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Suddenly Susan

TV·1996–2000·4 seasons, 93 episodes·NBC·Comedy·30m·5.9·Created by Clyde Phillips

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Trash-Test DummiesS03E08 · 7.0

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1996–97AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Suddenly Susan S01E01First EpisodeSeptember 19, 1996Susan re-examines her life right before she walks down the aisle. She realizes her groom isn't what she thought he was.
  2. S01E02Suddenly Susan S01E02Dr. NoSeptember 26, 1996Susan is assigned to report on a self help guru whose technique involves teaching people to say "no."
  3. S01E03Suddenly Susan S01E03The Best Laid PlansOctober 3, 1996Vicki tries to get Susan and Luis to date. Jack's prized boxing gloves disappear.
  4. S01E04Suddenly Susan S01E04Suddenly Susan UnpluggedOctober 10, 1996When 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.
  5. S01E05Suddenly Susan S01E05Hoop DreamsOctober 17, 1996Vicki begs Susan to sub for a pneumonia-stricken player when her basketball team makes the playoffs---not realizing Susan might steal the sh
  6. S01E06Suddenly Susan S01E06Lie! Lie! My DarlingOctober 31, 1996To get out of dinner with her parents, Susan tells her mom a little white lie---and gets caught in it.
  7. S01E07Suddenly Susan S01E07Golden Girl FridayNovember 7, 1996At Susan's urging, Jack hires a friend of Nana's, a seemingly sweet senior citizen, who ends up suing The Gate for age discrimination.
  8. S01E08Suddenly Susan S01E08Beauty and the Beasty BoyNovember 14, 1996Susan falls for a nihilistic rocker, and the attraction is mutual - despite a severe conflict of life styles and values.
  9. S01E09Suddenly Susan S01E09Cold TurkeyNovember 21, 1996Susan tries to put together a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her co-workers, but everything goes wrong, culminating in an oven that's c
  10. S01E10Suddenly Susan S01E10Was it Something I Said?December 12, 1996Susan reluctantly does a favor for Jack by attending a charity function with Jack, his wife Margo, and her incredibly obnoxious brother. Whe
  11. S01E11Suddenly Susan S01E11The Walk-OutDecember 19, 1996The 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
  12. S01E12Suddenly Susan S01E12The Me Nobody NoseJanuary 9, 1997To prove that personality is more important than good looks, Susan is fitted with a large fake nose. But complications arise with the arriva
  13. S01E13Suddenly Susan S01E13The Ways and MeansFebruary 27, 1997Jack assigns Susan and Vicki to write a parody of relationship guides, called "The Ways and Means". A problem arises when readers take the p
  14. S01E14Suddenly Susan S01E14What a CardMarch 6, 1997Jack'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
  15. S01E15Suddenly Susan S01E15Love and Divorce American Style (1)March 13, 1997Susan 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
  16. S01E16Suddenly Susan S01E16Love and Divorce American Style (2)March 20, 1997While filling in as baby sitter for Adam's kids, Susan unexpectedly meets his ex. Meanwhile, Jack sets up his bachelor pad.
  17. S01E17Suddenly Susan S01E17Love and Divorce American Style (3)March 27, 1997Susan makes a decision about moving in with Adam; Jack rebounds into a new relationship; Todd receives threats after writing a scathing revi
  18. S01E18Suddenly Susan S01E18With Friends Like TheseApril 10, 1997Susan tries to shake a leechy acquaintance, whose divorce was inspired by Susan's wedding day breakup with Kip. Meanwhile, Todd grows apart
  19. S01E19Suddenly Susan S01E19Where the Wild Things Aren'tApril 17, 1997Jack takes the gang on a weekend retreat at his cabin --- and all of them wind up having interesting encounters in the wilderness.
  20. S01E20Suddenly Susan S01E20A Boy Like ThatApril 24, 1997Luis is reunited with his younger brother, who arrives from Cuba all grown up --- and with news of his lifestyle that troubles Luis. Meanwhi
  21. S01E21Suddenly Susan S01E21Family AffairsMay 1, 1997Planning a party for her parents, Susan gets the shocking news that they have been dating other people.
  22. S01E22Suddenly Susan S01E22I'll See That and Raise You SusanMay 8, 1997A poker game turns into a high stakes bottlecap tossing competition, and Jack's old roommate, Cooper; hits the jackpot at Jack's expense: Ja

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0226Episodes1997–98AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Suddenly Susan S02E01I Love You, I ThinkSeptember 22, 1997While Susan prepares to fly to Venice with a handsome millionaire, Jack tries to find the courage to reveal his feelings for her.
  2. S02E02Past TenseSeptember 29, 1997
  3. S02E03Truth and ConsequencesOctober 6, 1997
  4. S02E04Next Stop, HeavenOctober 13, 1997
  5. S02E05Susan's Minor ComplicationOctober 20, 1997
  6. S02E06It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Maddy WorldNovember 3, 1997
  7. S02E07It's My Nana and I'll Cry If I Want ToNovember 10, 1997
  8. S02E08A Kiss Before Dying ... on StageNovember 17, 1997
  9. S02E09The Old and the BeautifulNovember 24, 1997
  10. S02E10I Didn't Write ThisDecember 8, 1997
  11. S02E11Yule Never KnowDecember 15, 1997
  12. S02E12A Kiss is Just AmissJanuary 5, 1998
  13. S02E13The Big ShalomJanuary 12, 1998
  14. S02E14Matchmaker, MatchmakerJanuary 19, 1998
  15. S02E15Car TroubleJanuary 26, 1998
  16. S02E16Ready ... aim ... Fong!February 2, 1998
  17. S02E17Daddy PiperMarch 9, 1998
  18. S02E18Not in This LifeMarch 16, 1998
  19. S02E19Models and Strippers and Wasps, Oh My!April 6, 1998
  20. S02E20Poetry in NotionApril 6, 1998
  21. S02E21Pucker UpApril 6, 1998
  22. S02E225,947 MilesApril 20, 1998
  23. S02E23A Tale of Two Pants (1)May 4, 1998
  24. S02E24A Tale of Two Pants (2)May 4, 1998
  25. S02E25Oh, How They Danced (1)May 18, 1998
  26. S02E26Oh, How They Danced (2)May 18, 1998

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0323Episodes1998–99Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S03E01Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Some of These Do ItSeptember 21, 1998
  2. S03E02Feels Like the First TimeSeptember 28, 1998
  3. S03E03Don't TellOctober 5, 1998
  4. S03E04Sleeping With the EnemyOctober 12, 1998
  5. S03E05A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Susan's PartyOctober 26, 1998
  6. S03E06War GamesNovember 2, 1998
  7. S03E07Seems Like Old TimesNovember 9, 1998
  8. S03E08Trash-Test DummiesNovember 16, 1998 7.0
  9. S03E09The Thanksgiving EpisodeNovember 30, 1998
  10. S03E10The Apartment HuntNovember 30, 1998
  11. S03E11Merry Ex-MasDecember 14, 1998
  12. S03E12Wedding-Bell BluesJanuary 11, 1999
  13. S03E13On a Clear Day You Can Hear ForeverJanuary 18, 1999
  14. S03E14One Man's Intervention is Another Man's Tupperware PartyJanuary 25, 1999
  15. S03E15Sometimes You Feel Like a NutFebruary 8, 1999
  16. S03E16Ben Rubenstein, Meet Joe BlackFebruary 22, 1999
  17. S03E17The Song Remains InsaneMarch 1, 1999
  18. S03E18Revenge of the GophersMarch 15, 1999
  19. S03E19In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (1)May 3, 1999
  20. S03E20In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (2)May 10, 1999
  21. S03E21The First Picture ShowMay 17, 1999
  22. S03E22Bowled OverMay 24, 1999
  23. S03E23A Day in the LifeMay 24, 1999

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0422Episodes1999–00AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The New GateSeptember 20, 1999
  2. S04E02Luis Gets His Groove BackDecember 27, 1999
  3. S04E03The Pushkin LettersOctober 4, 1999
  4. S04E04The BillboardSeptember 27, 1999
  5. S04E05Vicki Moves InOctober 11, 1999
  6. S04E06HalloweenOctober 18, 1999
  7. S04E07CheerleadersNovember 1, 1999
  8. S04E08The Wish ListDecember 6, 1999
  9. S04E09First DateDecember 13, 1999
  10. S04E10The Gay ParadeDecember 13, 1999
  11. S04E11The Birthday PartyDecember 20, 1999
  12. S04E12Susan's ExDecember 27, 1999
  13. S04E13Dinner PartyJanuary 3, 2000
  14. S04E14Stock TipJanuary 3, 2000
  15. S04E15I Love YouJune 6, 2000
  16. S04E16The Break UpJune 13, 2000
  17. S04E17Girls Night OutJune 20, 2000
  18. S04E18The Bird in the WallJune 27, 2000
  19. S04E19Susan and the ProfessorDecember 26, 2000
  20. S04E20The ReversalDecember 26, 2000
  21. S04E21The Finale (1)December 26, 2000
  22. S04E22The Finale (2)December 26, 2000

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