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Suddenly Susan

Comedy, Romance · 1996 · Rated 5.9/10

Last aired: S4 E21, The Finale (2) · 2000-12-26

Workplace situation comedy centered on the character of Susan, a "somewhat sheltered" magazine writer who has dumped her rich fiancé at the altar and must now cope with being suddenly single - complicated by the fact that her boss at hip San Francisco magazine The Gate is her ex's brother Jack. He has promoted her from copy editor to writer of a column on being single in the '90s, thus irritating her co-workers: caustic lifestyle columnist Vicki, Cuban playboy Luis. Susan's main support is her loving grandmother Nana. In highly publicized trouble before it ever aired, Suddenly Susan had to switch formats from a bookstore to a magazine workplace setting - sort of Mary Richards going to work for Lou Grant at the Trib.

Cast

Season 4

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4
E1 The New Gate 1999-09-20 · 30 min Susan and co-workers Vicki and Luis find their work life disrupted by their new boss, Ian Maxtone-Graham, who buys The Gate and transforms it into an upscale men's magazine. Investigative reporter Maddy quits after Ian insults her talent, and ends her relationship with Luis because his love has made her complacent.
E2 The Billboard 1999-09-27 · 30 min When Oliver suggests taking pictures of the staff to put in their columns, Susan objects because she never looks good in photographs. But Oliver puts Susan at ease and gets a beautiful portrait of her. Ian likes it so much that he makes a huge billboard out of it. Susan is initially mortified, but she soon enjoys the adulation. Meanwhile, Nate tries to secure an interview with baseball great Reggie Jackson.
E3 The Pushkin Letters 1999-10-04 · 30 min Susan lies and tells Ian she speaks Russian, but her fib backfires when he asks her to translate rare Russian letters.
E4 Vicki Moves In 1999-10-11 · 30 min Susan looks for a tactful way to tell Vicki that she is opposed to them living in the same building.
E5 Halloween 1999-10-18 · 30 min Susan accepts Oliver's invitation to carve pumpkins together but ends up sabotaging the date out of fear of being hurt by him. Susan's Halloween celebrations become more intense than she expected.
E6 Cheerleaders 1999-11-01 · 30 min An assignment to do an article on a cheerleaders' competition doesn't make Susan jump for joy, but her attitude changes when she's asked to audition.
E7 The Wish List 1999-12-06 · 30 min When Susan's 33rd birthday is approaching, she realizes that there are things that she hasn't done which she wrote in a letter to herself that she would have accomplished by the year 2000, and so sets out to do them. Ian takes driving lessons from Dario Franchitti.
E8 First Date 1999-12-13 · 30 min Oliver freaks out when Susan calls him her "boyfriend"; Ian thwarts Vicki's plot to party on company time.
E9 The Birthday Party 1999-12-20 · 30 min Susan wants to get out of going to a co-worker's birthday party, but finds out she is the only guest.
E10 Susan's Ex 1999-12-27 · 30 min Oliver charters a private jet for a romantic getaway, unaware that the pilot is Susan's ex-boyfriend; Vicki cons the gang into painting her apartment.
E11 Luis Gets His Groove Back 1999-12-27 · 30 min Susan tried to console Luis after he breaks up with his girlfriend; Ian prompts Vicki to change her style.
E12 Dinner Party 2000-01-03 · 30 min Susan plays matchmaker at a disastrous dinner party, where there are too many guests and too little food.
E13 Stock Tip 2000-01-03 · 30 min Upset that Oliver pays for all of their dates, Susan offers to take Oliver on a ski trip that she really can't afford. Hoping to earn money quickly, Susan buys some stock she overhears Ian discussing with his cousin. She loses a lot of money and takes a second job as a dance partner for middle aged men.
E14 I Love You 2000-06-06 · 30 min Susan becomes obsessed with Oliver's inability to say "I love you"; Ian's vineyard yields disappointing wine.
E15 The Break Up 2000-06-13 · 30 min Susan worries that she might be pregnant, but her fear eases when boyfriend Oliver suggests that they move in together -- and then unloads a bombshell that has Susan still reeling the day after. At the same time, Ian exults when he learns that his money grubbing ex-wife plans to re-marry and spare him of his financial commitment.
E16 Girls Night Out 2000-06-20 · 30 min Ian and Nate have romantic designs on Susan, who is suddenly single after dumping Oliver. Meanwhile, Susan and the girls get rowdy at a male strip club.
E17 The Bird in the Wall 2000-06-27 · 30 min As Susan and Oliver go through withdrawals in the wake of their aborted romance, he offers her a parting gift -- a talking cockatoo -- who soon flies the coop and gets haplessly stuck in The Gate's venting system, where he creates a squawking uproar. Meanwhile, a vengeful Vicki and Luis conspire to embarrass Ian at his lavish party by inviting his former British band mates from his 1960s stint as a lead singer of a one hit wonder pop group.
E18 Susan and the Professor 2000-12-26 · 30 min Susan's relationship with her former English professor begins to drive Oliver crazy with jealousy.
E19 The Reversal 2000-12-26 · 30 min To sow the seeds of reconciliation with Susan, Oliver has his vasectomy reversed. Meanwhile, Ian seeks Miranda's advice about dating black women.
E20 The Finale (1) 2000-12-26 · 30 min Susan sells an article to another magazine, and Ian worried that she will quit The Gate.
E21 The Finale (2) 2000-12-26 · 30 min In the series finale, Susan tries to flee before competing her wedding ceremony but asks Oliver to live in New York with her.
E22 The Gay Parade 30 min San Francisco's gay community has it in for Susan when her email mocking Nate's attitude towards homosexuals is published.

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