2The Awful Truth
Jill moves in with Elisa and has a shot at a job opening, for which suck-up fellow intern Steve is also in line. Jack's unfaithful fiancé Danny Hallahan, all the way from Boston, turns up on their doorstep and then at her work and makes an appointment, for which Audrey helps her rehearsing. Now Jill has moved out, Mikey invites himself to move in with Barto -who is too nice to admit he doesn't want such an immature roommate- and helps himself to the Zakamatak prototype Jill took home believing it was rejected, yet is requested urgently by Jill's boss Stanley Ashton for their Japanese licensing company Taki Toys's representative, Mr. Tanaka, uses it as a sex-toy and leaves it with his girl-friend Jennifer, who in turn passed on the Zakamatak to her roommate Heather, who is out of town for a week. Jill meets Danny and convinces him Jack has another. Elisa breaks up with Jill, which spares Barto throwing out Mikey. Jack should ace the proofing test, but runs away to see Danny again, even kisses him, then runs off to Elisa, where Jill was not feeling at home anyway, then accepts to travel back to Boston, till the moment is there...
3Moving On
When Audrey replies to Jack's detailed 7 months-plan after her break-up with Danny it takes a fling to lose her 'last date virginity', Jack calls whistling construction workers' bluff to public acclaim. After two years steady with Elisa, Jill wants to dive in bachelor dating again; Mikey points out his black book is almost as lame as Barto's, so they plan a party and invite Elisa, expecting her to decline, Jack and Audrey. On Saturday the apartment fills easily, including Elisa, but conversations range from uneasy to awkward or even threats. While Mikey worries someone may touch his bottle of 50-years old tequila, Barto's med school adviser Nick Seraph, a reputed dating-shark, snaps up Jack in a minute, but even her fastest rate bores him soon, to Jill's relief. Barto is ecstatic when Audrey wants to see him alone, till she bares- an infected bellybutton, for free medical advice...
4Welcome to the Working Week
In the gents, his legendary big boss Stanley Ashton tells Jill to come see him about his promising design the next day; one toy pleases enough to be suggested for development and promise him a promotion; alas Ashton dies from a heart-attack before the board meeting, Jill morns the man and the prospects. Audrey says she has broken up with director Travis Cutler, but he can get her a very desirable theater part, so to Jack's disgust she stays with him. Jack is assigned health code violations in New York restaurants, so she goes undercover as dishwasher in Chateau Noir, where she finds and chases with a hidden camera a black rat, but didn't check the actually blank results before having the piece announced, fails smuggling in a pet rat and looses the expensive camera- returning for it proves an unexpected opportunity... Barto is worried to find Mikey gets computerized career potential analysis; Jill turns his depression about the resulting advice, priesthood -not obvious for the ladies man- by saying the job is a spiritual adviser and good listener, like Mikey, who continues practicing those virtues as barman, but later learns the results were switched: his vocation would be park ranger. Discusted by his market-mind, Jill tells the new boss not to respect him, yet is asked to stay and make good toys.
5Not Just a River in Egypt
In the library, Jill bumps into Laurie Tindell, the dream girl he never really knew in high school, and immediately gets a date. Audrey panics when the director decides she must sing a solo, while she can't even read from a music sheet, gets faked support from Jack and blows it completely, unable to utter a syllable; by comparison with a failed exam of his, her silent admirer Barto encourages her to hang on, and it works. After an outburst from Elisa, Jack goes to Jill, but finds him in underwear with his date; only after Eliza saw him with Jack too, Laurie tells him she's married...
6She Ain't Heavy
Jill gets a visit from his kid sister Abby, who he will prep for an NYU dean's interview; her first question is whether big bro and Jack have sex. She misses the interview because getting facial piercings took too long, and runs off to a dance party with Mikey, who thinks David is the one out of line when he rages in as a bull to pull Abby out of the club, and hears the ingrate doesn't want to go to college, even blames him for 'forgetting' his junior siblings after he spend nearly all his time for years being their substitute father. Eliza was asking a superior out, but decides to go alone, even though David, having to cancel, gave her tickets for two, and lands in a one-man version of Casabanca by the unknown Hugh Westland. Jack gets a last-minute assignment to cover a wedding between very old people. After Audrey finally notices Barto pays her true attention and he sees trough her though act, they have sex- she tells Jack it was the best in her life, but doesn't consider it hooked them up; then director Travis comes to make up, Barto sees them and dumps the breakfast he was about to offer her. After Abby gets arrested for a futility, Jill seems to be trough bothering after bailing her out with Jack, then makes up with sis and Mikey.
8Men Will Be Boys
When Jill becomes the next victim of colleague Stan, who takes credit for his brilliant technical idea, Mikey suggests using the boxing ring the At-bar just installed for 'office fighting'. Jill asks 'dumped' Jack if Matt is a good kisser. Matt asks Jack out, she agrees: to Audrey's preview Friday-night. The others are there too; Barto's repeated apologies are accepted with a smile now Travis is history. Elisa is struck on the street by a glance exchanged with hunky Jonathon Appel whom she doesn't now yet. Matt and Jack kiss. In the morning, Barto finds Audrey outdoors in pajamas, waiting for the newspaper review- the musical is a hit. Stan accepts to box, but has his own gloves- Barto and Mikey help intimidated Jill train his arse off. Jack considers it Cro-Magnon but perfect for TV, and may cover it with Matt; Jill won't hear of camera's, so Stan becomes the hero. Audrey was dressed up to celebrate with Barto, but takes a rain-check when theatrical agent Roger Wyman invites her; Barto thinks the dress was to impress Roger; in the morning he invites her for the At-bar fight, which is hosted by Mikey. Elisa is exited to see Jonathan arrive there, but can't find him. Stan cancels with alleged flu, but Matt's offer to stand is is a least as acceptable to star feature challenger David 'Messenger of death' Jillefski. Matt is knocked KO: Jack must go live instead in only five minutes, and proves a hit- like Jack's fist hit good loser Matt a black eye. Barto drops by at Audrey's to tell her he's no longer scared, can't be scared off and is confident nothing scares her more then a serious love.
9Pseudos, Sex and Sidebars
Mikey feels ready for a pseudo-girlfriend: more then a one-night-stand, but not told she's not (yet?) a real one and often not exclusive- as Jack may be to Matt; now Jack worries Matt never introduces her as his girlfriend. Jill gets served a lawsuit for causing adulterous ex-high school-flame Laurie Tindell to break matrimony with Michel Preston, actually one date and one night; lawyer Gavola tells him judge Reeves should throw the case out easily, but she was dumped herself; plaintiff's lawyer Allison Hanau is hot in Jill's eyes, but turns his affirmation not even to have known about Tindell's marriage into 'guilt' by deliberately not asking for the sake of his fantasy, he dumps Gavola but finds another too expensive and decides to defend himself. Elisa's mystery dream-date is on a tape, renting a video. Now colleague-barman Tad has quit, Mikey is promoted manager: bye-bye day off, tons to learn; as if the 'weight of too many keys' wasn't crushing enough, he must fire waitress Belinda. Audrey worries Barto is off cramming for an exam with a certain Meg, even spies on his study group- Jack notices her reign as queen of indifference is over. Matt invites Jack for home-cooking, according to Elisa the last step before sex; he cooks and kisses well, but her irritating questions make him bring her home early, yet the next day he asks her out again soon. As Barto is occupied studying, Mikey is Jill's character witness, but messes up even the line they obviously rehearsed, and apparently caused his bank clerk Cindy's impending divorce. When Jack breaks off with Matt as she can't handle an on-off relation his style after seeing his breakfast date, he replies that was to dump the other woman and become exclusively hers and kisses her in plain office sight; this time she 'stays for breakfast'. Jill's closing statement is sorry someone gets hurt and the marriage killed, but taking a risk for a shot at lifelong happiness is the right choice. Having fired Belinda, Mikey throws back managing 'not much' in the bosses own words. Elisa and 'him' see each-other trough the bus window, but she cannot get off.
11Bad Timing and Dirty Laundry
In bed with Matt, Jack dreams of Jill kissing her by surprise. A loose door knob gets Jack and Jill locked up in the laundry room on Saturday evening; she panics and over-organizes, he proves practical and optimistic enough to get her laughing and even a bit spontaneous, which she tries with Matt too once they are found: cab driver Yuri may choose their destination. Elisa decides to look for her mystery man by personal ad, then reads out to Jack one which fits them, for a meeting at 9; at the last minute she hails a cab to shy away, but the driver is him: Jonathon (she still doesn't know Appel), who takes her to his romantic other job, singer-guitarist in a bar; at her place they kiss; finding he sneaked out of her bed in the morning, she's insulted. Barto commutes between med-school and bed with Audrey, who overhears on his answering machine his mother inquiring whether he brings his girlfriend to a family dinner, which Audrey finds worrying but Barto explains to the boys is to spare her the Zanes' rejection Mikey still remembers, yet she makes him take her. The parental 'apartment' is a floor-wide city palace with original art and staff, the ideal decor for sneers, looking down on a plebeian dropout from a broken marriage; afterward Audrey reproaches the poor boy, who tried politely, not to speak up firmly for either of them; he buys it, she promises to win them over.
12When You Wish Upon a Car
When Jill helps an ice vendor with his car alarm, he's promised his greatest wish will come true; the next day his favorite toy design Zantopia is unconditionally selected for production and marketing, soon followed by a VP-promotion; when the brass decides to adapt it violently, he quits Major Toys altogether, and Allison Hanau's inability to understand this causes a break-up. Jack's accounts were already shabby, when she drops a $1,500 baccarat piece at a sale, but won't take a loan, even from Matt, rather asks Mikey for waitress shifts, yet bugs male clients and messes up more then her tips are worth; when she tells Elisa to have pawned a broach, Matt redeems it. Jonathon makes Elisa happy, yet she worries to know almost nothing about the hunk, and once in his place notices girl-skates on his hat-rack, later finds a letter to some Amy about ordinary things- it turns out to be his wife who died in an accident. After the ice vendor tells Jill he didn't get his wish because he doesn't realize it yet, he goes tell Jack they're wasting too much time.
