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1 :01x01 - I'm Gregory Peck
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Robin Schiff
Director: Andy Ackerman
Guest star: Mary Gordon Murray (Janet), Eileen Seeley (Lynne), Dendrie Taylor (L.J.), Cameron Watson (Bartender), Roxanne Beckford (Sheri), Thom Sharp (Tom Milner)
A romantic comedy about two workaholics trying to find time for a relationship. First up: Kim (Nancy Travis) and Mike's first encounter ends abruptly, but the second time they meet, things go more smoothly.
2 :01x02 - Now, Where Were We?
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Stan Daniels
Guest star: Walter Addison (Director)
When Kim and Mike schedule a date, Mike scrambles to find a replacement to teach a class for him.
3 :01x03 - A Dog Day Afternoon
Writer: Victor Fresco
Director: Gail Mancuso
Guest star: Carla Barnett (Woman #2), Elizabeth Anne Smith (Piper), Gretchen German (Lisa O'Malley), Susan Beaubian (Woman #1)
At a friend's wedding, Mike is something borrowed and Kim is something blue when Mike's ex shows up and asks him for a dance.
4 :01x04 - My Way
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Gail Mancuso
Guest star: Jon Tenney (Tony Madden)
Mike's on the defensive when Kim offers him unsolicited counsel concerning atrial, but Kim soon discovers he can be just as guilty of interfering in her career.
5 :01x05 - Your Place or Mine? (a.k.a. Princess of the City)
Kim's curious about Mike's place, but after convincing him to take her there, she quickly tires of his humble abode.
6 :01x06 - You Like Me, You Really Like Me
Writer: Michael Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh
Director: Rob Schiller
Guest star: Maria Canals (Carmen), Jon Tenney (Adams), Phyllis Timbes (Wendy Goldman), Victor Garber (Howard Guthrie)
Kim is slated to receive an award from a women's group on the same weekend as Mike's fishing trip.
7 :01x07 - The Ex-Files
Writer: Sue Herring
Director: Andy Ackerman
Guest star: Kim Murphy (Heddy), Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp), Talia Balsam (Jeannie Guthrie), Wayne Wilderson (Waiter)
A well-meaning temp at Kim's office instructs Mike to meet Kim at the same restaurant where she's discreetly meeting an old flame.
8 :01x08 - The Lost Weekend (1)
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Robin Schiff
Director: Ken Levine
Guest star: Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp)
Part 1 of two. A distressed Patty arrives at Kim's holiday dinner thinking Gary's permanently flown the coop when his feathers get ruffled during a spat.
9 :01x09 - The Lost Weekend (2)
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Robin Schiff
Director: Stan Daniels
Guest star: Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp), Ray Laska (Croupier), Lou Cutell (Shiny)
Part 2 of two. When Kim goes to Mike's to make up after an argument, she finds Gary and his wife naked in bed.
10 :01x10 - Presumed Impotent
Writer: Victor Fresco
Director: Kim Friedman
Guest star: Scott Williams (Director), Eric Trules (Bailiff), Dru Mouser (Debby), John Pappas (Defendant), Larry Brandenburg (Judge (Andrew Vaupen)), Scott Thompson Baker (MacMillan (Bob)), Peggy Mannix (Court Reporter), Lynnie Godfrey (Michelle)
Mike broadcasts that he's the prototype for a character on Kim's show, but regrets his enthusiasm when his alter ego has trouble performing... in bed.
11 :01x11 - Love Hurts
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
After Kim sustains a neck sprain during a romantic escapade in Mike's car, he helps her on the road to recovery, until he hurts his back trying to carry her upstairs.
12 :01x12 - Risky Christmas
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Robin Schiff
Director: David Lee
Guest star: Ray Laska (Croupier), Susan Egan (Katy Ryan), Lou Cutell (Shiny)
When Mike's called away, he leaves his little sister in the hands of Kim, who leads her into the seemingly innocent arms of Rob.
13 :01x13 - Mind Games
Writer: Linda Teverbaugh, Michael Teverbaugh
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Guest star: Terry Hoyos (Officer Escalante), Neal Kopit (Officer Reed), Larina Adamson (Woman in Jail), Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp), Jonathan McMurtry (Homeless Man), Leilani Jones-Wilmore (Officer Sanchez)
When the duo decide to see how long they can go without speaking, Mike devises a plan to get Kim to call him first.
14 :01x14 - Overly Meditated
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Robin Schiff
Director: Jeff Melman
Guest star: Erick Avari (Dave), Mary Jo Smith (Woman Making Love)
Kim's chiropractor instructs her to relax, so she decides to attend a meditation retreat---and resorts to reverse psychology to get Mike to join her.
15 :01x15 - El Pollo Loco
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Robin Schiff
Director: Stan Daniels
Guest star: Nike Doukas (Sheri Sadler), Dorian Spencer (Assistant), Heidi L. Lotito (Lana), Michael Wajacs (Vargas)
Kim leaves Gary in charge, but he blows his chance when he causes a building to explode before the cameras are ready.
16 :01x16 - Auto Neurotic
Writer: Drew Vaupen, Phil Baker
Director: Jeff Melman
Guest star: Eileen Seeley (L.J.), Jeff Witzke (Waiter), Roxanne Beckford (Roxy), David Correia (Officer Suarez), Tony Shalhoub (Alex Thorpe)
Kim asks Mike for help when she and her staff are faced with a law suit after a run-in with a studio bigwig.
17 :01x17 - A Midseason Night's Sex Comedy
Writer: Larry Balmagia
Director: Alan Myerson
Guest star: Leigh-Allyn Baker (Gina), Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp), Donald Willis (Co-worker), Cindy Katz (Julie Freeman)
Gary and Rob's ex-girlfriends plan to attend Kim's party to win back their beaus, while Kim and Mike secretly arrange dates for the guys.
18 :01x18 - Suites for the Sweet
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Alan Myerson
Guest star: Mary Jo Smith (Denise), Craig Ferguson (Peter Church)
When a crisis on the set jeopardizes her and Mike's weekend getaway, Kim takes her work, and her co-workers, with her to the hotel. Meanwhile, Mike's suspicious of Kim's old flame.
19 :01x19 - Being Fired Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry
Writer: Sue Herring
Director: Stan Daniels
Guest star: Jenna Elfman (Becky Toll)
Kim tries to be gentle when firing an incompetent employee, but the woman has a breakdown in Kim's office.
20 :01x20 - Lights, Camera, Mike?!
Writer: George McGrath
Director: Jeff Melman
Guest star: Monté Russell (John), Denise Moses (Larinda), Juan Garcia (Ricardo), Steve Blackwood (Restaurant Patron), Daniel Passer (Mike's Friend), James DiStefano (Snitch)
Kim offers Mike a part in an episode she's directing; but his minor role has a major effect on the scene when he points out its factual flaws.
21 :01x21 - The Hunted House
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Stan Daniels
Guest star: Layne Beamer (Bill Fletcher), Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp), Mitzi McCall (Ronnie Shutterman)
Kim refuses to let Mike move in, even after her place is robbed. Meanwhile, she and Gary become rival bidders for the same house.
22 :01x22 - Moving In (1)
Writer: Linda Teverbaugh, Michael Teverbaugh
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Guest star: Traci Adell (Actress #1), Bonnie Franklin (Mary Ryan), Charles Hallahan (Tom Ryan), Sarah Ann Morris (Shannon)
Part 1 of two. After Mike confesses his living arrangements to his conservative parents, they take the news so well that they arrange a two-week visit with the happy couple, much to Kim's dismay.
23 :01x23 - Moving In (2)
Writer: Vicki S. Horwitz, Larry Spencer
Director: Ken Levine
Guest star: Charles Hallahan (Tom Ryan), Christopher Michael Moore (Service Guy), Bonnie Franklin (Mary Ryan)
Part 2 of two. The battle between Kim and Mike's mom continues as Kim cooks up a scheme to outdo her competition in the breakfast arena.
24 :01x24 - It's a Wrap!
Writer: Ken Levine, David Isaacs, Robin Schiff
Director: Ken Levine
Guest star: Stacey Brooks (Secretary), Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp), Brian Gewirtz (Brian), Tim Hopper (Tony Madden), Mary Gordon Murray (Janet), Monté Russell (John)
When Kim and her co-workers find out the show's been canceled, they decide to reveal their true feelings about each other, burning a few bridges along the way.
25 :02x01 - The Break-Up
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp), Maura Vincent (Rabbi Rachel Rosenstock)
As Gary prepares to renew his wedding vows, he shares an ominous theory about breakups, after which his and Rob's relationships fall apart.
26 :02x02 - Shelf Doubt
Writer: Jenny Bicks
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Katherine La Nasa (Allison)
When Rob hints that he and Kim should date, she rebuffs his advances, but reconsiders when a friend takes interest in him.
27 :02x03 - Good Grief
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Lesley Woods (Shirley), Leland Orser (Henry), Tim Wrightman (Tim), Saachiko (Emily)
Kim realizes she's pretty broken-up over her breakup with Mike, and that all she needs is a good cry, but she can't shed one tear.
28 :02x04 - Heaven's Helper
Writer: Ken Estin
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Jennifer L. Cohen (Tour Guide), Marie Osmond (Herself)
Gary gets Kim to endorse him as producer to Marie Osmond but Kim regrets her decision when he has trouble writing a script and turns to his former co-workers for help.
29 :02x05 - Dating for Ratings
Writer: Carol Leifer
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Rhea Perlman (Herself), Ken Merckx (Waiter), Monte K. Grix (Brian), Steven Wright (Ray Whitestone), Rosie Taravella (Molly)
"Blue Justice" faces cancellation when the ratings slip---but then Kim meets a guy with a Nielsen box,
30 :02x06 - Where No Woman Has Gone Before
Writer: Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, Ken Levine
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Walter Koenig (Himself), Ryan Cutrona (Ben), Phyllis Timbes (Woman), Christine Estabrook (Lindsay Wolf), James Nardini (Bill), Gregory Balaban (Man #4), David Sederholm (Man #3), Steven Meek (Man #2), Jon Hensley (Greg), David Todd West (Man #1)
A psychic predicts Kim will meet the perfect man by week's end, but she's not counting on it since she'll be at a women's club event on Friday.
31 :02x07 - K.I.S.S.
Writer: Linda Teverbaugh, Michael Teverbaugh
Director: Ken Levine
Guest star: Katherine La Nasa (Allison), Mary Jo Smith (Denise), Tom Astor (Thomas), Christina Moore (Jenny), Jeffrey R. Nordling (Jack Chenault), Phoef Sutton (Director)
Kim is deflated when her new boss, a lecturer she had a fling with in college, doesn't remember her.
32 :02x08 - Gimme Shelter
Writer: Carol Leifer
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Guest star: Lisa Edelstein (Patty Karp)
Kim volunteers at a soup kitchen before going to a party. But when the time comes for her to leave, there aren't enough cooks and she winds up staying.
33 :02x09 - The Laws
Writer: Linda Teverbaugh, Michael Teverbaugh
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Guest star: Elsa Klensch (Herself), Wayne Wilderson (Jerry), Leigh J. McCloskey (Tommy)
Kim bets the guys that she can be passive in a relationship; but when she meets a man she likes, she wants to be herself and finds it hard to resist the chase.
34 :02x10 - This is What Happens When You Don't Watch PBS
Writer: Sue Herring
Director: Ken Levine
Guest star: Jeffrey R. Nordling (Jack Chenault), Tom Verica (Steven Ecstasy), John Ducey (Usher), Shannon Kenny (Giselle), Rocky McMurray (Officer Bell), Jason Carter (Steven Chatwin)
Kim pretends her Emmy date is a hot British star she's never seen; and when her boss wants to meet him, she mistakenly invites a porn star.