9.2/1093 votesLoading...#1 - Ironing Out Our Differences
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2003
Bonnie's producer, David, decides to pick her up for work in the morning — as she's always late — and in his haste leaves without turning off his iron, causing his home to go up in flames. Feeling guilty and somewhat responsible, Bonnie invites him to move in with her family while his house is being renovated, much to Mark's frustration, when Life with Bonnie premieres on its new date and time.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1094 votesLoading...
#2 - Space Heaters
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/2004
Bonnie and Mark are going through a rough patch in their relationship, so the gang pitches in to prepare a romantic anniversary dinner for them...with mixed results. Meanwhile, Bonnie plays the drums with Seiichi Tanaka and his percussionists on Morning Chicago.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 8.4/1096 votesLoading...
#3 - Buy the Book
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/2003
Bonnie stages a fake show to appease her boss' (guest star Carl Reiner) demanding wife (guest star Teri Garr), who wants to promote a book he hates.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 8.3/10102 votesLoading...
#4 - Weather or Not
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2002
Morning at the Molloy house finds Bonnie and Mark getting the kids ready for school, or at least trying to: a distracted Samantha is engrossed in the back of the cereal box and Charlie can't find his gym shorts. Meanwhile, due to a last minute cancellation on Morning Chicago, the station's local weatherman, Johnny Volcano (David Duchovny) — who is very eager to promote a film he has written, directed and starred in — has been booked.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 8.3/1098 votesLoading...
#5 - Partly Sunny
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2002
Bonnie and Mark debate who in the house is really in charge, and Bonnie welcomes Johnny Volcano (David Duchovny) back to Morning Chicago to promote his upcoming appearance with Bonnie on the soap opera Moments of the Day.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 8.1/1095 votesLoading...
#6 - Christmastime in the City
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2002
A snowstorm brings everyone closer together, as the Molloy family, stranded in Chicago for the holidays, celebrates Christmas with the Morning Chicago gang.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 8.0/1095 votesLoading...
#7 - Trifecta, Try Friendship
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2004
Bonnie and friends help Tony deal with a thug out to collect his gambling debt.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 8.0/1094 votesLoading...
#8 - Nightshift
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2004
Bonnie and the Morning Chicago gang participate in the station's annual telethon, and their slot — as usual — is in the middle of the night. Hard pressed to fill the time, everyone pitches in with whatever talents they have.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1097 votesLoading...
#9 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2002
In the pilot episode, Bonnie traded quips and tips with two authentic Italian chefs during an offbeat-cooking segment. The unscripted segments of the talk show, along with the talented cast of regulars, make for a truly unique comedy mix. The Life with Bonnie cast includes the gifted and funny David Alan Grier as David Bellows, the producer who struggles with the daily challenge of … Bonnie. He's aided by the makeup and cue card artists, played by Holly Wortell and Chris Barnes, veterans of the famed Second City improvisational group. Anthony Russell portrays Tony Russo, Bonnie's sidekick piano player who comes straight to her show from his Vegas lounge act. At home, Gloria (Marianne Muellerleile) is a houseguest more than a housekeeper. Bonnie's husband, Mark (Mark Derwin), is a hard-working family practice doctor who does his best to survive life with Bonnie. Together they are raising three young children, Samantha (Samantha Browne-Walters), Charlie (Charlie Stewart) and infant Conno
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1094 votesLoading...
#10 - Duets
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2002
The station owner's son (Kevin Pollak), who has a crush on Bonnie, co-hosts Morning Chicago. Meanwhile, the Morning Chicago gang — David, Holly, Marv and Tony — have to baby sit her kids
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1094 votesLoading...
#11 - Deuce is Wild
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/2003
Holly tells her new singer beau that she's the producer, so he makes a surprise visit and asks to perform on the show. Bonnie also does a segment with chef Kazu Uehara.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1094 votesLoading...
#12 - The Graduate
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/2003
Tony goes back to school to get his high school diploma, and everyone from the Molloy family to the Morning Chicago gang helps him study for his test — the only way he knows how — set to music. Meanwhile, Mark surprises Bonnie with a nightgown, which would be a lovely gift if it weren't size extra large.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1094 votesLoading...
#13 - Places, Stat!
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2003
When Bonnie comes down with a case of food poisoning the gang at ""Morning, Chicago"" do the show from Bonnie's hospital bed.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1097 votesLoading...
#14 - Boomerang
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2003
The construction is finally done on David's house, but when Bonnie and the Morning Chicago gang pitch in to help with the move, their efforts to lend a hand result in disaster. Meanwhile, Bonnie attempts to jump with the U.S Amateur Jump Rope Champions -- Jumping for Joy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1098 votesLoading...
#15 - Therabeautic
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2004
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Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.9/1097 votesLoading...
#16 - Striking a Match
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/2004
When Gloria tries a computer dating service, Bonnie and the gang pitch in to help her prepare for the date, including Holly, who lends her expertise with hair, complete with hair extensions. Meanwhile Bonnie welcomes back Chef Compatelli and his mother to Morning Chicago.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1098 votesLoading...
#17 - A Day in the Life
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2002
It's Halloween and the Molloy family is going all out — Charlie and Samantha go trick-or-treating dressed as Conan O'Brien and Alice in Wonderland, respectively, and the Morning Chicago gang dresses in their Halloween best to welcome a fashion designer (Martin Mull) and his furry friends for a costume fashion show.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1095 votesLoading...
#18 - Happy Day
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2002
The station owner, Mr. Portinbody (Carl Reiner), warns the Morning Chicago gang that an investment group is coming into town from Nashville and a few changes need to take place for their visit.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1094 votesLoading...
#19 - Assaulted Nuts
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/2003
A fireman (Michael G. Hagerty) who responds to the Molloys' squirrel problem is nonresponsive when he appears on the show to give safety tips. Juggler: Sam Pancake. Gloria: Marianne Muellerleile. Samantha: Samantha Browne-Walters.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1094 votesLoading...
#20 - In Need of Assistants
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/11/2003
Bonnie has hired a man from a shelter to be her assistant and, in the face of his incompetence, has a hard time letting him go.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1094 votesLoading...
#21 - Stealing Home
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/18/2003
When Bonnie notices things are missing around the house, she reluctantly suspects Gloria may be stealing to help her unemployed sister. Meanwhile, Bonnie welcomes a magician and Russian dancers to Morning Chicago.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1096 votesLoading...
#22 - Ding, Ding, Ding Went the Truth
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/2003
Bonnie dings Mark's new car and is afraid to tell him, and both Rip Taylor and Martin Mull return to Morning Chicago — Mull to reprise his role of a designer and to host a doll fashion show.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1095 votesLoading...
#23 - It's a Wonderful Job
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2003
Bonnie dreams she was never the host of ""Morning Chicago"" and gets a chilling glimpse of what the show would be like without her.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.6/1097 votesLoading...
#24 - Dare to Be Different
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2004
When Bonnie finds a suspicious note in Charlie's pocket, she initially thinks he's being harassed by a bully, but later finds out the note is from a girl in his class who wishes to kiss him. Meanwhile, Bonnie and the ""Morning Chicago"" gang welcome 12-year-old cooking prodigy Chef Rio to the show, and David has a pit crew come to the set to rotate the wheels on his podium.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
- 7.5/1095 votesLoading...
#25 - Pontiac Bonnie-Ville
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2003
With David still staying at the Molloy home after his house burned down, Bonnie hears David talking about her in his sleep and is convinced he has a crush on her.
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Writer: Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake
The Best Episodes of Life with Bonnie
Every episode of Life with Bonnie ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Life with Bonnie!
The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Ironing Out Our Differences" is the best rated episode of "Life with Bonnie". It scored 9.2/10 based on 93 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/2003. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Space Heaters".