Life with Roger (Season 1)

Pilot (Episode 1)

Air date: 1996-09-08

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A repressed doctor befriends a man he saved from jumping.

The Day After (Episode 2)

Air date: 1996-09-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Jason can't cancel his honeymoon trip, so Roger goes with him.

The Stereo (Episode 3)

Air date: 1996-09-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Roger helps Jason buy a stereo at a bargain price.

The Foosball Connection (Episode 4)

Air date: 1996-09-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Roger bonds with Jason's boss when he becomes their temporary secretary.

Breaking In Is Hard to Do (Episode 5)

Air date: 1996-10-06

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Jason wants his ex-girlfriend to return his leather jacket.

First Date (Episode 6)

Air date: 1996-10-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Unbeknownst to Jason, his first date in five years is actually a setup by a well-meaning Roger. And Jason's conduct shows he's sorely out of practice.

Love Thy Neighbor (Episode 7)

Air date: 1996-10-27

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Roger tries to help Jason make new friends in the building, so he declares the next person to leave the elevator will be their lunch guest -- but this turns out to be the building super who, after Roger spurns his boorish behavior, seeks revenge.

The Way We Was (Episode 8)

Air date: 1996-11-03

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Lanie's friend Heather has a romantic history with Roger but is looking for a secure financial future, so Roger returns to his former steady job in order to start the relationship anew.

Is There a Doctor in the House? (Episode 9)

Air date: 1996-11-10

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Myra trips and hurts herself at Jason's office.

Working Girl (Episode 10)

Air date: 1996-11-17

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Roger goes undercover to get solid proof when evidence suggests that Jason's new girlfriend Gina is a hooker.

Last Tango (Episode 11)

Air date: 1996-12-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Taunted into a tango contest, Roger vows to teach Myra to dance.

The Apartment (Episode 12)

Air date: 1997-01-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Jason is determined to move out when Myra becomes his building's manager. But Roger's ""psychic abilities"" sense evil in the dream apartment they find.

The Landlady (Episode 13)

Writer: David Hoge

Air date: 1997-01-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Burglars hit Jason and Roger's apartment after Myra fires the building's longtime doorman (Ron Karabatsos) and installs an elaborate electronic security system.

About Last Night (Episode 14)

Writer: Todd J. Greenwald

Air date: 1997-01-19

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A sexy dream about Roger prompts Lanie to explore the possibility of it coming true; Myra helps Jason shop for furniture to fill his apartment, which has been burglarized.

The New Boyfriend (Episode 15)

Air date: 1997-03-02

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Even Roger and Jason think Myra's new boyfriend Ron is perfect -- until he makes a pass at Lanie.

The Man with the Golden Charm (Episode 16)

Air date: 1997-03-03

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Roger's lucky necklace gets thrown in with clothes destined for charity, which explains -- to Roger -- why he fails to attract a bid at a bachelor auction.

A Fight to Remember (Episode 17)

Writer: David Hoge

Air date: 1997-03-09

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Once a champion dancer, Roger accepts a grudge-match challenge to tango, then learns his former partner is unavailable. Can Myra step in and follow his lead?

Toy Story (Episode 18)

Air date: 1997-03-16

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A visiting preteen monarch abandons his duties and escapes in someone else's limousine -- which happens to be driven by Roger and Jason, who become kidnapping suspects.

Dial M for Muffin (Episode 19)

Writer: Todd J. Greenwald

Air date: 1997-03-23

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: When the nice neighbor lady who's been supplying Roger with baked goods doesn't show up, Roger, Jason and Myra's investigation leads them into danger.

The Boxer Rebellion (Episode 20)

Air date: 1997-03-30

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Roger is cast in an underwear commercial, but Lanie learns it's not the career maker that he's expecting. Meanwhile, Jason pretends he's Myra's husband when her aunt visits.