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16 Episodes 2010 - 2011
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 20, 201022 mins
Charlie admits waking up without trousers, which are later found in his mailbox stamped. His non-recollection of the night is a wake-up call to stop drinking, but his definition excludes liters of beer and wine. Charlie and even Berta feel proud about two girls sneaking out of Jake's room, but Alan lectures him. As Charlie, who fraternizes with admirer Herb, predicted, that makes it far worse when Jake and Eldridge find out that Alan, who was attacked by a dog, slept with Lyndsey.

Episode 2
Mon, Sep 27, 201022 mins
When Lyndsey asks Alan to move in with her, Charlie will do anything to get Alan to say "yes".
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 4, 201021 mins
Charlie is not amused when Alan, who finally moved in with Lyndsey, returns to his beach house for 'goodbye sex' with Melissa, who thinks he still lives there. Although Lyndsey offers Alan all he's ever wanted, he still can't resist meeting Melissa in the 'love nest', no matter what Charlie tries. When Melissa turns up unexpectedly, disaster strikes for all, even in Charlie's, for once, utterly innocent crotch.
Episode 4
Mon, Oct 11, 201022 mins
After Alan's pipe sets fatal fire to Lyndsey's home, Charlie unhappily takes in the couple and their sons but keeps insisting that they should be able to move back soon, and orders a silent comfort girl. When Alan finally realizes he's unlikely to be forgiven, he visits the burned-out ruins, where Charlie already drinks with Lyndsey's ex Chris, Judith's husband Herb, and adult pizza-boy Gordon, a cocktail which proves most cruel to Alan.
Episode 5
Mon, Oct 18, 201022 mins
Charlie is off to Las Vegas, allegedly to enjoy some time without Alan and Jake, but actually to have discreet cosmetic surgery. Back home, Alan tries and borrows everything, even posing as rich Charlie in bars to score dates. However, even Jake lies and Gretchen, whom he picks up in a bar, already knows Charlie's beach house.
Episode 6
Mon, Oct 25, 201022 mins
Charlie takes his dermatologist Michelle on a movie date, then proceeds smoothly into bed, but retreats after hearing she's 47 and meeting her bisexual 20-year-old daughter Shauna, fearing he'll end up doing it with both. Meanwhile Jake spends the weekend with his mother, while Alan sees to his urgent needs manually with Internet porn to avoid wasting nearly-expired erectile drugs.
Episode 7
Mon, Nov 1, 201020 mins
Despite embarrassing input from Alan, Jake, Evelyn, and Berta about Charlie's vices, his hot affair with dermatologist Michelle continues--until stalking neighbor Rose reappears. She announces her marriage to fashion-industry celebrity Manny Quinn; Alan is easily convinced, but Charlie must witness the wedding with his own eyes...and Rose has elaborately staged something to make him jealous, which works.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 8, 201022 mins
Lush uncle Charlie chases off Jake's classmate-date just when the kids are getting physical. The promised payback comes when Alan drags Jake along to congratulate Evelyn on another gloomy birthday on which she was dumped: Jake inspires Alan to invite her to a birthday dinner on Sunday while Jake is at Judith's. Evelyn drinks and drags her sons to the pharmacy, and Charlie hopes to match her with pharmacist Russell, given their matching vices. Alas, Russell's "romantic" manners prove even worse then the Harpers'.
Episode 9
Mon, Nov 15, 201022 mins
Charlie is too drunk even to notice who asks him for cash and why, or to remember that Berta arranged a stand-in cleaner during her family-reunion weekend. When temp Esmerelda arrives, her luxury-suite treatment delights Charlie utterly, but he lacks the courage to fire Berta. Meanwhile, Alan's delight when Lyndsey leaves her ex Chris again turns to terror when Chris seems to be stalking him.

Episode 10
Mon, Nov 22, 201030 mins
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 11
Mon, Dec 6, 201022 mins
Charlie reaches the limit of his generosity towards Courtney when she spends his money lavishly on Jake, who also milks his parents. Alan insists on earning money for Lyndsey's birthday gift himself rather than accept money from Charlie. After grueling days of offering professional massages in a mall and then losing the meager earnings on fake pearls, he can't resist stealing back the diamond earrings he once bought for Judith.
Episode 12
Mon, Dec 13, 201021 mins
The mischievous magic between Charlie and Courtney suddenly wears out, so they agree to part. His behavior becomes odder than even his household is used to, and picking up girls doesn't come as easily anymore, so Alan convinces him to seek therapy again. There the theory is advanced that he seeks excuses to avoid commitment.
Episode 13
Mon, Jan 3, 201121 mins
Charlie and Lyndsey discover that they have things in common, like gambling, but agree not to trouble Alan, who gets jealous for nothing. When her burned-down home is finally fixed up, she plans a housewarming party. Alan's jealousy and ingratitude to Charlie to the point of opposing inviting him are the only vices Lyndsey won't tolerate. Alan initially plans to stay home alone, but ultimately he can't resist spying, which also exposes him to an inhospitable lurking skunk.
Episode 14
Mon, Jan 17, 201130 mins
Charlie is amused, inspiring and genuinely supportive, unlike worried Alan, when Jake and Eldridge start a website to promote 'Dumbass', their even worse version of Jackass. After meeting Rose 'after her honeymoon', the forbidden fruit-effect reduces Charlie to painful efforts to stalk her beach-house, only to be 'allowed' to 'seduce her into adultery'.
Episode 15
Mon, Feb 7, 201122 mins
Alan convinces Charlie to lend him $5,000 to start advertising, like a former college mate, for whom that tripled chiropractor earnings. As soon as people believe it works, they offer to invest too. Since Charlie gets a refund with 'turbo profit', all are eager to invest back and more in a pyramid system. Meanwhile Charlie's gently jealous pizza-boy Gordon discovers Rose's husband Manny Quinn is just a mannequin, but Charlie fails to get repeated clues.
Episode 16
Mon, Feb 14, 201130 mins
A guilty conscience and the risk of being discovered drive Alan to seek forgiveness for his pyramid scheme in Confession, but finding the penance too steep and counter-blackmailing Rose too easy, he opts for just refunding. Meanwhile, Charlie wants to seduce Rose to divorce for his sake, leaving him too blind to smell a rat when he finds the mannequin in her closet.