Seasons & Episodes
Pilot
Ed Stevens has just been fired for misplacing a comma in a 500 page contract, which cost his law firm employer millions
The World of Possibility
Carol's childhood diaries prove useful when the town's premier magician, Stuckeyville Stan, sues a competitor for reveal
Just Friends
Ed goes up against his old law firm in a case involving four friends who wrote up a contract on a bar napkin. At the sam
Pretty Girls and Waffles
Ed defends a secretary being sued over a payroll error; Carol decides that she and Nick have to end their relationship;
Better Days
Carol drowns her sorrows over breaking up with Nick with a ""Xanadu"" marathon; Ed represents a jittery bride-to-be who
Home Is Where the Ducks Are
Carol shocks Ed by announcing that she is leaving Stuckeyville to become a writer; Ed concocts Stuckeyville's first-ever
Something Old, Something New
On his first Thanksgiving without his wife, Ed decides to start a new tradition and arranges an unconventional Thanksgiv
The Whole Truth
When Molly's grandfather hires Ed to write his will, he ends up revealing a shocking secret;; Mike has a new rival at th
Your Life Is Now
The return of former high football star, Troy McCallum, brings out feelings of resentment in both Ed and Carol. Meanwhil
Losing Streak
Ed's visiting parents show their disapproval of his new life in Stuckeyville; Ed defends two men being sued for pulling
Opposites Distract
Ed locks horns with a sassy new D.A. while defending a man charged with breaking the law by putting dimes in parking met
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Ed handles a case involving a man being fired if he doesn't make a fish ""sing""; Mike believes the Burton's new nanny h
The Music Box
When Carol's music box is stolen from her car, Ed tries to help in apprehending the thief. Though the music box is valu
Valentine's Day
Ed represents a priest who is being fired for not increasing the church's congregation; Phil turns love-doctor and tries
Loyalties
As Ed and Bonnie grow more comfortable in their relationship, Carol grows more uncomfortable so Ed suggests that they al
Live Deliberately
A brush with death inspires a local man to change his life and do things he's never done before such as scale a wall, bo
Exceptions
Ed and Carol finds themselves on opposite sides when he represents a gym coach who is flunking one of her best students;
The Test
Ed's old high school girlfriend, Kara, tests her husband's fidelity by hiring a friend to come on to him, When the husb
Window of Opportunity
Ed is dismayed when a couple decides to marry at Stuckeybowl simply because the man bowled a strike. In court he helps a
Mind Over Matter
To ensure that Stuckeybowl outlasts him, Ed seeks to have it declared an historical landmark. Meanwhile in court, he re
Mixed Signals
Ed represents a golfer suing a fan who shouted out while he was making an easy putt-thus costing him the win; Warren can
Prom Night
At the same time Ed receives a visit and a job offer from his old collegue, Carol invites him to the Stuckeyville HS jun
The Stars Align
Ed and Carol's close encounter is interrupted by Bonnie Hane; Ed defends Warren on a charge of criminal negligence after
Changes
When a client changes his name and his image, Ed decides to follow his lead; Molly tries to catch the eye of a bowling a
A Job Well Done
Carol and the new principal face off on ""The Great Gatsby""; Mike and Nancy debate over whether to try for Baby #2; Phi
Crazy Time
Ed's on the case after a bitter kid's show host talks a young boy into running away; Molly gives up on wooing Jim; Warre
Closure
Carol asks Ed to help her friend Sonja, whose husband Andy wants a divorce after discovering that Sonja had advertised h
Replacements
Carol is infuriated when Dennis cancels the annual budget meeting for all faculty. The entire faculty bands together to
The New World
Ed represents Dennis in a minor fender-bender case, but when the other party's lawyer asks for an exorbiant amount of mo
Goodbye Sadie
Ed represents a teacher who admits to refusing to cast a talented African American in a play--as Abraham Lincoln; Warren
Charity Cases
Ed becomes the anti-Claus after a wealthy client gives Stuckeyville a Christmas gift he really can't afford, forcing the
Small Town Guys
Hoping to turn the case into a First Amendment issue to be heard by the Supreme Court, a celebrity lawyer offers to help
Two Days of Freedom
Carol breaks Ed's heart with a lie about her relationship with Dennis, who gives Miss Vessey cause to reconsider romance
Ends and Means
Ed represents a woman who embezzled money from her insurance company employer to pay for a claimant's liver transplant,
Youth Bandits
Ed and Carol disagree about the propriety of reuniting Ed's high school garage band to play at the funeral of the band's
Things To Do Today
A beautiful, off-beat woman blows into town and sweeps Ed off his feet, while encouraging him to face his fears and live
Nice Guys Finish Last
Ed helps a wimpy lawyer negotiate with a trucking company that is disturbing Stuckeyville's peace by routing its rigs th
Wheel of Justice
Ed winds up behind bars and in over his head after his favorite judge displays some outlandish courtroom behavior; Phil
Lloyd
Ed's fast-talking big brother blows into town and ropes Ed into a risky plan to glam up Stuckeybowl; Nancy's Internet ch
Trust
Mike is sued for sexual harassment by a nurse at his office, and he reluctantly agrees to let Ed represent him. The long
The Shot
On the 15th anniversary of his missing the foul shot that led to Stuckeyville High's losing the championship, Ed looks t
Power of the Person
Ed agrees to coach the Stuckeyville High ""Quiz Bowl"" team and clashes with Dennis over a team member who's scholastica
Memory Lane
The news that Dennis and Carol have moved in together has Ed scrambling to find the perfect way to revisit the past and
Last Chance
Ed wrestles with his nervousness about taking what he believes to be his last chance to tell Carol exactly how he feels
Human Nature
Ed is forced to defend the scam artist who manipulated Mike into betting and losing $3,000 on a baseball game; Carol, st
Miss Stuckeyville
Ed is shocked when Carol announces her engagement to Dennis; Mark agrees to go on a diet if Diane enters the Miss Stucke
The Road
Overwhelmed by Carol's wedding preparations, Ed decides to take to the road for awhile, but finds the peace and quiet mo
Charlotte and Wilbur
Carol's father returns from Florida in time for his birthday party, unaware that she's engaged. When she finally springs
The Divorce
Ed represents a pair of squabbling morning radio hosts who want to split up after a twenty year friendship; Mike and Nan
May the Best Man Win
Jennifer Bradley breezes back into Ed's life claiming that she needs his legal advice; Ed accepts Dennis's sarcastic off
The Wedding
The families converge for the wedding, and Carol begins to have second thoughts after talking to her father about her pa
Trapped
Tired of the continuing Carol/Ed saga, the pair's friends trap them in Stuckeybowl until they finally work things out, o
Makeovers
Lloyd returns to Stuckeyville, and his new scheme is selling makeup for men. When he's prosecuted for being part of a py
Neighbors
When a new lawyer arrives in Stuckeyville and encourages neighbors to sue each other, Ed hatches a scheme worthy of Phil
Frankie
As Ed takes the case of a injured high school football player who's suing another player for unnecessary roughness, he m
Partners
Ed and Frankie represent a man who is suing his sister for ""outing"" him, even though he insists he's not gay; Carol go
Hyenas & Wildebeests
Carol decides to be objective after debating whether she should avenge Rich Keenan's cruel high school hoax on Molly by
The Case
Ed takes on his first homicide case when Eli's friend is charged with second degree murder after another friend dies dur
Blips
Ed becomes concerned about his legacy after taking a longevity test and learning that his life expectancy is ""only"" 83
Good Advice
Frankie defends Ed when he's sued for breaking a man's thumb while rescuing him from a burning car; Molly contends with
Captain Lucidity
Ed tries lucid dreaming to figure out if he should pursue a relationship with Frankie.
Business As Usual
After Mike and Dr. Jerome get into an ongoing battle over the sign outside their office, Nancy initially brings in Toby
Babysitting
As Mike and Nancy endure a weekend at a bed-and-breakfast run by a over-enthusiastic owner with her own agenda, Ed babys
Second Chances
Frankie becomes upset when she learns that Ed has not been entirely forthcoming about his past with Carol; when the gang
The Movie
When Carol is discouraged after Ed spurns her feelings as ""not real"", Molly becomes the catalyst in helping Ed to reth
The Decision
Eli, Phil and Shirley take over preparations for Stuckeybowl's 75th birthday party; Carol completely freaks out when Ed
New School
Ed and Carol stumble through the first days of their changed relationship; Mike and Nancy have their hands full with a n
New Car Smell
The first weeks of the new relationship between Ed and Carol are seen through the lens of his cousin Benny, who's filmin
The Dream
Ed & Mike buy a racehorse. Carol faces trouble with the school board and Molly when she suggests to Warren that college
History Lessons
Carol hides her old love letters concerning a man from her past from Ed. Ed breaks down and reads the letters and pays t
Death, Debt, & Dating
Mike and Nancy devise a series of bizarre tests to determine which of their friends would make the best guardian for Sar
The Offer
After a former student encourages Carol to interview for a writing job at the magazine where he works, she sets out for
Goodbye, Stuckeyville
Afraid that their relationship won't survive if they live apart, Ed decides to join Carol in New York and puts Stuckeybo
Therapy
Several Stuckeyville stalwarts seek a sympathetic ear to help them resolve relationship roadblocks: Ed sees out a therap
The Proposal
Ed is planning an elaborate proposal in New York, but when Carol returns to Stuckeyville to find out how they stand, he
Just a Formality
Ed asks Carol's father for his permission to marry Carol, while Mike and Nancy argue over the needed rennovations to the
Home For Christmas
With only a few days left until Christmas, Ed's getting ready to move back to New York with Carol, however an unexpected
The Process
After a disastrous meeting with the wedding planner, Carol wonders if she and Ed shouldn't elope; Ed soon regrets the a
Back in the Saddle
Ed's ex-wife, Liz is back in town and tries to get Ed to help her get a new restaurant up and going. Meanwhile, Eli is
Hidden Agendas
Carol is concerned that Liz and Ed still have feelings for each other when Liz returns to town with yet another business
Pressure Points
As Carol and Ed are finally seeing Liz off, they get mugged, leading Ed to question whether he could have prevented it;
Best Wishes
In the days before the wedding, Lloyd is back in town and back in trouble; Nancy and Mike are both under the weather, bu
Happily Ever After
Eli takes pity on Phil's latest get-rich-quick scheme; Warren, Mark and Jimmy create a hilarious Ed and Carol tribute vi
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