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The Best Episodes of The Single Guy

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Every episode of The Single Guy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Single Guy!

The Single Guy is an American television sitcom
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  • Neighbors
    6.4/10(20)
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    #1 - Neighbors

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/2/1995

    Jonathan stays with his homosexual neighbors when his apartment requires extensive repairs. He and Janeane's friend Ross go to the theater together, each worried the other is gay.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mugging
    6.2/10(23)
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    #2 - Mugging

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 11/9/1995

    Jonathan dates 'Danger Girl', a woman who's only excited in dangerous situations. The gang is mugged, causing Janeane to consider moving to Connecticut.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Kept Man
    6.2/10(12)
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    #3 - Kept Man

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/10/1996

    Jonathan is a 'kept man', running errands for his new girlfriend in exchange for presents and other perks. Sam obsesses when he finds out that Trudy makes more money than him.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Gayle Abrams

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  • Gift
    5.7/10(8)
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    #4 - Gift

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/5/1995

    Jonathan is forced to scramble when he promises to take his girlfriend to an exclusive French restaurant in a rare 1962 car wth reclusive author J.D. Salinger.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sister
    5.7/10(8)
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    #5 - Sister

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/16/1995

    Jonathan takes up with Janeane's sister Paula who's visiting for Thanksgiving. Despite their mutual dislike of each other, they can't stay away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Communication
    5.6/10(7)
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    #6 - Communication

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/4/1996

    Jonathan falls for a TV commercial actress, the 'Butter Girl'. He gets an opportunity to meet her, only to find she only speaks French. Oddly enough she goes home with Jonathan, even though they don't understand a word the other says. Trudy throws Sam out when he tells a deeply embarrassing story about her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Affair
    5.6/10(7)
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    #7 - Affair

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/15/1996

    Jonathan worries that Sam is having an affair with Paula Abdul.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Wedding
    5.6/10(10)
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    #8 - Wedding

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/22/1996

    Jonathan attends the wedding of his college girlfriend. Manny sits on a jury.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Lovenest
    5.6/10(10)
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    #9 - Lovenest

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 3/14/1996

    Jonathan pursues Charlie McCarthy, even following her to Seattle in the hopes of starting a relationship. Meanwhile, Sam, Trudy, Janeane, and Matt discover the sensuous powers of Jonathan's apartment.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Brad Hall

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  • Double Date
    5.6/10(7)
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    #10 - Double Date

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 11/14/1996

    Jonathan takes Marie out on her wedding anniversary. Trudy's parents visit, giving Sam conniptions. Trudy has dinner with her first true love.

    Director: Craig Zisk, Max Tash

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pilot
    5.5/10(13)
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    #11 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/21/1995

    Jonathan endures a setup at Matt and Janeane's with a hideous girl, while missing the heavyweight fight on pay-per-view.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Nineteen
    5.5/10(8)
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    #12 - Nineteen

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/11/1996

    Jonathan dates a fabulous girl only to discover she's only 19-years-old. Janeane ventures to a tattoo parlor to prove she's still hip and 'with it'. Sam and Trudy house an 'artist' who steals objects and calls it art.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pop
    5.5/10(8)
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    #13 - Pop

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 5/9/1996

    Jonathan discovers that his dad's new fiancée is one of his old lovers. Meanwhile Sam discovers an old recording that he thinks is by the Beatles.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Andrew Gottlieb

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  • Mounted Cop
    5.5/10(11)
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    #14 - Mounted Cop

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/19/1996

    Jonathan fears he's the victim of a set-up when he breaks up with a woman with an overly protective family of cops. Trudy tries to buy an illegal Cuban bra.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Rachel Sweet

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  • Rival
    5.4/10(9)
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    #15 - Rival

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 2/1/1996

    Jonathan competes with an old college rival to get a famous author's quote on the jacket of his new book.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pudding
    5.4/10(7)
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    #16 - Pudding

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/8/1996

    Manny is fired when the tenant association votes to install a security system. Meanwhile Janeane and Matt's building fires their doorman for sloppy work. Sam borrows money from a fraternity to invest in a 'trapezoid scheme'

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Love Train
    5.4/10(10)
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    #17 - Love Train

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/31/1996

    While riding the subway on his way to a Halloween costume party, Jonathan meets the girl of his dreams dressed in a Cinderella costume. Jonathan places an ad in the newspaper and rides the subway to find her again. Russell studies for a law exam.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Rachel Sweet

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  • Deepest Cut
    5.4/10(7)
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    #18 - Deepest Cut

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 12/12/1996

    Jonathan accidentally stabs his mother with a kitchen knife, sending her to the hospital. Russell is obsessed with a big tipper.

    Director: Kim Friedman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Distance
    5.3/10(11)
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    #19 - Distance

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/18/1996

    Jonathan dates Janeane's sister Martha and revels in their no-strings-attached, NY/Washington D.C. relationship. Sam and Janeane decide they're perfect together so try a little matchmaking.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Tennis
    5.2/10(8)
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    #20 - Tennis

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/28/1995

    Sam fixes Jonathan up with Christie, an expert at all sports. Jonathan's macho competitive streak risks a great relationship. Sam takes secret tennis lessons so he can beat Matt.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Attraction
    5.2/10(8)
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    #21 - Attraction

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 12/7/1995

    Jonathan meets the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, she works for his current girlfriend. A greatful client gives Garth Brooks' lucky cowboy hat to Sam, giving him confidence he never knew he had.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Kids
    5.2/10(7)
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    #22 - Kids

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 5/2/1996

    Sam and Trudy watch Sebastian, Matt and Janeane's child, for a night to see if they're ready for parenthood. Sam and Trudy impulsively take Sebastian to Madison Square Garden to see a boxing match and pay the price for their recklessness when they're trapped on the subway.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: John Masius, Andrew Gottlieb

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  • Grandfather Clause
    5.2/10(12)
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    #23 - Grandfather Clause

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 3/26/1997

    Jonathan thinks it is fate when he keeps running into the same woman, until he discovers it's Manny's engaged granddaughter. Jonathan tries to weasel out of it when she calls off her wedding, apparently to marry Jonathan. Dan and Marie have a cross-dressing contest.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: N/A

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  • Babysitting
    5.0/10(9)
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    #24 - Babysitting

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/12/1995

    Jonathan discovers that women are attracted to a man with a baby when he babysits Sebastian.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Charity
    5.0/10(6)
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    #25 - Charity

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/19/1995

    Jonathan is shocked when he learns that Matt does charity work. He wonders whether he's evil because he has no inclination to do likewise.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Neighbors" is the best rated episode of "The Single Guy". It scored 6.4/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/2/1995. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mugging".