Season 1 (Producer's Preferred Order)
18 Episodes
Judd Apatow's preferred episode order as listed in an insert that comes with the DVD release.
Steven Karp is a young man going off to college for the first time, he wasn't very popular in high school so looks forward to wiping the slate clean and starting over in college.
The day he gets to school, he is dispatched by his handsome roommate, Lloyd to go invite girls to the party they're having on their dorm floor that night.
Read MoreLizzie admits to Steven that she has a boyfriend, but that does not stop him from pursuing her.
The head RA Hillary has a crush on Lloyd, but Ron does not think it is a good idea for Lloyd to hook up with her.
Marshall inspires a boring History teacher to revamp his teaching style, with cringe-worthy results.
Read MoreIncluded on the DVD, episode 9B ("Full Bluntal Nugety") is a director's cut of episode 9 ("Oh, So You Have a Boyfriend") as it aired.
Some scenes were deleted and others were re-filmed in order to trim time off the length of the episode.
This was explained in the literature that came with the DVD. Ted Nugent guest-starred, but his scenes were cut.
Read MoreLizzie's boyfriend visits her at UNEC. Steven convinces her to break up with Eric, but feels guilty and helps Eric win her back.
Meanwhile, Ron brings up a whole keg of beer and urges his suitemates to help him finish it.
Read MoreSteven is forced to get a job in the cafeteria to help pay his tuition until Hal finds "the right job"
Read MoreMarshall gets sick, and Rachel volunteers to take care of him.
Lloyd tries to start a real relationship with a girl.
Steven makes friends in the rec room.
Read MoreAdam Sandler stops by the campus to perform, and the whole group goes to see him, including Steven's dad, Hal, who was invited by Lloyd.
Sandler's assistant, Jonathan Loughran, ends up falling in love with Rachel and decides to stay on campus living in Rachel's room.
Read MoreLuke convinces heartbroken Steven to become religious and love God instead of Lizzy.
Marshall and Rachel turn her spare room into a party room even though Tina needs it to escape from her roommate who constantly practices the violin.
Read MoreMarshall is reluctant to let his parents know that he isn't a business major.
Ron gets propositioned by Lloyd's sister, Amanda.
Rachel has to face the wrath of her control freak mother.
Hal meets up with his estranged wife, Debra.
Read MoreEric discovers that Lizzie cheated on him with Steven, and heads to UNEC to get his revenge.
Lloyd helps Steven prepare for a fistfight.
Read MoreFrustrated with the way his roommates have been treating him, Steven joins the Theta Delta Zeta fraternity.
Meanwhile, Lizzie joins TDZ's Little Sisters.
Read MoreSteven is fed up with TDZ in more ways than one. He quits, but it is not without repercussions.
Read MoreRon has a crush on a campus tour guide, Kelly, and she ends up getting invited up to the guys dorm for a rousing game of "Truth or Dare".
Lloyd and Marshall compete for Rachel's affection, and Ron tries to impress Kelly.
Read MoreSteven is unsure of where he stands with Lizzie, and Lloyd's ideas are not helping him any.
They spend their Saturday apart, but come to a revelation.
Read MoreSteven plans the perfect date for Lizzie in order to show up Eric.
Theo, Steven's friend from high school, shows up unexpectedly and ruins the day for Ron, Marshall and Lloyd.
Read MoreOn his way to see Steven, Hal meets and hooks up with the head RA Hillary.
Ron and the gang see them getting it on, and Steven is bummed out.
A jealous Lucien takes his anger out on Steven.
Read MoreEric heads to UNEC to try to win Lizzie back.
The boys sit in and watch Girls Gone Wild, while the girls try to add highlights to make Lizzie's hair look pretty, but fail miserably.
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