The fact that The Michael J. Fox Show doesn’t focus on Mike Henry’s Parkinson’s disease is the only thing the show has going for it. It’s boring.

Nothing really happened in “Art.” The whole episode revolved around Eve’s desire to take up photography. Mike and Annie are supportive of their daughter’s decision until they find out she’s take nude photos of men. They brand her as a pornographer. Since NBC can’t show the pictures, we will never know if their panicking was justified.

When dealing with Eve, Mike and Annie are torn between being understanding parents and putting their foot down. Turns out, they are really bad at the latter. Neither one of Eve’s parents was able to sit down and talk to her about their concerns.

Mike tried first. He started with a tangent on how his parents wouldn’t allow him to play the guitar because they felt the piccolo was a better instrument. Everything Mike said only inspired Eve to continue and dedicate the project to her father. Eve’s project, which is full of naked men, was called “Dad’s Piccolo.” It’s sad that “Dad’s Piccolo” is the funniest joke in this episode.

Since Mike failed miserably, Annie tried to stop Eve. She failed worse than her husband. Somehow Annie found herself posing nude for her daughter. Any normal parent would yell at their daughter to stop taking photos so that they can talk about her new passion, so it didn’t make that Annie would become a model just because Eve said the light looked good on her.

Clearly, Mike and Annie are slightly incompetent parents. How do they deal with Eve’s nude photos of Annie? They break into the art gallery where they are being featured. It’s just as stupid as it sounds. This may be news to Mike and Annie, but it would have been easier and more interesting had they just sat down and voiced their concerns about her hobby.

Mike and Annie haven’t done any better with their son Ian. Ian breaks up with his girlfriend, Reese, over the proper use of hashtags and because Wendell, Mike’s boss and friend, tells him that he’s young and should play the field. It’s already been established that Ian is a moron and will take any advice, no matter how good or bad. He spends the entire episode moping around, but by the end of the episode Ian and Reese are making out like nothing ever happened.

Graham is the most normal Henry child. He’s an eight-year-old kids, who acts like one. Granted, he gets away with too much because he knows saying: “You’re right. I’m wrong. I’m sorry.” gets him out of everything. Mike and Annie forgave him for filling their kitchen with dish detergent and inviting over five friends. They’re not pushovers. They’re freaking doormats.

At least Graham’s Aunt Leigh tries to watch him. She just goes about it the wrong way. Also, either the writers are out of touch or are purposely making Leigh seem out of touch. When Graham is making a mess in the living room, she references Double Dare. Leigh would’ve watched the show with her niece and eldest nephew, but not Graham.

For those who don’t know, Double Dare last aired on the main Nickelodeon channel in 2000. Graham wasn’t even born yet, so it’s unlikely he would’ve seen an episode. Unless you’re a nostalgic college student or thirtysomething, no one’s talking about Double Dare. Even so, no one’s telling an 8-year-old that they shouldn’t do something because they aren’t on that show.

NBC needs to rework The Michael J. Fox Show or cancel it. Michael J. Fox deserves to succeed, but in order to do so he needs material that doesn’t rehash stale sitcom plots for the millionth time.