The BEST episodes of Suddenly Susan season 1
Every episode of Suddenly Susan season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Suddenly Susan season 1!
Susan is a "somewhat sheltered" magazine writer who has dumped her rich fiance 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. 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.
#1 - Dr. No
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1996
To cover a story, Susan spends time with an assertiveness-training guru---who sends her chutzpah level soaring off the charts.
#2 - The Best Laid Plans
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1996
When Susan's dull love life becomes the topic of discussion at ""The Gate,"" she sets out to explore her options---including office romance.
#3 - Suddenly Susan Unplugged
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1996
When her utilities are cut off, Susan jumps through hoops to get them restored. But trouble ensues when she writes an exposé on the incident.
#4 - Golden Girl Friday
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1996
At Susan's prodding, Jack hires a sweet senior citizen---who proceeds to wreak havoc around the office.
#5 - Was it Something I Said?
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1996
Susan reluctantly does a favor for Jack by attending a charity function with Jack, his wife Margo, and her incredibly obnoxious brother. When Susan finally tells the creep off, Margo and her brother storm out, leaving Susan alone to deal with an inebriated Jack, who winds up spending the night on her sofa. But the next day Margo is not quite willing to believe that's all that happened.
#6 - What a Card
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/6/1997
Susan accompanies Jack to his grandfather's funeral, hoping her tacky sympathy card to the family will go unnoticed.
#7 - Family Affairs
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/1997
Susan's plans for a picture-perfect anniversary party for her parents come screeching to a halt when she spies her dad having lunch with another woman, and kissing her in an extremely friendly fashion. Trying to duck her mother's questions about her father's unusual behavior, Susan is horrified when Liz inadvertently reveals that she is having an affair. Meanwhile, Jack's intimidating German squeeze, Kate, wants to hang out with Vicki - much to Vicki's dismay, since she's convinced Kate's appetite for danger will ultimately kill Jack, and perhaps some innocent bystanders as well.
#8 - First Episode
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1996
Even though Susan leaves her fiancé, Kip, at the altar, her ties to his family aren't severed---her boss is Kip's brother.
#9 - Love and Divorce American Style (3)
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/1997
Susan makes a decision about moving in with Adam; Jack rebounds into a new relationship; Todd receives threats after writing a scathing review of Menudo.
#10 - Love and Divorce American Style (2)
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/20/1997
While filling in as baby sitter for Adam's kids, Susan unexpectedly meets his ex. Meanwhile, Jack sets up his bachelor pad.
#11 - Beauty and the Beasty Boy
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1996
Susan falls for a nihilistic rocker, and the attraction is mutual - despite a severe conflict of life styles and values.
#12 - Lie! Lie! My Darling
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1996
To get out of dinner with her parents, Susan tells her mom a little white lie---and gets caught in it.
#13 - The Walk-Out
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1996
When Jack's too strapped to award Christmas bonuses, the staff (led by Susan) goes on strike.
#14 - The Me Nobody Nose
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/1997
To prove that personality is more important than good looks, Susan is fitted with a large fake nose. But complications arise with the arrival of a hunky accountant.
#15 - Love and Divorce American Style (1)
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/13/1997
Susan gets involved in a new romance with a guy who has two kids---one of whom takes an immediate dislike to her. Meanwhile, Jack takes a stand with Margo.
#16 - Where the Wild Things Aren't
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/17/1997
Jack takes the gang on a weekend retreat at his cabin---and all of them wind up having interesting encounters in the wilderness.
#17 - I'll See That and Raise You Susan
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/1997
A poker game turns into a high-stakes bottlecap-tossing competition, and Jack's old roommate, Cooper; hits the jackpot at Jack's expense: Jack loses the magazine to him. And that's not all - he may lose Susan to the new boss as well.
#18 - Cold Turkey
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1996
Susan tries to put together a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her co-workers, but everything goes wrong, culminating in an oven that's colder than the frozen turkey. Her luck seems to change when she locates a repairman willing to work on Thanksgiving - but then he drops dead while still inside the oven.
#19 - The Ways and Means
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/27/1997
Susan and Vicki appear on ""The Rosie O'Donnell Show"" after writing a parody of self-help dating books.
#20 - Hoop Dreams
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1996
Vicki begs Susan to sub for a pneumonia-stricken player when her basketball team makes the playoffs---not realizing Susan might steal the show.
#21 - A Boy Like That
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/1997
Luis is reunited with his younger brother, who arrives from Cuba all grown up---and with news of his lifestyle that troubles Luis. Meanwhile, Susan learns of Kip's engagement.
#22 - With Friends Like These
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/1997
Susan tries to shake a leechy acquaintance, whose divorce was inspired by Susan's wedding-day breakup with Kip. Meanwhile, Todd grows apart from his pal Jerry.