Pilot
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: 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: 1x01 | Airdate: 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: 1x02 | Airdate: 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 advantage of Alan, who keeps going to her house to fix things.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 6, 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: 1x04 | Airdate: 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. Meanwhile, Rose comes to Charlie for dating advice.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2003
Alan and Charlie have encounters with some highly libidinous soccer moms, but with two very different outcomes.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: 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 avoid.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 3, 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 Alan's worried when Judith and the surfer become friends.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: 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: 1x09 | Airdate: 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 Evelyn.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2003
When Charlie's favorite ex announces that she is going to get married Charlie attempts to win her back. Tensions arise at a family Thanksgiving.
Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: 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: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 5, 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: 1x13 | Airdate: 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 long time.
Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 2, 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 a budget.
Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2004
Despite Alan's warning, Charlie falls for a seemingly crazy woman named Frankie that he meets at the garage.
Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: 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: 1x17 | Airdate: 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 in his care and has to be rushed to the hospital.
Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2004
One of Charlie's ex-girlfriends is now a man. It gets better: He starts dating Evelyn, who's clueless about his past history with her son.
Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: 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 a party of her own.
Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: 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: 1x21 | Airdate: May 3, 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 by a self-centered lothario.
Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: 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 with a cure.
Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: 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 with his dad and Charlie.
Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: 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.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2004
When Alan discovers that Charlie is a member of an exclusive men's support group, he begs his brother to let him join.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2004
Alan overzealously tries to push Judith's new relationship to the next level after Charlie mentions that he'll be off the hook for alimony if Judith remarries.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2004
Charlie tries to save Jake from school suspension by romancing his teacher, with unfortunate results.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2004
Charlie discovers that he made a big mistake when he lends Evelyn his Mercedes for a day in exchange for her hybrid car.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2004
Charlie falls head over heels for a woman who is better at playing hard to get than he is.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2004
When Charlie confesses playing a nasty trick on Alan when they were younger, Alan's self image is turned upside down.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2004
Charlie and Alan employ Berta's crazy sister to cater a party that Evelyn has cornered them into throwing for her.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2004
Alan meets a woman at the supermarket who introduces him to the kind of fantastic sex life Charlie is accustomed to.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2004
Charlie's ex-girlfriend comes back into his life with a little more baggage than when she left.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2004
Jake helps Charlie write a theme song for a new cartoon, and things heat up between Alan and Rose.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2004
Charlie finds out that his promiscuous lifestyle has become the subject of an angry web site.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2005
Alan's platonic high school girlfriend comes back into his life and creates contention between he and Charlie.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2005
When Judith's pipes burst due to an earthquake, Alan invites her to stay with him at Charlie's house.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2005
Evelyn takes drastic measures to get back into her sons' and grandson's lives after Alan forbids her to see Jake.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2005
Charlie tries to take Alan and Jake to Las Vegas in order to distract Alan from an impending medical procedure.
Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2005
An already stressed Alan is pushed to the limit when Judith leaves Jake with him while she goes on vacation.
Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2005
After Charlie injures his back during sex, Alan takes him to the doctor.
Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2005
Charlie makes Alan pose as his life partner at a business party thrown by a gay ad executive.
Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2005
Alan goes on a date with one of Charlie's ex-girlfriends.
Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2005
Unable to express the anger they have toward the women in their lives, Charlie and Alan take it out on each other.
Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: May 2, 2005
Charlie, Alan and Jake accompany Evelyn to her second-husband's funeral.
Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: May 9, 2005
Alan goes on a nightmarish blind date in order to repay a debt to his mother.
Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: May 16, 2005
Alan reluctantly leaves Jake at Evelyn's for a sleepover and winds up partying with Charlie and a busload of beautiful female volleyball players.
Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: May 23, 2005
Charlie unknowingly sleeps with an elderly man's hot young trophy wife.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2005
After Alan falls off the roof trying to fix the satellite dish, Charlie volunteers to look after Jake for the weekend.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2005
Charlie turns Alan's chiropractic office into a brothel while Alan tries to avoid offending a large-breasted woman.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2005
Charlie organizes an intervention to keep Alan from reuniting with Judith.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2005
Berta moves in for a few days and sets Charlie and Alan at each others' throats.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2005
Bout of impotence causes Charlie to reexamine his feelings toward women.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2005
Alan is convinced that Charlie's new girlfriend has put an evil curse on him.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2005
Rose's father confronts Charlie about his intentions towards his daughter.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2005
Charlie cons Jake into taking ballet lessons in order to get close to the teacher.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2005
Wealthy, elderly woman sets her sights on Alan.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2005
Charlie helps Alan cope with his lifelong obsession to get women's approval.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2005
Alan dates a Martha Stewart-like woman who takes over the house during the Christmas holidays.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2006
Alan's emotional breakdown sends Charlie into therapy.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2006
Charlie must deal with the challenges of a committed relationship that is not based on sex.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2006
Charlie plans the ultimate romantic evening with Mia, and Alan dates a much younger woman.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2006
Charlie's lifestyle causes tension with Mia.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2006
Alan tries to avoid bringing his sexy 22-year-old girlfriend to Jake's birthday party.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2006
Charlie is nominated for an advertising award against his arch nemesis who always wins.
Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2006
Alan becomes financially strapped when he starts paying his young girlfriend's bills.
Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2006
Kandi moves in with Alan, causing tension in the house.
Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2006
Charlie is sleeping with Kandi's mother as Alan tries to win Kandi back.
Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: May 1, 2006
Alan finds he has more in common with Jake's teacher than with Kandi.
Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: May 8, 2006
Charlie and Alan help Jake prepare for his first boy-girl party.
Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: May 15, 2006
Charlie's ex-girlfriend, Mia, comes back in town with an unexpected request, which Charlie follows with an unexpected question of his own.
Episode: 3x24 | Airdate: May 22, 2006
Charlie and Mia plan their wedding.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2006
Now that newlywed Alan has moved out, Charlie returns to his bachelor lifestyle.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2006
Charlie finally tells Alan the truth about why he broke up with Mia, and a famous neighbor causes problems.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2006
After nearly drowning, Charlie is convinced he saw his late father.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2006
Alan and Kandi become embroiled in an unconventional custody battle.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2006
Alan and Charlie bond with Judith's new fiancé in an effort to improve his relationship with Jake.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2006
Charlie cannot see that he's dating a younger version of his mother.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2006
Charlie helps Berta confront the man who impregnated her daughter, while Alan indulges an unusual fetish.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2006
Alan seeks a cure for his insomnia, while Charlie pursues the mother of Jake's new girlfriend.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2006
Ladies' man Charlie and tightwad Alan go on a double date, leaving Jake home alone for the first time.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2006
Charlie must choose between his girlfriend and his housekeeper, while Alan looks to sell Kandi's condo but sex keeps getting in the way.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2006
Charlie finds himself throwing an unplanned, unwanted holiday party as Evelyn tries to keep him from bedding his date.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2007
Berta discovers that Alan has been secretly dating her daughter.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2007
When Jake tells Charlie and Alan that he often overhears Judith and Herb having sex, it triggers a repressed memory for Charlie.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2007
Charlie has second thoughts after setting Alan up with their hot new neighbor.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2007
When Rose announces she is moving to London, Charlie must face his true feelings for her. Meanwhile, Alan tries online dating with unforeseen results.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2007
Charlie tries to keep up with a much younger woman.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2007
When Charlie and Alan tell Evelyn they don't think anyone would mourn at her funeral, she replaces them with unlikely surrogates.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2007
Realizing Jake's childhood is almost over, Alan makes a last minute attempt at father-son bonding.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2007
As Judith's and Herb's wedding nears, Charlie gets close to Herb's witty sister.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2007
Alan prepares Jake for Judith's wedding, while Charlie continues his fling with Herb's sister, Myra,.
Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2007
Alan befriends Greg, a gay single dad, causing Alan and Charlie to re-examine their own sexual identities. Meanwhile, Jake has a crush on Greg's daughter, Sophie. Jane Lynch also guest stars as Charlie's therapist.
Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2007
Jake comes into a windfall when Charlie takes him to the track, and Alan is stuck in that special hell known as the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: May 7, 2007
Charlie loses a girl to a young, handsome handyman, who is working at his house.
Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: May 14, 2007
Charlie and Alan must confront their "daddy issues" when Evelyn's new boyfriend invites them to Vegas on his private jet.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2007
Charlie and Alan try to prepare Jake for his first day of Junior High, but may wind up traumatizing him instead.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2007
Charlie reacts oddly after an evening with his mother, and Alan's date reacts oddly after having sex with him.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2007
Suffering from bimbo fatigue, Charlie lets Alan set him up with a woman his own age.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2007
Charlie gets closer to consummating his relationship with Linda, but begins to see Rose's face everywhere he turns.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2007
Charlie has to find creative ways to entertain his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, while Alan becomes a human guinea pig.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2007
Charlie's girlfriend is embarrassed to be seen with him in public. Meanwhile, Jake sneaks out to a concert despite Alan's forbiddance.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2007
Charlie and Alan butt heads over Alan's place in the house, prompting Alan and Jake to move in with Evelyn.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2007
Charlie finds success as a children's singing star, which makes Alan miserable.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2007
Charlie tries to resist his attraction to his soon-to-be step sister.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2007
Alan seeks revenge when he discovers that Charlie stole his high school girlfriend.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2008
Charlie coaches Alan in the fine art of breaking up with a woman.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2008
Rose is back from England and takes very strange care of a very sick Charlie.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2008
Alan dates one of his ex-wife's friends who reveals a secret about Judith's sex life.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2008
Charlie goes with Jake on a double date and sets Alan up with a prostitute.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2008
Alan worries that Charlie's womanizing is out of control.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2008
Alan plans Evelyn's wedding while Charlie pursues his future step-sister.
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: May 5, 2008
The team from CSI investigates a mysterious death at Charlie's house.
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: May 12, 2008
Charlie finds himself attracted to an older woman who writes self-help books, while Alan and Jake battle over a school assignment.
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: May 19, 2008
Charlie tries to resist temptation when he meets the grown daughter of the woman he's dating and realizes they've met before.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2008
Charlie encounters an ex whose son looks an awful lot like him.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Sep 29, 2008
Alan lends Charlie money and crosses a line in his attempts to get it back.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2008
Charlie tries cooking, Alan tries dating two women at the same time and Jake tries beer.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2008
Charlie romances Alan's sweet receptionist as Alan anxiously awaits disaster.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2008
The guys bump into Jake's former teacher who became a stripper after a fling with Charlie. Charlie tries to help her out by giving her a room and a job, but things spiral out of control.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2008
When Judith kicks Herb to the curb, Alan comes knocking.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2008
Alan tries to escape Judith's grasp as Charlie and Herb go on the prowl.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2008
Charlie's new girlfriend asks him to spend the night at her place, while Alan tries to enforce a punishment on Jake.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2008
Jake disappears with the daughter of Charlie's neighbor, a former NFL player, and Charlie is left to cover his back. Meanwhile, Alan scores a hot date with the help of Charlie's Mercedes.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2008
Evelyn offers to pay for Jake's college education, leaving Alan to wonder if he ever needs to work again.
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2008
One of Charlie's old partners in crime dies, leaving Charlie to reevaluate his own reckless lifestyle.
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2009
Charlie and Jake fight for the affections of a waitress, while Alan fights sexual tension with his receptionist.
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2009
Judith is pregnant with a baby girl and Alan is convinced that he is the father. Meanwhile, Jake is in a contentious mood and Charlie thinks he knows why.
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2009
Convinced that Alan's family doesn't fully appreciate him, Melissa invites Alan to live with her and her mom.
Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2009
Charlie finds himself in couples counseling.
Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2009
Charlie has to remove a half-naked woman from his bedroom before Chelsea arrives.
Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2009
Charlie tells Chelsea that he loves her, but doesn't get the response he expects.
Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2009
When Chelsea gets sick and Charlie has to take care of her, he must also fight the overwhelming urge to flee.
Episode: 6x19 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2009
Charlie joins Alan, Herb and his next door neighbor in a night of alcohol-fueled sexual reminiscences after Chelsea finds nude pictures of another woman on his phone.
Episode: 6x20 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2009
Evelyn finally meets Chelsea and Charlie, and tries to prevent them from becoming friends.
Episode: 6x21 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2009
Chelsea sets Alan up on a blind date with her new friend. Rose.
Episode: 6x22 | Airdate: May 4, 2009
Charlie reluctantly agrees to let Chelsea move in as he mourns the loss of his bachelor pad. Meanwhile, Alan finds that there's not much space left for him in the house.
Episode: 6x23 | Airdate: May 11, 2009
Alan and Chelsea become best buds, and Charlie decides to take advantage of the situation.
Episode: 6x24 | Airdate: May 18, 2009
Charlie starts to question his relationship with Chelsea when he hears that Mia is back in town. Meanwhile, Judith goes into labor and Charlie, Alan and Herb rush her to the hospital.
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Sep 21, 2009
Charlie must decide between his fiancée, Chelsea, and his old flame, Mia.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Sep 28, 2009
When Charlie's fiancée, Chelsea, convinces him to let Melissa, Alan's girlfriend, move in, the girls take over the house.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2009
Alan plays nursemaid to Judith's baby and her tipsy mother. Meanwhile, Jake blackmails Charlie with an incriminating photo.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2009
Alan takes a job working for Evelyn, and Charlie is forced to mend Chelsea and Jake's rocky relationship.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2009
Jake refuses to stay with Charlie and Alan after they embarrass him in public.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2009
Alan recommends that Chelsea get breast reduction surgery and Charlie kicks him out.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2009
Charlie and Alan wake up together in bed with a strange woman.
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2009
Chelsea invites her beautiful college roommate to stay at the house while she gets over a bad breakup.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2009
Charlie is crushed when he discovers he hasn't been satisfying Chelsea and Alan attempts to cure his thinning hair on the cheap.
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2009
Charlie discovers that Chelsea hasn't been completely honest about her finances.
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2009
Charlie coaches Jake on the art of infidelity while his girlfriend is away for Christmas.
Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2010
Jake writes love songs to woo his ex-girlfriend, and Herb and Alan hide their secret friendship from Judith's watchful eye.
Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2010
Charlie endures a colonoscopy to get out of a trip to see Chelsea's bigoted parents, only to return home and find them in his living room.
Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2010
Alan ends up in jail after a bar fight, and Charlie worries that Chelsea might be interested in the lawyer who takes the case.
Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2010
Charlie's jealousy threatens his relationship with Chelsea.
Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2010
Charlie runs off to Vegas and returns with a new wife, but she's not Chelsea.
Episode: 7x17 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2010
Charlie and Chelsea have a post-breakup one-night stand.
Episode: 7x18 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2010
Charlie has a return engagement with Chelsea's best friend, while Alan has an unexpected effect on a new female patient.
Episode: 7x19 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2010
Jake's new friend, Eldridge, is a bad influence but Alan really likes his hot mom.
Episode: 7x20 | Airdate: May 10, 2010
Alan tries for an intimate night at a hotel with his new girlfriend, while Charlie takes a different approach to obtain the "girlfriend experience".
Episode: 7x21 | Airdate: May 17, 2010
Alan and Jake go on a road trip while Charlie is visited by the ghosts of girlfriends past.
Episode: 7x22 | Airdate: May 24, 2010
Jake becomes Charlie's driver after Charlie has his license suspended, and to Charlie's chagrin, Alan makes plans to attend Chelsea's birthday party,.
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2010
When Jake finds out that Alan has been dating Eldridge's mom, he packs up and heads to Judith and Herb's. Meanwhile, Charlie decides it's time to cut back on boozing.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2010
When Lindsey asks Alan to move in with her, Charlie will do anything to get Alan to say "yes".
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2010
Alan moves in with Lyndsey but continues to have a rendezvous with Melissa at Charlie's house.
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2010
Lyndsey and Eldridge move into Charlie's house after Alan burns down their home.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2010
Alan goes out on the town pretending to be Charlie, while Charlie sneaks off for some cosmetic surgery.
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2010
Charlie has trouble adjusting to dating a slightly older woman.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2010
Charlie's past comes back to bite him when his girlfriend decides that his stalker, Rose, is just too much to handle.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2010
Charlie and Alan try to set up Evelyn with Russell, the pharmacist.
Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2010
When Berta takes a couple of days off, Charlie falls for her replacement. Meanwhile, Alan believes he's being stalked by Lyndsey's ex-husband.
Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2010
Charlie goes on a spending spree for his old fling, Courtney, who shows up after three years in prison for conning him out of money.
Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2010
Alan is ashamed that he can't afford to buy Lyndsey a birthday present, so he gets creative.
Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2010
When Charlie and Courtney break up, Charlie falls into a depression and goes to see his psychiatrist.
Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2011
When Charlie and Lyndsey start becoming friendly, Alan's paranoia gets the best of him.
Episode: 8x14 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2011
Charlie's obsession with the newly "married" Rose leads him to stalk her. Meanwhile, Alan grows concerned when Jake and Eldridge start videotaping stupid and extremely dangerous stunts.
Episode: 8x15 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2011
While Charlie and Rose carry on their "affair," Alan's chiropractic business turns into a Ponzi scheme.
Episode: 8x16 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2011
Rose uncovers Alan's Ponzi scheme and Alan, in turn, meets "Manny," Rose's mannequin "husband." Meanwhile, Charlie is eager to get some alone time with Rose.
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2011
Ashton Kutcher joins the cast as Walden Schmidt, an internet billionaire with a broken heart.
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2011
Judy Greer is introduced as Bridget, Walden's ex-wife.
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2011
Alan prepares Walden for a date with Bridget, while Jake decides to emulate Walden and drop out of school.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2011
Trying to rebound from his recent separation, Walden goes looking for Mrs. Right, while Alan has an opportunity to reconcile with Lyndsey.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2011
Alan struggles to come to terms with Lyndsey's risque movie past, and Walden tries to cheer him up by throwing a party at the house.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2011
Walden receives divorce papers from Bridget, but forgets his depression when he meets a girl who looks eerily like her.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2011
Jake has a crush on his chemistry tutor, who has a crush on Walden. Meanwhile, Alan obsesses over the journal his brother left him in his will.
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2011
When Walden begins redecorating the beach house, Alan becomes overly emotional.
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2011
Upon his release from the hospital, Alan is met with a slew of challenges that test his ability to cope.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2011
Walden hits it off with a British babe, but neither of them is sure he's ready to re-enter the dating world.
Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2011
Walden is trying his best to impress his new love interest when Bridget reappears in his life.
Episode: 9x12 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2011
Walden's mother arrives and Alan is smitten with her, even as she reveals a secret about Walden's past that sends him into a downward spiral.
Episode: 9x13 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2012
When Walden's ex-wife and his mother try to take control of his company, he tries to enlist Alan as an ally.
Episode: 9x14 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2012
Zoey tries to coerce Walden into cutting his hair and shaving. Meanwhile, Alan and Lyndsey rekindle their relationship.
Episode: 9x15 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2012
Walden tries to loosen up Zoey by sharing a couple of Berta's special brownies.
Episode: 9x16 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2012
Strained relationships and girl-fighting result when a huge storm traps Walden, Alan, Zoey and Lyndsey in the house on Valentine's Day.
Episode: 9x17 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2012
Walden and Zoey's relationship suffers after they share a near-death experience. Meanwhile, Alan wonders if Lyndsey has a drinking problem.
Episode: 9x18 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2012
Things get tense in the Malibu house when Walden's estranged ex-business partner shows up looking to bury the hatchet.
Episode: 9x19 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2012
Alan and Lyndsey introduce their mothers to one another. Meanwhile, Jake and Eldridge enlist Walden to drive them to a high school party.
Episode: 9x20 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2012
Walden breaks the news to Zoey that he is going into business with his ex-wife. Meanwhile, Alan and Lyndsey try to come to terms with their moms' new relationship.
Episode: 9x21 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2012
Walden's commitment is tested when Zoey and her daughter come to live with him. Meanwhile, Alan gets more than he bargained for when he moves in with Lyndsey.
Episode: 9x22 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2012
After Alan suffers a minor heart attack, Charlie's ghost pays a visit to his hospital bedside.
Episode: 9x23 | Airdate: May 7, 2012
Alan is showered with love and affection upon returning from the hospital, but Zoey isn't so sure it's deserved.
Episode: 9x24 | Airdate: May 14, 2012
Jake is pressured to make a decision about his future.
Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2012
Walden plans a big surprise for Zoey's birthday.
Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2012
Following his break-up with Zoey, Walden has a breakdown.
Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2012
Alan and Lyndsey decide to spice things up in the bedroom.
Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2012
Walden starts to feel his age when a friend's daughter comes to town.
Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2012
Despite Alan's warnings, Walden starts dating Rose.
Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2012
Walden has to choose between Rose and Zoey.
Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2012
Tired of the complications of a traditional relationship, Walden hires an actress to play the part of his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Jake and Missi plan a rendezvous at the beach house.
Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2012
Alan is hesitant to make a serious commitment to Lyndsey but gets inspiration from an unlikely source. Meanwhile, Walden enjoys being a boy-toy for a rich older woman.
Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2012
Alan's smokin' hot, famous ex-wife, Kandi, wants him back. Meanwhile, Berta isn't interested in celebrating her birthday, so Walden helps make it special.
Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2012
Alan helps Walden create a new identity in order to find a woman who isn't just after his money.
Episode: 10x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2012
Walden juggles having two identities - rich man and poor man - and Alan finds himself alone at Christmas.
Episode: 10x12 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2013
Using Walden's money, Alan invests in Kate's fashion line. Meanwhile, leading a double life starts to take its toll on Walden.
Episode: 10x13 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2013
Walden and Alan go to Kate's fashion show in New York so Walden can tell her the truth about his identity.
Episode: 10x14 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2013
Alan and Lyndsey's relationship is strained when he won't give her a key to the beach house. Meanwhile, Walden, Alan, Billy and Herb commiserate about women and relationships.
Episode: 10x15 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2013
Alan has concerns when Jake brings his 36-year-old girlfriend home for a visit. Meanwhile, Walden tries to keep a secret from Alan.
Episode: 10x16 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2013
Walden, depressed about being single on Valentine's Day, tries to convince Kate to give him another chance. Meanwhile, Alan's Valentine's Day plans take a turn for the worse.
Episode: 10x17 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2013
When Walden runs into his ex-wife at a high-end singles mixer and they talk about getting back together, Alan worries that she's not good for Walden.
Episode: 10x18 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2013
Following a fight with Walden, Alan moves in with Herb.
Episode: 10x19 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2013
Walden and Alan try to cheer up a lonely Herb, but end up partying a little too hard.
Episode: 10x20 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2013
When Jake cheats on his girlfriend with her 18-year-old daughter, Alan and Walden get caught in the crossfire.
Episode: 10x21 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2013
Alan has trouble coping when Lyndsey dumps him and Walden must find a way to help him get back on his feet.
Episode: 10x22 | Airdate: May 2, 2013
When Walden encourages a depressed Alan to update his look and start dating again, Alan faces a moral dilemma when he attracts a married woman.
Episode: 10x23 | Airdate: May 9, 2013
Walden dates a hot 22-year-old woman, but finds himself more attracted to her worldly grandmother. Meanwhile, Alan and Jake go on a father-son bonding trip.
Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2013
Alan is shocked when Charlie's 25-year-old daughter shows up at Walden's beach house to connect with what's left of her family, and who happens to like everything her dad liked - including women.
Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2013
When Walden feels cramped in his own house, Jenny moves in with Evelyn and her boyfriend, Marty. Meanwhile, Alan becomes Lyndsey's "other man".
Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2013
Walden and Alan think it may be time for Berta to retire when she injures her back at work.
Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2013
Walden starts partying with Jenny and her hot friends. Meanwhile, Alan and Lyndsey's illicit affair is jeopardized.
Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2013
Alan befriends Lyndsey's boyfriend in an effort to find out what he has that Alan doesn't. Meanwhile, Walden helps Jenny be more proactive in pursuing her acting career.
Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2013
When Alan learns Walden knows Lynda Carter, he asks him to set him up on a date with her. Against his better judgment, Walden agrees to invite her to the house for dinner.
Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2013
Walden and Alan find themselves on dates with two ideal women until Lyndsey's jealousy throws a wrench in their evening.
Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2013
Alan and Lyndsey's illicit affair puts Walden in danger, forcing him to accept Rose's help.
Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2013
Walden's date with an accident-prone model goes longer than expected. Meanwhile, Alan dates a woman who shares some surprising personal information with him.
Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2013
Walden helps Jenny get a second date with a one-night stand and Alan's transgender girlfriend's ex-wife hits on him. Meanwhile, in the spirit of the holidays, Alan receives a Japanese delicacy from Jake for Christmas, and Walden's Malibu house is alive with questionable Christmas carol lyrics.
Episode: 11x11 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2014
Walden joins his beautiful former employee on a brilliant new project. Meanwhile, Alan advises Jenny to open up to her girlfriend or risk losing her.
Episode: 11x12 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2014
Alan lets Lyndsey's boyfriend Larry set him up on a date. Meanwhile, Walden offers to help Nicole with her software project so she'll have time to date him.
Episode: 11x13 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2014
After Marty proposes to Evelyn, Walden and Alan throw him a bachelor party with several of his old friends.
Episode: 11x14 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2014
Alan learns that Lyndsey broke up with Larry and didn't tell him. Meanwhile, Walden sets out to prove that he's a man's man.
Episode: 11x15 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2014
Alan gives Lyndsey the option of choosing between him and Larry. Meanwhile, Jenny fears she and Brooke are growing apart.
Episode: 11x16 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2014
"How To Get Rid of Alan Harper"- Walden suspects his new girlfriend is cheating on him. Meanwhile, Alan gets even more intertwined in Lyndsey and Larry's relationship when he starts dating Larry's sister, Gretchen.
Episode: 11x17 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2014
Lyndsey discovers that Alan is sleeping with Larry's sister, Gretchen. Meanwhile, Walden struggles with telling Barry to find his own place.
Episode: 11x18 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2014
Walden gets an invitation to his ex-girlfriend's boutique opening. Meanwhile, Gretchen wants to spend more time at Alan's house.
Episode: 11x19 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2014
Walden reconnects with Kate and is sure she's "The One" - that is, until he meets Vivian and becomes convinced she's "The One." Meanwhile, Alan and Gretchen grow closer.
Episode: 11x20 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2014
Alan stumbles upon an opportunity to make money. Meanwhile, Walden has to address his co-dependency issues.
Episode: 11x21 | Airdate: May 1, 2014
Alan's girlfriend, Gretchen, insists he confess his true identity to Larry. Meanwhile, Walden goes on a road trip with Jenny and Barry to see his first car.
Episode: 11x22 | Airdate: May 8, 2014
Alan confesses his true identity to Larry and has to face the consequences.
Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2014
Following a health scare on Halloween, Walden decides to reprioritize his life with Alan's help.
Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2014
When Walden asks Alan to sign a pre-nup, Alan gets offended and has second thoughts about getting married.
Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2014
Alan and Walden have a meeting with an adoption social worker that hinges on them being convincing as a loving couple. Meanwhile, Lyndsey returns after 60 days in rehab.
Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2014
Walden and Alan meet a birth mother who's considering them to adopt her baby.
Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2014
Walden decides to foster a 6-year-old boy, but begins to doubt himself when they don't bond like he expected.
Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2014
When Alan realizes Louis thinks he's cool, he starts breaking Walden's rules in order to stay that way.
Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2014
Alan and Walden befriend three moms at a kids' gym, but things get complicated when Walden becomes attracted to one of them. Meanwhile, Alan goes out for a girls' night with a group of moms.
Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2014
Walden and Alan are determined to convince Louis that Santa Claus is real.
Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2015
Walden discovers how challenging it is to be intimate with women when his foster son, Louis, is in the house. Also, Herb asks Alan if he can go on a date with Lyndsey.
Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2015
Alan takes it upon himself to help Walden keep Louis after the social worker discovers he and Walden are not really a gay couple.
Episode: 12x11 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2015
Walden joins a group for adoptive fathers, and finds it to be a nice escape from Alan.
Episode: 12x12 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2015
When Alan breaks up with their social worker to get back together with Lyndsey, Walden worries it will affect Louis' adoption.
Episode: 12x13 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2015
Walden fears if he breaks up with Ms. McMartin, it will jeopardize his adoption of Louis. Also, Alan hesitates when Lyndsey asks him to move in with her.
Episode: 12x14 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2015
After they sign their divorce papers, Walden offers Alan the gift of his choice, but when Alan chooses something selfish and impractical, it puts his relationship with Lyndsey on the line.
Episode: 12x15 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2015
Charlie Harper is alive. Or is he?
Episode: 12x16 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2015
The series finale recalls the life—and presumed death—of Charlie Harper.