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Jake in Progress Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot (1)

First aired: Mar/13/2005
Writer: Austin Winsberg
Director: Michael Spiller

Jake agrees to a date with Naomi's sister, Kylie (guest star Madchen Amick), but things don't go as planned when he realizes they've met before, a fact that Kylie remembers in great detail but which Jake can't for the life of him even recall. The date gets even stranger when Kylie's ex-boyfriend, Patrick (Rick Hoffman), a performance artist in the style of David Blaine, drops in - literally. Meanwhile, Jake's best pal, mild-mannered dentist Adrian (Ian Gomez), gets inadvertently stuck babysitting one of Jake's star clients, Shane (guest star Evan Parke), a macho action star with more than a few issues.



2 :01x02 - Stand By Your Man

First aired: Mar/13/2005
Writer: Linda Wallem
Director: Michael Spiller
Guest star: Greg Ellis (Photographer), Alicia Coppola (Alison)

Jake faces a PR crisis when one of his top clients, Dakota (guest star Ed Quinn) -- part of the three "Gaymigos" design team, wants to go public with the fact he's straight. Meanwhile, the girl Jake's romancing (Alicia Coppola as Alison) insists he set up her unhappily single cousin (Amy Von Freymann) with a date, and the only guy he can find is Patrick; and Adrian's in-laws (Mary Anne McGarry, Steve Susskind) turn up and insist on seeing their favorite person -- Jake!



3 :01x03 - Rivals and Departures

First aired: Mar/17/2005
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
Director: Michael Spiller
Guest star: Marin Mazzie (Susan)

Jake drives himself crazy trying to one-up his biggest rival, super publicist Peter Beth (guest star Bradley White), and he thinks he's finally done it when he convinces a glamorous actress (guest star Joanna Pacula) to be his date for Peter's birthday bash. Meanwhile, when Patrick finds out that Peter is David Blaine's publicist, he's determined to crash the party.



4 :01x04 - Ubusy?

First aired: Mar/17/2005
Writer: Jeffrey Richman
Director: Michael Spiller
Guest star: Margaret Welsh (Caitlin), Kevin Chamberlin (Carl)

Jake gets caught up in his client's love life when an actress (guest star Mel Harris), known for her romance with a much younger (and more famous) boyfriend (guest star Chris Carmack), confides that she's leaving the guy for someone more age appropriate. Meanwhile, Jake tries to upgrade his casual lover (guest star Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) to a more serious relationship, and attempts to give imperious Naomi pointers on how to get along with the "little people" -- the office staff.



5 :01x05 - Sign Language

First aired: Mar/24/2005
Writer: Chris Marcil
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Amy Hill (Gert)

Insomnia leads Jake to his hotel's lounge and a fateful meeting with a woman he thinks may be the girl of his dreams, a school teacher from the Midwest (guest star Marisa Coughlan as Hope) who's in town for a bachelorette party.



6 :01x06 - Loose Thread

First aired: Mar/24/2005
Writer: Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, Austin Winsberg
Director: Peter Lauer

With Naomi momentarily incapacitated because of her advancing pregnancy, Jake is stuck juggling two warring teen divas (Nicole Paggi as Skylar Simms, Spencer Redford as Mallory Ward) who've been scheduled for meetings at the office at the same time, and surprise visits from Patrick and Adrian. Luckily he's got the help of the new office temp, Brooke (Julie Bowen, "Ed").



7 :01x07 - Take a Number

First aired: Mar/31/2005
Writer: Sam Lloyd
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Guest star: Krista Allen (Lisa)

Jake finds himself falling for Lisa (guest star Krista Allen), No. 47 on Ultima Magazine's super sexy 66 list, until he meets her friend, Josie, who just happens to be No. 3 (guest star Shanna Moakler) and begins to wonder if the grass is really greener.



8 :01x08 - Desperate Houseguy

First aired: Mar/31/2005
Writer: Chris Harris
Director: Jeff Melman

Shell-shocked when he learns that his ex-fiancée is getting married, Jake tries to flee the city by scheduling an exotic vacation, but an incoming storm leaves him stranded someplace equally foreign - the suburbs -- with Adrian and his family. Meanwhile, when the clown he's hired for his kid's birthday bash doesn't show, Adrian gets Patrick to entertain.



9 :01x09 - Harpy Birthday

First aired: Apr/07/2005
Writer: Stephen Lloyd
Director: Jeff Melman

Jake finds himself put to the test when Naomi goads him into throwing a fake "surprise" birthday party for her to help soften her dragon lady image. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally admits to an influential gossip columnist just how difficult Naomi really is to work for -- and she threatens to print it.



10 :01x10 - Boys' Night Out

First aired: Apr/07/2005
Writer: Linda Wallem
Director: Joe Pennella
Guest star: Kia Goodwin (Tracy Dawson), Kevin Chamberlin (Carl)

A boys' night out with Jake, Adrian and Patrick doesn't go as planned at the opening of a big sports bar owned by one of Jake's "biggest" clients - a New York Nick who is the shortest player in the NBA (guest star Kevin Hart). Meanwhile, Jake is dumbfounded when he asks Brooke (Julie Bowen), the new temp, out on a date, and she says something he's never heard from a girl - no; and Naomi is desperate to do anything to ease the pain of her final weeks of pregnancy. .



11 :01x11 - Check, Please (2)

First aired: Apr/14/2005
Writer: Austin Winsberg
Director: Michael Spiller

Jake is trying really hard to make a good impression on Kylie (guest star Madchen Amick) as their date continues. Meanwhile Patrick is still stalking them, and Adrian gets into more trouble than he can handle when Shane (guest star Evan Parke) drags him to a strip club.



12 :01x12 - Jake or the Fat Man

First aired: Apr/21/2005
Writer: Chris Harris
Director: Gail Mancuso
Guest star: Julie Bowen (Brooke)

Jake faces an unusual challenge when Brooke's ex-boyfriend, a schlubby Midwesterner (guest star Brian Baumgartner), appears to reclaim his former girlfriend. Meanwhile, Patrick plans an outrageous stunt on Wall Street.



13 :01x13 - Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus

First aired: Apr/21/2005
Writer: Austin Winsberg
Director: Michael Spiller
Guest star: Kevin Chamberlin (Carl)

Jake and Brooke attempt a romantic evening in, but one interruption after the next stands in their way: Jake's client, the less-than-wholesome star of the kids' "Henry Porter" movie series (guest star Miles Markus), wreaks havoc in the hotel room next door; Adrian seeks reassurance from major guilt as he and wife Caitlin head off to the wedding of Jake's former fiancée; Patrick tries unsuccessfully to one-up David Blaine with a dangerous ice stunt, and Naomi goes into labor.



14 :02x01 - The Lying, The Watch and Jake's Wardrobe

First aired: Jan/09/2006
Writer: Austin Winsberg, Bob Kushell
Director: Michael Spiller
Guest star: Margaret Welsh (Caitlin), David Hornsby (Kenny), Amy Laughlin (Bethany), Josh Zishholtz (orderly)

Jake, fed up with memories of his former fiancée, Annie, intruding into his life, finally decides to get rid of all traces of her. He throws out their old photos and trinkets, erases her last phone message and even donates his fancy suits to charity in hopes of starting fresh.

But things don’t go as planned when Annie suddenly turns up on his doorstep to retrieve the family watch she gave him before they broke up and he realizes he may still have feelings for her – but now she’s engaged to someone else. Meanwhile, new mother Naomi (Malick) makes a shocking discovery:

Once you have a baby, the hospital eventually sends you home with it. She leans on Jake for support in coping with her newborn son. And Patrick has some news of his own: He’s going to open up a bakery called “Muffin” that sells nothing but cupcakes.



15 :02x02 - The Annie-dote

First aired: Unaired
Writer: Austin Winsberg, Bob Kushell
Director: Michael Spiller
Guest star: Amy Miller (Impressed Girl), Hope Riley (Attractive Woman), Nicki Norris (Caryn), Delaney Keefe (Julia), Heidi Marnhout (Erin), Lou George (Dave), Brian George (Arthur), David Hornsby (Kenny), Margaret Welsh (Caitlin)

Mark, an old college friend, drops back into Jake’s life when he goes through a difficult divorce and looks to Jake for tips on re-entering the singles scene.

Meanwhile, Jake’s other old college friend, Adrian, begins to feel like the third wheel he was back in the day; Jake thinks a guys night out is exactly what he needs as he tries to forget Annie – despite the fact that she mysteriously keeps calling him -- and Naomi tries to juggle her crazy work life with motherhood.



16 :02x03 - Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirk Face

First aired: Unaired
Writer: Kerry Ehrin
Director: Paul Lazarus
Guest star: Scoot McNairy (Dean Thomas Reynolds), Amanda Carlin (Mrs. Reynolds), Stephen Godwin (professor), John Apicella (painter), Jim Doughan (Carl), Kathryn Fiore (Debra), Dakin Matthews (Governor Reynolds), Brian George (Arthur), David Hornsby (Kenny)

It’s non-stop bickering when Jake and Annie begin working together on publicizing the new book by Governor Reynolds , and Annie balks when Jake suggests they stir up a little publicity by planting a false item that the governor once had an affair.

Meanwhile, Adrian gets nervous when a rebounding Mark dates his daughter’s kindergarten teacher; Naomi tries to get the name of her sperm donor; and Patrick frets about his image before a newspaper photo shoot to publicize Muffin – will people mistake him for Paul Mitchell?



17 :02x04 - The Hot One

First aired: Unaired



18 :02x05 - PB & J

First aired: Unaired
Writer: Andrew Green



19 :02x06 - The Elaine-Elaine

First aired: Unaired
Writer: Jeff Greenstein
Director: Michael Spiller



20 :02x07 - Notting Hell

First aired: Unaired



21 :02x08 - The Two Jakes

First aired: Unaired
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Victor Nelli, Jr.
Guest star: Lori Loughlin (Lindsay)