| # |
Title |
Directed by |
Written by |
Original air date |
Production
code |
U.S. viewers
(million) |
| 1 |
"Pilot" |
Beth McCarthy-Miller |
Christopher Moynihan |
October 18, 2011 (2011-10-18) |
|
7.78[3] |
| Will tries to find the perfect gift, that expresses manliness, for his son's 13th birthday. Meanwhile, Kenny becomes jealous of his ex-wife's new boyfriend, Grant, who attends the party. Elsewhere, Craig pines for an ex-girlfriend, who is getting married that same day. |
| 2 |
"Finessing the Bromance" |
Beth McCarthy-Miller |
Christopher Moynihan |
October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25) |
|
6.74 |
| Kenny gets jealous when Will and Grant strike up an unlikely "bromance." Things go from bad to worse when he finds out Grant is coming to the weekly Keen Sunday dinner. In an attempt to strike some common ground, the guys try a "Star Wars" screening. |
| 3 |
"Digging Deeper" |
Alex Hardcastle |
Victor Fresco |
November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01) |
|
6.36 |
| When roommates Kenny and Craig clash, Will suggests they try doing a project together, but that simple suggestion turns into the pair trying to dig their own swimming pool. |
| 4 |
"Wingmen" |
Bryan Gordon |
Ric Swartzlander |
November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08) |
|
6.22 |
| When Kenny admits he hasn't had a date since his divorce from Brenda -- and that Brenda is the only woman he has ever slept with -- the guys, including Grant, take him clubbing to jump start his love life. |
| 5 |
"Acceptance" |
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November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15) |
|
6.27 |
| As a rite of passage, Will decides to buy his son, Nathan, a cell phone, which in turn gives Brenda the idea to also purchase one for Grant to upgrade his old brick phone. Kenny is nervous about meeting his new girlfriend Jane's parents...as he should be. |
| 6 |
"High Road Is the Guy Road" |
Beth McCarthy-Miller |
Christopher Moynihan |
November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22) |
|
6.29 |
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| 7 |
"Disciplining the Keens" |
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November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29) |
|
6.59 |
| After they find out that Nathan's allergic, the whole family goes on a gluten free diet, which leads to a weird competition between Will and Theresa to see who can keep the diet up longer, and for Brenda, who's trying to convince health-conscious Grant she can live without it. Problem is, they're all cheating. Meanwhile, it's all fast food, all the time for Craig and Kenny as they romance two ladies who work at Big Burger. |
| 8 |
"Men and Their Chickens" |
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December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06) |
|
4.82 |
| Will hopes that adopting a baby chick for little Lucy will be a "teachable moment" about where food comes from, but things get out of hand when all of the guys decide they want to adopt chicks too; Craig dates an attractive doctor, but finds himself intimidated by her bully of a son. |
| 9 |
"Camping" |
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Unaired |
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| 10 |
"Fear" |
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Unaired |
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| Will installs a new home security system, but instead of making everyone feel safer, the system keeps tripping and wreaks havoc in all their lives. Meanwhile Craig reconnects with Lisa, the girl whose wedding he broke up; and Grant convinces Kenny to play a "trust the universe" game with him with his new GPS, letting the GPS randomly select their destination... Kenny is convinced it will eventually lead to disaster, but instead he and Grant end up on a series of wild adventures, which eventually finds Kenny meeting his "Star Wars" hero, Billy Dee Williams. |
| 11 |
"Up All Night" |
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Unaired |
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| 12 |
"Letting Go" |
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Unaired |
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| 13 |
"Be Who You're Not" |
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Unaired |
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