Odd Man Out
an Episode Guide
by Russell Wodell
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Odd Man Outan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Sep 1999 to: Jan 2000 | 13 eps | ABC | 30 min | stereo | closed captioned |
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"Fifteen-year-old Andrew is living any man's dream: he's the only male in a house he shares with five beautiful women in South Beach, Florida. Unfortunately for Andrew, these women are his mom, his aunt, and his three sisters. In his 15 years of life, he's never had a correct opinion, a private phone conversation or a hot shower.
His mother, Julia, a busy caterer, is a widow, which makes raising her kids even more difficult as she has to act as mother, father and family provider. His Aunt Jordan, Julia's younger sister, is a booker at a modeling agency. A single woman around thirty, Jordan has a much simpler life than Julia's but manages to make it infinitely more complicated. Andrew's older, self-consumed sister, Paige is an aspiring model. She's not only intimidating to Andrew, but to most men she comes in contact with. Andrew's 14-year-old sister, Val rejects anything mainstream, including music, food, and especially Andrew. Andrew's youngest sister, 12-year-old Elizabeth, the house litigator, takes special pleasure in prying into Andrew's business.
Andrew's best friend Keith is in awe of his buddy being surrounded by women, but finds himself both curious and intimidated by the opposite sex -- and frustrated that he can't seem to get a date with any of them.
Though growing up surrounded by women has presented challenges for Andrew, it does have benefits. He can instantly recognize the scent of any girl's perfume, he is never at a shortage of Victoria's Secret catalogues and he has a unique sense of what women really want -- a powerful weapon in the dating world. But despite all these advantages, Andrew, like his fellow males on the planet, can never truly unravel the mystery of women.
John J. Strauss and Ed Decter are executive producers of the series. Odd Man Out, which is filmed before an audience, is from Frontier Pictures in association with Warner Bros. Television. (ABC press materials)
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Production credits:
Creators/executive producers: John J. Strauss & Ed Decter
Co-executive producers: Matt Ember, Tom J. Astle
Co-producer: Michael Feldman
Consulting producer: Ed Driscoll
Produced by Craig Wyrick-Solari
Associate producer: Penny Segal
Executive story editor: Jillian Tohber
Andrew and Keith wait for their chemistry partner Lauren to come to Andrew's house to study with them. Unfortunately, after meeting the women, Lauren ignores the guys--except for asking Andrew on a date. After Andrew dates Lauren, he finds out that sexy older girl Kendall has been inquiring about him. He goes to Jordan for advice on ending a relationship then infuriates Lauren with a lame excuse. His mom and sisters try to teach Andrew how to be honest with his feelings. When Andrew brings Kendall home, Lauren is there, and both girls get upset with Andrew because of the way he treated Lauren. Later, after bringing flowers to each girl individually, Andrew thinks he has placated them--until each finds out that he gave the other flowers.
b: 24 Sep 99 pc: 225851 w: Jillian Tohber d: Gil JungerAndrew opens a confidential envelope addressed to Julia and finds her will. When Jordan learns that Julia named someone else as the children's guardian, she becomes upset. Julia explains that Jordan is not responsible enough. Jordan challenges Julia to switch places with her, so Jordan can prove her child-care competence. Julia treats herself to a day of pampering while the kids take advantage of Jordan. After everything goes wrong, Jordan realizes that she is not fit to be a parent. The kids hate her for no longer being "fun Aunt Jordan." Julia helps Jordan understand that the kids still love her. When Jordan is ready, Julia plans to name her guardian.
b: 1 Oct 99 pc: 225852 w: Laura Perkins Brittain d: Gil JungerPaige is outraged when freshman Andrew flirts with Caroline, one of her senior friends. However, once Paige ponders the possibility of Andrew floundering with the obviously more experienced Caroline, she relaxes, assuming he'll humiliate himself. Andrew successfully gets a date with Caroline and nervously arrives at her house while her parents are out. Caroline is aggressively seductive, but Andrew keeps pace. Instead of having sex, however, Caroline confesses that she is not as sophisticated with boys as she pretends to be. She was hoping Andrew would be too scared to proceed. Later, Paige finds out that Andrew was sensitive with her friend and respects him for it.
b: 8 Oct 99 pc: 475328 w: Ed Decter & John J. Strauss d: Gil JungerSince Jordan's apartment is being fumigated, Julia reluctantly allows Jordan's client, a beautiful 15-year-old Venezuelan model, to live in her house while visiting town for a photo shoot. Everyone assumes that the girls will be more responsible chaperoning Pilar than the hormone-charged Andrew. But when Paige tries to advance her own modeling career with Pilar's photographer, the two girls clash. Andrew sets out to prove that he is the better host for Pilar. However, his clumsy conversation and actions inadvertently offend her. When Andrew explains the situation, both Pilar and Julia apologize for not trusting him.
b: 15 Oct 99 pc: 225855 w: Nina De Castro d: David KendallKeith enlists Andrew's help in a "foolproof" plan to get girls interested in him. Since the school's all-star quarterback doesn't know how to use the school's e-mail system, Keith plans to write romantic messages to girls using the quarterback's screen name, Goldenarm. Keith reads the directory and selects what he thinks is a girl's name, S.B. Tigress, based on personal information in the computer user's profile. Neither Andrew nor Keith knows the true identity of S.B. Tigress. Since Keith does not understand anything about the opposite sex, Andrew writes soulful messages for his friend. After an exchange of six messages, Keith obtains a copy of the access codes for the school's intranet. The boys soon discover that the girl Andrew is writing to is really his sister Paige. Andrew arranges a meeting between Goldenarm and S.B. Tigress. But while Keith waits for Paige, Val arrives instead--wearing makeup. Val was using Paige's profile to write to the quarterback! Meanwhile, Jordan admits that she has had success with online dating services and secretly puts Julia's profile online. Julia gets irritated but contacts one of the men who say he is a doctor. But when she meets him, she encounters a 15-year-old boy!
b: 22 Oct 99 pc: 225856 w: Mark Goffman d: David KendallWhen she is hired to cater a Halloween party for a wealthy woman, Julia asks her family to help. She has only one stipulation: The children must pretend that they are not related to Julia, because her rich employer doesn't trust family-run businesses. Julia must ultimately ban Andrew and Keith from the party after they flirt with the woman's beautiful daughters. However, the boys disguise themselves with costumes and sneak into the party anyway--leading to some embarrassing cases of mistaken identity.
b: 29 Oct 99 pc: 225858 w: Tom J. Astle & Kristine M. Skeie d: David KendallWhen widow Julia finds out that Keith's divorced father Alan is romantically interested in her, she agrees to a date. Andrew is disturbed by the prospect of his mom dating again--especially because her date is Keith's dad--but she feels liberated. Alan is as weird as his son, but Julia has a good time. After the first date, however, Alan admits that he is not ready to have a new relationship. Julia informs her children that she is going to date more often.
b: 5 Nov 99 pc: 225859 w: Matt Ember d: David KendallJorJulia reluctantly agrees to cater Jordan's modeling agency party. The sisters' sibling rivalry and competitiveness frequently intrude on their relationship, and Julia knows how difficult it is to have Jordan for a boss. When the agency boss tells Julia she should consider becoming a model, Jordan resents Julia's good fortune. Also, aspiring model Paige accuses her mother of infringing on her dreams of fame. Andrew and Keith argue over the correct way to get dates with the sexy partygoers but ultimately learn how important their friendship is.
b: 19 Nov 99 pc: 225860 w: Alicia Sky Varinaitis d: David KendallWhile Paige awaits a letter informing her whether or not she has been accepted at Emory, a prestigious out-of-state college, Keith videotapes her and the family as a going-away present. Paige is devastated to report that Emory rejected her, and she resigns herself to attending the local college where her parents went. However, Julia becomes suspicious and finds out that Paige was actually accepted at Emory. Paige tells her furious mother that she wants to stay in town to maintain her social status with her friends. But Keith inadvertently records Paige telling Andrew the truth: She feels responsible for taking care of her mom and siblings and prefers to live at home during college. Julia is pleased and proud.
b: 3 Dec 99 pc: _________ w: Tom J. Astle d: David KendallWhen Paige arrives home from a modeling shoot in tears, Andrew punches the photographer. Andrew thinks Paige is upset because Phillip forced her to pose in intimate apparel, but she is actually angry because Phillip was only interested in using her as a foot model. Julia, who knew nothing about Paige modeling or Andrew getting violent, punishes everyone involved when she finds out--and consults her dead husband for advice. Meanwhile, Andrew convinces Julia to let his and Keith's band play at Paige's surprise birthday party in exchange for a new guitar amplifier.
b: 10 Dec 99 pc: 225867 w: Michael Feldman d: David KendallA charming dinner with new date Dave goes awry when Julia suspects that he is attracted to Jordan. Meanwhile, Andrew is forced to bond with a group of middle-aged fathers when he accompanies Elizabeth on a weekend camping trip.
b: 17 Dec 99 pc: 225857 w: Michael Feldman d: David KendallAndrew and Keith plan to create a Web site selling inside information on what women want from men. They want to sell it to Bob, a very successful businessman and good friend of Andrew's deceased father. However, after the guys get excited about the idea, Bob informs them that he will buy it after they attend business school. Later, Andrew and Keith take a standardized personality test to determine their future careers. Andrew is disappointed to learn that he is qualified to be an aroma-therapist. Andrew gets upset when Bob seems to pursue Julia romantically. After Andrew disrupts Bob and Julia's date in a coffee shop, Julia explains to him and Bob that she does not want to date anyone right now. Later, she tells Andrew that he is going to have to accept that she will date men. She also informs him, to his delight, that his test scores are identical to his father's.
b: 24 Dec 99 pc: 225854 w: Matt Ember d: David KendallAlready the one who does most of the chores around the house, Andrew also endures a bossy new girlfriend, Gwen. His sisters chide him for behaving passively with a woman, but Andrew claims to be happy. Julia worries that Andrew is confused about male and female roles because she is overbearing and he has no father figure. Finally, Andrew goes to Gwen's house to assert what he wants, angering her. Andrew resents the girls getting involved and ruining his relationship. After another talk with Julia, Andrew returns to Gwen and works out a fair arrangement for both of them.
b: 7 Jan 00 pc: 225853 w: Tom J. Astle d: Gil Junger| Back to TOP of Page |
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