1x1 - Pilot

September 30, 1995

Sydney's oldest son quits college.

1x2 - The Cheesehead Stands Alone

October 7, 1995

Sydney sentences a divorced football star to a weekend in jail for not visiting his son, but it soon appears she may have made a bad call.

1x3 - Sleeping Dogs Lie

October 21, 1995

Sydney peeks at an FBI file to find out why she was passed over for a spot on a White House committee—and finds out something startling about Neal.

1x4 - In Cyberspace Everyone Can Hear You Scream

October 25, 1995

Sydney confiscates Marshall's computer after she discovers he released onto the Internet a video of her giving birth to Ellis.

1x5 - My Kind of Clown

November 4, 1995

A Bozo the Clown show brings back a not-so-happy childhood memory for Greer involving a shiny new bike that Sydney proudly won on the show as a kid.

1x6 - Time Flies

December 2, 1995

With the minutes of her life ""ticking away."" Sydney grows desperate for a romantic relationship.

1x7 - The Sydney That Works

December 9, 1995

Neal is itching to get into an elite private school, but when she's put on the waiting list, Sydney has to start scratching a lot of backs to get her in.

1x9 - The Importance of Being Ernie

January 13, 1996

Judge Ragsdale wants to steal Ernie away from Sydney; and, given the way Sydney treats him, Ernie's tempted to make the move.

1x10 - Laborer of Love

January 20, 1996

A wealthy and attractive divorcee gives Mia a gig as her gofer, but Sydney fears he's just going to be a gigolo.

1x11 - Touched by an Anger

February 3, 1996

Sydney roughs up a mugger during an attempted purse snatching, and the court orders her to attend an anger-management workshop, where she finds the sources of her displaced hostility: her ex-husband Jeffrey.

1x12 - An Exercise in Fertility

February 10, 1996

1x13 - The Great Chicago Fireman

March 2, 1996

Sydney may have found the perfect man when she begins dating a hunky fireman who rescued her from a locked bathroom, but his penchant for gourmet cooking, meticulous housekeeping -- and weeping over sensitive ""chick flicks"" -- leaves Sydney feeling a bit smothered.

1x14 - Between a Shamrock and a Hard Place

March 16, 1996

St. Patrick's Day gets a wee bit out of hand for Sydney, who's held hostage in her courtroom by 9-year-old Patrick who wants her to stop Chicago's annual parade because he is ashamed of his diminutive father's participation as a leprechaun. Elsewhere, a giddy Greer tries to entice Neal to join her on a suitably goofy float.

1x15 - True Lies

March 23, 1996

Sydney gets Mike a job working with Leo, the courthouse maintenance man who has a thing for Sydney.

1x16 - Bad Boys

March 30, 1996

When Neal wants to date a young car thief she meets, Sydney is reminded of her own youthful fling with a bad boy who stole her heart.

1x17 - Mike Solomon: Unplugged

April 6, 1996

Mike takes Sydney's advice and bails out on his floundering rock band -- just before they finally hit the big time.

1x18 - Dad

April 13, 1996

Sydney's widowed dad Karl arrives in Chicago with a fiancé, and he can't wait to consummate their marriage; but his bride-to-be can wait -- forever.

1x19 - Love, Death & Soda

April 20, 1996

Marshall is stricken with guilt after he makes out with a girl during a relative's funeral.

1x20 - Syd and Sensibility

June 22, 1996