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The Best Episodes of The Single Guy Season 1

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Every episode of The Single Guy Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Single Guy Season 1!

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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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  • Gift
    5.7/10(8)
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    #3 - 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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    #4 - 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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    #5 - 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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    #6 - 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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    #7 - 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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    #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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  • Pilot
    5.5/10(13)
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    #9 - 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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    #10 - 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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    #11 - 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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  • Rival
    5.4/10(9)
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    #12 - 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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    #13 - 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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  • Distance
    5.3/10(11)
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    #14 - 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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    #15 - 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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    #16 - 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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    #17 - 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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  • Babysitting
    5.0/10(9)
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    #18 - 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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    #19 - 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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  • Poetry
    5.0/10(7)
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    #20 - Poetry

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 3/7/1996

    Jonathan confronts a columnist after she writes a scathing review of his book. Sam and Trudy try to beat a Three Card Monte dealer, Freaky Lou. Matt tries to write a poem for Janeane for their fifth anniversary.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: N/A

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  • Midnight
    4.9/10(9)
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    #21 - Midnight

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/14/1995

    Jonathan pines for Amanda on New Years Eve, after he spies her out with Broadway actor Jamie Barron.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Moving
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    #22 - Moving

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 5/16/1996

    Jonathan plays musical apartments when his building is temporarily closed for asbestos removal and he and Charlie can't bring themselves to move in together. Sam is down when he quits his job and finds out the $9,000 he invested with Matt has evaporated.

    Director: David Trainer

    Writer: Jay Kogen

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Neighbors" is the best rated episode of "The Single Guy" season 1. 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 is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mugging".