Season 1
24 episodes · Sep 11, 1995
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- S1E1
Ned and Stacey
Sep 11, 1995In order to get a promotion at the advertising agency he works for, Ned Dorsey agrees to enter into a marriage of convenience with journalist Stacey Colbert, who is desperate to move out of her parents house.
- S1E2
Portrait of a Marriage
Sep 18, 1995To give the impression of a real marriage at a party for his work colleagues, Ned constructs a fictitious history of his relationship with Stacey.
- S1E3
Take My Wife, Please
Sep 25, 1995After accidentally meeting a handsome British guy, Stacey starts dating him. When she tries to tell him about her fake marriage with Ned, he gets the impression that they're having a real affair.
- S1E4
Cover Story
Oct 2, 1995While looking for material for her next article, Stacey receives compromising information regarding one of Ned's biggest clients. After consulting with him, she writes a scathing expose about the client which ends up harming Ned.
- S1E5
Model Husband
Oct 9, 1995When Ned hires a gorgeous supermodel for a pick-up truck ad, she ends up getting real close to Eric. When this worries Amanda, Eric decides to take a stand for himself.
- S1E6
Saul and Ellen and Ned and Stacey
Oct 16, 1995Stacey realises that Ned's getting too close to her parents and decides to forbid him from spending time with them.
- S1E7
Here's to You, Mrs. Binder
Oct 23, 1995Ned falls in love with Mrs. Binder, an older woman who happens to be the best friend of Stacey's mom.
- S1E8
Halloween Story
Oct 30, 1995Ned and Stacey visit a Halloween party at their building, and they end up getting closer than they expected.
- S1E9
Reality Check
Nov 13, 1995When Stacey's finances take a dive into the worst, Ned offers to help her.
- S1E10
Thanksgiving Day Massacre
Nov 20, 1995Ned, Stacey, Eric, and Amanda visit the Colberts for a Thanksgiving Day diner. However, a snow storm and other mishaps leads them into a series of family disagreements and disappointments.
- S1E11
Sleepless in Manhattan
Dec 4, 1995Ned gives Stacey some illegal help to buy a new bed, by bribing the salesman. However, Stacey finds herself unable to sleep in it due to the guilt for Ned's actions.
- S1E12
Threesome
Dec 11, 1995When Amanda stumbles with Sam, a friend of her, she introduces him to Ned and Stacey. After knowing about their arrangement, both Ned and Stacey find themselves fighting for Sam's attention as a "buddy" and as a "boyfriend".
- S1E13
Accountus Interruptus
Dec 18, 1995Ned is bound to sleep with a powerful and sexy client. However, Stacey objects arguing the humiliation it poses with the clients he wants her to impress.
- S1E14
New Year's Eve
Jan 1, 1996Stacey skips Ned's New Year's Eve party to have a date with a friend, which eventually bothers Ned.
- S1E15
Paranoia on the 47th Floor
Jan 8, 1996When Ned's agency hires Clay, a young and smart executive, to work with him, Ned finds himself worried that he might be trying to take his place.
- S1E16
A Tender Trap
Jan 15, 1996In order to land Stacey a steady job, Ned starts dating a publishing executive only to realise she is a sex-crazed nymphomaniac.
- S1E17
Promotional Rescue
Jan 22, 1996When Eric's boss retires, Amanda convinces Ned to speak in favour of Eric with their boss. As a result, Eric gets the job, but only to have Ned trying to coerce him into some budget gymnastics.
- S1E18
Friends and Lovers
Feb 12, 1996Stacey meets with an old high school rival and tries to impress her with her relationship with Ned. However, she ends up seducing Ned afterwards.
- S1E19
The Gay Caballeros
Feb 19, 1996Ned enjoys a good relationship with his client, gay fashion designer Brent Barrow, who invites the Dorseys and the Moyers to his restaurant and takes Stacey and Amanda shopping at his warehouse. While helping Stacey put away her new clothes, he notices that she and Ned sleep in separate bedrooms. Stacey tells them that they have an arrangement. Brent says he understands but wrongly assumes she means Ned is gay. Later Eric and Ned arrive at Brent's Mardi Gras party before their wives and notice that only men are in attendance. Ned is eager to correct any misunderstanding with Brent and he tells him that he's straight. Brent assumes Ned is in denial about his sexuality and is ready to quit doing business with him, so Ned now tries to tell him that he is gay after all and in love with Eric. By the time Stacey and Amanda arrive at the party, Ned and Eric have done such a bad job of acting gay that Brent is sure that Ned is truly straight.
- S1E20
Gut Feeling
Feb 26, 1996Despite pain from a temperamental gall bladder, Ned refuses to be hospitalised. That is until his pain leads him to ruin Howard's birthday party.
- S1E21
Pals
Mar 4, 1996Ned is forced to work with Bobby Van Lowe, a hot and young actor that has to make some PSA's. When he comments he is looking for an apartment, Ned recommends Amanda, but finds himself in the middle of trouble when Bobby makes a pass at Amanda.
- S1E22
It Happened One Night
Mar 11, 1996After a series of fights, Amanda unknowingly convinces Stacey to move out of Ned's house. As she returns to her parents, both she and Ned find themselves receiving the unexpected advice from the Colberts.
- S1E23
You Bet Your Wife
Mar 18, 1996During a poker game with his friends, Ned bets a night with Stacey, only to lose to his main rival in advertisement.
- S1E24
The End? (1)
Apr 1, 1996Ned and Stacey agree to find a date for each other. Although Stacey's choice ends up being disastrous for Ned, she falls in love with Alex, a friend of Ned. However, her new romance ends up jeopardising Ned's career and their marriage arrangement.