The Single Guy

S01E01

S01E01 21 Sep 95

25m

Pilot

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

S01E02

S01E02 28 Sep 95

25m

Tennis

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.

S01E03

S01E03 5 Okt 95

25m

Gift

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.

S01E04

S01E04 12 Okt 95

25m

Babysitting

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

S01E05

S01E05 19 Okt 95

25m

Charity

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.

S01E06

S01E06 2 Nov 95

25m

Neighbors

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.

S01E07

S01E07 9 Nov 95

25m

Mugging

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

S01E08

S01E08 16 Nov 95

25m

Sister

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.

S01E09

S01E09 7 Des 95

25m

Attraction

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.

S01E10

S01E10 14 Des 95

25m

Midnight

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

S01E11

S01E11 4 Jan 96

25m

Communication

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.

S01E12

S01E12 11 Jan 96

25m

Nineteen

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.

S01E13

S01E13 18 Jan 96

25m

Distance

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.

S01E14

S01E14 1 Feb 96

25m

Rival

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

S01E15

S01E15 8 Feb 96

25m

Pudding

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'

S01E16

S01E16 15 Feb 96

25m

Affair

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

S01E17

S01E17 22 Feb 96

25m

Wedding

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

S01E18

S01E18 7 Mar 96

25m

Poetry

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.

S01E19

S01E19 14 Mar 96

25m

Lovenest

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.

S01E20

S01E20 2 Mei 96

25m

Kids

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.

S01E21

S01E21 9 Mei 96

25m

Pop

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.

S01E22

S01E22 16 Mei 96

25m

Moving

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.