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Suddenly Susan Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
The New Gate
Mon, Sep 20, 199930 mins
The new season starts out with a new boss, new office and new magazine. Only the name of the magazine is the same and Susan and Maddie don't like it. The new boss (Eric Idle) is abrasive pushing Maddie to her limit, she quits her job and breaks up with Louise. This is the last appearance of Maddie in the series. When Susan finds out that her new column is to tell men what women like, she follows Maddie's example and quits. After spending some time at home re-reading her old articles Susan begins to question her writing ability and challenges herself to write a good article for the new magazine and prove to herself that she can do it.
Episode 2
The Billboard
Mon, Sep 27, 199930 mins
When Oliver suggests taking pictures of the staff to put in their columns, Susan objects because she never looks good in photographs. But Oliver puts Susan at ease and gets a beautiful portrait of her. Ian likes it so much that he makes a huge billboard out of it. Susan is initially mortified, but she soon enjoys the adulation. Meanwhile, Nate tries to secure an interview with baseball great Reggie Jackson. After seeing Susan on the billboard, Reggie demands a date with her in return for the interview.
Episode 3
The Pushkin Letters
Mon, Oct 4, 199930 mins
Susan lies and tells Ian she speaks Russian, but her fib backfires when he asks her to translate rare Russian letters.
Episode 4
Vicki Moves In
Mon, Oct 11, 199930 mins
Susan tells Vicki how much she dislikes the idea of having her move into her building. Vicki moves in anyway. Susan accidentally breaks Ian's bookstand, which she believes is a precious heirloom. Luis buys a similar bookstand; while Ian confesses to Nate that the bookstand was only junk.
Episode 5
Halloween
Mon, Oct 18, 199930 mins
Susan accepts Oliver's invitation to carve pumpkins together but ends up sabotaging the date out of fear of being hurt by him. Susan's Halloween celebrations become more intense than she expected.
Episode 6
The Cheerleaders
Mon, Nov 1, 199930 mins
A feminist Susan gets caught up in the excitement when she becomes a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers.
Episode 7
The Wish List
Mon, Dec 6, 199930 mins
When Susan's 33rd birthday is approaching, she realizes that there are things that she hasn't done which she wrote in a letter to herself that she would have accomplished by the year 2000, and so sets out to do them. Among them is be kissed by Leif Garrett. So she finds him but when she doesn't feel it she leaves. But Leif intrigued, stalks her.
Episode 8
First Date
Mon, Dec 13, 199930 mins
Oliver's illness at dinner leaves Susan wondering what the real reason is behind his condition.
Episode 9
The Gay Parade
Mon, Dec 13, 199930 mins
San Francisco's gay community had it in for Susan when her email mocking Nate's attitude towards homosexuals is published.
Episode 10
The Birthday Party
Mon, Dec 20, 199930 mins
Susan wants to get out of going to a co-worker's birthday party, but finds out she is the only guest.
Episode 11
Luis Gets His Groove Back
Mon, Dec 27, 199930 mins
Susan tried to console Luis after he breaks up with his girlfriend; Ian prompts Vicki to change her style.
Episode 12
Susan's Ex
Mon, Dec 27, 199930 mins
Oliver charters a private jet for a romantic getaway, unaware that the pilot is Susan's exboyfriend.
Episode 13
The Dinner Party
Mon, Jan 3, 200030 mins
Susan plays matchmaker at a disastrous dinner party, where there are too many guests and too little food.
Episode 14
Stock Tip
Mon, Jan 3, 200030 mins
Upset that Oliver pays for all of their dates, Susan offers to take Oliver on a ski trip that she really can't afford. Hoping to earn money quickly, Susan buys some stock she overhears Ian discussing with his cousin. She loses a lot of money and takes a second job as a dance partner for middle-aged men.
Episode 15
I Love You
Tue, Jun 6, 200030 mins
Susan becomes obsessed with Oliver's inability to say "I love you"; Ian's vineyard yields disappointing wine.
Episode 16
The Break Up
Tue, Jun 13, 200030 mins
Susan worries that she might be pregnant; Oliver suggests Susan and he move in together. Oliver does not want to have a child.
Episode 17
Girls Night Out
Tue, Jun 20, 200030 mins
Susan's actions are misinterpreted by three would-be suitors -- including an erotic dancer -- while she's out at a strip club.
Episode 18
The Bird in the Wall
Tue, Jun 27, 200030 mins
Susan loses her cockatoo in the wake of her break-up with Oliver; Vicki and Luis plan to embarrass Ian.
Episode 19
Susan and the Professor
Tue, Dec 26, 200030 mins
Susan's relationship with her former English professor (David Rasche) begins to drive Oliver crazy with jealousy.
Episode 20
The Reversal
Tue, Dec 26, 200030 mins
Susan tentatively plans to accompany her former professor and new boyfriend, Evan, to New York, where he will receive an award. Desperately attempting to resume his relationship with Susan, Oliver reverses his vasectomy so they can have children together. Meanwhile, Ian gets into trouble when he asks Miranda for advice on how to impress his new African-American date.
Episode 21
Finale: Part 1
Tue, Dec 26, 200030 mins
Susan sells an article to another magazine, and Ian worried that she will quit The Gate.
Episode 22
Finale: Part 2
Tue, Dec 26, 200030 mins
In the series finale, Susan tried to flee before competing her wedding ceremony but asks Oliver to live in New York with her.