Ned and Stacey
an Episode Guide
by Russell Wodell
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Ned and Staceyan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Sep 1995 to: Jan 1997 | 46 eps | FOX | 30 min | stereo | closed captioned |
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Production credits:
Hanley Productions in association with Tristar Television
Created by/executive producer: Michael J. Weithorn
Co-executive producer: Tony Sheehan
Producers: Del Shores
Produced by W.E. Baker
Associate producers: James Tripp-Heath
Executive story editors: Jill Condon, Amy Toomin
Creative consultant: Jeff Stein
Story editors: David Litt
When a spitfire left-wing reporter (for the Village Voice) who wants to escape her parents' home to Greenwich Village meets a self-centered ad agency hotshot with a two-bedroom dream apartment, the result is a platonic, pragmatic marriage. But will the happy couple learn to stand each other?
b: 11 Sep 95 pc: 100 w: Michael J. Weithorn d: Andrew D. Weymanrc: Les MacDowell, Bernadette MacDowell
Ned and Stacey host their first corporate party, but Stacy is not impressed with the version of their fictional past Ned has invented for public recitation - while Ned discovers that their fake marriage is more real than many of the dysfunctional ones on display at the party.
b: 18 Sep 95 pc: 101 w: Michael J. Weithorn d: Lee Shallat ChemelStacy finds herself in the unusual position of "cheating" on Ned - after he encourages her to pursue an attractive Englishman she meets in a bar.
b: 25 Sep 95 pc: 102 w: Tony Sheehan d: Rob Schillerrc: Les MacDowell, Bernadette MacDowell
Stacey can't wait to sink her teeth into an expose on an ice-cream mogul who's being unfriendly to the environment - and who is a client of Ned's. Ned gives her to go-ahead, never dreaming that the expose will actually be printed.
b: 2 Oct 95 pc: 103 w: Del Shores d: Rob Schillerrc: Howard Moyer
Eric thinks he's being a model husband when he admits to Amanda that he's spending the night with the beautiful (and drunk) supermodel spokesperson Ned has hired for a new ad campaign.
b: 9 Oct 95 pc: 106 w: Tony Sheehan d: Terri McCoyrc: Howard Moyer, Saul, Ellen
Ned and Stacey have to do some quick shuffling when Stacey's parents Saul and Ellen drop by while the newlyweds each have a date over.
b: 16 Oct 95 pc: 104 w: Amy Welsh d: Rob SchillerNed discovers that he shares an interest in horticulture with Stacey's childhood next-door neighbor Lucy, and romance soon blossoms.
b: 23 Oct 95 pc: 107 w: Jill Condon & Amy Taubin d: Paul LazarusAt a Halloween party, Ned and Stacey accidentally exchange a long, passionate kiss, then wonder what to do when they realize they liked it.
b: 30 Oct 95 pc: 108 w: Del Shores d: Rob SchillerStacey takes a job as a waitress when her enormous debts make her hopeless devoted to the bank - which wants its money tout de suite.
b: 13 Nov 95 pc: 109 w: Tony Sheehan d: Alan Myersonrc: Ellen, Saul
The family gathers for Thanksgiving dinner with almost all the trimmings, but it's a turkey of a day for Stacey, who gets depressed that "instead of a husband, I've got Ned!"
b: 20 Nov 95 pc: 111 w: Jill Condon & Amy Taubin & Amy Welsh d: Lee Shallat Chemelrc: Howard Moyer
Stacey badgers Ned into going shopping with her for a new bed, but when several hours pass and the only one she likes is already sold, Ned bribes the salesman.
b: 4 Dec 95 pc: 105 w: David Litt d: Rob SchillerNed and Stacey's new friend Sam, who starts hanging out with Ned and dating Stacey, can't believe it when the couple begins fighting over him.
b: 11 Dec 95 pc: 112 w: Michael J. Weithorn; Tony Sheehan d: Rob Schillerrc: Les MacDowell
Ned fears he'll lose an important account unless he gives in to a client who's trying to seduce him.
b: 18 Dec 95 pc: 110 w: David Litt d: Chemel, Lee Shallatrc: Les MacDowell, Bernadette MacDowell, Cornelius, Mrs. Porter
Ned hopes that Stacey is never brought to mind when she opts to forego the New Year's Eve party he throws at the apartment for his co-workers.
b: 1 Jan 96 pc: 113 w: Michael J. Weithorn d: Alan Myersonrc: Les MacDowell, Patrick Kirkland
Ned wouldn't be at all paranoid - if someone weren't after his job. That's how it look when the agency hires a young neophyte, then sends Ned on a two-week vacation.
b: 8 Jan 96 pc: 114 w: David Litt d: Alan MyersonA publishing bigwig promises to look over Stacey's qualification as a journalist, but it turns out to be Ned's talents that stop the presses.
b: 15 Jan 96 pc: 115 w: Amy Welsh d: Rob Schillerrc: Patrick Kirkland
Amanda can't resist asking Ned to put in a good word for an ambivalent Eric, who's up for a promotion to head of the accounting department.
b: 22 Jan 96 pc: 116 w: Tony Sheehan d: Rob Schillerrc: Mrs. Porter
Ned turns in the performance of his life when Stacey asks him to act like the perfect husband for her visiting high school arch rival.
b: 12 Feb 96 pc: 119 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Pam FrymanA gay client of Ned's accidentally discovers that the couple has separate bedrooms and becomes convinced that Ned is not out of the closet.
b: 19 Feb 96 pc: 118 w: Del Shores d: Rob Schillerrc: Howard Moyer
Ned has a gut feeling that his gallbladder is on the fritz; but when he enters the hospital for surgery, it's his lack of guts that may keep him from going under the knife.
b: 26 Feb 96 pc: 120 w: Thomas R. Nance d: Alan MyersonNed introduces Amanda to TV star Bobby Van Lowe, who's looking to buy property in New York; but after the meeting, Bobby has a different kind of move on his mind.
b: 4 Mar 96 pc: 121 w: Tony Sheehan & David Litt d: Rick BerenTired of Stacey's constant whining about Ned, Amanda urges her to "stop complaining about your life and do something" - so Stacey moves out, and back in with her parents.
b: 11 Mar 96 pc: 117 w: Jill Condon & Amy Toobin d: Rob SchillerYou bet your wife it's an indecent proposal when Ned overextends himself at a poker game and wagers a night with Stacey to cover his bet on a great hand.
b: 18 Mar 96 pc: 122 w: Jill Condon & Amy Toobin & Amy Welsh d: Rob Schillerrc: Patrick Kirkland, Mrs. Porter
Fifty bucks says Stacey can find a better woman for Ned than any man he could find for her. Ned wins the bet, but may lose his "wife" to the guy she's fallen for.
b: 1 Apr 96 pc: w: Michael J. Weithorn d: Rob Schiller| Back to TOP of Page |
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Production credits:
Hanley Productions in association with Tristar Television
Created by/executive producer: Michael J. Weithorn
Co-executive producer: Tony Sheehan
Producers: Charlie Kaufman, Rob Schiller
Produced by W.E. Baker
Associate producers: Shana H. Fischer
Executive story editors: Jill Condon, David Litt
Executive consultant: Thomas Hayden Church
Consulting producer: Jay Kogen
Story editors: Jennifer Glickman
rc: Alex Palmer, Patrick Kirkland, Cornelius
Stacey is confused by the fact that while Ned was throwing her out of the apartment, he also kissed her passionately. After staying the night discussing it with an increasingly exhausted Amanda and Eric, she moves into Alex's decidedly down-market apartment. Ned behaves bizarrely at work, and when a commercial for a "family values" product includes a husband hysterically berating his wife and children, Kirkland orders Ned to get his personal life in order. Eric persuades Ned to talk to Stacey, and they track her down at the home of Alex's parents - where a gathering is welcoming Stacey to their family.
b: 17 Nov 96 pc: 201 w: Michael J. Weithorn d: Rob Schillerrc: Alex Palmer
Stacey moves in with her boyfriend and gets a lawyer to take on Ned - while he uses Eric. But when she gets kicked out of her boyfriend's apartment, suddenly Stacey finds herself back at Ned's place.
b: 24 Nov 96 pc: 202 w: Tony Sheehan d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate
Ned and Amanda buy into a muffin shop, and suddenly find themselves as business partners. Meanwhile, Ned and Stacey agree to keep everything separate, including food, which Ned seems to always have more of.
b: 1 Dec 96 pc: 203 w: David Litt d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate
Ned gets bent out of shape when he sets Stacey up with a shy computer tycoon who falls for her - and for her idea for a cute kitten-and-computer ad, which he prefers to the ad Ned already pitched to him. Even worse, once produced the ad garners critical acclaim and a coveted award for Ned. Meanwhile, Eric falls for the sexy-voiced computer Ned installs in the muffin shop.
b: 15 Dec 96 pc: 205 w: Charlie Kaufman d: Rob Schillerrc: Les McDowell, Patrick Kirkland
Eric discovers that Les has been running a scam and bilking the company of lots of money. But Les quickly turns the tables on Eric by blackmailing Ned with some information of his own. Together, Ned and Eric copy a scene from the hit film Mission Impossible to make things right.
b: 22 Dec 96 pc: 208 w: David Litt d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate
Amanda thinks there are too many cooks in the muffin shop's kitchen, so she walks out on Ned--but returns after he promises to remain a silent partner. Fat chance.
b: 29 Dec 96 pc: 204 w: Charlie Kaufman d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate, Cornelius, Chazz
Ned finally goes too far with Eric, and a melt-down fight may spell the end of their long friendship, especially when Ned tries to show he doesn't need Eric any more by throwing a party for all his other friends - only there don't seem to be any.
b: 5 Jan 97 pc: 212 w: Jay Kogen d: Rick Berenrc: Nate
Amanda gets her fifteen minutes of fame when Ned films her in a television commercial and, fed up with the stupid premise, she explodes and shouts "Just eat the damn muffins!" Ned edits her impromptu fury into what everyone agrees is a brilliant spot - too brilliant for Amanda, who finds herself celebrated by hundreds of fans who only want her to abuse them verbally.
b: 6 Jan 97 pc: 213 w: Bryan Behan & Steve Baldikoski d: Rob SchillerAmanda finally has a competent staff member: super efficient and cheerful high school senior Amy. But things take an ugly turn when the teenager, smitten with Ned, invites him to attend a street festival with her, and he shows up four hours late with another woman, having forgotten all about it, and a tearful Amy quits. When Ned tries to make amends, she gives him another chance: escorting her to her graduation prom. A reluctant Ned shows up with an even less enthusiastic Eric; but when Amy is scorned by the snotty class beauty for bringing an "old man" as her date, Ned sets out to make her queen of the prom.
b: 13 Jan 97 pc: 211 w: David Litt d: Rob Schillerrc: Howard Moyer
Guest star Christopher Hewett from the long-running sitcom Mr. Belvedere reprises his role as the crusty butler with a heart of gold when his number-one fan Ned enlists the faded star to appear in a commercial he's producing. It's a heartwarming trip down memory lane. Everybody agrees it's a brilliant move... until Hewett starts losing touch with reality and starts believing that he really is Mr. Belvedere.
b: 20 Jan 97 pc: 207 w: Bryan Behar & Steve Baldikoski d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate, Chazz
Eric is mortified when he discovers he is afraid to accompany Ned on a trip to Nepal - unaware that the taunting travel videos Ned sends him are being filmed in a Manhattan garage. Meanwhile, Amanda takes a weekend off from the muffin store to spend time with an old friend. But when Amanda tries to leave her most competent employee in charge, Stacey lays on the guilt trip and insists that she be left to run the store. In the end, between Ned driving Eric mad, Stacey being the ultimate baby-sitting slob and Stacey flooding the muffin store, Amanda completely fails to impress her friend.
b: 27 Jan 97 pc: 216 w: Charlie Kaufman d: Rob Schiller NOTE: The series was cancelled at this point. The remaining episodes have, to my knowledge, been aired only in Australia. Fortunately, Paulius Stepanas who lives there sent us most of the descriptions for those episodes. Now we just need the remaining details.A love affair between Ned and a rival advertising executive hides ulterior motives.
b: UNAIRED pc: 206 w: Jennifer Glickman d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate
Ned learns that his girlfriend is seeing someone else.
b: UNAIRED pc: 209 w: Bryan Behar & Steve Baldikoski d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate
Stacey leads a revolt at Skyward Magazine when her editor insists she turn her exposition piece on polluted lakes into a fluffy nature story. Diana flies to LA and Ned starts obsessing. But Ned's plans to fly to LA to join her come to a grinding halt when he finds himself helping Stacey get her job back. Luckily, Ned's rhetoric casts Stacey's abject begging into a prettier light and she can continue writing her pretty little stories.
b: UNAIRED pc: 210 w: Jennifer Glickman d: Rob SchillerWith the divorce looming, Stacey is looking for an apartment. Diana offers Stacey a job as dogs body, then accuses Ned of having feelings for Stacey. To prove his love, Ned is forced to support Diana's cruel exploitation of Stacey, but an embarrassing bookworm costume finally causes Ned to crack and break it off with the evil Diana.
b: UNAIRED pc: 214 w: Jennifer Glickman d: Rob Schillerrc: Patrick Kirkland
Ned's agency is going on retreat to a ski resort. When Stacey finds out, she corners Ned by convincing his boss that she should come along, to give them a chance to work things out. But Stacey gets in the way of Ned wooing Miss Willoughby, the British office manager. Even worse, the whole deception backfires at the couples' seminar when they discover they don't despise each other as much as they thought. Only Miss Willoughby's sudden appearance in Ned's room prevents Ned and Stacey making hot, raunchy love.
b: UNAIRED pc: 215 w: Roger Reitzel d: Rob Schillerrc:
Stacey finally gets up the courage to tell her parents that she and Ned are getting a divorce. Ned wants to ensure he stays friends with Stacey's parents, so he can join Saul at the boating regatta, but eventually agrees to help rather than hinder Stacey's efforts. When Ellen tells Amanda they won't be moving to Florida after all, in order to support Stacey in her time of need, Amanda accidentally lets slip that the whole marriage was a fake. The only way Stacey is able to rejuvenate her disconsolate mother is by telling her Amanda is pregnant (which she isn't). Meanwhile, Eric proves to be an inept sailor and Saul a poor ship-right, but Ned has stowed away and is able to make up with Saul before they all sink to the bottom.
b: UNAIRED pc: 217 w: Jennifer Glickman d: Rob Schillerrc: Patrick Kirkland
When the ad agency gets a new board of directors, Ned is worried. As expected they ask Ned to prove his worth by creating a campaign to sell a client's sponges. But as Ned and his creative team are struggling, they are forced out of their office by an accident. Meanwhile, Stacey agrees to baby-sit her nephew Howard while Eric and Amanda are at a hotel trying to get pregnant.
Eric's refusal to cross a picket line at the hotel forces the couple back to their apartment, where Stacey's slobbishness has triggered a cockroach infestation. With everyone staying in Ned's apartment, they're all having trouble concentrating. The next day, Ned still can't sell his sponge, but an inadvertent outburst of cliches proves perfect for some of the client's other products, such as guided missiles.
b: UNAIRED pc: 218 w: Jay Kogen & David Litt d: Rob SchillerEric has a new boss and she wants him to help out with the annual fiscal review, just like he's always wanted. But she wants more than just his accounting expertise. Ned's attempt to divert her attentions to himself results in a sexual harassment charge, but at least the pressure's off Eric, as his boss realizes she's been making him feel the same way.
b: UNAIRED pc: 219 w: Bryan Behar & Steve Baldikowski d: Rob Schillerrc: Chazz
It's time to finalize the divorce. But there's still some sexual tension to resolve. While working on the paper work, Ned and Stacey find their games taking a more sexual turn. The next day, Ned tells Stacey he has a date to delay the divorce proceedings. So Chazz, Amanda's moron employee, asks Stacey out. After a disorienting trip to the Imax, Stacey is astounded to discover Chazz is the perfect lover. But Ned doesn't like Stacey's newfound happiness and tries to recreate the moment where they seemed to connect. Stacey instead goes to meet Chazz for another date, but he breaks up with Stacey because she's too smart. Ned and Stacey end up at home together, with a clown passed out on Stacey's bed.
b: UNAIRED pc: 220 w: Jeff Stein d: Rob Schillerrc: Patrick Kirland
Kirkland's son, Skip, is derailing Ned's brilliant advertising pitches. Stacey is being forced to write yet more fluff. And Amanda still isn't pregnant. All of which leads to copious (attempted) muffin squashing. As it turns out, Skip was sent to military school fourteen years ago when he was blamed for breaking an expensive vase actually knocked over by Ned the mail boy. And Skip wants revenge. When Ned finds this out, he forces the issue and walks out, taking Rico with him. Ned's bluff is called, and he's forced to make good on his threat and set up his own firm, stealing the account with his original pitch. Amanda's good news that she's finally pregnant is hence not as happy an occasion as it could be. In a stroke of fortune for a desperate Ned, Stacey is interviewing Lloyd Bridges for the magazine, and he's perfect for Ned's ad, but when Lloyd is caught shoplifting, the ad is pulled. At the end, Eric manages to get his old job back, and Ned's contemplation of suicide on the balcony is redirected when Stacey admits she knew Lloyd wasn't exactly an upright citizen, but didn't wanted to say anything because it was "off the record."
b: UNAIRED pc: 221 w: Tony Sheehan & David Litt d: Rob Schillerrc: Nate
Ned's been working from the office in the muffin shop, though without a lot of success. His old employer for stealing an account in the last episode is also suing him, a lot. And to top it off, Stacey's found a rent-controlled studio and is moving out. In a flashback, Ned remembers how it all began, convincing Stacey to marry him, asking her not to lose the laundry room key... Ned wants to talk, but Eric keeps avoiding him.
Ned bumps into an old client who's started his own firm and Ned invites him to a business dinner, but he needs Stacey to be there. When bluster fails to convince her, he uncharacteristically goes all candid and manages to talk her into this one, last night. The evening goes great until Ned accepts a further invite as a couple, and after insulting Stacey's ability to cope on her own, she storms out. The client is also less than impressed with being called a boring loser.
A few days later, the divorce is granted.
Ned is forced to sublet his apartment to a heavy metal guy. Living at the muffin shop, not all the customers are impressed by his morning bum scratching. With nothing to tie him down, Ned heads for Texas to rope cattle, but a flat tire in Hamish country gives him lots of time to think while they knit him a new tire (so he says). In the middle of the night, Ned shows up at Stacey's place, explains what's happened and confesses he loves her -- then walks out. Stacey is incensed at his casualness, but stops her rant to embrace Ned and tell him she loves him too. Stacey invites Ned to spend the night -- on a coffee table in the absence of a couch -- but Ned declines and they say goodbye.
The series ends with Ned, Stacey, Eric and Amanda waving inanely at the camera through the final credits.
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Thanks to Torsten Kracke for identifying a couple more unaired episodes and to Paulius Stepanas for helping fill in the descriptions.
The UNAIRED were finally shown in the US when the series was run on the USA satellite/cable network.