Two adults. One kid. No grown-ups.
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
Air date: 2006-09-18
Overview: Charlie returns to his bachelor lifestyle after Alan moves out of the house. Alan suffers a breakdown after his divorce from Kandi.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2006-09-25
Overview: Charlie finally tells Alan that he didn't marry Mia because she wanted Alan and Jake to move out of the house, but Alan finds a hole in his logic. Charlie and Alan deal with a noisy neighbor who constantly sings all the time, who happens to be Steven Tyler.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2006-10-02
Overview: Charlie tries to surf to impress Dottie, a beautiful woman he just met, but after he nearly drowns he is convinced that he saw his late father.
Writer: Bill Prady
Air date: 2006-10-09
Overview: Alan tries to hire his ex-wife's lawyer to help him win custody over the dog he and Kandi shared.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2006-10-16
Overview: Alan is overjoyed by the prospect of Judith remarrying, as he would no longer have to pay alimony. Alan gets Charlie to help him when it looks like the marriage maybe derailed due to Jake’s dislike of his mother’s fiancé.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2006-10-23
Overview: Charlie is dating a woman whose personality and life are like his mother’s.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2006-11-06
Overview: Berta's daughter, Naomi is pregnant and Berta drags Charlie with her when she confronts the baby’s father. Alan reveals a secret fetish.
Writer: Jim Patterson
Air date: 2006-11-13
Overview: Alan suffers from insomnia. He visits his psychiatrist, who reveals that the cause of Alan's sleepless nights is his jealousy towards Charlie, and his inability to glide through life.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2006-11-20
Overview: Charlie gets tired of Alan's mooching and reaches the breaking point during the brothers' double date. Jake is left home alone for the first time.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2006-11-27
Overview: Worrying Charlie may get rid of one of them, Berta and Lydia fight over him. Meanwhile, Kandi does everything she can to stop Alan from selling their condo.
Writer: Jim Patterson
Air date: 2006-12-11
Overview: Charlie's friends and family put a crimp in his plan for a romantic Christmas Eve date. When Evelyn sees who the date is, she goes to great lengths to force a wedge between them.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2007-01-08
Overview: Berta discovers that Alan has been dating her daughter Naomi.
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
Air date: 2007-01-22
Overview: Jake shares that he has heard his mother having sex with her fiancée, Herb; this revelation brings up a repressed memory for Charlie. This leads Charlie to seek help from Rose.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2007-02-05
Overview: Charlie sets Alan up with their new neighbour. But he gets jealous when the two form a bond.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2007-02-12
Overview: Rose is moving to London, and Charlie is surprised by his reaction to the news. Alan lies to a woman he met online.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2007-02-19
Overview: Charlie's young, hot girlfriend takes him to a new club. She invites Alan to meet one of her friends but the men are shocked to learn that they are considered as being "old".
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2007-02-26
Overview: After Evelyn tells Alan and Charlie how she feels about there being no mourners at her friend’s funeral, the boys share their feelings that this could also be the case at her funeral. Evelyn tries to prove them wrong by introducing them to a couple she help adopt a boy from China. The boys return fire by inviting the young man to a play date with Jake.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2007-03-19
Overview: Alan tries to bond with Jake when he realizes that his childhood is almost over. Kandi pursues a career in acting.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2007-04-09
Overview: Charlie takes a liking to Myra, the witty sister of Judith's fiancé, Herb.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2007-04-16
Overview: Alan looks forward to Judith's wedding, while Charlie and Myra continue their romance.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2007-04-23
Overview: Alan and Charlie re-examine their sexual identities after Alan befriends Greg, a gay man. Meanwhile, Jake has a crush on Greg's daughter.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2007-04-30
Overview: Jake gets lucky after Charlie takes him to the racetrack. Meanwhile, Alan has a difficult time at the DMV.
Writer: Don Foster
Air date: 2007-05-07
Overview: Charlie is shocked when the handyman working on his house beats him out for Chloe's affections. Alan has no sympathy for Charlie’s distress.
Writer: Eddie Gorodetsky
Air date: 2007-05-14
Overview: Evelyn's boyfriend, Teddy, invites Alan and Charlie to go with him to Las Vegas on his private jet. The boys confront their individual 'daddy issues'