#1
S1E8
The Cake
Sam and Melanie are nervous about the future in-laws meeting the day before the wedding. So they tell Sam's parents that Dick had a stroke and that Melanie has diabetes.
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#2
S1E16
The Party
When Sam gives it his all to help the Claytons prepare for Dick's birthday party, he loses his pants and some dignity in his effort to make everything perfect.
#3
S1E6
The Ring
Sam loses the ring that Dick's mother has given them for the wedding, while Melanie is afraid to tell her mother that she thinks that the wedding dress she is giving her is ugly and that she doesn't want to wear it.
#4
The Gift
S1E11
#5
Pilot
S1E1
#6
The Monitor
S1E3
#7
The Wedding
S1E9
#8
The Sex
S1E14
#9
The Epidural
S1E15
#10
The Apartment
S1E10
Lowlights
Sam tries to replace Dick's treasured bird after he accidentally kills it by feeding it avocados. Meanwhile, his first visit with his future sister-in-law does not go smoothly either.
#15
The Article
S1E12
#14
The Truck
S1E4
#13
The Vows
S1E7
#12
The Club
S1E5
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