Hank takes Charlie on a bender to console him over losing his job, but they both end up having a near-death experience during a convenience store robbery; Karen hosts Bec ...

Hank's exploits with his boss's wife are exposed when Becca and Chelsea get into a campus brawl; Charlie scrambles to keep Marcy away from cocaine-addicted client Rick Sp ...

A night of hedonistic abandon with one of his students and a pair of strippers ends badly when Hank is besieged by Charlie, an angry Rick Springfield, two of his other lo ...

Hank tries to set things right with Karen but his multiple romantic entanglements become ever more entangled; Becca calls out her father on the terrible example he sets f ...

A weekend visit from Karen is interrupted by trouble with Becca and her best friend Chelsea; Charlie is crushed when Marcy consummates her girlhood crush on rocker Rick S ...

Hank spends a bachelor weekend with an old buddy and shows him a debauched good time at a party hosted by Sue Collini and her eccentric husband; the rekindled relationshi ...

Hank objects to Becca's new, more adult fashion sense, and drags Charlie to a strip club in an effort to discover the secret life of a talented student; Charlie and Marcy ...

Hank attends a university mixer and consoles his jilted assistant the only way he knows how; Charlie celebrates his first talent signing at his new agency by falling into ...

Hank becomes a reluctant college professor and immediately lands in hot water over a too-honest critique of a student's work; Charlie becomes overly involved in Marcy's r ...

Hank struggles to fulfill his duties as a now-single father to the increasingly rebellious Becca, who brings him into the orbit of an academic circle; Charlie moves back ...

Hank completes his biography of Ashby; Charlie is reduced to working at a car dealership; Sonja gives birth; Karen accepts a job offer back home in New York, forcing Hank ...

Mia's - that is, originally Hank's - book gets rave reviews, ironically better than any of the books published in Hank's name. Lew is having a party to which pretty much ...

Hank nervously awaits medical test results while reflecting on the early days of his romance with Karen, which coincided with a famous grunge rocker's overdose; Charlie b ...

To unravel more of her secrets for his book, Hank goes on a date (although he himself doesn't consider it a date) with Janie Jones, Lew's long lost love, to an art exhibi ...

Hank pays another visit to Lew's former love, Janie Jones. She tells him why she left Lew but when her husband enters, Hank has to hide and meets the maid. Stuck as he no ...

Hank meets an attractive new love interest in Becca's English teacher, but it turns out she's also the mother of Becca's boyfriend; Charlie discovers that Marcy has been ...

Hank sets out to track down Lew's long-lost first love, and discovers Sonja and her self-help guru boyfriend Julian have an open relationship; Mia spends a day trailed by ...

Because Karen gave back his ring, Hank has moved out and he now lives with Lew Ashby. When he sees television cook Chloe Metz on the TV, Hank tells Lew he can't stand Met ...

Hank and Karen's dinner party is derailed by Hank's botched marriage proposal to Karen, the revelation that Hank is likely the father of their friend Sonja's baby, and Le ...

On Hank's first day as biographer to Lew Ashby, he's reintroduced to Trixie, who stirs up trouble by claiming that Hank is better in bed than Ashby. Becca grudgingly star ...

Hank befriends a legendary record producer in jail and considers writing the man's biography; Charlie loses his job when his scheming former assistant Dani betrays him. ...

Hank and Karen plan to move back to New York together, but their reunion is short-lived thanks to a series of drunken incidents and Hank's subsequent arrest. Season premi ...

The wedding of Karen and Bill provides the impetus for emotional revelations that threaten to derail the entire ceremony unless Hank can put everything right. Season fina ...

A creative meeting about a gig writing a female boxing movie turns into a mini-orgy for Hank and his new roommate Charlie, but their ecstasy soon turns to agony; Dani and ...

A manuscript for a new novel and a royalty check from his movie inspire Hank to go on a spending spree, but his purchases don't have the desired effect on his life; Marcy ...

Hank makes peace with his archenemy Todd and lands Karen a designing gig, but a dilemma with Mia interrupts their temporary bliss; Charlie attempts a disastrous threesome ...

Becca's impressive musical performance at a rock concert leads to a romantic, booze-fueled moment for Hank and Karen, but it doesn't last; Charlie's dalliance with his as ...

A point of modern linguistic style comes between Meredith and Hank, who also guest-lectures Mia's creative writing class; Becca and Karen both crush on a cool guitar teac ...

Hank reluctantly accepts a blogger gig for a hip L.A. web site, and endures a dinner party with Karen and her finance Bill that yields a scandalous romp with a sexy Scien ...

Hank is dismayed when he sees the film version of his acclaimed novel, agrees to a blind date arranged by his agent, and learns that his ex-girlfriend Karen is engaged to ...

Louie is upset when he sees Lily texting in the middle of a Broadway play. Louie hosts a birthday slumber party for Jane, but it is interrupted by two unexpected phone ca ...

Louie goes to a wake with his brother. Louie gets beat up on the street by a woman. Pamela gives Louie a makeover to mask his injuries so he can perform on stage. ...