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Season 3, 19 episodes

Episode 1: Busted
- Now playing
- 1h
- Sep 28, 2001
As the two families merge into one house, disagreements over Jesse and Zoe's room decorations dominate the breakfast discussion. Lily's employer, Pages Alive, shuts down, so she's out of a job. Eli's busted for marijuana possession following a car accident. The officer finds Coop's marijuana in the car. This renews Karen's demands that Eli get a job and give up music. Lily, however, has a different opinion. Karen also talks with Rick about Eli living with her for a while. Predictably, Rick gets caught in the middle. Rick finally stands up to Karen and says that Eli will be okay. In the end, Eli ignores his mother's wishes and gets a job in a recording studio and continues to live with Rick and Lily.
Episode 2: The Awful Truth
- 1h
- Oct 5, 2001
Grace doesn't know what to make of her new teacher. Judy asks Lily to work at her planned bookstore/cafe. Lily also interviews at a radio station. Karen brings up the idea of hiring Jake to work on the bookstore/cafe. Lily isn't sure about that idea or where she wants to work. She gets hired at the radio station, so she has a decision to make. Jessie becomes increasingly annoyed by Grace and Eli's behavior when they're around each other. Judy and Lily argue about working together. Judy and Jake resolve the dispute they had the day before and Jake agrees to work on the bookstore/cafe. Will tells Judy that he found his daughter in Florida and that he's moving there to get to know her again. Eli becomes the subject of Grace's journal entries. Judy finally realizes that she has to do the bookstore/cafe without Lily.
Episode 3: Kind of Blue
- 1h
- Oct 12, 2001
Sam returns to town, further complicating the lives of Judy, Lily, and Rick. Sam wants to hire Rick to be the architect for a project he has. Judy, however, wants to hire Rick to redo her bookstore. Colin is agitated over Sam's inability to produce any sketches. Jake grows increasingly worried with the impending arrival of his and Tiffany's baby. Fearing he's having an anxiety attack, Judy tells him to go see her doctor. Colin gives Rick an ultimatum: Sam better produce some sketches, or else Rick and Sam will be fired. So Rick lets Sam know how serious the situation is. Jake's test results are clean and Sam comes through. Sam and Judy agree that now isn't the right time for them to be together.
Episode 4: Acting Out
- 1h
- Oct 19, 2001
Jessie and Grace both audition for the same role in a school production of ""As You Like It."" Mr. Dimitri throws them a curve when he announces that he is planning a musical version of the play. Judy and Sam Blue spend the night together and Lily suspects there is something going on. Judy would like a real commitment from Sam, but he's not quite ready yet. Grace tells Mr. Dimitri that Jessie can't handle the stress of the play because of her eating disorder and eventually lands the lead role.
Episode 5: Destiny Turns On The Radio
- 1h
- Nov 2, 2001
A boy in the play school play asks Jesse out. Grace is less than happy with the news, because she thought that the boy was flirting with her during rehearsal. Karen is upset that Rick didn't left her out of the loop on this. Les takes over a talk show after the host leaves following an argument between the two. He asks for Lily's opinion on a call (while on the air), which leads to her taking over the show that night, and a once-a-week gig after that. Rick and Lily argue about her discussing Jesse's ""date"" when it hasn't been decided if he'll let her go. Grace thinks about quitting the play (over her sorta-feelings for Tad and the whole Tad-Jesse thing), but that's not what she tells Mr. Dmitri. He convinces her to stay. Grace is irate that Lily offered to loan Jesse Lily's pearl necklace when she wouldn't let Grace borrow it earlier. Grace is starting to think that Lily likes her stepdaughter Jesse more than her. Karen accuses Lily of using Jesse's personal life for radio ""mat
Episode 6: Jake and the Women
- 1h
- Nov 9, 2001
The women (and Grace and Zoe) want to hold a baby shower for Tiffany. This doesn't excite Jake. He doesn't want Grace - and especially Zoe - to have expectations about him and Tiffany. So Jake discourages the idea of having Zoe at the shower. So she calls Lily to cancel the shower, which upsets Zoe. Jake tells Tiffany that she shouldn't go home to have the baby just because of him and Zoe. Lily convinces Tiffany to have the baby in Chicago and to have the shower also. Jake wants Lily to butt out of ""his business"", but because the kids are involved, he relents. Judy goes to her doctor to see how many ""baby years"" she has left. She even tells Lily that she's considering in-vitro fertilization. Zoe is upset over Jake's seeming indifference about his upcoming baby. Jake goes ballistic in front of all the women and kids when he and Zoe get home and the ladies discover that he didn't get a gift. Lily reassures Jake that he is still a good father despite his outburst. Jake does g
Episode 7: Chaos Theory
- 1h
- Nov 23, 2001
Lily and Karen both have unrealistic expectations for Thanksgiving celebrations. So naturally, nothing goes as planned. The lighting board at the theater goes out, so rehearsal is postponed. Lily does all the cooking herself after the kids are all busy. The pipes underneath the sink rust out, so that messes things up further. Judy doesn't want to be at dinner if Sam is coming (via Rick's invitation). Disagreement over building plans leads to Rick and Sam working on Thanksgiving, which upsets Lily even more. Karen is depressed about not having anyone to celebrate Thanksgiving with. She cancels her dinner plans with friends and stays at home in her nightgown all day. In a moment of reflection, she wonders if she's ever been happy, or just making sure everyone else is happy. The theater janitor kicks them out, so the play rehearsal is moved to Lily's house. She even fills in for one of the students. Jesse ends up walking home from the theater. Not realizing his mom was still ho
Episode 8: The Sex Show
- 1h
- Nov 30, 2001
Grace finds an ""adult magazine"" in their home recycling bin. This leads to a whole ""will you talk to Eli about this?"" talk coming from Lily to Rick. Rick is amazed at Sam's continued inability to be with only one woman at a time. Judy and Sam have yet another awkward conversation, this time at a newsstand. Judy later confesses to Sam while having lunch that she can't kiss him because she wouldn't stop once she started. Lily worries that Rick isn't as interested in her now that they're married. Rick confides to Sam that he thinks the same thing about Lily. Karen and Judy go out to a bar/club. Karen isn't sure she wants to be there in the first place. She meets a man there, and feels guilty when she ends up spending the night at his place. Tad makes Jesse uncomfortable at his party. Lily tells Rick that she doesn't necessarily WANT sex, but rather just to BE with him and not have his mind a million miles away. Judy and Sam have their usual ""we can't be together but we have to
Episode 9: Tough Love
- 1h
- Dec 7, 2001
When Eli loses his job and Grace's teacher questions her acting, they both learn the hard way that real self-confidence can be one of life's toughest accomplishments. Both learn that tough love can be a powerful motivator.
Episode 10: Pictures
- 1h
- Dec 14, 2001
Amid complete chaos, a surprise Christmas Eve delivery of Tiffany and Jake's baby unites the Manning and Sammler families like never before. Meanwhile, Judy's first encounter with Sam's eleven-year-old son doesn't go very smoothly.
Episode 11: Taking Sides
- 1h
- Jan 4, 2002
Flashbacks in the series' interview style recall a telling incident in the lives of Rick, Karen, Sam Blue's estranged wife Jeannine, and Sam himself, who rues another dalliance. Also, when Sam and Judy's relationship becomes the talk of the whole family, Sam finally realizes he wants Judy to be more than just a friend. Meanwhile Karen's loneliness and discomfort is compounded when Jessie cancels plans with her mom to stay at Lily's house.
Episode 12: Gardenia
- 1h
- Jan 11, 2002
A tragic accident shakes Karen from her deep depression and sets her up for the toughest battle of her life. This makes Eli and Jessie learn the hard way that their parents are more fragile than they'd thought.
Episode 13: Falling in Place
- 1h
- Mar 4, 2002
Jessie's anxiety and guilt about her mom's slow recovery causes tension with every member of the family, especially Lily. Meanwhile, Eli is in denial about the seriousness of his mother's condition.
Episode 14: The Gay-Straight Alliance
- 1h
- Mar 11, 2002
Grace pursues her teacher and Jessie develops an attraction for her friend Katie.
Episode 15: One Step (Parent) Backward
- 1h
- Mar 18, 2002
Sam places his dream of committing to Judy and having a family squarely on the shoulders of his ten-year-old son. Meanwhile, Jake finally realizes his feelings for Tiffany and his new baby daughter.
Episode 16: Aaron's List of Dreams
- 1h
- Mar 25, 2002
When Lily's brother Aaron expresses a desire to move out on his own with a young woman who is also mentally disabled, she finds it emotionally impossible to let him go.
Episode 17: Experience Is the Teacher
- 1h
- Apr 1, 2002
The prospect that Grace may be romantically involved with her creative-writing teacher troubles Lily, infuriates Jake, and imperils the career of the instructor.
Episode 18: Losing You
- 1h
- Apr 8, 2002
Just when Lily thinks life can't get any more complicated, her mother begins to show early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Episode 19: Chance of a Lifetime
- 1h
- Apr 15, 2002
Rick and Lily face more life-altering decisions when he is offered a major architectural position in Australia and she is offered a chance to take her Chicago-based radio show into national syndication. The Series Finale Episode concludes with this show's traditionaly black and white breaking of the fourth wall but this time, its the actors and not the characters as they speak about the realtionships formed amid the cast and what the show has meant to them.

The best show you're not watching.

1999 to 2002
3 seasons
1h per episode
Drama

6.7TMDB(22)

Overview

The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.

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Episodes
Ran for 3 seasons and 63 episodes (1999 to 2002)
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Setting
Set in Chicago
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Music
Music by W. G. Snuffy Walden
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Details

Created by: Edward Zwick
Marshall Herskovitz
Status: Ended
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 63
First aired: September 21, 1999
Last aired: April 15, 2002
Original language: English
Countries: US

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Cast

Episodes

Season 3, 19 episodes

Episode 1: Busted
- Now playing
- 1h
- Sep 28, 2001
As the two families merge into one house, disagreements over Jesse and Zoe's room decorations dominate the breakfast discussion. Lily's employer, Pages Alive, shuts down, so she's out of a job. Eli's busted for marijuana possession following a car accident. The officer finds Coop's marijuana in the car. This renews Karen's demands that Eli get a job and give up music. Lily, however, has a different opinion. Karen also talks with Rick about Eli living with her for a while. Predictably, Rick gets caught in the middle. Rick finally stands up to Karen and says that Eli will be okay. In the end, Eli ignores his mother's wishes and gets a job in a recording studio and continues to live with Rick and Lily.
Episode 2: The Awful Truth
- 1h
- Oct 5, 2001
Grace doesn't know what to make of her new teacher. Judy asks Lily to work at her planned bookstore/cafe. Lily also interviews at a radio station. Karen brings up the idea of hiring Jake to work on the bookstore/cafe. Lily isn't sure about that idea or where she wants to work. She gets hired at the radio station, so she has a decision to make. Jessie becomes increasingly annoyed by Grace and Eli's behavior when they're around each other. Judy and Lily argue about working together. Judy and Jake resolve the dispute they had the day before and Jake agrees to work on the bookstore/cafe. Will tells Judy that he found his daughter in Florida and that he's moving there to get to know her again. Eli becomes the subject of Grace's journal entries. Judy finally realizes that she has to do the bookstore/cafe without Lily.
Episode 3: Kind of Blue
- 1h
- Oct 12, 2001
Sam returns to town, further complicating the lives of Judy, Lily, and Rick. Sam wants to hire Rick to be the architect for a project he has. Judy, however, wants to hire Rick to redo her bookstore. Colin is agitated over Sam's inability to produce any sketches. Jake grows increasingly worried with the impending arrival of his and Tiffany's baby. Fearing he's having an anxiety attack, Judy tells him to go see her doctor. Colin gives Rick an ultimatum: Sam better produce some sketches, or else Rick and Sam will be fired. So Rick lets Sam know how serious the situation is. Jake's test results are clean and Sam comes through. Sam and Judy agree that now isn't the right time for them to be together.
Episode 4: Acting Out
- 1h
- Oct 19, 2001
Jessie and Grace both audition for the same role in a school production of ""As You Like It."" Mr. Dimitri throws them a curve when he announces that he is planning a musical version of the play. Judy and Sam Blue spend the night together and Lily suspects there is something going on. Judy would like a real commitment from Sam, but he's not quite ready yet. Grace tells Mr. Dimitri that Jessie can't handle the stress of the play because of her eating disorder and eventually lands the lead role.
Episode 5: Destiny Turns On The Radio
- 1h
- Nov 2, 2001
A boy in the play school play asks Jesse out. Grace is less than happy with the news, because she thought that the boy was flirting with her during rehearsal. Karen is upset that Rick didn't left her out of the loop on this. Les takes over a talk show after the host leaves following an argument between the two. He asks for Lily's opinion on a call (while on the air), which leads to her taking over the show that night, and a once-a-week gig after that. Rick and Lily argue about her discussing Jesse's ""date"" when it hasn't been decided if he'll let her go. Grace thinks about quitting the play (over her sorta-feelings for Tad and the whole Tad-Jesse thing), but that's not what she tells Mr. Dmitri. He convinces her to stay. Grace is irate that Lily offered to loan Jesse Lily's pearl necklace when she wouldn't let Grace borrow it earlier. Grace is starting to think that Lily likes her stepdaughter Jesse more than her. Karen accuses Lily of using Jesse's personal life for radio ""mat
Episode 6: Jake and the Women
- 1h
- Nov 9, 2001
The women (and Grace and Zoe) want to hold a baby shower for Tiffany. This doesn't excite Jake. He doesn't want Grace - and especially Zoe - to have expectations about him and Tiffany. So Jake discourages the idea of having Zoe at the shower. So she calls Lily to cancel the shower, which upsets Zoe. Jake tells Tiffany that she shouldn't go home to have the baby just because of him and Zoe. Lily convinces Tiffany to have the baby in Chicago and to have the shower also. Jake wants Lily to butt out of ""his business"", but because the kids are involved, he relents. Judy goes to her doctor to see how many ""baby years"" she has left. She even tells Lily that she's considering in-vitro fertilization. Zoe is upset over Jake's seeming indifference about his upcoming baby. Jake goes ballistic in front of all the women and kids when he and Zoe get home and the ladies discover that he didn't get a gift. Lily reassures Jake that he is still a good father despite his outburst. Jake does g
Episode 7: Chaos Theory
- 1h
- Nov 23, 2001
Lily and Karen both have unrealistic expectations for Thanksgiving celebrations. So naturally, nothing goes as planned. The lighting board at the theater goes out, so rehearsal is postponed. Lily does all the cooking herself after the kids are all busy. The pipes underneath the sink rust out, so that messes things up further. Judy doesn't want to be at dinner if Sam is coming (via Rick's invitation). Disagreement over building plans leads to Rick and Sam working on Thanksgiving, which upsets Lily even more. Karen is depressed about not having anyone to celebrate Thanksgiving with. She cancels her dinner plans with friends and stays at home in her nightgown all day. In a moment of reflection, she wonders if she's ever been happy, or just making sure everyone else is happy. The theater janitor kicks them out, so the play rehearsal is moved to Lily's house. She even fills in for one of the students. Jesse ends up walking home from the theater. Not realizing his mom was still ho
Episode 8: The Sex Show
- 1h
- Nov 30, 2001
Grace finds an ""adult magazine"" in their home recycling bin. This leads to a whole ""will you talk to Eli about this?"" talk coming from Lily to Rick. Rick is amazed at Sam's continued inability to be with only one woman at a time. Judy and Sam have yet another awkward conversation, this time at a newsstand. Judy later confesses to Sam while having lunch that she can't kiss him because she wouldn't stop once she started. Lily worries that Rick isn't as interested in her now that they're married. Rick confides to Sam that he thinks the same thing about Lily. Karen and Judy go out to a bar/club. Karen isn't sure she wants to be there in the first place. She meets a man there, and feels guilty when she ends up spending the night at his place. Tad makes Jesse uncomfortable at his party. Lily tells Rick that she doesn't necessarily WANT sex, but rather just to BE with him and not have his mind a million miles away. Judy and Sam have their usual ""we can't be together but we have to
Episode 9: Tough Love
- 1h
- Dec 7, 2001
When Eli loses his job and Grace's teacher questions her acting, they both learn the hard way that real self-confidence can be one of life's toughest accomplishments. Both learn that tough love can be a powerful motivator.
Episode 10: Pictures
- 1h
- Dec 14, 2001
Amid complete chaos, a surprise Christmas Eve delivery of Tiffany and Jake's baby unites the Manning and Sammler families like never before. Meanwhile, Judy's first encounter with Sam's eleven-year-old son doesn't go very smoothly.
Episode 11: Taking Sides
- 1h
- Jan 4, 2002
Flashbacks in the series' interview style recall a telling incident in the lives of Rick, Karen, Sam Blue's estranged wife Jeannine, and Sam himself, who rues another dalliance. Also, when Sam and Judy's relationship becomes the talk of the whole family, Sam finally realizes he wants Judy to be more than just a friend. Meanwhile Karen's loneliness and discomfort is compounded when Jessie cancels plans with her mom to stay at Lily's house.
Episode 12: Gardenia
- 1h
- Jan 11, 2002
A tragic accident shakes Karen from her deep depression and sets her up for the toughest battle of her life. This makes Eli and Jessie learn the hard way that their parents are more fragile than they'd thought.
Episode 13: Falling in Place
- 1h
- Mar 4, 2002
Jessie's anxiety and guilt about her mom's slow recovery causes tension with every member of the family, especially Lily. Meanwhile, Eli is in denial about the seriousness of his mother's condition.
Episode 14: The Gay-Straight Alliance
- 1h
- Mar 11, 2002
Grace pursues her teacher and Jessie develops an attraction for her friend Katie.
Episode 15: One Step (Parent) Backward
- 1h
- Mar 18, 2002
Sam places his dream of committing to Judy and having a family squarely on the shoulders of his ten-year-old son. Meanwhile, Jake finally realizes his feelings for Tiffany and his new baby daughter.
Episode 16: Aaron's List of Dreams
- 1h
- Mar 25, 2002
When Lily's brother Aaron expresses a desire to move out on his own with a young woman who is also mentally disabled, she finds it emotionally impossible to let him go.
Episode 17: Experience Is the Teacher
- 1h
- Apr 1, 2002
The prospect that Grace may be romantically involved with her creative-writing teacher troubles Lily, infuriates Jake, and imperils the career of the instructor.
Episode 18: Losing You
- 1h
- Apr 8, 2002
Just when Lily thinks life can't get any more complicated, her mother begins to show early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Episode 19: Chance of a Lifetime
- 1h
- Apr 15, 2002
Rick and Lily face more life-altering decisions when he is offered a major architectural position in Australia and she is offered a chance to take her Chicago-based radio show into national syndication. The Series Finale Episode concludes with this show's traditionaly black and white breaking of the fourth wall but this time, its the actors and not the characters as they speak about the realtionships formed amid the cast and what the show has meant to them.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Busted

E2 Episode 2: The Awful Truth

E3 Episode 3: Kind of Blue

E4 Episode 4: Acting Out

E5 Episode 5: Destiny Turns On The Radio

E6 Episode 6: Jake and the Women

E7 Episode 7: Chaos Theory

E8 Episode 8: The Sex Show

E9 Episode 9: Tough Love

E10 Episode 10: Pictures

E11 Episode 11: Taking Sides

E12 Episode 12: Gardenia

E13 Episode 13: Falling in Place

E14 Episode 14: The Gay-Straight Alliance

E15 Episode 15: One Step (Parent) Backward

E16 Episode 16: Aaron's List of Dreams

E17 Episode 17: Experience Is the Teacher

E18 Episode 18: Losing You

E19 Episode 19: Chance of a Lifetime

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Network

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Busted

E2 Episode 2: The Awful Truth

E3 Episode 3: Kind of Blue

E4 Episode 4: Acting Out

E5 Episode 5: Destiny Turns On The Radio

E6 Episode 6: Jake and the Women

E7 Episode 7: Chaos Theory

E8 Episode 8: The Sex Show

E9 Episode 9: Tough Love

E10 Episode 10: Pictures

E11 Episode 11: Taking Sides

E12 Episode 12: Gardenia

E13 Episode 13: Falling in Place

E14 Episode 14: The Gay-Straight Alliance

E15 Episode 15: One Step (Parent) Backward

E16 Episode 16: Aaron's List of Dreams

E17 Episode 17: Experience Is the Teacher

E18 Episode 18: Losing You

E19 Episode 19: Chance of a Lifetime

Episode 1: Busted

Episode 2: The Awful Truth

Episode 3: Kind of Blue

Episode 4: Acting Out

Episode 5: Destiny Turns On The Radio

Episode 6: Jake and the Women

Episode 7: Chaos Theory

Episode 8: The Sex Show

Episode 9: Tough Love

Episode 10: Pictures

Episode 11: Taking Sides

Episode 12: Gardenia

Episode 13: Falling in Place

Episode 14: The Gay-Straight Alliance

Episode 15: One Step (Parent) Backward

Episode 16: Aaron's List of Dreams

Episode 17: Experience Is the Teacher

Episode 18: Losing You

Episode 19: Chance of a Lifetime

Episode 1: Busted

Episode 2: The Awful Truth

Episode 3: Kind of Blue

Episode 4: Acting Out

Episode 5: Destiny Turns On The Radio

Episode 6: Jake and the Women

Episode 7: Chaos Theory

Episode 8: The Sex Show

Episode 9: Tough Love

Episode 10: Pictures

Episode 11: Taking Sides

Episode 12: Gardenia

Episode 13: Falling in Place

Episode 14: The Gay-Straight Alliance

Episode 15: One Step (Parent) Backward

Episode 16: Aaron's List of Dreams

Episode 17: Experience Is the Teacher

Episode 18: Losing You

Episode 19: Chance of a Lifetime