A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
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- Seasons
- 12
- Episodes aired
- 262
- Latest aired
- S12E15
- Total runtime
- 3d 20h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 2003 – May 2004 24 episodes
- Season 2 September 2004 – May 2005 24 episodes
- Season 3 September 2005 – May 2006 24 episodes
- Season 4 September 2006 – May 2007 24 episodes
- Season 5 September 2007 – May 2008 19 episodes
- Season 6 September 2008 – May 2009 24 episodes
- Season 7 September 2009 – May 2010 22 episodes
- Season 8 September 2010 – February 2011 16 episodes
- Season 9 September 2011 – May 2012 24 episodes
- Season 10 September 2012 – May 2013 23 episodes
- Season 11 September 2013 – May 2014 22 episodes
- Season 12 October 2014 – February 2015 16 episodes
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S02E01 Back Off, Mary Poppins
September 20 · 30min find the promo
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Alan learns that Charlie belongs to an exclusive men's group, and he begs his brother to let him join.
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S02E02 Enjoy Those Garlic Balls
September 27 · 30min find the promo
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Judith is dating Jake's pediatrician, and Alan is upset until Charlie points out that if she remarries, his alimony payments will end.
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S02E03 A Bag Full of Jawea
October 4 · 30min find the promo
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Charlie tries to save Jake from school suspension for giving his teacher (Missi Pyle) the finger by romancing her, but his several attempts fail every time.
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S02E04 Go Get Mommy's Bra
October 11 · 21min find the promo
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Jake is very impressed and can't stop talking about his mother's new boyfriend, Dr. Melnick, which annoys Alan. While Evelyn borrows Charlie's car to help her impress a Saudi prince, because she wants to sell him real estate. When Charlie gets his car back, he discovers his mother's bra in the backseat. When he finds out why it's there he decides to trade in his car.
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S02E05 Bad News from the Clinic?
October 18 · 21min find the promo
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Charlie meets his match when he falls for a woman who's better at playing hard to get than he is.
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S02E06 The Price of Healthy Gums Is Eternal Vigilance
October 25 · 21min find the promo
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Alan denies having shoplifted a toy as a child and fears he has a dark side, until Charlie admits he planted the toy on Alan to stay out of trouble himself.
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S02E07 A Kosher Slaughterhouse Out in Fontana
November 8 · 21min find the promo
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Charlie and Alan hire Berta's sister to cater a party their mother has conned them into throwing for her.
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S02E08 Frankenstein and the Horny Villagers
November 15 · 21min find the promo
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Alan meets a woman named Nancy at a grocery store, who fulfills every single one of his desires, forcing Charlie to take care of Jake. After knowing Nancy for a few days Alan decides to ask her to marry him, prompting Charlie to try and talk him out of it, and he even gets help from the brothers' mother.
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S02E09 Yes, Monsignor
November 22 · 22min find the promo
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When Charlie leaves the house to avoid a date that he can't stand, he ends up at a coffee shop, where he meets his old girlfriend Lisa. He finds out that she broke up with her husband, and now has a child. Now he must try to convince Lisa that he's okay with her having a child. While Jake tries to justify to his father why he isn't doing so well in school.
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S02E10 The Salmon Under My Sweater
November 29 · 21min find the promo
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Charlie tries to get Jake's approval on a theme song that he is hired to write for a television show, which is based on a comic book that Jake is a fan. While Alan finds out more about Rose (including how smart she is), when he spends more time with her.
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S02E11 Last Chance to See Those Tattoos
December 13 · 21min find the promo
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After getting unusually turned down at a bar, Charlie learns that a website has been made dedicated to exposing his lifestyle. Charlie sets out to find who created the site, making amends to all those he stood up, but it's harder than it looks when all the women take the apology better than expected.
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S02E12 A Lungful of Alan
January 3 · 21min find the promo
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Alan is jealous of Charlie when an old classmate, who's now a beautiful woman, seems to be more interested in Charlie.
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S02E13 Zejdz z Zmoich Wlosów (Get Off My Hair)
January 17 · 20min find the promo
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After an earthquake hits, Judith's house is damaged and she needs a place to stay. So Alan decides to invite her to stay with him and Charlie, without getting Charlie's permission. Charlie isn't happy with this, but accepts it. Alan becomes jealous when Judith goes on a date, and asks Charlie to find him a date, so that he can show Judith that he dates as well.
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S02E14 Those Big Pink Things with Coconut
January 31 · 21min find the promo
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The brothers throw out their mother, after she insults the way Alan is raising Jake. When Alan and Charlie ignore her phone calls, to get their attention she ends up in the hospital. When Alan and Charlie show up at the hospital they aren't sure if she's faking, and try to call her bluff.
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S02E15 Smell the Umbrella Stand
February 7 · 21min find the promo
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Alan starts to worry about a medical procedure that he is facing, and to get his mind off it, Charlie suggests they go to Las Vegas.
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S02E16 Can You Eat Human Flesh with Wooden Teeth?
February 14 · 21min find the promo
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When Judith decides to take a vacation, the brothers have to take care of Jake during the week. Alan finds it challenging, and even forgets to pick up Jake from soccer practice. When Alan finds out that he has to go to the I.R.S. because they're auditing him, he forces Charlie to take care of Jake, and Charlie doesn't do any better then Alan.
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S02E17 Woo-Hoo, a Hernia Exam!
February 21 · 21min find the promo
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After Charlie has back pain, Alan decides to take him to the Hospital. While there Charlie can't stop hitting on the doctor who is examining him. The only problem is that he has a history with her that he can't remember. Berta is feed up with Jake's inability to use the bathroom properly, so she decides to make him clean it until he learns.
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S02E18 It Was 'Mame', Mom
March 7 · 21min find the promo
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Charlie is invited to a party hosted by a gay ad-executive named Eric, so Charlie asks Alan to pretend that he's his life partner. While at the party, Charlie meets Eric's ex-wife Pamela, and tries to sleep with her without Eric finding out.
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S02E19 A Low, Guttural Tongue-Flapping Noise
March 21 · 21min find the promo
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After Charlie takes Alan to an eye doctor, they end up at cafe where they bump into Charlie's ex-girlfriend, Sherri. While there Alan shows an interest in Sherri, and decides to ask her out. The problem is that Alan can't get over Sherri's relationship with Charlie.
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S02E20 I Always Wanted a Shaved Monkey
April 18 · 21min find the promo
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Rose tries to help the brothers sort out their feelings, when Charlie and Alan take their personal frustrations out on each other.
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S02E21 A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On
May 2 · 21min find the promo
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Evelyn reads in the obituaries that her second husband, Harry has died. They all attend the funeral, including Jake who is excited at the opportunity of seeing a ""dead guy"". Charlie is excited by the opportunity of a newly single widow, and Alan is just happy to pay his respects to Harry.
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S02E22 That Old Hose Bag Is My Mother
May 9 · 21min find the promo
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Evelyn buys Alan a new Sports car causing Charlie to claim that his brother has sold his soul to the Devil. The next day, Evelyn extracts payment by insisting that Alan go on a blind, double date with her, her new beau and his daughter. At the restaurant, Alan learns that his mother and boyfriend will not be able to join them because there was a mixup between his heart medication and Viagra and she didn't want to ""waste it"". As a result, Alan is left to deal with the daughter, who is on a weekend pass from a rehab center and still has some loose screws. Alan eventually gets her back to the beach house only to have her drive off in his new sports car and become the object of a televised high-speed car chase.
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S02E23 Squab, Squab, Squab, Squab, Squab
May 16 · 20min find the promo
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Evelyn demands Jake spend a night at her place when she finds out he spent Spring Break with Judith's parents. Neither Alan nor Charlie are keen on the idea, but going to a bar after dropping off Jake quickly erases their concerns.
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S02E24 Does This Smell Funny to You?
May 23 · 20min find the promo
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Charlie unknowingly sleeps with an older man's trophy wife while Jake has to read a paper to his class.