The best episodes of Happyish

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  1. 01

    S01E09 · June 21, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Bill Hicks, Joseph McCarthy and Alfred Bernhard Nobel8.0

    Thom discovers something about Larry. Lee takes Julius to Hebrew School.

  2. 02

    S01E04 · May 17, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Sigmund Freud, Charles Bukowski and Seven Billion A**holes7.9

    While waiting for the mothership to return, Thom is overrun by a**sholes.

  3. 03

    S01E10 · June 28, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Christopher Hitchens, Philip Larkin and Josef Stalin7.9

    Thom writes a story involving underpants - then he quits. Season finale.

  4. 04

    S01E07 · June 7, 2015 · 30m

    Starring David Ogilvy, Anton Chekov and Lady Liberty7.8

    Thom travels to LA. Lee gets a new cell phone and comforts Julius.

  5. 05

    S01E02 · May 3, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Marc Chagall, Abuela and Adolf Hitler7.5

    Thom gets a lesson in corporate America. Lee's bubble is invaded.

  6. 06

    S01E05 · May 24, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Josey Wales, Jesus Christ and The New York Times7.5

    Thom gets a life lesson - when his train kills a commuter.

  7. 07

    S01E01 · April 26, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Samuel Beckett, Albert Camus and Alois Alzheimer7.4

    44 year-old Thom Payne is pressured to rebrand himself.

  8. 08

    S01E06 · May 31, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Helen Keller, Moses and Lenny Bruce7.4

    The Swedes attempt to steal Lorna while offering Thom a big account.

  9. 09

    S01E03 · May 10, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Vladimir Nabokov, Hippocrates and God7.2

    Julius gets ill. Thom endures dueling takes on the meaning of suffering.

  10. 10

    S01E08 · June 14, 2015 · 30m

    Starring Rene Descartes, Victor Frankenstein and HRH The Princess of Arendelle7.2

    Thom is forced out of his office. Lee vents about "Frozen."

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