Alan flyttar in till Charlie och tar med sig sin son Jake på helgerna.

Jake tar in fiskmåsar på sitt rum och Alan försöker få tillbaka Judith.

Jake mår illa och vill till mamma efter besök på nöjesparken så Charlie tar med Alan till baren där de träffar sin mor.

Charlies städerska säger upp sig och Alan börjar ersätta henne. Charlie får också problem med Jake och Rose.

Charlie följer med Jake när han spelar fotboll och träffar en fotbollsmorsa.

Charlie försöker gömma sig från sin mor och ex men mamman bjuder över honom för att träffa hennes nya man, Tommy.

Jake målar av en surfare och Judith blir först orolig över det men senare blir Alan orolig när Judith blir god vän med surfaren.

Charlie blir lurad av Alan att hjälpa Jake med en musikshow, men det var inte det som Alan planerade.

Jake träffar en av Charlies ex och blir vän och självklart blir han orolig.

When Alan is surprised to see that Judith has had a makeover and is dating a man, he decides to have Charlie help him transform his image.

Berta's granddaughter spends the day at Charlie's, which isn't a problem until he learns she's a beautiful, rebellious 16-year-old.

Charlie nurses an ailing Alan back to health so they can go on a double date with two sisters, one of whom Charlie's been wanting to date for a long time.

Charlie's financial manager informs the carefree jingle writer that he spends money faster than his royalty checks come in, and now he must go on a budget.

Charlie invites a mysterious, slightly crazed woman to stay at the house until she can settle some family problems.

Charlie is perplexed when Frankie, the mysterious woman temporarily living in the Harper household, begins falling for Alan and not him.

Charlie's still brooding over Alan's choice of their cousin as Jake's guardian if both parents die when the boy has an accident while in his care and has to be rushed to the hospital.

Charlie is stunned to learn his ex-girlfriend is now a man.

Judith's devious siren sister stirs things up at Jake's 11th birthday party when she hits on Alan. Meanwhile, Evelyn brings alcohol and has a party of her own.

Jake's sullen mood baffles and bothers the family and prompts Alan and Judith to take him to a child psychologist.

Charlie plays a tricky game when he gets involved with Alan's divorce lawyer, who could make things difficult for Alan if she were, say, dumped by a self-centered lothario.

When Charlie discovers that Alan is sleepwalking, he believes it's related to his brother's lack of sex following his divorce, and comes up with a cure.

When Jake repeats one of Charlie's sexist remarks in front of Judith's support group, the women convince Judith to stop Jake's visits with his dad and Charlie.

Charlie has a pregnancy scare involving one of his one-night stands and decides to go for the big "V," and we're not talking Vegas.