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In the first segment, Louie volunteers to chaperon his daughter's field trip along with her teacher, which a surly bus driver helps turn into a disaster. In the second segment, Louie goes on an awkward and unsuccessful first date.

Pilot

In the first segment, the conversation during a poker game becomes an intense exploration of gay culture. In the second segment, after Louie's brother depresses him about the finality of his divorce, Louie reminisces about a high school crush, subsequently looking her up on Facebook.

Poker / Divorce

In the first segment, Louie goes to a doctor who's an old high school friend with an odd sense of humor. In the second segment, after performing at the Comedy Cellar, he dines with a fellow comedian who harbors passionate political views.

Dr. Ben / Nick

In the first segment, Louie hooks up with a young woman at the Comedy Cellar (Elizabeth Hower) who's attracted to older guys. In the second segment, he bonds with a woman he meets at a PTA meeting while their kids are on a play date. Throughout the episode, Louie has odd interactions with his therapist.

So Old / Playdate

Louie endures a number of typical airline problems traveling to Birmingham for a gig. After the show, he meets an intense fan and her intimidating brother at a local diner, and a sheriff who just wants a little appreciation.

Travel Day / South

In the first segment, Louie deals with a heckler during his gig at the Comedy Cellar. In the second segment, Louie is guilted into accepting a role as a cop in a movie directed by Matthew Broderick, but finds acting difficult.

Heckler / Cop Movie

In the first segment, Louie deals with the awkward situation created when he's propositioned by his brother to join in a three-way. In the second segment, Louie's unpleasant and stupid mother visits to report that she's now a lesbian, but is met with unloving indifference from Louie and injured resentment from Robby.

Double Date / Mom

After leaving his girls with their mother for a week, Louie tries to cope with their absence. He initially plans on exercising, but ends up eating ice cream and pizza for two days. Later, he's pressured into smoking pot with his obnoxious neighbor and decides to get an adult dog, which promptly dies. After Animal Control picks up the dog to dispose of it, Louie's girls return and he tells them he had a good weekend.

Dogpound

Flashbacks depict Louis learning about sex as a boy from his father and in school. On a date, he is emasculated by a high school student who threatens to beat him up. He secretly follows the bully home to Staten Island and confronts his parents.

Bully

Louie tries to overcome his fear of dentists, and tries to get a date with an African American grocery cashier.

Dentist / Tarese

When a nun at his Catholic school feels a young Louie and his friend aren't sufficiently penitent over Christ's suffering on the cross, a visiting doctor is brought in to give a graphic, medically specific description of the event, which haunts and frightens Louie. But Louie's mother turns up in a new incarnation as a wise and loving parent who tells Louie that relying on dogma isn't the best way to be a good person.

After an exhausting morning getting his girls ready for school, Louie lets a fellow dad at his daughter's school train him at the gym, where he proves to be in worse shape than he thought.

On an aimless night out that his babysitter awkwardly talks him out of cancelling, Louie decides to break his rut by hanging out with a couple of black comics. After feeling completely out of place at a club, he ends up going to the Eastville Comedy Club to do a short set, then home to his kids for an early-morning pancake breakfast.

Night Out

Louie gets a visit from one of his sisters.

Pregnant

Bummer / Blueberries

Moving

Joan

Louie takes his kids to visit his great aunt.

Country Drive

Louie rides the subway and hangs out with his friend.

Subway / Pamela

Louie remembers his past career failures and tries to get concert tickets for his daughter.

Oh Louie / Tickets

Louie explores one of his lifelong habits.

Come On, God

Eddie

Louie takes his girls trick-or-treating and meets a Hollywood mogul.

Halloween / Ellie

Duckling

Niece

New Jersey / Airport

Something Is Wrong

Telling Jokes / Set Up

Miami

Daddy's Girlfriend (1)

Daddy's Girlfriend (2)

A guy dies, Louie meets a comedian, and has a bad day with a bad kid.

Barney / Never

Louie takes an old friend shopping and has a bit of an emergency.

Ikea / Piano Lesson

Louie searches for a lost love and then for his daughter.

Looking for Liz / Lilly Changes

Late Show (1)

Late Show (2)

Late Show (3)

New Year's Eve

Back

Model

So Did the Fat Lady

Elevator (1)

Elevator (2)

Elevator (3)

Elevator (4)

Elevator (5)

Mother nature takes control of Louie's life.

Elevator (6)

Pamela (1)

In the Woods (1)

In the Woods (2)

Pamela (2)

Pamela (3)

Pot Luck

A La Carte

Cop Story

Louie is invited to go to a wake with his brother, Bobby; Louie gets injured in the street by a woman; Pamela has to give Louie a makeover in order to mask his injuries so he can perform.

Bobby's House

Untitled

Sleepover

The Road (1)

The Road (2)

Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.

The Best Seasons of Louie

The Best Seasons of Louie

Season 4

Season 5

Season 3

Season 2

Season 1