8.0/1041 votesLoading...#1 - Golden Girl Friday
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1996
At Susan's prodding, Jack hires a sweet senior citizen---who proceeds to wreak havoc around the office.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Andrew Green
- 7.9/1059 votesLoading...
#2 - One Man's Intervention is Another Man's Tupperware Party
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/25/1999
After Maddy is rejected by a television newsmagazine, Susan and the gang find her at a bar, extremely drunk. Since Maddy has been arrested for drunk driving before, Susan worries that Maddy is an alcoholic. She also finds vodka bottles in Maddy's office. Susan rallies her workmates, and they confront Maddy to say that they're concerned about her alcohol drinking. Maddy gets indignant and leaves, making Susan feel guilty. But later, Maddy secretly attends a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Meanwhile, Todd can't wait for his ""date"" at the home of a sexy woman he just met. Unfortunately, he is so excited that he does exactly what the woman wants: he buys a huge amount of Tupperware storage containers from her. Also, Susan needs a new car--and Vicki wants to make sure it meets her own standards so she can borrow it.
Director: Roger Christiansen
Writer: Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman
- 7.9/1053 votesLoading...
#3 - A Day in the Life
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/24/1999
The season finale is a memorial to former series star David Strickland, who committed suicide in mid-season. After buying a used cellular telephone, Vicki becomes exasperated from receiving frequent calls to its previous owner, a psychic named Charlene--until, by pretending to be Charlene, Vicki manipulates a date with wealthy, lovelorn Eric. Eric unfortunately discovers the ruse when he calls Charlene and hears Vicki's telephone ringing. Meanwhile, Luis cannot figure out why Maddy is so irritated at having to take care of him while he suffers from a head cold. Maddy finally admits that she has bad memories of caring for her alcoholic mother. Since Jack gave Todd the day off from work, no one thinks much about Todd until Susan notices that he left her the wrong tickets to a concert that night. Unable to contact Todd at home, Susan goes on a quest to find him and learns details about his personality that she never appreciated before: an elderly woman recounts how Todd buys her health dr
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1022 votesLoading...
#4 - Luis Gets His Groove Back
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/27/1999
Susan and Nate vie to be the one responsible for helping Luis to overcome his melancholy following Maddy's departure.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1030 votesLoading...
#5 - In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (1)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/3/1999
Hollywood Hulk Hogan is a shoo-in for city supervisor after the sudden death of the incumbent. That is, until Susan weighs the option of squaring off with the big fella. She has already attacked him in The Gate, and when he calls her out, she rises to the challenge and the grudge match is on.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Chuck Tatham
- 7.2/1031 votesLoading...
#6 - In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (2)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/1999
After the disastrous debate with Hollywood Hogan, Susan decides to fight back with a sleazy TV campaign. Meanwhile, Hogan infiltrates Susan's camp---by hitting on Vicki.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Writer: Andrew Green
- 7.2/1027 votesLoading...
#7 - The New Gate
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1999
Susan and co-workers Vicki and Luis find their work life disrupted by their new boss, Ian Maxtone-Graham, who buys The Gate and transforms it into an upscale men's magazine. He brings with him his fiercely loyal executive assistant, Miranda Charles, and hires star sportswriter Nate Neborsky, who immediately annoys Susan with his belittling attitude. However, she is amply distracted by the arrival of charming and highly prized celebrity photographer Oliver Brown. Ian fawns over Oliver to convince him to work free-lance for the magazine. Investigative reporter Maddy quits after Ian insults her talent, and ends her relationship with Luis because his love has made her complacent. When Ian offers Maddy the job of managing editor--which she later rejects--Susan thinks that quitting is the way to get his respect. To protest being assigned to write a salacious article, she quits. Although Nana enjoys Susan's full attention for two weeks, she encourages Susan to find another job rather than wai
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mark Driscoll
- 7.1/1026 votesLoading...
#8 - Cheerleaders
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1999
An assignment to do an article on a cheerleaders' competition doesn't make Susan jump for joy, but her attitude changes when she's asked to audition.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: David Flebotte
- 7.1/1022 votesLoading...
#9 - The Wish List
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1999
After realizing that she's not achieved any of the goals that she set in the sixth grade, Susan tries to fulfill one: to kiss former teen idol Leif Garrett.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: Rob Lotterstein
- 7.0/1025 votesLoading...
#10 - Halloween
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1999
At Halloween time, rumors abound when Oliver invites Susan to pick pumpkins with him up the coast. Susan is excited about the romantic outing, but she soon becomes uncomfortable with the realization that Oliver has had dozens of short-term lovers all over the world. Susan resolves to thwart any relationship that might develop with Oliver. After he suggests that they carve pumpkins together at Susan's apartment, Susan invites Vicki to make the evening less like a date. But Susan cannot resist Oliver's sex appeal. She sends him away--and he stays all night with Vicki. Susan is furious until she learns that he only slept on Vicki's couch after becoming drunk. Later, Susan admits to Oliver that, despite her attraction to him, she does not want to be another of his flings.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rob Lotterstein
- 7.0/1024 votesLoading...
#11 - Stock Tip
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/2000
Susan is depressed because Oliver always pays for their dates, and she is in debt. When she offers to take him on a ski vacation that she cannot really afford, she desperately tries Internet stock trading, hoping to earn money quickly. After overhearing Ian talking about a supposedly promising stock, she buys some shares that soon gain value, prompting her to buy more. Unfortunately, the stock then plummets in value, and Ian informs Susan that he was talking to his insane cousin whom he doesn't take seriously. Susan loses a lot of money. Now desperate, she takes a second job as a dance partner for lonely, middle-aged men. When Ian finds out, he feels guilty. He sneaks into the dance studio and secretly bribes men to give Susan big tips. Susan is grateful, but she rebuffs the gesture. Finally, Oliver arrives and dances with her. She admits that she doesn't want to be dependent on him and that she cannot pay for the Tahoe trip. Oliver is happy--he confesses that he can't ski anyway; he j
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1024 votesLoading...
#12 - The Birthday Party
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1999
A frumpy coworker guilt trips Susan into attending her birthday party---on the night Susan has romantic plans with Oliver.
Director: Roger Christiansen
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
- 6.8/1037 votesLoading...
#13 - Cold Turkey
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1996
Susan tries to put together a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her co-workers, but everything goes wrong, culminating in an oven that's colder than the frozen turkey. Her luck seems to change when she locates a repairman willing to work on Thanksgiving - but then he drops dead while still inside the oven.
Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Dan O'Shannon
- 6.8/1022 votesLoading...
#14 - Susan's Ex
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/1999
Susan's ex thwarts her plan to join the ""mile high club"" with Oliver; Vicki cons the gang into painting her apartment.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1023 votesLoading...
#15 - Dinner Party
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/2000
Inspired by her romantic bliss with Oliver, Susan hosts a dinner party to play matchmaker for her single co-workers.
Director: Andrew Tsao
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1022 votesLoading...
#16 - I Love You
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 6/6/2000
While Susan believes that she and Oliver love each other, she obsesses over his apparent inability or lack of desire to say the three magic words -- ""I love you"" -- despite his grand attempts to express his feelings in other ways. Elsewhere, Ian is deflated when the first bottles of wine from his vineyard yield nothing more than a thick intoxicating syrup. And no one knows this more than Miranda and Luis, whose unlikely flirtation is further complicated when they sample Ian's vintage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1034 votesLoading...
#17 - The Best Laid Plans
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1996
When Susan's dull love life becomes the topic of discussion at ""The Gate,"" she sets out to explore her options---including office romance.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1034 votesLoading...
#18 - Suddenly Susan Unplugged
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1996
When her utilities are cut off, Susan jumps through hoops to get them restored. But trouble ensues when she writes an exposé on the incident.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Andrew Green
- 6.7/1025 votesLoading...
#19 - Susan's Minor Complication
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1997
A background check is in order when Susan agrees to meet a gentleman who sent her a rare book as a token of his readership appreciation - and who turns out to be still in high school. Meanwhile, Jack plays pimp for his ugly pooch; and stress takes its toll on Todd when he is put in charge of the magazine's new web site.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Chuck Tatham
- 6.7/1027 votesLoading...
#20 - Bowled Over
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/24/1999
Susan finally gets her new boyfriend, Zack, to commit some of his busy schedule to her. Feeling sorry for lonely Vicki, Susan invites her to join Zack and her at a club appearance by Zack's friend, rock star Warren Zevon. However, Zack obviously has much more in common with Vicki that with Susan, frustrating her. The next night, while Zack and Vicki flirt, Warren attempts to get a date with an unreceptive Susan. When Susan and Vicki argue with each other and confront Zack, he admits that he likes Vicki and Susan equally--and he wants to have sex with both of them at once. Disgusted, Susan and Vicki abandon Zack. Meanwhile, Jack makes an ill-advised bet with rival newspaper editor Sam: the loser in a bowling match between Jack's employees and Sam's must get a Mohawk haircut. To challenge Sam's expert players, Jack recruits Maddy, an excellent bowler, along with mediocre Todd and awful Luis, who can't even keep the ball in his own lane. However, Maddy distracts Sam's guys with sexy poses
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1022 votesLoading...
#21 - The Pushkin Letters
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1999
To impress Ian, Susan claims to speak Russian. However, when he asks her to be an interpreter for a dinner-party guest, she's at a loss for words.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: David Babcock
- 6.7/1022 votesLoading...
#22 - The Billboard
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1999
When Oliver suggests taking pictures of the staff to put in their columns, Susan objects because she never looks good in photographs. But Oliver puts Susan at ease and gets a beautiful portrait of her. Ian likes it so much that he makes a huge billboard out of it. Susan is initially mortified, but she soon enjoys the adulation. However, Vicki rejects Susan's new self-centered attitude. While trying to force Vicki to look at the billboard, Susan crashes her car, causing Vicki to need bandages on her face. Meanwhile, Nate tries to secure an interview with baseball great Reggie Jackson. After seeing Susan on the billboard, Reggie demands a date with her in return for the interview. Nate tricks Susan into meeting him and Reggie for dinner. Susan learns the truth and is outraged. When Vicki interrupts the meal, she and Susan bicker so much that Nate does not get any good quotes from Reggie for the magazine article. Later, Susan writes a column about how men cannot view women as both sexy an
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Mark Driscoll
- 6.7/1022 votesLoading...
#23 - Girls Night Out
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 6/20/2000
Ian and Nate have romantic designs on Susan, who is suddenly single after dumping Oliver. Meanwhile, Susan and the girls get rowdy at a male strip club.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1037 votesLoading...
#24 - Dr. No
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1996
To cover a story, Susan spends time with an assertiveness-training guru---who sends her chutzpah level soaring off the charts.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Dan O'Shannon
- 6.6/1026 votesLoading...
#25 - I Love You, I Think
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1997
While Susan prepares to fly to Venice with Cooper, Jack tries to find the courage to utter three, make that five, little words about his feelings for her. He fails -- but Susan, having figured it out, has a miserable time with Cooper in Europe. After rejecting Cooper's extremely premature marriage proposal and returning home, she confronts Jack, accusing him of using her to compete with Cooper. Jack finally convinces her that his feelings are genuine -- but Susan tells him that she doesn't love him.
Director: Tom Moore
Writer: Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman
The Best Episodes of Suddenly Susan
Every episode of Suddenly Susan ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Suddenly Susan!
Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being single, and...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Golden Girl Friday" is the best rated episode of "Suddenly Susan". It scored 8/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by Andrew Green, it aired on 11/7/1996. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "One Man's Intervention is Another Man's Tupperware Party".