| Episode # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Viewers |
Production code |
| 1-01 (1) |
"Pilot" |
March 15, 2007 |
13.93 million viewers |
101 |
| 10 years after leaving his hometown, Nick Garrett returns to Knights Ridge, to teach a one-day course at Dufresne College, which he believes is a great way to find out what changes since he was gone. After hurting the ones he loved by writing a book, a best-selling novel, and discovering their secrets, Nick will have to find a way to confront past demons and move on with his life. Nick decides to stay after discovering that his ex-girlfriend, Hannah, has a 10 year old son named Sam who has a peanut allergy (just like all of the men in the Garrett family). |
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| 1-02 (2) |
"The Pros and Cons of Upsetting the Applecart" |
March 22, 2007 |
11.5 million viewers |
102 |
| Nick decides to stay in Knights Ridge and tries to convince dean Leslie Etwood to give him a job at the local college, but things keep getting in his way. In a way to get back at Nick for leaving years ago, Eddie pursues Aubrey. Ikey isn't pleased to see Alison and Owen on an annual date. Hannah is mad at Nick after realizing that Nick's father came into Veterinary Care with Hannah's cat (claiming it's his) just so he could get a good look at Sam. Later on, he tells Nick that Sam has Nick's late mothers' eyes. Nick confronts Hannah about the peanut allergy, and she responds with detailed information on Sam's alleged biological father. Eddie fails at impressing Aubrey with his talking racoon story, and ends up awkwardly asking Janet on a date. Janet has to think about it. |
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| 1-03 (3) |
"Tomorrow's So Far Away" |
March 29, 2007 |
8.24 million viewers |
103 |
| Nick helps Sam try to get a girl he likes by using a technique from his novel - the same technique he used on Hannah when they were 16. Ikey continues the affair with Owen's wife. Physical Phil admits his crush on a pizza delivery girl, and confesses he'd like to ask her "in". While on their date, Janet thinks Eddie is too embarrassed to be seen with her in public. Hannah breaks up with "Big Cat". The episode ends with Hannah sitting at Nick's mothers grave (Caroline Garrett) talking to her about a boy needing his father. |
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| 1-04 (4) |
"Secrets and Guys" |
April 5, 2007 |
7.68 million viewers |
104 |
| Hannah and Janet send Sam on a secret mission that leads to a tragic conclusion; Ronnie and Nick find out The Commander's secret; Ikey and Eddie are angry when they find out Big Cat has been stealing their clients; and Physical Phil plans a date with the pizza girl. |
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| 1-05 (5) |
"Forever Until Now" |
April 19, 2007 |
9.6 million viewers |
105 |
| Nick and Hannah bond while waiting for the outcome of Sam's surgery. Eddie tries to deal with the consequences of standing Janet up at their date. Ikey and Alison come to an agreement about their secret relationship. Physical Phil has to find a way to get even with the drunken frat guys that bothered Pizza Girl. |
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| 1-06 (6) |
"Best Friend Windows" |
April 26, 2007 |
10.2 million viewers |
106 |
| Nick is torn between Hannah and Aubrey, as Aubrey asks him to choose between the two of them. However, an unexpected visitor occupies Nick. Eddie makes a weird response to a "welcome surprise" by his friends. Physical Phil decides to make a huge change in his life. Ray tells Owen about Alison and Ikey's secret relationship. |
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| Episode # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Viewers |
Production code |
| 2-01 (7) |
"Let's Get Owen" |
November 22, 2007 |
6.36 million viewers |
201 |
| Nick and Eddie head to New York in an attempt to bring Owen back to his estranged wife and family in Knightsridge, and Hannah comes to terms with her true feelings for Nick. |
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| 2-02 (8) |
"How to Kiss Hello" |
November 26, 2007 |
6.02 million viewers |
202 |
| Upon Nick's return, Hannah shares her feelings with him. Meanwhile, Eddie wrestles with expressing his feelings publicly for Janet, Nick is threatened by another professor's interest in Aubrey, and Physical Phil's only lifeline to the outside world is jeopardized. |
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| 2-03 (9) |
"The Infidelity Tour" |
December 3, 2007 |
5.26 million viewers |
203 |
| In an attempt to get over his pain and move on, Owen employs Nick to learn the details of his wife's affair with his best friend, Ikey. Meanwhile Eddie harbors a secret that could kill a business venture he plans with Nick, and Sam struggles to accept his mother's getting married. |
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| 2-04 (10) |
"Deck The Howls" |
December 10, 2007 |
5.19 million viewers |
205 |
| A surprising event occurs when the estranged Owen and Alison try to figure out how to split time with their kids during Christmas. Meanwhile Phil lies to his visiting parents, claiming that he's an architect, which upsets his girlfriend; Janet gives Eddie a deeply personal gift, which freaks him out; and Nick learns the truth about his deceased mother. |
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| 2-05 (11) |
"Once Around the Block" |
December 17, 2007 |
5.68 million viewers |
204 |
| Ray's ex-wife, Christine, a successful surgeon, chastises Hannah for allowing her old hippy friend to watch her sons while Hannah takes a veterinary tech exam. Meanwhile Nick sets up Ronnie with a friend of Aubrey's on a group night out, but Ronnie realizes he's in love with Aubrey, and Pizza Girl begs Physical Phil to take the classic car he stores in his garage outdoors for a spin. |
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| 2-06 (12) |
"Revenge of the Cupcake Kid" |
January 7, 2008 |
5.00 million viewers |
206 |
| An amateur comic book Nick wrote back in high school ridiculing a fellow classmate comes back to haunt him in the present when Nick and Eddie are bidding on a lucrative new project and the man hiring is the "Cupcake Kid." Meanwhile, Hannah and Janet plan a double date that is foiled by their boyfriends. |
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| 2-07 (13) |
"Spelling It Out" |
January 14, 2008 |
4.89 million viewers |
207 |
| Nick becomes suspicious that Aubrey is hiding something from him after she's overheard making a mysterious phone call; Ray tells Hannah he wants to adopt Sam, which makes her uneasy; Janet is upset that she and Eddie have not yet been intimate; and Knightsridge town is rooting for a shoo-in for the annual regional spelling bee. |
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| 2-08 (14) |
"Dancing Days Are Here Again" |
January 21, 2008 |
4.95 million viewers |
208 |
| Nick discovers that Aubrey is meeting secretly with her estranged father, Ray tries to get Hannah to commit to letting him adopt her son, Sam, Alison and Owen date other people, and the Commander discovers he has a health issue. |
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| 2-09 (15) |
"We Lived Like Giants" |
February 11, 2008 |
4.00 million viewers |
209 |
| Owen, Nick, Ronnie, Aubrey, Gabriel and the Commander take a road trip to find the girl who saved Owen's life, and The Commander uses the opportunity to remind his sons of their childhood, and to finally be able to tell them about his condition. Nick encourages Gabriel to tell the truth about his upcoming departure to his daughter. |
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| 2-10 (16) |
"Hat? No Hat?" |
February 18, 2008 |
4.42 million viewers |
211 |
| Hannah is troubled when her parents visit to help her prepare for her wedding. Nick learns he's broke. Owen goes out on a date with Jenny, the girl who saved his life. |
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| 2-11 (17) |
"Stand Alone By Me" |
March 3, 2008 |
5.30 million viewers |
212 |
| While Nick, Phil, Owen and Eddie have problems with the women in their lives, they learn of the untimely death of their childhood crush. |
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| 2-12 (18) |
"The Fine Art of Surfacing" |
March 10, 2008 |
4.70 million viewers |
210 |
| A visit from Eddie's former girlfriend (guest star Stacy Kiebler) sends Janet into a panic, Hannah is arrested, and Nick is offered a terrific career move, on the two-hour season finale of ABC's "October Road." |
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| 2-13 (19) |
"As Soon as You are Able" |
March 10, 2008 |
4.70 million viewers |
213 |
| Part 2 of the two-hour season finale of ABC's "October Road." |
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