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1 :01x01 - Pilot
Writer: Michael Loman
Director: H. Wesley Kennedy
Guest star: Lolly Seene (Receptionist), Joan Pirkle (Artist)
Alan plans to survive his first writing assignment---a story on the sexual harassment of working women.
2 :01x02 - Play it Again, Alan
Alan fights for equal rights -- his!
He's a working man with child to support -- but he's got to convince the boss he's worth as much as a woman. The clever script finds Alan getting an interview with England's Margaret Thatcher, but he's better off not turning in the results.
3 :01x03 - Gretchen's Problem
Alan finds out why Gretchen opposes his writing an article on why women pose nude for magazines.
4 :01x04 - Amy's Fear
Alan starts a new romance, unmindful of the heavy weather a small daughter's jealousy can stir up.
5 :01x05 - An Obtuse Triangle
Upon learning that a new acquaintance is homosexual Alan ponders about his views on the subject.
6 :01x06 - The Mugger
Poor Alan feels ashamed to admit he was mugged by a woman.
7 :01x07 - Holstein's Affair
Alan's interview for a cover story is short-circuited by Elaine, who engages in an impulsive affair with the subject.
8 :01x08 - Alan's Infidelity Column
Alan's criticism on the morals of the new liberated woman are not well perceived when his column appears.
9 :01x09 - Andrea's Crush
Andrea (Betty Kennedy) hopes to win Alan's affections by paying court to his daughter.
10 :01x10 - Alan's Money Problem
When Alan learns that Susan makes $3000 more a year than he does, he strives to receive "equal pay for equal work".
11 :01x11 - Susan the Playwright
Elaine's happy when Betty (Karen Morrow) joins the staff until the boss starts singing her praises; Alan wishes he'd never agreed to read Susan's play.
12 :01x12 - Think Young, Ladies
A downhearted Elaine must produce a supplement for women under 30, while a zestful Alan prepares his 39th-birthday celebration.
13 :01x13 - Women Need Not Apply
Alan learns about women scorned when Elaine (Louise Sorel) is denied membership in his all-male press club.
14 :01x14 - Games (1)
Writer: Carmen Finestra, Beverly Bloomberg
Director: H. Wesley Kennedy
Guest star: Julie Cobb (Sheila Thackeray)
Alan (Lawrence Pressman) is suspicious when his ex-wife (Julie Cobb) arrives and is overly charming.
15 :01x15 - Games (2)
Writer: Beverly Bloomberg, Carmen Finestra
Director: H. Wesley Kennedy
Guest star: Julie Cobb (Sheila Thackeray)
Conclusion. Alan thinks his ex-wife's charming behavior is a prelude to a petition to regain custody of Amy.
16 :01x16 - The Committee
Alan writes an article entitled 'Is Marriage Necessary?'