Overview
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.
Created by: Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre
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Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1: Most Chicks Won't Eat Veal
Sep 22, 2003
Carefree jingle writer Charlie Harper has his lifestyle altered when his uptight brother and his 10-year-old nephew move in with him.
Episode 2: Big Flappy Bastards
Sep 29, 2003
Despite warnings from Charlie, Jake continues to feed seagulls on the deck and the birds invade the house. Meanwhile, Charlie thinks Judith is taking ...
Episode 3: Go East on Sunset Until You Reach the Gates of Hell
Oct 06, 2003
Jake wants to go home to his mom after he gets sick, prompting Alan to think he's a failure as a husband and now as a father.
Episode 4: If I Can't Write My Chocolate Song, I'm Going to Take a Nap
Oct 13, 2003
Charlie can't function when his housekeeper storms off because of Alan's constant complaints, so Alan tries desperately to woo her back. Mea...
Episode 5: The Last Thing You Want Is to Wind Up with a Hump
Oct 20, 2003
Alan and Charlie have encounters with some highly libidinous soccer moms, but with two very different outcomes.
Episode 6: Did You Check with the Captain of the Flying Monkeys?
Oct 27, 2003
The guys go to Evelyn's house to meet the new man she's dating, and Charlie realizes the man's daughter is a woman he's trying to ...
Episode 7: If They Do Go Either Way, They're Usually Fake
Nov 03, 2003
Judith is upset with Alan and Charlie when she learns that a surfer who uses Charlie's shower walks around half naked in front of Jake . Then Ala...
Episode 8: Twenty-Five Little Pre-Pubers Without a Snoot-Ful
Nov 10, 2003
Alan tricks Charlie into joining him and Judith in leading Jake and his classmates in the school's annual music show.
Episode 9: Phase One, Complete
Nov 17, 2003
Charlie is convinced that a woman who spent the night with him wants to turn their relationship into something serious after she befriends Jake and Ev...
Episode 10: Merry Thanksgiving
Nov 24, 2003
Realizing he's losing someone special, Charlie plans a Thanksgiving dinner to convince her he's a family guy and that she should be with him...
Episode 11: Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor
Dec 15, 2003
When Alan is surprised to see that Judith has had a makeover and is dating a man, he decides to have Charlie help him transform his image.
Episode 12: Camel Filters and Pheromones
Jan 05, 2004
Berta's granddaughter spends the day at Charlie's, which isn't a problem until he learns she's a beautiful, rebellious 16-year-old...
Episode 13: Sarah Like Puny Alan
Jan 12, 2004
Charlie nurses an ailing Alan back to health so they can go on a double date with two sisters, one of whom Charlie's been wanting to date for a l...
Episode 14: I Can't Afford Hyenas
Feb 02, 2004
Charlie's financial manager informs the carefree jingle writer that he spends money faster than his royalty checks come in, and now he must go on...
Episode 15: Round One to the Hot Crazy Chick
Feb 09, 2004
Charlie invites a mysterious, slightly crazed woman to stay at the house until she can settle some family problems.
Episode 16: That Was Saliva, Alan
Feb 16, 2004
Charlie is perplexed when Frankie, the mysterious woman temporarily living in the Harper household, begins falling for Alan and not him.
Episode 17: Ate the Hamburgers, Wearing the Hats
Feb 23, 2004
Charlie's still brooding over Alan's choice of their cousin as Jake's guardian if both parents die when the boy has an accident while i...
Episode 18: An Old Flame with a New Wick
Mar 01, 2004
Charlie is stunned to learn his ex-girlfriend is now a man.
Episode 19: I Remember the Coatroom, I Just Don't Remember You
Mar 22, 2004
Judith's devious siren sister stirs things up at Jake's 11th birthday party when she hits on Alan. Meanwhile, Evelyn brings alcohol and has ...
Episode 20: Hey, I Can Pee Outside in the Dark
Apr 19, 2004
Jake's sullen mood baffles and bothers the family and prompts Alan and Judith to take him to a child psychologist.
Episode 21: No Sniffing, No Wowing
May 03, 2004
Charlie plays a tricky game when he gets involved with Alan's divorce lawyer, who could make things difficult for Alan if she were, say, dumped b...
Episode 22: My Doctor Has a Cow Puppet
May 10, 2004
When Charlie discovers that Alan is sleepwalking, he believes it's related to his brother's lack of sex following his divorce, and comes up ...
Episode 23: Just Like Buffalo
May 17, 2004
When Jake repeats one of Charlie's sexist remarks in front of Judith's support group, the women convince Judith to stop Jake's visits w...
Episode 24: Can You Feel My Finger?
May 24, 2004
Charlie has a pregnancy scare involving one of his one-night stands and decides to go for the big "V," and we're not talking Vegas.
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