Holding the Baby

Season

1998

USA

4.3

Gordon Stiles' life is not easy. He's an executive whose boss, Mr. Peterson, is overbearing, demanding, and insufferable. His brother Jimmy is an actor but he can barely spell it, let alone actually do it; while he waits for his big break, he relies on Gordon for all his necessities. As if that's not enough, Gordon's wife has left him to raise their son Dan on his own, since Jimmy isn't exactly reliable. Fortunately, he meets grad student Kelly O'Malley, who has a way with Dan, so he hires her to be Dan's nanny. Now Kelly can't help but get involved in Gordon's personal life--and vice versa--and they come to rely on each other as they both nurture Dan.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

Comedy series about a man trying to juggle his job with the needs of his infant son after his wife unexpectedly leaves him.

S1 • E2

Father Knows Breast

Gordon is having trouble feeding Dan. And when Jimmy suggests that maybe he needs to be breastfed Gordon orders something to help him do that.

S1 • E3

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner

When Gordon's in-laws come for a visit, his father in law whom he told about his wife's desertion hasn't told his wife. So they spend the whole evening pretending that his wife is just late coming home.

S1 • E4

Homeward Boundaries

S1 • E5

Looking for Mr. Hoppity

Gordon invites his boss and his wife to his place. Later he discovers that his son favorite stuffed animal, Mr. Hoppity is missing. Through a nanny cam, they see that his boss' wife took it. They try to get it back but it's clear the woman feels the need for a child and Gordon tells her she should have one. But his boss doesn't want to have another child so Gordon must try to convince his wife not to have a baby.

S1 • E6

The Gay Divorcee

S1 • E7

One Date at a Time

S1 • E8

Viva Las Gordy

When Mr. Peterson decides to hold a Vegas night for some women clients, he puts Gordon in charge of it. And the highlight is a stripping Elvis and Jimmy is willing to do it. But when he bails cause he has an acting job, Gordon is left holding the bag. Which to a confrontation between the two brothers wherein Jimmy brings up Gordon's try at music and Gordon telling Jimmy he's ungrateful for all he has done for him.

S1 • E9

My Brother My Wife

S1 • E10

No Man Is a Fantasy Island

When Gordon and Jimmy call Kelly and the phone is set for speaker and leave her a message. And they start talking about their fantasies. Gordon mentions that he has one involving Kelly. And then they realize that the phone was still on and the what they said was recorded. They decide to go to Kelly's to try and erase the message but the police catch them. They try to explain what happened but then realize that one of the officers is Kelly's dad.

S1 • E11

Make Room for Da Da

S1 • E12

Gordy's Choice

A reporter goes to the office to do a story on it. When Gordon meets her they hit it off. When Kelly goes there, she knows her; they were in school together and she has it in for Kelly over an incident that happened. When she and Gordon spend the night together, Kelly tells him that she is did that to rile her up which Gordon thinks is not true.