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Episode number: 1
Overview: John moves into a more upscale apartment and is immediately attracted to his new neighbour, a nurse on the night shift.
Hiding Out
Episode number: 2
Overview: Dexter hides from an angry girlfriend in John's apartment, foiling John's amorous intent with his new neighbour.
A Bird in the Hand
Episode number: 3
Overview: Carly asks John if he wants to have a serious relationship with her -- just after Catherine has indicated that she is interested, then both come to his housewarming party.
Good News/Bad News
Episode number: 4
Overview: John takes a company physical and is assured not to worry about his high cholesterol level, then the doctor drops dead, prompting John to seek lifestyle advice from Catherine. Meanwhile, Gene and Mahalia both find new loves: Gene's is Sara, a lovely ice skater, but Mahalia's turns out to be another con artist she met at a group for ""single Latinos over 30 who've recently remembered childhood abuse through hypnosis.""
The Tutor
Episode number: 5
Overview: John and Catherine can't seem to get together for a date because of John's problems with others: Dexter needs him to play tutor for a high school equivalency exam, and Mahalia needs him to help sober up Oscar for a visit from a social worker.
Acting Alone
Episode number: 6
Overview: The guys gather at John's apartment to view what they think is a vintage porn film, but instead find themselves viewing footage of national security importance -- the assassination of JFK. Meanwhile, Eggers decides she wants to be a mother; and we learn something startling about Oscar's mysterious past.
Vacation
Episode number: 7
Overview: With Dexter's help, John practices driving so he can renew his license for a vacation with Catehrine; meanwhile, Boyz II Men trade a performance for bus repair.
The Book of Rachel
Episode number: 8
Overview: A young woman informs John that he's one of three men who could be her biological father.
Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose, But Then So's Desperate
Episode number: 9
Overview: Catherine gets the wrong idea when she spies John dancing with Carly, Mahalia is cheered by a passenger passing through.
Just Like a Woman
Episode number: 10
Overview: Dexter dates a beautiful woman who shares John's name, and when Dexter kisses her, he can only see John's face.
A Cult to the System
Episode number: 11
Overview: John is upset when his son joins a religious cult, and enlists Dexter's help; Egger's embarassing parents visit.
The Job
Episode number: 12
Overview: John, Mahalia, Dexter and Heavy Gene apply for a better playing job at a New Orleans bus station.
Faith
Episode number: 13
Overview: Good fortune follows the appearance of a faint image of Christ on the bus station's wall.
The Defiant One
Episode number: 14
Overview: John's mouthing off to the police lands him in jail with musician-author Kinky Friedman, Catherine learns about Carly's past, Eggers practices her mothering skills on Mahalia's daughter Lucy.
Wrestling Matches
Episode number: 15
Overview: John tries to help a famed '70s poet (Cassidy) onto the wagon, while attempting to get his second ex-wife pay his first ex-wife's son's college tuition, the bus station bar and lunch counter become the trendiest places in town, a lesbian customer challenges Officer Hampton to an arm-wrestling match.
Whipping Post
Episode number: 16
Overview: Carly's 21-year-old brother has eyes for Catherine, but his age -- and John -- aren't the only obstacles to winning her heart: despite his fabulous income from bike racing, he is illiterate.
Bad Pennies
Episode number: 17
Overview: Catherine has two house guests: a seven-year-old niece, who invests in Dexter's nine-ball skills, and her jazz musician ex-husband, who wants her back.
Time Out
Episode number: 18
Overview: Old flames resurface after John and Catherine agree to take a break to assess the direction of their relationship.
In the Pink
Episode number: 19
Overview: Mahalia's crash diet lands her in the hospital on the night John must attend Carly's fundraising party, so Dexter must man the bus station alone.
You Bet Your Life
Episode number: 20
Overview: A canine is the centerpiece of the bus station's new security system, Catherine and John try living together, and John's former art professor show up to announce he has incurable cancer and intends to commit suicide.
Rachel Redux
Episode number: 21
Overview: John's daughter appears topless in a skin magazine, Officer Eggers holds an attractive stranger hostage unless he agrees to impregnate her.
The Wedding
Episode number: 22
Overview: Heavy Gene and Sarah plan to wed.
Several Unusual Love Stories
Episode number: 23
Overview: Catherine breaks up with John because ""things are too good"", Dexter discovers that his new love Annie has a surprising past, Mahalia loses her new dog, and John's suspicions are aroused by the kindly gentleman who returns it.
And the Heat Goes On
Episode number: 24
Overview: John searches for a lost package and Carly mulls a marriage proposal.