ulterior motive for the move. And at school, Daphne realizes that a student is lying to protect his younger brother from a suspension.

E13 No Ordinary Detention – While Internal Affairs officer Rachel Jacobs investigates reports of a rogue cop, Jim risks revealing himself as the prime suspect when the police station is overrun by a group of thugs, and he is the only hope of survival. Meanwhile, while trying to nurse an ailing Joshua back to health at the lab, Katie and Stephanie run into Human Resources VP Victoria Morrow and begin to suspect that she isn’t who she says she is.

E14 No Ordinary Double Standard – After a friend is attacked, Stephanie tells Jim that she wants to join forces with him to help catch the perp. But when Jim informs Stephanie that he’s built for crime fighting – and she’s not – the competition is on to see which one of them can solve the case first. Meanwhile, Daphne feels like Jim is invoking a double standard when he allows JJ to date a senior but won’t let her do the same, and Katie learns some disturbing news about Joshua – aka The Watcher.

E15 No Ordinary Powell – The Powells’ lives are in danger when Dr. King orders shape-shifter Victoria Morrow to infiltrate the household and murder one of the family members; and JJ, with the aid of Daphne, attempts to solve the cold case murder of his ex-girlfriend Natalie’s mother.

E16 No Ordinary Proposal – Jim’s feelings of guilt are overwhelming when, during a fight with a thug, he diverts a bullet that accidentally hits a boy – causing life-threatening harm. Meanwhile, Daphne’s boyfriend, Chris, steals the trilsettum serum from the Powell house and injects his wheelchair-bound father, Roy, with disastrous results; Joshua proposes to Katie; and JJ’s teacher takes unscrupulous steps to get him to join the school’s academic decathlon team.

E17 No Ordinary Love – The mysterious Mrs. X tasks the sexy – and dangerous – Sophie to cause Jim and George to fall under her spell and make them do whatever she wants them to – which could place Jim’s marriage in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Stephanie must decide whether or not to inject a patient with the trilsettum serum and risk turning him into a super in order to retain Dr. King’s trust, and Daphne’s boyfriend, Chris, begins to have suspicions about the Powell family’s abilities.

E18 No Ordinary Animal – The Powells’ lives are in danger when a super-villain with animal-like powers is tasked by Mrs. X to eliminate the family. Meanwhile, good girl Daphne takes a rebellious step by ditching school with boyfriend Chris to attend a Sara Bareilles music video shoot; JJ becomes suspicious of Mr. Litchfield’s motives when he’s presented with different equations from those of the rest of the academic decathlon team; and Katie makes a shocking discovery about Joshua – aka The Watcher.