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Rodney Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot

First aired: Sep/21/2004
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Jon Reep (Gerald Bob), Celeste Frazier (Woman), Michael Patrick McGill (Guy at Party), Charles C. Stevenson, Jr. (Wal-Mart Greeter), Eddie Montgomery (Mike), John Marshall Jones (Burt), Cheryl Rhoads (Wanda), Matthew Frauman (Tim), Mac Davis (Carl)

Rodney quits his job at the fiberglass plant to pursue his old comedy routine and receives less than positive support from Trina. With a job offer from Trina’s dad on the table, Rodney has to decide if he’ll swallow his pride or follow his dreams.



2 :01x02 - Superhero

First aired: Sep/28/2004
Writer: Gayle Abrams
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Stoney Westmoreland (Hank), Bea Nordella (woman), Van Epperson (Store Employee), Mac Davis (Carl)

Rodney’s standup career is finally taking off, or so he thinks. When the gigs don't pay as well as he thought they would, Trina begins to doubt if things will work out.

Meanwhile, Rodney and Trina try to convince the boys that he's a superhero at night.



3 :01x03 - Teacher

First aired: Oct/12/2004
Writer: Bob Myer
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Christine Lakin (Ms. Preston), Steven Montfort (Security Guard), Fielder Hall (Mayor), Gene D. Smith (Man in Bar)

Jack starts playing practical jokes at school and ends up in detention. Once Rodney and Trina meet his young, attractive teacher, things start to make a bit more sense.

Barry is scheduled to receive an award for rebuilding the library for free after it was struck by a tornado. He's asked to give a speech, but it turns out he's terrified of public speaking.



4 :01x04 - Reacquisition Engineer

First aired: Oct/19/2004
Writer: Steve Joe, Greg Schaffer
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Robert Clendenin (Plumber Dave), Mac Davis (Carl), David Vegh (Curtis), Connor Chavarria (Little Boy)

The plumbing goes out at the Hamilton house forcing them to come up with $1000 in two weeks. Carl offers to loan them the money and Rodney declines. When the price changes to $1400 up front, Trina takes the money from Carl forcing Rodney to find more work.



5 :01x05 - Halloween

First aired: Oct/26/2004
Writer: Jim Gerkin
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Jon Reep (Gerald Bob), Kendall Clement (Cop), Matthew Kaminsky (Emcee)

Rodney's loves to play practical jokes on his favorite holiday, Halloween. When Rodney and Barry play a practical joke on Gerald Bob, things don't go so well, and Rodney ends up at the police station.



6 :01x06 - Rodney's Mom

First aired: Nov/09/2004
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Karen Austin (Pasty), Ron Hale (Lonnie), Kay Jemison (nurse), Dana J. Ryan (Shirley)

To celebrate Halloween, Rodney's favorite holiday, he and Barry decide to play a practical joke on police officer Gerald Bob, but their antics go awry and Rodney ends up at the police station.



7 :01x07 - Keep on Truckin'

First aired: Nov/16/2004
Writer: Phil Baker, Drew Vaupen
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Harrison Wills (Dash), Ana Mercedes (Inez), John Jabaley (Scooter), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob), Mac Davis (Carl)

Upset that Charlie almost destroyed his truck, Rodney explains to Bo and Jack why the old truck has such sentimental value to him. Through flashbacks, he reminisces how he bought the truck with his last money from Carl, and how it ultimately played a key role when he and Trina fell in love.



8 :01x08 - Thanksgiving

First aired: Nov/23/2004
Writer: Gayle Abrams
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Robert Markland (fireman), John Jabaley (Leonard), Beau Baxter (Jim), Karen Austin (Patsy), Mac Davis (Carl)

This Thanksgiving, Rodney and Trina try to avoid having the big holiday dinner that every year turns into a disaster because of the crazy antics of their families. When the dinner turns into a big disaster anyway, they are determined to not let it ruin their day -- in spite of a shocking surprise from Carl and Patsy that tests their resolve.



9 :01x09 - Dream Lover

First aired: Nov/30/2004
Writer: Greg Shaffer, Steve Joe
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Sophia Vergara (Carmen)

Although Rodney and Trina can no longer take another night sleeping on their lumpy mattress, they can't afford to buy a new one. But when Rodney goes shopping at a mattress store, the charming and sexy saleswoman, Carmen, convinces him to buy the most expensive one in the store. Instead of getting a good night's sleep, Rodney has sexy dreams about Carmen and is torn between telling Trina or keeping his secret to himself.



10 :01x10 - It's Up, It's Good

First aired: Dec/07/2004
Writer: Greg Schaffer, Steve Joe
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Fletcher Sheridan (choir singer), Luana Jackman (choir singer), Virenia Lind (choir singer), Monique Donnelly (choir singer), Bobbi Page (choir singer), Buck Kartalian (old man), Sue Ozeran (old woman), Diane Sellers (Lydia), Douglas Sarine (usher), Larry Milburn (Ben), Joe Whyte (husband), Reggie Jordan (security guard), Robert Clendenin (Plumber Dave)

The true spirit of Christmas gets a little lost when Rodney, determined not to disappoint Bo and obsessed with finding the video game the boy so much wants, accidentally pulls down the church's huge religious landmark in his zealous quest. Meanwhile, a single-minded Trina wants the boys to experience the holiday church service up close, and becomes similarly obsessed with getting the family the best seats in the house.



11 :01x11 - Talent Show

First aired: Jan/11/2005
Writer: Jim Gerkin, Maisha Closson
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Josh Henderson (Wes), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob), Mac Davis (Carl)

As Rodney and son Jack are preparing for their duet at Jack's school talent show, Rodney has to reluctantly cancel when he gets a last-minute out of town standup gig that could really launch his comedy career. Jack acts like it doesn't bother him, but Rodney, wracked with guilt, wonders if he made the right decision. Meanwhile, Trina gives Charlie money to enroll at the local community college, but Charlie focuses more on buying new clothes, getting invited to keg parties and being popular than she does on her studies.



12 :01x12 - Charity Ball

First aired: Jan/18/2005
Writer: Drew Baupen, Phil Baker
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Patrika Darbo (Irene), Ronald Ernest West (Gordon), Zoe Yeoman (Diane), David Trice (Keith), Greg Callahan (Stan), Elizabeth O'Brien (waitress), David Pierce (emcee)

Trina is competing with her co-worker, Irene, for a promotion at work. So when Rodney offers to accompany Trina to her company's fancy charity ball, she needs to make a good impression on her boss, Gordon -- who hates Rodney. Once there, Rodney tries to impress Trina's boss. However, a series of embarrassing incidents aren't likely to help Trina's cause.



13 :01x13 - Sorry Charlie

First aired: Jan/25/2005
Writer: Maisha Closson
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Susan Leslie (woman in stall), Melanie Rockwell (Linda), Tom Wilson (Bill)

After man-hungry Charlie goes through yet another bad break-up, a sympathetic Trina lets her camp out with her and Rodney at their home to help her over a string of bad luck with men. To get her out of their house, Rodney takes it upon himself to find Charlie a new guy and introduces her to a promising prospect.



14 :01x14 - Tassels

First aired: Feb/01/2005
Writer: Steve Joe, Greg Schaffer
Director: Gail Mancuso
Guest star: Mac Davis (Carl), Todd Stashwick (Kirk), Robert Clendenin (Plumber Dave)

Charlie surprises everyone when she tells them that she and her latest boyfriend, Kirk, her college professor, are getting married the following week. Rodney, who has his own suspicions about Kirk, gets another surprise when he sees Carl, his father-in-law, being more friendly to Kirk than he has ever been to Rodney, and the two finally have it out about their relationship.



15 :01x15 - Hell Week

First aired: Feb/08/2005
Writer: Mark Gross
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: Geoff Pierson (Dale)

Since Rodney and Barry's birthdays are just days apart, they have a tradition they refer to as "Hell Week" in which they play pranks and send each other outrageous gifts the other has to accept. One of Barry's crazy pranks includes publishing Rodney's obituary, which brings an unexpected visitor to Rodney's doorstep-his estranged father who hasn't seen Rodney since he was 16.



16 :01x16 - The Ring

First aired: Feb/15/2005
Writer: Gayle Abrams
Director: Gail Mancuso
Guest star: James Edson (the Minister), June Jordan (Peaches), Robert Mukes (Eddie G.), Earl Schuman (Merle), Todd Stashwick (Kirk), Mac Davis (Carl)

On Valentine's Day, which is also Charlie's wedding day, Rodney wants to get Trina the engagement ring he couldn't afford when they got married. But the jeweler makes a mistake and the diamond for the ring ends up in a very unusual place! Meanwhile, Charlie wonders if she and her fiance, Kirk, can look forward to the same fun and loving relationship that Rodney and Trina have.



17 :01x17 - Rodney's Affair

First aired: Mar/22/2005
Writer: Reid Harrison
Director: Shelley Jensen
Guest star: Colby Donaldson (Walter), Earl Billings (Tom)

Rodney and Barry's longtime friendship is tested when a financially-strapped Rodney unwittingly takes a job with Barry's competitor to earn some extra cash. Guilt-ridden, Rodney tries to keep it a secret, but Barry discovers the deception and busts him. Meanwhile, Trina and Charlie have a Tupperware-style "lingerie party" and discover at the end of the party that one of the marital aid gadgets is missing.



18 :01x18 - We Day

First aired: Mar/29/2005
Writer: Drew Vaupen, Phil Baker
Director: Robert Berlinger
Guest star: June Jordan (female v.o), Brook Young (waitress), Jan Linder (yard sale woman), David St. James (Lester), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob)

While the boys are away camping with their Grampa Carl, Trina looks forward to spending an entire day with Rodney, and even christens it "We Day." They go to a garage sale, buying each other under-a-dollar gifts, including a mannequin named Ruthie. But in the middle of their fun day, Rodney decides he wants to keep a golf date with Barry, causing Trina to question -- with some encouragement from Charley -- why she and her husband can't be together for just one whole day.



19 :01x19 - Rodney Takes a Ship

First aired: Apr/05/2005
Writer: Mark J. Kunerth
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Regan Burns (Gary), Zac Gardner (Drew), Eric Perardi (guy)

Rodney gets a job on a cruise ship and is excited that he can accomplish two goals: take Trina on the honeymoon they never had and pay the property taxes. But while Trina is getting over a bout of seasickness, Rodney gambles away all of their spending money. Meanwhile, back home, Charlie throws a party for her junior college friends at Rodney and Trina's, and a reluctant Barry decides to join in the fun.



20 :01x20 - Rodney Moonlights

First aired: Apr/12/2005
Writer: Jim Reynolds
Director: Sean Mulcahy
Guest star: Jane Lynch (Amy O'Brien), Paul Willson (Glen)

Things start looking up for Rodney and his career as a standup comic when a talent agent gives him a shot to be in a showcase. But then Trina loses her job at the bank and Rodney is forced to take a second job working nights. Exhausted, Rodney must find a way to stay awake long enough to appear in the showcase.



21 :01x21 - Rodney Gets Robbed

First aired: Apr/19/2005
Writer: David Baldy, Maisha Closson
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Benjamin Bryan (Brad), Teresa Strasser (waitress), Matt Champagne (Jason), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob)

After the family's TV is stolen in a robbery, Trina refuses to let Rodney use their health insurance money to buy a new one. Bo doesn't want to have his friends over without a TV, so Rodney comes up with a creative but somewhat risky solution to get the cash for a new set.



22 :01x22 - Rodney's Big Shot

First aired: Apr/26/2005
Writer: Craig Peters, Glenn Ellis, Daniel Hsia
Director: Gail Mancuso

Just when Rodney gets the chance to spend some special time with his family, his agent gets him a well-paying comedy gig which would take him away from Trina and the boys for two months. Now Rodney and his family must deal with the bittersweet reality of his finally realizing his dream -- even if it means that Rodney has to leave for awhile in order to provide his family with a better life.



23 :02x01 - To Hell and Back

First aired: Oct/04/2005
Writer: Mike Larsen
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Steven Parker (Darryl), Vaneza Leza Pitynski (Valerie), Casey Sander (Reverend Holliman)

Fearing that he's going to go to hell, Rodney takes desperate action to please the man upstairs by mowing the church lawn and filling in for the minister at the teenage Sunday School class.



24 :02x02 - Question Mark Hamilton

First aired: Oct/11/2005
Writer: Gayle Abrams
Director: Shelley Jensen
Guest star: Bruno Amato (Gus), Frank Gallegos (Jesus), Bonita Friedericy (admitting nurse), Edward James Gage (Henry), Mac Davis (Carl), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob)

In this flashback episode, Trina realizes that she and Rodney don't know anything about each other, and she has serious doubts about raising a newborn and sharing her life with him.



25 :02x03 - Who's the Man?

First aired: Oct/18/2005
Writer: Mark Gross
Director: Shelley Jensen
Guest star: Jennifer Willison (saleswoman)

Barry confides in Rodney that he has a condition that he's concerned might make him look less masculine. Meanwhile, Rodney has a man-to-man talk with Jack about puberty and the birds and the bees.



26 :02x04 - Halloween and Javier

First aired: Nov/01/2005
Writer: Maisha Closson
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Guy Stevenson (Dennis), Drake Johnston (kid), Scott Michael Morgan (the father), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob), Ignacio Serricchio (Javier)

Rodney brings a surprise guest home to celebrate Halloween with the kids.



27 :02x05 - Keith

First aired: Nov/08/2005
Writer: Don Woodard
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Robert Clendenin (Plumber Dave), Deena Dill (Crystal), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob), Mac Davis (Carl)

Trina's father is forced to lay her off when the car dealership falls on hard times. Rodney and Barry make a plan to bring some extra food home by buying two slabs of beef, but then the Hamiltons end up with an extra mouth to feed.



28 :02x06 - Rodney comes out

First aired: Nov/29/2005

Rodney’s manager, Amy, comes on to him, and when Trina pays her a visit, she discovers that Amy is an equal opportunity woman. Meanwhile, Rodney and Trina decide that it’s time for the boys to start earning an allowance by doing chores, so Trina calls Jack’s bluff when he pawns some of his chores off on a friend.



29 :02x07 - O Christmas Trees

First aired: Dec/20/2005
Guest star: Mac Davis (Carl), Brandon Ford Green (the dad), Cody Menefee (the son)

Rodney and Trina have a bitter feud over which angel to put on a Christmas tree that her father, Carl, overcharged them for. So when Rodney goes to Carl’s office to demand a new, free family tree, he finds that Carl has been living down and out in his office. In the true spirit of Christmas, Rodney decides to make peace with Carl and invites him to live with them until he gets back on his feet.



30 :02x08 - The Sleepover

First aired: Jan/10/2006
Writer: Glenn Ellis
Director: Shelley Jensen
Guest star: Mac Davis (Carl), Martin Yu (Mike), Heidi Sulzman (Nancy), Joy Stevens (Carol), Michelle Paradise (Stacey), David Castellani (Chuck), Chase Ellison (Danny), Eric Allan Kramer (Paul), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob)

Rodney and Trina mistakenly get Jack and his friend drunk at a sleepover. Meanwhile, Charlie falls for a very unlikely candidate.



31 :02x09 - Welcome Ho

First aired: Jan/17/2006
Writer: Phil Baker, Drew Vaupen
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Billy Welch (Dudley), Kit Pongetti (Arlene), Ben Bowden (Ed), Jon Reep (Gerald Bob)

Rodney returns home after his first standup comedy tour to find that a lot has changed. His wife’s got new friends who are hanging around the house much more than he’d like, his boys have gotten taller and started liking girls and, somehow, he’s acquired a new fountain in the backyard.



32 :02x10 - A Tisket, A Casket

First aired: Jan/24/2006
Writer: Maisha Closson
Director: Shelley Jensen
Guest star: Jim Lau (Lou Lu), Stephen Rockwell (Henry), Patricia Belcher (Rennette), Geoff Pierson (Dale), Reva Rose (Ethel), Bryna Weiss (Beverly), Barry Livingston (Pastor Mike), Billy Welch (Dudley)

Rodney’s flaky father, Dale, refuses to help him pay for his estranged and not-well-liked great Aunt Ruth’s funeral. But when Dale shows up at Ruth’s backyard eulogy, Rodney uses it as an opportunity for his boys to get to know his father.



33 :02x11 - Rodney Comes Marching Home

First aired: Feb/07/2006
Writer: Jim Gerkin
Director: Gil Junger

An appearance on “The Bob & Tom Show” creates an opportunity for Rodney to travel to Afghanistan to perform for the troops. But a practical joke gone bad sends him marching home before he can deliver a single punch line.



34 :02x12 - Love is in the Air

First aired: Feb/14/2006
Writer: Drew Vaupen, Phil Baker
Director: Shelley Jensen
Guest star: Mary Gordon Murray (Sandy), Mac Davis (Carl)

Trina feels taken for granted when Rodney fails to notice her sexy new haircut. Meanwhile, both Jack and Carl are very unlucky in love.



35 :02x13 - Rodney Gets a Leg Up

First aired: Feb/21/2006
Writer: Jim Gerkin
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: Robert Markland (Butch), Kai Imazu (Kwan), Beth Littleford (Amy)

Rodney’s manager, Amy, comes on to him, and when Trina pays her a visit, she discovers that Amy is an equal opportunity woman. Meanwhile, Rodney and Trina decide that it’s time for the boys to start earning an allowance by doing chores, so Trina calls Jack’s bluff when he pawns some of his chores off on a friend.



36 :02x14 - Where the Rubber Meets the Road

First aired: Feb/28/2006
Writer: Ed Brown
Director: Sean Mulcahy
Guest star: Ty Treadway (John), Renee Talbert (the French major), Melissa Smith (the dance major), Whitney Able (the physical education major)

Rodney and Trina each suspect the other is having an affair when a lone condom wrapper is found in a laundry basket.



37 :02x15 - Celebrity

First aired: May/30/2006
Writer: Jim Gerkin, Mark Gross
Director: Gil Junger
Guest star: John Ratzenberger (Himself), John Schneider (Himself), Tim Beggy (the tournament director), Steve Rifkin (the man with the camera), Glenn Taranto (the guard), Tom Katsis (Cecil), Rick Overton (Max)

Celebrity Rodney thinks hes really made it when hes invited to participate in a celebrity golf match, but he gets a lesson in humility when Trina and Charlie are the ones to hobnob with actors John Schneider and John Ratzenberger.



38 :02x16 - The Best Little Pie Shop in Tulsa

First aired: Jun/06/2006
Writer: Glenn Ellis, Ed Brown
Director: Shelley Jensen
Guest star: Jon Reep (Gerald Bob), Skip O'Brien (Sheriff Nicol), Reggie Jordan (Officer Knotts), Nickole Doro (Cherry), Stacey Miller (Pumpkin)

Rodney and Barry go on a camping trip that turns into a whole other type of adventure.



39 :02x17 - Rodney's Biggest Fan

First aired: Unaired
Guest star: Bill Fagerbakke ()

Rodney is thrilled to meet an enthusiastic new fan, but takes drastic measures to turn him away when things get out of hand.



40 :02x18 - Tulsa, Fla

First aired: Unaired



41 :02x19 - Hot Tub Blues

First aired: Unaired



42 :02x20 - Waiting for Himelfarb

First aired: Unaired



43 :02x21 - Potty Mouth

First aired: Unaired



44 :02x22 - Finale

First aired: Unaired