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The Worst Episodes of The Single Guy

Every episode of The Single Guy ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Single Guy!

The Single Guy is an American television sitcom
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Moving" is the worst rated episode of "The Single Guy". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by David Trainer and written by Jay Kogen, it aired on 5/16/1996. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Best Man".

  • Moving
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    #1 - 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

  • Best Man
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    #2 - Best Man

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1996

    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

  • Strip Club
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    #3 - Strip Club

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1996

    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

  • New Year
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    #4 - New Year

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/1997

    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: N/A

  • Like Father...
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    #5 - Like Father...

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/1997

    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

  • Starting Over
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    #6 - Starting Over

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/1997

    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

  • Just Friends?
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    #7 - Just Friends?

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/1997

    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

  • Macho Men
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    #8 - Macho Men

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/1997

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

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Baby
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    #9 - Big Baby

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/20/1997

    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

  • Jonathan Hollywood
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    #10 - Jonathan Hollywood

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/2/1997

    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: N/A

  • Vegas Finale
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    #11 - Vegas Finale

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/16/1997

    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: N/A

  • Good God
    3.6/107 votes
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    #12 - Good God

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1996

    Jonathan discovers everything falling into place in his life when he writes the Sunday sermons for a dull preacher. Sam suffers from back pain which is alleviated when he attends church. Trudy spends all her time at a firing range.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother Love
    3.8/107 votes
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    #13 - Mother Love

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/1997

    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: N/A

  • The Virgin
    4.7/1013 votes
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    #14 - The Virgin

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1996

    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: N/A

  • Midnight
    4.9/109 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Davy Jones
    4.9/109 votes
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    #16 - Davy Jones

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1996

    Jonathan hosts a Thanksgiving party with special guest Davy Jones, who's considering Jonathan to co-write his biography. Marie tries to deal with surprise guest, ex-husband Ricky.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: Andrew Gottlieb

  • Babysitting
    5.0/109 votes
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    #17 - 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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    #18 - 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

  • Poetry
    5.0/107 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Au Pair
    5.0/109 votes
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    #20 - Au Pair

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/1997

    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: N/A

  • Tennis
    5.2/108 votes
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    #21 - 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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    #22 - 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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    #23 - 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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    #24 - 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

  • Distance
    5.3/1011 votes
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    #25 - 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