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Andy Richter Controls the Universe: Season 2

13 episodes Premiered Dec 1, 2002 Updated Oct 6, 2026
Previously on Andy Richter Controls the Universe

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Andy Richter Controls the Universe Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

We're All The Same, Only Different

Dec 1, 2002 · 22 min

Andy and his co-workers compete for the finders fee offered to the person who brings a new writer into the company, which is said to be looking for a "person of color".

S2·E2 Core

Twins

Dec 8, 2002 · 22 min

Andy suspects Jessica is being shared by twin brothers. Wendy volunteers to nurse Byron back from an injury.

S2·E3 Core

France

Dec 10, 2002 · 22 min

A business trip to France is at stake as Andy and Byron jockey for Jessica's favor, with Andy promising to care for her cat, which he loses.

S2·E4 Core

Holy Sheep

Dec 15, 2002 · 22 min

Byron has become a follower of Zumanism, which worships a giant, stunningly beautiful sheep. Meanwhile, to prove she's not shallow, Jessica tries to ignore the appearance of an oth

S2·E5 Core

Relationship Ripcord

Dec 17, 2002 · 22 min

After Andy eavesdrops on Jessica's neighbor's therapy session, he wants to date her.

S2·E6 Core

The Show Might Go On

Dec 22, 2002 · 22 min

Andy finds out that the reason Wendy moved to Chicago was to pursue her dream of singing, but her career hasn't taken off. When Wendy decides to quit singing and pursue her other d

S2·E7 Core

Crazy in Rio

Jan 5, 2003 · 22 min

Freddy Pickering inherits control of Pickering Industries. But Andy and the gang wonder if Freddy should be in control of anything.

S2·E8 Core

The Maid Man

Jan 12, 2003 · 22 min

Andy sleeps with Jessica's cleaner causing Jessica to replace her with an old married couple recommended by Byron.

S2·E9 Core

Bully the Kid

Jun 14, 2004 · 22 min

Andy is asked to baby-sit Jessica's nephew, and ends up being blackmailed in the process.

S2·E10 Core

Duh Dog

Mar 24, 2009 · 22 min

While working on a manual for a deep frier, Byron proposes livening it up with a cartoon character. Andy tries to sarcastically shoot the idea down by suggesting a cartoon dog tha

S2·E11 Core

Final Fantasy

Mar 24, 2009 · 22 min

Wendy writes a medieval short story about her relationship with Keith, and Byron unintentionally becomes a pimp.

S2·E12 Mytharc

Charity Begins In D Block

Mar 24, 2009 · 22 min

After seeing how much charity work Byron, Keith, and Wendy do, Andy and Jessica feel guilty, so they join a program to help prisoners channel their rage into writing.

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