
Season 1 (1997)
Episodes: 14
Star Cast: Constance Marie , Harriet Sansom Harris , Jim Pirri , Jonathan Slavin ,
Episodes List

Ep.1 Hasta la Muerta, Baby
Air Date: 1997-09-25
A would-be thespian from Texas comes to town and tries to land a part in Neil Simon's latest play, losing out at her first audition, she finds friendship with the ecclectic group of regulars at a diner called Union Square.

Ep.2 The Audition
Air Date: 1997-10-02
Gaby asks Michael to write her an original monologue for a big audition, which leads to doubts about their respective talents; Jack gets involved with his parole officer's daughter; Suzanne interviews prospective divorce lawyers; and Albie is fascinated by the diner's new revolving pie rack.

Ep.3 Enjoy Your Haddock
Air Date: 1997-10-09

Ep.4 A Stool with a View
Air Date: 1997-10-16
Gaby is cast in a student film, but the scene requires her to kiss Jack.

Ep.5 Michael's First Stand
Air Date: 1997-10-30
Halloween at the diner finds Michael trying to prove he can be shallow when it comes to his sex life after the others find out he has never had a one-night stand, and Gaby wanting to be open-minded about a very tall guy who fancies women's clothes. Menwhile, Suzanne's ex-husband is poaching clients.

Ep.6 Harrassed
Air Date: 1997-11-06
Rhea Perlman guest stars as a bookie's widow looking to collect a debt from Jack; Gaby is fired from her temp job after being sexually harassed and Michael wants her to sue; Suzanne tries to find someone to take a cruise with her.

Ep.7 Get Rusty
Air Date: 1997-11-13

Ep.8 Jack Gets a Hot Tip
Air Date: 1997-12-04
Jack takes money from the tip jar and bets it on a horse race; Suzanne gives Santa Claus a pep talk before he appears in the Thanksgiving Day parade; Michael and Gaby concoct stories about their careers to tell their families.

Ep.9 No Sex 'Til After Homework
Air Date: 1997-12-11
Gaby is offered a kitchen job, but she claims to have a counteroffer in a production of ""South Pacific"" with Florence Henderson (who appears as herself). Meanwhile Suzanne is pleasantly surprised when the child from a third-world country that she's been supporting turns out to be rather mature.

Ep.10 The First Christmas Show
Air Date: 1997-12-18
The gang rally to lift Gaby's limping Christmas spirit when a series of misfortunes leaves her singing the blues; Albie rescues a red-nosed reindeer from a Christmas tree lot.

Ep.11 What Are Friends For?
Air Date: 1998-01-08
The reappearance of her hunky former boyfriend from Texas unsettles Gaby, especially when he introduces her to his fiancee, who finds cause for jealousy. And the diner plays host to a bratty 10-year-old movie star.

Ep.12 Out and In
Air Date: 1998-01-15
Carrie signs with a record label after performing in a lesbian club. Gaby tries to reunite an elderly man and his long-lost love, a woman he fell in love with at the diner 50 years ago when it was a dance hall.

Ep.13 It Takes A Thief
Air Date: 1998-01-22
Jack goes to great lengths to make it up to a woman whose car he once stole; at Albie's prompting, Carrie tries to be nicer to her customers, including Lea Thompson of ""Caroline in the City"" who appears as herself.

Ep.14 Smarty Pants
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Michael learns there's more to Jack than rippling muscles, as they match wits in a crossword-puzzle competition; Suzanne will do anything---including attend funerals---to drum up real-estate clients. Meanwhile, Carrie copes with annoying customers who snap at her.