▁son ▁Justin ▁Rus so ▁( David ▁Hen rie ), ▁and ▁young est ▁child ▁Max ▁Rus so ▁( J ake ▁T . ▁Austin ). ▁He ▁own s ▁a ▁sand wich ▁shop ▁called ▁the ▁W aver ly ▁Sub ▁Station ▁with ▁Ther esa , ▁where ▁his ▁children ▁work , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁one ▁episode ▁" New ▁Employee " ▁so ▁did ▁Alex ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁Har per ▁F ink le ▁( J enn ifer ▁Stone ), ▁although ▁they ▁only ▁did ▁it ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁together ▁more ▁often . ▁It ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁two ▁episode ▁" Make ▁It ▁H appen ", ▁that ▁Jerry ' s ▁original ▁career ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁b ull ▁r ider . ▁His ▁most ▁popular ▁catch phr ase ▁is ▁" But - he - you - she - A LE X !" ▁ ▁Jerry ▁is ▁the ▁typical ▁over - prote ct ive ▁father ▁towards ▁his ▁daughter . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁shown ▁in ▁season ▁one ' s ▁" First ▁K iss " ▁when ▁Alex ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁kiss . ▁He ▁said ▁" No ! ▁She ' s ▁my ▁little ▁girl ! ▁What ' s ▁his ▁name ? ▁I ' ll ▁make ▁him ▁cry !" ▁( it ▁is ▁almost ▁immediately ▁revealed ▁that ▁Alex ▁li ed ▁about ▁having ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁kiss , ▁and ▁when ▁Justin ▁te ased ▁her ▁for ▁it , ▁she ▁kiss ed ▁the ▁first ▁random ▁boy ▁she ▁de emed ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁kiss ▁in ▁school ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁who ▁was ▁Matt , ▁giving