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The Best Episodes of The Single Guy

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
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

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".

  • Neighbors
    6.4/1020 votes
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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

  • Mugging
    6.2/1023 votes
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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

  • Kept Man
    6.2/1012 votes
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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

  • Gift
    5.7/108 votes
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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

  • Sister
    5.7/108 votes
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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

  • Communication
    5.6/107 votes
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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

  • Affair
    5.6/107 votes
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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

  • Lovenest
    5.6/1010 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • Double Date
    5.6/107 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • Pilot
    5.5/1013 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Nineteen
    5.5/108 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Pop
    5.5/108 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Mounted Cop
    5.5/1011 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • Rival
    5.4/109 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • Pudding
    5.4/107 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Love Train
    5.4/1010 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • Deepest Cut
    5.4/107 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Distance
    5.3/1011 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Wedding
    5.3/109 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Tennis
    5.2/108 votes
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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

  • Attraction
    5.2/108 votes
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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

  • Kids
    5.2/107 votes
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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

  • Grandfather Clause
    5.2/1012 votes
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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

  • Babysitting
    5.0/109 votes
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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

  • Charity
    5.0/106 votes
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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