![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 1 | Pot-Bellied Pigs In the premiere episode, Ben sends off quite a lot of money -- $2,999.99 each -- to buy two pot-bellied pigs, theoretically to breed them, although... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 2 | Pretzelkins The first couple episodes had much more random discussion than did the ones that followed. "Pretzelkins" typifies it. The unifying theme is that... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 3 | Bully Ben finds that his favorite stuffed animal from his childhood, Bully, has been tossed in the dumpster. Ben immediately blames his father and begins... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 4 | Cholesterol When Katz becomes concerned about his health after a routine check-up, Julie the bartender agrees to help him get in shape. In exchange, he gives... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 5 | Everybody's Got a Tushy Katz goes on a couple dates while Ben has no plans other than taking a shower, feeling clean, and then maybe shaving all his body hair. Katz... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 6 | Family Car Ben borrows the car for the day; Katz calls him on the cell phone; Ben parks in front of the building and narrowly avoids getting towed when Laura... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 1 | Bystander Ben Ben is proud to have been quoted in a newspaper article as a witness to a crime, and he considers himself to be a part of the media now. He... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 2 | Real Estate Katz's ex-wife announces she's coming for a visit, and Ben tells her she can stay at their place, which Katz does not like the idea of. Ben then... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 3 | Glasses Katz gets glasses, although he doesn't think he needs them. He points out the irony in a store whose job it is to sell you glasses telling you after... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 4 | Office Management Laura takes the day off for no good reason, and Ben thinks it's because she's not happy there, particularly when Katz asks Ben to fill in and then... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 5 | Bees and SIDS Ben gets a sore throat, which then spreads to his legs -- his hypochondria is in full bloom. Katz admonishes him to stay away from the medical... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 6 | Drinky the Drunk Guy Ben thinks Katz is drinking too much ("Take the mask off for one minute"), which of course he is not. As usual, Ben goes way overboard, mentioning a... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 7 | Sticky Notes Katz suspects Laura of stealing office supplies but is too weaselly to confront her on it. Stan, at the bar, says it's not even stealing. Katz... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 8 | It Takes Some Getting Used To Alerted that something is afoot by Katz wearing a bathrobe, Ben learns that he had a woman over the night before. At first he is incredulous, but... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 9 | The Particle Board Katz wants to put up shelves and convinces the reluctant Ben to help. Ben goes wild at the hardware store, buying lots of unnecessary stuff,... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 10 | A Journey for the Betterment of People Ben is approached by a "woman plying her trade," and it makes him decide to help people in need. He gets pretty obsessed about the whole thing,... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 11 | Theory of Intelligence Katz is asked to speak at an adult education class on his theory on intelligence. His theory is that a person's intelligence increases immediately... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 12 | Henna Ben and Katz both use "Ultra Henna Bouquet," which makes their hair an odd orange color. Ben just can't bring himself to complain, though, since he... |
![]() | Saison 2 - épisode 13 | ESP After making a few lucky guesses, Ben thinks he has ESP ("Extra-sentencing something") and goes to extremes in trying to test it. He warns Katz not... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 1 | Monte Carlo Ben decides to go into the celebrity limo business. He moves into Katz's office to do this, which of course annoys Laura. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 2 | Blind Date Julie sets Katz up on a blind date with her friend Beth, who makes her own clothes. Stan put in a good word for Katz, telling Beth that Katz's... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 3 | Fructose Katz decides to keep a bowl of fruit at the office, but it goes rotten pretty fast. He talks about it at the bar, and Stanley pronounces... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 4 | Earring Ben wants to change his image, and he decides to get an earring, after considering developing a tic, or getting allergies, or dressing like a pirate... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 5 | Koppleman and Katz While rummaging around in search of his birth certificate, Ben comes across evidence of Katz's former life: as a hippie folk singer. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 6 | Guess Who Katz gets Ben to play ""Guess Who,"" the old game from Ben's childhood. However, Katz accidentally sees Ben's card via the reflection in the TV, and... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 7 | Day Planner Katz got practically no sleep because the air conditioner ""shimmies"" and keeps him awake. He asks Ben to fix it. Then, at work, Katz realizes he's... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 8 | Studio Guy Katz wants to take up recording again, because he's writing a new song. Ben is opposed to the idea, until Katz tells him he can be the producer. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 9 | Mourning Person 92-year-old Aunt Estelle (wife of Uncle Morty) dies, and Katz is asked to give the eulogy. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 10 | L'il Helper Katz puts his back out while putting on his shoes, and Ben, as usual, is a wealth of help. He eventually becomes Katz's primary care-giver, though,... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 11 | Big Fat Slug Katz thinks Ben is watching too much TV, which he is. But he says TV influences people. |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 12 | New Phone System Katz gets a new phone system at the office with all kinds of great features, supposedly. He has Ben call it, but finds that calls are being... |
![]() | Saison 3 - épisode 13 | Reunion While in the bathtub, Ben gets a phone call. It's Ann Howard, from high school, and there's a five-year reunion coming up. The only thing is that... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 1 | Ben Treats Ben wins $500 in the Sir Pay-a-Lot scratch-off lottery and takes Katz and Laura out to dinner. Soon enough, Ben and Laura both get drunk and start... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 2 | Memoirs Ben decides to write his memoirs, dedicated to the ""loving memory"" of his father. |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 3 | Electric Bike Dr. Katz buys an Electric Bike because he always wanted one but never got it as a kid. They find that a $1,000 bicycle isn't all fun and games, when... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 4 | Broadcast Ben Apparently not having learned from his previous experience with journalism, Ben goes to a broadcasting school audition. |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 5 | Trash Day Katz finds a chair sitting outside on the curb and takes it home (""You wouldn't believe the kind of stuff people throw away."" Ben: ""You mean crap?... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 6 | Sharon Meyers Katz gets a phone call from Sharon Meyers, a woman he dated briefly two years ago, when she was also his patient. She was very attractive, and a... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 7 | Mask Katz takes a class in making African ritual masks. |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 8 | Closets Katz and Ben decide to reorganize their closet space, and they hire a company to do it. |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 9 | Wild Weekend Ben wants to take a bike trip to Nova Scotia, and he and Katz discuss the great outdoors. Several plans are offered, but what they wind up doing is... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 10 | Chopper Ben wins first runner-up in a WFEN radio contest to ride in the traffic helicopter. He hopes the real winner can't make it and he gets all psyched... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 11 | Alibi While watching the news, Ben and Katz learn that a mailbox in their neighborhood was struck by a car driven by a bald Caucasian male in his late 40s.... |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 12 | Ben-Centennial Katz wants to do something big for Ben's 25th birthday, but Ben doesn't want any fuss. |
![]() | Saison 4 - épisode 13 | Undercover Ben Laura starts taking a lot of time off, but won't say why. Ben is curious and so is Katz, and they speculate. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 1 | Old Man Katz seems to be losing energy and is sleeping later in the morning. He wonders if he's feverish, but in fact, he feels a little cold. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 2 | Fanny Pack Katz gets a fanny pack to hold his cell phone, beeper, electronic organizer, and various other technological gadgets. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 3 | Metaphors Katz brings up the job issue with Ben, and a series of metaphors ensues. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 4 | Movies Katz and Ben try to decide on a movie. Katz wants to see ""Love Strings"" (a chick flick), while Ben wants to see ""Fire Power. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 5 | Ticket Katz gets a ticket for running a stop sign, despite his efforts to lighten up the cop (""That is a great color for you""). Ben asks, ""Why didn't... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 6 | Phone Luv Ben becomes enamored of Cindy, a telemarketer from Telepurchase. He mistakes her powerful sales skills for actual affection, and wants to have a... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 7 | Chain Letter Ben is surprised to get a letter from boyhood friend Lance Garcy. Turns out it's a chain letter, and Ben is quite awed by its power of causing... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 8 | Babysitting Ben Katz gets a death threat, via Laura, who is unclear on the details; she didn't press for more information because ""I didn't want to make him... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 9 | Miles Away Ben's goes to visit his cousin Sarah, in an unnamed city, from whom he once stole money when he was 6 (""It was over a dollar,"" he says as he... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 10 | London Broil Ben points out, ""When we spend time together over breakfast: boring,"" leading to a discussion of the old games he and Katz used to play when Ben... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 11 | Feng Shui Ben begins rearranging the furniture in the apartment after picking up a book on Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese philosophy that teaches believers to... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 12 | Alderman Katz is disturbed to learn that the city alderman he voted for is corrupt. He talks about what HE would do if he were alderman: ""I'd like to bring... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 13 | Paranoia Ben wakes Katz up in the middle of the night, claiming to hear a noise. Katz hears it too, and they both think they're being burglarized. After... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 14 | Waltz As Katz and Ben prepare to go to Katz's niece Rachel's wedding, Katz discovers that since Uncle Morty is dead, he'll have to dance with Rachel --... |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 15 | Anniversary Katz's wedding anniversary is approaching, so Ben wants to do something for him. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 16 | Community Theater Katz is auditioning for a community theater production of ""Love's Retreat. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 17 | Ping-Pong Katz's old ping-pong rival David Stanick calls and wants to play again -- for $750. Katz agrees and starts to train and worry. |
![]() | Saison 5 - épisode 18 | Thanksgiving It's Thanksgiving, and something big happening: Katz's ex-wife Roz is coming for dinner |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 1 | Sissy Boy While picking up a box of donuts one morning, Ben is harassed by an old bully from school, Jimmy Solaray, and by Jimmy's son. They call him a sissy;... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 2 | Pullman Square Ben calls Katz at work with the shocking news that Berman's is closing, the latest casualty in a renovation of Pullman Square -- Ben's old hangout.... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 3 | Wisdom Teeth Ben's wisdom teeth hurt, which he shows his dad (along with a mouthful of cereal). He fears going to Dr. Zelbar because of his violent history with... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 4 | Past Lives Looking through the P.U. class catalog, Katz encourages Ben to take an adult education course. |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 5 | Ben's Partay Ben hears from an old friend named Bruce (at 1 in the morning), who tells him that he and some others will be in town over the long weekend. Ben... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 6 | Walk for Hunger Laura tells Katz she'll be participating in a ""Walk for Hunger"" this Saturday, and asks him to sponsor her. |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 7 | Used Car Laura tells Katz she wants to buy a used car, and Katz says he can help her out by asking the dealer the right questions (""How much is this car?... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 8 | Ball and Chain Katz goes on three dates with best-selling author and gastrointerologist Alice Webber, and -- surprise -- Ben over-reacts, fearing his dad will get... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 9 | Snow Day Neighbor Mr. Graham (whose wife either died or left him, depending on who you ask) has asked Ben to take care of his pigeons on the roof for a week. |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 10 | Garden Katz comes in, having just gone for a walk.Ben points out that for old people, everyday things like walking, chewing and swallowing become hobbies.... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 11 | Big TV Tragedy strikes when the family TV dies (""Maybe you should give it mouth-to-mouth,"" offers Katz). Ben, of course, is most stricken by this event,... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 12 | Vow of Silence When the paper doesn't get delivered for a few days, Ben observes that Katz is hooked on the news. Katz denies it and bets him that he can go longer... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 13 | You're Belinda Ben hears about a new system of therapy called ""brief therapy,"" wherein the patient is cured with only 10 questions. Katz is skeptical, of course,... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 14 | Radio Katz Katz's friend Carlton Campbell, host of radio show ""Campbell's Couch,"" has asked Katz to fill in for him one night (""Does he know you well?""... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 15 | Expert Witness Katz is called to testify as an expert witness in the trial of a boy named Roger who broke into an elderly couple's home, tied them up, then wrote... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 16 | Bakery Ben Ben starts working at Steve's Bakery, his very first job. He has to get up at 4 A.M. to start work, and he gets fired on his 3rd day, for being 4... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 17 | Uncle Nothing Ben and Dr. Katz meet at Julie's bar for a fun night on the town, but Dr. Katz reveals some startling news: Laura is engaged. Ben insists he's fine... |
![]() | Saison 6 - épisode 18 | Lerapy Conan O'Brien steals a couple of Dr. Katz's jokes, and Katz becomes obsessed with the incident. After recounting the events to Ben and Laura, Ben... |