
Suddenly Susan
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Workplace situation comedy centered on the character of Susan, a "somewhat sheltered" magazine writer who has dumped her rich fiancé at the altar and must now cope with being suddenly single - complicated by the fact that her boss at hip San Francisco magazine The Gate is her ex's brother Jack. He has promoted her from copy editor to writer of a column on being single in the '90s, thus irritating her co-workers: caustic lifestyle columnist Vicki, Cuban playboy. Susan's main support is her loving grandmother Nana. In highly publicized trouble before it ever aired, Suddenly Susan had to switch formats from a bookstore to a magazine workplace setting - sort of Mary Richards going to work for Lou Grant at the Trib.
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Season01
- S01E01
First EpisodeSeptember 19, 1996—Susan re-examines her life right before she walks down the aisle. She realizes her groom isn't what she thought he was. - S01E02
Dr. NoSeptember 26, 1996—Susan is assigned to report on a self help guru whose technique involves teaching people to say "no." - S01E03
The Best Laid PlansOctober 3, 1996—Vicki tries to get Susan and Luis to date. Jack's prized boxing gloves disappear. - S01E04
Suddenly Susan UnpluggedOctober 10, 1996—When Susan's ex-fiancé turns off the utilities in the apartment, she must deal with the utility companies for the first time in her life. - S01E05
Hoop DreamsOctober 17, 1996—Vicki begs Susan to sub for a pneumonia-stricken player when her basketball team makes the playoffs---not realizing Susan might steal the sh - S01E06
Lie! Lie! My DarlingOctober 31, 1996—To get out of dinner with her parents, Susan tells her mom a little white lie---and gets caught in it. - S01E07
Golden Girl FridayNovember 7, 1996—At Susan's urging, Jack hires a friend of Nana's, a seemingly sweet senior citizen, who ends up suing The Gate for age discrimination. - S01E08
Beauty and the Beasty BoyNovember 14, 1996—Susan falls for a nihilistic rocker, and the attraction is mutual - despite a severe conflict of life styles and values. - S01E09
Cold TurkeyNovember 21, 1996—Susan tries to put together a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her co-workers, but everything goes wrong, culminating in an oven that's c - S01E10
Was it Something I Said?December 12, 1996—Susan reluctantly does a favor for Jack by attending a charity function with Jack, his wife Margo, and her incredibly obnoxious brother. Whe - S01E11
The Walk-OutDecember 19, 1996—The gang in the office does not receive a proper Christmas bonus and decide to protest by walking out. However, there is a twist they don't - S01E12
The Me Nobody NoseJanuary 9, 1997—To prove that personality is more important than good looks, Susan is fitted with a large fake nose. But complications arise with the arriva - S01E13
The Ways and MeansFebruary 27, 1997—Jack assigns Susan and Vicki to write a parody of relationship guides, called "The Ways and Means". A problem arises when readers take the p - S01E14
What a CardMarch 6, 1997—Jack's grandfather has just passed away, but Jack is upbeat. Susan is going to the wake with Jack, but then realizes she accidentally sent J - S01E15
Love and Divorce American Style (1)March 13, 1997—Susan gets involved in a new romance with a guy who has two kids --- one of whom takes an immediate dislike to her. Meanwhile, Jack takes a - S01E16
Love and Divorce American Style (2)March 20, 1997—While filling in as baby sitter for Adam's kids, Susan unexpectedly meets his ex. Meanwhile, Jack sets up his bachelor pad. - S01E17
Love and Divorce American Style (3)March 27, 1997—Susan makes a decision about moving in with Adam; Jack rebounds into a new relationship; Todd receives threats after writing a scathing revi - S01E18
With Friends Like TheseApril 10, 1997—Susan tries to shake a leechy acquaintance, whose divorce was inspired by Susan's wedding day breakup with Kip. Meanwhile, Todd grows apart - S01E19
Where the Wild Things Aren'tApril 17, 1997—Jack takes the gang on a weekend retreat at his cabin --- and all of them wind up having interesting encounters in the wilderness. - S01E20
A Boy Like ThatApril 24, 1997—Luis is reunited with his younger brother, who arrives from Cuba all grown up --- and with news of his lifestyle that troubles Luis. Meanwhi - S01E21
Family AffairsMay 1, 1997—Planning a party for her parents, Susan gets the shocking news that they have been dating other people. - S01E22
I'll See That and Raise You SusanMay 8, 1997—A poker game turns into a high stakes bottlecap tossing competition, and Jack's old roommate, Cooper; hits the jackpot at Jack's expense: Ja
Season02
- S02E01
I Love You, I ThinkSeptember 22, 1997—While Susan prepares to fly to Venice with a handsome millionaire, Jack tries to find the courage to reveal his feelings for her. - S02E02Past TenseSeptember 29, 1997—
- S02E03Truth and ConsequencesOctober 6, 1997—
- S02E04Next Stop, HeavenOctober 13, 1997—
- S02E05Susan's Minor ComplicationOctober 20, 1997—
- S02E06It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Maddy WorldNovember 3, 1997—
- S02E07It's My Nana and I'll Cry If I Want ToNovember 10, 1997—
- S02E08A Kiss Before Dying ... on StageNovember 17, 1997—
- S02E09The Old and the BeautifulNovember 24, 1997—
- S02E10I Didn't Write ThisDecember 8, 1997—
- S02E11Yule Never KnowDecember 15, 1997—
- S02E12A Kiss is Just AmissJanuary 5, 1998—
- S02E13The Big ShalomJanuary 12, 1998—
- S02E14Matchmaker, MatchmakerJanuary 19, 1998—
- S02E15Car TroubleJanuary 26, 1998—
- S02E16Ready ... aim ... Fong!February 2, 1998—
- S02E17Daddy PiperMarch 9, 1998—
- S02E18Not in This LifeMarch 16, 1998—
- S02E19Models and Strippers and Wasps, Oh My!April 6, 1998—
- S02E20Poetry in NotionApril 6, 1998—
- S02E21Pucker UpApril 6, 1998—
- S02E225,947 MilesApril 20, 1998—
- S02E23A Tale of Two Pants (1)May 4, 1998—
- S02E24A Tale of Two Pants (2)May 4, 1998—
- S02E25Oh, How They Danced (1)May 18, 1998—
- S02E26Oh, How They Danced (2)May 18, 1998—
Season03
- S03E01Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Some of These Do ItSeptember 21, 1998—
- S03E02Feels Like the First TimeSeptember 28, 1998—
- S03E03Don't TellOctober 5, 1998—
- S03E04Sleeping With the EnemyOctober 12, 1998—
- S03E05A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Susan's PartyOctober 26, 1998—
- S03E06War GamesNovember 2, 1998—
- S03E07Seems Like Old TimesNovember 9, 1998—
- S03E08Trash-Test DummiesNovember 16, 1998
- S03E09The Thanksgiving EpisodeNovember 30, 1998—
- S03E10The Apartment HuntNovember 30, 1998—
- S03E11Merry Ex-MasDecember 14, 1998—
- S03E12Wedding-Bell BluesJanuary 11, 1999—
- S03E13On a Clear Day You Can Hear ForeverJanuary 18, 1999—
- S03E14One Man's Intervention is Another Man's Tupperware PartyJanuary 25, 1999—
- S03E15Sometimes You Feel Like a NutFebruary 8, 1999—
- S03E16Ben Rubenstein, Meet Joe BlackFebruary 22, 1999—
- S03E17The Song Remains InsaneMarch 1, 1999—
- S03E18Revenge of the GophersMarch 15, 1999—
- S03E19In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (1)May 3, 1999—
- S03E20In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (2)May 10, 1999—
- S03E21The First Picture ShowMay 17, 1999—
- S03E22Bowled OverMay 24, 1999—
- S03E23A Day in the LifeMay 24, 1999—
Season04
- S04E01The New GateSeptember 20, 1999—
- S04E02Luis Gets His Groove BackDecember 27, 1999—
- S04E03The Pushkin LettersOctober 4, 1999—
- S04E04The BillboardSeptember 27, 1999—
- S04E05Vicki Moves InOctober 11, 1999—
- S04E06HalloweenOctober 18, 1999—
- S04E07CheerleadersNovember 1, 1999—
- S04E08The Wish ListDecember 6, 1999—
- S04E09First DateDecember 13, 1999—
- S04E10The Gay ParadeDecember 13, 1999—
- S04E11The Birthday PartyDecember 20, 1999—
- S04E12Susan's ExDecember 27, 1999—
- S04E13Dinner PartyJanuary 3, 2000—
- S04E14Stock TipJanuary 3, 2000—
- S04E15I Love YouJune 6, 2000—
- S04E16The Break UpJune 13, 2000—
- S04E17Girls Night OutJune 20, 2000—
- S04E18The Bird in the WallJune 27, 2000—
- S04E19Susan and the ProfessorDecember 26, 2000—
- S04E20The ReversalDecember 26, 2000—
- S04E21The Finale (1)December 26, 2000—
- S04E22The Finale (2)December 26, 2000—
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