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COLLECTION · Series · 1996

Suddenly Susan

Susan Keane is a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer beginning to adjust to being single, who learns to be independent-minded, after being taken care of all her life.

Source: TMDB
* 5.9 (31)ComedyUnited States
Creators
Clyde Phillips
Countries
United States
Studios
NBC
Release
19/09/1996
Score
5.9 / 10 (31)

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
  • 8 wins & 14 nominations total.
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
1 episodes
Episode 1. The Gay Parade

San Francisco's gay community had it in for Susan when her email mocking Nate's attitude towards homosexuals is published.

Season 1
Season 1
22 episodes · 1996
Episode 1. First Episode
1996-09-19 · 30 min

Even though Susan leaves her fiancé, Kip, at the altar, her ties to his family aren't severed---her boss is Kip's brother.

Episode 2. Dr. No
1996-09-26 · 30 min

To cover a story, Susan spends time with an assertiveness-training guru---who sends her chutzpah level soaring off the charts.

Episode 3. The Best Laid Plans
1996-10-03 · 30 min

When Susan's dull love life becomes the topic of discussion at ""The Gate,"" she sets out to explore her options---including office romance.

Episode 4. Suddenly Susan Unplugged
1996-10-10 · 30 min

When her utilities are cut off, Susan jumps through hoops to get them restored. But trouble ensues when she writes an exposé on the incident.

Episode 5. Hoop Dreams
1996-10-17 · 30 min

Vicki begs Susan to sub for a pneumonia-stricken player when her basketball team makes the playoffs---not realizing Susan might steal the show.

Episode 6. Lie! Lie! My Darling
1996-10-31 · 30 min

To get out of dinner with her parents, Susan tells her mom a little white lie---and gets caught in it.

Episode 7. Golden Girl Friday
1996-11-07 · 30 min

At Susan's prodding, Jack hires a sweet senior citizen---who proceeds to wreak havoc around the office.

Episode 8. Beauty and the Beasty Boy
1996-11-14 · 30 min

Susan falls for a nihilistic rocker, and the attraction is mutual - despite a severe conflict of life styles and values.

Episode 9. Cold Turkey
1996-11-21 · 30 min

Susan tries to put together a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her co-workers, but everything goes wrong, culminating in an oven that's colder than the frozen turkey. Her luck seems to change when she locates a repairman willing to…

Episode 10. Was it Something I Said?
1996-12-12 · 30 min

Susan reluctantly does a favor for Jack by attending a charity function with Jack, his wife Margo, and her incredibly obnoxious brother. When Susan finally tells the creep off, Margo and her brother storm out, leaving Susan alone to deal…

Episode 11. The Walk-Out
1996-12-19 · 30 min

When Jack's too strapped to award Christmas bonuses, the staff (led by Susan) goes on strike.

Episode 12. The Me Nobody Nose
1997-01-09 · 30 min

To prove that personality is more important than good looks, Susan is fitted with a large fake nose. But complications arise with the arrival of a hunky accountant.

Episode 13. The Ways and Means
1997-02-27 · 30 min

Susan and Vicki appear on ""The Rosie O'Donnell Show"" after writing a parody of self-help dating books.

Episode 14. What a Card
1997-03-06 · 30 min

Susan accompanies Jack to his grandfather's funeral, hoping her tacky sympathy card to the family will go unnoticed.

Episode 15. Love and Divorce American Style (1)
1997-03-13 · 30 min

Susan gets involved in a new romance with a guy who has two kids---one of whom takes an immediate dislike to her. Meanwhile, Jack takes a stand with Margo.

Episode 16. Love and Divorce American Style (2)
1997-03-20 · 30 min

While filling in as baby sitter for Adam's kids, Susan unexpectedly meets his ex. Meanwhile, Jack sets up his bachelor pad.

Episode 17. Love and Divorce American Style (3)
1997-03-27 · 30 min

Susan makes a decision about moving in with Adam; Jack rebounds into a new relationship; Todd receives threats after writing a scathing review of Menudo.

Episode 18. With Friends Like These
1997-04-10 · 30 min

Susan tries to shake a leechy acquaintance, whose divorce was inspired by Susan's wedding-day breakup with Kip. Meanwhile, Todd grows apart from his pal Jerry.

Episode 19. Where the Wild Things Aren't
1997-04-17 · 30 min

Jack takes the gang on a weekend retreat at his cabin---and all of them wind up having interesting encounters in the wilderness.

Episode 20. A Boy Like That
1997-04-24 · 30 min

Luis is reunited with his younger brother, who arrives from Cuba all grown up---and with news of his lifestyle that troubles Luis. Meanwhile, Susan learns of Kip's engagement.

Episode 21. Family Affairs
1997-05-01 · 30 min

Susan's plans for a picture-perfect anniversary party for her parents come screeching to a halt when she spies her dad having lunch with another woman, and kissing her in an extremely friendly fashion. Trying to duck her mother's…

Episode 22. I'll See That and Raise You Susan
1997-05-08 · 30 min

A poker game turns into a high-stakes bottlecap-tossing competition, and Jack's old roommate, Cooper; hits the jackpot at Jack's expense: Jack loses the magazine to him. And that's not all - he may lose Susan to the new boss as well.

Season 2
Season 2
26 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. I Love You, I Think
1997-09-22 · 30 min

While Susan prepares to fly to Venice with Cooper, Jack tries to find the courage to utter three, make that five, little words about his feelings for her. He fails -- but Susan, having figured it out, has a miserable time with Cooper in…

Episode 2. Past Tense
1997-09-29 · 30 min

Deciding to go after the new investigative reporter position Jack has created, Susan reluctantly seeks professional advice from her old high school rival Maddy Piper, now an established and aggressive journalist - who quickly infiltrates…

Episode 3. Truth and Consequences
1997-10-06 · 30 min

Margo's drunk with power during her divorce proceedings with Jack, thanks to Susan's inadvertent slip about Jack's intoxicating past: she interprets the fact that Jack fell asleep on Susan's couch as evidence that he had an affair with…

Episode 4. Next Stop, Heaven
1997-10-13 · 30 min

Family conflict rises to the top of the agenda at the funeral of Susan's grandfather, since Liz wants a traditional funeral while Nana wants a party to celebrate her spouse's wonderful life, and Susan is too busy organizing a tribute to…

Episode 5. Susan's Minor Complication
1997-10-20 · 30 min

A background check is in order when Susan agrees to meet a gentleman who sent her a rare book as a token of his readership appreciation - and who turns out to be still in high school. Meanwhile, Jack plays pimp for his ugly pooch; and…

Episode 6. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Maddy World
1997-11-03 · 30 min

Susan's conflict with Maddy begins to invade her dreams, so she turns to a therapy group for help; Pete's partner thinks Pete and Jack are an item.

Episode 7. It's My Nana and I'll Cry If I Want To
1997-11-10 · 30 min

Vicki goes to dinner with Nana---and they become fast friends; Todd's hippie parents show up with some unexpected news.

Episode 8. A Kiss Before Dying ... on Stage
1997-11-17 · 30 min

Susan's attraction to a hunky actor gets a bit complicated after she sees him bomb onstage; Todd struggles with claustrophobia.

Episode 9. The Old and the Beautiful
1997-11-24 · 30 min

Susan, overcome with that Thanksgiving spirit, decides to spend time with an elderly resident of a nearby retirement home.

Episode 10. I Didn't Write This
1997-12-08 · 30 min

Susan is appalled when she misses a deadline but discovers that Nana covered for her by submitting an article in her stead - which Jack and her fans think is the best thing she's ever written. Desperate to find an idea for an even better…

Episode 11. Yule Never Know
1997-12-15 · 30 min

Susan twists Jack's arm to participate in the holiday choir she's organizing---then she has her regrets, in more ways than one.

Episode 12. A Kiss is Just Amiss
1998-01-05 · 30 min

Shaken from witnessing Jack and Maddy's kiss, Susan shares her disappointment with Vicki---who shares it with the whole office. Meanwhile, Vicki tries to get closer to Ben.

Episode 13. The Big Shalom
1998-01-12 · 30 min

Vicki's torn about Ben's unusual proposal; the guys head to Reno to capitalize on Luis's streak of good luck; Susan consults a spiritual healer.

Episode 14. Matchmaker, Matchmaker
1998-01-19 · 30 min

Susan fixes Nana up with a charming businessman---who's not exactly how he appears; Vicki arrives in Israel and tries to adapt to life on a kibbutz.

Episode 15. Car Trouble
1998-01-26 · 30 min

Believing Luis was discriminated against at a car-rental agency, Susan launches an undercover investigation. Meanwhile, Vicki gets hung up in customs while returning from Israel.

Episode 16. Ready ... aim ... Fong!
1998-02-02 · 30 min

Todd and the gang attend a Shawn Colvin performance, but the singer recalls Todd from his scathing review a year earlier. Meanwhile, Susan's apartment gets robbed, so she decides to get a gun.

Episode 17. Daddy Piper
1998-03-09 · 30 min

Hospitalized, Jack puts Susan in charge of the magazine---much to the chagrin of Maddy, whose father, an esteemed journalist, is visiting.

Episode 18. Not in This Life
1998-03-16 · 30 min

A stranger claims to have known Susan in a past life, so she undergoes hypnosis; Luis and Todd lose Jack's dog while using the pooch as a prop for meeting women.

Episode 19. Models and Strippers and Wasps, Oh My!
1998-04-06 · 30 min

On her birthday, Susan expects a surprise party---but the gang seems to have forgotten; Todd accidentally downloads a computer virus that wipes out The Gate's files.

Episode 20. Poetry in Notion
1998-04-06 · 30 min

Todd joins Susan at a poetry class to meet women---but his verses end up being better than hers; Vicki's new apartment may be haunted by a womanizing ghost.

Episode 21. Pucker Up
1998-04-13 · 30 min

Vicki looks for love at a hockey game, but it's Susan who attracts the attention of one of the athletes; Todd and Luis vie for the attentions of a new water-delivery ""man.""

Episode 22. 5,947 Miles
1998-04-20 · 30 min

Kenny flies in for a visit---and proceeds to smother Susan with attention; the gang plots to surprise Luis with a visit from his mom, all the way from Cuba.

Episode 23. A Tale of Two Pants (1)
1998-05-04 · 30 min

Susan's sent to interview a congressman---who makes a pass at her; Vicki plans a glitzy wedding; the guys hope to cash in by selling yellow bell-bottoms.

Episode 24. A Tale of Two Pants (2)
1998-05-04 · 30 min

When the congressman turns the tables on Susan, she finds herself in the middle of a scandal, searching for a way to clear her name.

Episode 25. Oh, How They Danced (1)
1998-05-18 · 30 min

Vicki's folks arrive for her wedding---a double ceremony shared with gay couple Pete and Hank; Todd's parents ready for the birth of twins.

Episode 26. Oh, How They Danced (2)
1998-05-18 · 30 min

Edie may not make it to Vicki's wedding ceremony.

Season 3
Season 3
23 episodes · 1998
Episode 1. Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Some of These Do It
1998-09-21 · 30 min

Following on from the second-season cliffhanger, Jack and Susan head from the wedding reception to Susan's place with love on their minds forgetting that Susan is letting Todd stay at her place while his parents are in town. Next day Jack…

Episode 2. Feels Like the First Time
1998-09-28 · 30 min

When Jack and Susan finally get the chance to consummate their new romance, it's not the earthshaking experience they were expecting. Finally they agree to relax their unrealistic expectations and immediately have great sex in Jack's…

Episode 3. Don't Tell
1998-10-05 · 30 min

In a desperate attempt to keep her romance with Jack a secret from the office grapevine, Susan tells bloodhound Vicki that she's dating her dentist, Mort Gerken -- only to have Vicki decide that Mort is cheating on Susan. Meanwhile, Todd…

Episode 4. Sleeping With the Enemy
1998-10-12 · 30 min

Susan's relationship with the boss begins to take its toll on her friendships at work, and the tension boils over when the gang attends Career Day at Susan's old school and she is humiliated by her old teacher, Mr. Vance, who fills the…

Episode 5. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Susan's Party
1998-10-26 · 30 min

Jack misses Susan's Halloween party and then won't explain his whereabouts to protect Maddy, who called him from jail when she was arrested for drunk driving, leaving Susan furious until a reluctant Maddy confesses part of the truth. At…

Episode 6. War Games
1998-11-02 · 30 min

Susan and Jack worry that they're incompatible when they, as a couple, fail miserably at games, and Susan finally throws out Vicki and Ben after a particularly humiliating fiasco at charades. When they decide to consult a therapist, he…

Episode 7. Seems Like Old Times
1998-11-09 · 30 min

After a tremor shakes things up at the Gate, the staff rescue from the stalled elevator a shaken Lily, a nonagenarian survivor of the 1906 earthquake who shares her off-the-wall story (told via flashbacks featuring the cast) about Lily's…

Episode 8. Trash-Test Dummies
1998-11-16 · 30 min

When Jack and Susan head off on their first weekend together, they're sidetracked by a visit to Jack's lowlife cousin Wallace and bamboozled into baby-sitting his kids, who are a handful. Meanwhile, Luis (and everybody else) hangs out at…

Episode 9. The Thanksgiving Episode
1998-11-30 · 30 min

When Grandmother Richmond invites Jack and Susan to her mansion for Thanksgiving, Jack initially refuses. He hasn't been friendly with his parents since he started dating Susan, whom they hate for abandoning her former fiancé, Jack's…

Episode 10. The Apartment Hunt
1998-11-30 · 30 min

As Susan and Jack search for an apartment together, Susan wonders if Jack is really interested in living with her. His blood pressure rises whenever the subject is discussed, and he finds something to dislike in 22 consecutive places that…

Episode 11. Merry Ex-Mas
1998-12-14 · 30 min

Susan is distraught because she kissed the realtor, and asks Luis to help her make things up with Jack. Jack spends the night with another woman, and when Luis arrives, agonizes whether to tell Susan: Luis advises against. Maddy goes to a…

Episode 12. Wedding-Bell Blues
1999-01-11 · 30 min

After a brief vacation in Las Vegas, Nevada, Luis astounds everyone by announcing that he married a pretty Honduran woman, Rosie. Meanwhile, Susan is still recovering from recently ending her relationship with Jack. When Susan observes…

Episode 13. On a Clear Day You Can Hear Forever
1999-01-18 · 30 min

When Nana almost has a car accident because she can't hear an ambulance's siren, Susan insists that Nana get a hearing aid. This makes Nana feel old, and she becomes lethargic and uninterested in anything. Meanwhile, free from his…

Episode 14. One Man's Intervention is Another Man's Tupperware Party
1999-01-25 · 30 min

After Maddy is rejected by a television newsmagazine, Susan and the gang find her at a bar, extremely drunk. Since Maddy has been arrested for drunk driving before, Susan worries that Maddy is an alcoholic. She also finds vodka bottles in…

Episode 15. Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut
1999-02-08 · 30 min

Tonight's episode of ""Suddenly Susan"" includes not just one, but two reunions of huge proportions. The first reunion is for Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, who starred in ""Blue Lagoon"" together. The show made Shields a star,…

Episode 16. Ben Rubenstein, Meet Joe Black
1999-02-22 · 30 min

Luis and Maddy continue their lustful affair at every opportunity. After Todd witnesses the couple having sex in the supply closet, Luis wonders if he is sacrificing his personal life for a meaningless relationship. Maddy doesn't pretend…

Episode 17. The Song Remains Insane
1999-03-01 · 30 min

Now living alone in the same building as Luis, manipulative Vicki constantly reminds him of how lonely and ""helpless"" she is since her husband died. Luis guiltily does apartment repairs and cleaning for Vicki as well as cooking her…

Episode 18. Revenge of the Gophers
1999-03-15 · 30 min

Susan doesn't recognize her former classmate, Cindy, who renews her friendship with Susan. Cindy recounts how Maddy terrorized both Susan and her in school. She confesses that she was depressed and went to a therapist for years due to one…

Episode 19. In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (1)
1999-05-03 · 30 min

Hollywood Hulk Hogan is a shoo-in for city supervisor after the sudden death of the incumbent. That is, until Susan weighs the option of squaring off with the big fella. She has already attacked him in The Gate, and when he calls her out,…

Episode 20. In This Corner ... Susan Keane! (2)
1999-05-10 · 30 min

After the disastrous debate with Hollywood Hogan, Susan decides to fight back with a sleazy TV campaign. Meanwhile, Hogan infiltrates Susan's camp---by hitting on Vicki.

Episode 21. The First Picture Show
1999-05-17 · 30 min

Luis has his first photography exhibition at an art gallery managed by Susan's friend. At the opening party, Susan notices that the buyers are intimidated, so she purchases one of Luis' paintings to spur business--not realizing that the…

Episode 22. Bowled Over
1999-05-24 · 30 min

Susan finally gets her new boyfriend, Zack, to commit some of his busy schedule to her. Feeling sorry for lonely Vicki, Susan invites her to join Zack and her at a club appearance by Zack's friend, rock star Warren Zevon. However, Zack…

Episode 23. A Day in the Life
1999-05-24 · 30 min

The season finale is a memorial to former series star David Strickland, who committed suicide in mid-season. After buying a used cellular telephone, Vicki becomes exasperated from receiving frequent calls to its previous owner, a psychic…

Season 4
Season 4
21 episodes · 1999
Episode 1. The New Gate
1999-09-20 · 30 min

Susan decides to quit when she can't come to terms with her new boss or the direction the magazine is heading.

Episode 2. The Billboard
1999-09-27 · 30 min

Susan gets carried away when her first good photo gets made into a billboard.

Episode 3. The Pushkin Letters
1999-10-04 · 30 min

To impress Ian, Susan claims to speak Russian. However, when he asks her to be an interpreter for a dinner-party guest, she's at a loss for words.

Episode 4. Vicki Moves In
1999-10-11 · 30 min

Susan isn't sure if she should put out a welcome mat when Vicki wants to move into the newly renovated apartment upstairs.

Episode 5. Halloween
1999-10-18 · 30 min

Susan accepts Oliver's invitation to carve pumpkins together but ends up sabotaging the date out of fear of being hurt by him.

Episode 6. Cheerleaders
1999-11-01 · 30 min

An assignment to do an article on a cheerleaders' competition doesn't make Susan jump for joy, but her attitude changes when she's asked to audition.

Episode 7. The Wish List
1999-12-06 · 30 min

After realizing that she's not achieved any of the goals that she set in the sixth grade, Susan tries to fulfill one: to kiss former teen idol Leif Garrett.

Episode 8. First Date
1999-12-13 · 30 min

Oliver freaks out when Susan calls him her "boyfriend"; Ian thwarts Vicki's plot to party on company time.

Episode 9. The Birthday Party
1999-12-20 · 30 min

A frumpy coworker guilt trips Susan into attending her birthday party---on the night Susan has romantic plans with Oliver.

Episode 10. Susan's Ex
1999-12-27 · 30 min

Susan's ex thwarts her plan to join the "mile high club" with Oliver; Vicki cons the gang into painting her apartment.

Episode 11. Luis Gets His Groove Back
1999-12-27 · 30 min

Susan and Nate vie to be the one responsible for helping Luis to overcome his melancholy following Maddy's departure.

Episode 12. Dinner Party
2000-01-03 · 30 min

Inspired by her romantic bliss with Oliver, Susan hosts a dinner party to play matchmaker for her single co-workers.

Episode 13. Stock Tip
2000-01-03 · 30 min

Upset that Oliver pays for all of their dates, Susan offers to take Oliver on a ski trip that she really can't afford. Hoping to earn money quickly, Susan buys some stock she overhears Ian discussing with his cousin. She loses a lot of…

Episode 14. I Love You
2000-06-06 · 30 min

Susan becomes obsessed with Oliver's inability to say "I love you"; Ian's vineyard yields disappointing wine.

Episode 15. The Break Up
2000-06-13 · 30 min

Susan worries that she might be pregnant; Oliver suggests Susan and he move in together. Oliver does not want to have a child.

Episode 16. Girls Night Out
2000-06-20 · 30 min

Ian and Nate have romantic designs on Susan, who is suddenly single after dumping Oliver. Meanwhile, Susan and the girls get rowdy at a male strip club.

Episode 17. The Bird in the Wall
2000-06-27 · 30 min

Susan loses her cockatoo in the wake of her break-up with Oliver; Vicki and Luis plan to embarrass Ian.

Episode 18. Susan and the Professor
2000-12-26 · 30 min

Susan's relationship with her former English professor begins to drive Oliver crazy with jealousy.

Episode 19. The Reversal
2000-12-26 · 30 min

To sow the seeds of reconciliation with Susan, Oliver has his vasectomy reversed. Meanwhile, Ian seeks Miranda's advice about dating black women.

Episode 20. The Finale (1)
2000-12-26 · 30 min

In Part 1 of the series finale, Susan feels torn between Oliver's marriage proposal and a glamorous New York job offer.

Episode 21. The Finale (2)
2000-12-26 · 30 min

In the conclusion of the series finale, Susan may leave a man at the altar---again---when Oliver stands in the way of her career.

Cast by season
Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields
Susan Keane
Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Carbonell
Luis Rivera
Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin
Vicki Groener
Judd Nelson
Judd Nelson
Jack Richmond
David Strickland
David Strickland
Todd Stities
Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie
Helen 'Nana' Keane
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