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1 :01x01 - Pilot
Writer: Joanna Johnson
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Jansen Panettiere (Justin Shanowski), Olga Merediz (Gloria), Heather Fairfield (Heather), Michelle Agnew (Saleswoman), Daryl Edwards (Tisdale)
Daytime Emmy award winner Faith Fairfield is forced to move into her sister Hope Shanowski's house in the suburbs and immediately wreaks havoc. When Faith and Hope's teen daughter Sydney are busted for leaving school grounds to go shopping, they must hold a bake sale as a punishment.
2 :01x02 - Remembrance of Rings Past
Writer: Jennie Snyder, Victoria Webster
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Jason Olive (Security Guard), Gloria Cromwell (Funeral Attendee)
Hope and Faith attend their Aunt Dodi's funeral whom they believe stole their mother's heirloom ring. All hell breaks loose when they see her wearing it. Meanwhile, Hayley catches the middle child blues.
3 :01x03 - The Un-Graduate
Writer: Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Olga Merediz (Gloria), Daryl Edwards (Tisdale), Robert Lehrer (Mr. Garret), Val Matt Emmich (James), John Havens (Mr. Lewis)
In order to get her high school diploma, Faith has to take after school French classes. She makes Hope take it with her, and, of course, gets her in trouble. In another story, Sydney goes on a date with a boy Hope doesn't trust.
4 :01x04 - Summary Judgment
Writer: Joanna Johnson
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Jonathan Michael Chang (Little Boy), Alina De Palma (Jenny), Steven G. Smith II (Tyler), Ashley Marie Greiner (Becca), John Scurti (John), MaryLouise Burke (Nurse Sally)
Faith is forced to pay $5000 for burning down the set of "The Sacred & The Sinful" so she decides to become Hope's assistant.
5 :01x05 - About a Book Club
Writer: Jessica Kaminsky
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Marisa Redanty (female officer), Saidah Arrika Ekulona (Linda), Molly Cheek (Molly), Galadriel Masterson (Butch), Judy Kuhn (Colleen), Scott Geyer (Dad), Jessie Dunn (teenage boy), Trevor Heins (little boy), Tom Deckman (cashier)
Hope's last area of sanity, her monthly book club, turns into a wild girls' night out when Faith joins. Hope tries to keep order, but when she finally gets wild herself, the cops are on the scene. Meanwhile Charley takes the kids to an arcade and tries to set a new record playing pinball.
6 :01x06 - Hope Has No Faith (The Halloween Story)
Writer: David S. Rosenthal
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Cristián de la Fuente (Paolo), Christopher Jordan (Nephew), Ray Crisara (Police Officer No. 1), Brett Murphy (Edwin)
On Halloween, Faith meets and falls for a guy named Paolo. Hope, of course, thinks that he is just another idiot, leading her on a spy caper to find out. Back at home, Sydney gives Hayley tips on how to attract her math partner.
7 :01x07 - Car Commercial
Writer: Taylor Hamra
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Tonye Patano (Receptionist), Michael Bachmann (the Fan), Christopher Jewett (Director), Regis Philbin (Handsome Hal Halverson)
Regis Philbin joins his morning co-star Kelly Ripa in a very special episode of Hope & Faith. Handsome Hal Halverson asks Faith to star in one of his commercials but finds that Faith upstages him. Meanwhile, will Charley remember his first kiss anniversary with Hope?
8 :01x08 - Hope and Faith Get Randy
Writer: David S. Rosenthal
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Laksh Singh (Delivery Guy), Devon O'Day (Singer), Kim Patton-Johnston (Singer), Nicholas Art (Max), Clint Black (Randy Richter)
Country singer Clint Black guest stars as Randy Richter, Hope's high school boyfriend who dumped her eighteen years ago. Faith thinks that the only way for closure is to show Randy Hope's great life. When sparks unexpectedly fly between Randy and Faith, Hope is surprised by her own reaction. Meanwhile Sydney and Hayley work in secret to repair a giant hole they made in their bedroom wall.
9 :01x09 - Phone Home for the Holidays
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Lovette George (Flight Attendant), Gregor Mann (Man), Erin Quinn Purcell (Ticket Agent), Lynda Carter (Summer), Robert Wagner (Jack)
Jack, Hope & Faith's father pays them a visit with his same-age girlfriend. Hope & Faith approve of their dad's new girlfriend, Summer that is until she reveals a secret about being kidnapped by aliens. Meanwhile, Jack wants to test out his skills as a masseur, on a creeped out Charley. Robert Wagner and Lynda Carter are the episode's special guest stars.
10 :01x10 - Anger Management
Writer: Mark Driscoll
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Linda Miller (Student no. 3), Mike Arostsky (Student no. 2), Nancy Wu (Student no. 1), Mike Tenaglia (Plumber), Buzz Bovshow (Young Man), Lisa Jolley (Another Mom), Zach Savage (Little Stevie Wagner), Jonathan Hadary (Tom), Kelly Coffield (Sue Wagner), Jim Gaffigan (Brad)
At Justin's basketball game, with an idea of good sportsmanship, Hope tries to confront overzealous mom, Sue. The ensuing events land Hope and Faith in anger management, to get out of going to court. Jim Gaffigan guest stars as Brad, the teacher who wants to keep them on the straight and narrow. Back at the old homestead, the kids want to stop mechanically-challenged Charley from fixing the garbage disposal.
11 :01x11 - Silent Night, Opening Night
Writer: Jennie Snyder, Victoria Webster
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Claire Alpern (Woman), Brian Donahue (Santa), Sebastain Rand (Kid), Lydia Grace Jordan (Fairy of the Holiday Show), Sascha Elblmyr (Nando), Brittany Singer (Katie), Christopher Jordan (Matt Jones), Derdriu Ring (Sally), Danny Woodburn (Hank Peterson), Rebecca Budig (Ashley Storm/Angela/Alexandra), Brett Murphy (Edwin)
Faith thinks she's going back to "The Sacred & The Sinful" but her character Ashley Storm has been recast. Faith is disappointed and to help her, Hope suggests directing Hayley's school play. Faith agrees but ends up causing chaos.
12 :01x12 - The Wedding
Writer: Taylor Hamra
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Nick Sullivan (Pastor), Jasmine Loeb (Swedish Girl), James Murtaugh (Edward Shanowski), Constance Barron (Joyce Shanowski), James Villemaire (Andrew Shanowski), Delaine Yates (Astrid)
Charley gets a visit from his family as his brother is getting married to his Swedish fiancee, Astrid. However the following morning, too many drinks with Faith leaves Astrid missing and a player in her place.
13 :01x13 - Madam President
Writer: Mark Driscoll
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Matt Lawlor (Meeting Chairman), Peter Vack (Rodney), Sam Murphy (Tyler Sadwith), Peter Marx (Harry Hannigan), Mimi Rogers (Annie Hannigan)
Hope runs for neighborhood association president, with Faith as her campaign manager. Faith's tactics backfire when Hope's opponent, Harry Hannigan, reveals an embarrassing video from early in her career. Mimi Rogers plays Annie Hannigan, Harry's sex-starved wife whose eyes are on Charley.
14 :01x14 - The Diner Show
Writer: Andrew Kreisberg
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Julie Meehan (Customer no. 3), Ruth Padden (Customer no. 2), Samuel Murphy (Ian), Ashley Burritt (Leslie), Larry Mitchell (Fred), Joe Grifasi (Leo), Fisher Stevens (Nick Spinelli), Kathie Lee Gifford (Marge)
When Faith leans that a famous director is shooting a film in Cleveland, she quickly comes up with a plan that she expects will give her that second chance at stardom. She and Hope plan a chance meeting with the director at a local diner, but their strategy is turned upside down when they realize they have no money to pay for their dinner. Their waitress, Marge, doesn't believe their excuses, and the restaurant owner makes Hope and Faith wait tables. But when the elusive director finally shows, Marge decides that an acting career might be better suited to her than to Faith.
15 :01x15 - Mismatch
Writer: Tom Devanney
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Brett Murphy (Edwin), Kevin Sorbo (Kenny)
Charley's friend from medical school, Kenny, comes to visit. Faith falls for him, but there's one catch. Kenny is a doctor in the war torn desert nation of Djibouti, Africa. When Faith announces that she's moving there with him, Hope intervenes by taking her sister on a camping trip. At the same time, Edwin, Hayley's "boyfriend" is jealous of her crush on Kenny.
16 :01x16 - Charley's Baseball
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Willie Randolph (Himself), Roger Clemens (Himself), Ben Bailey (Eddie Vanderbeek), Kene Holliday (Guard), Oren Stevens (Himself), Chuck Ardezzone (Trainer)
Justin accidentally destroys Charley's most prized possession- a baseball autographed by Roger Clemens. This leaves Hope and Faith to replace it. Hearing that he will be in Ohio for a charity game, the women masquerade as locker room reporters. When a security guard chases them, they end up hiding in the team's hot-tub. Meanwhile, Haley leads a protest against the cutting down of the tree that holds her tree-house.
17 :01x17 - Prom and Circumstance (Almost Paradise)
Writer: Alex Carter
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Rob Campbell (Donnie Fuller), Jason Butler Harner (Ronnie Fuller), Brooke Johnson (Waitress)
Hope and Faith try to help Sydney, which results in the damaging of Charley's vintage convertible. In order to get the repair done before Charley notices, the girls must go to the prom with the mechanics, who also happen to have been classmates of theirs with unrequited love. There's one catch: the guys are trapped in the year 1985 and it becomes the date from hell.
18 :01x18 - Jury Duty
Writer: Todd Himmel
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Village (Bailiff #1), Patrick Garner (Judge), Erika Thomas (Andrea Dumont), Adam Kulbersh (Prosecuting Attorney), Gretha Boston (Defense Attorney), Christopher Braden Jones (Bailiff #2), Dudley Findlay, Jr. (Bailiff #3), Angel Sing (Juror), Charles Techman (Harold), Dara M. Sowell (Victoria)
Hope is selected for jury duty and Faith decides to tag along. However, Faith wreaks havoc in court, even turning herself into a judge.
19 :01x19 - Faith's Maid
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg
Director: Jerry Zaks
Guest star: Lisa Altomare (Guest #3), Lisa Masters (Guest #2), Redman Maxfield (Guest), Jay Potter (Brooksy), Arnie Burton (Manager), Vanessa Jones (Receptionist), Miranda Jokovic (Magda), Marcia Jean Kurtz (Olga)
Olga, Faith's former maid, comes to move in with the family. Hope fires her, but Olga misunderstands and invites her pregnant daughter to join them. Soon, their efforts to find new jobs ends up with Hope and Faith working at a club Charley wants to join.
20 :01x20 - Hope Gets a Job
Writer: Joanna Johnson
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Edmund Ikeda (George), Chris Gethard (Wally), Marilyn Torres (Judy), Josh Pais (Mr. Zak), Bill Parks (Office Courier)
Hope gets a job as a newspaper columnist at a local paper. One day, Faith tags along and automatically also gets a column. To shut Faith up, Hope agrees to a harmless office prank. Is it really harmless? Meanwhile, Sydney tries to cook in conjunction with the Great American Bakesale.
21 :01x21 - Faith's Husband
Writer: Tod Himmel
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Tom Arnold (Bob Thompson), James Doerr (Attorney), Keong Sim (Asian Guy)
Tom Arnold guest stars as Bob Thompson, the one man who has broken Faith's heart. The two were married but never divorced. When Bob parks his RV in the driveway, an argument about finalizing their it turns passionate and Faith moves in.
22 :01x22 - Jack's Back
Writer: David S. Rosenthal
Director: Jerry Zaks
Guest star: Jenny McCarthy (Mandi), Tony Curtis (Morris), Frank Biancamano (Man), Samrat Chakrabarti (DJ), Robert Wagner (Jack)
Jack returns to be comforted by his daughters after being jilted by his fiancee. Faith tries to set him up with her friend Mandi's mother, but he falls for Mandi instead. When Mandi refuses to end the relationship, Faith tries to teach her a lesson by going out with her father. Jenny McCarthy guests.
23 :01x23 - Trade Show
Writer: Mark Driscoll
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Debbi Fuhrman (Teri), Dominic Chianese (Irv Miller), Elizabeth Rouse (Rosey), Kathleen Goldpaugh (Pat), Bonnie Rose (Fatima), Dale Radunz (Announcer), Cameron Mathison (Dillon Sawyer/Stone Thorne), Rebecca Budig (Brooke Spencer/Ashley Storm)
Faith's obsession for watching old episodes of her soap opera lead to her replacement and her love interest, Devon, making fun of her on-air. Fed up with this, Charley insists she contributes to the household and makes her find a job. Hope takes her to Irv Miller, a cheesy talent agent who immediately books her to model in a trade show. It, though, is not the "fan fest Faith imagined." Meanwhile, Hailey and Sidney hatch a scheme for Mother's Day. It is the bombshell at the end of the episode, however, that changes Faith's life (and sets us up for the season finale).
24 :01x24 - Daytime Emmys (1)
Writer: Jennie Snyder, Victoria Webster
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Robert Verdi (Soap Net Host), Kevin Cahoon (Soap Stage Manager), Chazz Menendez (Guard), John Sloman (Grip #1), Jim Newman (Grip #2), Bob Walton (Crew #1), Steve Luker (Crew #2), Eugene Fleming (Crew #3), Eric Braeden (Lance Taylor), Finola Hughes (Herself), Susan Flannery (Laura Levisetti), Rebecca Budig (Brooke Spencer), Jacob Young (Heath Hamilton), Eva La Rue (Herself), Susan Lucci (Jacqueline Karr), Bobbie Eakes (Herself), Ian Buchanan (Himself), Cameron Mathison (Dillon Smith), John Callahan (Himself)
Faith and her co-stars from the soap are nominated for a Daytime Emmy and flies to New York City with the family for the ceremony. Her mentor, Jacqueline Karr (Susan Lucci) and ex producer Laura Levisetti (Susan Flannery) reveal a secret plan to replace bring her back to replace her replacement, played by Rebecca Budig. Jacqueline and Laura also have a plan in mind for her return.....Meanwhile, Hope, Charley, and the kids rub elbows with the stars.
25 :01x25 - Daytime Emmys (2)
Writer: Jennie Snyder, Victoria Webster
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Eric Braeden (Lance Taylor), Kevin Cahoon (Soap Stage Manager), Chazz Menendez (Guard), John Sloman (Grip #1), Jim Newman (Grip #2), Bob Walton (Crew #1), Steve Luker (Crew #2), Eugene Fleming (Crew #3), Robert Verdi (Himself), Finola Hughes (Herself), Susan Flannery (Laura Levisetti), Rebecca Budig (Brooke Spenser), Jacob Young (Heath Hamilton), Eva La Rue (Herself), Susan Lucci (Jacqueline Karr), Bobbie Eakes (Herself), Ian Buchanan (Himself), Cameron Mathison (Dillon Smith), John Callahan (Himself)
Faith and her co-stars from the soap are nominated for a Daytime Emmy and flies to New York City with the family for the ceremony. Her mentor, Jacqueline Karr (Susan Lucci) and ex producer Laura Levisetti (Susan Flannery) reveal a secret plan to replace bring her back to replace her replacement, played by Rebecca Budig. Jacqueline and Laura also have a plan in mind for her return......Meanwhile, Hope, Charley, and the kids rub elbows with the stars.
26 :02x01 - Escape from Albuquerque
A new and improved Faith returns from her misadventures in a country that even she cannot find on a map. She convinces Charley to give her one more chance, but her good intentions result in havoc when she destroys Charley's beautiful car, is partially responsible for her teenage niece's new navel piercing and somehow ends up fully dressed in a freezing bathroom shower with both Hope and Sydney. When Charley wants Faith out of the house, Hope is torn between her responsibility to her family and her love for her daffy sister.
27 :02x02 - Mall in the Family
After Charley kicks Faith out of the house, she moves into a bedroom display in the mall. But when she and Hope try to hide from the mall guards, the sisters are accidentally locked in an armoire scheduled for overseas delivery. Meanwhile, Hope and Sydney try to deal with a coming-of-age issue for Hayley - the purchase of her first bra.
28 :02x03 - Queer as Hope
Writer: Joanna Johnson
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Ken Krugman (Sally's Husband), William Bogert (Mr. Simmons), Heather Fairfield (Heather), Carrie Preston (Sally Jones), Liza Colon-Zayas (Rusti), Jackie Hoffman (Bobbi)
When Justin's principal catches him smoking and Hayley steals the frogs from her biology class, Hope worries that everyone in town will think she's a bad mother -- a fear that is compounded when Faith attempts to rent an apartment from a lesbian landlord by passing herself and Hope off as lesbian lovers. When Hope's picture appears in the paper with the caption "local lesbian," her bid for three-time mother of the year is in jeopardy.
29 :02x04 - Hold the Phone
Writer: Jenna Bruce
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Peggy Pope (Mrs. Olsen), Dylan Snyder (Kevin Webster), Dean Alai (Hot Dad), Martin Campetta (Kid)
Charley's life becomes a living hell when Hope pressures him to hire Faith as the receptionist for his orthodontics office. When tensions mount, Charley and Faith make a childish bet over their prized possessions and manage to ruin Hayley's science fair.
30 :02x05 - Faith Scare-Field
Writer: Tom Leopold
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Bailey Cruthird (Emily), Stark Sands (Henry), Ron Faber (Butler), Carol Kane (Cornelia Rackett), Brett Murphy (Edwin)
Hope and Faith are surprised to receive a Halloween party invite from a crazy neighbor woman (Carol Kane) whom they used to terrorize when they were children. The sisters' Halloween turns out to be truly scary when the woman tries to exact her revenge by trapping them in a torture chamber.
31 :02x06 - Natal Attraction
Writer: Bob Gaylor
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Robert Wagner (Jack), Jenny McCarthy (Mandi), Jaclyn Smith (Anne), Douglas Dolphin (Stratus)
Hope and Faith play matchmakers between their dad and their gynecologist, Anne. But the budding relationship is in jeopardy when they discover Mandi-- Faith's former friend, Anne's patient and Jack's one-time fling -- is pregnant with Jack's child.
32 :02x07 - Stand By Your Mandi
Writer: Taylor Hamra
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Ed Wheeler (Judge), Kim Cristo (Tart #2), Katie Apicella (Tart #1), Jaclyn Smith (Anne), Jenny McCarthy (Mandi), Robert Wagner (Jack)
Hope and Faith upset their dad, Jack, when they try to prevent him from marrying Mandi when he truly loves Anne. But Jack insists on wedding the mother of his expected baby, unaware that Mandi is still involved with her boyfriend.
33 :02x08 - The Dolly Mama
Writer: Tod Himmel
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Dan McCabe (Geeky Guy), Kyle Hall (Handsome Father), Deja Kreutzberg (Lindsay), Stark Sands (Henry)
Faith practices motherhood on an electronic baby to prove to Hope that she can be responsible, but mayhem ensues when she accidentally exchanges the mechanical child for a real infant.
34 :02x09 - Just-In Time
Writer: Joanna Johnson
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Danny Burstein (Moderator), Nick Lachey (Chris), Paulina Gerzon (Mallory)
Faith, in her wacky efforts to impress an attractive single dad, tries to make him think that she's also a single parent by claiming her young nephew, Justin, is really her son.
35 :02x10 - 9012-Uh-Oh
Writer: Joanna Johnson
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Cheryl Ladd (Mary Jo), Teresa Yenque (Maria), Manuel Santiago (Maria's Husband), Robert Wagner (Jack), Brian Austin Green (Himself)
The family flashes back to Thanksgiving Day a decade ago, with Faith hosting a frenetic and hilarious holiday dinner in her fabulous Hollywood pad. She goes to great lengths to impress her parents, including posing as the girlfriend of "Beverly Hills: 90210" hunk Brian Austin Green, who has left Charley star struck. All hell breaks loose when family secrets are exposed.
36 :02x11 - Do I Look Frat in This?
Writer: Jennie Snyder, Victoria Webster
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Justin Bruening (Jake)
When Faith and Sydney get jobs together at a clothing store, Sydney decides to lose her virginity to the college-age manager, leading Hope and Faith to crash a frat party to keep Sydney from making a big mistake.
37 :02x12 - Aru-bah Humbug
Writer: Peter Murrieta
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Michael Menger (Man), Tom Leopold (Mr. Henderson)
Faith's efforts to keep Justin believing in Santa Claus backfire when she masquerades as Santa and gets stuck in the chimney. Christmas Eve turns into an even more comic disaster when Hope gets stuck trying to rescue her dizzy sister.
38 :02x13 - The Gooch
Writer: Tod Himmel
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Rochelle Aytes (Girl #2), Karla Cavalli (Girl #1), Moet Mira (Carla), Wynn Everett (Tammy), Will Stiles (Bobby), Stark Sands (Henry), Brett Murphy (Edwin), Mark Consuelos (Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez)
Faith is immediately attracted to new neighbor Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez, a handsome former major league ballplayer. But when the notorious ladies' man rejects her attentions, Faith becomes obsessed and goes to crazy lengths to spy on him.
39 :02x14 - Another Car Commercial
Writer: Taylor Hamra
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Mark Consuelos (The Gooch), Michael Gelman (Hal Jr.), Regis Philbin (Handsome Hal), Angela Roukas (Brandy)
Auto dealer Handsome Hal refuses to exchange Faith's lemon of a car unless she can get former baseball star, Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez, to do a commercial. Faith tricks the reluctant Gooch, but later regrets it.
40 :02x15 - Carmen Get It
Writer: Jenna Bruce
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Mark Consuelos (Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez), Carmen Electra (Carmen)
Faith feuds with The Gooch's ex-girlfriend, Carmen, for his affection. And, after overhearing a life-altering message for The Gooch, Hope helps Faith scale a mountain to deliver the news to the man she loves.
41 :02x16 - Catering-a-ding-ding
Writer: David S. Rosenthal
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Elizabeth Hubbard (Arlene), Tom Ligon (Clifford Bing)
Seeking an investor for her screenplay, Faith convinces Hope to team with her to cater a party honoring Glen Falls' richest resident, and the affair is hilariously disastrous. When the singer is delayed, Faith pulls double duty to provide the entertainment, as she and nephew Justin perform a duet.
42 :02x17 - O' Sister, Where Art Thou?
Writer: Jennie Snyder
Director: Lynn McCracken
Guest star: Phil Tabor (Dan the banker), Jerome Richards (Old Man), Oberon Ka Adjipong (Officer Rodriguez), Steve Hurwitz (Retirement home attend), Jeffery V. Thompson (Mini Mart Owner), Bill Tompkins (Bank Manager), Viola Harris (Ruth), Rue McClanahan (Sylvia)
When the sisters cater a party at a retirement home, Faith inadvertently helps a resident to escape, and Hope must work through trust issues with her irresponsible sibling.
43 :02x18 - Hope Couture
Writer: David S. Rosenthal
Director: Henry Chan
Guest star: Tuffy Questell (Ed), Madeleine Martin (Ivana), Michelle Agnew (Collette), Paul Shaffer (Himself (Fashion Show Host))
When Faith and Sydney enter a mother-daughter fashion show, Hope and Hayley's competitive spirits are stirred and they decide to seize the opportunity to strut their own fashion savvy. But soon the fashion race gets down and dirty when dresses are slashed, the designers get covered with spray paint and a fight ensues.
44 :02x19 - Wife Swap (1)
Writer: Joanna Johnson, Jennie Snyder
Director: Dennis Dugan
Guest star: Kether Donohue (Madison Melville), Brielle Barbusca (Briana Melville), Geneva Carr (Kathy), Wynonna Judd (Cynthia), Peter Jacobson (Aaron Melville)
Hope's life spins hilariously out of control when Faith submits her sister as a "Wife Swap" candidate and she is "swapped" with Cynthia (Wynonna Judd), a rich, spoiled, self-indulgent, Manhattanite. While Hope finds it hard to get used to a life of luxury, Cynthia finds housework abhorrent -- but not nearly as abhorrent as living with Hope's sister, Faith.
45 :02x20 - Wife Swap (2)
Writer: Joanna Johnson, Jennie Snyder
Director: Dennis Dugan
Guest star: Peter Jacobson (Aaron Melville), Wynonna Judd (Cynthia Melville), Brielle Barbusca (Briana Melville), Kether Donohue (Madison Melville), Geneva Carr (Kathy)
Hope finds it hard living in an upscale Manhattan apartment with spoiled children, a work-obsessed "husband" and, most surprisingly, Cynthia's live-in sister who does ALL the housework and won't let Hope life a finger. Meanwhile Faith's world is turned hilariously upside-down when she's ordered to do mundane, household chores by Cynthia.
46 :02x21 - 21 Lunch Street
Writer: Sean W. Cunningham, Marc Dworkin
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Deja Kreutzberg (Lindsay), Ian Kahn (Mr. Logan)
Hope and Faith offer their catering services at the high school to prove that good nutrition can be cost effective, but Sydney is mortified by the presence of these new lunch ladies in the cafeteria. Things go from bad to worse when Hope and Faith begin to spy on Sydney, believing that she is involved in a romantic relationship with a teacher.
47 :02x22 - A Room of One's Own
Writer: Alex Carter
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Dixie Carter (Joyce Shanowski), Hal Holbrook (Edward Shanowski)
Hope is discouraged when her overbearing mother-in-law, Joyce, takes over the house and bonds with Faith. The situation worsens when Joyce decides to leave her indifferent husband and move in permanently, displacing Faith in the process.
48 :02x23 - Faith Affair-field
Writer: Tom Leopold
Director: Lynn McCracken
Guest star: Ylfa Maria Edelstein (Blond Customer), Paul Doherty (Desk Clerk), Tod Engle (Limo Driver), Mark Fairchild (Bellhop), Jenny Sterlin (Sales Lady), Nikki Ghisel (Debbie's friend), Jennifer Mudge (Debbie), Deborah Teng (Wai Lon)
Some little white lies lead Faith to suspect Charley of having an extra-marital affair, so she enlists a reluctant Hope to help catch him in the act.
49 :02x24 - Weather or Not
Writer: Peter Murrieta
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Traci Hovel (Mrs. Jackson), William Whitehead (Hank), Frank Harris (Keith), Wynn Everett (Grace), Dean Cain (Larry Walker)
The ever-surprising Faith stumbles on a new gig as the weather woman at a local TV station and enjoys being pursued by a hunky newscaster, played by special guest star Dean Cain. But although Hope feels her sister is abandoning their new catering business, Faith feels equally neglected when Hope replaces her with a new, highly motivated assistant.
50 :02x25 - Of Rice and Anchor Men
Writer: Tod Himmel
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: William Whitehead (Hank), Dean Cain (Larry Walker), Kevyn Morrow (Director), Frank Harris (Keith), Wynn Everett (Grace), Traci Hovel (Mrs. Jackson), Mark Consuelos (Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez)
Just as Faith's relationship with newscaster Larry (Dean Cain) begins to move into high gear, her old flame, "The Gooch" (Mark Consuelos, Ripa's real-life husband), suddenly shows up to complicate matters.
51 :02x26 - Season Finale
Writer: Joanna Johnson
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Laura Knight (Flight Attendant), Kevyn Morrow (Director), Dean Cain (Larry Walker), Mark Consuelos (Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez), Andrea Martin (Madame Elizabeth)
When both men want an exclusive commitment from Faith, she resorts to everything from "Bachelorette" competition rules to a psychic's advise to help her choose between Larry, a handsome newscaster (Dean Cain), and charming former baseball star "The Gooch" (Mark Consuelos, Ripa's real-life husband).
52 :03x01 - The Marriage (1)
Writer: Tod Himmel
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Mark Consuelos (The Gooch), Dean Cain (Larry Walker)
After years of being on the single merry-go-round and searching for her soul mate, Faith receives proposals from not one, but two ardent boyfriends - Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez", the sexy former baseball star, and Larry, the romantic and handsome TV news anchor. Will she take the plunge? Will she say "I do"? Yes! But does Hope approve of her sister's decision? It isn't all rose petals on the way to the altar on the Season Premiere of "Hope & Faith"!
53 :03x02 - The Marriage (2)
Writer: Jennie Snyder
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Mark Consuelos (The Gooch)
After years of being on the single merry-go-round and searching for her soul mate, Faith receives proposals from not one, but two ardent boyfriends - Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez", the sexy former baseball star, and Larry, the romantic and handsome TV news anchor. Will she take the plunge? Will she say "I do"? Yes! But does Hope approve of her sister's decision? It isn't all rose petals on the way to the altar on the Season Premiere of "Hope & Faith"!
54 :03x03 - Faith Fairfield: 1980-2005
Writer: Sean W. Cunningham, Marc Dworkin
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Michael Malone (Faith Fan), Greg Vaccarello (Faith Fan no. 2), Christina Filiaggi (news reporter), Hyde Choate (Ted Phillips), Henny Russell (Tiffany), Dan Domingues (Spanish reporter), Alisha Davis (TV news anchor)
When Faith advises Sydney to use a death-in-the-family excuse to get an extension on her term paper, Sydney concocts an extraordinary story that Faith met a tragic end. The media circus that follows restores Faith's celebrity status on television and in the press; however, Faith's attempt to seize the opportunity to make a comeback goes awry when Hope becomes a media darling as her grieving sister.
55 :03x04 - The Phone Call
Faith confesses that she’s tired of Hope nagging her about every aspect of her life – from parking tickets to her love life -- so a frustrated Hope vows to abstain from cleaning up Faith’s messes. But Charley is the one who suffers when Hope redirects her energy to focus solely on him.
56 :03x05 - Love & Teeth
Writer: Bill Fuller, Jim Pond
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Jann Ellis (Dental Assistant)
When Faith crack a tooth she makes Charley treat her, despite the fact that they despise each other. or do they? The nitrous oxide he gives Faith makes her "a little baby," and what she says while she's under is very surprising indeed.
57 :03x06 - The Halloween Party
Writer: David Babcock
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Sophia Chang (checkout girl), Jesse Gavin (bag boy), Gigi Rice (Trudy), Peter Hermann (Brent)
There's a neighborhood Halloween party contest between Hope and her neighbor Trudy but what can Faith do when she is invited to Trudy's party as the date for Trudy's rather attractive cousin?
58 :03x07 - Charley's Shirt
Writer: Mark Driscoll
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Beth Curry (Cindy), Mimi Bensinger (Mrs. Hagenbarth), Michael J. X. Gladis (Emergency Medical Technician), Henry Afro-Bradley (Elderly Patient)
Faith is forced to pick up Hope's birthday gift for Charley after Hope is unable to make it. But Faith is too late and instead gets Charley an uncharacteristic shirt. Charley loves it and Hope fears she's too predictable these days. So Faith takes her to a strips aerobic class. However there are unexpected results when Hope prepares to shake it for Charley.
59 :03x08 - Faith's Therapy
Writer: Christy Stratton
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Susan Sullivan (Nancy Lombard), Andrew Weems (Seth), Haerry Kim (Korean Woman #1)
When Faith refuses to take her job search seriously, Hope and Charley suggest that she see a therapist - portrayed by Susan Sullivan - Who can help her straighten out her life. Faith resistant at first, but soon finds a way to use the doctor's advice to manipulate her family.
60 :03x09 - Blood is Thicker Than Daughter
Writer: Tod Himmel
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Robert Wagner (Jack), Johnny Galecki (Jay)
Hope and Faith are surprised to spot their dad, Jack, in town earlier than expected for Thanksgiving. His suspicious behavior with his companion, a young man named Jay leads the sisters to jump to conclusions. They soon learn their father is harboring a secret about Jay, which has a huge impact on their family ties.
61 :03x10 - Hope in the Middle
Writer: Jennie Snyder
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Alice Schaerer (Optimist M.C.), Michael Benjamin Washington (Performer), Susan Sullivan (Nancy Lombard)
When Dr. Lombard suggests that Faith channel her energy into a creative outlet, she signs up for a poetry slam on the same night that Charley is set to receive an award from “The Optimist’s Club.” Hope, who is busy preparing for the Great American Bake Sale, is torn between which event to attend. When Faith’s actions that night result in a rift between Hope and Charley, she concocts a misguided attempt to make amends, tricking them into a therapy session with Dr. Lombard.
62 :03x11 - Christmas Time
Faith surprises the entire family with personal, extravagant Christmas gifts, including an expensive gold watch for Charley. When Charley realizes he forgot to buy a gift for his beloved employee, Hassan, Hope, inspired by Faith’s generosity, encourages him to give Hassan his treasured championship watch. Later, Charley is furious when he discovers that the “gold” watch Faith bought for him is a fake. Feeling extremely guilty, Hope insists that Faith attempt to retrieve Charley’s watch from Hassan, but in the end, Faith really surprises them with an uncharacteristically magnanimous gesture.
63 :03x12 - Sex, Lies and Faith
Hope is stung when Charley laments that their love life has been non-existent for weeks. When she confides in her sister, Faith tells Hope that it’s unrealistic to think married couples can keep the spark alive for years – only a sexy single like Faith can continue to have a sizzling sex life. Upset that Faith might be right, Hope invites Charley to meet her at a hotel.
They have so much fun that their activities escalate, and they sneak around for days, fabricating lies to get Faith to do Hope’s household and parenting chores. But even as she puts her own love life on hold, Faith brings her unique style to her new domestic responsibilities
64 :03x13 - Now and Zen
Writer: Christy Stratton
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Kara Jackson (end zone girl), Trevor St. John (Kiley), Mark Consuelos (Gary “The Gooch” Gucharez)
Faith is surprised to spot her ex-husband, “The Gooch”, in her yoga class, having returned from playing baseball in Japan. Although she is still attracted to him, she is shocked to discover he has adopted a Zen lifestyle -- forsaking his sports career, his car, his cell phone and sex for a life of celibacy and meditation.
Hope encourages her to move on to other romantic possibilities, such as their attractive yoga instructor, Kiley. However, when Kiley and Faith get too close for comfort, “The Gooch” is overcome by jealousy and is forced to reveal to Faith the truth about his return from Japan.
65 :03x14 - Homeless Hal
Writer: Mark Driscoll
Director: Scott Ellis
Guest star: Dan McCabe (Chad), Danton Stone (Ed), Joy Philbin (Joy), Regis Philbin (“Handsome Hal” Halverson)
Hope and Faith are shocked to find “Handsome Hal” working as a clerk at the local convenience store. It seems that Hal has fallen on hard times, having been busted for running a scam at his car dealership. After Hope chastises Faith for gloating over his bad luck, Faith invites him to stay with her while he gets back on his feet. Faith immediately regrets her compassionate act when Hal takes over her bedroom and becomes just plain annoying, but then the odd couple decide that her acting talent and his people skills make them the ideal team to audition to be hosts of the Glen Falls morning show. Will the duo have that perfect TV chemistry?
66 :03x15 - Meet the Parent
Writer: Bill Fuller, Jim Pond
Director: Lynn McCracken
Guest star: Kevin Kean Murphy (Baby doctor), Mark Consuelos (Gary “The Gooch” Gucharez), Robert Wagner (Jack)
The Gooch is nervous about meeting Faith’s dad, Jack, who is visiting for Hope and Charley’s 20th anniversary party. After a rocky start, Jack and the Gooch begin to bond, so Faith is astonished when Jack tells her that the Gooch is not a good match for her. At the party, Faith’s efforts to spruce up the Gooch’s image in order to gain Jack’s approval backfires, and Hope is upset when the focus of her party shifts – as usual -- to her sister.
67 :03x16 - Charley Shoots Faith
Writer: Dave Boerger
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: John O'Hurley (Faith’s agent)
When Faith finally gets her agent on the phone, he tells her to have new head shots taken. Charley offers to take them, and the agent loves them. He loves the photography, that is.
68 :03x17 - The Big Shanowski
Writer: David Babcock
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Jann Ellis (Laverne), Robert McKay (Roy), Amir Arison (Pete Hobart)
Charley finds a skill of Faith's he can admire: She's a good bowler. So he asks her to be his partner in an upcoming tournament. Then he must figure out a nice way to dump his usual partner, the athletically challenged Hope.
69 :03x18 - The Restaurant
Writer: Geena Yaitanes
Director: Lynn McCracken
Guest star: Rodney Hicks (Perry), Paul de Sousa (Paolo), Susan Sullivan (Dr. Lombard), Johnny Galecki (Jay)
When the sisters’ half-brother, Jay, hires Hope as the new sous-chef at his restaurant, Faith is jealous of their growing bond. Dr. Lombard, Faith’s therapist, says that if she wants to be closer to Jay, she should focus on him – and not herself. After struggling to do just that, Faith gets Jay to open up and reveal that the over-enthusiastic Hope is driving him crazy by taking over his kitchen – and he wants to fire her. Faith and Charley devise a plan to spare Hope’s feelings, but their ruse backfires.
70 :03x19 - Jay Date
Writer: Sean W. Cunningham, Marc Dworkin
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Johnny Galecki (Jay), Alexie Gilmore (Amber), Jicky Schnee (Betsy)
When the family finds Jay depressed on his birthday over his last break-up, both Hope and Faith jump at the chance to fix him up with a new girlfriend. Hope beats Faith to the punch, introducing him to Betsy, her pleasant, unexciting PTA friend. But Faith answers back with her sexy, spontaneous friend, Amber, whom she’s intent on pushing on Jay. Although Faith initially gloats when Jay hits it off with Amber, she’s shocked and embarrassed when she discovers Amber’s hidden agenda, so she enlists Charley and Hope to help solve the dilemma.
71 :03x20 - Old Faithful
Writer: Jim Pond, Bill Fuller
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: J. R. Horne (Vincent), Sean Arbuckle (Gary), Elaine Kussack (Esther), Sally Kemp (Barbara), Brian Hutchison (Sean), Deja Kreutzberg (Lindsay), Susan Sullivan (Nancy Lombard)
Faith complains to Dr. Lombard (Susan Sullivan) that Sydney thinks she’s totally uncool and that Hope and Charley make her feel middle-aged. So when her therapist advises that one solution might be to change her living situation, Faith finds a place online and tells a horrified Hope and a delighted Charley that she’s moving out. Upon arrival at her new home, however, Faith is horrified to discover it’s a retirement community, but in typical Faith style, she quickly finds a silver lining to her situation. Meanwhile, Charley rents Faith’s old room to someone he thinks is a dream tenant.
72 :03x21 - Faith Knows Squat
Writer: Andrew Guest
Director: Michael Dorn
Guest star: Megan Fox (Sydney Shanowski), Kathy Searle (realtor), Mark Consuelos (Gary “The Gooch” Gucharez)
After a loud, late-night dancing session by Faith and “The Gooch” pushes Hope and Charley over the edge, they suggest that the couple find their own home. Unfortunately Charley and Hope learn that a local real estate technicality makes Faith the legal owner of her garage apartment – unless she has paid them rent. So Charley tries to squeeze a single rent check out of Faith, but the truth comes out and Faith declares an all-out war on Hope and Charley to keep her place – and they join in an outrageous battle of one-upsmanship.
73 :03x22 - Hope's Float
Writer: Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
Director: Peter Marc Jacobson
Guest star: Lisa Datz (Emily), David Aron Damane (bartender)
Hope reminisces with her family about the first fight she and Charley had during their courtship back in 1985 when they were both in college. Flashbacks to that fateful night reveal that it was also the first time Charley and Faith met. The fireworks begin when Hope cancels her date with Charley to go to a Huey Lewis concert, choosing instead to stay and console Faith, who is distraught after not being cast as the lead in her high school play. Both Charley and Hope think they missed the concert, but as the story is re-told, Hope uncovers some outrageous secrets that Charley and Faith have kept under wraps all these years – not to mention one last surprise that’s revealed about Hope.