Episodes
| Ep # | Total | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | "Boot Scootin' Boogie" | June 26, 1993 (1993-06-26) |
| As the New York cast initially offers their predictions and advice for the new Los Angeles cast, Dominic picks up Tami in Nashville, and they drive across country in a Winnebago to pick up Jon in Kentucky, though they stay to watch him perform first. The three get to know one another on the way to LA, and as they begin to form opinions about one another, Jon makes a comment about Tami and Dominic's apparent differences from people where he lives that Dominic and Tami see as derogatory. | |||
| 2 | 15 | "To a New Beginning..." | July 1, 1993 (1993-07-01) |
| As Dominic, Tami and Jon continue their trip to LA, Tami takes issue with Dominic's tendency to go off on his own and bring back women to the Winnebago, and her and Jon's mutual biases emerge and lead to a heated exchange of epithets. After getting to Venice Beach and meeting Aaron, Irene, David and Beth, at the season house, the trio decide to put the road trip behind them, and begin with a blank slate. | |||
| 3 | 16 | "Too Many Cat Fights in This House" | July 8, 1993 (1993-07-08) |
| Tami risks driving with a suspended license, a result of $2,000 in unpaid parking tickets, though Irene affirms that as a Deputy Marshall, she will act accordingly if she sees illegal activity when off-duty. Jon and David's relationship alternates between amenability and disagreements over music, household duties and perceptions of racial stereotypes. Dominic is similarly irritated with Beth, first because of the intrusion of her cat into his personal space, and then when the cast is turned away from a Beverly Hills party to which she informed them they were invited. | |||
| 4 | 17 | "David, David, David" | July 15, 1993 (1993-07-15) |
| David and Tami argue over the inclusion of his visiting friends from Chicago on an outing, and his perception that she is spoiled. Feeling she needs to improve her social life, Tami goes out on two dates as part of her second appearance on the dating game Studs. A miscommunication over a night out leads to an explosive public argument between David, Irene and Dominic, with accusations of cliquism, lack of consideration and feelings of persecution leveled among the three. David further comes into conflict with Beth over household cleanliness and courtesy over use of the phone, while Jon thinks David is always playing to an audience, and is difficult to get along with, and David sees the cast's attempt to discuss their differences with him as gangpiling. | |||
| 5 | 18 | "Different Strokes for Different ..." | July 22, 1993 (1993-07-22) |
| Tami's appearance on Studs does not go as planned. Jon and Beth ponder Aaron and Dominic's unlikely friendship, which Jon, Irene and Beth feel has become a clique from which others are excluded. The cast comes to think that Beth is a "drama queen" who exaggerates trivial matters. Aaron and David are perplexed at Jon, who stays home all day and declines their offers of assistance in finding work. Irene takes umbrage at Aaron's constant jokes at Jon's expense, though Dominic says it is merely good-natured ribbing. Tim suggest that he and Irene spend a weekend in her hometown with Jon, which includes a performance by Jon at a country bar. | |||
| 6 | 19 | "Is David Going Home?" | July 29, 1993 (1993-07-29) |
| David pulls the blankets off an underwear-clad Tami as a joke, but an outraged Tami retaliates, and the ensuing argument is further exacerbated David's exposing himself and Beth's comparison of David's explanation to the rationalization of a rapist. David, who perceived Tami herself to have been amused by his actions, objects to this characterization, while Tami objects to what she sees as a lack of sympathy by the other men. After Tami temporarily leaves the house, the cast discusses the matter, with the women demanding that David move out. | |||
| 7 | 20 | "No Apologies Necessary" | August 5, 1993 (1993-08-05) |
| David attempts to speak privately with the women, who steadfastly decline, and insist he move out. David argues that Beth peeking at Dominic's boxer shorts in Episode 5 merits her own eviction, but she points out that she did not expose Dominic to others or to the camera, and that he walks around in his boxers frequently. David decides to move out, as the rest of the cast continue to discuss Beth's "rape comparison, and possible damage to David's career, David eventually moves out. | |||
| 8 | 21 | "The New Roommate" | August 12, 1993 (1993-08-12) |
| The cast auditions three people to be their new roommate, and selects Glen, an aspiring filmmaker who works in a record store by day and spends nights singing in a band. | |||
| 9 | 22 | "Is This Group Bonding?" | August 19, 1993 (1993-08-19) |
| The group goes on a camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park, where they but heads with their guides, whom the cast feel are neither competent nor forthcoming with their itinerary, and who infantilize the cast. Beth serves as the victim in a simulated mountain rescue. An acrophobic Tami, who does not take well to climbing, lashes out at the more adept Aaron, and during the course of the trip, reveals that she is pregnant. | |||
| 10 | 23 | "Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?" | August 26, 1993 (1993-08-26) |
| Tami informs that cast that she is pregnant, and that she will have an abortion. Tami's mother is angry and devastated that Tami, who works in an AIDS health care center where condoms are ubiquitous, neglected to use them. Although the cast is supportive of Tami's decision, discussion on the topic ensues, in particular between Jon, who is pro-life, and Aaron and his visiting girlfriend, Erin, who are pro-choice. As Tami deals with the aftermath of the surgery, her mother explains that she would have had an abortion had they been legal in 1970, but in retrospect is glad that they were illegal, given how positively Tami has defined her life. The episode was preceded by an advisory title card that read: This is the real world where sometimes we face life's serious and sobering struggles. This episode examines one of the most complex, controversial and painful of these struggles. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. | |||
| 11 | 24 | "Wedding Bells Ring" | September 2, 1993 (1993-09-02) |
| As Irene and the rest of the cast make final preparations for her wedding, Beth and the cast learn that Aaron posed for a Men of Westwood calendar, which he had previously denied, and plaster the entire house with photocopies of his calendar photo, much to his dismay. In attending Irene's wedding, the cast ponders their own future weddings, and observe how Jon, who was closest to Irene, is particularly saddened by her departure, and speculate on his feelings for her. | |||
| 12 | 25 | "No More Practical Jokes" | September 9, 1993 (1993-09-09) |
| As a prank, the cast leads Dominic to believe that his car has been towed. Beth A. moves in to replace Irene, and spends time with Beth S., Jon and Glen, though her being a lesbian causes Tami to ponder her own biases. A homesick Glen, who feels that he hasn't bonded with the rest the cast as he has with his friends back home, enjoys a visit from his Perch bandmates, who pursue career opportunities. | |||
| 13 | 26 | "To My Roomies..." | September 16, 1993 (1993-09-16) |
| Dominic returns to Ireland to spend time with his ailing father, with whom he has not been as close as he would have liked, and in so doing, must deal with issues of mortality that he never faced has before. Investigating appropriate singing venues, which proves difficult in Los Angeles, Jon competes in a country singing contest, impressing his housemates and tying for first place. | |||
| 14 | 27 | "Troubling Careers" | September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23) |
| Beth pursues acting work, but her head shots don't go over well with an agent. She takes an acting class, and later helps put on a play as a showcase for casting directors and agents. Tami's music career continues to face struggles, including body issues and a demanding producer. Tami's coworker puts on an AIDS prevention seminar at the house, though Tami decides to quit the health care center, as the death of patients close to her has taken a toll on her. Feeling uncertain and unhappy, she consults a psychic, takes a class at ITT Technical Institute, and even has her jaw wired shut to lose weight. | |||
| 15 | 28 | "Home Away from Home" | September 30, 1993 (1993-09-30) |
| After Jon meets with a producer and director about casting him a film whose lead character is a country singer, he flies home to visit his family. Aaron shows Dominic and Glen around the UCLA campus, and later takes Dom surfing. Jon reflects on his time in LA, saying that although the experience has changed him for the better, it is not his home, as he does not wish to undergo the lifestyle change that living there would effect upon him. | |||
| 16 | 29 | "Truth or Dare?" | October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07) |
| The cast grows irritated by the imposition of Glen's friends, in particular his bandmates, whom Glen invites to stay at the house. When a meeting over this leads to the mutual accusation between Glen and the rest of the cast that neither has attempted to get to know the other, the cast attempts to remedy this with a grab bag of anonymously written personal questions. This and other group activities, such as making sandwiches for the homeless, helps the cast bond. | |||
| 17 | 30 | "Let the Dating Games Begin!" | October 14, 1993 (1993-10-14) |
| Beth and Tami both experience romantic difficulties, while the rest of the cast discuss their past and possible future relationships as well, in particular Aaron, who spends some time with female friends, as do the other men when the cast throw a party. Glen and Beth A. grow close. | |||
| 18 | 31 | "Dom and His Drinking" | October 21, 1993 (1993-10-21) |
| The cast is sent on a trip to Mexico. Jon, Tami and Beth S. observe how much closer they have grown since their initial meeting, though after some group activities, the cast's dissatisfaction with some of Jon and Beth S.'s antics cause the group to break into their usual cliques, which leads to conflict. The cast is also troubled by Dominic's excessive drinking. | |||
| 19 | 32 | "Beth Puts the Smackdown in Paint..." | October 28, 1993 (1993-10-28) |
| Beth S. is troubled by her ex-boyfriend, who repeatedly calls her demanding to see her. Beth's mother also visits, providing time for Beth to spend more time with her, and the others to gain insight into Beth. Beth also deals with harsh criticism from Glen and Aaron, though she receives support from Jon and Beth A. in her attempts to have a dialogue with them. The cast eventually relieves their group tension with a game of paintball, which Beth S. wins. | |||
| 20 | 33 | "The Musical Showcase" | November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04) |
| Dominic arranges and emcees a musical showcase at which Jon, Glen's band, Perch, and Tami's R&B group, Reality, all perform. In attendance is Irene, as well as Tami's mother, who sees Tami perform publicly for the first time. | |||
| 21 | 34 | "Goodbye Roomies" | November 11, 1993 (1993-11-11) |
| As filming comes to an end, the cast prepares to move out, deals with the effects of media exposure, and ponders the future. Aaron also prepares for his graduation, which is attended by the rest of the cast. Dominic's editor at Variety suggest that he write a piece on his experiences during filming. To appear less contentious, the cast does a group confessional, but ends up arguing and storming out. |
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