Martin Tupper works as editor for company that publishes cheap and sleazy books. His ex-wife married a man far beyond the point of being perfect. His secretary is lazy and has no respect for him. Since his life is in a mess Martin dives into the world of dating again and meets dozens of strange women.
1 | Try Not to Remember |
| As Martin has problems reaching an orgasm, he starts seeing a psychologist. Once she suggests he was molested in his childhood by an uncle, he starts going nuts. |
2 | Bess You Is Not My Woman Now |
| Recently divorced, Judith’s old friend Bess (Annette O’Toole) comes to New York. Martin always believed there was a sexual tension between him and Bess and wants to release it …but Bess’s unreleased tension has a different target. |
3 | Long Distance Runaround |
| Eddie moves to Los Angeles, leaving Martin lonely. |
4 | Significant Author |
| Gibby offers his editors an increased annual bonus which would be given just to one of the editors and will be deducted from the salaries of others. Toby puts up a personal ad, to which a famous writer, Maddox March (Ray Wise), responds. |
5 | 9 1/2 Days |
| Once more, Martin begins a relationship with an author of his, Phoebe (Barbara Alyn Woods), who is into all sorts of sexually challenging games. Phoebe is also an etiquette expert — but what exactly is the etiquette after a threesome? |
6 | Beam Me Up, Dr. Spock |
| Jeremy gets a bad grade in maths, gets a tutor 8 years his senior (Liz Vassey) and quickly starts dating her, which puts Martin’s and Judith’s diverging parenting approaches to a challenge. |
7 | Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai |
| An episode based mainly on clips from earlier episodes. Martin chokes on a champagne cork and is being evaluated according to the Ten Commandments in order to decide where his final destination will be. |
8 | Music in My Veins, part 1 |
| Martin starts dating a rock star (Shannon Kenny) who is addicted not only to sex and rock‘n’roll… |
9 | Music in My Veins, part 2 |
| Struck by writer’s block, Katrina (Shannon Kenny) discovers some old poems of Martin’s and wants to use them as the lyrics for her band’s new album. |
10 | Tie Me Sister Lu Down, Sport |
| In order to prove he has what it takes to become vice president of Whitestone, Martin has to show Gibby’s sister from Australia’s Outback (Morwenna Banks) around New York. |
11 | She Won’t Do It, But Her Sister Will |
| Martin starts seeing Judith’s younger sister Winnie (Andrea Parker) and has trouble telling Judith. |
12 | Flight of the Pedalbee |
| Martin becomes involved with a self-help guru (Mary Crosby) whose book he is editing. He is only convinced of her methods when it comes to sex though… |
13 | Am I Blue |
| Short of money for a down payment to buy his flat, Martin starts a secret career as a successful porn screenwriter. |
14 | Home Is Where the Cart Is |
| Martin falls in love with Lisbett (Stacy Travis) who lives in her car. |
15 | Little Orphan Eddie |
| The surprise party Martin sets up for Eddie certainly is full of surprises. |
16 | Toby’s Choice |
| To get rid of his annoying old friend Pete (Curtis Armstrong), Martin sets him up with Toby. |
17 | The Weekend at the College Didn’t Turn Out Like They Planned |
| When Judith and Martin accompany Jeremy to visit the college he wants to enrol at, their relationship takes an unexpected turn. |
18 | Second Time Aground |
| Judith talks Martin into group counselling for divorced couples who are back together. |
19 | The Spirit of 76th & Park |
| Martin moves in at Judith’s but has some trouble getting used to her late husband Richard Stone’s computer-controlled appliances. |
20 | All About Louie |
| When Gibby tells Martin to organise the Whitestone stand at the Chicago Book Fair, Toby hires her cousin Louie (Jon Polito) to assist him. |
21 | The Way We War |
| Old conflicts resurface when Judith and Eddie fight about who will organise Martin’s birthday party |
22 | Springtime for Tupper |
| Martin gets his own quality-literature division at Whitestone. |
23 | Hey Diddle Diddle |
| When Judith catches Martin masturbating, it leads to a talk about their sex life. And action. |
24 | Cupid Is as Cupid Does |
| Martin sets up Eddie with Judith’s friend Rema (Dawnn Lewis). |
25 | Tenants, Anyone? |
| Martin quickly regrets renting out his flat to Toby. |
26 | Finale - Part One |
| As Eddie’s best man, Martin starts asking himself whether he should re-marry Judith. |
27 | Finale with a Vengeance |
| On the verge of Judith and Martin’s wedding, plans to revive her late husband Richard Stone surface. |