Once and Again
Once and Again

Once and Again

1999 3 Seasons 63 Episodes ⭐ 6.7 Drama

The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.

The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

Lily Manning, separated from her husband, and Rick Sammler, divorced for 3 years, meet by chance when her daughter, Grac

EP 2

Let's Spend The Night Together

Rick and Lily ponder taking their relationship to the next level.

EP 3

The Scarlet Letter Jacket

Rick and Lily's families gather at the school carnival. Lily and Karen, who don't know of each other at this point, are

EP 4

Liars and Other Strangers

After meeting Rick, Judy expresses to Lily her misgivings about Lily's blossoming relationship with him.

EP 5

There Be Dragons

Rick introduces Lily to his kids under awkward circumstances.

EP 6

A Dream Deferred

Lily faces the reality of being on her own and Judy begins to pull away from her Lily. This happens after Rick offers to

EP 7

The Ex-Files

Being divorced means Karen and Rick must both go to Eli's weekend basketball tournament, creating some awkward moments f

EP 8

The Past is Prologue

Lily and Rick deal with the ghosts of their failed marriages. Rick's becoming consumed with a project at work triggers L

EP 9

Outside Hearts

While Lily is at a convention, Judy allows Grace (and Rick and Karen allow Eli), to go to a party that ends up with bad

EP 10

Thanksgiving

Lily's father decides to invite Jake to Thanksgiving at Lily's house against her wishes. Her father has difficulty in de

EP 11

Where There's Smoke

Jake gets into trouble with his business. A small fire at Lily's house causes a lot of worry. Karen struggles with Eli's

EP 12

The Gingerbread House

Lily tells Jake she wants a divorce, and tells Rick about her one-night stand with Jake. Rick can't forgive her, putting

EP 13

Mediation

Jake and Lily begin mediating their divorce, and the future of the house hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, Rick struggles

EP 14

Sneaky Feelings

Eli feels tempted to cheat on Jennifer. Karen feels attracted to a younger co-worker.

EP 15

The Mystery Dance

Rick and Lily begin to mend their relationship. Judy meets a man who might fulfill her dreams.

EP 16

Daddy's Girl

Lily hires a divorce attorney. The last straw is after Jake reneges on his promise not to max out their credit card. She

EP 17

Unfinished Business

Lily and her family cope with a life-altering accident.

EP 18

Strangers and Brothers

Aaron proves to be a source of comfort and renewal for the Manning family; Lily gains ground in the divorce proceedings.

EP 19

Cat-In-Hat

Karen pushes herself far beyond her comfort zone when her involvement with Leo becomes more serious. Eli plays his paren

EP 20

My Brilliant Career

Lily's new job helps her put her priorities in order. While talking to Grace, Tiffany lets it slip that her relationship

EP 21

Letting Go

When Judy's continuing affair with Sam is discovered, she takes steps to prevent any more pain from entering her life. L

EP 22

A Door, About to Open

Lily says that the kids in the two families should meet. So they schedule a night for that. Zoe is concerned about the e

EP 1

Wake Up, Little Susie

Lily and Rick try to blend their families together, but it doesn't go smoothly. Jesse has trouble adjusting to high scho

EP 2

Booklovers

Judy turns the bookstore into a ""book club for singles."" This attracts an interesting clientele, including Jake (who's

EP 3

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

Parental pressure bears down on Eli to get his act together for college. However, Eli wants to form a music group.

EP 4

Feast or Famine

It's Thanksgiving and that means both the Sammler's and Manning's get together for dinner, whether they want to be there

EP 5

Ozymandias 2.0

Changes in the design of Miles' building that Rick's firm are designing means a dinner meeting for Rick - and a reluctan

EP 6

Food for Thought

Jesse is taken to a psychiatrist to find out why she isn't eating. Karen's firm is hired to oppose the building of Miles

EP 7

Learner's Permit

Grace gets her learner's permit. She has a crush on Pace, a boy from her driver's education class, who seems oblivious t

EP 8

Life Out of Balance

Lily thinks she might be pregnant, and the reaction she gets from Rick wasn't what she was hoping for. She begins to thi

EP 9

Scribbling Rivalry

Layoffs at her workplace make Lily even uneasier there. But the new management consultant reverses those firings, puttin

EP 10

Love's Laborers' Lost

Judy finds herself drawn between two men: the intellectually stimulating Paul, and the physically stimulating Will. Eli

EP 11

Thieves Like Us

Jessie's glitter is missing, and Grace and Carla are the prime suspects. Rick discovers some unsettling news about both

EP 12

Suspicion

Jesse doesn't want to go to a dance by herself, which frustrates Karen because they bought a dress for it. Christie and

EP 13

Edifice Wrecked

Rick and David are served with a notice to get an injunction to stop the Atlantor project - and the hearing is on Valent

EP 14

The Other End of the Telescope

Tensions between Benny (a busboy) and Giancarlo (the chef) at Jake's restaurant boil over. Jake separates the two and te

EP 15

Standing Room Only

Rick and Lily celebrate their engagement. Tiffany reveals to Grace that she's pregnant, but Grace pretty much had that f

EP 16

Aaron's Gettin' Better

Aaron returns for an extended stay and impresses everyone with his improvement. Grace and Spencer go back to the restaur

EP 17

Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Will returns to repair ice damage to Lily's house, making for awkward moments for Judy. Judy runs into Paul (the guy who

EP 18

Best of Enemies

Lily and Rick begin their wedding plans and want Judy to help, but Judy seems hesitant. Jesse faints and falls in the gi

EP 19

Armageddon (1)

Karen finds out that a grand jury is being impaneled to investigate the Atlantor project. The District Attorney wants Ka

EP 20

Won't Someone Please Help George Bailey Tonight (2)

Miles gets indicted and work on the Atlantor project is indefinitely suspended. Rick is invited to appear on a local tal

EP 21

Moving On

Rick and his kids start to move their stuff to Lily's and Lily gets a call to sign the divorce papers. Carla tells Eli t

EP 22

The Second Time Around

As the wedding approaches, hardly anything is finalized. Lily's father appears to her in her dreams. He asks her to ask

EP 1

Busted

As the two families merge into one house, disagreements over Jesse and Zoe's room decorations dominate the breakfast dis

EP 2

The Awful Truth

Grace doesn't know what to make of her new teacher. Judy asks Lily to work at her planned bookstore/cafe. Lily also

EP 3

Kind of Blue

Sam returns to town, further complicating the lives of Judy, Lily, and Rick. Sam wants to hire Rick to be the architect

EP 4

Acting Out

Jessie and Grace both audition for the same role in a school production of ""As You Like It."" Mr. Dimitri throws them a

EP 5

Destiny Turns On The Radio

A boy in the play school play asks Jesse out. Grace is less than happy with the news, because she thought that the boy w

EP 6

Jake and the Women

The women (and Grace and Zoe) want to hold a baby shower for Tiffany. This doesn't excite Jake. He doesn't want Grace

EP 7

Chaos Theory

Lily and Karen both have unrealistic expectations for Thanksgiving celebrations. So naturally, nothing goes as planned.

EP 8

The Sex Show

Grace finds an ""adult magazine"" in their home recycling bin. This leads to a whole ""will you talk to Eli about this?

EP 9

Tough Love

When Eli loses his job and Grace's teacher questions her acting, they both learn the hard way that real self-confidence

EP 10

Pictures

Amid complete chaos, a surprise Christmas Eve delivery of Tiffany and Jake's baby unites the Manning and Sammler familie

EP 11

Taking Sides

Flashbacks in the series' interview style recall a telling incident in the lives of Rick, Karen, Sam Blue's estranged wi

EP 12

Gardenia

A tragic accident shakes Karen from her deep depression and sets her up for the toughest battle of her life. This makes

EP 13

Falling in Place

Jessie's anxiety and guilt about her mom's slow recovery causes tension with every member of the family, especially Lily

EP 14

The Gay-Straight Alliance

Grace pursues her teacher and Jessie develops an attraction for her friend Katie.

EP 15

One Step (Parent) Backward

Sam places his dream of committing to Judy and having a family squarely on the shoulders of his ten-year-old son. Meanwh

EP 16

Aaron's List of Dreams

When Lily's brother Aaron expresses a desire to move out on his own with a young woman who is also mentally disabled, sh

EP 17

Experience Is the Teacher

The prospect that Grace may be romantically involved with her creative-writing teacher troubles Lily, infuriates Jake, a

EP 18

Losing You

Just when Lily thinks life can't get any more complicated, her mother begins to show early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

EP 19

Chance of a Lifetime

Rick and Lily face more life-altering decisions when he is offered a major architectural position in Australia and she i

Popular Cast

Sela Ward
Sela Ward
Lily Manning
Billy Campbell
Billy Campbell
Rick Sammler
Jeffrey Nordling
Jeffrey Nordling
Jake Manning
Susanna Thompson
Susanna Thompson
Karen Sammler
Shane West
Shane West
Eli Sammler
Julia Whelan
Julia Whelan
Grace Manning
Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood
Jessie Sammler
Meredith Deane
Meredith Deane
Zoe Manning
Marin Hinkle
Marin Hinkle
Judy Brooks
Todd Field
Todd Field
David Cassilli