Season 1 (1999)

Pilot
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September 23, 1999 • 23m

Henry McNeely's boss, Audrey, gives him a promotion he doesn't want: that of editor for flavor-of-the-month horror novelist Ian St...Read more

The Man Who Knew Too Much
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September 30, 1999 • 23m

Ian's curiosity is piqued after Henry mentions picking up a gift for his girlfriend, Tess, for their anniversary. When Henry refus...Read more

Sometimes a Fritter Is Just a Fritter
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October 7, 1999 • 23m

Henry doesn't understand why Ian changed the name of a character in his manuscript from Lily to Renska, nor does he understand why...Read more

Four Colds and a Funeral
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October 14, 1999 • 23m

Henry's germophobia kicks in as he struggles to maintain a ""five-foot perimeter"" from Ian, who's got a cold. But Henry catches i...Read more

The Lyin' King
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October 21, 1999 • 23m

During Halloween, Ian helps Henry pay back his pregnant cousin Lori for a prank she pulled on him a long time ago, while Maddie's ...Read more

Fish out of Water
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November 4, 1999 • 23m

Audrey and her flaming French partner, Cesar, throw an extravagant dinner party, and invite Henry and Tess with the sole purpose o...Read more

Engaged to Be Engaged
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November 11, 1999 • 23m

Henry's and Tess' declaration that they are ""engaged to be engaged"" leads Ian to play yet another prank on Henry -- this time by...Read more

The Stalker
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November 18, 1999 • 23m

At a book signing, Ian meets an obsessed and insane fan, Rod Dubelko, who makes Ian look down to earth in comparison. When Rod lea...Read more

The Dance
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December 2, 1999 • 23m

Tess (who narrates the tale) attempts to fix up Ian and Maddie after becoming jealous that Ian and Henry are hanging around each o...Read more

Coffin to Go
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December 9, 1999 • 23m

Under Audrey's orders, Henry makes Ian do a round table discussion with Charlie Rose. Henry stops by a funeral home to check out t...Read more

Christmas Cheerleader
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December 16, 1999 • 23m

It's Christmastime, and there's a need to be afraid. Jake plans to fulfill his New Year's resolution to call his father who desert...Read more

The Crush
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January 6, 2000 • 23m

Oh what a tangled web Ian weaves when he writes a secret admirer letter to Kit, a blonde he likes, and asks Jake to deliver it to ...Read more

My Bodyguard (a.k.a. Guarding Tess)
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January 13, 2000 • 23m

Henry, Ian and Tess get mugged. Henry does what you might expect, but Ian head-butts the mugger and saves the day -- as well as Te...Read more

The Hypnotist
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February 3, 2000 • 23m

Henry scoffs at Ian's story about a guy being hypnotized into believing he committed a crime he didn't, claiming it's ridiculous. ...Read more

Therapy
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March 2, 2000 • 23m

When Ian plots a story featuring a couples counselor, he and Henry schedule an appointment with one to get the lowdown on how they...Read more

Secrets and Lies
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March 9, 2000 • 23m

Pryce, a Yale student, wants to do an interview with Henry for the college's alumni mag. When Pryce sets his sights on Ian, his in...Read more

The Grade
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March 16, 2000 • 23m

Ian's first novel, Below Ground, finds its way onto the reading list in Maddie's contemporary literature class. Maddie is thrilled...Read more

The Pigeon
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July 13, 2000 • 23m

While boxing with Jake on the balcony, Ian accidentally knocks a pigeon's nest filled with eggs off the ledge -- and doesn't care....Read more

He's Gotta Have It
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January 1, 1970 • 23m

Henry throws a surprise birthday party for Tess and invites her sister, Brittany -- unaware that Tess can't stand her. At the part...Read more

Dog Gone
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January 1, 1970 • 23m

Henry loses Edgar after Ian leaves him in his care temporarily. Fearing Ian's wrath, Henry puts up missing posters around the city...Read more

The Psychic
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January 1, 1970 • 23m

A doorman by day, fortune teller by night gives a psychic reading for Maddie (who will soon rekindle with a long-lost love) and Ja...Read more

The Big Finish
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January 1, 1970 • 23m

After months of procrastination, Ian finally completes his second book. Just when it's about to be delivered to Audrey for publica...Read more