My Big Fat Greek Life

- Season 1

(2003)

Nia and Thomas return from their Greek honeymoon hoping to distance themselves from Nia's family and make their own lives, but to no avail. The problem becomes much more complicated when Gus buys them a house as a wedding present, because they realize that it will never be "their" house.

After a family friend is sent to the hospital, Nia's parents, realizing the fragility of life, worry because they haven't written out a will. They make one, and in it they give Nia the restaurant, which causes problems both for Nia, who doesn't really want it, and her brother, who feels slighted.

Nia's cousin Ariana comes to town from Greece, and the whole family tries to get involved in her affairs, each with their own agendas.

Gus doesn't have a loading zone permit for his truck, so he lets a policeman eat at his restaurant for free in order to not get a parking ticket. Nia finds the cop offensive, so she makes him pay for a meal. Naturally, this causes problems, so Nia goes to City Hall to get a legitimate loading zone permit.

While trying to impress Gus, Thomas lies by telling him that he knows Pete Sampras. Gus then expects to be introduced, so Nia and the girls try their best to make it happen.

Nick finally moves out of the house and into his own apartment. As a result, Maria, who no longer takes care of Nick, doesn't know what to do with all the free time she now has.

Since Nia has finally married, the honor of hosting Easter has been bestowed upon her. She is determined to make it the best Easter ever, so she invites Constantine Christakos, Gus' former best friend who he hasn't spoken to in many years, to the festivities. However, there is a reason they haven't spoken to each other lately.