# |
Title |
Original airdate |
01 |
"Back Issues" |
March 4, 1997 |
Maya goes to work for her father at his magazine, although she doesn't want to. When she arrives for work, friction develops between her fellow co-workers and her. |
02 |
"The Devil and Maya Gallo" |
March 5, 1997 |
Maya begins working at her father's magazine. Her father buys her a ton of gifts and gives her a great new office in which to work. Maya is thrilled, until she analyzes her father's motivation. |
03 |
"Secretary's Day" |
March 12, 1997 |
When everybody starts wishing Finch happy secretary's day, he gets very annoyed. He hates being known as just a secretary. He leaves the office and has a brush with fame when he falls into the gorilla cage at the zoo. Jay Leno appears as himself in the Tonight Show. |
04 |
"Nina's Birthday" |
March 19, 1997 |
When Jack becomes fed up of Maya's and Nina's constant fighting, Jack suggests Maya throw Nina a birthday party. Maya tries her hardest to be nice to Nina, but she is pushed to her limits. |
05 |
"In Your Dreams" |
March 25, 1997 |
Elliot took photos of Maya for her employee badge and Maya later had sex dreams about Elliot. The next day, Maya tried hard to hide about the sex dream at the office. |
06 |
"Lemon Wacky Hello" |
March 26, 1997 |
On a trip to Hong Kong Jack brings back some tasty treats for his employees. Although unknown to him, they contain a hallucinogenic drug. While under the influence Maya must try and put the magazine back together. |
# |
Title |
Original airdate |
07 |
"The Experiment" |
September 23, 1997 |
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08 |
"The Assistant" |
September 30, 1997 |
Maya employs an assistant to help her with her workload, although it later becomes apparent to Maya that she was not the right applicant. |
09 |
"Old Boyfriends" |
October 28, 1997 |
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10 |
"La Cage" |
November 4, 1997 |
Finch is happily surprised by the advances of a supermodel, despite Elliot's warnings that she's crazy. |
11 |
"King Lear Jet" |
November 11, 1997 |
Jack has obtained two tickets to the Royal Shakespeare Company production in London. With a lot of flattery, Nina and Elliot are given the tickets much to Maya's annoyance. |
12 |
"My Dinner with Woody" |
November 18, 1997 |
Maya writes an article on her hero "Woody Allen", She then receives a phone call from Woody himself. When she meets him, she realizes that he is a copycat. She stays with him and lives out a fantasy of life as a Woody Allen movie. |
13 |
"Twice Burned" |
November 25, 1997 |
Jack is desperate to get his daughter Hannah into Woodbridge, the best school in the city. When they turn down his application, he makes extraordinary efforts to change their mind, taking along Maya, who has a very special history with the school. |
14 |
"Sweet Charity" |
December 9, 1997 |
Maya convinces Jack to get Blush Magazine involved in some charity work. Her plan backfires when due to Jack's donation to her favorite charity, he is named the humanitarian of the year. |
15 |
"Jesus, It's Christmas" |
December 16, 1997 |
Maya suggests that Blush management pool their resources to give a gift to someone less fortunate in place of exchanging gifts. Meanwhile Finch tries to finagle his way onto a photo shoot in the Caribbean. |
16 |
"Elliott the Geek" |
January 6, 1998 |
Elliot at high school was the "geek". He receives a letter stating that a former teacher has just passed away. He sees this as the chance to prove to his classmates that he is now successful. |
17 |
"Sewer!" |
January 13, 1998 |
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18 |
"In the Company of Maya" |
January 20, 1998 |
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19 |
"Pass the Salt" |
January 29, 1998 |
Finch's father comes to town for a firefighters' convention, and to bond with his son, whom he is now sure is gay. |
20 |
"The Walk" |
February 3, 1998 |
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21 |
"Nina in the Cantina" |
February 24, 1998 |
Nina thinks she is the Nina in the song title and regales Maya with the story of her most romantic evening. Maya lets slip at an interview with the singer she knows Nina and arranges a meeting between the two only to find out that Nina's love is not the singer. |
22 |
"College or Collagen" |
February 26, 1998 |
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23 |
"Nina's Bikini" |
March 3, 1998 |
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24 |
"The Kiss" |
March 19, 1998 |
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25 |
"Bravefinch" |
March 26, 1998 |
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26 |
"Jack's Old Partner" |
April 9, 1998 |
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27 |
"Amblushed" |
April 16, 1998 |
Jack persuades Maya to go and make a speech to a group neglecting to add that the group want to know why the magazine denigrates women. Maya then defends herself but insults her co-workers. |
28 |
"The Emperor" |
April 23, 1998 |
Nina decides not to go to a designers party and Maya goes in her place making some very choice comments regarding the designer and losing the magazine advertising revenue. She then tries to redeem the situation. |
29 |
"Rescue Me" |
April 30, 1998 |
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30 |
"Eve of Destruction" |
May 5, 1998 |
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31 |
"War and Sleaze" |
May 12, 1998 |
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# |
Title |
Original airdate |
125 |
"Guess Who's Coming To Blush" |
October 8, 2002 |
Jack employs a woman off the street to work at Blush, but the staff think it's just because Jack wants to seduce her. Meanwhile, Finch tries to get an upset female co-worker to take comfort in his arms. |
126 |
"Mr. Jealousy" |
October 15, 2002 |
When Jack starts liking Vicki, Finch gets scared, so he sets her up to look bad, but he's not sure if Vicki will try to get him back. Meanwhile, Nina brings in a woman off the street to show Jack that it was wrong to employ Vicki. |
127 |
"Nina And The Rocker" |
October 22, 2002 |
Nina starts going out with a British rock star named Simon Leeds. Meanwhile, Maya persuades Vicki to give her details about her divorce. Also, Jack starts showing off his new pocket watch. |
128 |
"Halloween? Halloween!" |
October 29, 2002 |
Nina throws a party to celebrate Halloween, where Finch and Jack compete for Blush's new model, Kelly. Meanwhile, Elliot tries to keep Vicki from going home with a guy she met at the party. |
129 |
"Da Sister Who Loved DiMauro" |
November 12, 2002 |
Rhonda, the beautiful sister of Vicki, immediately falls for Elliot. However, when Elliot tries to use Rhonda to make Vicki jealous, he finds himself in an awkward situation. Meanwhile, Jack sets up cameras to keep an eye on everyone, while he's at home recovering from his foot surgery. |
130 |
"That Burning Passion" |
November 19, 2002 |
Maya falls for a gorgeous fire fighter, but it turns out that he is Vicki's separated husband. Jealousy causes friction between Nina and Simon. |
131 |
"The Write Stuff" |
December 3, 2002 |
Finch thinks up a scheme to use sad stories from his college life to gain sympathy from Maya. Meanwhile, Nina redoes the pin-up shot that brought her fame. |
132 |
"It's Raining Babies" |
January 7, 2003 |
Finch organizes a confronation between Nina and Vicki. But when they find out he set it up, they only have one thing on their minds: revenge. |
133 |
"Watch Your Backdraft" |
January 14, 2003 |
When Finch wants a reserved parking space, Elliot discovers his plan and seeks to make sure that it does not work. Meanwhile, Nina makes Maya's romantic life the subject of office gossip. |
134 |
"Pictures Of Lily" |
April 22, 2003 |
A former fashion model finds herself very confused by Finch's behaviour. Meanwhile, Jack tries to bond with Nina's new boyfriend, a British rock star. |
135 |
"The Comedy Stylings Of Rivers & Red" |
April 22, 2003 |
Finch's father accepts a job as Jack's chauffeur. Meanwhile, Elliot tries to get revenge against an insult comic who has made Elliot his latest target. A meeting with a past boyfriend of Maya's has her very nervous. |
136 |
"The Talented Mr. Finch" |
July 12, 2003 |
Finch doesn't remember to tell Jack about an important meeting with foreign clients, so he pretends to be Jack, and attempts to make a deal with the clients, without Jack's knowledge. |
137 |
"There's Something About Allison" |
July 12, 2003 |
Finch's old buddy Bert - now a transsexual named Brandy - joins Finch as a couple at their high school reunion. Meanwhile, Maya and Elliot decide to become intimate, but without any strings attached. |
138 |
"Rivals In Romance" |
July 19, 2003 |
Finch and Jack prepare for a meetings with the publisher of Blush's biggest rival magazine, Tate Gittling, in an attempt to join forces for a charity function. |
139 |
"A Simple Kiss Of Fate" |
July 19, 2003 |
Simon is about to ask Nina to marry him, but she panics when she has to tell him that she's married to her last husband. Meanwhile, Jack finds the perfect man for Maya. |
140 |
"Donnie Redeemed" |
August 2, 2003 |
Elliot's brother returns, accompanied by his new fiancée, and is now sorry for conning his brother in the past. However, Elliot doesn't trust him and thinks that this is another one of his scams. |
141 |
"My Fair Finchy" |
August 2, 2003 |
Maya tries to curb the overt flirtation between Finch and a co-worker. Nina and Jack compete to get the best treatment from Blush's office cleaner. |
142 |
"Son Of A Preacher Man" |
August 9, 2003 |
After Elliot moves into the building that Jack lives in, he forms a protest against the building association. Meanwhile, Simon's parents leave Nina with an erroneous first impression. |
143 |
"The Last Temptation Of Elliott" |
August 9, 2003 |
A new Blush intern takes a strong liking to Maya. Finch pretends to be a sinner needing salvation when he goes to Elliot's Bible-study class. |
144 |
"For The Last Time, I Do" |
August 16, 2003 |
Prenuptial tensions beset Nina upon learning that the minister is her intended's former girlfriend, who's still very fond of him. |
145 |
"Future Issues" |
August 16, 2003 |
The series finalé. When Jack retires, his staff share memories, shed tears and pay affectionate tribute. Nina likens Jack to a nice glass of scotch. |
146 |
"Evaluate This!" |
August 23, 2003 |
No Summary |
147 |
"The Goodbye Girl" |
August 30, 2003 |
No Summary |
148 |
"Strange Bedfellows" |
September 6, 2003 |
No Summary |