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Worst Week

U.S. version of the BBC series "The Worst Week of My Life", in which a young couple get quickly acquainted with their soon-to-be in-laws.

Season 1 Episode Guide

16 Episodes 2008 - 2009

Episode 1

Pilot

Mon, Sep 22, 2008 22 mins

Mel and Sam want to tell her parents that she is pregnant and they plan to marry. They arrange for Sam to arrive at her parents' home after dinner, but he is delayed and winds up arriving late in the nude except for a plastic diaper. Overlooking this, Sam's luck goes even worse as he mistakenly tells Mel and her mother that her father has died.

Episode 2

The Bird

Mon, Sep 29, 2008 22 mins

Sam is intent on getting into the good graces of Mel's mother, and tells her he would love an avocado omelet, although he hates avocado. To avoid eating it, he feeds it to Dick's prize birds, then has to replace one when it dies. He also makes a terrible impression on Me's sister when he walks in on her while she is using a breast pump.

Episode 3

The Monitor

Mon, Oct 6, 2008 22 mins

Sam brings a friend to fix Dick's painting, and Melanie's sister falls for him. Meanwhile, Sam tries to make amends to Melanie's other sister by helping take care of her children.

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Episode 4

The Truck

Mon, Oct 13, 2008 22 mins

Sam is forced to borrow Dick's antique truck without his knowledge to take Melanie to their ultrasound appointment after he loses the keys to his car.

Episode 5

The Club

Mon, Oct 20, 2008 22 mins

A misunderstanding causes Dick and Melanie to think that the wedding is off, which causes them lose their gazebo reservation at the country club. Dick and Sam are forced to try and win it back from the person who now has it.

Episode 6

The Ring

Mon, Nov 3, 2008 22 mins

Sam loses the ring that Dick's mother has given them for the wedding, while Melanie is afraid to tell her mother that she thinks that the wedding dress she is giving her is ugly and that she doesn't want to wear it.

Episode 7

The Vows

Mon, Nov 10, 2008 22 mins

Sam and Mel attempt to appear to be the ideal couple so the family minister will agree to marry them, on Worst Week.

Episode 8

The Cake

Mon, Nov 17, 2008 22 mins

Sam and Melanie are nervous about the future in-laws meeting the day before the wedding. So they tell Sam's parents that Dick had a stroke and that Melanie has diabetes.

Episode 9

The Wedding

Mon, Nov 24, 2008 22 mins

Sam is put in charge of the wedding at the last minute when Melanie gets in a fight with her mother on the wedding day.

Episode 10

The Apartment

Mon, Dec 8, 2008 22 mins

Dick and Angela consider renting the apartment above Sam and Melanie so they can have a place to stay when they visit, and Sam is forced by his new boss to fire a friend.

Episode 11

The Gift

Mon, Dec 15, 2008 22 mins

Sam talks Dick into buying Angela a car for Christmas, but Sam gets the car stolen before they make it home. Meanwhile, Angela unsuccessfully tries to keep Melanie from finding out what Sam got for her.

Episode 12

The Article

Mon, Jan 12, 2009 22 mins

Sam writes an article for the magazine that was not meant to be read, on "Worst Week."

Episode 13

The Puppy

Mon, Jan 19, 2009 22 mins

While Angela sits in as a temporary receptionist at Melanie's veterinary office, Dick gets locked out of the house. Meanwhile, Sam tries to weasel out of watching a graphic video in Melanie's childbirth class.

Episode 14

The Sex

Mon, Feb 2, 2009 22 mins

Sam and Melanie's nephew takes a photo of them in a compromising position, and Dick and Angela go behind Melanie's back and find out the sex of their child.

Episode 15

The Epidural

Mon, Feb 16, 2009 22 mins

Melanie is ready to have her baby, but unforeseen circumstances may keep Sam from getting there on time.

Episode 16

The Party

Sat, Jun 6, 2009 22 mins

When Sam gives it his all to help the Claytons prepare for Dick's birthday party, he loses his pants and some dignity in his effort to make everything perfect.

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