Ed

1. S01E01PilotOctober 8, 2000 1.0Ed Stevens has just been fired for misplacing a comma in a 500 page contract, which cost his law firm employer millions of dollars. When he
2. S01E02The World of PossibilityOctober 15, 2000—Carol's childhood diaries prove useful when the town's premier magician, Stuckeyville Stan, sues a competitor for revealing his secrets; Nan
3. S01E03Just FriendsOctober 22, 2000—Ed goes up against his old law firm in a case involving four friends who wrote up a contract on a bar napkin. At the same time, he must pick
4. S01E04Pretty Girls and WafflesOctober 29, 2000—Ed defends a secretary being sued over a payroll error; Carol decides that she and Nick have to end their relationship; Mike is reviewed by
5. S01E05Better DaysNovember 5, 2000—Carol drowns her sorrows over breaking up with Nick with a ""Xanadu"" marathon; Ed represents a jittery bride-to-be who sues her hairdresser
6. S01E06Home Is Where the Ducks AreNovember 12, 2000—Carol shocks Ed by announcing that she is leaving Stuckeyville to become a writer; Ed concocts Stuckeyville's first-ever Festival of Ducks t
7. S01E07Something Old, Something NewNovember 19, 2000—On his first Thanksgiving without his wife, Ed decides to start a new tradition and arranges an unconventional Thanksgiving feast at Stuckey
8. S01E08The Whole TruthDecember 6, 2000—When Molly's grandfather hires Ed to write his will, he ends up revealing a shocking secret;; Mike has a new rival at the doctor's office; P
9. S01E09Your Life Is NowDecember 13, 2000—The return of former high football star, Troy McCallum, brings out feelings of resentment in both Ed and Carol. Meanwhile Ed tries to help h
10. S01E10Losing StreakDecember 20, 2000—Ed's visiting parents show their disapproval of his new life in Stuckeyville; Ed defends two men being sued for pulling a prank involving a
11. S01E11Opposites DistractJanuary 17, 2001—Ed locks horns with a sassy new D.A. while defending a man charged with breaking the law by putting dimes in parking meters; Molly chides Ca
12. S01E12Hook, Line, and SinkerJanuary 24, 2001—Ed handles a case involving a man being fired if he doesn't make a fish ""sing""; Mike believes the Burton's new nanny has a crush on him; t
13. S01E13The Music BoxFebruary 7, 2001—When Carol's music box is stolen from her car, Ed tries to help in apprehending the thief. Though the music box is valuable, Carol really w
14. S01E14Valentine's DayFebruary 14, 2001—Ed represents a priest who is being fired for not increasing the church's congregation; Phil turns love-doctor and tries to make an ordinary
15. S01E15LoyaltiesFebruary 20, 2001—As Ed and Bonnie grow more comfortable in their relationship, Carol grows more uncomfortable so Ed suggests that they all go out for dinner.
16. S01E16Live DeliberatelyFebruary 28, 2001—A brush with death inspires a local man to change his life and do things he's never done before such as scale a wall, bowl naked, and go out
17. S01E17ExceptionsMarch 28, 2001—Ed and Carol finds themselves on opposite sides when he represents a gym coach who is flunking one of her best students; Dr. Jerome continue
18. S01E18The TestApril 4, 2001—Ed's old high school girlfriend, Kara, tests her husband's fidelity by hiring a friend to come on to him, When the husband fails the test b
19. S01E19Window of OpportunityMay 2, 2001—Ed is dismayed when a couple decides to marry at Stuckeybowl simply because the man bowled a strike. In court he helps a man get a restraini
20. S01E20Mind Over MatterMay 9, 2001—To ensure that Stuckeybowl outlasts him, Ed seeks to have it declared an historical landmark. Meanwhile in court, he reprresents a man over
21. S01E21Mixed SignalsMay 16, 2001—Ed represents a golfer suing a fan who shouted out while he was making an easy putt-thus costing him the win; Warren can't decide whether to
22. S01E22Prom NightMay 23, 2001—At the same time Ed receives a visit and a job offer from his old collegue, Carol invites him to the Stuckeyville HS junior prom; To avoid t

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Stars AlignOctober 10, 2001—Ed and Carol's close encounter is interrupted by Bonnie Hane; Ed defends Warren on a charge of criminal negligence after Warren brings a keg
2. S02E02ChangesOctober 17, 2001—When a client changes his name and his image, Ed decides to follow his lead; Molly tries to catch the eye of a bowling alley equipment sales
3. S02E03A Job Well DoneOctober 24, 2001—Carol and the new principal face off on ""The Great Gatsby""; Mike and Nancy debate over whether to try for Baby #2; Phil goes all out to fi
4. S02E04Crazy TimeOctober 31, 2001—Ed's on the case after a bitter kid's show host talks a young boy into running away; Molly gives up on wooing Jim; Warren comes up with the
5. S02E05ClosureNovember 7, 2001—Carol asks Ed to help her friend Sonja, whose husband Andy wants a divorce after discovering that Sonja had advertised herself in a mail-ord
6. S02E06ReplacementsNovember 14, 2001—Carol is infuriated when Dennis cancels the annual budget meeting for all faculty. The entire faculty bands together to get rid of Dennis, i
7. S02E07The New WorldNovember 21, 2001—Ed represents Dennis in a minor fender-bender case, but when the other party's lawyer asks for an exorbiant amount of money, Dennis insists
8. S02E08Goodbye SadieDecember 5, 2001—Ed represents a teacher who admits to refusing to cast a talented African American in a play--as Abraham Lincoln; Warren gets an image makeo
9. S02E09Charity CasesDecember 12, 2001—Ed becomes the anti-Claus after a wealthy client gives Stuckeyville a Christmas gift he really can't afford, forcing the bowling-alley bunch
10. S02E10Small Town GuysJanuary 9, 2002—Hoping to turn the case into a First Amendment issue to be heard by the Supreme Court, a celebrity lawyer offers to help Ed defend an ex-cla
11. S02E11Two Days of FreedomJanuary 16, 2002—Carol breaks Ed's heart with a lie about her relationship with Dennis, who gives Miss Vessey cause to reconsider romance with him. Meanwhile
12. S02E12Ends and MeansJanuary 30, 2002—Ed represents a woman who embezzled money from her insurance company employer to pay for a claimant's liver transplant, and breaches his own
13. S02E13Youth BanditsFebruary 6, 2002—Ed and Carol disagree about the propriety of reuniting Ed's high school garage band to play at the funeral of the band's songwriter; Warre
14. S02E14Things To Do TodayFebruary 27, 2002—A beautiful, off-beat woman blows into town and sweeps Ed off his feet, while encouraging him to face his fears and live life to the fullest
15. S02E15Nice Guys Finish LastMarch 6, 2002—Ed helps a wimpy lawyer negotiate with a trucking company that is disturbing Stuckeyville's peace by routing its rigs through town; Carol re
16. S02E16Wheel of JusticeMarch 27, 2002—Ed winds up behind bars and in over his head after his favorite judge displays some outlandish courtroom behavior; Phil runs a boot camp for
17. S02E17LloydApril 3, 2002—Ed's fast-talking big brother blows into town and ropes Ed into a risky plan to glam up Stuckeybowl; Nancy's Internet chat buddy turns out t
18. S02E18TrustApril 10, 2002—Mike is sued for sexual harassment by a nurse at his office, and he reluctantly agrees to let Ed represent him. The long-time friends have a
19. S02E19The ShotApril 24, 2002—On the 15th anniversary of his missing the foul shot that led to Stuckeyville High's losing the championship, Ed looks to rewrite history by
20. S02E20Power of the PersonMay 1, 2002—Ed agrees to coach the Stuckeyville High ""Quiz Bowl"" team and clashes with Dennis over a team member who's scholastically challenged; Denn
21. S02E21Memory LaneMay 8, 2002—The news that Dennis and Carol have moved in together has Ed scrambling to find the perfect way to revisit the past and win her back; Dennis
22. S02E22Last ChanceMay 15, 2002—Ed wrestles with his nervousness about taking what he believes to be his last chance to tell Carol exactly how he feels after he discovers

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Human NatureSeptember 25, 2002—Ed is forced to defend the scam artist who manipulated Mike into betting and losing $3,000 on a baseball game; Carol, still furious at Ed fo
2. S03E02Miss StuckeyvilleOctober 2, 2002—Ed is shocked when Carol announces her engagement to Dennis; Mark agrees to go on a diet if Diane enters the Miss Stuckeybowl pageant; Diane
3. S03E03The RoadOctober 9, 2002—Overwhelmed by Carol's wedding preparations, Ed decides to take to the road for awhile, but finds the peace and quiet more than he can bear;
4. S03E04Charlotte and WilburOctober 16, 2002—Carol's father returns from Florida in time for his birthday party, unaware that she's engaged. When she finally springs the news on him, he
5. S03E05The DivorceOctober 30, 2002—Ed represents a pair of squabbling morning radio hosts who want to split up after a twenty year friendship; Mike and Nancy find that their p
6. S03E06May the Best Man WinNovember 6, 2002—Jennifer Bradley breezes back into Ed's life claiming that she needs his legal advice; Ed accepts Dennis's sarcastic offer to be his best ma
7. S03E07The WeddingNovember 13, 2002—The families converge for the wedding, and Carol begins to have second thoughts after talking to her father about her parents' courtship; Wa
8. S03E08TrappedNovember 20, 2002—Tired of the continuing Carol/Ed saga, the pair's friends trap them in Stuckeybowl until they finally work things out, one way or another.
9. S03E09MakeoversDecember 11, 2002—Lloyd returns to Stuckeyville, and his new scheme is selling makeup for men. When he's prosecuted for being part of a pyramid scheme, Ed dou
10. S03E10NeighborsDecember 18, 2002—When a new lawyer arrives in Stuckeyville and encourages neighbors to sue each other, Ed hatches a scheme worthy of Phil to get Stuckeyvilla
11. S03E11FrankieJanuary 8, 2003—As Ed takes the case of a injured high school football player who's suing another player for unnecessary roughness, he meets an enthusiastic
12. S03E12PartnersJanuary 15, 2003—Ed and Frankie represent a man who is suing his sister for ""outing"" him, even though he insists he's not gay; Carol goes looking for love
13. S03E13Hyenas & WildebeestsJanuary 22, 2003—Carol decides to be objective after debating whether she should avenge Rich Keenan's cruel high school hoax on Molly by writing a negative r
14. S03E14The CaseFebruary 5, 2003—Ed takes on his first homicide case when Eli's friend is charged with second degree murder after another friend dies during the drunken recr
15. S03E15BlipsFebruary 12, 2003—Ed becomes concerned about his legacy after taking a longevity test and learning that his life expectancy is ""only"" 83 years; Stella retur
16. S03E16Good AdviceFebruary 19, 2003—Frankie defends Ed when he's sued for breaking a man's thumb while rescuing him from a burning car; Molly contends with Ryan's disapproval a
17. S03E17Captain LucidityFebruary 26, 2003—Ed tries lucid dreaming to figure out if he should pursue a relationship with Frankie.
18. S03E18Business As UsualMarch 5, 2003—After Mike and Dr. Jerome get into an ongoing battle over the sign outside their office, Nancy initially brings in Toby to do some conflict
19. S03E19BabysittingMarch 12, 2003—As Mike and Nancy endure a weekend at a bed-and-breakfast run by a over-enthusiastic owner with her own agenda, Ed babysits for Sarah while
20. S03E20Second ChancesMarch 28, 2003—Frankie becomes upset when she learns that Ed has not been entirely forthcoming about his past with Carol; when the gang helps him save his
21. S03E21The MovieApril 4, 2003—When Carol is discouraged after Ed spurns her feelings as ""not real"", Molly becomes the catalyst in helping Ed to rethink his position; Ed
22. S03E22The DecisionApril 11, 2003—Eli, Phil and Shirley take over preparations for Stuckeybowl's 75th birthday party; Carol completely freaks out when Ed tells her that Molly

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01New SchoolSeptember 24, 2003 2.0Ed and Carol stumble through the first days of their changed relationship; Mike and Nancy have their hands full with a new puppy and its dis
2. S04E02New Car SmellOctober 1, 2003—The first weeks of the new relationship between Ed and Carol are seen through the lens of his cousin Benny, who's filming a documentary for
3. S04E03The DreamOctober 8, 2003—Ed & Mike buy a racehorse. Carol faces trouble with the school board and Molly when she suggests to Warren that college may not be for him.
4. S04E04History LessonsOctober 15, 2003—Carol hides her old love letters concerning a man from her past from Ed. Ed breaks down and reads the letters and pays the guy a visit to ch
5. S04E05Death, Debt, & DatingOctober 22, 2003—Mike and Nancy devise a series of bizarre tests to determine which of their friends would make the best guardian for Sarah if anything were
6. S04E06The OfferOctober 29, 2003—After a former student encourages Carol to interview for a writing job at the magazine where he works, she sets out for New York City, accom
7. S04E07Goodbye, StuckeyvilleNovember 5, 2003—Afraid that their relationship won't survive if they live apart, Ed decides to join Carol in New York and puts Stuckeybowl up for sale; feel
8. S04E08TherapyNovember 12, 2003—Several Stuckeyville stalwarts seek a sympathetic ear to help them resolve relationship roadblocks: Ed sees out a therapist with a unique ba
9. S04E09The ProposalNovember 19, 2003—Ed is planning an elaborate proposal in New York, but when Carol returns to Stuckeyville to find out how they stand, he must come up with an
10. S04E10Just a FormalityDecember 10, 2003—Ed asks Carol's father for his permission to marry Carol, while Mike and Nancy argue over the needed rennovations to their fire-damaged home
11. S04E11Home For ChristmasDecember 17, 2003—With only a few days left until Christmas, Ed's getting ready to move back to New York with Carol, however an unexpected "friend" returns fr
12. S04E12The ProcessJanuary 7, 2004—After a disastrous meeting with the wedding planner, Carol wonders if she and Ed shouldn't elope; Ed soon regrets the advice he gives Mr. M
13. S04E13Back in the SaddleJanuary 9, 2004—Ed's ex-wife, Liz is back in town and tries to get Ed to help her get a new restaurant up and going. Meanwhile, Eli is trying to come to gr
14. S04E14Hidden AgendasJanuary 16, 2004—Carol is concerned that Liz and Ed still have feelings for each other when Liz returns to town with yet another business proposition for Ed;
15. S04E15Pressure PointsJanuary 23, 2004—As Carol and Ed are finally seeing Liz off, they get mugged, leading Ed to question whether he could have prevented it; Russ pays Mike and N
16. S04E16Best WishesJanuary 30, 2004—In the days before the wedding, Lloyd is back in town and back in trouble; Nancy and Mike are both under the weather, but not for the same r
17. S04E17Happily Ever AfterFebruary 6, 2004—Eli takes pity on Phil's latest get-rich-quick scheme; Warren, Mark and Jimmy create a hilarious Ed and Carol tribute video for the rehearsa

Season 4 ranked & reviewed