ass uring ▁her ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁his ▁little ▁girl . ▁ ▁He ▁normally ▁isn ' t ▁okay ▁with ▁her ▁d ating , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁first - season ▁episode ▁" P otion ▁Comm otion " ▁when ▁Alex ▁said ▁" That ' s ▁my ▁new ▁boy friend !" ▁about ▁her ▁cr ush ▁Brad ▁Sher wood ▁( Sh ane ▁Ly ons ), ▁he ▁said ▁" I ' ll ▁pick ▁your ▁new ▁boy friend !" ▁But ▁later ▁on ▁when ▁Brad ▁compl iment ed ▁Jerry , ▁he ▁said ▁" I ▁like ▁your ▁new ▁boy friend !" ▁When ▁Alex ▁began ▁d ating ▁Dean ▁( Daniel ▁Sam onas ), ▁he ▁liked ▁him ▁at ▁first ▁until ▁Alex ▁revealed ▁Dean ▁wanted ▁to ▁kiss ▁her ▁in ▁season ▁two ' s ▁" Alex ' s ▁Bro ther , ▁Maxim an ". ▁Jerry ▁said ▁" I ▁never ▁c ared ▁for ▁that ▁boy ! ," ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁just ▁said ▁the ▁other ▁day ▁he ▁liked ▁Dean . ▁When ▁Alex ▁pointed ▁that ▁out ▁he ▁said ▁" That ' s ▁before ▁I ▁knew ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁kiss ▁you ! ▁He ▁was ▁using ▁me ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁you ! ▁And ▁I ▁fell ▁for ▁it !" ▁In ▁" Alex ▁Char ms ▁a ▁Boy " ▁Jerry ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁over prote ct ive ▁because ▁when ▁he ▁saw ▁Alex ▁and ▁Mason ▁kiss ▁he ▁smiled ▁instead ▁of ▁fre aking ▁out , ▁because ▁he ▁knew ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁honest ▁and ▁true ▁relationship . ▁He ▁can ▁be ▁somewhat ▁of ▁a ▁cheap sk ate ; ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁" T axi