- 6.4/1020 votesLoading...
#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
- 6.2/1023 votesLoading...
#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
- 6.2/1012 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.7/108 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.6/107 votesLoading...
#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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#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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#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
- 5.6/1010 votesLoading...
#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
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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
- 5.5/1013 votesLoading...
#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
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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
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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
- 5.5/1011 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.4/109 votesLoading...
#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
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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
- 5.4/1010 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.4/107 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.3/1011 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.3/109 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.2/108 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.2/108 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.2/107 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.2/1012 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.0/109 votesLoading...
#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
- 5.0/106 votesLoading...
#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
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".