The Mike O'Malley Show
Mike is a big 30-year-old lug who doesn't want to grow up. He works as an EMS technician but spends his free time watching hockey and hanging out with scruffy slacker Weasel in the small house they share in New Haven, Connecticut. Mike gets a big slap upside the head when his friend Jimmy, well-known for his brief relationships, decides to marry soulmate Marcia and invites Mike to be his best man. Realizing that his own life is going nowhere, Mike tries to rekindle his his relationship with perky ex-girlfriend Shawna, who is working toward her second degree at Yale.
- 1999-1999
- 1 season
- NBC
- Comedy
Mike is a big 30-year-old lug who doesn't want to grow up. He works as an EMS technician but spends his free time watching hockey and hanging out with scruffy slacker Weasel in the small house they share in New Haven, Connecticut. Mike gets a big slap upside the head when his friend Jimmy, well-known for his brief relationships, decides to marry soulmate Marcia and invites Mike to be his best man. Realizing that his own life is going nowhere, Mike tries to rekindle his his relationship with perky ex-girlfriend Shawna, who is working toward her second degree at Yale.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 1999
Episode 1
Pilot
Tue, Sep 21, 1999
When Mike is asked to be the best man at his friend Jimmy's second attempt at marrying Marcia, he is forced to remind the groom of their pact after she left him at the altar the first time. Although Mike is determined to keep his word, a heart-to-heart talk with Marcia gets him to change his mind. But when Mike runs into his ex-girlfriend Shawna at the wedding, he is forced to confront his feelings for her and makes an attempt at reconciliation.
Episode 2
Out of Their League
Tue, Sep 28, 1999
When Mike and Weasel are reacquainted with an old college buddy who has gone on to great fortune after finishing his education at Yale, they agree that they too should become "Yalies." But after an icy reception from pompous Professor Beaumont, Mike is convinced he is not cut out for the Ivy League until his sister, Kerry, inspires him. Meanwhile, Marcia tries to help Jimmy recapture the sense of adventure that he feels he has lost since settling down.
Episode 3
The Bachelor Party
Wed, Sep 15, 1999