"The Single Guy" Episode Guide v1.0.0
(c) 1998, Tom Walsh (avs@netport.com)
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The following is an episode guide for the show "The Single Guy." It
is not complete yet as I hope to add other information.
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
"The Single Guy" was a sitcom about a single guy, Jonathan Eliot, who
lives in New York City. His friends, the Parkers and Sloans,
perpetually set him up on dates.
"The Single Guy" was a production of Castle Rock Entertainment. It was
created by Brad Hall (formerly on Saturday Night Live, 1982-84, and
husband of "Seinfeld"'s Elaine, Julia Loius-Dreyfus).
ABOUT THIS GUIDE:
Episode titles, original run dates, and production numbers come from the
online Library of Congress Information Service (telnet://locis.loc.gov).
I do not assume that the LOCIS information is completely correct (I have
found errors), so you shouldn't either. I will correct errors as I find
them or as they are pointed out to me.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
Thanks to Audrey DeLisle (rad@crl.com) for the episode descriptions.
VERSION HISTORY:
v1.0.0 15 February 1998 Initial version
CAST:
PERFORMER - CHARACTER
Jonathan Silverman - Jonathan Eliot
Jessica Hecht - Janeane Parker (1995-96)
Mark Moses - Matt Parker (1995-96)
Olivia d'Abo - Marie Blake (1996-97)
Joseph Slotnick - Sam Sloan
Ming-Na Wen - Trudy Sloan
Shawn Michael Howard - Russell (1996-97)
Ernest Borgnine - Manny Cordoba
Dan Cortese - Dan Montgomery (1997)
EPISODES:
NBC - The show appeared on NBC on Thursdays from 8:30-9:00 p.m.,
except the last four episodes, which appeared on Wednesdays from
8:30-9:00. The order below is production number, episode title, and
original air date.
*** SEASON 1 (1995-96) 22 EPISODES ***
10-0101. "Pilot" 21 September 1995
D: Sam Weisman W: Brad Hall
Sam and Janeane arrange a dinner date for Jonathan with an annoying
and self-absorbed executive, Delilah.
Guests: Olivia d'Abo - Delilah
10-0102. "Tennis" 28 September 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan courts Sam's tennis instructor, but his interest is tested
when she serves him a series of losses on and off the court. Sam
reveals his overly competitive nature as he plots a revenge match
with Matt, who is nursing a groin injury.
Guests: Cara Buono - the tennis instructor
10-0104. "Gift" 5 October 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan's relationship with an admiring editor is in jeopardy,
unless he can come up with the perfect birthday gift. Meanwhile,
Matt and Janeane regret tossing a wedding present.
Guests: Megan Ward - the editor
10-0106. "Babysitting" 12 October 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Babysitting Matt and Janeane's son proves to be a noisy and
tiring adventure for Jonathan, until he discovers that
eight-month old Sebastian is a chick magnet. Meanwhile, Trudy
kitten-sits for her boss.
Guests: Audie England - Melissa
10-0103. "Charity" 19 October 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Janeane suggests that her husband and Jonathan spend an afternoon
together, which prompts Jonathan to mimic Matt's charitable
endeavors. Meanwhile, Sam wants to charge an arm and a leg for his
cherished easy chair.
10-0105. "Neighbors" 2 November 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan suspects that his new buddy Ross is gay--and vice versa.
Meanwhile, others assume the two are romantically linked, including
a gay neighbor couple.
Guests: David Schwimmer - Ross Geller
10-0107. "Mugging" 9 November 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan and his friends are robbed at gunpoint--which sexually
excites Jonathan's girlfriend, Tina, taking their relationaship to
new heights--literally--in search of new thrills. Meanwhile, the
mugging prompts Matt and Janeane to search for a new home in the
suburbs of Connecticut.
Guests: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Tina
10-0108. "Sister" 16 November 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Janeane's older sister, Martha, visits the city for Thanksgiving, and
helps herself to Jonathan. Meanwhile, Sam tries to work up the courage
to fire a flaky employee.
Guests: Illeana Douglas - Martha
Jack Black - Employee
Lauren Bowles - Paula
10-0109. "Attraction" 7 December 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan's promising relationship with the seemingly ideal Amanda
is tested by his interest in Bonnie, her flirtatious friend. Meanwhile,
Sam's popularity soars when he dons a gift from Garth Brooks.
Guests: Brooke Langton - Amanda
Viveka Davis - Bonnie
10-0110. "Midnight" 14 December 1995
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan resolves to rekindle his romance with Amanda on New Year's Eve,
but his hopes are snuffed when she spends the night with a Broadway star.
Guests: Brooke Langton - Amanda
Steve Hytner - the actor
10-0112. "Communication" 4 January 1996
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan tries his hand at foreign relations when he meets a French model,
Monique; Matt and Janeane eavesdrop on a neighbor's affair; while Trudy
and Sam may be washed up after he shares an embarrassing washroom secret
of hers.
Guests: Lydia Denier - Monique
Willie Garson - Ted
Eric Poppick - Mr. Bringle
John Towey - Mr. Glance
Michele Farr - Mrs. Glance
10-0113. "Nineteen" 11 January 1996
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan dates a teenager who is wise beyond her years, but he still feels
he's robbing the cradle; Trudy plays host to a kleptomaniac artist.
Guests: Cassidy Rae - the teenager
Rick Overton - the kleptomaniac artist
10-0111. "Distance" 18 January 1996
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan's romance with Janeane's sister Martha suddenly turns rocky when
his friends start meddling in their affairs and Martha moves to New York
City to work as a consultant to the mayor.
Guests: Illeana Douglas - Martha
Don Murray - Chip
10-0114. "Rival" 1 February 1996
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan and his long-time literary rival, Cameron Duncan, pull no punches
when they compete for a quote from acclaimed author Jack Blake who has a
penchant for poker and pugilism.
Guests: Conan O'Brien - Cameron Duncan
Kevin Tighe - Jack Blake
10-0115. "Pudding" 8 February 1996
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan plans to throw a birthday party for Manny fizzle when the
tenants vote to replace him with a high-tech surveillance system.
Meanwhile, Sam invests in an illegal money-making scheme with funds from
a fraternity.
Guests: Marie Osmond - herself
Renee Taylor - Zelda
David Wohl - Bobby Driscoll
Michael Winters - Mike
10-0116. "Affair" 15 February 1996
D: Sam Weisman
While Trudy is away on business in Budapest, Jonathan suspects Sam is
developing more than a working relationship with Paula Abdul during their
"hot" recording sessions.
Guests: Paula Abdul - herself
NOTE: The air dates of the episodes "Pudding" and "Affair" may be
switched.
10-0117. "Wedding" 22 February 1996
D: Sam Weisman
Jonathan attends the wedding of his first love, but when he must face
her, he makes a run for it and meets Renee, who's also avoiding her ex --
the groom.
Guests: Leah Lail - Renee
10-0118. "Poetry" 7 March 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Jonathan tries to win over an arrogant and alluring reviewer, a woman
named Charlie McCarthy, who was not won over by his novel. Sam and Trudy
plan to outhustle a card shark, and Matt struggles to write an anniversary
ode to Janeane.
Guests: Jensen Daggett - Charlie McCarthy
Tony V. - the card shark
Andrew Bilgore - Gene
10-0119. "Lovenest" 14 March 1996
D: Craig Zisk
While Jonathan is strategizing about ways to go out with Charlie, the "evil
reviewer" who trashed his book, his friends are using his apartment as a
love nest.
Guests: Jensen Daggett - Charlie McCarthy
Lauren Bowles - Paula
Donal Logue - Billy
10-0122. "Kids" 2 May 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Trudy and Sam consider having a baby, so they take Sebastian for a "test
drive" while Matt and Janeane enjoy a night at a ritzy hotel. Meanwhile,
Jonathan skips Charlie's dinner party when Manny offers him tickets to a
championship boxing match.
Guests: Jensen Daggett - Charlie McCarthy
David Wohl - Bobby Driscoll
10-0120. "Pop" 9 May 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Jonathan's dad Walter visits with his fiancee, who happens to be both
Jonathan's former professor and ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, Matt and Sam
swear they've discovered a lost Beatles tune.
Guests: Jensen Daggett - Charlie McCarthy
Peter Boyle - Walter Eliot
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson - Erika
10-0121. "Moving" 16 May 1996
D: David Owen Trainor
After spending two restless nights at his friends' apartments, Jonathan
is forced to move in with Charlie for a month while workers clear his
place of asbestos. Meanwhile, Sam loses his job and his life savings
after taking Matt's costly advice.
Guests: Jensen Daggett - Charlie McCarthy
*** SEASON 2 (1996-97) 22 EPISODES ***
10-0203. "Mounted Cop" 19 September 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Jonathan's dating of a policewoman who patrols on horseback draws a nay
from Russell. Meanwhile, Marie tries to acquire 'an illegal Cuban bra'.
Guests: Mariska Hargitay - Kate
10-0201. "Best Man" 26 September 1996
D: Craig Zisk
After Jonathan's friends tell him that he's "Mr. Nice Guy", he proves it
by being kind to 'a complete dweeb,' Tony, who then asks Jonathan to be
best man at his wedding.
Guests: Arye Gross - Tony
10-0204. "Good God" 3 October 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Religion and firearms are the targets, as Jonathan takes a shot at writing
a sermon for a minister whose homilies are dull; and Marie does a "Guntown"
commercial, about which she has second thoughts. Meanwhile, Trudy goes to
a firing range.
10-0206. "Kept Man" 10 October 1996
D: Craig Zisk
When Jonathan's date, Valerie, continually foots the bill, he wonders if he
should be feeling like a heel. And Sam has a poor reaction when he learns
that his wife earns more than he does.
Guests: Maureen McCormick - Valerie
10-0205. "Strip Club" 17 October 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Unwilling to reveal that he patronized a strip club, Sam asks Russell to
cover for him. But Trudy, who needed Sam's signature for a stock deal, sees
through the flimsy excuse. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Marie become unfriendly
rivals for the same temp job.
10-0207. "Love Train" 31 October 1996
D: Craig Zisk
On the subway home from a Halloween party, Jonathan sees the "Cinderella" of
his dreams, but doesn't speak. He then places an ad, hoping for a happy
ending.
10-0208. "The Virgin" 7 November 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Jonathan gets a big surprise when he picks up an exhibit for Trudy's art
gallery. Meanwhile, Manny is kicked out by his wife -- along with their
Rottweiler.
10-0209. "Double Date" 14 November 1996
D: Craig Zisk
Jonathan dates Marie, who's missing her ex-husband; and, much to Sam's
chagrin, Trudy agrees to see an old beau who's in town.
10-0210. "Davy Jones" 21 November 1996
D: Alan Myerson
Jonathan makes daydream believers of his friends when his Thanksgiving
dinner guest of honor is the Monkees' Davy Jones.
Guests: Davy Jones - himself
10-0202. "Pilot Redux" 5 December 1996
D: Craig Zisk
As the second season starts, Jonathan gets slam-dunked by Dennis Rodman;
he loses his girlfriend--and a book deal--to the basketball star. Another
foul shot: he can't reclaim his old apartment, now rented by a new tenant,
Marie Blake.
Note: This episode may not have been aired. It is NOT the same
as "Mounted Cop" but was supposed to have aired the first week of
the season.
10-0211. "Deepest Cut" 12 December 1996
D: Kim Friedman
When Jonathan's mother pays him a visit, their already off-key relationship
takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Sam and Trudy go out of their way to
try to please Jonathan's mother.
Guests: Suzanne Pleshett - Sarah Eliot
Sandy: Linda Hawkins
10-0212. "New Year" 9 January 1997
D: Craig Zisk
After Dr. Cornick, a psychologist, advises Jonathan to take a break from
dating for a while, the woman with whom he shared the longest of his many
relationships shows up again.
Guests: Jensen Daggett - Charlie McCarthy
Wendie Mallick - Dr. Cornick
10-0213. "Like Father..." 16 January 1997
D: Max Tash
Jonathan , who once had "a very brief fling" with the woman who's about
to become his stepmother, is surprised by how his father has changed.
Meanwhile, Jonathan's mother agrees to attend the wedding; Sam and Trudy
try to adopt a child.
Guests: Peter Boyle - Walter Eliot
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson - Erika
Suzanne Pleshett - Sarah Eliot
10-0214. "Starting Over" 23 January 1997
D: Craig Zisk
Jonathan gets a job and a new neighbor named Dan; and their instantaneous
friendship causes Sam some concern because he feel second best.
10-0215. "Just Friends" 30 January 1997
D: Pam Fryman
Jonathan and his co-worker Jordan try to devise an ad campaign for a
deodorant; Dan continues to annoy Marie; and Sam and Trudy test their
potential parenting by caring for Manny.
Guests: Jenna Elfman - Jordan
10-0216. "Macho Men" 6 February 1997
D: Craig Zisk
Boys will be boys as Jonathan, Sam and Dan set out to prove which one is
the most macho. Meanwhile, Trudy asks Sam to get rid of all his junk.
10-0217. "Mother Love" 13 February 1997
D: Andrew Tsao
Jonathan's mother dates Mr. Klug, his new boss, who becomes so infatuated
with Sarah that he neglects his work. Meanwhile, Marie develops an
attraction to Russell.
Guests: Suzanne Pleshett - Sarah Eliot
Keene Curtis - Mr. Klug
10-0218. "Big Baby" 20 February 1997
D: Andrew Tsao
Sam and Trudy finally adopt a child, but everyone's surprised that it's a
5-year-old. And Jonathan wonders if the new addition will alter his
friendship with Sam.
10-0219. "Grandfather Clause" 26 March 1997
D: Craig Zisk
A mutual attraction develops between Jonathan and Manny's granddaughter,
Isabela, who's about to be married. Meanwhile, Marie and Dan bet neither
of them can last a day as a member of the opposite sex.
Guests: Paula Marshall - Isabela
10-0220. "Johnny Hollywood" 2 April 1997
D: Linda Day
When Jonathan gets a movie offer for his novel, he must decide whether to
leave his advertising job. Meanwhile, Trudy interferes with Sam's band.
10-0222. "Au Pair" 9 April 1997
D: Michael Zinberg
In order to spend more time together, Sam and Trudy hire an au pair, whom
Jonathan seems to find attractive.
Guests: Tushka Bergen - the au pair
10-0221. "Vegas Finale" 16 April 1997
D: Gail Mancuso
Everyone vacations in Las Vegas, where Marie has a gig protraying Cher;
Trudy gets gambling fever; and Jonathan wakes up married.
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