Seasons & Episodes
The First Episode
Martin Tupper, New York book editor and product of the first television generation, faces a crisis: his ex-wife-to-be, J
Death Takes a Coffee Break
Martin, while fooling around with a much younger college girl (an Eddie Charles hook-up), ends up in the hospital. His d
Sex and the Single Father
Worried that the divorce is the cause of Jeremy's poor concentration at school, Judith tells Martin that it's actually b
Sole Sister
Initially overjoyed by a whirlwind visit from his globe-trotting baby sister 'Beano', Martin finds it difficult to accep
Angst for the Memories
After being admonished by an old school friend for not becoming a famous writer, Martin feels galvanized to pick up the
...And Sheep Are Nervous
Martin accidentally finds himself dating a controlling, unstable woman.
Over Your Dead Body
In order to secure a much-needed vacation, Martin seduces a grieving widow for a tawdry book.
Martin Gets Lucky
Martin dates a witch, and good things can't stop happening to him. Then Eddie needs surgery.
Three Coins in the Dryer
Martin bumps into a passionate woman in the laundry room, and she takes him for the ride of his life.
Trojan War
Martin decides to take an STD test so he can go condom-less with his girlfriend. Toby has a litter of puppies in the off
Up the River
Martin and Nina's relationship comes to a head when her environmental activism goes too far.
555-HELL
Bored after breaking up with Nina, Martin is phoning anybody and everybody when he accidentally takes a call meant for t
Doing the Bossa Nova
Martin's new boss puts him in several compromising positions.
Premarital Ex
Judith worries about her upcoming marriage. Martin tries to console her.
The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (1)
During the filming of a movie about Judith's husband, Martin falls for the actress playing Judith, and Judith falls for
The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (2)
Conclusion. Things heat up on the set of the Richard Stone biography, as the stars fall for each other.
And Your Little Dog, Too
Australians have bought Whitestone, and great change is in the air. Gibby Fiske makes his first appearance as the new b
The 37-Year Itch
Cousin Phil visits, and informs Martin that he has split up with his wife (shrew). While in Martin's office, Phil sees
Calling the Kettle Black
Martin, while putting away Jeremy's laundry, comes across an adult magazine and a joint. Martin informs Judith, and they
Futile Attraction
Martin goes to therapy for his performance problems, where he meets another patient with whom he begins a potentially vo
No, I'm Just Happy to See You
Martin and Eddie are mugged, twice, after which Martin decides to protect himself with his 2nd amendment rights.
What I Did for Lust
Eddie sets up Martin with the "ugly" sister to further his own advances toward his production assistant.
Play Melville for Me
Martin gets his own TV show, "Book Beat," on public access cable station Q.
To Have and Have and Have and Have Not
Martin's old flame dances into town and upends his life.
Pants on Fire
Martin admits having an affair; Jeremy takes disastrous advice on how to play spin the bottle.
The Charlotte Letter
Martin's latest fling, Charlotte, reveals more of her past than he's comfortable with.
The Name of the Game Is Five-Card Stud
The office gang invites Gibby to their "friendly" poker party.
So Funny I Forgot to Laugh (aka Stop It, You're Killing Me)
Martin connects with his friend Bonnie, who is trying to become a comedienne. However, after her act bombs, she uses mat
Toby or Not Toby
Martin takes Toby to his Aunt Minnie's wake on her birthday.
And Bimbo Was His Name-O (1)
Martin's romance with Sandra comes to an abrupt halt when he learns that she is the wife of a candidate for the Senate.
And Bimbo Was His Name-O (2)
Martin decides to date Sandra regardless of the consequences.
Nightmare on Bleecker Street
Toby is plagued by nightmares in which she murders Martin in gruesome scenes of violence.
For Peter's Sake
Gibby convinces a reluctant Martin that the big Xmas book should be the memoirs of a gay man dying of AIDS.
Terms of Employment
Martin is told he will have to take a pay cut, so he quits his job, only to find things are even worse elsewhere.
For Richard or for Poorer
When Richard misses his and Judith's second anniversary, she confides to Martin that all is not well in their marriage.
Bad Girls
Martin decides that Jeremy's tough and sarcastic new girlfriend Clair is a bad influence and forbids him from seeing her
Here Comes the Bribe
Martin convinces Toby to marry Gibby so that he can get his green card, but becomes annoyed when the wedding plans disru
May Divorce Be with You
When Martin's parents arrive for Jeremy's thirteenth birthday, they announce they are getting a divorce.
Come and Knock on Our Door...
Eddie invites Martin to a Talk Show Digest awards night, where they are both approached by a beautiful woman called Alis
B.S. Elliot
Martin runs into his hero, author Elliot Sterns (Patrick MacNee) and manages to spoil a romantic evening out.
What Women Want
Martin's new girlfriend has just come out of a bad relationship. She and her former lover, Ryan, had many problems befo
Red All Over
Martin has a great date with Jeanette, a writer's agent who happens to be black.
The Rocky Marriage Picture Show
When Judith convinces Martin its time to split up their photographs, they take a trip down memory lane.
Martin Over Medium
After having had lunch with a fellow editor, Martin is shocked to find him dead at his desk.
Theory of Relativity
A Blumberg family reunion has everyone's nerves on edge.
Up All Night
Martin plans for a weekend break are dashed.
The Guilty Party
Martin courts disaster when he throws a raucous bachelor party.
The Son Also Rises
Martin overreacts when he suspects that Jeremy has begun to have sex.
Domestic Bliss
Martin falls for Judith's new housekeeper (Salma Hyack).
It Came from Beneath the Sink
Martin does battle with a rat.
No Deposit, No Return
Ellen, a beautiful writer of Martin's, asks him to her apartment, with an unusual request that he conceive a child with
To the Moon, Alex!
Gibby foists his possibly illegitimate son and Whitestone's newest editor upon Martin - Alex Farmer. Toby takes an immed
The Undergraduate
Martin is seeing a college girl, but then he meets her mother and has a crush on her. The only problem he has to overcom
Dance Ten, Sex Three
Following directly from the previous episode, all of Martin's hopes seem shattered when Kate appears unimpressed, but, t
Key for Two
Everything seems to be going great in one of Martin's relationships. He and Kate couldn't be happier, and they plan on l
Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
Martin gets a new video camera and inadvertently videotapes children's television celebrity Uncle Bouncy committing a se
The French Conception
Martin needs to find a tenant for his empty apartment in a hurry when the other tenants renege on their agreement to mov
Depth Be Not Proud
Martin is disgusted by the quality of the books Gibby is forcing him to edit, and his lack of appreciation. Meanwhile, E
Pop Secret
Martin's divorced father Mickey comes back to live in New York. Martin fixes him up with Toby's mom Angie on a dinner da
Reach out and Touch Yourself
Martin finds his bar mitzvah bonds in a closet and suddenly has extra cash. Toby encourages him to invest $5,000 in a fl
Home Sweet Homeboy
Andre Williams, a militant black writer of Martin's, bemoans the lack of publicity for his new book ‘Yo! Homeboy',
A Midsummer Night's Dream On
Martin, Eddie and Judith meet up at a secluded cabin for a reunion with old friends. Martin has ongoing mutual antipathy
The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover
The beautiful widow of a famous author brings a new unpublished novel by her late husband to Martin with the one caveat
Super Freak
It's summer, and New York is experiencing a chronic heatwave. Martin is sweltering in his apartment due to broken air-co
One Ball, Two Strikes
It's the Whitestone office party, and Martin is less than thrilled to be there, until he notices a hottie making eyes at
Portrait by an Artist on the Young Man
When Jeremy visits his dad's apartment to watch a movie, Martin isn't happy to discover he's had a tattoo of a skull don
And Bobby Makes Three
Martin is excited by the prospect of hooking up with an old school friend who he bumps into at Judith's birthing class,
Silent Night, Holy Cow (1)
Martin and Judith take a pre-Xmas drive and get stranded in a barn, Eddie is stood up by a girlfriend and spends Xmas in
Silent Night, Holy Cow (2)
Martin and Judith take a pre-Xmas drive and get stranded in a barn, Eddie is stood up by a girlfriend and spends Xmas in
Brother of the Bride
Martin's sister Susan wants to get married in a small ceremony without the family knowing. Nevertheless, the whole famil
Blinded by the Cheese
Martin is blinded in a bizarre accident.
Hey, Nanny Nanny
Martin's girlfriend takes a job as his ex-wife's nanny.
The Second Coming
Toby falls in love with a priest.
Martin Tupper in Magnum Farce
Trouble in their romantic relationship may spell the end of a book collaboration for two writers (Donna Mills and Jake S
Where There's Smoke, You're Fired
Gibby takes a vacation, leaving Martin in charge of Whitestone with one simple condition – he has to fire one of
Blame It on Reo
Unbeknownst to Martin, Jeremy uses Eddie's empty bachelor pad to attempt to score with a hot teen TV star.
From Here to Paternity
Martin runs into old high school love Cheryl Castorini, but suspects she may be keeping a secret about their former rela
A Face Worse Than Death
Martin's irritating mother comes to New York for plastic surgery, but things take a turn for the worst when she has a he
Felines ... Nothing More Than Felines
Martin tries to cheer Toby up when her cat dies by buying her a replacement. When she refuses the gift, he has to keep t
Stone Cold
Richard, Judith, Jeremy and the baby are moving to Washington D.C. Martin is despondent, but events take an unexpected t
The Taking of Pablum 5-2-3 (1)
A brother and sister screenwriting duo kidnap Little Richard and Martin from the Richard Stone UN Memorial Service, but
The Taking of Pablum 5-2-3 (2)
It's Richard Stone Memorial Day. It's also Martins Birthday, But no one cares. Martin and lil' baby Richard are kidnappe
'Tis Pity She's a Neighbor
Martin's pleasure at having attractive new female neighbors is mitigated when he discovers that they are prostitutes.
Steinway to Heaven
Martin's mother's will is read.
Judy and the Beast
Martin is revolted when a fragile Judith falls into the arms of his hated boss Gibby Fiske.
The Homecoming Queen
Martin and Eddie attend their school reunion, where Martin is eager to make up for lost opportunities with a recently-se
I'm with Stupid
Martin feels inferior when he begins dating a member of high IQ society MENSA.
Attack of the 59-Inch Woman
Toby nurses Martin back to health.
Those Who Can't, Edit
Gibby desires to publish Jeremy's novel.
Off-Off Broadway Bound
Eddie plays the lead role in Martin's play.
Hack Like Me
Gibby hires Toby after she is fired by Martin.
I Never Promised You Charoses, Martin
Martin tries to get his son to convert to Judaism.
The Courtship of Martin's Father
Mickey (Martin's father) moves into Martin's place.
Try Not to Remember
Martin has trouble climaxing and is referred to a therapist. Through hypnotism, she leads him to suspect he is repressin
Bess You Is Not My Woman Now
Martin tries to seduce Judith's best friend from college, but she only has eyes for someone else…
Long Distance Runaround
Martin looks for a new best friend, after Eddie decides to move to LA to join a sitcom.
Significant Author
Under pressure from Gibby to get an elite writer, Martin attempts to lure the writer dating Toby (who coincidentally, is
9 1/2 Days
Martin dates a woman that acts strange in public, and yet, is an etiquette expert.
Beam Me Up, Dr. Spock
Jeremy's math teacher is the cause for Jeremy's low math grade.
Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai
Martin's life is examined after he dies.
Music in My Veins (1)
After Jeremy chooses to go to Richard Stone's induction into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame instead of with Martin on a Fa
Music in My Veins (2)
This picks up with Martin and Katrina struggling to write songs for the new Crevice album. Katrina suffers from a light
Tie Me Sister Lu Down, Sport
Martin's building goes co-op, and to be able to afford purchasing his apartment/condo, he dates Gibby's insane sister.
She Won't Do It, But Her Sister Will
Martin dates Judith's sister.
Flight of the Pedalbee
Toby is in a rut. Uses self-help book.
Am I Blue?
Martin needs to make some quick money, so he writes for pornographic movies.
Home Is Where the Cart Is
Martin tries to get a homeless woman's memoirs.
Little Orphan Eddie
Eddie learns that he was adopted.
Toby's Choice
Martin's friend likes Toby.
The Weekend at the College Didn't Turn Out Like They Planned
Martin and Judith visit Jeremy at college. Sparks ignite.
Second Time Aground
With their relationship rekindled, Judith suggests that she and Martin join a support group for couples on their second
The Spirit of 76th & Park
Martin moves into Judith's high-tech apartment.
All About Louie
Gibby picks Martin to represent Whitestone at the Chicago Book Fair, informing him with one weeks notice. This means a t
The Way We War
Flashback episode: Martin's fortieth birthday is approaching fast and Eddie insists on throwing him a party. Unfortunate
Springtime for Tupper
At a Salary Review Meeting, Gibby has some good news for Martin; Martin's to be put in charge of his own division at Whi
Hey Diddle Diddle
Martin thinks things are getting out of hand after Judith discovers "some little tricks" to improve her sex life.
Cupid Is as Cupid Does
Judith plans a dinner party for their couple friends, so she suggests that Martin not invite currently single Eddie. Whe
Tenants, Anyone?
Martin's old apartment is becoming a huge money pit, costing him exorbitant maintenance fees and so he resolves to get r
Finale (1)
Preparing for Eddie's wedding, Martin questions whether or not he has a future with Judith.
Finale with a Vengeance (2)
Martin and Judith learn Dr. Stone might be defrosted and revived.
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