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| Two And A Half Men Season 1 : |
| The first season of Two and a Half Men an American television series created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that aired its pilot episode on September 22 2003 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS a U.S. broadcast television network. The pilot received great reviews and an Artios Award nomination for Best Casting for TV Comedy Pilot. In the week of October 1 2003 the series was ranked 7th highest in the top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research with an average 12.1/18 rating. Thanks to this the series was able to air another 23 episodes and was renewed for a second season in 2004. The DVD set was released on Region 2 on September 12 2005 and on Region 1 on September 11 2007. Its bonus material included: a blooper outtakes a backstage tour with Angus T. Jones and a behind-the-scenes special with the cast and crew of Two and a Half Men. |
| Episode 1 - [Pilot] |
| Details : After Charlie's night with a girl is ruined due to Alan's interruption Alan moves in being kicked out of his house by his suffocated wife: Judith. The next day Alan brings over his son Jake while he and Judith can talk about their marriage. While eating Alan finds out that Judith is a lesbian therefore their relationship ends. Charlie takes to Jake and begins to take him shopping to meet girls and lets him play at his poker games. Upset Alan moves in with their mother Evelyn taking Jake with him. Charlie now feels surprisingly empty and invites Alan and Jake to move back in convincing Alan that all their problems in life are because of their controlling mother and that Jake would only end up being just as messed up in later life. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Eugene Byrd | Thomas F. Wilson | Don Foster | Jennifer Taylor | Director : James Burrows | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Sep. 21, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Big Flappy Bastards] |
| Details : While spending time with Jake Charlie finds it hard to enforce rules that Alan has set out for him. It gets to the point were Jake lures a flock of sea gulls into his room and Charlie gets very upset. This prompts Jake to try and get Charlie to forgive him. Alan starts doing chores for Judith in the hopes of them getting back together. During one of the tasks Judith kisses Alan leading him to believe that things will get back to the way they once were. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Air Date : Sep. 28, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Go East On Sunset Until You Reach The Gates Of Hell] |
| Details : After spending a day at Disneyland Jake gets sick and wants to go to his mothers' house to have her take care of him. This sends Alan into a state of misery as he realizes he's losing his wife and son. Charlie suggests that they go drinking and Alan agrees. After drinking the boys take a cab home but at one point they end up at their mothers where they try to tell her what they think of her but fail in getting the point across. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Darryl Sivad | Director : Andy Ackerman | Director : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Oct. 05, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [If I Can't Write My Chocolate Song I'm Going To Take A Nap] |
| Details : Charlie is very unhappy with his housekeepers' decision to quit after she experiences Alan's demanding ways. Alan then offers to take on the role of housekeeper but this situation doesn't work at all. So Alan decides to get the housekeeper to come back. Before Alan leaves he puts Charlie in charge of getting Jake ready for a dinner with his mother and grandparents. Charlie also tries to get Rose to move on and date other men. He finds both situations to be bigger challenges then he first thought. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steven Tyler | Director : Andy Ackerman | |
| Air Date : Oct. 12, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [The Last Thing You Want Is To Wind Up With A Hump] |
| Details : After spending a night in Las Vegas Charlie decides to live up to his promise that he made to Jake about attending his soccer game. During the game Charlie sets up a play-date with an unattached mother named Kate and they hit it off. During one of their dates Charlie seems like he's ready for a serious relation. Alan sets up a meeting with Gloria (one of the soccer moms) to write a soccer newsletter but Gloria has other intentions for the evening and he has no idea. During the evening another soccer mom Brooke tries to move in on Gloria's plans. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Christine Dunford | Eric Allan Kramer | Liz Vassey as Michelle | Tricia O'Kelley | Director : Andy Ackerman | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Air Date : Oct. 19, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Did You Check With The Captain Of The Flying Monkeys] |
| Details : Charlie tries to teach Jake to avoid certain calls that Charlie doesn't want to deal with like his mother (Evelyn) for one. Evelyn gets so frustrated with not being able to talk to Charlie that she decides to drop in while in the neighborhood. She invites them to dinner to meet her new boyfriend (Tommy). When the brothers get over to their mothers house Charlie is shocked to realize that Tommy's daughter is Olivia one of the people he has been avoiding. Olivia tries to confront Charlie about their situation but doesn't get the answer she wants and throws a drink in his face then storms off. After a week of not being able to contact their mother Alan gets worried about her. So the brothers decide to go to her house and see if she's okay. They find her sitting in the dark and drinking and she informs them that Tommy dumped her for a younger women. Later the brothers get Jake to try and cheer her up. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Krista Allen | Madison Mason | Director : Andy Ackerman | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Don Foster | Writer : Susan Beavers | |
| Air Date : Oct. 27, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [If They Do Go Either Way They're Usually Fake] |
| Details : Judith gets worried when for a school assignment Jake draws the tattooed buttocks of a female surfer friend of Charlie's who is in the habit of walking around his place half naked. Then Alan gets worried about Judith after she becomes friends with the surfer girl. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kristin Dattilo | Director : Andy Ackerman | Director : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Nov. 03, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Twenty-Five Little Pre-Pubers Without A Snoot-Ful] |
| Details : Alan tricks Charlie into joining him and Judith in leading Jake and his classmates in the school's annual music show. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Abigail Mavity | Sam Lerner | Rhyon Nicole Brown | Katelin Petersen | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Air Date : Nov. 10, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Phase One Complete] |
| Details : After meeting Wendy a one-night stand of Charlies Jake befriends her. Charlie doesn't like this situation as he believes Wendy is using Jake to further their relationship and he has no intention to keep it going. It gets to the point were Wendy even starts spending time with Evelyn and Charlie becomes desperate to get rid of Wendy. After Charlie breaks it off Jake becomes very unhappy with him because he won't be able to see Wendy anymore. This forces Charlie to confront Jake and explain the situation as best as he can. Rose sees that Alan knows how to play scrabble and asks him to teach her to play he agrees. During the scrabble games the two bond and Charlie suspects that she is using Alan to get closer to him but doesn't pursue the issue. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Andy Ackerman | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Nov. 17, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Merry Thanksgiving] |
| Details : In an attempt to prove that he is a family man Charlie invites Lisa over for Thanksgiving dinner |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Denise Richards | George Wyner | Cristine Rose | Director : Jay Sandrich | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Nov. 24, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Alan Harper Frontier Chiropractor] |
| Details : While at the movies the brothers bump into Judith and her new boyfriend. Seeing that Judith has changed her look and the fact that Jake doesn't think Alan is as cool as Judith; prompts Alan to realize that if he wants to get back into the dating scene he's going to have to change his look as well. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lucky Vanous | John Valdetero | Rebecca McFarland | Daniel Escobar | Director : Robert Berlinger | Director : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Dec. 15, 2003 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Camel Filters And Pheromones] |
| Details : When Berta is forced to bring her granddaughter Prudence to work with her the boys find themselves a little preoccupied with her. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Noel Fisher | Megan Fox | Director : Robert Berlinger | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Susan Beavers | |
| Air Date : Jan. 05, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Sara Like Puny Alan] |
| Details : Charlie finally gets a chance for a double date with a hot neighbor who is out for revenge on her cheating husband and her sister who's a hot soap opera actress and needs Alan to come along. The problem is that Alan gets sick from Jake so Charlie takes them to a steam room to help Alan get rid of his flu symptoms. This backfires as Charlie also gets sick but he has no intentions of canceling the date. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Johanna Black | Director : Robert Berlinger | Director : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Don Foster | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Jan. 12, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [I Can't Afford Hyenas] |
| Details : Stan Charlie's accountant tries to explain Charlie's financial woes to him. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Elena Lyons | Richard Lewis | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Air Date : Feb. 02, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Round One To The Hot Crazy Chick] |
| Details : Against Alan's judgment Charlie falls for a seemingly crazy woman named Frankie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jenna Elfman as Dharma | Juliette Goglia | Director : Andrew D. Weyman | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Feb. 09, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [That Was Saliva Alan] |
| Details : Frankie tells Charlie and Alan why she and her daughter are on the run; Frankie's daughter has a crush on Jake. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jenna Elfman as Dharma | Juliette Goglia | Director : Andrew D. Weyman | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Feb. 16, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [Ate The Hamburgers Wearing The Hats] |
| Details : Alan offends Charlie by choosing harebrained cousins as Jake's guardians in the event of his death. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Vernee Watson-Johnson | Ski Carr | Director : Andrew D. Weyman | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Air Date : Feb. 23, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [An Old Flame With A New Wick] |
| Details : Charlie is stunned to learn his ex-girlfriend is now a man. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Chris O'Donnell | Rebecca McFarland | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Andrew D. Weyman | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Mar. 01, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [I Remember The Coatroom I Just Don't Remember You] |
| Details : Judith's sister Liz hits on Alan at Jake's birthday party; Evelyn prefers alcohol to cake. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Teri Hatcher | Director : Gail Mancuso | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Don Foster | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Air Date : Mar. 22, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [Hey I Can Pee Outside In The Dark] |
| Details : Judith believes that Jake is having a hard time dealing with his parent's divorce after he starts annoying everyone with his non-stop guitar playing. So she suggests that they send Jake to a therapist. Alan doesn't agree at first but after thinking about it he believes it might not be such a bad idea. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amanda Tosch | Jane Lynch as Linda Freeman | Director : Chuck Lorre | Director : Gary Halvorson | Director : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : Apr. 19, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [No Sniffing No Wowing] |
| Details : Charlie jeopardizes Alan's divorce settlement by sleeping with his attorney Laura. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Heather Locklear | Marc Grapey | Alana de la Garza | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Don Foster | Writer : Chuck Lorre | |
| Air Date : May. 03, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [My Doctor Has A Cow Puppet] |
| Details : Charlie attempts to cure Alan of his recent bout of sleepwalking; Jake sees his therapist. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amanda Swisten | Steffani Brass | Jane Lynch as Linda Freeman | Director : Gail Mancuso | Director : Lee Aronsohn | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Eddie Gorodetsky | |
| Air Date : May. 10, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 23 - [Just Like Buffalo] |
| Details : Charlie tries to sweet talk Judith's divorcee support-group into letting Jake continue to spend weekends at his place. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kristin Richardson | Stacey Travis | Yvette Nicole Brown | Amy Farrington | Cheryl White | Director : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Don Foster | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : May. 17, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
| Episode 24 - [Can You Feel My Finger] |
| Details : A pregnancy scare has Charlie heading to the doctor for a vasectomy. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Terry Rhoads | Jenna Gering | Byrne Offutt | Director : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Chuck Lorre | Writer : Lee Aronsohn | |
| Air Date : May. 24, 2004 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |