January 8th, 2008
Carpoolers Episode Guide
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Season 1 [2007–2008]
Pilot (101)
Gracen wonders aloud how his lovely “house flipper” wife, Leila, can afford to buy a $200 designer toaster and how his deadbeat son, Marmaduke, who struts around the house in nothing but his jockeys and a smile, suddenly lands an Internet job making more than his dad. By the end of the day, the guys have their mission: to steal back the respect Gracen deserves by any means necessary.
Original Air Date: October 2, 2007
Laird of the Ring (102)
Laird pretends to be married to impress a girl who’s into married men, Dougie believes Aubrey is having an affair when he sees him sneaking into a motel, and Marmaduke suspects that Laird is his father.
Original Air Date: October 9, 2007
Who Would You Do? (103)
When, in a playful attempt to spice up his marriage, Gracen asks Leila whom she fantasizes about sleeping with, she answers “Laird,” which creates an issue between Gracen and his best friend.
Original Air Date: October 16, 2007
Down for the Count (104)
Leader-of-the-pack Laird loses his stud status when he learns his sperm count is low and Gracen’s is high. Meanwhile Dougie is reduced to doing manual labor for Aubrey to score a spot in a pre-school, and Marmaduke navigates the modern day world of bartering.
Original Air Date: October 23, 2007
A Divorce to Remember (105)
Laird hooks up with his hot but crazy ex-wife, Joannifer (Guest Star Rebecca Romijn, who disrupts all of the carpoolers’ lives. Meanwhile, Dougie and Cindy decide to renew their wedding vows to wipe out the memory of their catastrophic first wedding ceremony.
Original Air Date: November 6, 2007
The Code (106)
The guys feel guilty but swear secrecy when they believe that a prank they pulled caused a rival carpool’s car to catch fire. Meanwhile, Marmaduke’s latest money making venture, an ATM machine that levies an $8.00 service charge, is cut short after being vandalized by unsatisfied customers.
Original Air Date: November 13, 2007
The Seminar (107)
Laird is infatuated with the sexual harassment seminar leader, Dorrit (Guest Star Bridget Wilson-Sampras). To guarantee time alone with her, he claims he’s being sexually harassed by the women in his office. Meanwhile Leila enlists Marmaduke’s sign spinning skills to promote her real estate business, but he has to out-spin the competitors on the same street corner.
Original Air Date: January 8, 2008 | Recap
First Fight (108)
Dougie wins tickets to see his favorite rock band, the Spin Doctors, but Cindy refuses to go because she doesn’t trust anyone to babysit their infant; Leila distributes flyers door-to-door in an effort to boost her real estate career, but a typo identifies her as a hooker; and Laird adopts a neighborhood dog who turns out to be a wild, dog-eating coyote.
Original Air Date: January 22, 2008
The Handsomest Man (109)
Hot but vacuous Laird fears he may be losing his looks when he meets someone who’s been dubbed the handsomest man’ in his office building, so to make himself more interesting to women, Laird starts to take clarinet lessons. In the meantime, while guarding one of Leila’s properties, Marmaduke falls for the girl who tagged Leila’s flip.
Original Air Date: January 29, 2008
Wheels of Fortune (110)
When there are no parking spots available at the carpool lot, Laird decides to take a handicapped spot and forces Gracen to pretend he can’t walk to his office. When a parking attendant discovers the hoax, the guys not only lose their carpool privileges, the bad karma keeps on coming — Gracen refuses to ride with Laird, and Laird is accused of sexual harassment by Aubrey’s favorite babysitter.
Original Air Date: February 12, 2008
The Recital (111)
Aubrey invites the carpoolers to his daughter’s piano recital and Dougie accepts for a reluctant Gracen and Laird, which causes the group to examine their friendship. Meanwhile, with Marmaduke’s visualization coaching, a determined Gracen trains heavily to finally beat wife Leila in an annual charity run.
Original Air Date: February 19, 2008 | Recap
Lost in America (112)
When Gracen refuses to support Marmaduke’s newest business venture — a lawn-cutting business using a flock of sheep — Marmaduke moves in with Laird, who enjoys being a “dad” to Marmaduke, but this “father/son” bond causes a rift between him and Gracen.
Original Air Date: February 26, 2008 | Recap
Take Your Daughter to Work Day (113)
Aubrey brings his daughter, Michelle, to work for “Take Your Daughter to Work Day,” but gets fired when he’s caught pretending to be his boss, and Cindy is possessed with power making big bucks selling Green Queen products.
[SERIES FINALE]
Original Air Date: March 4, 2008 | Recap
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