Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
24 episodes
E01
Ned and Stacey
Self-centered ad exec Ned allows liberal journalist Stacey to share his apartment on one condition: that she marry him.
E02
Portrait of a Marriage
The "happy newlyweds" get their first chance to see if they can pull off the deception when Ned invites clients to the apartment for drinks.
E03
Take My Wife, Please
Stacey finds herself in the unusual position of "cheating" on Ned---after he encourages her to pursue an attractive man she meets in a bar.
E04
Cover Story
Stacey sinks her teeth into an exposé on an ice-cream mogul who's being unfriendly to the environment. Trouble is, he's a client of Ned's.
E05
Model Husband
Eric thinks he's being a model husband when he admits that he's spending the night with the beautiful spokesperson Ned's hired for a commercial.
E06
Saul and Ellen and Ned and Stacey
Ned and Stacey have to do some quick shuffling when Stacey's parents drop by while the newlyweds each have a date over.
E07
Here's to You, Mrs. Binder
Ned discovers that he shares an interest in horticulture with Stacey's childhood neighbor, and romance blossoms.
E08
Halloween Story
Ned and Stacey accidentally share a passionate kiss, then wonder what to do when they realize they liked it.
E09
Reality Check
Stacey's debts leave her hopelessly devoted---to the bank, which wants its money tout de suite.
E10
Thanksgiving Day Massacre
It's a turkey of a Thanksgiving for Stacey, who gets depressed that "instead of a husband, I've got Ned!".
E11
Sleepless in Manhattan
Stacey badgers Ned into going shopping with her for a bed; but when the only one she likes is already sold, Ned bribes the salesman.
E12
Threesome
The couple begin fighting over their new friend, who's been hanging out with Ned and dating Stacey.
E13
Accountus Interruptus
Ned fears he'll lose an important account unless he gives in to a client who's trying to seduce him.
E14
New Year's Eve
Ned hopes that Stacey is never brought to mind when she opts to forgo the New Year's Eve party he throws for his co-workers.
E15
Paranoia on the 47th Floor
Ned fears that the young neophyte the agency hired is after his job, especially after he's ordered to take a vacation.
E16
A Tender Trap
A publishing bigwig promises to look over Stacey's qualifications as a journalist, but it's Ned's talents that stop the presses.
E17
Promotional Rescue
Amanda can't resist asking Ned to put in a good word for Eric, who's up for a promotion to head of the accounting department.
E18
Friends and Lovers
Stacey asks Ned to act like the perfect husband for the benefit of her high-school arch rival, who's visiting the couple.
E19
The Gay Caballeros
A gay client of Ned's discovers the couple's separate bedrooms and becomes convinced that Ned is not out of the closet.
E20
Gut Feeling
Ned enters the hospital for gallbladder surgery, but his lack of guts may keep him from going under the knife.
E21
Pals
A TV star looking to buy property in New York has a different kind of move in mind after he meets Amanda.
E22
It Happened One Night
Stacey moves out after Amanda urges her to "stop complaining about your life and do something."
E23
You Bet Your Wife
Ned overextends himself at a poker game and wagers a night with Stacey to cover his bet on a great hand.
E24
The End?
Fifty bucks says Stacey can find a better woman for Ned than any man he could find for her. Ned wins the bet but may lose his "wife" to the guy she's fallen for.
Season 2
22 episodes
Thomas Haden Church
as Ned Dorsey
Debra Messing
as Stacey Colbert
Greg Germann
as Eric "Rico" Moyer
Nadia Dajani
as Amanda Colbert Moyer
