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Episodes: All (21)

Season: 1  |  2
Year: 2005  |  2006  |  unknown


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot

Original Air Date—13 March 2005
Jake Phillips is a celebrity agent, and about the best in the business, with an irresistible charm ladies fall for, men admire with envy and yet trust. When actor-client Shane wants to train for his boxer part, Jake gets him Madison Square Gardens in an hour, a sparring partner in minutes. One task even Jake finds surprisingly hard to pull off: his agency boss Naomi insists he gives her visiting sister Kylie a good night out, but she is pissed-off the womanizer never called after a date he can't remember for his life, yet enjoys her temperament as sort of a welcome challenge...

Season 1, Episode 2: Stand by Your Man

Original Air Date—13 March 2005
Jake double-dates with Allison, Patrick and his girl at a Korean barbecue restaurant; the last is an even worse loon then Patrick, but Jake has to rush off for a worse problem. His agency has landed the three Gaymigos for a benefit, but when the other two find out Dakota -in fact an alias- is actually just a straight actor, who only pretends to be gay to fit in their act, they want him replaced; Jake must plead to be as tolerant as they expect straight people to be with gays, and be fair to a proven good friend, who also happens to know secrets...

Season 1, Episode 3: Rivals and Departures

Original Air Date—17 March 2005
Jake has a long-running 'gentlemanlike' rivalry with competing smooth agent Peter Beth, who invites him to his birthday party. When sexy movie star Elsa Winters, Jake's ultimate teenage crush, calls she has an evening free, it's a dream come true to take her to Peter's party, making him envious enough to ask a superstar's evening escort rate. Meanwhile absent-minded Jake makes client Freddie Blake feel so neglected, the master will get a nasty surprise too, after facing a dilemma at Elsa's: her flight to New Zealand, where she expects to work for years, was moved, so she wants Jake to choose, bed or flaunting...

Season 1, Episode 4: Ubusy?

Original Air Date—17 March 2005

Season 1, Episode 5: Sign Language

Original Air Date—24 March 2005

Season 1, Episode 6: Loose Thread

Original Air Date—24 March 2005

Season 1, Episode 7: Take a Number

Original Air Date—31 March 2005

Season 1, Episode 8: Desperate Houseguy

Original Air Date—31 March 2005

Season 1, Episode 9: Harpy Birthday

Original Air Date—7 April 2005

Season 1, Episode 10: Boys' Night Out

Original Air Date—7 April 2005

Season 1, Episode 11: Check Please

Original Air Date—14 April 2005
Jake takes boss Naomi's sister on a second date, which proves a painful experience, and scratches from her cat are just the easy part. Kylie turns her suspicion into a test: Jake must abstain from all lies to her for a full hour, which proves quite a task during their restaurant date, where his countless 'ex's' are of course represented. That he pulls off, but when forced to take her along -his wallet being stolen- when coming to actor-client Shane Cox's rescue, his mate dentist Adrian blurts out about her picture...

Season 1, Episode 12: Jake or the Fat Man

Original Air Date—21 April 2005

Season 1, Episode 13: Henry Porter and the Coitus Interruptus

Original Air Date—21 April 2005

Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: The Lying, the Watch, and Jake's Wardrobe

Original Air Date—9 January 2006

Season 2, Episode 2: The Annie-dote

Original Air Date—23 January 2006
Patrick decides to open a bakery. Naomi discovers her maternal instincts. Jake reads the news that Konstantin Linardakis, a wealthy and handsome Greek shipping magnate, is marrying his friend Mark's ex-wife. Jake concludes that Mark "must be devastated" and since he himself is moping after Annie, decides to cheer them both up by taking Mark to a bar. He also invites Adrian. So far, so good - until Annie starts calling Jake, again and again.

Season 2, Episode 3: Eyebrow Girl vs. Smirkface

Original Air Date—30 January 2006
Jake and Annie have to work together on a high profile project, which proves very difficult. Mark expresses his interest in Adrian's daughter's teacher, but doesn't call the teacher afterward, which makes her take it out on Adrian's daughter. And Adrian wants Mark to fix the mess, or else.

Season 2, Episode 4: The Hot One

Original Air Date—16 January 2006
Annie denies that the kiss with Jake has meaning. Jake believes otherwise and decides to prove it, especially because he can't understand why Annie is marrying Danny. He tries to make her jealous by telling he's seeing Megan, the woman Annie introduced him to. Mark has discovered where the line judge who destroyed his career is hospitalized and intends to vent his anger on him. Naomi becomes the target of a young man's crush. Adrian's dental clerk is so red hot he can't help but let his eyes wander to her cleavage while he is treating patients - which leads to some unpleasant moments for the patients.

Season 2, Episode 5: PB & J

Original Air Date—6 February 2006
Having been distracted by Annie, Jake has failed to register that Patrick has fired him and hired a new publicist, Peter Beth, who is Jake's rival. Peter has challenged Jake to a 2-on-2 tennis match at a charity fund raiser, so Jake recruits Mark as his partner, because he wants to beat Peter and Mark is an ex-pro. But Peter has an ace in his sleeve. Meanwhile, Adrian gets to console Tanya the hot dental clerk. Also, Naomi is having difficulty telling the man she's seeing that she is a single mom.

Season 2, Episode 6: The Elaine-Elaine

Original Air Date—????
One day to Annie's wedding. Mark urges Jake to stop the wedding Dustin-Hoffman-in-The-Graduate style. Jake decides to do it. Mark wants to come too, but Jake says no - until they discover that Jake needs Mark to drive stick. Adrian is already half on a date with Tanya in his mind and has trouble acting professional in her presence. Naomi, on the other hand, is trying to distance herself from Nugget. Patrick is nowhere to be seen.

Season 2, Episode 7: Notting Hell

Original Air Date—2006

Season 2, Episode 8: The Two Jakes

Original Air Date—2006
01/23 - Episode 2.08 - The Two Jakes: This episode will cover two sides of Jake: Friend-Jake and Lover-Jake. We will see how both react differently in various situations. We will also see a Friend-Lindsay and a Lover-Lindsay who will interact with both Jakes. Adrian's daughter Julia is in a play about the U.S. presidents; she plays President Grant. Lover-Jake and Lover-Lindsay attend the play. Friend-Lindsay will end up at the hospital, but fear not Friend-Jake is there to support her. This Friend/Lover-Jake thing will help Jake come to some conclusions about his love life. Mark and Patrick also appear.

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