
7.5
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.
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1Episode 1Pilot
23 min
Carefree jingle writer Charlie Harper has his lifestyle altered when his uptight brother and his 10-year-old nephew move in with him.
2Episode 2Big Flappy Bastards
21 min
Despite warnings from Charlie, Jake continues to feed seagulls on the deck and the birds invade the house. Meanwhile, Charlie thinks Judith is taking advantage of Alan, who keeps going to her house to fix things.
3Episode 3Go East on Sunset Until You Reach the Gates of Hell
21 min
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.
4Episode 4If I Can't Write My Chocolate Song, I'm Going to Take a Nap
21 min
Charlie can't function when his housekeeper storms off because of Alan's constant complaints, so Alan tries desperately to woo her back. Meanwhile, Rose comes to Charlie for dating advice.
5Episode 5The Last Thing You Want Is to Wind Up with a Hump
19 min
Alan and Charlie have encounters with some highly libidinous soccer moms, but with two very different outcomes.
6Episode 6Did You Check with the Captain of the Flying Monkeys?
21 min
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 avoid.
7Episode 7If They Do Go Either Way, They're Usually Fake
21 min
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 Alan's worried when Judith and the surfer become friends.
8Episode 8Twenty-Five Little Pre-Pubers Without a Snoot-Ful
19 min
Alan tricks Charlie into joining him and Judith in leading Jake and his classmates in the school's annual music show.
9Episode 9Phase One, Complete
21 min
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 Evelyn.
10Episode 10Merry Thanksgiving
21 min
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.
11Episode 11Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor
20 min
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.
12Episode 12Camel Filters and Pheromones
21 min
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.
13Episode 13Sarah Like Puny Alan
20 min
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 long time.
14Episode 14I Can't Afford Hyenas
21 min
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 a budget.
15Episode 15Round One to the Hot Crazy Chick
21 min
Charlie invites a mysterious, slightly crazed woman to stay at the house until she can settle some family problems.
16Episode 16That Was Saliva, Alan
21 min
Charlie is perplexed when Frankie, the mysterious woman temporarily living in the Harper household, begins falling for Alan and not him.
17Episode 17Ate the Hamburgers, Wearing the Hats
20 min
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 in his care and has to be rushed to the hospital.
18Episode 18An Old Flame with a New Wick
21 min
Charlie is stunned to learn his ex-girlfriend is now a man.
19Episode 19I Remember the Coatroom, I Just Don't Remember You
19 min
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 a party of her own.
20Episode 20Hey, I Can Pee Outside in the Dark
21 min
Jake's sullen mood baffles and bothers the family and prompts Alan and Judith to take him to a child psychologist.
21Episode 21No Sniffing, No Wowing
21 min
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 by a self-centered lothario.
22Episode 22My Doctor Has a Cow Puppet
21 min
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 with a cure.
23Episode 23Just Like Buffalo
21 min
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 with his dad and Charlie.
24Episode 24Can You Feel My Finger?
21 min
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.

Ashton Kutcher
Walden Schmidt

Jon Cryer
Alan Harper

Conchata Ferrell
Berta
6.7