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Ned & Stacey: Season 1

24 episodes Premiered Sep 11, 1995
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Ned and Stacey

Sep 11, 1995

In order to get a promotion at the advertising agency he works for, Ned Dorsey agrees to enter into a marriage of convenience with journalist Stacey Colbert, who is desperate to mo

S1·E2 Core

Portrait of a Marriage

Sep 18, 1995

To give the impression of a real marriage at a party for his work colleagues, Ned constructs a fictitious history of his relationship with Stacey.

S1·E3 Core

Take My Wife, Please

Sep 25, 1995

After accidentally meeting a handsome British guy, Stacey starts dating him. When she tries to tell him about her fake marriage with Ned, he gets the impression that they're having

S1·E4 Core

Cover Story

Oct 2, 1995

While looking for material for her next article, Stacey receives compromising information regarding one of Ned's biggest clients. After consulting with him, she writes a scathing e

S1·E5 Core

Model Husband

Oct 9, 1995

When Ned hires a gorgeous supermodel for a pick-up truck ad, she ends up getting real close to Eric. When this worries Amanda, Eric decides to take a stand for himself.

S1·E6 Core

Saul and Ellen and Ned and Stacey

Oct 16, 1995

Stacey realises that Ned's getting too close to her parents and decides to forbid him from spending time with them.

S1·E7 Core

Here's to You, Mrs. Binder

Oct 23, 1995

Ned falls in love with Mrs. Binder, an older woman who happens to be the best friend of Stacey's mom.

S1·E8 Core

Halloween Story

Oct 30, 1995

Ned and Stacey visit a Halloween party at their building, and they end up getting closer than they expected.

S1·E9 Core

Reality Check

Nov 13, 1995

When Stacey's finances take a dive into the worst, Ned offers to help her.

S1·E10 Core

Thanksgiving Day Massacre

Nov 20, 1995

Ned, Stacey, Eric, and Amanda visit the Colberts for a Thanksgiving Day diner. However, a snow storm and other mishaps leads them into a series of family disagreements and disappoi

S1·E11 Core

Sleepless in Manhattan

Dec 4, 1995

Ned gives Stacey some illegal help to buy a new bed, by bribing the salesman. However, Stacey finds herself unable to sleep in it due to the guilt for Ned's actions.

S1·E12 Core

Threesome

Dec 11, 1995

When Amanda stumbles with Sam, a friend of her, she introduces him to Ned and Stacey. After knowing about their arrangement, both Ned and Stacey find themselves fighting for Sam's

S1·E13 Core

Accountus Interruptus

Dec 18, 1995

Ned is bound to sleep with a powerful and sexy client. However, Stacey objects arguing the humiliation it poses with the clients he wants her to impress.

S1·E14 Core

New Year's Eve

Jan 1, 1996

Stacey skips Ned's New Year's Eve party to have a date with a friend, which eventually bothers Ned.

S1·E15 Core

Paranoia on the 47th Floor

Jan 8, 1996

When Ned's agency hires Clay, a young and smart executive, to work with him, Ned finds himself worried that he might be trying to take his place.

S1·E16 Core

A Tender Trap

Jan 15, 1996

In order to land Stacey a steady job, Ned starts dating a publishing executive only to realise she is a sex-crazed nymphomaniac.

S1·E17 Core

Promotional Rescue

Jan 22, 1996

When Eric's boss retires, Amanda convinces Ned to speak in favour of Eric with their boss. As a result, Eric gets the job, but only to have Ned trying to coerce him into some budge

S1·E18 Core

Friends and Lovers

Feb 12, 1996

Stacey meets with an old high school rival and tries to impress her with her relationship with Ned. However, she ends up seducing Ned afterwards.

S1·E19 Core

The Gay Caballeros

Feb 19, 1996

Ned enjoys a good relationship with his client, gay fashion designer Brent Barrow, who invites the Dorseys and the Moyers to his restaurant and takes Stacey and Amanda shopping at

S1·E20 Core

Gut Feeling

Feb 26, 1996

Despite pain from a temperamental gall bladder, Ned refuses to be hospitalised. That is until his pain leads him to ruin Howard's birthday party.

S1·E21 Core

Pals

Mar 4, 1996

Ned is forced to work with Bobby Van Lowe, a hot and young actor that has to make some PSA's. When he comments he is looking for an apartment, Ned recommends Amanda, but finds hims

S1·E22 Core

It Happened One Night

Mar 11, 1996

After a series of fights, Amanda unknowingly convinces Stacey to move out of Ned's house. As she returns to her parents, both she and Ned find themselves receiving the unexpected a

S1·E23 Mytharc

You Bet Your Wife

Mar 18, 1996

During a poker game with his friends, Ned bets a night with Stacey, only to lose to his main rival in advertisement.

S1·E24 Mytharc

The End? (1)

Apr 1, 1996

Ned and Stacey agree to find a date for each other. Although Stacey's choice ends up being disastrous for Ned, she falls in love with Alex, a friend of Ned. However, her new romanc

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