Season 1

24 episodes

Episodes

6.4

S1E1 • Pilot

Carefree jingle writer Charlie Harper has his lifestyle altered when his uptight brother and his 10-year-old nephew move in with him.

First aired : 2003年9月22日

6.8

S1E2 • Big Flappy Bastards

Despite warnings from Charlie, Jake continues to feed seagulls on the deck and the birds invade the house. Meanwhile, Charlie thinks Judith is taking advantage of Alan, who keeps going to her house to fix things.

First aired : 2003年9月29日

7.1

S1E3 • Go East on Sunset Until You Reach the Gates of Hell

Jake wants to go home to his mom after he gets sick, prompting Alan to think he's a failure as a husband and now as a father.

First aired : 2003年10月5日

7.3

S1E4 • If I Can't Write My Chocolate Song, I'm Going to Take a Nap

Charlie can't function when his housekeeper storms off because of Alan's constant complaints, so Alan tries desperately to woo her back. Meanwhile, Rose comes to Charlie for dating advice.

First aired : 2003年10月12日

S1E5 • The Last Thing You Want Is to Wind Up with a Hump

Alan and Charlie have encounters with some highly libidinous soccer moms, but with two very different outcomes.

First aired : 2003年10月19日

6.6

S1E6 • Did You Check With the Captain of the Flying Monkeys?

The guys go to Evelyn's house to meet the new man she's dating, and Charlie realizes the man's daughter is a woman he's trying to avoid.

First aired : 2003年10月26日

7.4

S1E7 • If They Do Go Either Way, They're Usually Fake

Judith is upset with Alan and Charlie when she learns that a surfer who uses Charlie's shower walks around half naked in front of Jake . Then Alan's worried when Judith and the surfer become friends.

First aired : 2003年11月2日

7.1

S1E8 • Twenty-Five Little Pre-Pubers Without a Snoot-Ful

Alan tricks Charlie into joining him and Judith in leading Jake and his classmates in the school's annual music show.

First aired : 2003年11月9日

6.7

S1E9 • Phase One, Complete

Charlie is convinced that a woman who spent the night with him wants to turn their relationship into something serious after she befriends Jake and Evelyn.

First aired : 2003年11月15日

7.1

S1E10 • Merry Thanksgiving

Realizing he's losing someone special, Charlie plans a Thanksgiving dinner to convince her he's a family guy and that she should be with him.

First aired : 2003年11月23日

6.8

S1E11 • Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor

When Alan is surprised to see that Judith has had a makeover and is dating a man, he decides to have Charlie help him transform his image.

First aired : 2003年12月14日

7.3

S1E12 • Camel Filters and Pheromones

Berta's granddaughter spends the day at Charlie's, which isn't a problem until he learns she's a beautiful, rebellious 16-year-old.

First aired : 2004年1月4日

6.7

S1E13 • Sarah Like Puny Alan

Charlie nurses an ailing Alan back to health so they can go on a double date with two sisters, one of whom Charlie's been wanting to date for a long time.

First aired : 2004年1月10日

6.8

S1E14 • I Can't Afford Hyenas

Charlie's financial manager informs the carefree jingle writer that he spends money faster than his royalty checks come in, and now he must go on a budget.

First aired : 2004年2月1日

S1E15 • Round One to the Hot Crazy Chick

Charlie invites a mysterious, slightly crazed woman to stay at the house until she can settle some family problems.

First aired : 2004年2月8日

7.2

S1E16 • That Was Saliva, Alan

Charlie is perplexed when Frankie, the mysterious woman temporarily living in the Harper household, begins falling for Alan and not him.

First aired : 2004年2月15日

7.4

S1E17 • Ate the Hamburgers, Wearing the Hats

Charlie's still brooding over Alan's choice of their cousin as Jake's guardian if both parents die when the boy has an accident while in his care and has to be rushed to the hospital.

First aired : 2004年2月22日

7.4

S1E18 • An Old Flame with a New Wick

Charlie is stunned to learn his ex-girlfriend is now a man.

First aired : 2004年2月29日

7.3

S1E19 • I Remember the Coatroom, I Just Don't Remember You

Judith's devious siren sister stirs things up at Jake's 11th birthday party when she hits on Alan. Meanwhile, Evelyn brings alcohol and has a party of her own.

First aired : 2004年3月21日

7.1

S1E20 • Hey, I Can Pee Outside in the Dark

Jake's sullen mood baffles and bothers the family and prompts Alan and Judith to take him to a child psychologist.

First aired : 2004年4月18日

7.1

S1E21 • No Sniffing, No Wowing

Charlie plays a tricky game when he gets involved with Alan's divorce lawyer, who could make things difficult for Alan if she were, say, dumped by a self-centered lothario.

First aired : 2004年5月2日

S1E22 • My Doctor Has a Cow Puppet

When Charlie discovers that Alan is sleepwalking, he believes it's related to his brother's lack of sex following his divorce, and comes up with a cure.

First aired : 2004年5月9日

7.4

S1E23 • Just Like Buffalo

When Jake repeats one of Charlie's sexist remarks in front of Judith's support group, the women convince Judith to stop Jake's visits with his dad and Charlie.

First aired : 2004年5月16日

S1E24 • Can You Feel My Finger?

Charlie has a pregnancy scare involving one of his one-night stands and decides to go for the big "V," and we're not talking Vegas.