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22 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 21, 1999 60 mins
After a chance meeting at their children's school, single parents Lily Manning (Sela Ward) and Rick Sammler (Billy Campbell) decide to test the waters of the dating pool, but Lily's angst-ridden daughter (Julia Whelan) has misgivings about her mother's new "boyfriend." Also, Rick draws flak from his ex-wife about their son's failing grades. Eli: Shane West. Karen: Susanna Thompson. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling.
Episode 2
Tue, Sep 28, 1999 60 mins
Lily (Sela Ward) is fraught with ambiguity about her budding relationship with Rick (Billy Campbell), especially when she meets a much younger woman he used to date. Meanwhile, Rick's man-to-man chat with Eli (Shane West) about the birds and the bees may mean more to him than it does to his son. Jennifer: Kimberly McCullough. Julie: Julie Marie Berman. Lindsey: Tricia O'Kelley. Mali: Rachel True. Judy: Marin Hinkle. David: Todd Field.
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 5, 1999 60 mins
The potential for disaster looms large when Lily's and Rick's families (including their exes) converge for a carnival fund-raiser at school. Lily: Sela Ward. Rick: Billy Campbell. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Karen: Susanna Thompson. Grace: Julia Whelan. Eli: Shane West.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 12, 1999 60 mins
The playful discretion with which Rick and Lily carry out their increasingly regular rendezvous turns into neglect for their families, as Eli's grades continue to plummet and Grace distressfully navigates the insecure waters of adolescence. Grace: Julia Whelan. Eli: Shane West. Jessie: Evan Rachel Wood. Karen: Susanna Thompson. Judy: Marin Hinkle.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 19, 1999 60 mins
Rick's little girl (Evan Rachel Wood) tries to cope with the physical changes that accompany oncoming adolescence, and meeting her father's new girlfriend doesn't make things any easier. Meanwhile, Jake hints that he and Lily should give their marriage another try. Rick: Billy Campbell. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Karen: Susanna Thompson.
Episode 6
Tue, Oct 26, 1999 60 mins
Financial woes plague Lily when she and her sister (Marin Hinkle) ponder an addition to their bookshop, and Jake is inexplicably late on the mortgage payment. Mali: Rachel True. Marty: Joshua Coxx. Adam: Chris Collins. Sonny: Ilia Volok. Lily: Sela Ward. Rick: Billy Campbell.
Episode 7
Tue, Nov 2, 1999 60 mins
Rick and Karen (Susanna Thompson) spend an awkward weekend together at Eli's basketball tournament; Grace and Zoe are divided over their father's girlfriend (Ever Carradine). Lloyd: James Eckhouse. Saj: Dennison Samaroo. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Grace: Julia Whelan. Eli: Shane West.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 9, 1999 60 mins
Lily (Sela Ward) uncovers a disturbing trend with the men in her life when Rick becomes preoccupied with an important proposal at work. Meanwhile, Eli's frustration with his schoolwork reaches new depths. David: Todd Field. Judy: Marin Hinkle. Steve: Archie Kao. Sherrie: Christie Lynn Smith. Phil: Paul Mazursky. Celeste: Ellen Geer. Ken: Steve Lanter. Rick: Billy Campbell. Eli: Shane West.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 16, 1999 60 mins
Grace (Julia Whelan) and Eli attend a "birthday" party where there's no cake, candles or presents---but plenty of illicit behavior---leading their parents to wonder where they went wrong. Meanwhile, Judy incurs a traveling Lily's wrath for her attitude towards child-rearing. Roger: Justin Urich. Daniel: Marco Gould. Jennifer: Kimberly McCullough. Judy: Marin Hinkle. Julie: Julie Marie Berman. Eli: Shane West.
Episode 10
Tue, Nov 23, 1999 60 mins
Thanksgiving is anything but happy for Lily when her visiting parents (Paul Mazursky, Bonnie Bartlett) extend an invitation to Jake (Jeffrey Nordling); Eli and Jessie must face dinner with their mother and her new "friend." Lloyd: James Eckhouse. Saj: Dennison Samaroo. Jessie: Evan Rachel Wood. Judy: Marin Hinkle. Melanie: Natasha Ivanova.
Episode 11
Tue, Dec 7, 1999 60 mins
Lily's apprehension about Rick spending time with her kids coincides with her concern for Jake (Jeffrey Nordling), who appears to be having more trouble at the restaurant than he's willing to admit. Meanwhile, Eli's craving for independence leaves his parents in a quandary. Eli: Shane West. Lily: Sela Ward.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 21, 1999 60 mins
Stumbling toward Christmas and plagued by inner turmoil, Lily (Sela Ward) is forced to make painful---yet necessary---revelations about the fate of her marriage and the future of her relationship with Rick (Billy Campbell). Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Judy: Marin Hinkle. David: Todd Field.
Episode 13
Mon, Jan 24, 2000 60 mins
Lily and Jake need more than a mediator to facilitate their divorce; Rick and David (Todd Field) try to satisfy a peculiar client (David Clennon). Meanwhile, Grace "volunteers" as Eli's tutor so he doesn't lose his sports eligibility. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Jennifer: Kimberly McCullough. Carol: Harley Jane Kozak. Ed: Fred Applegate. Grace: Julia Whelan. Eli: Shane West.
Episode 14
Mon, Jan 31, 2000 60 mins
To the disgust of his little sister (Evan Rachel Wood), Eli's eye begins to wander when he feels his girlfriend (Kimberly McCullough) is a bit too demanding. Elsewhere, a brash young doctor (Mark Feuerstein) has eyes for Karen (Susanna Thompson) while working together on a legal matter. Lloyd: James Eckhouse. Cassidy: Alexandra Holden. Saj: Dennison Samaroo. Eli: Shane West.
Episode 15
Mon, Feb 7, 2000 60 mins
A cynical Judy is smitten by an enigmatic sculptor (Steven Weber), who happens to be working on Rick's project for Miles Drentell (David Clennon). Meanwhile, Rick and Lily continue to alter their relationship. Judy: Marin Hinkle. Rick: Billy Campbell. Lily: Sela Ward. Tom: Jim Wise. Dick: Scott Rabinowitz. Harry: Hans Howes.
Episode 16
Mon, Feb 14, 2000 60 mins
A financially strapped Lily seethes as Jake spends money like a drunken sailor in preparation for the restaurant's reopening. Meanwhile, Grace adjusts to being the object of another's affection. Jared: Robert Ri'chard. Phil: Paul Mazursky. Naomi: Kelly Coffield Park. Toby: Caroline Aaron. Grace: Julia Whelan. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Rick: Billy Campbell.
Episode 17
Mon, Mar 6, 2000 60 mins
Fearing for her financial security, Lily seeks to rejoin the rat race, but her job search takes a back seat when her father (Paul Mazursky) is injured in a car accident. Part 1 of two. Barbara: Bonnie Bartlett. Dr. Kirchhoffer: Marshall Herskovitz. Christie: Jennifer Crystal. Sofia: Ruth Fara. Judy: Marin Hinkle. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Grace: Julia Whelan.
Episode 18
Mon, Mar 13, 2000 60 mins
The grim reality of the death of Lily's father settles uncomfortably over the family as his intentions for the future of the restaurant are made clear. Also, the reappearance of Lily's brother (Patrick Dempsey) proves difficult for their mother (Bonnie Bartlett). Celeste: Ellen Geer. Marvin: Elliot Goldwag. Rabbi Ben: Jonathan Aaron. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Judy: Marin Hinkle. Lily: Sela Ward.
Episode 19
Mon, Apr 3, 2000 60 mins
Complications ensue from Karen's secretive affair with a younger man (Mark Feuerstein), Eli's clandestine misbehavior and Jessie's troubling experience in martial-arts class. Karen: Susanna Thompson. Eli: Shane West. Jessie: Evan Rachel Wood. Rick: Billy Campbell. Coop: Adam Brody. Paul: Clark Coles. Naomi: Kelly Coffield Park.
Episode 20
Mon, Apr 10, 2000 60 mins
Troubling revelations await Lily, who now reports to a younger boss; and her daughter Grace, whose divorced dad is seeing a much younger woman (Ever Carradine). Christie: Jennifer Crystal. Jared: Robert Ri'chard. Lily: Sela Ward. Grace: Julia Whelan. Rick: Billy Campbell. Zoe: Meredith Deane.
Episode 21
Mon, Apr 17, 2000 60 mins
Revelations of Judy's trysts with a married artist (Steven Weber) disturb her sister Lily, whose daughter Grace still has trouble dealing with her dad's extramarital affair. Judy: Marin Hinkle. Grace: Julia Whelan. Lily: Sela Ward. Jake: Jeffrey Nordling. Tiffany: Ever Carradine. Zoe: Meredith Deane. Rick: Billy Campbell. Christie Parker: Jennifer Crystal.
Episode 22
Mon, Apr 24, 2000 60 mins
Plans for Lily's and Rick's kids to meet are complicated by conflicts among the youths and tense situations involving their parents. Miles: David Clennon. David: Todd Field. Naomi: Kelly Coffield Park. Karen: Susanna Thompson. Judy: Marin Hinkle.