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S1 • E1
A beautiful actress falls in love with Jay, but he worries that she just wants a good review for her latest film.

S1 • E2
Jay chaperones Marty's first date, but when the girl returns to her home country, Marty decides to follow her.

S1 • E3
As part of an effort to make Jay more likable, Geraldo Rivera interviews Jay and Eleanor, but a confrontation during the interview only makes the situation worse.

S1 • E4
Jay's romance with a projectionist goes bad after she ties him to a bed and plans to kill him.

S1 • E5
Eleanor forces Margo to attend a débutante ball, to which Jay accompanies her; meanwhile, Jay's show is losing viewers to a children's show called "Humphrey the Hippo."

S1 • E6
After Jay gets fired due to low ratings, his goal is to rebuild his career by winning a second Pulitzer Prize.

S1 • E7
Jay becomes friends with Doris the makeup lady and eventually comes to believe that she is his birth mother.

S1 • E8
After being mocked for his poor physical condition, Jay decides to run the New York Marathon to prove he is a man.

S1 • E9
After writing a screenplay, Jay takes leave from his job and moves to Hollywood, where he is hired to write a sequel to a movie he hated.

S1 • E10
Duke wants to give up on life after learning he has only four years to live, but Jay tries to find a cure for his ailment.

S1 • E11
Jay tries to help Marty find something he is good at, and Duke promises viewers $100 each if Jay can't make them laugh.

S1 • E12
Jay quits his job as a critic and becomes a truck driver.

S1 • E13
Eleanor writes a children's book whose main character is based on Jay.

Jay Sherman

Various Characters

Other Characters

Various Characters

Marty Sherman

Franklin Sherman
Doris Grossman

Eleanor Sherman

Duke Phillips
Jennifer