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Title |
Directed by |
Written by |
U.S. viewers
(million) |
Original air date |
Production
code |
1 |
"Pilot" |
James Burrows |
David Kohan & Max Mutchnick & Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker |
12.58[4] |
September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) |
2J5651 |
In the series pilot, Henry (Jonathan Sadowski) gets laid off from his job and decides to see if he can borrow money from his father Ed (William Shatner). Meanwhile Ed must work to get his driver's license again after he forgot to renew it. Two other main characters, Vince (Will Sasso), Henry's brother and his wife Bonnie (Nicole Sullivan) also visit Ed and Henry from time to time. |
2 |
"Wi-Fight" |
Gail Mancuso |
Jeff Astrof |
10.43[5] |
September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) |
2J5652 |
When Henry wants to get an Internet connection hooked up for the house, Ed forbids it, but Henry doesn't give up. Bonnie has a rash on her breast and asks Ed, who is a doctor, to take a look so he can diagnose it. |
3 |
"The Truth About Dads and Moms" |
Rob Schiller |
Erin Ehrlich |
9.77[6] |
October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) |
2J5653 |
After Ed takes Henry out to an early dinner one night, they bump into Tim (Tim Bagley), who was fired for forging Ed's driver's test. Henry disagrees with Ed on what should be done to fix it. Meanwhile Bonnie gets an expensive make-up job and is determined to make it last to get her money out it. Also Vince tells Henry of what really happened when they were younger. |
4 |
"Code Ed" |
Rob Schiller |
Nate Reger & Michael Lisbe |
10.16[7] |
October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14) |
2J5654 |
At the coffee shop, Henry manages to pluck up the courage to ask the attractive cashier out on a date. Her condition is that it is a double date with her Aunt, and Ed. |
5 |
"Not Without My Jacket" |
Gail Mancuso |
Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumaker |
10.91[8] |
October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21) |
2J5655 |
Ed gets upset when Henry uses his coffee mug without permission, explaining that it's his rule that someone must clear it with him before borrowing something (and he never breaks his rules). However, Ed must go to great lengths to retrieve a jacket of Henry's that he accidentally lent out without asking, to avoid looking like a hypocrite. |
6 |
"Easy, Writer" |
Gail Mancuso |
David Katz |
10.81[9] |
October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28) |
2J5657 |
Henry writes an article about Ed, but Ed gets embarrassed by it. Bonnie and Vince become friends with an important couple in the San Diego real estate scene. |
7 |
"Dog Ed Pursuit" |
Gail Mancuso |
Jeff Astrof |
11.01[10] |
November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) |
2J5658 |
Ed finds himself attached to Root Beer, Vince and Bonnie's dog. Meanwhile, Henry has very rough sex with Vince and Bonnie's supervisor as Bonnie tells Ed to do the same human-canine attachment to Vince. |
8 |
"The Manly Thing to Do" |
Gail Mancuso |
Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker |
9.72[11] |
November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11) |
2J5659 |
An old Navy buddy of Ed's comes to visit, but his bad attitude about homosexuals and Ed's passivity towards it drive Tim away. Henry has an awkward moment with Bonnie that Vince only makes even more awkward. |
9 |
"Make a WISiH" |
Rob Schiller |
Jeff Astrof |
10.13[12] |
November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18) |
2J5660 |
Ed and Henry are watching TV when an infomercial comes on for wish a self help guru, Ed asks who would fall for that kind of scam when Vince and Bonny walk in saying they have quit their real estate jobs to start a real estate business because they wished for it. |
10 |
"You Can't Handle the Truce" |
Gail Mancuso |
David Katz |
9.40[13] |
December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09) |
2J5656 |
Henry tries to broker a truce between Ed and his neighbor of 25 years. Vince and Bonnie have trouble adopting a dog so Ed finds a solution. |
11 |
"Family Dinner for Schmucks" |
Rob Schiller |
Chris Kelly |
10.30[14] |
December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16) |
2J5661 |
Bonnie tries to start a family tradition. Henry gets in trouble for taking the blame for a friend's mistake. Ed makes a friend at the hospital with his personality. |
12 |
"Goodson Goes Deep" |
Steve Zuckerman |
Jonathan Goldstein |
10.79[15] |
January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) |
2J5662 |
Ed wants baseball memorabilia that was promised to him but then sold to someone else. Bonnie and Vince move in to the garage so they can try to get pregnant with less distraction. |
13 |
"The Better Father" |
Peter Bonerz |
Jeff Astrof |
10.14[16] |
January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13) |
2J5663 |
When Bonnie and Vince find out the Reverend who married them was a fake, they decide to throw another wedding. Bonnie invites her father, Terry (Ed Begley, Jr.), who failed to show up at her last wedding because of a gambling problem. When he says he has changed his life, Ed finds him gambling away the money for food for the wedding. Meanwhile, Vince is having problems finding a tuxedo for his wedding. Then when Ed helps Bonnie's father win the money back, Bonnie's father finds another gambling chip and fails to show up at his daughters wedding again. The episode ends with Ed walking Bonnie down the aisle. |
14 |
"Corn Star" |
Peter Bonerz |
Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker |
10.29[17] |
January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20) |
2J5664 |
When the height of Ed's corn stalks becomes an issue with the home owners' association, he decides to fix the problem by running for president of the association. |
15 |
"Ed Goes to Court" |
Ted Wass |
Jeff Astrof |
8.74[18] |
January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27) |
2J5665 |
As the newly-elected head of the Homeowners' Association, Ed is more concerned with pursuing his neighbor Rosemary Pernworth than passing any legislation. |
16 |
"Well Suitored" |
Ted Wass |
Jeff Astrof |
10.45[19] |
February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) |
2J5666 |
Ed is reluctant to go exclusive in his relationship with Rosemary, so he finds himself with competition for her heart. Vince and Bonnie's old boss drops by with a very peculiar present. |
17 |
"Lock and Load" |
Steve Zuckerman |
Chris Kelly |
10.34[20] |
February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) |
2J5667 |
Rosemary doesn't like the idea of Ed keeping a gun in the house even though a robber has been breaking in to people's houses. Vince watches porn to see how Vince and Bonnie can have a baby right, Rosemary accidentally shoots Vince when she thinks it is actually someone else in the house. |
18 |
"Who's Your Daddy?" |
Steve Zuckerman |
Steve Gabriel |
9.70[21] |
February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) |
2J5668 |
After meeting Henry's new girlfriend, Ed realizes he has a strange connection with her. |