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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 11 - Communication
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    #1 - Communication

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 14 - Rival
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    #2 - Rival

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 15 - Pudding
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    #3 - Pudding

    S1:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 16 - Affair
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    #4 - Affair

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 18 - Poetry
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    #5 - Poetry

    S1:E18

    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:Unknown

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  6. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 20 - Kids
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    #6 - Kids

    S1:E20

    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
    Writers:John Masius, Andrew Gottlieb

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  7. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 22 - Moving
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    #7 - Moving

    S1:E22

    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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  8. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 2 - Best Man
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    #8 - Best Man

    S2:E2

    Jonathan is coerced into being the best man at the wedding of a man he hardly knows. The bride confides in Jonathan that she doesn't want to get married and asks Jonathan to tell the groom. Trudy throws out Sam's lucky sneakers.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Gayle Abrams

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  9. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 5 - Strip Club
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    #9 - Strip Club

    S2:E5

    Jonathan and Marie look for employment at a temp agency. Sam hides the truth from Trudy when he visits a strip club.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Andrew Gottlieb

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  10. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 8 - Double Date
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    #10 - Double Date

    S2:E8

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

    Directors:Max Tash, Craig Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 10 - Deepest Cut
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    #11 - Deepest Cut

    S2:E10

    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:Unknown

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  12. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 11 - New Year
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    #12 - New Year

    S2:E11

    Jonathan visits a therapist as part of his New Year's resolution. The therapist urges Jonathan to forsake women until he decides what he really wants with his life. Sam and Trudy agree to work on starting a family.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 12 - Like Father...
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    #13 - Like Father...

    S2:E12

    Jonathan is shocked when his father completely changes his personality on the eve of his wedding. Sam fears he and Trudy won't be able to adopt due to an incident in his past.

    Director:Max Tash
    Writer:Rachel Sweet

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  14. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 13 - Starting Over
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    #14 - Starting Over

    S2:E13

    Jonathan gets an advertising job. Jonathan goes along with new neighbor Dan on an all-night binge against his better judgment.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:John Masius

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  15. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 14 - Just Friends?
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    #15 - Just Friends?

    S2:E14

    Dan decides to be 'just friends' with Marie. Manny sprains his ankle and moves in with the Sloans, teaching them what a child will be like. Jonathan dates the boss's daughter and has to accept her stupid idea for an advertising campaign.

    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Gayle Abrams

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  16. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 15 - Macho Men
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    #16 - Macho Men

    S2:E15

    Jonathan and Dan compete for the love of a woman, Bambi. Trudy forces Sam to throw out his junk.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 16 - Mother Love
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    #17 - Mother Love

    S2:E16

    Jonathan's mother dates his boss. Russell helps Marie rehearse for 'Romeo and Juliet', in the process discovering that they care for one another.

    Director:Andrew Tsao
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 17 - Big Baby
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    #18 - Big Baby

    S2:E17

    Trudy and Sam are disappointed when they find their adopted child isn't an infant. Sam's abrasive father visits.

    Director:Andrew Tsao
    Writer:Rachel Sweet

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  19. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 18 - Grandfather Clause
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    #19 - Grandfather Clause

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown

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  20. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 19 - Jonathan Hollywood
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    #20 - Jonathan Hollywood

    S2:E19

    Jonathan is initially excited when a movie company that wants him to adapt his novel into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio approaches him; however, when it's converted to a movie starring Sinbad as identical twins; he's concerned about his artistic integrity. Sammy plays in a rock group, ""Fantastic Sam and the Toads"" and finds it difficult when Trudy intervenes.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 20 - Au Pair
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    #21 - Au Pair

    S2:E20

    Sam and Trudy hire an au pair to watch Teddy. They do everything they can to sabotage her dream of being a professional singer when it means losing their immaculate apartment. Dan sues Manny when a water pipe in his apartment bursts.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 21 - Vegas Finale
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    #22 - Vegas Finale

    S2:E21

    The gang travels to Las Vegas to watch Marie portray Cher in a lounge act. Trudy loses thousands of dollars, and Jonathan wakes up from a drunken stupor holding a marriage certificate and wearing a wedding ring.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 13 - Distance
    4.8/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Distance

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Single Guy Season 1 Episode 10 - Midnight
    5.0/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Midnight

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Single Guy Season 2 Episode 7 - The Virgin
    5.0/10(13 votes)

    #25 - The Virgin

    S2:E7

    Trudy hires Jonathan to deliver an art exhibit, The Virgin, by Carl Gannon (ep #12). It turns out 'the virgin' is a beautiful woman. Jonathan desperately tries to make the delivery without damaging the goods. Sam and Marie make special effects for a B-movie.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Communication" is the worst rated episode of "The Single Guy". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/4/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Rival".