The Single Guy

Épisode 1 - Pilot

21 septembre 1995 - 4.5/5

Jonathan endures a setup at Matt and Janeane's with a hideous girl, while missing the heavyweight fight on pay-per-view.

Épisode 2 - Tennis

28 septembre 1995 - 4/5

Sam fixes Jonathan up with Christie, an expert at all sports. Jonathan's macho competitive streak risks a great relationship. Sam takes secret tennis lessons so he can beat Matt.

Épisode 3 - Gift

5 octobre 1995 - 3/5

Jonathan is forced to scramble when he promises to take his girlfriend to an exclusive French restaurant in a rare 1962 car wth reclusive author J.D. Salinger.

Épisode 4 - Babysitting

12 octobre 1995

Jonathan discovers that women are attracted to a man with a baby when he babysits Sebastian.

Épisode 5 - Charity

19 octobre 1995

Jonathan is shocked when he learns that Matt does charity work. He wonders whether he's evil because he has no inclination to do likewise.

Épisode 6 - Neighbors

2 novembre 1995

Jonathan stays with his homosexual neighbors when his apartment requires extensive repairs. He and Janeane's friend Ross go to the theater together, each worried the other is gay.

Épisode 7 - Mugging

9 novembre 1995

Jonathan dates 'Danger Girl', a woman who's only excited in dangerous situations. The gang is mugged, causing Janeane to consider moving to Connecticut.

Épisode 8 - Sister

16 novembre 1995

Jonathan takes up with Janeane's sister Paula who's visiting for Thanksgiving. Despite their mutual dislike of each other, they can't stay away.

Épisode 9 - Attraction

7 décembre 1995

Jonathan meets the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, she works for his current girlfriend. A greatful client gives Garth Brooks' lucky cowboy hat to Sam, giving him confidence he never knew he had.

Épisode 10 - Midnight

14 décembre 1995

Jonathan pines for Amanda on New Years Eve, after he spies her out with Broadway actor Jamie Barron.

Épisode 11 - Communication

4 janvier 1996

Jonathan falls for a TV commercial actress, the 'Butter Girl'. He gets an opportunity to meet her, only to find she only speaks French. Oddly enough she goes home with Jonathan, even though they don't understand a word the other says. Trudy throws Sam out when he tells a deeply embarrassing story about her.

Épisode 12 - Nineteen

11 janvier 1996

Jonathan dates a fabulous girl only to discover she's only 19-years-old. Janeane ventures to a tattoo parlor to prove she's still hip and 'with it'. Sam and Trudy house an 'artist' who steals objects and calls it art.

Épisode 13 - Distance

18 janvier 1996

Jonathan dates Janeane's sister Martha and revels in their no-strings-attached, NY/Washington D.C. relationship. Sam and Janeane decide they're perfect together so try a little matchmaking.

Épisode 14 - Rival

1 février 1996

Jonathan competes with an old college rival to get a famous author's quote on the jacket of his new book.

Épisode 15 - Pudding

8 février 1996

Manny is fired when the tenant association votes to install a security system. Meanwhile Janeane and Matt's building fires their doorman for sloppy work. Sam borrows money from a fraternity to invest in a 'trapezoid scheme'

Épisode 16 - Affair

15 février 1996

Jonathan worries that Sam is having an affair with Paula Abdul.

Épisode 17 - Wedding

22 février 1996

Jonathan attends the wedding of his college girlfriend. Manny sits on a jury.

Épisode 18 - Poetry

7 mars 1996

Jonathan confronts a columnist after she writes a scathing review of his book. Sam and Trudy try to beat a Three Card Monte dealer, Freaky Lou. Matt tries to write a poem for Janeane for their fifth anniversary.

Épisode 19 - Lovenest

14 mars 1996

Jonathan pursues Charlie McCarthy, even following her to Seattle in the hopes of starting a relationship. Meanwhile, Sam, Trudy, Janeane, and Matt discover the sensuous powers of Jonathan's apartment.

Épisode 20 - Kids

2 mai 1996

Sam and Trudy watch Sebastian, Matt and Janeane's child, for a night to see if they're ready for parenthood. Sam and Trudy impulsively take Sebastian to Madison Square Garden to see a boxing match and pay the price for their recklessness when they're trapped on the subway.

Épisode 21 - Pop

9 mai 1996

Jonathan discovers that his dad's new fiancée is one of his old lovers. Meanwhile Sam discovers an old recording that he thinks is by the Beatles.

Épisode 22 - Moving

16 mai 1996

Jonathan plays musical apartments when his building is temporarily closed for asbestos removal and he and Charlie can't bring themselves to move in together. Sam is down when he quits his job and finds out the $9,000 he invested with Matt has evaporated.

Épisode 1 - Mounted Cop

19 septembre 1996

Jonathan fears he's the victim of a set-up when he breaks up with a woman with an overly protective family of cops. Trudy tries to buy an illegal Cuban bra.

Épisode 2 - Best Man

26 septembre 1996

Jonathan is coerced into being the best man at the wedding of a man he hardly knows. The bride confides in Jonathan that she doesn't want to get married and asks Jonathan to tell the groom. Trudy throws out Sam's lucky sneakers.

Épisode 3 - Good God

3 octobre 1996

Jonathan discovers everything falling into place in his life when he writes the Sunday sermons for a dull preacher. Sam suffers from back pain which is alleviated when he attends church. Trudy spends all her time at a firing range.

Épisode 4 - Kept Man

10 octobre 1996

Jonathan is a 'kept man', running errands for his new girlfriend in exchange for presents and other perks. Sam obsesses when he finds out that Trudy makes more money than him.

Épisode 5 - Strip Club

17 octobre 1996

Jonathan and Marie look for employment at a temp agency. Sam hides the truth from Trudy when he visits a strip club.

Épisode 6 - Love Train

31 octobre 1996

While riding the subway on his way to a Halloween costume party, Jonathan meets the girl of his dreams dressed in a Cinderella costume. Jonathan places an ad in the newspaper and rides the subway to find her again. Russell studies for a law exam.

Épisode 7 - The Virgin

7 novembre 1996

Trudy hires Jonathan to deliver an art exhibit, The Virgin, by Carl Gannon (ep #12). It turns out 'the virgin' is a beautiful woman. Jonathan desperately tries to make the delivery without damaging the goods. Sam and Marie make special effects for a B-movie.

Épisode 8 - Double Date

14 novembre 1996

Jonathan takes Marie out on her wedding anniversary. Trudy's parents visit, giving Sam conniptions. Trudy has dinner with her first true love.

Épisode 9 - Davy Jones

21 novembre 1996

Jonathan hosts a Thanksgiving party with special guest Davy Jones, who's considering Jonathan to co-write his biography. Marie tries to deal with surprise guest, ex-husband Ricky.

Épisode 10 - Deepest Cut

12 décembre 1996

Jonathan accidentally stabs his mother with a kitchen knife, sending her to the hospital. Russell is obsessed with a big tipper.

Épisode 11 - New Year

9 janvier 1997

Jonathan visits a therapist as part of his New Year's resolution. The therapist urges Jonathan to forsake women until he decides what he really wants with his life. Sam and Trudy agree to work on starting a family.

Épisode 12 - Like Father...

16 janvier 1997

Jonathan is shocked when his father completely changes his personality on the eve of his wedding. Sam fears he and Trudy won't be able to adopt due to an incident in his past.

Épisode 13 - Starting Over

23 janvier 1997

Jonathan gets an advertising job. Jonathan goes along with new neighbor Dan on an all-night binge against his better judgment.

Épisode 14 - Just Friends?

30 janvier 1997

Dan decides to be 'just friends' with Marie. Manny sprains his ankle and moves in with the Sloans, teaching them what a child will be like. Jonathan dates the boss's daughter and has to accept her stupid idea for an advertising campaign.

Épisode 15 - Macho Men

6 février 1997

Jonathan and Dan compete for the love of a woman, Bambi. Trudy forces Sam to throw out his junk.

Épisode 16 - Mother Love

13 février 1997

Jonathan's mother dates his boss. Russell helps Marie rehearse for 'Romeo and Juliet', in the process discovering that they care for one another.

Épisode 17 - Big Baby

20 février 1997

Trudy and Sam are disappointed when they find their adopted child isn't an infant. Sam's abrasive father visits.

Épisode 18 - Grandfather Clause

26 mars 1997

Jonathan thinks it is fate when he keeps running into the same woman, until he discovers it's Manny's engaged granddaughter. Jonathan tries to weasel out of it when she calls off her wedding, apparently to marry Jonathan. Dan and Marie have a cross-dressing contest.

Épisode 19 - Jonathan Hollywood

2 avril 1997

Jonathan is initially excited when a movie company that wants him to adapt his novel into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio approaches him; however, when it's converted to a movie starring Sinbad as identical twins; he's concerned about his artistic integrity. Sammy plays in a rock group, ""Fantastic Sam and the Toads"" and finds it difficult when Trudy intervenes.

Épisode 20 - Au Pair

9 avril 1997

Sam and Trudy hire an au pair to watch Teddy. They do everything they can to sabotage her dream of being a professional singer when it means losing their immaculate apartment. Dan sues Manny when a water pipe in his apartment bursts.

Épisode 21 - Vegas Finale

16 avril 1997

The gang travels to Las Vegas to watch Marie portray Cher in a lounge act. Trudy loses thousands of dollars, and Jonathan wakes up from a drunken stupor holding a marriage certificate and wearing a wedding ring.

Épisode 22 - Pilot Redux

Charlie leaves Jonathan for Dennis Rodman. TV commercial singer Marie moves into Jonathan's old apartment. Sam has problems with a consultant at the studio.