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Partners: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Sep 11, 1995
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Sep 11, 1995

Alicia's ready to tie the knot - around Bob's neck - for interfering in her romance with Owen and their plans to pick a wedding date.

S1·E2 Core

A Dress?

Sep 18, 1995

Bob gets a dressing down from Owen after he innocently buys Alicia a beautiful dress while on a shopping spree. After skirting the issue for a few days, Owen tries to one-up Bob by

S1·E3 Core

Who's Janet?

Sep 25, 1995

Owen trips down Memory Lane when his secret college crush comes to gown; unfortunately, Bob tells tales out of school to Alicia - then falls for Janet himself.

S1·E4 Core

Primo?

Oct 2, 1995

Pressure from Alicia to plan their wedding has Owen neglecting his work and Bob - who, tired of catering to his partner's schedule, proposes changes in their work habits, such as n

S1·E5 Core

Why are the Blumenthals Living in My House?

Oct 9, 1995

Alicia suspects Owen may by trying to pull the wool over her eyes when he asks sheepish about winning a BAAAA (Bay Area Architectural Association Award).

S1·E6 Core

Sexiversary

Oct 16, 1995

To celebrate the anniversary of the first time they made love, Owen and Alicia plan a weekend getaway to the hotel where it all happened, but their romantic trip hits a few roadblo

S1·E7 Core

Who's Afraid of Ron and Cindy Wolfe?

Oct 23, 1995

Owen feels like he's been thrown to the wolves - or rather, to the Wolfes - when Alicia's co-worker Cindy Wolfe and her argumentative husband hire him and Bob to redesign their hou

S1·E8 Core

Who are You Supposed to Be?

Oct 30, 1995

Owen and Alicia's plans for a romantic ""anti-Halloween"" are interrupted by relentless trick-or-treaters and Bob - who's brought an entire party with him.

S1·E9 Core

City Hall

Nov 13, 1995

Owen learns he can't fight city hall after Alicia - shocked by her parents' announcement that they plan to divorce - demands he take her there at once to get married.

S1·E10 Core

How Long Does it Take to Cook a 22-Pound Turkey?

Nov 20, 1995

Owen can hardly mask his skepticism when his older brother Cameron pays him an unexpected visit and promises to make amends for a life straight out of pulp fiction; meanwhile, Bob

S1·E11 Core

Do We Have to Write You a Check?

Dec 4, 1995

After jumping through hoops to fight the boys' club mentality at work, Alicia tries to beat her male colleagues at their own game by joining them at a sports bar. Meanwhile, Owen a

S1·E12 Core

Fourteen Minutes?

Dec 11, 1995

Upon learning that his estranged father is making a Christmas Eve stop in San Francisco, Bob goes to great lengths to snow his dad into believing that his life is perfect. Unfortun

S1·E13 Core

The Year of Bob?

Jan 1, 1996

Since Bob's New Year's Eve date can't seem to forget an old acquaintance - namely, her ex-beau David - he resolves to intoxicate her with his charms by throwing a party. Meanwhile,

S1·E14 Core

Your Baby-sitter?

Jan 8, 1996

A potential caterer for Own and Alicia's wedding turns out to be Bobby's former baby-sitter, a beautiful woman on whom he had a major crush.

S1·E15 Core

How was Your Date with Dad?

Jan 15, 1996

Alicia is less than thrilled when her dad goes out on his first date following his divorce - with a younger cocktail waitress from the bar Owen and Bob took him to. Meanwhile, Bob

S1·E16 Core

May I Call You Dick?

Jan 22, 1996

It's a blueprint for disaster when Owen decks a rude contractor for making an off-color remark about Alicia. However, Owen's guilt over the incident is offset by Bob's delight, imp

S1·E17 Core

Follow the Clams?

Feb 12, 1996

As Valentine's Day nears, Bob's new love (Aniston), a CPA, fazes him with a request to shave off his goatee; the holiday finds Owen felled by the flu and falling down with exhausti

S1·E18 Core

Can We Keep Her, Dad?

Feb 19, 1996

Alicia's dream of rolling in dough may knead rethinking when she runs into her boss while returning the expensive pasta-maker he sent as a pre-wedding gift.

S1·E19 Core

Hello? Harmless?

Mar 4, 1996

Owen, Alicia and Lolie are aghast when Bob leaves their engagement party for a sexual tryst with Alicia's friend Charlotte - who is herself getting married in a week - and Bob is i

S1·E20 Core

Soup or a Movie?

Mar 11, 1996

Owen and Alicia aren't happy that their best friends, Bob and Lolie, will both be coming to the wedding without a partner. So they plot to set them up, respectively, with Diana, th

S1·E21 Mytharc

You Quit?

Mar 18, 1996

After Owen and Bob sign restaurateur Max Lobster to a lucrative contract, Leavitt takes the account away from them - so they quit, sending Owen into a depressive tailspin nine days

S1·E22 Mytharc

Will You Marry Me?

Apr 1, 1996

As the big day approaches, Alicia becomes obsessed with the superstition that Owen should not see her on her wedding day; and Bob surprises Lolie with a proposal, but is not prepar

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